Monster Hunter Stories details cover Ayuria, Otomon, areas

This week’s Famitsu has a sizable update on Monster Hunter Generations. The magazine introduces a new character, Otomon, and areas.

Ayuria is a rider who was born in a different village from the protagonist. She has an Otomon Barioth which she gave a nickname Hyouga. During her journey, she meets with the protagonist.

Hyouga is a rare Otomon that can listen to its Rider’s mind. It’s also reported that despite both being Riders, Ayuria and the protagonist have conflicting ways of thinking.

Newly confirmed Otomon are as follows:

1. Barioth

Ride Action: Flight

Can fly in the sky and move freely without bumping into other monsters. May be also able to pass through annoying obstacles.

Bond Technique: Ground Cyclone

After soaring up to the sky, it breathes a strong chill wind to the ground, causing a giant tornado from temperature gap.

2. Zamtrios

Ride Action: Detect Monsters

Can detect monsters on field, and mark living monsters on the map screen.

Bond Technique: Frozen Ground

Gathers frozen energy on its body, then unleashes all of them at once afterwards. The chill temperature freezes everything around it.

3. Deviljho

Ride Action: Detect Monsters & Super Rock Crusher

Deviljho is one of the Otomon who have multiple Ride Actions. Its version of Detect Monsters is implied to be also able to detect aerial monsters. The latter action is used to destroy giant rocks.

Bond Technique: Hungry Anger

It devours everything in front of it to satiate its hunger. It’s implied that it will also eat meat allocated for allies.

Famitsu next goes on to talk about field areas.

Tarju Snowfield is a very vast world of platinum. Monsters that can stand cold weather like Zamite and Lagombi live here. This place is also famous for its natural geysers.

Etto Cave is a cave located beyond Tarju Snowfield. After passing through here, the Hunter City Girudekaran will be visible. However, the environment in the cave is extremely cold, so prior preparations are required to traverse.

Lastly, Kakse Forest is a lush forest located nearby Hakumu Village. It has abundant resources, and villagers also often pass through this forest. But because there are also many monsters living here, Omna the village elder strictly prohibits children from approaching the forest.

Famitsu also showed off the second wave of Monster Hunter Stories amiibo. If you missed that, read our earlier post here.