Since February 28, 2025, hunters have been unleashing their adventures in Monster Hunter Wilds. MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes is also a big fan. However, one of his favorite aspects of the game was not the large monsters or the new weapons: it was the cheeky creatures in a forest.
I have never looked forward to a game as much as Monster Hunter Wilds. I wanted to explore the vast areas, new monsters, and new combat mechanics right from the start. After spending some time in the Wind Plane, you quickly arrive at the Crimson Forest.
I was already excited about it before the release. The forest setting with its beautiful colors and the presence of Lala Barina impressed me. But I completely fell in love when I got to know the inhabitants of the forest. The Wudwuds remind me of one of the best Star Wars films.
The Wudwuds are like the Ewoks, and it can’t be a coincidence
What are the Wudwuds? In the story, you get to know the Wudwuds quite well. They are a Lynian tribe from the Crimson Forest. Lynians are small creatures in the world of Monster Hunter that have different tribes throughout the games. The cat-like Palicos are also Lynians.
The Wudwuds are quite cheeky, but after helping them several times with monster problems, they welcome you into their community and become great trading partners.
Right at the first sighting of the Wudwuds, I felt like I was in the forest of Endor in Star Wars: Episode 6. Everything reminded me of the Ewoks, who are just as small and cheeky. The interaction of the Wudwuds with monsters also felt like the clumsy Ewoks fighting against the Empire.
Later in the main quest of Monster Hunter Wilds, you encounter Rokko, who was a big highlight for me. In the Japanese version, he has the deep voice of Shinji Kawada and speaks in absurd phrases. He is like the cool mysterious guy in movies, only that Rokko constantly gets into trouble.
He seemed to me like a lost character from the Ewok TV movies. They are not particularly good, but The Caravan of Courage has its own nostalgic charm that only TV movies can radiate. And Rokko would fit perfectly there.
I regularly return to the Wudwuds’ hideout just to catch a glimpse of their babble or clumsiness. I hope that Monster Hunter Wilds gives the Wudwuds even more screen time in the future because their slapstick humor will probably never bore me. Another character excites the players with a simple sentence: Players from Monster Hunter Wilds celebrate Alma: “Give me the permission to hunt, I want to turn it into a hat”
