History Trivia / MonsterHunterWorld

* DevelopmentGag: ''Iceborne''[='s=] Blackveil Vaal Hazak is an only slight retooling of a previously abandoned "mold dragon" concept. Both versions are covered in fungal spores that emanate from the body to punish nearby hunters. Even the details, such as mold-covered eyes providing flash pod immunity and its forest habitat, are carried from the old version to the new Blackveil.

* AscendedFanon: Deviljho is referred to as a pickle by the Handler, referencing the popular fan nickname it earned. Its Tempered Event Quest is also called ''[[IncrediblyLamePun Relish]] the Moment.''

** There seems to be plans of releasing an Oroshi Kirin subspecies as its icon can be found in the files but this is eventually DummiedOut with the developers removing said icon in one of the updates.
* WorkingTitle: Kulve Taroth was potentially known just as "Treasure Dragon" in a leaked list of Monsters.

* NewbieBoom: The pitch for ''World'' as a big AAA title for the Xbox One, [=PS4=], and PC seemed to work for Capcom, as following its reveal trailer at [=E³=], there was a sudden spike in Western interest in the franchise, many of whom had never heard of ''Monster Hunter'' prior and were intrigued by the trailer for ''World''. Within a week of its console release, it sold ''6 million copies'', which is more than the lifetime sales of any prior release in the series except for ''4'' and ''Generations''. [[note]]''4'' sold 8.3 million and ''Generations'' sold 6.45 million, counting their original and UpdatedRerelease versions together.[[/note]] Since then, it has gone on to be Capcom's best selling game to date, with over twelve million copies shipped, most of these to new Hunters.

* ProductionLeadTime: Compared to many of the previous games in the series, whose developments (particularly done side-by-side between the console and handheld games) allowed them to be up to date regarding the contents seen in each released installment, ''Monster Hunter World'' (released in 2018) was very unlucky. Its development began in early 2014, but because of its secluded planning phase and the time required to incorporate the monsters' skeletons into the physics of the then-new graphical engine for the series, the game prescinded from all sorts of content featured in the fourth-generation and late third-generation games, with the exception of the Insect Glaive and Charge Blade weapon classes. For this reason, someone who hasn't played too many MH games would have thought at first that the game's predecessor was ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri'' (released in ''2009'') due to the presence of Barroth, Uragaan and Deviljho; rather than ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterGenerations Ultimate'' (released in 2017, only one year before ''World'' itself). The ''Iceborne'' expansion rectified this by adding newer veterans like Zinogre, Raging Brachydios and Glavenus.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/Monster+Hunter+World+Wiki Fextralife]] and [[http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Monster_Hunter:_World the general Monster Hunter Wiki]]

* AnimationLeadTime: Compared to many of the previous games in the series, whose developments (particularly done side-by-side between the console and handheld games) allowed them to be up to date regarding the contents seen in each released installment, ''Monster Hunter World'' (released in 2018) was very unlucky. Its development began in early 2014, but because of its secluded planning phase and the time required to incorporate the monsters' skeletons into the physics of the then-new graphical engine for the series, the game prescinded from all sorts of content featured in the fourth-generation and late third-generation games, with the exception of the Insect Glaive and Charge Blade weapon classes. For this reason, someone who hasn't played too many MH games would have thought at first that the game's predecessor was ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri'' (released in ''2009'') due to the presence of Barroth, Uragaan and Deviljho; rather than ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterGenerations Ultimate'' (released in 2017, only one year before ''World'' itself). The ''Iceborne'' expansion rectified this by adding newer veterans like Zinogre, Raging Brachydios and Glavenus.

** Lagiacrus was originally intended to appear in the full version of ''World'', but was scrapped due to not functioning properly in an earlier version of the game. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C3RhtMQnto Specifically]], the problem was due to Lagiacrus having most of its body lying across the ground, as the game's engine isn't powerful enough to accurately animate it across the uneven terrain that comprises most of the game's landscapes. Every attempt to fix this ended up compromising the rest of the game, so Lagiacrus and other monsters with similar body types like Leviathans and Snake Wyverns had to be excluded.

** Concept art reveals Velkhana was originally meant to be a [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent gryphon]], with the draconic scales being added later. It still retains many avian-like traits, having a beak for a mouth and wing webbing which resembles feathers when it's not using its ice armor.

* NoPortForYou: In an inversion of how ''tri-'', ''3 Ultimate'', ''4'' (''Ultimate'') and ''Generations'' (''Ultimate'') were released, ''World'' is available on Xbox One (but only in Japan), [=PlayStation=] 4, and Windows PC. In other words, every major non-mobile home platform of its time ''except for'' Nintendo's.

* FanNickname:
** Bazelgeuse has been nicknamed [[CoolPlane "The B-52"]] due to its habit of suddenly showing up and [[StuffBlowingUp carpet bombing you]] during high rank hunts. Also, Film/{{Beetlejuice}} on account of its name being very similar to Betelgeuse, which Beetlejuice is a corruption of, and the equally hilarious "Bagel Goose". It's also known as the "minecone" due to its explosive scales making it rather resemble a pinecone.
** "Meat Dog" for Odogaron, because of its wolf-like howls and canine-like body shape, as well as its [[BodyHorror appearance resembling exposed muscle]]. Also, [[Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog Clifford]].
** "Paparaptzi" for the Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, because it's a raptor with the ability to blind you [[HelpfulMook (or an Odogaron or such out for your blood)]] with a flash, similar to the blinding flash from a paparazzi photographer's camera.
** "Swolecat" for the Meowscular Chef who runs the canteen in ''World'', for just how [[IncrediblyLamePun meowscular]] and [[MemeticMutation GAINS]] obsessed he is.
** Nergigante is "Spiky Boi" for obvious reasons. Additionally, its infamous move where it flies up and slams downward with a massive HitboxDissonance is commonly called the "Pepega Slam", and Tempered Ruiner Nergigante reprises the move when fought much later in ''Iceborne''.
** "Eyeball" for the Handler, due to her repeatedly greeting the Hunter (in Japanese) with "''Aibō!''".
** The Temporal Mantle added in the Version 4.0 update was dubbed the "[[Anime/DragonBallSuper Ultra Instinct]] Mantle" since it makes your character reflexively dodge powerful attacks.
** The Grammeowster Chef in Seliana is lovingly referred to as "Babushcat."
** ''World: Iceborne'''s version of Savage Deviljho is sometimes called "Devilbro" for its penchant to target other monsters and not the players, often helping the latter actually finish their hunts.
** The base game is sometimes jokingly, sometimes dismissively called "Oops! All Wyverns"[[note]]After the "Oops! All Berries" version of Advertising/CapnCrunch cereal[[/note]] due to having only reptilian and avian wyverns and Elder Dragons for large monsters (save for the Stra duo, added a year after release). ''Iceborn'' added a lot of non-wyvern enemies, as well as more wyverns with mammalian designs.
** The Garuga Greaves Beta+ are affectionately referred to as the "Purple Panties" or "Garuga Panties", due to the leg piece essentially being just that and some leg armor on female hunters. They've also been called the "Meta Panties" since they were frequently featured in metagame builds.
** The mysterious new Elder Dragon first teased as part of the Stygian Zinogre trailer was given the nickname "Jeff," long before its actual name of [[spoiler: Safi'jiiva]] was revealed.
** With ''Iceborne'', the Rocksteady Mantle was given the unfortunate nickname of "Suicide Mantle", since removing hitstun and knockdowns (which most players use to check their HP and see if they need to heal) is a very bad idea in Master Rank, where most monsters can cart even a well-armored Hunter in 3 or 4 big attacks -- and it's even worse if you're using the Clutch Claw. Alternatively, some have also taken to calling it "Cartsteady Mantle"

* DummiedOut: Code for Mega Dash Juice (which is a longer-lasting version of Dash Juive) exists in the game's files, but was never made available to players.

* NoPortForYou: After a lengthy period of ''Monster Hunter'' games being exclusive to Nintendo platforms[[note]]''4'' through ''Generations Ultimate''[[/note]], ''World''[='=]s release inverted this trend by being released on [=PS4=], Xbox One, and PC. In other words, every major platform of its time ''except for'' Nintendo's.

* NoPortForYou: After a lengthy period of ''Monster Hunter'' games being exclusive to Nintendo platforms[[note]]''4'' through ''Generations Ultimate''[[/note]], ''World''[='=]s release inverted this trend by being released on [=PS4=], Xbox One, and PC...and not on any Nintendo systems.

** Bazelgeuse has been nicknamed [[CoolPlane "The B-52"]] due to its habit of suddenly showing up and [[StuffBlowingUp carpet bombing you]] during high rank hunts. Also, Film/{{Beetlejuice}} on account of its name being very similar to Betelgeuse, which Beetlejuice is a corruption of, and the equally hilarious "Bagel Goose".

** The mysterious new Elder Dragon first teased as part of the Stygian Zinogre trailer was given the nickname "Jeff," long before its actual name [[spoiler: Safi'jiiva]] was revealed.

** "Paparaptzi" for the Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, because it's a raptor with the ability to blind you [[(HelpfulMook or an Odogaron or such out for your blood)]] with a flash, similar to the blinding flash from a paparazzi photographer's camera.

** "Paparaptzi" for the Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, because it's a raptor with the ability to blind you [[HelpfulMook or an Odogaron or such out for your blood)]] with a flash, similar to the blinding flash from a paparazzi photographer's camera.

** "Paparaptzi" for the Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, for its ability to blind you with a flash, similar to the blinding flash from a paparazzi photographer's camera.

** With ''Iceborne'', the Rocksteady Mantle was given the unfortunate nickname of "Suicide Mantle", since removing hitstun and knockdowns (which most players use to check their HP and see if they need to heal) is a very bad idea in Master Rank, where most monsters can cart even a well-armored Hunter in 3 or 4 big attacks -- and it's even worse if you're using the Clutch Claw.

** Lagiacrus was originally intended to appear in the full version of ''World'', but was scrapped due to not functioning properly in an earlier version of the game. Supposedly, its neck kept flopping about rather awkwardly.