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''Monster Hunter'' is the first installment in the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' franchise, released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 on March 11, 2004 in Japan, September 21, 2004 in America, and May 27, 2005 in Europe. The game's flagship is Rathalos, who would to an extent go on to become the most recognizable monster in the franchise.

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''Monster Hunter'' is the first installment in the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' franchise, released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 Platform/PlayStation2 on March 11, 2004 in Japan, September 21, 2004 in America, and May 27, 2005 in Europe. The game's flagship is Rathalos, who would to an extent go on to become the most recognizable monster in the franchise.



It received an expansion named ''Monster Hunter G'' with an added "G-Rank" that allowed you to fight even tougher versions of the monsters you encountered already and a whole slew of subspecies of existing monsters with differences in attacks and behavior as well as new materials to craft equipment with; among those subspecies, Azure Rathalos serves as the flagship monster. It released on January 20, 2005 for the Playstation 2 and later received a re-release for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii on April 23, 2009, both the [=PS2=] and Wii versions of ''G'' were released [[NoExportForYou only in Japan]]. The online servers of the Playstation 2 version closed on early 2011, while those of the Wii version closed in 2014 alongside the online services of the system as a whole.

In late 2005, a mildly reformulated version of ''Monster Hunter G'' called ''Monster Hunter Freedom'' was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable in an effort to boost sales for the console, it worked very well turning the games into a rather iconic part of the PSP lineup that led to sequels being released for the system. This handheld entry was developed by an alternate team within Capcom, who would go on to reprise their roles with all subsequent handheld games in the series except ''Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate'' and both versions of ''4'' (which were developed by the main team), as well as ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' which was developed for the hybrid Nintendo Switch and PC. The game's flagship monster is still Rathalos, but also introduces a new monster to the bestiary (Yian Garuga).

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It received an expansion named ''Monster Hunter G'' with an added "G-Rank" that allowed you to fight even tougher versions of the monsters you encountered already and a whole slew of subspecies of existing monsters with differences in attacks and behavior as well as new materials to craft equipment with; among those subspecies, Azure Rathalos serves as the flagship monster. It released on January 20, 2005 for the Playstation 2 and later received a re-release for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii Platform/NintendoWii on April 23, 2009, both the [=PS2=] and Wii versions of ''G'' were released [[NoExportForYou only in Japan]]. The online servers of the Playstation 2 version closed on early 2011, while those of the Wii version closed in 2014 alongside the online services of the system as a whole.

In late 2005, a mildly reformulated version of ''Monster Hunter G'' called ''Monster Hunter Freedom'' was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable Platform/PlayStationPortable in an effort to boost sales for the console, it worked very well turning the games into a rather iconic part of the PSP lineup that led to sequels being released for the system. This handheld entry was developed by an alternate team within Capcom, who would go on to reprise their roles with all subsequent handheld games in the series except ''Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate'' and both versions of ''4'' (which were developed by the main team), as well as ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' which was developed for the hybrid Nintendo Switch and PC. The game's flagship monster is still Rathalos, but also introduces a new monster to the bestiary (Yian Garuga).
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* CastingAShadow: There's a unique elemental attribute called Dragon which, similar to Fire, Water and Thunder, can be inflicted by some of the hunter's weapons onto monsters that are particularly weak against it; Dragon is effective against the likes of Rathian, Rathalos (not anymore in games past the second generation), and most notably Elder Dragons. This element manifests like a dark energy colored red and black (though the icon representing it is colored dark purple), and is known to weaken the victim's power attack (the exact way it does so varies depending on the game, though in the earlier games as well as ''Portable 3rd'' it simply deals extra damage). Interestingly, in the very first game only two monsters are known to have this same dark energy: Lao-Shan Lung and Fatalis. And the former only has it stored in its body and doesn't use it in combat, so it's more of an InformedAbility in its case (this also applies to its Ashen subspecies, introduced in ''Monster Hunter G'').

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* CastingAShadow: There's a unique elemental attribute called Dragon which, similar to Fire, Water and Thunder, can be inflicted by some of the hunter's weapons onto monsters that are particularly weak against it; Dragon is effective against the likes of Rathian, Rathalos (not anymore in games past the second generation), and most notably Elder Dragons. This element manifests like a dark energy colored red and black (though the icon representing it is colored dark purple), and is known to weaken the victim's power attack power (the exact way it does so varies depending on the game, though in the earlier games as well as ''Portable 3rd'' it simply deals extra damage). Interestingly, in the very first game only two monsters are known to have this same dark energy: Lao-Shan Lung and Fatalis. And the former only has it stored in its body and doesn't use it in combat, so it's more of an InformedAbility in its case (this also applies to its Ashen subspecies, introduced in ''Monster Hunter G'').
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* CastingAShadow: There's a unique elemental attribute called Dragon which, similar to Fire, Water and Thunder, can be inflicted by some of the hunter's weapons onto monsters that are particularly weak against it; Dragon is effective against the likes of Rathian, Rathalos (not anymore in games past the second generation), and most notably Elder Dragons. This element manifests like a dark energy colored red and black (though the icon representing it is colored dark purple), and is known to weaken the victim's power attack (the exact way it does so varies depending on the game, though in the earlier games as well as ''Portable 3rd'' it simply deals extra damage). Interestingly, in the very first game only two monsters are known to have this same dark energy: Lao-Shan Lung and Fatalis. And the former only has it stored in its body and doesn't use it in combat, so it's more of an InformedAbility in its case (this also applies to its Ashen subspecies, introduced in ''Monster Hunter G'').

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* BoringButPractical: In terms of the monsters themselves, Fatalis, the single most powerful monster in the franchise, actually has a rather mundane set of abilities. While other Elder Dragons have esoteric powers over nature, parasitic abilities, manipulation of life energy, etc... Fatalis can just fly and breathe fire. Tons of monsters have those abilities; they're hardly even worth mentioning. The difference is Fatalis backs up those powers with ''unbelievable'' raw strength. Lots of monsters can belch fireballs at the player, but only Fatalis can obliterate stone castles with a single volley.



* BreathWeapon: Yian Kut-Ku, Rathalos/Rathian and Yian Garuga all have a fire-based breath attack. Mostly fireballs, and in the case of the Yian Kut-Ku, it is simply lobbed out. The Gravios and (more rarely) Basarios have a beam-like weapon that also has an Exhaust after-effect, where they are likely to burn everything within melee range of them after disintegrating you with their throat laser. Among the -prey series there is Giaprey and Ioprey which spit ice and poison based attack respectively. Hypnoctrice has Sleep- based attacks. Congalala can eat mushrooms to belch out fire, poison gas, or paralyzing gas. The Elder Dragon Teostra has a flamethrower-esque attack.



** A farm is added, which greatly reduces the necessity to do quests for basic items, it does require you to bring your own tools to it, however,

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** A farm is added, which greatly reduces the necessity to do quests for basic items, items; it does require you to bring your own tools to it, however,however.
* BloodKnight: [[FeatheredFiend Yian Garuga]] is a Bird Wyvern that will fight just about anything, even things it's likely hopelessly outclassed against. As soon as it's wounded too badly to fight in battle, it gets back up and ''immediately picks a fight with the next-strongest thing in the vicinity.'' It's so tenacious, it's reputed to even get ''[[TheDreaded Deviljho]]'' in ''Iceborne'' to [[RageQuit sod off in frustration!]]
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* DiscOneNuke: Have you managed to successfully clear Repel hunts against Yian Garuga and eventually manage to kill it? Congratulations! You can now make its armor and weapons, which will help you out significantly in the earlygame.
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In late 2005, a mildly reformulated version of ''Monster Hunter G'' called ''Monster Hunter Freedom'' was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable in an effort to boost sales for the console, it worked very well turning the games into a rather iconic part of the PSP lineup that led to sequels being released for the system. This handheld entry was developed by an alternate team within Capcom, who would go on to reprise their roles with all subsequent handheld games in the series except ''Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate'' and both versions of ''4'', as well as ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' which was developed for the hybrid Nintendo Switch and PC. The game's flagship monster is still Rathalos, but also introduces a new monster to the bestiary (Yian Garuga).

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In late 2005, a mildly reformulated version of ''Monster Hunter G'' called ''Monster Hunter Freedom'' was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable in an effort to boost sales for the console, it worked very well turning the games into a rather iconic part of the PSP lineup that led to sequels being released for the system. This handheld entry was developed by an alternate team within Capcom, who would go on to reprise their roles with all subsequent handheld games in the series except ''Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate'' and both versions of ''4'', ''4'' (which were developed by the main team), as well as ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' which was developed for the hybrid Nintendo Switch and PC. The game's flagship monster is still Rathalos, but also introduces a new monster to the bestiary (Yian Garuga).
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* ReformulatedGame: Though it's often described as a port, ''Freedom'' can be more accurately described as a reformulated hybrid between the original ''Monster Hunter'' and the expansion ''Monster Hunter G''. This game retains all features from them minus online play (in its place, there's local multiplayer), though with a different lineup of quests and a brand-new boss monster.
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In late 2005, a mildly reformulated version of ''Monster Hunter G'' called ''Monster Hunter Freedom'' was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable in an effort to boost sales for the console, it worked very well turning the games into a rather iconic part of the PSP lineup that led to sequels being released for the system. This handheld entry was developed by an alternate team within Capcom, who would go on to reprise their roles with all subsequent handheld games in the series except ''Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate'' and both versions of ''4''. The game's flagship monster is still Rathalos, but also introduces a new monster to the bestiary (Yian Garuga).

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In late 2005, a mildly reformulated version of ''Monster Hunter G'' called ''Monster Hunter Freedom'' was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable in an effort to boost sales for the console, it worked very well turning the games into a rather iconic part of the PSP lineup that led to sequels being released for the system. This handheld entry was developed by an alternate team within Capcom, who would go on to reprise their roles with all subsequent handheld games in the series except ''Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate'' and both versions of ''4''.''4'', as well as ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' which was developed for the hybrid Nintendo Switch and PC. The game's flagship monster is still Rathalos, but also introduces a new monster to the bestiary (Yian Garuga).
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* VaginaDentata: The Khezu possesses a rubbery, elastic neck that can stretch to bite its prey. Its mouth is a maw filled with teeth.

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