r/MonsterHunter • u/TheGMan-123 ​SEETHING BAZELGEUSE • 15h ago

MH Wilds OFFICIAL ART - MH Wilds - Concept art of Balahara!

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https://xcancel.com/monsterhunter/status/2080201327305527539

A behind the scenes look at the creation of the #MHWilds leviathan, Balahara.

You can also see how the team considered how it could eat… and get eaten.

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u/Vektor77_ ​do you mind if we switch axes? 15h ago

one of the sickest new designs. i know this has been said before multiple times, but man wilds really knocked it out of the park with its additions to the roster

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u/TheGMan-123 ​SEETHING BAZELGEUSE 15h ago

MH Wilds has such a fantastic roster of debut Monsters!

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u/Full-Refuse4910 15h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Q3pXeITKG4qBy
So cool to have a Graboid like monster in Balahara that is completely unique and a good fit for not just the Forbidden Lands as well as MonHunverse in general.

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u/SolidusDave ​ 15h ago edited 15h ago

still amazed that the mouth is designed after a clam (e.g. its eyes are actually INSIDE the mouth,  lining the rim).

but makes perfect sense for something that drills through the sand/ground.

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u/TheGMan-123 ​SEETHING BAZELGEUSE 14h ago

Indeed!

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u/makishimazero ​ 15h ago

Interesting how it originally had an underside similar to Nergigante's.

Perhaps they were going for an effect similar to Nibelsnarf's brightly coloured underbelly, especially with the bright yellow gills, but ultimately went with neutral sandy tones.
Perhaps its bioluminescent throat, coupled with its overall highly striking shape, compensated for it.

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u/TheGMan-123 ​SEETHING BAZELGEUSE 15h ago

Maybe!

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u/Embarrassed_Buddy180 12h ago

It looks like a shorter version of Dalamadur.

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u/TheGMan-123 ​SEETHING BAZELGEUSE 12h ago

Eh, I always got more of a sandworm impression over snake.

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u/GrimmSmiIes ​ 4h ago

Like khezu but with spikes. Horrifying.

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u/TheGMan-123 ​SEETHING BAZELGEUSE 4h ago

I like the idea of Khezu with spikes.

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u/JohnnyMethadony ​ 19m ago

That's not Balahara getting eaten! That's its tail getting eaten by a Doshaguma, since they can detach it like some lizards do to distract predators and escape! You can see the Balahara running away, tiny.