Kushala Daora are Elder Dragons introduced in Monster Hunter 2.
Physiology
Kushala Daora is a dragon with metallic skin. Its large wings connect at the base of its tail, making them seem even larger in proportion to its body. Two backward curving horns lie on either side of its head, blending in with the spikes that line its back. It has visible wind streaming around its body. Kushala has a slightly reddish nose, possibly a sign of rusting.
Abilities
In addition to its metallic skin that can protect it from attacks, Kushala Daora has the ability to manipulate wind, allowing it to fire blasts of compressed air, create massive tornadoes to suck up foes, and cause violent storms in its vicinity. More famously, once enraged, it can generate a barrier of wind that will gradually increase in strength as it becomes angrier; the barrier generates enough wind pressure to deflect attacks not aimed at its head or tail as well as blow back hunters, making them vulnerable to Kushala Daora's attacks. However, this wind barrier can be weakened or negated altogther if Kushala Daora is poisoned or has its horn broken.
Depending on the terrain, Kushala Daora's storms may inflict new ailments like depending on what they pick up, such as how Kushala Daora in icy regions can use freezing winds. Kushala Daora also appears to have a limited ability to produce the Dragon element, which it uses to empower its physical blows.
Behavior
Kushala Daora can be observed drinking water in the Jungle and eating ore in Area 7 in the Jungle (MHFU). Kushala Daora will shed its skin after it is rusted, although there are Rusted Kushala Daora that hasn't shed its skin recently. Kushala Daora is a naturally passive Elder Dragon, and will only attack when provoked or attacked.
Habitat
Kushala Daora can be fought in many places, mainly in the Snowy Mountains. It is seen in the Jungle, and on rare occasions in the Desert (G-Rank Quest). Rusted Kushala Daora can be fought in the town. In the New World, Kushala can be found roosting in the higher areas of the Elder's Recess.
Game Appearances
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Main Series
- Monster Hunter 2 (Introduced)
- Monster Hunter Freedom 2
- Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
- Monster Hunter 4
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- Monster Hunter Generations
- Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
- Monster Hunter: World
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Frontier
- Monster Hunter Frontier
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 2.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 3.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 4.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 5.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 6.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 7.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 8.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 9.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 10
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.1
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.2
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.3
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.4
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.5
- Monster Hunter Frontier G
- Monster Hunter Frontier G2
- Monster Hunter Frontier G3
- Monster Hunter Frontier G Genuine
- Monster Hunter Frontier G5
- Monster Hunter Frontier G6
- Monster Hunter Frontier G7
- Monster Hunter Frontier G8
- Monster Hunter Frontier G9
- Monster Hunter Frontier G10
- Monster Hunter Frontier Z
- Monster Hunter Frontier Z Zenith
Spin-offs
- Monster Hunter Online
- Monster Hunter Now
- Monster Hunter Stories
- Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
- Monster Hunter Riders
- Monster Hunter Spirits
- Monster Hunter Explore
Crossovers
Game Data
MHW Damage Effectiveness
Element | Effectiveness | Status | Effectiveness |
---|---|---|---|
Fire | ✖ | Poison | ★★★ |
Water | ★ | Sleep | ★ |
Thunder | ★★★ | Paralysis | ★ |
Ice | ✖ | Blast | ★★★ |
Dragon | ★★ | Stun | ★★ |
MH4U Breakable Parts
Head (x1) | |
Wings (x1) | |
Tail (Sever) | |
Materials
For carves and materials from other games, see Kushala Daora Carves
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Equipment
For more information, see Kushala Daora Equipment
In-Game Description
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Other Non-Subspecies Forms
Rusted Kushala Daora
Main Article: Rusted Kushala Daora
The Rusted Kushala Daora is an older Kushala Daora that hasn't shed its metallic scales recently. In response, its shiny, silver, metallic skin becomes a rusted brown. It can be fought in a download quest in Monster Hunter Freedom 2, and in the Gathering Hall (Quest Level 5, only able to start Quest if players has completed all HR2 and 3 Quests). Both of these Quests happen in the Town. Rusted Kushala Daora also appears in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate where it attacks the city of Dundorma.
Risen Kushala Daora
Main Article: Risen Kushala Daora
Risen Kushala Daora is a Kushala Daora that has overcome the Qurio affliction, thus gaining new abilities and becoming even more powerful than before. It is one of the Risen Elder Dragons introduced in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, specifically in the 3rd Title Update, along with Risen Teostra. Hunters can only fight Risen Kushala Daora once they reach Master Rank 120.
Hardcore (HC) Kushala Daora
HC Kushala Daora is capable of inflicting the Defense Down status if the Hunter is close enough for the roar to launch him/her into the air. The ice crystals formed on the ground during a roar don't inflict the status but serve the purpose of stopping the red bar damage recovery of the Hunter.
Gou (剛) Kushala Daora has an exclusive attack where it charges up an attack and then flaps its wings violently for a few seconds, enveloping itself in a Hurricane-like twister. In rage mode this move has a charge-up time of approximately 1 second.
Music Themes
MHF2, MHFU, MH4 and MHF-G: Kushala Daora Music Theme |
Notes
General Notes
- Kushala Daora's usage of the Ice Element varies throughout certain games in the series:
- In all Second Generation Monster Hunter games, as well as Monster Hunter Frontier, Kushala Daora's ability to use the Ice Element, as well as inflict Snowman, was restricted to hunts that featured it within cold regions, such as the Snowy Mountains.
- During the Fourth Generation, Kushala Daora typically only used Ice Element attacks and the Snowman Aliment while fought in cold regions. However, during certain encounters, such as within a Everwood quest of Level 136 or higher, Kushala Daora could use the Ice Element regardless of climate.
- In Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Kushala Daora could not use the Ice Element under any circumstances—including within the Seliana Supply Cache.
- After shedding its old skin, Kushala Daora's new skin glows pure white before becoming metallic grey, as seen in the Kushala Daora Ecology Video.
- Destroying its horn or cutting its tail will completely nullify its ability to create a wind barrier.
- The easiest way to attack the Kushala while it still has its wind aura up is to attack its head. However, attacking the head is very dangerous; if wind barrier strikes, you will be knocked down, and become completely vulnerable to any further attacks.
- You can break its horn, wings, and sever its tail for an extra carve.
- Kushala Daora's roar requires Earplugs to block.
- According to one of the Uniqlo Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary T-Shirts, the size of the foot of a Kushala Daora is 110 centimeters.
- Kushala Daora was voted 47th place in the Hunters' Choice for Top Monster during Monster Hunter's 20th Anniversary.[1]
Monster Hunter Freedom 2
- It can also be seen eating ore in area 7 of the Jungle.
- This principle applies to all Elder Dragon damage accumulation in the game.
- This applies to all Elder Dragons in the Second Generation except Kirin and Yama Tsukami.
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- The black wind barrier creates dragon wind, the white wind barrier creates high wind pressure.
- Breaking its horn or cutting its tail will disable the black wind barrier, leaving it only with the white one.
Monster Hunter: World
- Lunastra's fire will turn the flaming tornado blue instead of red, but still deal the same Fire damage.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
- This shed skin is a a possible reference of the ecology video of Kushala Daora in second generation.
Monster Hunter Rise
- The Kushala Daora can create the windpress effect after certain maneuvers or attacks when the wind barrier is active. The strength of the windpress differs whether it has the white or the black wind barrier active.
- It gains a combo where it does a Velkhana style windbreath while on the ground and will then shoot a windblast at the hunters hit and launched upwards by the initial breath attack. Hunters must Wirefall to the side to avoid being hit by the follow-up attack.
- Several of its World originating attacks have been altered. The triple windblast now spawns several twisters that quickly covers ground, the aerial kick is replaced with a double stomp that is able to inflict Dragonblight, and the stationary tornado will now suck in hunters before it is unleashed, much like Amatsu.
- It gains two new breath attacks. One is a beam that it can fire around itself while in the air and it can also fire a large ball of wind while in the air.
Monster Hunter Frontier
Monster Hunter Now
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