Rajang

Rajang is a brown minotaur-like beast with two large horns on its head and a member of the Pelagus family. Rajang strongly resembles the Blangonga in its appearance and movement, even borrowing some of its attacks. However, notable differences include Rajang's broader muscles, hairy tail tip and its ability to use electricity-based attacks. They are rarely seen in the wild due to their lonesome nomadic lifestyle. The Rajang's most notable attack is its ability to shoot electricity from its mouth, either as a blast or a beam. They are hated by many hunters, due to their combination of speed, aggression and power.

They are also well known for their dramatic Rage mode, in which much of the fur on their front body rises and becomes yellow.

Rajang are found in a wide range of habitats; the Volcano, Snowy Mountains and Frontier-exclusive area, the Gorge.



Golden Rajang


Unlike its normal self, a Golden Rajang is not a Subspecies but rather a revamp variant of an HR9 Rajang, which in its dormant state appears to be "almost golden as if it were to be locked in its rage mode". Its Rage mode shows that its fur stands up and it is visibly electrified by an electric aura. Most videos of this elusive Rajang show its quest location to be at the Volcano and Old Volcano. There is also a special downloadable quest in which hunters must fight two of these Golden Rajangs at the same time in the Great Arena. It is also featured in the last G-Lvl Training School quest in MHFU. When the Golden Rajang is in rage mode it cannot be put in a Pitfall Trap but when it is in its normal state it can can be Pitfalled. This is the opposite to the normal Rajang. The Golden Rajang has an attack that does a great amount of damage it's also been known to have destroyed hunters in one hit. Aside from the regular Rajang who also does this attack it wont do nearly as much damage as the Golden Rajang attack will do.



This variant of Rajang also appears in Monster Hunter 4 with separate Icon, yet it does not have a separate name from an ordinary Rajang.

Analysis and Guides
For details on older games this monster has appeared in, see Rajang Guides.

Trivia

 * Rajang's name is similar to the name of a village in Iran, Rajang.
 * Rajang's name may also be similar to the Rajang River located in Sarawak, Malaysia. The Rajang River is the longest river in the entire country and it originates from Iran Mountains. The river is located in Borneo, notable as the third largest island in the world, which has a large population of primates such as apes, orangutans and chimpanzees.