Monster Hunter Rise Should Release Nintendo Collabs After Sonic the Hedgehog

sportsasffNovember 5, 2021

Monster Hunter Rise has been a giant success on Swap, and its legacy is just going to develop. Not solely is the sport coming to PC subsequent 12 months, it’ll even be receiving a massive expansion in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. Earlier than both arrive, Capcom has been busy including occasion quests for followers to unlock distinctive cosmetics based mostly on its different properties, comparable to Mega Man and Okami. Someday this month the primary cross-developer collab will drop that includes Sonic the Hedgehog.

This Monster Hunter Rise and Sonic the Hedgehog collab is coming to have fun Sonic’s thirtieth anniversary, nevertheless it additionally opens the door for extra non-Capcom cosmetics and weapons going ahead. Previous Monster Hunter video games have featured quite a few crossovers, together with Metallic Gear Strong, The Witcher, and Assault on Titan. Nonetheless, its entries on Nintendo consoles are additionally rife with Nintendo-themed collabs, and Rise might use some following Sonic’s introduction.

Mario – Tremendous Mario

Mario stays the de facto mascot of Nintendo as a model, and in consequence it is onerous to not think about him coming to Monster Hunter Rise alongside Sonic. A Tremendous Mario collab in Monster Hunter 4 Final let Palico put on Mario or Luigi outfits whereas wielding a hammer, and shortly after a Felyne pores and skin was added to Tremendous Mario Maker. Nonetheless, even when this concept is possible to attempt once more, it could additionally make sense to have a hunter’s layered armor based mostly on the portly plumber. It might not work as nicely to interchange the mannequin as with Rise‘s Street Fighter collab adding Akuma, however gamers’ kunai might be changed with fireballs like Akuma’s Hadoken.

Link – The Legend of Zelda

Regardless of Mario’s frontman standing, Link from The Legend of Zelda has had extra crossovers in Monster Hunter; which is smart given his franchise’s fantasy sword-and-sorcery roots. A basic inexperienced tunic Link seems in Monster Hunter 4 and 4 Final, wielding each the Grasp Sword and a bow. Nonetheless, Generations Final on Swap as a substitute went with a Breath of the Wild-themed Link. The Legend of Zelda additionally has extra distinctive Palico, with 4 Final including a Toon Link skin wielding the Wind Waker and Generations Final including a Korok pores and skin.

Any of those concepts might work once more, although it could be enjoyable to see Link from a special recreation like Majora’s Masks get some love, maybe carrying the Fierce Deity Masks. The introduction of rideable Palamute companions additionally opens the door to a extra excessive change like Epona or Breath of the Wild‘s Master Cycle Zero – although it may be foolish to look at them climb up partitions.

Samus Aran – Metroid

Intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran is another character who has previously graced Monster Hunter. Armor based mostly on Samus carrying her Zero Go well with and Varia Go well with from Metroid: Different M appeared in Monster Hunter 4 Final and Generations, together with the Arm Cannon as a Gentle Bowgun. A contemporary tackle Samus might be comparable, although it is easy to think about armor promoting Metroid Dread relatively than Different M given the latter title’s infamy. Based mostly on Capcom’s trendy collab design philosophy, a hunter’s kunai might even get replaced with Samus’ missiles.

Lucina – Hearth Emblem

Although many phrases have been stated in regards to the abundance of Hearth Emblem characters and different “anime swordfighters” in Super Smash Bros., collabs with Clever Methods’ tactical RPG franchise match nicely in Capcom’s monster-slaying universe. Lucina is probably the simplest selection as a recognizable, trendy protagonist who is not a self-insert character akin to Robin, Corrin, or Byleth. Nonetheless, the Falchion as a Lengthy Sword or Sword and Protect may be wielded by Marth (who appeared in Monster Hunter Generations), Chrom, or Alm – to not point out different points of Hearth Emblem‘s weapon triangle like axes that would sub in for a Hammer.

In fact, these will not be the one choices Capcom has to select from concerning Nintendo-themed collabs in Monster Hunter Rise. There are many protagonists who might match as layered armor units, together with Captain Falcon from F-Zero or Pit from Child Icarus. A hunter’s animal companions even have loads of potential, comparable to a Palamute resembling Isabelle from Animal Crossing or a Palico changed by Pikachu from Pokemon. After Sonic, the crossover prospects are nigh-endless, and will probably be price seeing what comes through the watch for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.

Monster Hunter Rise is offered now on Swap, with a PC port releasing January 12, 2022. Sunbreak releases summer time 2022.

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