When I was younger my Aunt gifted me this game, she had no good gift idea back then and thought this was one of the bad ideas. I tried my hardest playing through this game and then I ended up against this foe.. Ceadeus, this shaped me into the hunter I am. Im a proud third fleeter and my aunt's gift was the best idea ever. Nowadays I combated Fatalis and stronger foes but this one I always think back to. Tri was peak

A beautiful theme for a beautiful elder dragon

for my first monster hunter game, this theme screamed "This is your moment to prove that you are worthy of being a hunter. Make your village proud."

3:50 thats when the music really hits the "deity killing" feel

"Name: Ceadeus (ナバルデウス) Title: Ocean Dragon (大海龍) Average Length: 5837.2cm Average Height: 3575.5cm Order: Elder Dragon Suborder: Depth Dragon Family: Ceadeus Habitats: Ocean, Underwater Ruins" "We ask of the meaning of life We ask of the image of life Now, let us give birth to a new song" "The sound of the sea is the chain of life Resonating with life, hailing the earth The liberty of life, the harmony of the sun It is the song that connects us all" "This voice of the sea is the melody of life The tune of life, the beat of the earth The breath of life, the harmony of the sun It is the song that we all sing" "All will chant Wishing for will and heart All will raise their instruments Imagination, desire, and thought A new song, birthed within us." "Ceadeus is a legendary elder dragon that lives in the depths of the ocean. It has been reported since ancient times but was thought to be a mere legend amongst seafaring cultures and the Hunter's Guild until recently. Some still have a hard time believing it's real." "Ceadeus goes by many names; "shining giant of the depths", "great sea dragon", "moon of the sea", "new moon", and "sea god". Some legends see this elder dragon as the bringer of prosperity, while others see it as a bad omen or disaster waiting to happen." "Near Moga Village are ancient ruins at the bottom of the sea left behind by Moga Chief's ancestors. His ancestors built a village right on top of those old ruins, but a string of earthquakes destroyed that civilization." "The earthquakes that occurred a long time weren't caused by seismic activity but by Ceadeus rubbing its horn on the seafloor. One of Ceadeus's horns was overgrown, and it was trying to sharpen or wear down the horn to make it more manageable for itself." "While it was rubbing the horn on the seafloor with its unimaginable strength, it caused earthquakes to occur across the Moga Region, and tsunamis would occur shortly after said earthquakes as well." "Although Ceadeus doesn't intentionally try to harm anything with its grooming activities, it's strong enough to sink islands and destroy nearby villages with those disasters if it is left unchecked. While calm in nature, a Ceadeus can be quite destructive to an ecosystem." "Completely aquatic in nature, Ceadeus uses its front fins and massive tail to swim through the water with ease. While usually a slow swimmer, Ceadeus can torpedo through the water with surprising speed." "On its neck is fur that forms a sort of beard under the monster's jaws. Ceadeus uses this fur to cultivate and farm symbiotic algae within its beard. Despite its aquatic nature, it does need to surface for air occasionally, but it likely doesn't need too often due to the algae." "Ceadeus uses the algae to produce oxygen for itself, allowing it to breathe underwater. A Ceadeus can stay underwater for several days or longer without needing to surface for air. It's even been theorized that a Ceadeus could stay hidden under the depths of the sea for months." "If Ceadeus can stay underwater for that long, it could explain why it took so long to discover the colossal elder dragon. Noticeably, Ceadeus's glowing organs can sometimes be seen on certain portions of the monster's body, and this luminous plays a part in its breathing." "Inside of Ceadeus's body is luminous organs that glow for unknown reasons. These organs seem to hold incredible power, and the light they produce causes a luminescent bacteria found on the monster's hide to glow brightly." "Ceadeus uses the glow produced by the bacteria and the carbon dioxide it exhales for a form of photosynthesis, allowing it to grow the symbiotic algae that it uses for oxygen to breathe underwater for long periods of time." "The glow from Ceadeus's luminescent bacteria also attracts large schools of fish to its location, which is the reason why some fishermen think the elder dragon brings good fortune wherever it appears." "Ceadeus isn't very aggressive until it is provoked. It'll use its entire body as a weapon against threats, including its massive horns. It'll also suck in large amounts of water before exhaling a giant current out of its mouth." "Not much is known about Ceadeus's breeding habits. Nakarkos is known to occasionally eat Ceadeus pups, but the same can't be said about an adult Ceadeus." "Ceadeus's skin is remarkably solid, while its scales are too large to be called scales. Its massive tail symbolizes peace. Its crooked horn was formed over ages and evinces all weight of history. Many rings can be found inside of its horn, possibly revealing Ceadeus's old age." " Sources: 1. Monster Hunter Tri 2. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 3. Monster Hunter 4 4. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate 5. Hunter's Encyclopedia [reprinted edition] - pg. 288, 289, & 290 6. Hunter's Encyclopedia 4 - pg. 54 7.4gamer.net/games/074/G007404/20090928024/ 8.4gamer.net/games/074/G007 9. famitsu.com/blog/otsuka/2009/10/ 10. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNCBiqZ_r9mnf6s.html 11. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntSRrcyjr9GcpIU.html 12. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mqx6pK91nbydo4k.html 13. モンスターハンター発想の法則２　禁忌の書 - pg. 143 " (-) twitter.com/BannedDino/status/1365092967241940994?s=20 *Source: BannedLagiacrus Twitter page*

I just recently beat this game, coming from Monster Hunter World. I was completely blown away by this fight, it evoked so many emotions in me, the feeling of something majestic, mystical even, the feeling of "i should not be here doing this, fighting this creature"... Its hard to explain, and is something i have not felt with a game since Shadow of the Colossus. It's a shame we'll probably never get something like this again, since Capcom decided to remove underwater combat instead of improving it.

Goldbeard Ceadeus is pure epicness.

Easy he is, and simple as he'll always be, ceadeus will always remain king as the closest monster hunter has gotten to making a truly peaceful giant, one that isn't some misunderstood hero, like Malzeno, or some explosion-happy edgelord, like Magnamalo, but a massive whale-like leviathan, who only wished to grind down its ever growing horns, unintentionally threatening the livelihood of the villagers who lived above.

Missed the good old days

This theme is what finally pushed me into buying my copy of tri. Though ive never played it before 2 months ago, its music gives such an emotional and nostalgic feeling to me that its lead my friend and i to think my past life was a kid who adored this game. Monster hunter hasnt been in my current life very long yet, but its made it way into my heart through these powerful soundtracks and is going to stay for a very long time

Listening to the phase 1 theme has been bothering me for quite a while cause I feel like I could have heard something similar before and I just realized it reminds me of the music in Ghibli movies. Especially of Tales of the Earthsea and Princess Mononoke

Down in the depths where the sun fails only the strong withstand the pressure... A great mass moves about the void less a beast and more a force of nature... Its rule is without question in the place where the shadows creep... Bow down before him the supreme monarch of the deep... Thalassic Overlord [CEADEUS]

I can still feel the shivers of the battle, the final boss of my very first mh game...

I remember the first time i beat this elder dragon. It was my first monster hunter game, so caedeus was my first elder dragon. I wore an entire lagiacrus armor set and a greatsword of the same monster, as i thought it would be ironic to slay the true threat with parts of the "false" threat. I already repelled the ancient sea dragon and saw the amazing credits... But i never saw this as a "victory" over it. I halfway broke the horn of it with my greatsword, man was this satisfying. But a dragonator was the hit that finished the colossal monster off. 60 hunts later i made every weapon and the entire armor set of the caedeus. Its still my favorite monster in the franshise.

Ceadeus is probably the only underwater hunt I liked and the music is a big part of that.

It’s a shame that we’ll probably never see Ceadeus again in an hd render because people find fighting in water hard, which is the whole point. Doing things underwater is hard for humans

This fight is for Me the best fight i ever seen in my Hunter carrier

Introduced my best friend, now husband, to monster hunter, been side by side on the field ever since uwu our favorite game and monsters

In a roundabout way, we're helping the Ceadeus...it's trying to grind its horn down, and our mission is to break it.

I found it profound how this battle can be only between the lone hunter and Ceadeus, a fight not available online to do with friends. Bring back underwater fighting please MH!

I'm so sad that we don't have every MH Game in Europe :/ I love these Games so much

La Atmosfera de esta batalla es increible y el Soundtrack te atrapa en este duelo con el titan de los Oceanos, sin duda una caceria 10/10.

Gotta love Ceadeus

I love the song for phase 2

Not many people know the lyrics so here: They use the same vowel rules as Japanese so A= Ah I= ee U= oo as in goo E= Eh as in men O= oh *Main Chorus:* MAEG NU CHE TAM BADARUM ORE HURABEI AON PUUDI DHUTA BHRATURAN MEKO TCHLEI NEI'INA SAEMO FEI *Uh, the things after the main chorus:* ASHUN (Said as A-A-A SHUN) BAMI UN (BA-MI UN) KIPPI (KI-I-I PI) BIPHA MWON (BI-PHA-A MWON) SABLHAFI [AH] (SA-BL-HA-FI AH)

Much as I love Ceadeus's theme, I think this medley would've been more awesome with the music that plays during "Spoken of Forever". Thanks for the all-in-one, though.

Man I've been around since the very first game, and games always had been something different to me, but this was the exact point at which I started considering them as a form of art. Despite starting earlier, the third fleet is my home

Playing Monster Hunter Tri for so long, I faced multiple aquatic battles against the Royal Ludroth, I dominated the aquatic combat which Lagiacrus, For God's sake, I even faced the Lagiacrus a thousand times in the mission to get Wivern's guts by cutting off its tail as a trophy, but the fight against the Ceadus was the only one that caused me that feeling Thalassophobia, that feeling of seeing that there is nothing, there is no up or down and your only guides are the map and Ceadus himself, without a doubt one of the best parts of the game and if you get so immersive you will feel even fear

I love and hate Capcom for giving us such a unique and awesome battle against a literal sea god, slapping a masterpiece of soundtrack on that and then just be like "welp, we'll never do that again lol"

I would have loved to hear "the end that is handed down" before the actual themes, it would have been perfect

Ceadeus got my vote for the theme

My first elder dragon when i was a kid... Damn fighting him again this year made me drop some tears of nostalgia

Maeg nu che tam badarum ore Hurabei aon Puudi dhuta bhraturan Meko tchlei nei`ina saemo fhei Ashun Bami un Kippi Bipha mwon Sablhafi [ah] Jiyabhe gumendo Hugoranam bhe rusensa Jiyabhe gumendo Hugoranam bhe lamenja Mahoram furetjan Ne sudoru orjyanem Bhei Maeg nu che tam badarum ore Hurabei aon Puudi dhuta bhraturan Meko tchlei nei`ina m'bleibah shann... Bhajm, bhajm lenii huoan dhum ore Liimu bei dha Baow manda dhe danbo`naa Beiha kzae nei`ina shan kazlei Dohu wekza kompino Yarasa mba da bhelambhei Ludhopu e gra echimo An sowa tan tchlei majinam Boe jann mhei

I remember this game fondly as it was my start as a hunter and where I faced my first Elder Dragon being Ceadeus. While I only was able to break several parts from it and repel it, I just couldn’t go through with slaying it. But whenever I load up MH Tri, I would always go and repel Ceadeus first before doing any other hunts.

I still love him cool monster and fight i loved the fighting location it looked like the dark towers foundation

MH Tri my first game of the series. I love it.

This feels like a song from Ar Tornelico saga Epic!

mi primer monster hunter 😢

Please Capcom give us underwater combat back. Bring Caedeus back.

Those damn two themes are god-tier but Ceadeus' moveset is kinda boring.

"Name: Goldbeard Ceadeus (ナバルデウス亜種) Title: Emperor Ocean Dragon (皇海龍) Average Length: 5837.2cm Average Height: 3575.5cm Order: Elder Dragon Suborder: Depth Dragon Family: Ceadeus Habitats: Ocean, Underwater Ruins" "Goldbeard Ceadeus is the rare golden-colored subspecies of Ceadeus that is considered to be even more legendary. Goldbeard Ceadeus shares many of the same adaptations as Ceadeus, but there are a few differences between the two." "Although Goldbeard Ceadeus's relationship to the standard Ceadeus is unknown, and despite it being considered a subspecies, it's likely the same species as Ceadeus. Goldbeard Ceadeus is most likely just a very old Ceadeus whose body color has changed over the years." "Like Ceadeus, Goldbeard Ceadeus has luminescent bacteria and algae on its body, but, compared to Ceadeus, this subspecies has way more of the bacteria on its skin and algae in its beard." "Goldbeard Ceadeus's body color is theorized to be caused by an excessive amount of luminescent bacteria developing on its skin, making it glow a shiny gold in color, while its beard contains more algae than usual." "Because Goldbeard Ceadeus has more bacteria and algae on its body, it can live in deeper and darker waters without needing to surface for air very often. In fact, Goldbeard Ceadeus likely doesn't have to surface for air at all since it has grown so much algae in its beard." "Noticeably, both of Goldbeard Ceadeus's horns are overgrown and cover the monster's eyes. Despite its eyes being covered, Goldbeard Ceadeus can somehow still accurately "see" the position of a threat. It's unknown if this elder dragon has some other sense that allows it to do so." " Sources: 1. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 2. Hunter's Encyclopedia 4 - pg. 54 3. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jryqe8hql6-Ymo0.html 4. 4gamer.net/games/184/G018443/20130123008/ 5. nakagawa.hamazo.tv/e4193447.html 6. wikiwiki.jp/nenaiko/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC/%E3%83%8A%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%E4%BA%9C%E7%A8%AE 7. wikiwiki.jp/nenaiko/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC/%E3%83%8A%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9#cdb1030f " (-) twitter.com/BannedDino/status/1365092967241940994?s=20 *Source: BannedLagiacrus Twitter page*

This is how I discovered monster hunter, along side 4U a few years after.

*Information of mainline series Ceadeus* "Ceadeus and Jhen Mohran are theorized to have the same ancestor. Ceadeus is also said to have lived in the Great Desert in ancient times. The Great Desert was still a huge sea in ancient times." "Ceadeus's family were at first powerful land dwellers before they later evolved for life in the deep sea. Some of their body parts evolved into fins to fit with this new lifestyle, while others completely degenerated." "Its total length is 5837.2cm, while Lao-Shan Lung is 6960cm. Its size is the true reason why it’s feared." "A Ceadeus can cause earthquakes just by rubbing its horn against rocks on the sea floor. It also causes tsunamis occasionally from the earthquakes, which reportedly destroyed an island." "Ceadeus is sometimes described as a moon. This is from the fact its pure white and looks like a huge moon in the sea at night." "Its unknown why its luminous organs glow blue and why they turn red when in Rage Mode, though the luminous bacteria on its body reacts to it by reflecting the light." "Ceadeus hide is remarkably solid. Its fur is hard to forge." "Ceadeus has a special relationship with an algae, which is the reason why it has its beard. It farms for the algae with its beard and uses the glow from the luminous bacteria as a form of photosynthesis. With this algae, Ceadeus can spend longer times underwater without having to come up for air. When it needs air, it will swim up with a burst of speed and jump out of the water for a breath like in its first intro. Its estimated a Ceadeus can hold its breath for about several months." "The Ceadeus has been known in legends in a few different areas but the Guild didn't consider them as confirmation of the monster." "The Ceadeus that caused the earthquakes in Moga was trying to wear down its horn." "Ceadeus will face off against a threat by biting them and using its body as a weapon. If that fails, it will inhale large amounts of water before firing a powerful beam from its mouth." *Source:* monsterhunter.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:BannedLagiacrus/Elder_Dragon_Discussion?comments_page=1

While the Ceadeus is not a very hard Elder Dragon, and underwater combat was very VERY clunky, Ceadeus earns top marks for two things: scale and presence. As you swim next to it in phase one you realize how very tiny you are compared to this creature treated as equal to a force of nature in the game's story. And when you get to phase two and the music changes from serene and grand to bombastic, you realize "Oh, it's finally angry." and now you've got to use everything you can to stop it (because let's face it, you don't have the power to kill it the first time you fight it, just chase it away)

The peak of water combat

Tri was was such a masterpiece. It's just a shame that the Wii's hardware was holding it back big time.

2:34-2:45

Cuttle boi coming to make a hat out of a whale

What are they saying I want to know

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Yung preston sife out tha mud 💯 no brizzy on lofaso.

If only this great elser dragon wasnt locked behind such an attrocious game

Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Whens the bird wyvern vid?

Love the monster but the fight was meh. Like jhen