Not to be confused with Subspecies, Rare Species, Origin Species, Lone Species, Burst Species or Deviants.
A variant is a rare individual or anomalous group of a given species of monster. They are often almost identical to a common individual, but possess one or more certain unique traits that set them apart. Variants are often more powerful and aggressive than a normal member of their species, and can sometimes be capable of augmented versions of certain attacks.
"Variant" is not an officially recognized term within the Monster Hunter universe, and, although the prefixes listed below are official, all variants are simply assigned the regular species name in-game. They do, however, feature alternate icons on quest pages to indicate their presence instead of a normal member of the species.
List of Variants by Game
Monster Hunter 2
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Monster Hunter Frontier
Monster Hunter Online
- Ghost Caeserber
- Crystal Basarios
- Swordmaster Shogun Ceanataur
- One-Eared Yian Garuga
- Shattered Monoblos
- Conflagration Rathian
Monster Hunter Explore
- Goruru
- Metaru
- Flame Rathalos
- Frozen Barioth
- Pumpkin Uragaan
- Aberrant Deviljho
- Witch Lagombi
- Witch Gobul
- Christmas Volvidon
- Seabream Plesioth
- Immortal Zinogre
- Virulent Gigginox
- Yoga Gigginox
- FFBE Zinogre
- Gilded Diablos
- Evangelion Gore Magala
- Evangelion Brachydios
- Iceblast Brachydios
- Demonic Seregios
- Fiercewater Nargacuga
- Thunder Emperor Kirin
- Scorching Heat Rathian
Comparisons
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Chaotic Gore Magala | |
Gore Magala | Evangelion Gore Magala |
Bird Wyvern
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Hypnocatrice | Breeding Season Hypnocatrice | |
Yian Garuga | One-Eared Yian Garuga |
Brute Wyvern
Raging Brachydios | |
Brachydios | Evangelion Brachydios |
Savage Deviljho | |
Deviljho | Aberrant Deviljho |
Uragaan | Pumpkin Uragaan |
Carapaceon
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Shogun Ceanataur | Swordmaster Shogun Ceanataur |
Fanged Beast
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Caeserber | Ghost Caeserber | |
Lagombi | Witch Lagombi | |
Rajang | Furious Rajang | |
Volvidon | Christmas Volvidon |
Fanged Wyvern
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Immortal Zinogre | ||
Zinogre | FFBE Zinogre |
Flying Wyvern
Leviathan
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Gobul | Witch Gobul |
Lynian
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Felyne | Goruru | |
Melynx | Metaru |
Piscine Wyvern
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Plesioth | Seabream Plesioth |
Elder Dragon
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Kirin | Thunder Emperor Kirin | |
Kushala Daora | Rusted Kushala Daora |
Trivia
- Savage Deviljho is a Deviljho that has lived a very long time and has cannibalized other Deviljho.
- The Aberrant Deviljho was created in collaboration with Attack on Titan and Capcom for the Aberrant Titan.
- The Raging Brachydios is a Brachydios who's explosive slime mold has covered it's entire body and will spontaneously combust on contact.
- Furious Rajang is a rare special Rajang individual that is constantly enraged for unknown reasons. Its theorized by the Guild that the Furious Rajang's power is unstable due to the loss of its tail and that its power potentially comes from its heart along with its nerves.
- Chaotic Gore Magala is a Gore Magala which has failed to molt properly into a Shagaru Magala.
- Rusted Kushala Daora is a Kushala Daora which has not shed its skin recently.
- There were no variants in the first generation of Monster Hunter.
- "One-Horned" Diablos and "One-Eared" Yian Garuga, which appeared in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, do not count as legitimate variants, as they lack an official name prefix or icon.