One tribe in particular, the Pendant tribe, made the most powerful monster of all. Within the storyline of the anime, after their creation monsters were developed through genetic engineering as designer pets, until a war broke out in which the monsters were modified into biological weapons that could have their physical forms stored on discs. However, due to their xenophobic nature, they refused to share this technology until after the events of Monster Rancher 3 had ended. An untold amount of time later, the Tochikan tribe (introduced in Monster Rancher 3) discovered the method for unsealing the monsters. To limit these problems, God sealed the monsters into the disc-shaped stones called saucer stones. Once monster use became commonplace, the humans turned them into weapons of war. All unknown breeds are notated as Species/?.Īccording to the story presented at the start of Monster Rancher 2, the monsters were created by God in response to a series of natural disasters humans found themselves incapable of dealing with properly. For example, in Monster Rancher 2, inserting the Monster Rancher 1 disc creates a rare breed of Suezo called ' Sueki Suezo', which has an unknown sub-type.

They can only be unlocked directly at the Shrine. These breeds cannot be created by combining, because their sub-type is unknown. For example, Golem/Suezo indicates a monster with species Golem, sub-type Suezo, and manifests as a large, humanoid figure with the bright yellow skin and a single eye that are characteristic of the Suezo monster species.Įach monster species also has at least one 'unknown' breed. This combination, called a Breed, is a reliable way to categorize monsters because of the inconsistency of name and design for any given monster between the games. The Monster Rancher video game and anime franchise feature monsters raised by monster Breeders, who train them to fight in tournaments against other monster Breeders and their companions.Įach of these monsters is uniquely defined by a Species (which gives it its basic form and abilities) and a Sub-Type (which defines its color scheme, modifies its appearance, and slightly alters some of its statistical capabilities).

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