- "Legendary elder dragons known as both "shining giants of the depths" and "great sea dragons." Not confirmed to exist until recently. The Moga quakes were due to a Ceadeus butting its abnormally long horns into the earth."
- ―Hunter's Notes
Ceadeus is a massive Elder Dragon that appears in a few Monster Hunter games.
Appearance[]
Ceadeus is a huge creature reminiscent of whales. Its massive body sports a whale-like tail, and is a mottled white color that gives off a soft light. It has two paddle-like arms, and its long neck has an plated hood, as well as a massive beard of tough fur. Its head is relatively small in comparison, with a row of inner teeth surrounded by an outer row of sharp bony plates, complete with two unevenly size curved horns. When cornered, Ceadeus has numerous glowing internal organs that light up, and will go from white to red when angered.
Ecology[]
Little is known about how Ceadeus interacts with its environments, due to its natural home being the depths of ocean. It is likely one of the most powerful creatures in the ocean, and fears nothing except possibly Abyssal Lagiacrus, a rare and incredibly powerful aquatic reptile with unparalleled electrical attacks.
On rare occasions, Ceadeus ventures closer to the surface to find suitable areas for filing down its horns if they grow too big. Doing so causes violent earthquakes.
History[]
Ceadeus was originally only known from ancient legends, being thought to have had a role in sinking the ancient city that used to thrive on Moga Island. However, in modern times, its presence was first noticed by villagers on Moga Island in the form of odd and violent quakes. The culprit was initially thought to be a Lagiacrus that had recently moved into the area, but after the beast was slain, the quakes continued, and one of Moga's resident accidentally discovered Ceadeus in the sunken caverns beneath the island. The village's resident Hunter was dispatched and managed to break off one of Ceadeus' horns and repel the wounded dragon, with it last being seen heading back to the deep ocean.
Abilities[]
Ceadeus is a slow but powerful swimmer, generating powerful currents as it moves, and can utilizes its teeth, horns, and tail in battle. It can generate powerful water blasts that can bring down whole cavern walls, and its luminous organs appear to generate dragon energy as well as light, empowering Ceadeus.
Weaknesses[]
Ceadeus possesses a weakness to dragon energy and electricity, and the area where it resides features the ruins of the old Moga Fortress, which even after hundreds of years still has working ballista and dragonators to damage Ceadeus with.
Goldbeard Ceadeus[]
Goldbeard is thought to simply be an elder Ceadeus. Its body is now a mixture of black scales and shining golden scales and fur, and its horns are larger. Goldbeard is more aggressive than normal, and more adept at using its water blast.