Malzeno

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Malzeno
メル･ゼナ (Meru Zena)
English Name	Malzeno
English Title	Silver Duke Dragon Scarlet Feast Embodiment of Darkness
Japanese Title	爵銀龍
Chinese Name	爵银龙 (Simplified Chinese) 爵銀龍 (Traditional Chinese)
General Information
Monster Class	Elder Dragon
Elements	Dragon
Ailments	Bloodblight Dragonblight
Habitat	Shrine Ruins Lava Caverns Citadel
Size	Large
Generation	Fifth

Malzeno is an Elder Dragon first introduced in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.

Physiology

Malzeno has a body shape reminiscent of a European dragon, similar to Velkhana, with dark scales covering its body along with swarms of small, flying leech-like creatures called Qurio on its neck, chest, and front legs. Its wings, while being dull grey when looked at from above, have a red underside. The wing membrane connects "separately" to the wing fingers, and each wing possesses a single, giant talon. There is also a pair of smaller fins, similar in coloration to the wings at the base of its tail. Three of the fingers on its front legs end in a curved, giant claw. It has two large, golden horns, as well as frills extending from both sides of its neck that resemble a cowl. Its tail ends in three large, movable prongs that can be used to grab small prey. It can cover its body with its wings like a cape.

Upon draining enough life energy, Malzeno's appearances changes; its eyes begin to glow, its neck frills and wings begin emitting a pulsating light, its chest, front legs, and tail become covered in a dark red energy, the leech-like creatures on its body begin glowing, and its body takes on a darker hue.

Behavior and Abilities

Malzeno is an extremely powerful Elder Dragon, and is strong enough to take down powerful monsters such as Rathalos. It can drain the life of both monsters and hunters alike, afflicting them with Bloodblight. It also appears to have a symbiotic relationship with the many flying leech-like creatures called Qurio that constantly follow it which it commands to attack both enemies and prey. These creatures can also inflict Bloodblight as well. Malzeno is highly feared in the kingdom. The reason is due to it having nearly destroyed the Kingdom several times in the past. Malzeno is bitter enemies with the Elder Dragon Gaismagorm. Malzeno will ensure there is not enough life force around the Yawning Abyss for it to absorb and awaken.

Despite their lithe appearances, they are incredibly physically adept. In a base state, they rely primarily on fast and powerful physical blows with their limbs, especially their dexterous, claw-like tail and wings. Befitting their thin frames, they are incredibly agile on the ground, capable of rapid acceleration and acrobatics, performing barrel rolls and spins to both attack and reposition. Furthermore, their brute force is very easy to underestimate. Their physical attacks, while resemble those of other Elder Dragons (such as Kushala Daora and Teostra), seem to have incredible force, as they commonly shatter the ground and send shockwaves, especially ones with the wings. They can also breath dragon energy into the ground, causing explosions, which also inflicts Dragonblight, while its tail stab attacks inflict Bloodblight on their targets. This energy also seems to transfer the targets' life-force to Malzeno, as landing enough of these allows it to change form.

When Malzeno drains enough life, it enters a powered-up state; its strength is boosted immensely and it becomes extremely agile, moving so fast that to the human eye it appears as if it is teleporting. Its attacks are also enhanced, creating massive explosions and sending debris flying through the air, and it can combo multiple strong attacks in a row. Many attacks also appear infused by his energy, having black aftershocks. However, during this state, its glowing body parts receive more damage, and its tail becomes a weak point. Dealing enough damage to these parts when it's in this state will force Malzeno out of it, causing it to topple over. If not enough damage is dealt while Malzeno is in this state, it will perform an attack where it flies into the air while firing a beam of dragon energy in a circle around itself before launching an energy ball onto the ground, which explodes violently and sends out several waves of dragon energy outward twice. After performing this attack, Malzeno will revert to its normal state.

Habitat

Malzeno is mainly found in the ruins of the Citadel, but can also be found in the Shrine Ruins and Lava Caverns of Kamura.

Game Appearances

• Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (Introduced)

In-Game Description

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak A dragon covered with elegant silver scales. It appears almost regal to start with, but after draining enough energy it can turn a violent, fresh-blood crimson.

Notes

• Malzeno is based on classical myths of vampires, reflected in its gothic appearance and life-draining ability.
  • Malzeno’s design was incorporated with elements of aristocracy, nobility, grandeur, and cunningness.
• Malzeno is considered one of the "Three Lords" of Elgado, alongside Garangolm and Lunagaron.