Monster Hunter Wilds is probably the best entry in the series for newcomers, but it also has a lot to offer for veterans and fans of the series. If you have dabbled in previous titles in the series, the final boss may seem familiar to you.
Attention Spoilers: The following article talks about the final boss of Monster Hunter Wilds. If you want to experience it fresh, you should complete the main story first.
Which monster is the final boss of Monster Hunter Wilds? If you play the main quests, you will eventually encounter Zoh Shia, who is actually not a true natural monster but an artificial creature that has gone out of control.
This is also evident in his moveset, which consists of brutal attacks. There is more hidden behind Zoh Shia’s attacks, but you can only recognize the details if you have played other parts of Monster Hunter beforehand.
Pay attention to his attacks and the music
What are those details? Content creator Shincry has published a video on x.com showing how much nostalgia lies in Zoh Shia’s attacks. Especially veterans of the series can recognize a lot, but it’s not easy, as so far you can only fight the monster once.
At the beginning, you can directly see Zoh Shia’s resting position, which resembles the resting position of Fatalis in Monster Hunter World. That’s not the only detail that seems inspired by old monsters. Especially the attacks reveal the sources of inspiration.
Here you can watch the video:
Zoh Shia borrows several attacks from other powerful monsters. The claw swing into the ground comes from Shara Ishvalda from Iceborne and from Safi’jiiva. The impact on the ground, which leads to an explosion, also comes from the latter.
The monster also borrows attacks from Fatalis. The large flame explosion and the fireballs come from the mighty dragon, who once wiped out a kingdom. The creature also adapts attacks from monsters outside of World. Attacks from Crimson Fatalis, White Fatalis, and Gaismagorn can be discovered. Besides the attacks, many animations also remind one of monsters like Alatreon.
If you listen closely and compare the music of Zoh Shia and that of Fatalis from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, you can discover some similarities, especially with the vocals used, as @SappleMyrup shows on x.com.
How does the community react? Many comments under the video montage celebrate that this reference also fits the story of the monster:
- @ceph0rend (via x.com) writes on the topic:
The use of multiple elements also shows that this monster was created as a countermeasure to other elders.
- @Vonkacuga (via x.com) hopes to see the monster again:
We will definitely see more of this creature in title updates. There must be a reason they give us such a crazy boss and [we] then can’t fight him again or that he has no equipment.
- @trois776 (via x.com) likes the idea with the lore but criticizes the fight itself:
It feels like a reuse of content so we can wait for the real fight that comes later
What do you think of the fight? Did you like it or did you forget it immediately? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. During title updates and DLCs, Capcom often brings new final bosses
into the game. You can find an overview of all monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds here: Monster Hunter Wilds: All monsters with location, weaknesses and loot in the list
