#mhst2

[rave-in-the-grave]

what if

[dragonfire3859]

is the monster hunter stories 2 community still active. i have a contribution

i wanna draw him and his rider eventually <:) might update his design a little before then but here’s the general gist of it

[yuelumuu]

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[wdnrbm]

30th Monster Hunter 3D-Print: Oltura, 1:100 scale. *Model from @tidypachiderm

They glow under UV light (fluorescent paint)

I made 3 of them, 1 for my own collection and the other 2 go to the people who sculpted it. Do check out their works! ��

WIP shots. The actual body feels very small, about the size of small CFB figures, but the wingspan is 52cm, easily the widest figure in my collection (only second to my 1 meter Safi).

They are by far the most colorful objects I have painted and I spent 2 whole weeks painting them. Thank god there is no pattern on the wings' back side 🙏. I still won't feel like touching brushes again for some time...

But got to say fluorescent paints are awesome once I have a big @$$ UV flashlight 🔦. Although I found out that there aren't many colors to choose from and I had to go creative to make the pink glow since the fluorescent-pink I bought glows orange instead.

[retreauxx]

{Kuhlii and Aplysina} my head is filled to the brim with mh stories and flight rising

[drakomachina]

my razewing rathalos (postgame) design for ratha! im preparing to replay stories 2 and getting in da mood by drawing my baby boy.

[damnwyverngems]

Official Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin concept art: Orgo "Pawsitively clawdacious".

[axriven]

you guys are never going to believe this but i became obsessed with another game i spent months playing nonstop

[ammoknightsofficial]

In my earnest opinion, the most coherent read of Cheval's character is one where he's TransFem and just hadn't realized it yet in the first Monster Hunter Stories game. It adds a lot of new, fun layers to his characterization, and I really shouldn't be shocked that it's not the most common reading - Transmisogyny and the prioritization of men and men's stories are rampant and pervasive - but it still does surprise me that, from what I've seen, I may be the first person to think of that? Or, at least, I may be the first to post about it online, publicly. Because to me, it's just such a clear reading of his character that I was genuinely blindsided to see him still identifying as male in Wings of Ruin.

To kind of explain my thought processes here... Let's start at Rathi. Keep in mind, I haven't gotten too deep into the anime - I'm only a couple episodes in - so that may color my takes here.

The Player's Rider in Monster Hunter Stories is, by default, a boy with a Rathalos - which is, more or less, The Boy Dragon - which is then mirrored by Cheval with his Rathian - which is, more or less, The Girl Dragon - both in that inherent Dragon Gender Difference, and in their respective roles of Protagonist (fell into the role) and Antagonist (self-assigned). A subtle note here is that while the Protagonist - our Rider, who is male by default - is, in Monster Hunter Stories, playing a distinctly Masculine role in the narrative, Cheval is, arguably, playing a distinctly Feminine role by contrast.

The Rider is being pushed along a "Traditional Hero's Journey" narrative, most often reserved for men and marked by a focus on "action" rather than feeling, while Cheval's journey - a clear mental health spiral invoked by grief - is notably far more invested in exploring his emotions, which is the driving force of literally all of his actions. The inciting action for the Rider is finding that Rathalos egg. The inciting action for Cheval is the loss of his mother, Vlau.

Cheval's grief over his mother's death, an event he watched unfold with his own two eyes at such a young age, morphs into a - as I like to put it - soul-rotting rage, which - wrongfully but very understandably - morphs into a kind of Hatred of Monsters that. While this hatred is literal, it does, at some points, begin to branch into the (logically) metaphorical, with his insistence that anything that is a threat to any human needs to be eliminated. It's easy to see that he's quietly suffering an intense case of Survivor's Guilt, earnestly believing that he needs to become stronger, stronger, and stronger still so that he can be the one that protects everyone from harm. It's his job, he needs to do this, he failed once already, and he can never do it again.

A Maternal Instinct.

One we see that Rathi, Cheval's Rathian, also holds towards him - sensible, considering she's, in all the ways she logically can, taking on the role of Cheval's mother in the absence of his real mother, though interesting, if one were to be reading into the (potential) themes here. (Side Note - the relationship between Rathi, Vlau, and Cheval being analogous to Neon Genesis Evangelion's EVA Unit-01, Yui Ikari, and Shinji Ikari is something I also thought of, find interesting, and may expand upon in the future.)

It goes without saying, how noteworthy it is that what seems to be the only thing Cheval has to remember his mother by is that little bird pendant. Did you remember the fact that it's a mirror? Did you realize that, when we see Cheval in the second game, he's begun tying his hair back in a braid, just like his mother did? Remember how much he looked like his mom? Remember how that armor he's got is a seemingly incomplete version of the Rath Soul Armor? The Rath Soul Armor, constructed of parts of an Azure Rathalos... A Blue Rathalos. Image of Masculinity on top of Image of Masculinity. It looks wrong on him - something he donned as a rejection of his softer, kinder, more feminine, happier younger self. Something he donned to telegraph that he's a threat now. A masculinity that's rough, frightening, and so very wrong. The armor is the first thing you notice when he first appears as an antagonist. The armor is the first thing that communicates to you just how badly he's doing. The armor, a symbol of masculinity as something to be feared, something that looks totally wrong on him, is a farcical construction. It's not who he is - it's something he's wearing as a mask while roiling away in a particularly angry sea of guilt, trauma, and self-loathing. It's a costume. The patriarchal, masculine garb he wears is a costume, and it's not protecting him in the slightest.

You know, that mirror might've been broken during Vlau's death, but maybe, just maybe... After everything's said and done... After he sheds that broken, half-finished Azure Rathalos Armor - a symbol of his masculinity, relationship with masculinity, and his heart-rending battle with trauma and grief... Maybe after that, he can look into that mirror and finally see his mother again.

Her mother would be proud of her. I just know it.

I'm of the mind that she felt guilt about changing her name. It's another one of the few things he has of her to live by, so "throwing it away", so to speak, was challenging. But it was a sacrifice made to further himself along the path of healing. But that doesn't mean he can't still use his mother's naming scheme.

"Cheval" is a French word, meaning a male horse. It relates quite well to riders as a concept, and brings to mind images of knighthood and chivalry. It works quite well for him, and it suits him - but thats just the issue, right? It suits him. It does not suit her. "Merrie" is a Dutch word, meaning a female horse. The tie-in with riders remains, the naming scheme remains, but she's no longer playing the role of Knight against the Black Dread. She's no longer driving himself mad with obsession and sadness. She's just here, she's alive, and she's happy again. She's merry. She's Merrie. :)

[rapidmorph3]

Was asked to do quite a few rider comms recently, they were really fun :-)) In order, characters belong to users rave-in-the-grave, truecharged and solarcry!

[sweetbunpura]

TWST x MHST

Since Razea was already found with Yuu, all that was left to find where the rest of her team had ended up. Hopefully they didn't scare the students too badly.

What dorms the monsters were found in....

Bloodbath Diablos: Terror

The moment they return to Savanaclaw, Leona's immediately tenses up and summons his staff.

"Leona-san, what's...." Ruggie looks in the direct Leona's staring in and freezes.

There's a large tan and blue creature with horns staring directly at them. Its red eyes are unblinkingly looking at them, its tail moved slowly behind it as it waited for anyone to make a move.

"Dude, what the fuck is that?" One of the students say.

"Is that one of those things that came with the magicless newbie?"

"Slowly." Leona said as he pointed with his staff towards the dorm. "Head inside."

"But dorm leader-"

"Go."

Carefully, the group headed into the dorm as all of them kept their eyes on the monster. The creature was only focused on Leona as eventually the lion beastman was left alone with it. After what seemed like a few minutes, the monster left to one of the rocky cliffs nearby.

"Shit, getting out of the dorm is going to be a hassle now." Leona sighed.

Mizutsune: Mizu

"That was.... certainly interesting." Jade spoke as they walked through the mirror. "Someone to avoid from now on or do you wish to know more, Azul?"

Azul sighed. "I pray that our paths never cross."

"You can pray all you want, Azul, but I think one of those things are here." Floyd said as he pointed towards something in the water outside of the barrier walkway.

"Hmm- By the sevens!"

A monster, what could only be classed as a beautiful and vibrant leviathan, floated around in the depths of the of the water. The body was a glorious array of pink, purple, ivory, and yellow as the fins on its body almost blended in with it. It swam around elegantly before piercing the barrier and leading on the floor several feet in front of them. With a mighty yawn, it curled up, placing its head on its tail

"What in the world...." Azul adjusted his glasses.

"Perhaps its harmless." Jade inquired as the group continued on to approach it.

The creature opened its eyes as they passed, which caused a few of them to jump back. Once it deemed them a non threat, it closed its eye and fell back asleep.

"Yeah, it's harmless." Floyd echoed. "Kinda boring tho."

Shrouded Nerscylla: Charlotte

Jamil was already hating today, but stepping into Scarabia and seeing a GIANT spider climbing its way down from the side of the dorm was enough to put him into near cardiac arrest. The spider, with its 6 green beady eyes and purple and white body, made its way over to them once it had spotted them.

"Kalim, kill it!"

"Wait, it could be that student's! I can't do that!"

"Why the hell not!?"

The spider stopped in front of the group and regarded them almost curiously as it stared. Kalim waved to it with a smile on his face.

"Hi! You must be one of Yuu's monsters, right?"

"Kalim, it can't-"

At hearing Yuu's name, the spider reached out and seemly sniffed at Kalim. Jamil felt his heart freeze in his chest as the creature poked and prodded a laughing Kalim. Once it deemed him not a threat, it turned around and headed back towards the dorm.

"Oh, she's so nice-" A thud sounded behind him. "Wha- JAMIL!"

Zinogre: Voltage

Vil has long learned how Rook moves by now, so the moment the hunter looks off to the forest surrounded the dorm, Vil is already questioning what triggered his Vice.

"What is it?"

"A beast, Roi du Poison." Rook reaches for his bow and arrows. "And one unlike the ones we have."

"...The same beast that was with the Potato?"

"Possibility."

Suddenly, Vil feels the crackle of electricity in the air as a beast emerges out of the tree line. It reminds the actor of a wolf, if a wolf had turquoise scales and yellow spikes along with a set of horns. Rook readies an arrow as the beast stares at him. Blue electricity sparks off of it as it waits for the hunter to make his next move. Vil places his hand on Rook's shoulder.

"Rook, I don't believe it means us harm."

"....Oui." He lowered his bow. "He only acted as I did, protecting himself first if it came to an attack."

The wolf stared at them before dismissing its electricity and retreating back into the woods.

"A majestic creature as well, non?"

"Indeed."

Legiana: Icicle

It's a little colder than it normally is in Diasomnia as Lilia directs everyone towards the dorm. He pauses as he notices the temperature drop a few more degrees.

"Is something wrong, Fa- I mean, Lilia-san?" Silver asks as he joined Lilia's side.

"Perhaps something has stunk into Diasomnia!" Sebek joins Lilia on his other side. "We need to-"

"Calm down, Sebek." Lilia laughs and points to a creature soaring above them. "I believe that that creature belongs to Yuu."

Everyone looked up to a beige and navy blue wyvern like creature land on part of the roof. It reached over to groom itself, picking off dead skin off of its wings before settling down.

"It's beautiful." Silver muttered.

"Yes, it is." Lilia smiled. "I wonder how Yuu managed to tame a beast such as that."

[rave-in-the-grave]

psa: be nice to your local mizutsune rider because every day they are subject to random bubble baths forever!!!!!!

[dragonfire3859]

flowers for ratha

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u guys liked him so i got motivated to doodle this of him and his rider hero…….. and my slightly edited version of navirou cuz uhhh i don’t rlly like his design…..

I LOVE THE PIT OF REMEMBRANCE RAGHHHHH COOL ASF LOCATION TOO BAD THE PLACE WAS FUCKIN DESTROYED 🫠

[yuelumuu]

If only I could go to a Monster Hunter cafe..🍓🍨

[legendweaver]

Fatalis, Doom of Schrade

My pumpkin for this year, Fatalis. I had a fun time making it. He's a big boy so I had to take a lot of pictures to capture all of it. Might take cleaner pictures later. Let me know what you think!

2024: Rathalos!

[goldieclaws]

My bestest friends in the whole world who have every disease.

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