Monster Hunter Rise Lore | 5 FACTS FINALE: 5 FACTS About Narwa - MH Lore and Ecology

The Thunder Serpent Narwa is the Final New Monster and the final new Elder Dragon introduced within Monster Hunter Rise, and today we'll be taking a look at 5 facts about this monster to better understand the lore and ecology behind the Thunder Serpent Narwa!

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[TheWestopark]

I kinda like how valstrax came after allmother narwa. In the interview the devs said they couldn't make a yokai motif for him and decided to just identify him as a comet/omen of disaster. Quite fitting considering defeating the allmother can be seen as an end to the rampage and valstrax appearing all over the maps after that is kinda like an omen to the terrible monsters we're gonna face in sunbreak.

[mamaylegaspi]

I love that Narwa's armor is the actual opposite of the fatalis armor which brings the hunter depression, rage and evilness

[boneless]

More comparison between narwa and ibushi I noticed, narwa seems to have more side facing eyes, generally associated with prey animals, while ibushi's eyes look more forward facing. Going along this, narwa has alot more defensive feeling attacks, lasers and ring pushing you away, when compared to ibushi who has alot more aggressive beams and slams.

[ES-dptw]

Allmother Narwa's Japanese title refers to her as the Origin of a Hundred Dragons, referencing the Rampage itself, itself known as the Night of a Hundred Dragons. This lines up to the Serpents causing the Rampage, as well as coinciding with the twins stating they seek to flood the land with children, implying Narwa produces a huge brood that swarms from the nest, though only a few of her young would reach adulthood.

[leonardorovini]

I have always seen the representation of Narwa, or in general of the question of celestial snakes and rampege within the game is not complete, however the fact that Narwa does reproductive canibalism can trigger an interesting speculation of rampege, that is as well as in mantises religious males bring prey to the female to avoid canibalism the Ibushi could do the same with the rampege where a small group of musts are brought to the Narwa lair as food offerings.
another thing I noticed is that the nests of Narwa are in fact a volcanic zone or anywhere hot (the infernal springs would seem to be thermal springs)

[cervantesmaxi]

5:10 saw this part on a reddit post (thanks for confirming it) and it made me wonder why the localization team decided to not include that part in the English text. Makes a lot more sense why Narwa killed Ibushi in the Japanese description compared to English

[jonah_the_Nakarkos_admirer]

The Serpents are clearly heavily based off of seahorses, they have very similar physical attributes.
My personal theory is Narwa and Ibushi, mate for life, just like the seahorses that they were based on.
If she was always planning on eating Ibushi, she would have done it in the intro cutscene.

The Allmother state might actually be to prevent mortality of their young. Ment to be used against Nakarkos, Magnamalo, and the Ancient Serpent. Primarily those monsters, because they all can displace a Narwa from her clutch and kill Ibushi. And the Ancient Serpent/Nakarkos both live near Narwa's preferred nests ( Secluded sea side caves for easy access to squid and fish ). Magnamalo actually attacks the Allmother, and it takes up to three attacks for Allmother to displace him.

[kuyagab]

This is a fun deep dive on the new monsters for Rise. Waiting for the sequel of this series once Sunbreak is released

[meremsolomon]

I honestly love the detail that Narwa's sparksacs on different parts of her body (except the abdomen) upon becoming the Allmother suddenly elongated in just a matter of seconds. Making it as the fastest biological mutation process in the world of Monster Hunter as of now.
The most noticable one is, the sparksacs on her arms are actually mimicking the shape of Ibushi's glowing tendrils that covers the windsac on his arms.

Anyway, regardless of her being pregnant or not, Narwa will always have the bloated sparksac on her abdomen. As the yellow sparksac when we look by the ingame perspective is the main energy generator for Narwa. Everytime the hunters are able to 'deactivate' the accumulated energy contained in Narwa's glowing purple sparksacs which make her to fall to the ground as we temporarily shut off her ability to float thanks to her magnetism gimmick, we always see that her abdomen sparksac will glow with electricity as if its actually producing more electricity, and 'recharging' or 'reactivate' the deactivated purple sparksacs on different parts of her body thus making Narwa to be able to float again with her magnetism gimmick.

It's just kinda odd to think of Narwa may have a flat stomach like her mate Ibushi when she's not pregnant. As the MH Rise art & ecology book does not mention anything about if the yellow sparksac on Narwa's abdomen could inflate or deflate like a baloon depending if she's carriying any eggs inside of it or not.

[NeverGiveYouUp]

For the skeleton in the beach cave of the lava cavern when we see Narwa's skeleton. Is it possible she also encounters an unknown monster or an elder dragon while she's inside the cave and that rumble is the result of Narwa being fighting the unknown monster? It's still a mystery and quite puzzling what is the giant ribcage like skeleton beside Narwa.

[SarazenX]

Well, that last fact was definitely unexpected. Didn't think this was gonna be a two for one finale

[outofmyriver]

I was wondering, do you have the link for the ibushi concept art you've used in your last video about him? I'm a big fan of Ibushi, and I'd love to have those pictures.

[Salemwaaa]

Ibushi may die but he won cause his wife is bigger than he is and Narwa can easily bench press him

[mr.thecoon]

I have a theory. Narwa (and ibushi) has a very similar appearance to ancient fish on earth and given its title as "The allmother" and its eggs being called orbs of origin I think Narwa is, while not explicitly stated in the game, an origin species. I think many of the monsters in monster hunter evolved from it.

[theorangerabbit]

Would be neat if there was a quest where Ibushi suddenly goes insanse for some abnormal reason, like say he got the frenzy virus, and completely turns on Narwa, kills her, and gets her powers, then he would be called, “High Tyrant Ibushi” or the more obvious name, “All Father Ibushi.”

[sandmountainsam]

So, we now have info on how 2 elder dragons reproduce,
1.netgigante, nergi reproduces asexually, it creates clones of itself by implanting zygotes inside it’s spikes, which we know will fall off, and once they fall, they grow into a genetic clone (excluding mutations) of the parent
2. The wind serpents, they reproduce sexually, meaning that the offspring will have genetic traits of both the parents, but we also know that narwas will cannibalise ibushis in order to get nutrients for the offspring to grow.

[Lioleusu]

Is there a chance you could do this for Sunbreak Monsters? Just wondering (Edit: Nevermind he confirmed it lmao)

[purehyper]

I enjoy this series, and hope for it to continue with sunbreak.

[KnightsofGaming]

Was wondering, would there be a possibility that you may cover other monsters from the past of the franchise?

[meremsolomon]

*MH Lore: Thunder Serpent Narwa*

"Name: Thunder Serpent Narwa (ナルハタタヒメ)
Title: Thunder God Dragon (雷神龍)/Lady of Lightning/Serpent Goddess of Thunder
Length: 3875.05cm
Height: 1905.02cm

Order: Elder Dragon
Suborder: Deity Dragon
Family: Unknown

Habitats: Unknown"

"Split the heavens with bolts of ruin and rend the land."

"Bathe the land in lightning, and bring about the end."

"Usher in the end of all life, rebirth it through furious thunder."

"Destroy all, that life may spring anew from its ashes."

"Annihilate this world that it may begin anew."

"After Wind Serpent Ibushi is repelled in the Red Stronghold, it seemed that the Rampage was finally over, but one unanswered question remained...
"Who was his queen?""

"Not long after Wind Serpent Ibushi is repelled, a particularly large Rakna-Kadaki suddenly appears in the Lava Caverns, and Minoto begins to act strange. It is soon discovered that another Rampage seemed to be coming, not from Wind Serpent Ibushi but rather his mate. Like her sister, Minoto had resonated with an elder dragon, and this elder dragon is known as Thunder Serpent Narwa, the Thunder God Dragon."

"Identified by her two magnificent horns and yellow shell, Thunder Serpent Narwa is the female counterpart of Wind Serpent Ibushi. While he controls the wind and air, she controls thunder and lightning. This female elder dragon's exact habitat range is unknown, but she has long been a part of the region's history."

"Before humans populated the Shrine Ruins, there were numerous monster species (Arzuros, Izuchi, Aknosom, Bishaten, Zinogre, Mizutsune, Almudron) living in that unspoiled land. One of the other inhabitants, who was unseen, was Thunder Serpent Narwa (Likely not the story one). This particular Thunder Serpent Narwa had long been dormant in the area for some time. When she eventually woke up, her thunderous presence scared away all the monsters that lived within the Shrine Ruins, making it possible for humans to inhabit the land. Decades later, Wind Serpent Ibushi's gales brought those monsters back to the Shine Ruins, ravaging the land that the humans had cultivated for years."

"Thunder Serpent Narwa's overall body frame, shape, and characteristics are the same as Wind Serpent Ibushi's, but there are some differences between the two."

Much like Ibushi, Narwa has thick, highly elastic skin covering much of her body, but, unlike Ibushi, her skin is well insulated, and this is due to the large amounts of electricity that flows throughout her body. While Ibushi uses the special gas produced in his "windsacs" for flight, Narwa uses the electric currents produced in her "thundersacs" for flight."

"Narwa has seven thundersacs on her body that she uses to generate and store electricity (One on her head, one on both forelimbs, one on her tail, one on her abdomen, one on her back, and one on her chest). The electricity generated and stored within her thundersacs also produces a powerful magnetic field that allows Narwa to float or fly in the air without wings. Those organs will glow intensely when they store large amounts of electrical energy."

"Covering much of her body are dozens of tentacles that generate static electricity. When the tentacles rub together, they produce a powerful electrical charge that clads Narwa in golden lightning, allowing her to unleash that electricity from her body in a variety of ways."

"Narwa constantly generates a large amount of electricity in and on her body, affecting the environment around her (Basically, she "repels" herself off the ground, much like two magnets repelling each other)."

"Her body generates so much electricity that even touching her can be fatal (Any creature that touches her will be severely burnt by the electricity coursing through her veins)."

"When Narwa is around, objects will randomly float around the area, and a thunderous storm will cover the sky in golden lightning. Compared to Ibushi, Narwa was more eager to mate, and she was greatly angered when she heard her mate's sorrowful cries. Although Narwa stays in one place during the mating season, her presence can be felt from afar, not only by Ibushi but by other creatures."

"When Ibushi was repelled, she made her presence known and shook multiple ecosystems with her thunderous roar, leading to the continuation of the Rampage. When her location was discovered, the Guild sent hunters to handle her, but that hunting party was decimated by her. Rather than sending another group of hunters to slay her, the Guild sent the "Fierce" to permanently take care of her."

"Narwa chose the Coral Palace, a forgotten fortress that seems to have come out of the sea, as her nesting spot, and the Fierce went there alone on a small boat to face her. The Coral Palace is on an isolated island surrounded by a wind-swept sea."

"Narwa has outstanding abilities that some consider greater than Ibushi's. As mentioned above, she can release powerful electrical shocks from her entire body, and she does so in a variety of ways. She can release streams of electricity from her thundersacs, and she uses the dozens of tentacles on her body like "limbs" to manipulate large amounts of electricity at will. She can also expel powerful electrical blasts from her mouth."

"When she becomes enraged, her body will produce more electricity, further enhancing the strength of her attacks. The more enraged Narwa becomes, the more electricity her body will produce, meaning her attacks will become more powerful and unpredictable."

"Hunters can use those magnetized objects to their advantage while hunting Narwa. Damaging her thundersacs will dispel some of the electricity she has built in her body, weakening her abilities. She'll fall to the ground if most of her thundersacs are damaged. The thundersac on her abdomen is especially sensitive, and electricity will violently explode in her body if that particular thundersac is heavily damaged in combat."

" When pushed to her limit, Narwa truly shows her destructive capabilities. Narwa will pierce the heavens and earth with her divine lightning, bringing death and destruction to the land.


"Although Narwa has destructive abilities, she may also be a bringer of life. Deep in the underground caves of the Lava Caverns, the skeleton of a Narwa can be found. This individual chose that locale as her nest spotting, but she died before an Ibushi could discover her location. This Narwa likely died due to old age or some other factor. Many volcanoes surround the Lava Caverns, but not many creatures (Monsters and endemic life) can be found inhabiting them. However, many creatures can be found inhabiting the Lava Caverns, and this is due to the immense energy left behind by that Narwa. Her energy created a biodiverse ecosystem, an ecosystem that the Guild is keeping tabs on."

"The hide protects her from thunder attacks and makes lightning strikes feel like bug bites. Flesh-singeing electricity courses through her carapace. Her claws can slice would-be attackers and alter the surrounding terrain."

*"Narwa's horns can shoot out bolts of lightning when swung (This isn't really shown in-game, but the horns do shoot out lightning).* The "Thunder Serpent Orb" is a rare jewel that forms inside of Narwa's thundersac. This jewel shimmers with the ire of lightning, and it is said that its holders can tame thunder. It is also that it'll unleash a blinding lightning strike when exposed to the outside air. The Thunder Serpent Orb is thought to be the true source of Narwa's power."

"When chaos rocks the world, it appears to help guide mankind."

"Soar among the lightning to crush all calamity."

"Shake the spent world with dominion over the halo of souls."

"The raging and roaring thunderbolts of the Allmother are revered and worshipped."

"Even if the world falls to ruin, this strength shall shape the next."

" Sources:
1. Monster Hunter Rise
2. モンスターハンターライズ 公式設定資料集 百竜災禍秘録 - pg. 22, 23, 67, 76, 80, 81, 129, 130, 131, 338, 339, 340, 364, 365, 372, 373, 400, & 401.


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