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I can see them adding some in eventually or via Master/G Rank.
And technically we don't even know if Gore Magala is or is not a true elder dragon. In his debut game he's classified as ??? for most of the game and then randomly assigned "Demi Elder Dragon" for seemingly inexplicable reasons. He is literally the only monster in the entire history of this franchise with that classification. He is Schrödinger's Elder Dragon.
Ah then I guess he stepped around my trap. I had tried a pitfall trap once and he seemed to just ignore it so I didn't try again.
No, he is classified as a construct because he is an artificial creature. He isn't a natural being.
Elder Hunter World.
But yeah, i get your point, everybody wants Chameleos, Kushala Daora, Nergigante and Teostra.
Also, not an elder dragon, but Bazelgeuse please!
No Kirin, please. Ultimate cancer that one.
As far as I understood it, the title of Black Dragon in universe was less of a title of strength/appearance but a title of fear. They were given their status of Black Dragon because of the destructive power they had showcased in the past. Not every monster that has the strength of a Black Dragon is considered a Black Dragon. For example, Safi'jiiva is implied to be roughly equal in strength to Fatalis, but Safi is not a Black Dragon (In fact, it is the only monster with the title of Red Dragon). Also, not every Black Dragon is even black. White and Crimson Fatalis are considered to be Black Dragons. The title is only really given to monsters that have destroyed, or attempted to destroy, entire civilizations. Zoh Shia might be as strong as a Black Dragon considering how much energy it had stored, but it never did anything with it and we'll never know what it is capable of unless Capcom revives the species like they did with Xeno'jiiva and Safi'jiiva. As far as the rest of the Monster Hutner world is concerned there was never even a Zoh Shia in the first place.
Now mechanically speaking from the players perspective it would probably be at least an Elder Dragon. The biggest thing though (in universe) is that Elder Dragons can only be classified as Elder Dragons when they CAN'T be classified as anything else. That's why monsters like Yama Tsukami are classified as elder dragons despite them being considerably weaker than other Elder Dragons like Zorah Magdaros or Jhen Mohran. Yama can't be classified as anything else so he has to be an Elder Dragon. Zoh Shia CAN be classified as something else though so he HAS to be classified as that thing by the guild. That alone is half the reason monsters like Savage Devilljho and Akantor can't be classified as elder dragons despite their overwhelming power. This is also the reason Jin Dahaad isn't an Elder Dragon in the logbook. Jin is definitely powerful enough seeing as he can directly change the environment around him, but since he can be classified as a leviathan the guild can't classify him as an Elder Dragon. It's a weird dichotomy between what makes sense mechanically to the player (because to us it's obvious that the giant dragon that can create blizzards should be an Elder Dragon) and what is actually true in universe/lore wise.
All of this becomes 10x more confusing when you factor in Gore Magala because for some reason Capcom wanted to make him Schrödinger's Elder Dragon and give him the "Demi Elder Dragon" or "Unknown" (depending on the language) classification. He is the only monster in the entire series in this classification and Capcom refused to ever clarify. And what makes Gore Magala even more confusing is that its adult version, Shagaru Magala, is actually classified as an Elder Dragon. So the adult is an Elder Dragon, but the baby version of the exact same creature is not. But then in World there was Xeno'jiiva and Safi'fiiva (again, the baby and adult version of the exact same creature) but this time both the baby and the adult versions are Elder Dragons. So sometimes a baby Elder Dragon is still an Elder Dragon and sometimes its not, for some reason. There is no in-game explanation for why the guild would do it this way and Capcom never clarified. Gore Magala can be captured by the player which is presumably why it isn't considered to be an Elder Dragon, but that is purely gameplay and has no relation to the actual lore.