My theories about Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate...

So, this page is where I'll be collecting my favorite theories about MH4U and writing down my own. They'll be organized by section, with regards to the authors of those theories. The theories could be about anything, so if you have any suggestions, let's go to the comments! Also...

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=My theories=

Categories below.

MH4U is MH3U Several Hundred Years Later
Whaaat? No way.

Yes, way!

So... Here we go.

I believe that the MH games follow a pretty fluid timeline. I think the original MH games take place years before the second generation. The second generation is possibly around the time of the beginning of the third generation, but in a different area. The third generation is where things get kind of confusing.

We can tell from interacting with NPCs and paying close attention to the game that MH3 is clearly quite "modern"; this can be found in things like the complex systems found in the online blacksmith's shop and the gates, traps, and weapons found in the Arena battles. To further estimate at what time MH3 occurs, let's look at the Underwater Ruins: they're clearly from a lost age, where technology was prospering and people were happy -- before a giant dragon came along and, well, yeah. Anyway: the fact that this area has a working dragonator and ballista spots says a lot. Why?

Let's look at the facts. What is the dragonator made up? Well, we know it has to be made of metal, because it is shown as being rusty and metallic, even outside of the water, and the force at which it blasts monsters is unlikely to be replicated by stone. But what kind of metal? Well, it can't be iron, because as those whetstones and early quests taught us, iron in MH degrades relatively quickly. Water would have rusted and tarnished it quickly, nevermind the weathering, dulling effects caused by the movement of monsters like Ceadeus through the ruins. So it must be some other metal: hard enough to rarely (if ever) need sharpening, heavy enough to cause damage, light enough to be fueled by nothing more than water pressure, and hardy enough to survive at least 150 years (the presumed absolute minimum time that has passed since the fall of the village before Moga Village).

It seems the only viable MH metal that can be found in Moga at that time is Machalite Ore. If we presume this is like an aluminum or steel alloy, or something with similar strength, due to the minimum green sharpness of anything made with it. I don't know if it would rust -- it's hard to gauge. Anyway, that tells us what kind of metal it is. Now, how old are they?

Since we know the civilization that used them was ancient, and it was long gone by the time the Chief decided to repopulate the village that had risen over the Civilization's ruins, we can assume that it's at least 200 years since the Civilization fell. With that in mind, let's also think about exactly how old this thing has to be. We know Ceadeuses live for incredibly long times. The Ceadeus in the Underwater Ruins is so old that one of his horns has grown over one of his eyes. It is presumed that the Ceadeus has been there for years upon years, due to the various stories of hunters everywhere. All this, in addition to the impracticality of building and maintaining a Dragonator, points towards the minimum age of the Dragonator.

That thing would have been built only when they had the need, likely after years of using what technology they could muster to fight monsters. It probably wouldn't have actually been built until after at least one attack (in the real world, think about it: nobody builds tanks except when in, going into, or going out of war). Since obviously the Dragonator and Ceadeus have both aged, we have to presume Ceadeus was much more powerful.

=Not my theories=