Monster Rancher monsters

The "Monster Rancher" video game and anime franchise features monsters raised by monster breeders, who then fight in tournaments against other monster breeders.

Each of these monsters are uniquely defined by a primary breed (such as Golem), which defines its basic form and abilities, and a sub-breed, which defines its color scheme, modifies appearance, and slightly alters some of its statistical capabilities. Breed is commonly specified as Primary/Sub because of the inconsistency of name and form for the generated monsters between the games. For example, Golem/Suezo indicates a monster with primary breed Golem, sub-breed Suezo, and manifests as a large humanoid figure with the bright yellow skin and single eye that are characteristic of the Suezo monster breed. Each monster breed also has at least one "rare" sub-breed. These often unusual sub-breeds cannot be created by combining. They only come from certain CDs. For example, in monster rancher 2, inserting the monster rancher 1 disc creates a rare sub-breed of Suezo called "Seuki-Suezo", which is Seuzo/???. All Rare sub-breeds are their main breed/???. Below is a list of many of the different species used in the franchise. Not all appear in every game, and many are culled for the sequels.

Within the storyline of the games and anime, monsters were created through genetic engineering as designer pets, until a war broke out in which the monsters were modified into biological weapons which could have their physical forms stored on discs. Although the ensuing conflict destroyed much of the world's civilization and technology, later generations used the discs to recreate the monsters to be used as pets, beasts of burden, and created a sport in which they were used as competitive fighters.

Generation of monsters

To generate a monster, the player is prompted to switch the "Monster Rancher" game disc with another CD (or a DVD for the PS2 games). The game reads the digital information contained on the disc, and maps the sequence of values to the range of integers in the game's memory. These integers are used to define what breed the monster is, as well as its stats, personality, and traits.

In the "Monster Rancher Advance" and "Monster Rancher Advance 2" games, this CD-reading system is replaced by a character input system. The player is prompted to enter a limited sequence of characters. Certain combinations of characters determine its breed, sub-breed, stats, and traits.

In most of the games, 2 monsters can be combined to produce a single monster with features from both parents. The features include physical appearance and statistic alterations. However, in "Monster Rancher 3" for the PlayStation 2, this feature was removed for a system of "evolution" which altered the monsters according to the type of area they train in.

Abisu

A monster introduced in Monster Farm D.S.. It appears to resemble the Egyptian god Anubis and wields a staff with magical powers.

Antalo

A monster to be introduced in "Monster Farm Online". As the name implies, it resembles an antelope or deer, albeit with green fur. Most of their attacks involve grass.

Antlan

Antlan resembles an ant and Kuwagata (Stag Beetle) and uses ninja-like skills and attacks. They also have the ability to make certain parts of their bodies (mainly their antlers and their tails) grow in size. It appears in Monster Rancher Advance, Monster Rancher Advance 2, and Monster Rancher 4. They are mainly known in the game for doing right and living to ensure justice. Many of their designs and poses are reminiscent of Tokusatsu characters, particularly the Super Sentai. They even have a group of rare Antlan that formed the "Antlan Rangers" in Monster Rancher 4. If you enter Monster Rancher 4 in the Monster Rancher 4 game, you get either a Blue, Yellow, or Red Antlan Ranger and you are told it's a pandora disc.

Ape

A monster breed which resembles a stereotypical large ape. Their faces bear a resemblance to that of a baboon, and their body to that of a gorilla, though they have a tail (which is usually holding a banana). They appear in "Monster Rancher", "Monster Rancher 2", and "Monster Rancher 3" (as a non-playable character). In "Monster Rancher 1" after breeding an ape enter Billy Joel Greatest Hits you will get Shades, a monster with excellent stats. "Monster Rancher 4"'s Ape monster resembles the apes from the game "Ape Escape". There are only three subreeds and they resemble Pipo Monkeys, Yellowshorts Monkeys, and Redshorts Monkey from Ape Escape. Another subreed is Pirate Ape from "Splinter Cell" PS2. Apes are lazy and fairly difficult monsters to raise; they are, however, quite strong and have good life and defense. Offensively, they fight with a great many strange attacks that include disgusting bodily functions (such as farting or nose picking) in addition to slapping and bananas.

Arrowhead

A crustacean monster breed that largely resembles a lobster with a prominent head and a scorpion-like tail. Arrowheads have only appeared in "Monster Rancher 2" and the Game Boy Advance games. They can be raised from the start usually and are a good choice for beginners. The advantages that this breed of monster had was its high defensive and life statistics. They attack with body slams and crushing attacks involving their large claws.

Bajarl

Bajarl are djinn-like monsters that attack with smoke and magic. They were first introduced in "Monster Rancher 2", and were only obtainable after getting all the house and barn upgrades. They vanished from the series after their debut appearance until "Monster Rancher EVO". Barjal monsters can go from little and small to huge and muscular as seen in the picture. Magic monsters (see below) transferred from Monster Rancher (by a process known as slating) become Bajarls, although in the franchise "canon" they are not related. This is most likely due to the fact that Magics are absent from Monster Rancher 2. One species of Bajarl called Magic Bajarl wears the same clothing as the Magic. In "Monster Rancher EVO", Bajarl takes on the role of guide in the adventure section of the game. In addition to providing advice, it will transport the party to the end of the dungeon after the first run through.

Baku

First introduced in "Monster Rancher 2", Baku were obtainable only after expanding the barn to accommodate their large size. They are known for great physical strength and size. Offensively, they rely on directly damaging physical attacks, such as body slams and the like. Bakus also have the ability to heal themselves by simply taking a nap. Other attacks that bakus are known for are barking and biting multiple of times They continue to appear in other "Monster Rancher" games. They appear to be based on a combination of hippo and dogs. Earlier designs showed them to be more tapir-like, reflecting the baku, their "namesake". However the tapir-like features were eventually dropped.In "Monster Rancher EVO", Baku is the monster used for the lifting trick, being repeatedly lifted by the monster you are training as part of the act. When upgraded it carries weights in its mouth.

A rare subreed of Baku includes the HippoppoChaos, which is a Baku with the Ripper subreed.

Beaclon

First introduced in "Monster Rancher 2", Beaclon, also spelled "Beaklon" were obtainable by having a Worm cocoon itself and metamorphose into one. They are gigantic, bipedal Hercules Beetles. Beaclons are known to not be the smartest monsters but some of the strongest. They rely on physical attacks such as tackles and slams, though they have some non-physical attacks, including sneezing, and a sucking vacuum attack. They have appeared in every "Monster Rancher" game since with the exception of the Game Boy Advance installations.

Centaur

A Centaur is a monster with the head of a bird, body of a reptilian human, and lower body of a horse. Centaurs have only appeared in "Monster Rancher 2" but have resurfaced again in Monster Rancher DS 2.They can be unlocked when a B class monster goes to the Mandy desert errantry and brings back a spear. After a fight with a wild centaur, the spear is kept and can be used to create a centaur. Not much is known about them, but their skill and speed are high. They use their spear for most of their attacks but also have a few without its spear, like its powerful "Meteor Dive" technique.

Color Pandora

A caterpillar-like monster that consists of three smaller segments, each with a different facial expression (mad, happy and serious). In its original appearance it was usually constantly combined into a giant worm-like creature, while in later games (starting in "Monster Rancher 3"), its sections are always separated. Has high life and speed but the rest of its stats are relatively weak. They first appeared in "Monster Rancher 2" and they were obtainable at the beginning. Their system of attacks are a bit of a double-edged blade, as most of their attacks involve 2 of the bodies flinging the 3rd one at the opponent, which in turn damages the Color Pandora as a whole. Other attacks require them to unite their bodes as a whole and attack as one like their "giant wheel" and "megacracker" techniques. A lot of their attacks are also fairly weak and don't do much damage to an opponent with high defense. In "Monster Rancher EVO", Color Pandora is the monster used for the Coropen Juggle trick, being repeatedly tossed and rearranged by the monster you are training as part of the act.

Dino

A monster that resembles a stylized T-Rex the size of a deinonychus. They appeared in the very first "Monster Rancher" game and were then replaced by similar monsters called Zuum. Due to fan requests for a celebration of the 5th anniversary of the original Monster Rancher game, it was brought back in "Monster Rancher 4" as a rare Zuum sub-breed (Zuum/???) that can be obtained by using a copy of the original "Monster Rancher 1" game disk or almost any Xbox game.

Disk

A monster resembling a floating monster disk and have only appeared in "Monster Rancher". Disks transferred over to Monster Rancher 2 become Nitons. Disks also have two sub breeds available when created from certain CDs. One looks like a tire, the other is a flat soccer ball {From the INXS album: KICK). Merging these two is the only way to get a pure disk monster without cheat codes.

Doodle

A monster species resembling a two-dimensional cartoon sketch that has only appeared in "Monster Rancher" and "Monster Rancher Advance 2", and are presented as being born from living graffiti.They are extremely rare to obtain and have powerful but weird attacks, which include a chicken motorcycle and a large boot. This monster is based on characters from the popular Japanese Tecmo arcade game "Ganbare Gincun".

Dragon

Dragons were first introduced in "Monster Rancher", and were obtainable only by winning special tournaments. They continued to appear in every game in the franchise, but in the first 3 games, as well as both Game Boy Advance games, they are locked away at the game's beginning and cannot be raised until the player progresses through the game. In "Monster Rancher 4", however they are available from the start. However, you must meet a certain skill level to regenerate a Dragon. They are semi-bipedal western dragons. They have a large variety of attacks, employing their wings, claws, tails, fangs, and fire breath. An attack in "Monster Rancher 2" called "Dragon Combo" is one of the most deadly attacks in the game. They are extremely powerful, but have relatively short lifespans compared to other species. In "Monster Rancher 4" if you have inserted a PS2 Gameshark you can get a shiny dragon called Gameprobot.

Ducken

Also known as Dakkung or Dukkung, they were first introduced in "Monster Rancher 2", and were obtainable by eating Cup Jellies and winning a special doll in the mail. The doll could then be combined with two other monsters to create a Ducken. They have reappeared in all games since then. They are wooden multi-colored ducks with a segmented section in their torso. They are known for eccentric attacks via using parts of their body as projectiles.

Durahan

First introduced in "Monster Rancher 2", they have appeared in every following "Monster Rancher" video game to date. In "Monster Rancher 2", "Monster rancher 3", Monster Rancher Advance, "Monster Rancher Advance 2", and "Monster Rancher EVO", these monsters must be unlocked before you are allowed to raise them. In "Monster Rancher 4" however, they are obtainable from the start. They are humanoid monsters that are living suits of hollow armor. They are based on the Irish legends of the Dullahan ("Durahan" is the Japanese pronunciation of "Dullahan"). As befitting a suit of armor, they rely on physical attacks using swords and other bladed weapons. As a side note, the Durahan is the most redesigned monster in the series, taking a new appearance every time it has appeared in the games.

Falco

A muscle-bound but squat humanoid bird monster introduced in "Monster Farm DS".

Gaboo

Gaboo were first introduced in "Monster Rancher 2", where they were easily obtainable at the start of the game. They made no appearances further in the franchise until "Monster Rancher 4", where one appeared as a boss monster, although they could not be obtained as playable characters. They are chiefly balls of yellow clay with faces. They can extend muscle-bound arms from both sides of their body that have an exceedingly long reach. They rely on physical attacks such as punching and slapping. According to Gaboo's description in Monster Rancher 2, "Contrary to its scary appearance, it is earnest and shy." "In Monster Rancher 4", a Gaboo named Don Mudleone is the second boss where you can use three monsters at a time. He has been armed with an energy cannon, drill, and arrows, all of which come out of the "junk" on his right arm.

Gali

An odd type of monster, the Gali resemble an "Aztec" Mask with a high-collared cape, but otherwise are invisible. They are actually Magic monsters hiding their human likeness. Their appearance is similar to the Joker monsters, though only in appearance - they are inclined towards virtue and good, while the Joker leans toward evil. However, in the "anime series", Gali is one of the major villains, and a Joker one of his best servants. Gali appear in "Monster Rancher", "Monster Rancher 2", "Monster Rancher Battle Card GB", "Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II", and "Monster Rancher Advanced 2". If you enter the computer demo disc from the #36 of "The Next Generation Magazine" you get a monster named MilkyWay. Its main part is Gali And subreed is ???.

Garu

Garu is a small bipedal lion monster. Known for their high energy as well as their cowardly ways, these monsters are great to start off with and raise throughout the games. It was introduced in "Monster Rancher Advance 2", and is also available in "Monster Rancher 4" and "Monster Rancher EVO". They also look somewhat like Mogwai or Moombas from "Final Fantasy VIII". Their techniques are normally fire-based combined with physical moves like his fire punch and fire kick attacks. One of the Saucer Shops in "Monster Rancher EVO" sells a Garu/??? that looks like Yoda from the Star Wars series.

In "Monster Rancher 4" you get one at the start of the game.

Ghost

Ghosts, first seen in the original "Monster Rancher", are playable characters, but are not available at the start of the game. The character captures the soul of a breeder's last monster that is cursed, marked by a sign resembling a skull. Given the process, ghosts are extremely rare and difficult to obtain. They assume a humanoid form, without legs, but float instead. They often are characterized by their cute appearances and oversized top hats, where they can perform magic tricks. As a rather fitting attribute, Ghosts often rely on speed and magic to defeat their opponents. In "Monster Rancher 2" have some monsters die and build a shrine. In a couple of years you will have to build it again, and years later you will clean and find a stick. Combine it with more monsters and you will get a Ghost.

Gitan

Gitan first appeared in "Monster Rancher 3". Their appearance resembles a small floating purple dog demon, with long ears and tail and a short spear. They use a spear when fighting, as well as the spines on the end of their tails. Some of their attacks are based on magic as well. They are known for purposely getting themselves into trouble but it never works they way they intend it to. They are available at the start in "Monster Rancher 4", and "Monster Rancher EVO".

Globsto

A deep-sea monster introduced in Monster Farm Online. It resembles some sort of "Cephalapod" with a giant mouth and many tentacles.

Golem

They were first introduced in "Monster Rancher", and were obtainable at the beginning of the game. In "Monster Rancher 2", they needed to be unlocked by building a barn expansion large enough to accommodate their large size. They have appeared in every "Monster Rancher" video game to date.They are humanoid men comprised of craggy rocks, based on the Jewish golem. They have gone through several minor changes throughout the series. The "Monster Rancher" Golem, as well as the one from the anime and merchandise, all have an Egyptian-styled face with a goatee. In "Monster Rancher 2", they lost the beard and their face became more European. In "Monster Rancher 3", their faces are simplistic boulders with holes for a mouth and two eyes. They return to earlier, detailed designs in "Monster Rancher 4". They are known for their great physical strength and defense. In combining, they usually add to these qualities while reducing speed. They are excellent at basic physical attacks such as chops and punches. They can also break apart and reconstruct themselves, allowing them to launch bits and pieces of them as projectiles or rapidly spin around to become a massive tornado.

Hare

They were first introduced in "Monster Rancher" and easily available. Originally named "Ham", as a reference to hamsters, they are bipedal rabbits. According to polls in Japan, Hares are the most popular of all the "Monster Rancher" monsters. They have appeared in every "Monster Rancher" game to date except Monster Rancher Advance. Despite their popularity, they are rarely featured as basic monsters, but can be obtained easily via CDs. If you appraise a monster with Enter the Matrix in "Monster Rancher 4" you get a subreed called Spyhare. They are humanoid rabbits with large fists and cute expressions. They are friendly, but known to be intelligent and selfish, especially when it comes to food. They specialize in high attack power, as well as high speed. Their attack style revolves around boxing, kicking, and even flatulence.Hare also appeared in the "Monster Rancher anime", as one of the heroes. He always had fights with Tiger of the Wind.

Henger

A mysterious type of monster that was built with lost technology from an ancient civilization. They are a robotic species that can take many forms, most commonly being a humanoid, hence the name:Henge means transform in Japanese. Generally they are shown being able to transform between a humanoid form and a hovering UFO-like form. Current in-game science has no idea how it moves or what it’s made out of. Hengers have appeared in several of the "Monster Rancher" games and attack with technology based weapons that are attached to their bodies including lasers and drills and on some occasionally missiles and bullets. In the anime, the Hengers are moved by solar energy.

Hopper

A Hopper is a small monster resembling a sugar glider, bush baby, or lemur. These energetic monsters appeared in "Monster Rancher 2" and are normally seen hopping or digging around the ranch. They rely on boxing moves, and have a lot of accuracy. This means that their moves almost always hit their opponents. Although fairly weak, they are needed to unlock Undine, Niton, and Zilla.

Icheyo

A monster to be introduced in "Monster Farm Online". It is very similar to Panchos, even having nearly identical animations. They are small, pink, impish-creatures that disguise themselves as rabbits by hiding under a rabbit-slipper like costume.

Jell

Jells are blue amoeba-like creatures with solid red cores. They can will their bodies into various different shapes in combat and generally assume the form of hairless, legless humanoids from the waist up. The color varies depending on the subspecies. The Jell's appearance varied slightly for "Monster Rancher 3", becoming shorter and slightly fatter, becoming less humanoid. It resembled instead a roundish blob with arms. A Jell attacks by forming itself into various weapons, punching with its amorphous arms, or forming itself into a blob and hitting the enemy with momentum.

Jill

Not to be confused with Jell, these creatures resemble a large white haired yeti-type creature. They appear as playable monsters in "Monster Rancher 2", and as a regional Lord in "Monster Rancher 3". In order to unlock them you must send a monster to the torles mountains expedition where they will find a footprint in a snowman shaped cave. Once you obtain the footprint send a monster on the speed erantery and they will fight an evil Jill named bighands. Once they defeat him you will get a pair of boots. After getting the boots use them in combining and you will have a Jill. They use attacks similar to Golem's, using kicks, slaps, and body slams. They can also have ice-based techniques like snowstorm and cold breath.

Joker

Joker is a Grim Reaper-like monster that floats in the air wearing a cloak and, originally, a demonic clown mask, who carries an oversize scythe as a weapon. It appears to have no body. Described in "Monster Rancher EVO" as "The embodiment of death". Jokers are usually one of the hardest monsters to acquire in the "Monster Rancher" games and can be very powerful. The Joker was introduced in "Monster Rancher 2" and has appeared in every game since. In almost every game they are described as brutal, cruel, and vicious and they attack with their scythes and a variety of magical attacks. To get a Joker in "Monster Rancher 2" go to the volcano a second time, and you will find a mask. Combine it with any two monsters and it makes a Joker.

Kato

A Kato is a small cat that looks very old, though it is not very strong in power, its intelligence and Skill are very high. Katos also like to drink oil and smoke. They have the power to breathe fire after they drink the oil. They also use attacks involving their long, razor-sharp claws. Katos have only appeared in "Monster Rancher 2". The purebred Katos resemble Karin from Dragonball.

Kikimo

A small fox-like monster with three tails, to be introduced in "Monster Farm Online".

Korunu

A monster to be introduced in "Monster Farm Online". It is a large creature with the body of an ape, but the head and mane of a bison.

Lesione

First appearing in Monster Rancher 3, they are very popular monsters resembling a blue Plesiosaur or the Loch Ness Monster. It uses many voice-based attacks as well as a few moves using horn or body slams and even has a couple of water attacks. Many of their moves are very acrobatic. These monsters are known for being large and strong but at the same time remaining kind and gentle.

Madillo

They appeared in "Monster Rancher 4". They look like humanoid armadillos with a shell on their back, and use their shell for most of their techniques. When rolled up into a ball, they become very deadly. For certain attacks, it can also remove its shell, and when it does this, it becomes very fast.

Magic

Only available in the original "Monster Rancher", these monsters are virtually gods or deities in their original form. Their original name was Majin, and they resemble depictions of the corresponding creatures from Japanese legends. They hide away in Galis and Monols in order to interact with humans, being too shy to show their true form. In order to receive a Magic, the player must raise a monster to reach A Class and receive an invitation to the Fall Invitational (nee Gold Cup) where the only opponent is a Magic named Soro. The host of the tournament explains how to get one after the player defeats Soro. They can be taken out of hiding by combining a Gali, a Monol, and a Magic Mirror found by exploring. Magics can use all types of attacks effectively and are skilled in all areas.

Mamuu

A woolly mammoth monster introduced in "Monster Farm Online". It has a large set of tusks as well as a pair of ram-like horns.

Maya

A monster that first appears in "Monster Rancher EVO" as the mother of a lost boy named Tico. The Mayas appearance is similar to a green panther with glowing, energy wings.

Metalner

Exclusive to "Monster Rancher 2", these monsters resemble alien-like robots with bodies shaped like flying saucers and faces resembling kachina dolls. They are rumored to have come from outer space, and are obtainable after a few special cutscenes at night where strange lights are seen followed by a crash on the horizon. Being extraterrestrial in nature, their attacks are often whimsical and eccentric along with being mechanical in nature, making them similar to Henger. They excel at skill and intelligence attacks, but suffer low stats in other areas.

Mocchi

Mocchi is a monster that resembles mochi, the Japanese food made of pounded rice, and a duck. It has soft milky skin and a shell-like form of scales on its back. It's considered an extremely popular monster and first appears in "Monster Rancher 2" then every game after it. It's also one of the main characters in the "Monster Rancher" anime series. A few of their attacks involve powerful storm of cherry blossom petals, curling into a ball then slamming into the enemy or expelling a massive beam from its mouth.

Mock

This monster resembles an old dying oak tree, with a sinister face. In "Monster Rancher 2", Mock is unlocked by obtaining and planting some mysterious seeds. After several in-game years, a Mock will appear after you allow a monster to die. Their attacks consist mostly of shooting leaves and twigs. In "Monster Rancher 4", a huge tree by the name of Mockruji is located upon your ranch. It is in fact a monster, but no known canon connections can be made. In the game Mockruji is your spirit tree, that powers your machines.

It also appears that in Monster Rancher EVO, one fights a huge version of this creature as a boss in the Grabad Factory area.

Mogi

Mogi is a fusion between a dog and a mole; they have a drill on their heads which resembles a hat or toboggan. They appeared in "Monster Rancher 3" and "Monster Rancher 4". Mogis have a sense of rhythm that makes them fun as a monster, however their break dance is quite potent as an attack. Mogis have a reputation of making horribly ugly monsters when combined, such as the infamous Mocchilips (Mogi/Mocchi) of "Monster Rancher 4". Some of their techniques involve the drill on their head whether it is to break the ground below his enemy or to perform a dance move. If you enter "Spirited Away" you get a Japanese priest.

In Monster Rancher EVO, a pair of robotic Mogi are used for the Bamboo Dance trick.

Monol

They resemble a large, flat, rectangular wall made of stone. Their names derive from their shape, since they are based on the "Monoliths" from '. They appeared in "Monster Rancher", "Monster Rancher 2", ', and "Monster Rancher Advance 2". Strangely, they can morph their surface to resemble a face, or use as a weapon by creating spikes or tendrils. If you raise a pure Monol in "Monster Rancher 1" and raise its fame to 80 and drop it to 65, it will become a Scribble. Combine it with another Monol and it will become a Doodle. Combine it with any other monster it will become a Sketch. A Monol is actually a Magic whose true form is hidden. They often create evil or dark monsters when combined. In "Monster Rancher Evo", a Monol is one of the bosses that the characters must face to progress the story. In the anime series, a Monol was found by Genki and Holly inside of a "mystery disc" (the disc stone). It knows a lot about Moo, Phoenix and everything before the monsters are sealed in discs. Its principal characteristic is sleep during its stories.

In addition, a huge Monol is one of the bosses in Monster Rancher EVO. Though the person typing this is not sure, the typist thinks that the Monol boss is encountered in the dungeon for the Campana area.

Momo

Momo first appeared in "Monster Rancher 3". Momos bear a resemblance to chubby squirrels. They are always seen carrying a nut of some type in their paws, and are usually shown with their eyes completely closed. They replaced Katos from "Monster Rancher 2".

Naga

They were first introduced in "Monster Rancher", and were obtainable at the beginning of the game. They have continued to appear in every "Monster Rancher" game. Naga was also the fourth and last of the chief villains in the "anime series".They are humanoid serpents with stingers on their tails. They are known for being violent and vicious. They have a variety of attacks, using poisonous fangs. Nagas also use Int-based attacks like their eye beam and energy shots. They are based on the mythological Naga and take their name from them.

Niton

The Niton is an ammonite-like monster wearing a nautilus shell and first appeared in "Monster Rancher 2". Nitons could only be unlocked by raising a monster known as a Hopper and having it dig up a hot springs. This is also the method to unlock access to two other monsters, Undine and Zilla. They use their shells for some of their attacks. They also use strong electric-based techniques which they produce from their tentacles.

Mew

The species is also known as Nya.They were first introduced in "Monster Rancher", and were obtainable only after buying a special cat doll that appeared in the shop and using it in a combination, in the 1026. In "Monster Rancher 2", there's another method to unlock them besides the shop method: winning the IMA vs FIMBA Tournament (unlocking also Gali, Henger and Worm). They have appeared in every "Monster Rancher" game to date. They are small yellow stuffed toy cats and are one of the more popular species of monsters in the games. They are known for using tricky attacks to sap their opponent's willpower since their Intelligence stats tend to be very high. Mew is also known for using singing attacks. In "Monster Rancher 4" enter "" you can get a subreed called HipMew. If one enters a copy of Nirvana's Nevermind CD into Monster Rancher 2, they will obtain a sub-breed known as the Swimmer, which is rather comical-looking when one compares it to the CD cover.

Octopee

Octopee was a monster that appeared in "Monster Rancher 3", as well as the two other "Monster Rancher Advance" games. It basically resembles an octopus with the addition of huge puppy-dog eyes. Even though they appear harmless, they can be formidable opponents if trained properly. Their attacks involve them using their tentacles or squirting ink.

Ogyo

Ogyos are a pink, "dolphin"-like fish that first appeared in "Monster Rancher 3". Unlike regular fish, however, they travel by flying through the sky instead of actually swimming through water (although they are capable of doing both). They have a heart shaped wand/headpiece on their heads, and semitransparent yellow ribbons coming from the side of their heads. Ogyos use energy-based attacks like ice beams and thunder, and their best stats are usually intelligence and speed. Ogyos have been described as being slightly domineering.

Pancho

The Pancho is nothing more than a pumpkin with an animated, humanoid seed living inside it. It uses several rolling attacks and likes to surprise its enemies. Not surprisingly, it has very high defensive abilities since it lives inside shells or hard surfaced things. They were first introduced in "Monster Rancher Explorer" as a weak enemy. They were first available as unlockable characters in "Monster Rancher 3" (although it was not available to breeders below B rank). They have appeared in every game since. Most of the time Panchos are found peeking or remaining hidden within their shell but have been known to leave them whenever they are hit hard enough or to perform certain techniques. Pancho techniques usually involve surprises as well as various items such as pea shooters, extending huge boxing gloves, and party crackers. In some games there is a treasure chest version named JackInTheCho, which has a concept like that of the Mimic monster that is a staple in many RPGs.They are known to be extremely adorable, and also come in different objects, such as a bell.

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a large bird that has flames engulfing its body. It’s a legendary and very powerful monster that has to be unlocked in every game it appears in. It’s always depicted as an extremely good-natured monster and is a hero in the anime series. Phoenix appears as the result from the combination of the five protagonist monsters of the series: Mocchi, Golem, Suezo, Hare and Tiger. It's also based on a creature in ancient Egyptian and Japanese mythology and is described as a sacred firebird: a symbol of fire and divinity.It appears in "Monster Rancher Explorer", "Monster Rancher Battle Card" , "", "Monster Rancher Advance 2", "Monster Rancher 2", and "Monster Rancher 4". In "Monster Rancher 4" it is available at the end of the game. In "Monster Rancher 2" you get it when you go to the volcano a first time, and find a fire feather. Combine it with any two monsters you get a pure Phoenix.

Piroro

A clown-like monster who uses its body freely to do many performances. This monster first appears in "Monster Rancher EVO" and is the main characters starting monster. They resemble the Black Mage from the "Final Fantasy" series and the Heartless from the "Kingdom Hearts" series. Thier attacks involve using their ribbon-like arms to attack, and they can fire ice and shockwaves amongst other attacks.

Pixie

They were first introduced in "Monster Rancher", and were easily obtainable. They appear in every game afterwards and are a popular source of fan service. Pixie was also the first of the chief villains in the "anime series", ever accompanied of its protector Big Blue (Golem/Tiger).Pixies are female humanoids that are usually presented as a red, barely clothed demoness or faerie. They are disobedient, but use a variety of magical attacks combined with speed to sap the opponent's will to fight. In earlier games, techniques included kiss and megaray. They are also capable of formidable long-range magics such as blasts of lightning. In "Monster Rancher 2", their breasts jiggle like in the video game series "Dead Or Alive", which should be more noticeable, as this game actually generates a special Pixie based on the character Kasumi from "Dead or Alive". They have a subreed known as Kung Fu.

Plant

Plants resemble a large bulb with leaves and flowers. They are capable of attacking with pollen or their leaf like limbs. One of their techniques involve shooting seeds from their leaves as if they were bullets. They also have the ability to drain an opponents energy and use it as their own (normally to recover themselves after being injured). Plants are known for their long lifespans and high life stat in the games. Many plants and main bred plants are seen throughout the "Monster Rancher anime", normally as baddies that were working for Moo. They have a rare subreed that looks like a mushroom.

Psiroller

Also called Rhinoroller, it is a monster resembling a rhino riding on a large wheel that it uses to attack. Due to this wheel, they can move in high speeds and have very quick and powerful techniques like "drift," "0 to 60," and "Mega Roller." Even though they are on this roller most of the time, there are a few times when they do get off briefly for using techniques. It first appeared in "Monster Rancher Explorer" and has also appeared in" Monster Rancher 3", "Monster Rancher Advance", "Monster Rancher Advance 2" and "Monster Rancher 4".

Raiden

The Raiden species is a creature that resembles a humanoid bird of prey as tall as a man. They are masters of the martial arts, and most of their attacks feature kicks, chops, or punches. They first appeared in Monster Rancher 3 and must be unlocked in most games they appear in. In "Monster Rancher 4" Raiden plays an important part of the first fourth of the storyline; the cave found on the player's ranch is home to the a large boss Raiden. After defeating him, the player is given a feather and can breed them from there after.

Ripper

The Ripper is a quick, "kamaitachi" monster that stands upright with a sharp, powerful look. The Ripper has sharp sickles on its arms that it uses in battle. The Ripper is known to have keen accuracy and high speed which is good when it comes to fighting. Like the mythical kamaitachi, they are able to control wind and ice and combine them to create strong attacks like their "mute cutter" and "ice pillar" techniques.

alamander

A monster to be introduced in "Monster Farm Online". It has some relation to the Mocchi breeds, and appears to be a small rabbit or mouse-like creature covered in pink fur. According to the developers blog, they are Arctic creatures which are popular with girls and known for being pampered. Not to be confused with a sub-breed of Zuum named Salamander.

higue

A parrot-like monster to be introduced in "Monster Farm Online".

hignil

A monster to be introduced in "Monster Farm Online". It is a bipedal, heavily armored dragon, with a notably long horn on its nose.

uezo

This one-eyed monster is naughty by nature. It is a natural with the "intelligence" aspect, and can eventually learn telekinesis. It also can use other strange attacks such as kissing a Monster to reduce its Guts (Energy to use attacks, similar to MP in various RPGs), or even engulfing them to give them a huge bite.

Many unique forms of these Suezos are in the game, including the rare Albino Suezo enemy named Poritolka (trained for Holly, found in Legend Cup) and the man-made Sueki Suezo that you can unlock by using the "Monster Rancher 1" game disc to create a monster in the world of "Monster Rancher 2". Sueko Suezos have exemplary stats but die after 1 in-game week. This gives them 2 purposes: fighting in all-rank tournaments and fusion resulting in a new monster with decent stats for its age. Every "Monster Rancher" game has featured Suezos since the creation of the series. It is generally considered to be the main mascot of the series, and appears on most of the game covers, and is one of the easily selectable monsters from the start of every game, although they are difficult to raise because of their selfish personalities.

uzurin

Suzurins are doll-like monsters that are obviously based on bells and first appeared in "Monster Rancher Explorer" as a collectible bonus during levels. It was not available as an unlockable monster until "Monster Rancher 3". While they don't have any outstanding stats, their Defense or Intelligence stat tend to be their best. Suzurins weren't used much (especially in "Monster Rancher Advance 2") because their attacks were rather poor, and the ones that did noticeable damage had abysmal accuracy rates. They received a major upgrade in "Monster Rancher 4", with many of their attacks given higher damage rates and accuracy rates.

Tiger

Their name is a mistranslation of Rygar, referencing another video game series Tecmo has produced and should have been translated as "Raiga", the thunder fang. Tiger is also known as the 'Blue Gale'.They were first introduced in "Monster Rancher" as one of the three basic species, being oriented towards speed and special attacks. They grew very popular and have appeared in every "Monster Rancher" video game since then. They are blue, wolf-like monsters with horns on their heads. Besides an array of swift physical attacks, some of their special abilities include shooting electricity from their horns and breathing ice and wind. They are typically depicted living near and around Arctic mountains, but they are also popularly kept as pets by many people.It has a subreed called white wolf if regenerated from "Princess Mononoke". If you enter "Dead To Rights" disc you get a tiger that looks like Jake Slate's huskie, Shadow. [Can vary from disc to disc and is different with every version of Monster Rancher..]

Undine

Undines are water spirits that resemble mermaids made of living water. Undines have very good Intelligence, but their energy is quite low. When a Hopper is raised to B rank it digs an up a hot spring and finds a tablet that creates an Undine when combined. Undine has appeared in "Monster Rancher 2". In "Monster Rancher 3", "Monster Rancher 4", and "Monster Rancher EVO", it appeared as a sub-breed of Pixie with Lesione DNA (called Windine). Most of their techniques are water-based and very strong.

Worm

They resemble their namesake, only they have large tusks and a tail that can spout poison or a large spike. They also resemble the creatures from the "Tremors" franchise. In "Monster Rancher 2", Worms could become large beetle-like monsters known as Beaklons. This is considered a separate breed, and it has been featured instead of Worm in "Monster Rancher 3", "4", and "EVO". Still, references still remain to the original Worms, such as comparing "Monster Rancher 4" and "EVO"'s Jaguarbeat (Tiger/Beaklon) with MR2's Jagd Hound (Tiger/Worm). If you raise it for 3 years, and enter it in a tournament, it will turn into a cocoon.

Wracky

Little is known about this monster. It resembles a red-haired wooden doll wielding a razor blade and appears dressed in childish clothing. They are known for their techniques that involve stabbing or slashing. They are strongly reminiscent of Chucky from the "Child's Play" horror movie. In fact, the player's trainer in-game is known to name your first Wracky "Charles", which is a full name for the nickname Chuckie. In "Monster Rancher 2", Wrackys are said to be one of the most dangerous and violent monsters.

Originally, they're dolls given away to you for fans when you win high grade tournaments. So these dolls become alive when your monster dies, to replace it.

Xenon

A powerful, humanoid monster introduced in "Monster Farm DS".

Zan

The Zan resembles a tall, black-shelled humanoid with appendages on its back that resemble the arms of a praying mantis. It is a merciless battle machine created by ancient science. They say it's even more intelligent than humans are. It attacks using the claws extending from its back, and also makes good use of its baffling speed. In every game they are featured in they must be unlocked and are usually very hard to get as a result. In Monster Rancher EVO the Zan can be used from the beginning. In Monster Farm Online, they were drastically redesigned to resemble humanoid scorpions, although they retain the general shape of their original appearance, with the claws emerging from their backs.

Zilla

Zilla is a large monster that greatly resembles a furry, humanoid blue whale. It is exclusive to the "Monster Rancher 2" and "Battle Card" PlayStation video games and hasn't appeared since. It is a hulking creature specializing in extreme power while sacrificing speed. It is obtained when a B class Hopper digs up a spring in the winter. Zilla can be created through combining with the Zilla Beard item, found in the beach training area. Their name may be a reference to Godzilla, whose original Japanese name means "gorilla whale", as Zilla resembles a cross between an ape and a humpback whale.

Zuum

Zuums are easily-domesticated quick-footed and dinosaur-like monsters used in place of horses in the Monster Rancher world. They are considered cousins to the popular Dinos, and love to play. Their attacks are similar to Dinos: using the tail, flames out of mouth and quick combo moves using the legs, tail or both. They resembled the Dino breed except for the multiple crests upon their heads and the snout, which is shaped more like a beak. Enter "GOLDGIFT" in "Monster Rancher Advance 2" to get a special Zuum.

External links

* [http://www.tecmoinc.com/ "Tecmo US"]
* [http://monsterrancher.com/ "Monster Rancher Metropolis"] conducts and archives game research.
* [http://www.legendcup.com/ "Legend Cup"] contains images and information.
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* [http://www.mf-online.jp/ "Monster Farm Online"] official website for Monster Farm Online.