While Shah Dalamadur still looks the same as Dalamadur, Shah Dalamadur has a white tone and his spines have changed colours to a red-orange along with the remnants of his hind legs. The spikes on the top of Shah Dalamadur's face seems to be bigger then regular Dalamadur's spikes. Shah Dalamadur appears to be the same size as normal compared to regular Dalamadur.
Abilities[]
Shah Dalamadur is actually a regular Dalamadur that has recently shed its skin as a result of age. As a result, it shares most of Dalamadur's normal abilities, such as its immense size and physicality, paralytic tongue, burning breath attack, and ability to summon meteors. However, due to its recent molting, it has no ability to thermoregulate or control its metabolism, leading to its body temperature wildly fluctuating at random. While cold, its body will harden and become highly resistant to attack; while hot, its flesh softens and becomes vulnerable, but also emits extreme heat that ignites and scorches anything in the vicinity.
Behavior[]
Shah Dalamadur are much more aggressive than their usual counterparts, possibly due to their recently molted state making them feel more vulnerable.
Shah Dalamadur has two music themes. The first theme plays in the first half of the quest while the second theme plays when sufficient damage has been done to it. Both music themes are shared with Dalamadur.
"Shah" is a directly non-translated word from the Persian language, Farsi. Its translated meaning is "King".
Some word candidates for this monster's name were Tsar, Imperial and Deshret, all of which are related to the color red and associated with power or royalty.[1]
Whilst the regular Dalamadur always starts off the battle curled up around the Speartip Crag, Shah Dalamadur starts the fight off clung to the edge of the area.
Shah Dalamadur can set the ground on fire with some of its bite and claw attacks which will damage hunters if they walk over it.
When its claws or spikes have a darker color, they become much tougher.
Shah Dalamadur's roar requires HG Earplugs to block.
Shah Dalamudar was voted 65th place in the Hunters' Choice for Top Monster during Monster Hunter's 20th Anniversary.[2]
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Most of Shah Dalamadur's body is extremely resilient, as even weapons with purple sharpness will be deflected unless the attack is backed by the Mind's Eye skill or a similar effect. While Enraged, all of Shah's breakable body parts get this trait unless they are already broken.
