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* In the ''[[Monster Hunter]]'' series, you can seldom throw a stone without hitting one or ten of these things. While all the draconic monsters in the series are dangerous to some degree, these monsters are outright hellish, scary, and in a few cases, downright ''wrong''.

** The crowning example would be the Fatalis, a ferocious black Western dragon considered to be the most dangerous Elder Dragon in existence. And it absolutely ''earned'' its reputation: it destroyed the entire kingdom of Schrade in a single night, melts hunters and uses their bodies as improvised armor, and is a generally cruel and sadistic beast. And it's not the only one of its kind: the Crimson Fatalis is even more hellish, and even the [[Light Is Not Good|angelic-looking White/Old Fatalis]] is as brutal and merciless as its brethren.

** Dire Miralis and Zorah Magdaros look the part, being titanic dragons that are essentially living volcanoes complete with [[Volcanic Veins|lava trickling down their bodies]]. However, Zorah is a subversion, being a relatively peaceful [[Gentle Giant]] that is only a threat to the New World because {{spoiler|its impending death will trigger the destruction of the continent if it dies in the wrong place}}. Meanwhile, Dire Miralis is in the same classification as the Fatalis trio and Alatreon: Black Dragons/Dangerous First Class Monsters. And it's a hellish abomination that can sink islands, boil oceans, and is treated as a harbringer of the apocalypse by the flavor text of its weapons, armor, and body parts.

** {{spoiler|Xeno'jiiva}} comes off as more [[Eldritch Abomination|eldritch]] than demonic thanks to its utterly alien appearance and deadly newborn innocence, but its adult form {{spoiler|Safi'jiiva}} goes all-in with the Satanic imagery. Like with Fatalis, its appearance invokes the image of a Western Dragon - in this case a bloody red dragon with tons of nasty black horns - and it can even "steal souls" by draining the life from the Earth and its inhabitants. The heavy implications that it came from space in a blaze of blue light make it feel almost like a fallen angel.

** Valstrax are fairly peaceful creatures who aren't typically aggressive towards humans, and are only a threat due to the supersonic speeds they fly at making it easy for them to crash into human settlements and airships on accident. But that is ''not'' the case for the Crimson Glow variant, which are mutant Valstrax that are driven mad by excess dragon energy their bodies create. These guys will devastate entire ecosystems with this rampant energy through bombing runs, and old legends paint them as harbingers of doom.

** Nergigante is a brutally powerful Elder Dragon with black scales, humongous horns, and nasty quills growing from almost every part of its body. It's actually more of a threat to other Elder Dragons since it actively hunts them, but is every bit as ridiculously aggressive towards any other monsters or humans unfortunate enough to cross paths with it. And it's that wolverine-style aggression that allows this comparatively mundane dragon to go toe-to-toe with its far more apocalyptic prey.

** {{spoiler|Shara Ishvalda}} looks like a huge pile of stones at first, but once you break its armor you're faced with easily the freakiest dragon in the series. It doesn't even ''look'' like a dragon, but rather an ugly Hindu demon with a disturbingly humanoid face. And its eyes... goddamn, its ''eyes''. Watch them closely, and shudder as you realize that they don't look at your hunter... [[The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You|but at '''you''', the player.]]

** Ibushi and Narwa from ''[[Monster Hunter Rise]]'' have a more regal, divine vibe to them than most of the examples on this page, but make no mistake: they're among the freakiest and most malevolent creatures in the series. These moray eel-looking abominations are capable of sentient thought and are knowingly cruel and murderous, with Narwa in particular being a full-on [[Omnicidal Maniac]] with a god complex.

** The Deviljho is pretty much the end result of a one night stand between Satan and a T. Rex. It's far more rugged and brutal-looking than most monsters, and belches up streams of Dragon energy that looks like hellfire. And its Savage variant is constantly ''wreathed'' in a cloud of the stuff, and is even more dangerous than its already apocalyptic brethren. They aren't Elder Dragons, but are considered to be every bit as dangerous because their voracious appetites can devastate entire ecosystems if they're left unchecked.

** Diablos are, contrary to their hellish appearance, herbivorous cactus eaters. But make no mistake: These oversized, ceratopsian wyverns are every bit as dangerous as their demonic appearance and name would imply. They're ridiculously territorial and aggressive to begin with, but the Black Diablos dials it [[Up to 11]] thanks to being worked up in a constant rage by a hormonal shift during the species' mating season. And then there's the Bloodbath Diablos (Or as it's called in Japan, [[Awesome McCoolname|'''Massacre Demon Diablos''']]), a special Diablos that has turned into a human-hating ''psychopath'' due to a traumatic near-death experience at the hands of a Hunter in its youth. That sadistic aggression, combined with its black skin, [[Volcanic Veins]], and ability to scald you with explosive steam can make you forget that you're basically fighting a rabid dinosaur instead of the devil himself.