Zorah Magdaros exploding?

[iNol]

In my first playthru during release i remember something like Zorah exploding in sea after the everstream fight. On second playthru recently, I didn't seem to see it.

In my memory, Zorah exploding releases energy that some monsters absorb and become tempered. Was it not the case?

[J.M.]

It is not known whether Zorah is dead or not. At the end game, the only thing we know is that Zorah was driven away from the land and swam to the sea but no one knows what happened afterwards.

[StormhawkV]

Nah, he actually lived long enough to reach land again.

[Chrysalis]

It's implied that the Zorah Magdaros died out at sea after leaving the new orld, but we don't know for sure if he's dead.

[JPM岩]

All we know is that Zorah went out to sea.

[StormhawkV]

The console players know where Zorah died. ;)

[primobrainlet]

Originally posted by StormhawkV:

The console players know where Zorah died. ;)

Different zorah, no way he could have rotted that fast, especially while covered in lava/rocks and stuff

[RedRiot193]

Pretty sure zorah created a certain place in iceborne

[primobrainlet]

Originally posted by RedRiot193:

Pretty sure zorah created a certain place in iceborne

Or a future spot, but I really don't see zorah rotting away that fast, especially given that only a dragonator could really pierce his skin

and our zorah wasn't nearly that big

[Bisquetz]

Zorah Magdaros never died, after you drive him away it's implied that it's gonna choose to die out somewhere else, possibly creating a new ecosystem from its bio-energy explosion thingy(the thing that would've destroyed the New World and why you were driving it away in the first place).

[RedRiot193]

Originally posted by Davy Jones:

Originally posted by RedRiot193:

Pretty sure zorah created a certain place in iceborne

Or a future spot, but I really don't see zorah rotting away that fast, especially given that only a dragonator could really pierce his skin

and our zorah wasn't nearly that big

He literally blew up.His energy could have cause some of the water to go away and some of the land to rise up. It was enough to destroy the new world. There's no mention of there being more than one zorah just like xeno. Also his skull rotted in the rotten veil area where monsters just kept dying because some monsters affected it's habitat. You also collect zorah materials from the guiding lands. It's even near the elder recess which is where zorah was trying to get to in the first place. I can almost say with the utmost certainty his skull wouldn't be there unless it's the same one which it is. You won't be fighting him again any time soon. Xeno on the other hand you might.

[RedRiot193]

Originally posted by Rambu:

Zorah Magdaros never died, after you drive him away it's implied that it's gonna choose to die out somewhere else, possibly creating a new ecosystem from its bio-energy explosion thingy(the thing that would've destroyed the New World and why you were driving it away in the first place).

And he did just that.

[primobrainlet]

Originally posted by RedRiot193:

Originally posted by Davy Jones:

Or a future spot, but I really don't see zorah rotting away that fast, especially given that only a dragonator could really pierce his skin

and our zorah wasn't nearly that big

He literally blew up.His energy could have cause some of the water to go away and some of the land to rise up. It was enough to destroy the new world. There's no mention of there being more than one zorah just like xeno. Also his skull rotted in the rotten veil area where monsters just kept dying because some monsters affected it's habitat. You also collect zorah materials from the guiding lands. It's even near the elder recess which is where zorah was trying to get to in the first place. I can almost say with the utmost certainty his skull wouldn't be there unless it's the same one which it is. You won't be fighting him again any time soon. Xeno on the other hand you might.

There are other zorahs, same as there being several of all elders. Its called the elder crossing because the elders grow old and come to the new world. Then they die. If zorah was alone, they would be extinct.

Most mh monsters still follow somewhat-normal biology, elders included. So far only exception is iceborne final boss, who...yeah...

And how would the ancient forest section grow so fast? bioenergy is pretty strong stuff, but that strong? idk about that...

And why would blowing up make that much ground, a huge amount of earth, to suddenly move? Iceborne final boss could do that, but if anything I doubt zorah going kaboom would suddenly form an island, within weeks get fully colonized with life, have several species show up, generate it's own variant, and become old enough to have the special sauce crystalize and grow bones around. Iceborne dosen't take very long to kick off.

[RedRiot193]

Originally posted by Davy Jones:

Originally posted by RedRiot193:

He literally blew up.His energy could have cause some of the water to go away and some of the land to rise up. It was enough to destroy the new world. There's no mention of there being more than one zorah just like xeno. Also his skull rotted in the rotten veil area where monsters just kept dying because some monsters affected it's habitat. You also collect zorah materials from the guiding lands. It's even near the elder recess which is where zorah was trying to get to in the first place. I can almost say with the utmost certainty his skull wouldn't be there unless it's the same one which it is. You won't be fighting him again any time soon. Xeno on the other hand you might.

There are other zorahs, same as there being several of all elders. Its called the elder crossing because the elders grow old and come to the new world. Then they die. If zorah was alone, they would be extinct.

Most mh monsters still follow somewhat-normal biology, elders included. So far only exception is iceborne final boss, who...yeah...

And how would the ancient forest section grow so fast? bioenergy is pretty strong stuff, but that strong? idk about that...

And why would blowing up make that much ground, a huge amount of earth, to suddenly move? Iceborne final boss could do that, but if anything I doubt zorah going kaboom would suddenly form an island, within weeks get fully colonized with life, have several species show up, generate it's own variant, and become old enough to have the special sauce crystalize and grow bones around. Iceborne dosen't take very long to kick off.

Show me that there are others. And even if there were why would there be two so close to the new world at the same time? Two explosions if they both were to explode wouldn't make sense and would actually destroy the new world. Like it's said in the game one would already destroy it. Of course an explosion would affect all of that especially zorahs. Zorahs energy was creating a new ecosystem, just like dalamadur did with the rotten vale. Difference is he didn't blow up. The elder crossing wasn't just because they grow old. Most of them were actually attracted to xeno's energy. Main reason nergi was there was to kill zorah and xeno because they were affecting the ecosystem in a negative way.

Elders don't really follow normal biology. They affect ecosystems and could destroy and change them entirely and even create. You assumed it grew so fast. But you forget there's loads of things that were happening in between that. For example after you drive away zorah, you then hunt nergi, all the other elders, you "kill" xeno, you hunt a pickle, you hunt lunastra, a behemoth invades, kulve is repelled, a leshen problem, and then we finally get to icebonre, all of iceborne, which we wouldn't have found the GL if it wasn't for nergi.

Face it dude. That's the zorah we fought. Like I said if you have evidence of there being more than one then sure. But the fact that his armor is being made from the guiding lands puts that theory to rest.

[primobrainlet]

Originally posted by RedRiot193:

Originally posted by Davy Jones:

There are other zorahs, same as there being several of all elders. Its called the elder crossing because the elders grow old and come to the new world. Then they die. If zorah was alone, they would be extinct.

Most mh monsters still follow somewhat-normal biology, elders included. So far only exception is iceborne final boss, who...yeah...

And how would the ancient forest section grow so fast? bioenergy is pretty strong stuff, but that strong? idk about that...

And why would blowing up make that much ground, a huge amount of earth, to suddenly move? Iceborne final boss could do that, but if anything I doubt zorah going kaboom would suddenly form an island, within weeks get fully colonized with life, have several species show up, generate it's own variant, and become old enough to have the special sauce crystalize and grow bones around. Iceborne dosen't take very long to kick off.

Show me that there are others. And even if there were why would there be two so close to the new world at the same time? Two explosions if they both were to explode wouldn't make sense and would actually destroy the new world. Like it's said in the game one would already destroy it. Of course an explosion would affect all of that especially zorahs. Zorahs energy was creating a new ecosystem, just like dalamadur did with the rotten vale. Difference is he didn't blow up. The elder crossing wasn't just because they grow old. Most of them were actually attracted to xeno's energy. Main reason nergi was there was to kill zorah and xeno because they were affecting the ecosystem in a negative way.

Elders don't really follow normal biology. They affect ecosystems and could destroy and change them entirely and even create. You assumed it grew so fast. But you forget there's loads of things that were happening in between that. For example after you drive away zorah, you then hunt nergi, all the other elders, you "kill" xeno, you hunt a pickle, you hunt lunastra, a behemoth invades, kulve is repelled, a leshen problem, and then we finally get to icebonre, all of iceborne, which we wouldn't have found the GL if it wasn't for nergi.

Face it dude. That's the zorah we fought. Like I said if you have evidence of there being more than one then sure. But the fact that his armor is being made from the guiding lands puts that theory to rest.

Or his armor is just the devs using endgame ore? that dosen't put anything to rest, I can kill two great jagrases and still make them into one armor set.

The do. They still need some way to multiply, otherwise they cease to exist as a species. Fatalis turns hunters into more little fatali, luna teo's bond, ect. They don't follow xeno initially, they follow the everstream, which extends well beyond the new world, xeno only drew zorah away from the main dying hole. The stuff in between takes place pretty rapidly, and decay on something that big, hard and hot takes a long, long time. Nergi was looking for a free meal, however ruiner nergi does seem to be a protecter of sorts. That said, you don't just sit down on a hyped up island and change your biology, otherwise our hunters would be like the hulk.

It could be the same zorah, its just more likely that another zorah died there. The elder crossing is a cycle, and even elders dont pop out of thin air

[RedRiot193]

Originally posted by Davy Jones:

Originally posted by RedRiot193:

Show me that there are others. And even if there were why would there be two so close to the new world at the same time? Two explosions if they both were to explode wouldn't make sense and would actually destroy the new world. Like it's said in the game one would already destroy it. Of course an explosion would affect all of that especially zorahs. Zorahs energy was creating a new ecosystem, just like dalamadur did with the rotten vale. Difference is he didn't blow up. The elder crossing wasn't just because they grow old. Most of them were actually attracted to xeno's energy. Main reason nergi was there was to kill zorah and xeno because they were affecting the ecosystem in a negative way.

Elders don't really follow normal biology. They affect ecosystems and could destroy and change them entirely and even create. You assumed it grew so fast. But you forget there's loads of things that were happening in between that. For example after you drive away zorah, you then hunt nergi, all the other elders, you "kill" xeno, you hunt a pickle, you hunt lunastra, a behemoth invades, kulve is repelled, a leshen problem, and then we finally get to icebonre, all of iceborne, which we wouldn't have found the GL if it wasn't for nergi.

Face it dude. That's the zorah we fought. Like I said if you have evidence of there being more than one then sure. But the fact that his armor is being made from the guiding lands puts that theory to rest.

Or his armor is just the devs using endgame ore? that dosen't put anything to rest, I can kill two great jagrases and still make them into one armor set.

The do. They still need some way to multiply, otherwise they cease to exist as a species. Fatalis turns hunters into more little fatali, luna teo's bond, ect. They don't follow xeno initially, they follow the everstream, which extends well beyond the new world, xeno only drew zorah away from the main dying hole. The stuff in between takes place pretty rapidly, and decay on something that big, hard and hot takes a long, long time. Nergi was looking for a free meal, however ruiner nergi does seem to be a protecter of sorts. That said, you don't just sit down on a hyped up island and change your biology, otherwise our hunters would be like the hulk.

It could be the same zorah, its just more likely that another zorah died there. The elder crossing is a cycle, and even elders dont pop out of thin air

Both nergis are one in the same. They both protect the ecosystems. I'm not going to argue that. They both feed off of elder dragon energy. A "free meal" wouldn't be zorah. That doesn't make sense for lets say any animal.

Xeno didn't draw zorah away anywhere. Would like to know where you got that from. Zorah was moving through the new world to the elder recess. That much is clear. There's a reason most of the elders are in the elder recess. That's because of xeno's energy.

The stuff in between doesn't take place rapidly. Days go by possibly months. And you're trying to put too much logic into an exploding mountain that breathes fire. I've already told you monsters that decided to inhabit certain areas could have affected the habitats in the GL. Zorah was big enough to stand in deep sea water. If he blows up it's only natural that land mass will form and since he blew up near water some of that water could have gotten in, same with the sand underneath the water and the coral highlands. It's really not that complicated.

The elder crossing is a 10 year thing. There is no recording of a second zorah in the new world. Nada, zilch, nothing. The migration has long passed.