Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Almudron Subspecies Explained
An early showcase for Monster Hunter Rise's upcoming «massive expansion» Sunbreak confirmed the first of multiple subspecies coming to the game: Blood Orange Bishaten — a new take on the acrobatic Fanged Beast (inspired by tengu) with an orange pelt that throws exploding pinecones. This was just the first of many retread monsters appearing in Sunbreak, as Capcom's May 2022 Monster Hunter Digital Event confirmed Aurora Somnacanth and Magma Almudron, alongside the returning Seregios.
Monster subspecies have around since the beginning, with the «ultimate» version of Monster Hunter — 2005's Monster Hunter G on PS2 — introducing Black Diablos, Pink Rathian, and Azure Rathalos among others; the latter serving as its flagship monster. Titles like Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate continued that trend with subspecies like Ash Kecha Wacha and Tigerstripe Zamtrios, then Monster Hunter World's DLC expansion Iceborne carried the torch with subspecies like Fulgur Anjanath and Nightshade Paolumu. Iceborne introducing subspecies for most of World's new monsters set a precedent for Rise's Sunbreak expansion, and Magma Almudron is one of the more interesting early examples.
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Seregios Explained
Every new addition to Monster Hunter Rise was based on Japanese folklore; likewise, the Three Lords headlining Sunbreak are based on western stories and mythos. For example, the Bird Wyvern Aknosom is based on a yokai named kasa-obake, and Sunbreak's flagship Elder Dragon Malzeno is based on vampires. Almudron is a Leviathan-class Large Monster that appears later into Rise's base game, taking the overall appearance of a catfish dragon that slithers through swampy muck. It's based on the dorotabo, believed to be the spirits of
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