{{Monster Hunter |- |img |title:???;company:Capcom;franchise:Monster Hunter;debut:Monster Hunter (2004);console: Playstation, Wii (ported 2009);stage:Ancestral Steppe; |The playable character of the [i]Monster Hunter[/i] franchise from Capcom. While the original games found their home on Sony consoles, the series moved largely to Nintendo starting with [i]Monster Hunter Tri[/i] for the Wii. Since then, many of its main titles have received releases or ports on Nintendo hardware. {rathalos armor |red {azure rathalos armor |blue {silver rathalos armor |white {apex rathalos armor |brown {rathian armor |green {pink rathian armor |pink {gold rathian armor |yellow {apex rathain armor |purple {{traits |[b]Wirefall[/b]: No effect on gameplay. The monster hunter uses a wirebug animation for tech recoveries. {Dual Blades / Demon Dance|Performs a slashing combo with the dual blades. Holding down after connecting the first hit will segue into a demon dance combo. {Hunting Horn A {Hunting Horn B {Hunting Horn C {SNS lunge {Hammer twirl {Hammer jumping overhead swing {Dual blades twirl {Insect glaive spin {Insect Glaive shot {Hammer upswing {Long Sword Helm Breaker {Generic grab {SNS shield bash {Gunlance Wyvern Fire {Switch Axe sword mode burst {Barrel Bomb|The hunter and their palico place barrel bombs and turn away, covering their ears. The bomb explodes, launching the enemy upward. {Hammer Slam {Light Bowgun {Bow {Aerial Bowgun {Lance Counter {Great Sword|can swing twice like Link {Switch Axe upswing {Charge Blade finisher {Splitting Wyvernshot|Palicoes assist with a trap and then the hunter calls in the splitting wyvernshot. {Light Bowgun {Rapid Rounds {Dragon Rounds {Bow {Piercing Rounds {Wide Rounds {Aerial Bowgun|Fires three rounds straight down from the heavy bowgun, causing you to rise at an angle. The shots deal damage and meteor any opponents too close to the muzzle. {Insect Glaive shot {Wiredash|Use a wirebug to pull yourself into the air. Like Pikachu/Pichu, its angle can be changed by holding a direction and it can be used twice in rapid succession. {Lance Counter|A counter attack that blocks attacks with the lance's shield and then retaliates with a lance thrust. {Anchor Rage|A wirebug counter that boosts your attack for several seconds instead of retaliating. The strength of the boost depends on the damage of the attack that was blocked. {Shield Tackle|An advancing strike with your lance's shield deployed. Blocks attacks from the front and reflects projectiles. {{entering the arena {idle |idle {waves |points |stomps {victory theme |flexes w/ palico |cuddles poogie |cooking (ends w/ SO TASTY {{Proof of a Hero {Bowser|Ancestral Steppe|theme|Rathalos {Incineroar|Gerudo Valley|Ancient Manifestation|Tigrex {Little Mac|Norfair|Brutish Indigo|Brachydios {Inkling|stage|theme|Mizune {Ganondorf|stage|theme|Magnamalo {bonus {fighter|Summit|theme|Gore Magala {Ridley|Find Mii Omega|Proof of a Hero|Fatalis {{[*] While the Monster Hunter's armors are all palette swaps of the male and female rathalos armor, each palette references a rathalos or rathian subspecies: ** Default red is normal rathalos ** Blue is azure rathalos ** Silver (white mii color) is silver rathalos ** Brown is apex rathalos ** Green is normal rathian ** Pink is pink rathian ** Gold (yellow mii color) is gold rathian ** Purple is apex rathian