MHW: Iceborne OST [Disc 2] - Splendiferous Silver Sovereign - Velkhana 

Can we talk about how badass of a name "Splendiferous Silver Sovereign" is , I mean damn.....

That piano is downright beautiful. It's elegant, yet powerful, and dare I say it, cool as hell.

3 words to describe this theme Royal,Elegant,Cold

I love how Capcom brought this back not only for Velkhana’s return in Stories 2, but also for Sunbreak. It’s such an amazing song.

There's only one thing I can complain about for this theme, and that it's not next to the Velkana chase theme.

What a great F*CKING track, so fitting for this elegant and majestic monster, I'm so glad I was born just at the right time to grow up with Monster Hunter. 1:44 Nice, the Iceborne theme

goddamn that intro hits so fucking hard

The Splendiferous Silver Sovereign Returns'

"Name: Velkhana Title: Ice Dragon/Iceborne Wyvern Average Length: 2596.05cm Average Height: 760.17cm Foot Measurements: 98cm Order: Elder Dragon Suborder: Ice Dragon Family: Velkhana Habitats: Hoarfrost Reach, All Locales in the New World, Guiding Lands" "Thought to be a mere myth, Velkhana is a legendary Elder Dragon that was discovered during the Legiana Migration to the Hinterlands. It wasn't officially known until one was discovered while the commission was investigating this mysterious phenomenon." "One of the reasons why Velkhana wasn't discovered until recently was from the habitats that it generally inhabits. Velkhana prefers to live in cold mountainous regions, or other secluded locales, which can be hard to navigate for most creatures, including humans." "It has also been seen inhabiting the Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Coral Highlands, and, particularly, the Elder's Recess." "Velkhana has massive wings, estimated to be about twenty meters long, to aid it in its flying. It's believed that another reason why Velkhana mainly lives in cold mountainous environments is that it rides the wind currents found there to aid in its flight." "Despite the appearance of its scales, Velkhana doesn't have any feathers to keep itself warm in tundras. Similar to waterfowl, Velkhana circulates blood through countercurrent heat exchange, via its wings, to maintain its body temperature." "While most Elder Dragons use their claws for combat, Velkhana rarely ever does. Similar to Barioth, Velkhana's claws primarily are used hooking into the snow and ice in its environment. With the help of these claws, Velkhana can't slip easily." "While Kushala Daora molts its shell in colder regions, Velkhana goes to volcanic regions to do so. One might think those blue parts on its body are scales, but in reality, that's a special kind of ore that Velkhana adheres to its body." "Velkhana's power comes from this ore that it adheres to its body, and it attaches this ore to itself to control the supercooled water inside of its body. The more bluish the Velkhana, the stronger the individual is." "Velkhana can manipulate the cold. It produces "supercooled water" inside of its body and breathes it out of its mouth. This water is below zero yet isn't frozen, but freezes rapidly the moment it comes in contact with an object, making it an effective weapon for Velkhana." "As Velkhana fights, it'll secrete some of the water out of its skin and it'll become a white mist that floats around the area. If one of Velkhana's beams come in contact with the mist, it'll create ice." "Depending on where the mist is, Velkhana can form ice walls, making it harder for other creatures to maneuver through an area, and even cause large blocks of ice to fall out of the sky onto enemies." "Besides using its icy breath, Velkhana also mainly uses its spear-like tail as a weapon that it savagely stabs its enemies with. If its tail is sliced off in combat, it'll create a new one out of ice to continue its onslaught." "When engaged in combat, Velkhana is known to immediately cover its body in ice by secreting and freezing its supercooled water on its body before taking on a threat. Blue = The ore on body Green = Supercooled water/ice that makes its armor" "The ore that Velkhana uses is similar to volcanic glass, and Velkhana will usually nest within areas where this rare ore can be found like the Hoarfrost Reach. Recently, very little of it can be found in its native habitat, causing it to venture to the Elder's Recess." "Velkhana can make this ore by rapidly cooling magma. Whenever it molts, it'll replace the old ore to revitalize itself." "As a warning to any creatures that enter its territory, Velkhana is known to freeze any smaller monsters it encounters and leave their frozen corpses for other species to see." " Sources: 1. モンスターハンター　超生物学～モンスターvs生物のスペシャリスト～ (インプレスムック) - pg. 2, pg. 104 - 109 2. MONSTER HUNTER×NAKED『モンスターハンター15周年展』-THE QUEST-」オフィシャルブック - pg. 36 - 37 3. www.4gamer.net/games/384/G038421/20191125060/ " (-) twitter.com/BannedDino/status/1262921824574279680?s=20 *Source: BannedLagiacrus Twitter page*

Really love this.. Piano Concerto in the world of ice. Gorgeous, elegant and graceful.

Come here you overgrown popsicle!

So uhhh...Ya'll saw the trailer?

There’s something about the intro that I love so much and I feel like I shouldn’t love it as much as… well the REST of the song lol

This gal and Kulve Taroth are 2 of my favorite elder dragons

Velkhana is the very definition of elegance. One of my favourite monsters

This song just HITS

This is amazing. I don't think I ever heard anything like it before

2:09 holy god who let bro cook ?! 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Get over here you overgrown ice cube!!

PEAK

Uuufffff temazo

I hated Velkhana so much in the objective where we had to load two primers in that cannon, because it just wouldn't stop interrupting me, man!

New world hunter: Velkhana! Where are you? Show yourself! Velkhana: *A cold wind starts blowing* You pretend to defend this world... to save it from the catastrophe... but you're just interfering with the natural equilibrium. Don't you see that yet? The earth quakes, the monsters fly away and new monsters come... all of this it's part of the natural circle of life! New world hunter: Yes, you may be right... perhaps i'm interfering with the circle of life, in fact i don't doubt it, but i know which is my place in it. Velkhana: No, you don't. You humans never knew which is your place in it. New world hunter: And what about you? Velkhana: Me? New world hunter: Do you know which is your place in the circle of life? Velkhana: Of course i know it. New world hunter: So why are threatening the life of all the other monsters around you? Why are you frozing the continent, destroying innocent lives? Velkhana: ... New world hunter: Perhaps i'm just a greenhorn that still doesn't know which is his place, but what my eyes are seeing now it's an arrogant and unscrupulous dragon that wants to reign all over the others. The other dragons are not like this: they know their place and respect it... and if sometimes they make mistakes it's natural. It doesn't exist a perfect creature, so stop hiding behind this story of the equilibrium and fight your adversary! Velkhana: *Lands in front of the hunter* So... it's a challenge what you seek... hunter.

This theme reminds me of Age of Calamity, for some reason

ᴍʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs sʜᴏᴡs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ

Awesome theme, awful fight