History VideoGame / MonsterHunterWorld

* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: Nergigante, the new {{Mascot}} Elder Dragon, doesn't have the same fancy tricks and elemental powers as the other Elder Dragons, [[BlowYouAway Kushala Daora]], [[PlayingWithFire Teostra]], [[{{Necromancer}} Vaal Hazak]] or [[ShockAndAwe Kirin]]. What it does have though is tons of sheer power and rage; in a Turf War it will demolish Kushala Daora and Teostra in a fight by attacking them like a real predatory animal, [[NoNonsenseNemesis overpowering them and biting them in the neck]].
* LukeNounverber: The respective names of Nightshade Paolumu, Frostfang Barioth and Blackveil Vaal Hazak, all of them from ''Iceborne''. This is a special case, because this naming convention is typically reserved for Deviants in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterGenerations'', whereas all subspecies and variants besides the three mentioned have instead a word, gerund or adjective accompanying their names.

** The optional arena maps almost any large monster, the Great Ravine and the Everstream for Zorah Magadros(though a flock of Barnos could be present), [[spoiler: Confluence of Fates for Xeno'jiiva and Origin Isle for Shara Ishvalda]]. Quests that involves Elder Dragons are also this, as no other monsters will spawn on the map.

** The optional arena maps, the Great Ravine and the Everstream for Zorah Magadros, [[spoiler: Confluence of Fates, where you fight Xeno'jiiva and Origin Isle, where you fight Shara Ishvalda]]. Story fights against the Elder Dragons also feature this, as no other monsters will spawn on the map.
** Kulve Taroth is the only monster that spawns in the Caverns of El Dorado map. Gajalaka are also present, but their main interest is in stealing loot rather than fighting Hunters.

** The Secluded Valley is home to two extremely powerful monsters, each of them fighting you on their own; [[spoiler:the adult form of Xeno'jiiva, Safi'jiiva,]] and Alatreon, [[spoiler:who comes to occupy the Secluded Valley not long after Safi'jiiva was initially repelled]]. Like most Elder Dragons, these two are the only monsters that spawn on the completely barren arena.

* CurbStompBattle: Some Turf Wars end up this way. Diablos vs. Barroth ends with a clash of heads which results in Diablos easily bulling Barroth aside. Paolumu vs. Odogaron ends horribly for Paolumu as the Odogaron savagely body slams the bat monster into the grounds. The king of this trope however is TheDreaded Deviljho: Diablos? Deviljho ''catches it mid-charge and suplexes it''. Odogaron? Doesn't even get a Turf War, Deviljho [[GrievousHarmWithABody just picks him up and swings him around like a ragdoll]].
* CurbStompCushion: Many turf wars have both monsters getting injured, showcasing how they are roughly evenly matched. In the base game, Barroth's fight against Jyuratodus and Deviljho's fight against Bazelgeuse are the only non-Elder Dragon turf wars that end in draws. Elder Dragons themselves have turf wars that also result in draws. ''Iceborne'' brings in more monsters, showing more battles where both sides are injured. These fights typically involve both monsters having similar ranks/threat levels. Examples include Rathalos fighting Nargacuga and Diablos fighting Glavenus.

** Vaal Hazak has a number of small monsters in its story mission, but they serve a purpose during the fight itself. It can drain the miasma from them to power himself up and at low health will revive them to fight the Hunter.

** The live-action film tie-in quests have the player playing as Artemis, with a limited load out matching what is seen in the film.

** The first set bonus, Inheritance, grants you access to ''every'' Secret skill in the game - increasing the level cap for numerous abilities - when previously individual secret skills were restricted to specific sets of armor.

* DeadlyEuphemism: It's become something of a joke among players that, in game, "research" really means "track to its home, kick in the door, murder it, and [[YourRewardIsClothes fashion a new hat from its organs.]]" Because so many missions send you out to "research" monsters that are an immediate threat to expedition personnel and operations, with the explicit objective of removing that threat. While you ''can'' often capture the monsters instead of murdering them, Elder Dragons can't be captured. So when you're sent to "research" of one them, [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption murder is your only option.]]

** The Diablos armor also has way high defense compared to anything else and grants Bludgoner as a SetBonus -- normally AwesomeButImpractical but useful since only green Sharpness is available in Low Rank -- and can be obtained as soon as you reach the Wildspire Waste.

* ArmorOfInvincibility: It won't make you invincible, but the Fatalis armor is still, without a doubt, the most powerful suit of armor in the game:

** The first set bonus, Inheritance, gives you ''every'' Secret skill in the game - increasing the level cap for numerous abilities - when previously individual secret skills were restricted to specific sets of armor.
** The second bonus, Transcendence, grants True Razor Sharp/Shot - halves sharpness use for melee weapons, and chance of not using ammunition for ranged weapons, respectively - AND gives a significant boost to your health and stamina at all times.

** Finally, every piece in the beta set includes three Level 4 decoration slots, for a total of ''15'' with all five pieces, which translates to quite a large increase in skills you can slot, particularly if you've had some good Decoration RNG. Even Fatalis' full alpha set doesn't have half that many Level 4 slots, much less most armor sets from the last quarter of Master Rank.

The game is currently Capcom's [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/monster-hunter-world-is-now-capcoms-best-selling-g/1100-6466697/ best selling game of all time, with total shipments of over 12 million units]].

** Finally, every piece in the beta set includes three Level 4 decoration slots, for a total of ''15'' with all five pieces, which translates to quite a large increase in skills you can slot. Even Fatalis' full alpha set doesn't have half that many Level 4 slots, much less most armor sets from the last quarter of Master Rank.

* IChooseToStay: Following [[spoiler:Xeno'jiiva's death]], all of the hunters in Astera decide to stay for a challenge and/or to study the new monsters more. A wise choice, as once Xeno'jiiva is dead, all sorts of other monster activity starts springing up, attributed to its death. The end of ''Iceborne'' forces this to end, if temporarily, [[spoiler:with the revelation that Fatalis has reawakened in the Old World at Castle Schrade, an event so catastrophic that defeating it takes priority over literally anything else and forcing the hunters deployed to the New World to return immediately.]]

* YankTheDogsChain: During the crossover event with ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'', Geralt ends up in a society that actually respects monster-hunting as the dangerous, specialized field it is. When he slays a Leshen, an OutsideContextProblem the Research Commission couldn't even approach, Astera is more than willing to follow their own guidelines and actually pay him a king's ransom. Geralt is forced to turn it down as he's about to head back to his own dimension and Monster Hunter World's currency is no good there.

** While it is highly destructive (even more so once it's in Hellfire Mode), the''Iceborne'' incarnation of Fatalis would be a lot harder if it didn't use its "cone breath" attack, since it leaves a significant opening to pummel its [[AttackItsWeakPoint head.]]

** ''World'' also marks the first time where characters in the game are given actual names, as opposed to just being referred to by their position - beyond the {{Crossover}} character [[VideoGame/TheWitcher Geralt of Rivia]], the final FLC update reveals the name of the A-Lister: Aiden.

** The various Streamstones are special items that allow you to further augment a fully-upgraded HR weapon like in ''4 Ultimate''. However, they only drop incredibly rarely from high-level Tempered Monster quests. [[note]]Hero's Streamstones in particular have a drop rate of ''3%'' from [[BonusBoss Tempered Elder Dragon]] investigations. And there are seven types of them, effectively making it a '''0.43%''' chance of getting the one you want from a TED quest.[[/note]] In ''Iceborne'', there are Spiritvein Gems in the Guiding Lands that serve a similar purpose for MR weapons/armor, but in addition to the post-slain rewards RNG, they also have a chance to drop from the Tempered Monsters themselves during battle, much like their other items.

*** The base game introduces Jyuratodus, a swamp-dwelling Piscine Wyvern that, like Barroth, wears armor made of hardened mud and spits out gobs of mud to slow down hunters.
*** The ''Iceborne'' expansion introduces the Elder Dragon Shara Ishvalda, which starts the fight coated in stone armor and can use its sonic powers to create patches of loose sand that will slow your hunter down.

''Monster Hunter: World'' is the first main entry in the fifth generation of Capcom's popular ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' franchise, released on January 26, 2018 on the [=PlayStation=] 4 and Xbox One, and on August 9, 2018 on PC. It is the first major title to be truly released on a home console rather than a handheld since ''Monster Hunter 3'' on the Wii,[[note]]''Portable 3rd'', ''3 Ultimate'' and ''Generations Ultimate'' were first released on handheld systems before their more popular home console ports[[/note]] resulting in a huge jump in graphical power and overhauled game mechanics.

*** Legiana versus Paolumu has the latter puff up and try to shoot air blasts at Legiana, but the Legiana is way too agile to get hit by those attacks and predictably trashes Paolumu by grabbing its neck and hurling it to the ground. The same scenario happens if either monster is replaced by their ''Iceborne'' subspecies (Shrieking Legiana and Nightshade Paolumu).