About Monster Hunter Characters
Welcome to the comprehensive Monster Hunter characters list and database. Here you’ll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the Monster Hunter series. Each profile covers abilities, personality traits, backstories, and relationships.
What You'll Discover
- Complete character bios and personality types
- Unique abilities, roles, and gameplay traits
- Lore connections, occupations, and recurring appearances
Character Roles in Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:
- Monster Species characters
- The Companion characters
- King of the Skies characters
- The Support characters
- The Protagonist characters
Below you’ll find the complete list of Monster Hunter characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.
Gore Magala
A mysterious wyvern that spreads the Frenzy Virus and eventually molts into Shagaru Magala.
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Lagiacrus
A sea wyvern that commands electricity in aquatic and coastal biomes; the iconic Leviathan of the series.
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Nergigante
An Elder Dragon that preys on other elder dragons, regenerating obsidian spikes to perform brutal dives and charges.
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Palico
Reliable Felyne comrades who support hunters on quests with healing, traps, and offensive abilities.
Rathalos
The flagship monster of the series, a Flying Wyvern known as the 'King of the Skies' that attacks with fireballs and poisonous claws.
The Handler
A Guild receptionist who mages quests, cooks meals, and provides logistical support for the Hunter in the New World.
The Hunter
The player character, a skilled warrior who tracks and hunts massive monsters to protect the ecosystem and craft equipment.
Valstrax
The Reddest Comet—an Elder Dragon that uses jet-like wing vents to perform high-speed aerial strikes and lunges.
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Velkhana
Iceborne’s flagship Elder Dragon that sculpts ice lances and walls, controlling the battlefield with frost.
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Zinogre
A thunder-element Fanged Wyvern that charges its body with electricity to enter an empowered state and unleash devastating slams and tail whips.