Deviant

Not to be confused with Subspecies, Rare Species, Burst Species, Origin Species, Lone Species, HC Monsters, Supremacy Species, Zenith Species, or Variants.

Deviants (Japanese 二つ名持ちモンスター) are special monster individuals that have survived harsh conditions and have changed to overcome said extremes they've faced.^[1] They are known to be similar to normal monster individuals, though different and special in some ways. Deviants are known to have a unique appearance, fighting style, and adaptions in battle. Deviants are also known to sometimes be larger than normal individuals. From these special individuals being far more dangerous and different, only hunters with special permits are allowed to hunt them.

Materials from Deviant monsters can be used to craft special Rare X equipment pieces. They are found in the last pages of the crafting menu, and they have some differences compared to regular equipment:

• Weapons made from Deviant monsters will fill up the Hunter Arts bar faster than regular weapons.
• Along with regular skills, wearing a full armor set of a Deviant monster will grant the wearer unique Soul armor skills exclusive to that armor. These are powerful skills consisting of combined skills, sometimes characteristic of the species' armor sets. For example, "Grimclaw Soul" has the effects of Speed Eating +2 and High Grade Earplugs. However, in order to activate the Soul skill in the armor set, each piece will have to be at least Lv6. Otherwise, the skill will be greyed out and have no effect in battle.
• Rare X equipment have no slots.

List of Deviants by Game

Monster Hunter Generations

• Redhelm Arzuros
• Stonefist Hermitaur
• Hellblade Glavenus
• Snowbaron Lagombi
• Silverwind Nargacuga
• Dreadking Rathalos
• Dreadqueen Rathian
• Drilltusk Tetsucabra
• Grimclaw Tigrex
• Crystalbeard Uragaan
• Deadeye Yian Garuga
• Thunderlord Zinogre

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

• Boltreaver Astalos
• Bloodbath Diablos
• Elderfrost Gammoth
• Nightcloak Malfestio
• Soulseer Mizutsune
• Rustrazor Ceanataur

Comparisons

Monster Hunter Generations

Comparison
Arzuros	Redhelm Arzuros
Daimyo Hermitaur	Stonefist Hermitaur
Glavenus	Hellblade Glavenus
Lagombi	Snowbaron Lagombi
Nargacuga	Silverwind Nargacuga
Rathalos	Dreadking Rathalos
Rathian	Dreadqueen Rathian
Tetsucabra	Drilltusk Tetsucabra
Tigrex	Grimclaw Tigrex
Uragaan	Crystalbeard Uragaan
Yian Garuga	Deadeye Yian Garuga
Zinogre	Thunderlord Zinogre

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

Comparison
Astalos	Boltreaver Astalos
Diablos	Bloodbath Diablos
Gammoth	Elderfrost Gammoth
Malfestio	Nightcloak Malfestio
Mizutsune	Soulseer Mizutsune
Shogun Ceanataur	Rustrazor Ceanataur

Notes

• Deviants have an added part to their name such as Dreadking or Hellblade.
  • According to the Guild Master, this is to show respect to how rare and powerful these particular individuals are.
• The development concept for the Deviants was to make the strongest monsters that change the way a hunter fights in a major way due to them being a true threat. The development team gave the Deviants a larger size and stronger attacks to truly show how dangerous they are.
  • According to fans, Capcom fulfilled this perfectly with the Deviants.
• A common misconception about Deviants is that they're special monsters that have survived previous hunter encounters. In actuality, Bloodbath Diablos and Deadeye Yian Garuga are the only Deviants this applies to.
  • This misconception was sparked from the way the Deviants were described in Monster Hunter Generations' E3 Trailer.^[2]

Sources

• Monster Hunter Generations
• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
• http://nindori.com/books/backnumber/269.html
• モンスターハンター発想の法則２　禁忌の書

References