The TRUTH about ALATREON LORE - Monster Hunter Theory/Analysis 

Always had a feeling that Alatreon was the only naturally occurring Black Dragon, where it is the apex of nature's wrath itself before going into the supernatural aspects with the other two like Dire's Creation Myths and Fatalis' historical significance. A monster that embodies nature's power so perfectly that it keeps other elders, like Safi, in check if its intro is anything to go by.

You could also say that its Iceborne cutscene is Alatreon performing a threat display, warning the Hunter on just how powerful it is, because when it finishes it clearly stares at them, so it wasn't just aiming carelessly. Not only that, but its name also separates it from the evil that is Fatalis, from the Iceborne translations, though unofficial, it's said that Fatalis means "Battle of Destiny", which could be taken as that is a little more explicit to the need of Fatalis being slayed, but Alatreon means "Dawn's Triumph", Why wouldn't we want dawn to triumph? It can even be said to be confirmed with Alatreon's japanese name being Albatrion (Arubatorion) which uses Alba the spanish word for Dawn, it all ties back to the theme of equilibrium of Tri.

so can i have a pet alatreon?

My headcanon is that Alatreon isn't actually hostile to other lifeforms... it knows that it's mere presence causes natural disasters, so they live in the most isolated/dangerous environments it can find and lives there... maybe for a few decades, maybe a few centuries until it can properly control it's power... with it's beyond human intelligence; it would have realised that only by limiting contact with other monsters and humans can it truly live in peace And as another guy pointed out, Alatreon is still probably a true Black Dragon, but one that has reached the absolute pinnacle of nature, unlike Fatalis who could very well be from another world entirely

In alatreon's 'defence', the title Black Dragon is a term that has been coined due to them all being black and dragons. Fatalis is The Black Dragon, Alatreon is the Blazing Black Dragon, and Dire Miralis is the Smelting Black Dragon. The official term is the Dangerous First Class monsters. And Alatreon is undeniably a dangerous monster

Actually came to a similar conclusion over time, in the sense Alatreon is not a bad monster and the guild is covering up what is actually going on. Although I never thought about the guild testing "how safe" Alatreon is for their purpose. Very well done. 😮

I really like this theory. It connects a lot of seemingly unrelated puzzle pieces in a very organic way

Important to note alatreon in world doesn't attack immediately in the cutscene it instead unleashed a flurry of elemental fury all over the place but not directly at the hunter so it clearly doesn't wanna fight it is just trying to basically tell us "look how strong I am get out of my home or you die" and it's after we stand out ground that he stares at us in the eye before starting the fight My theory on what alatreon was doing in the secluded valley is simple... We don't know how alatreon gets all of this insane power and we don't know his diet... Sooo he eats safijivas and all that energy that safi gathers from elders and the environment is enough to sustain an alatreon for years

I can't believe Alatreon was actually just autistic and couldn't maintain eye contact with the air ships flying over the Sacred Land. This video really opened my eyes to the truth

Alatreon my beloved. Very good video, I think the ideas proposed about Alatreon being this conspiracy/covered up monster by the guild is a compelling one. The contrast Alatreon has with the other "black dragons" is definitely an interesting one, and I feel helps give credence to the ideas of its true nature.

Oh wow I love the idea of alatreon being the opposite of fatalis. A black dragon but one that could possibly be benificial, a protector of mankind. It also got me thinking that maybe thats why Black dragons are also referred to as "Forbidden Monsters" fatalis is "forbidden" because its an evil creature with apocolyptic power and a hatred for all living things and therefore the guild wants to avoid attracting its ire. Alatreon...also possesses apocolyptic power but is less incline to raze humanity to the ground and instead serves as a deterrent to other more aggressive species earning its place as a protected and essential creature that is only hunted if absolutely nessesary. Overall I like this theory because it builds up Alatreon as its own thing and not just another world destroyer like fatalis.

10:29 That is actually an idea that I have in my own little headcanon version of Alatreon... what if a settlement was set up near an Alatreon's home/nest and hunters were sent periodically to engage Alatreon but not kill it, for 2 reasons... 1) to keep it's elemental stability in check, i.e. toppling it via an elemental overload... this would limit the power of the next Escaton Judgement and the hunting parties sole intent to weaken the Judgement can be conveyed to the beast by disengaging upon doing so... given that Alatreon's intelligence rivals or possibly even surpasses that of a human; it will start to see a cycle emerge... i.e. the humans arrive, they "hunt" it, an elemental overload occurs, the humans leave, and so on... 2) to take advantage of the superiority complex that Elder Dragons tend to have (like how a Teostra in the New World won't engage hunters until attacked, they seem to perceive hunters as being beneath them) and through engaging and disengaging the Alatreon to limit it's elemental instability; there is the potential to desensitize the Alatreon to human interactions... combine that with the perceived invulnerability that it would feel from witnessing humans try and fail to harm it, and the result is an Alatreon who no longer sees humans as being worth killing and so will no longer attack humans on sight... theoretically of course This idea can also come with other additional quirks, like the beast potentially learning human speech and/or shifting to being more inquisitive of humans as opposed to being hostile... But the end result will be the same; a Black Dragon who has been conditioned to be less sensitive to human interaction, to the point where the hunters coming to trigger an elemental overload; which used to be a mere nuisance, might become something that the beast gets used to... especially if the Alatreon's main goal is to fix it's elemental instability It's part of the reason why I'd actually like to have surveying quests in future games... everything from watching a Rathian bring home a dead *insert raptor name here* to watching a Ceadeus pup get attacked by a Nakarkos... to observing an Alatreon in the Sacred Land, not hunting it... just observing it, and doing so would give you additional information about the monster in question

The reason Fatalis is treated with so much more fear and respect in world is because he was the first big bad dragon in the first monster hunter and he is the reason, in lore, why humanity are cavemen essentially. Alatreon doesnt get killed in world specifically, we know because of dialogue. When you are preparing for the Fatalis Special Assignment, you have to do another Special Assignment first where you fight Alatreon again but hes significantly weaker (this is done so the fight is more theatric rather than a challenge). When you start that fight the Field Team Leader says "he's back already?" this also kinda gives more strength to the theory that Elder Dragons specifically you dont actually kill. Fatalis just has a lore reason why he comes back and thats if a hunter wears armor made from him they become another Fatalis, as if he corrupts them, its just cool edgy stuff. All in all this entire video is great but honestly most of the points you brought up, and even some that i brought up, can be boiled down to just translation errors, or the writers just doing whatever because they thought it was cool or they didnt care enough, or even all of the above.

Waiting for capcom to bring us the AWAKENED ALATREON. Mastering all elements, to the point of combining them and evolving his escaton judgement into the escaton sentence. This alatreon would rival the white fatalis.

That little note at the end with the wrong growing scales is something lost in translation through the games. What we carve out as "plates" on the monsters are referred to as "reverse growing scales" in Japanese. Those scales cause the monsters irritation and makes them go more wild Alatreon is covered by those scales, which in turn make him so aggressive twowards anything moving. Also to clear that misconception up, the Equal Dragon Weapon is not official, it's a very strong fan theory, that Capcom never acknoledged it nor mentioned it in the lore.

Alatreon is like the Avatar, he is supposed to bring balance to the world

Dude, I can express how good this video is. It gave me chills just by listening while driving back home from work, it says a lot since I've seen so many videos while being around the MH community since late 2000's. This is the first video I've seen from you but not the last. You've just got a new subcriber.

Awesome video dude these are a great inspiration to make content like this video!

Goodness, this was definitely one of the better MH theories on youtube. This feels so organic but sadly Capcom just doesn't have the writing skills to do something like this. They are beyond amazing at making worlds though. I would love more videos like this. Great video.

very amazing lore analysis!!! keep up the great work!!!

Super thorough breakdown!! How you even gave an analysis of it’s theme brought your points together very well. All points were very believable! Bro cooked😤

I'm glad my cataloguing of the loc lac dialogue about Alatreon has helped better explain the monster's past and lore, and allowed for some more theorycrafting. Alatreon is my favourite elder of all time. great video.

I can get behind that take on Alatreon, allways thought that Alatreon didnt quite fit with Fatalis and Dire Miralis, Alatreon is like a Devine being whereas the other two black dragons look like they crawled out of hell to torment humanity. The contrast in 3U between Alatreon and Dire Miralis is also great especially if you compare their themes, Alatreons version of "To One with Life" is chaotic yet beutifull, showing nature in its truest form. While Miralis version is completely overtaken by the fearfull chanting of humanity its a mockery of the theme more than anything else, Miralis twists a song about the beauty of life into one that is about the end of life.

bro, the manufacturing consent to clear this sacred area with a rare species in it via the guild as the long arm of capital (insane thought to be had) in a world where, even after the original apocalypse, power is accumulating in the hands of fewer people... again, and aiming to dominate nature. I don't necessarily think the sacred land part comes from a prospect of protection, it might really be what it was called from peoples who've knowingly benefitted from alatreon's protection in the past. After all: "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."-kinda vibe. There's something to be said here about the lack of humility and resulting lack of consideration for the natural world from the peoples of the new age in mh. They didn't learn the lesson, they will never learn it, history will repeat. Ironically, they will continue to be ignorant in every history, while at the same time considering themselves superior to all that came before. I'll cut the headcanoning here, awesome video.

What an awesome take on one of my favorite dragons! Great video.

It would have been neat if they somehow got an Alatreon to go up against Fatalis and help the hunter slay it. On a side note, I am surprised that the topics of trauma and PTSD are not explored in the narrative of these games, especially when facing up against black dragons like Fatalis. There was a video from last year from another RU-vidr (I cannot remember which one or what the video was called again) that explored the forbidden monsters -the black dragons mostly - in a first person POV about the MH World protagonist. You could feel the fear and trauma in their words as they fight these otherworldly beasts, which was so well-written and narrated that you could sense the character exhibiting PTSD symptoms.

Tri, or as a matter of fact, all the games from 1-4 take place BEFORE World. Cause the Second Fleet Master tells us that the distinction between Blademaster and Gunner was only made after the Research Commission was formed, and the 2nd Fleet arrived to New World. Rise following this system automatically means this system has spread to the Old World too. While the games before World never had this system which means they took place before World. EDIT: The thing about Alatreon being feared by Gods is actually real. Amatsu as we know, is essentially considered a God by many. And in GenU Alatreon and Amatsu's armors respectively have a weird lore connection between them. Alatreon armor: Armor worn by the Knights of Alatrea in the battle against the Gods. Said to bring Darkness. Amatsu armor: Armor bestowed by the God of Heavens upon Chosen Warriors. Can repel Darkness to bring forth Light. Are we missing some kind of hidden lore in past where these Elder Dragons were much powerful/closer to Gods and had dedicated cult to worship them, and their was some massive war between different cults?

Protector and savior of humanity Alatreon 🥰

That last part with the analysis on the music was awesome

"It sure is nice being a powerful dragon alone in a volcanic area where nobody can bother me." Guild: "Hi Squidward"

I love this; I've come to the conclusion there was a lot more to Alatreon than initially thought. It's why he's become my favorite monster of all time- a Black Dragon that has a LOT going for it beyond 'world Destroyer'.

All that Tri gathering hub and room footage really took me back. Excellent theory.

13:47 My god this music with these words almost made me cry 😢. It's so beautiful

Alatreon is less evil if compared to Fatalis but is evil enough compared to other monsters as it possess the reverse scales which puts him in constant state of anger. Atleast according to japanese hunters, Alatreon is the strongest monster and does not acknowledge other monster's existence other than itself and it didn't run away from Fatalis.

I actually agree with everything except the black dragon classification. I don't think giving it the name of Black Dragon was to picture it as evil, but rather just as dangerous. He is a first class monster after all. Nothing in the written records depict it as bad or evil, but just as powerful and elementally unstable. But I truly think that Alatreon's role is to counter-balance powerful elder dragons in order to protect ecosystems. That would explain why it can live in so many different ecosystems, but also why one came to the new world after Safi Jiiva appeared. He must have felt the energy being drained and the ecosystem being sufficiently threatened to make a move and go and try to eliminate the target. Also, even tho I agree that the MH3 records were burned after the events, but I still think that the guild doesn't and didn't know that much about it either since it since is such secluded places. As such, I believe that Alatreons simply never encountered human territory before the ages of exploration began and that's why there were never fables or legends on this dragon. When you compare this to Fatalis or Dire Miralis lores that are deeply connected to humanity, that can explain a lot. So yes I agree, big misunderstood dragon that's actually not bad, but still so powerful that it's refered as a Black Dragon. Also, two things I thought about : 1) Alatreons could be intentionally avoided human civilization and its cities. The one that came to the new world could've easily wiped out Astera and Seliana on it's way to the valley but he didn't care at all, focused on Safi Jiiva (by my theory). 2) I think it's weird that such a calm and powerful, almost god-like dragon doesn't have a cult or something. Especially since the first place we encounter it in the series is called the Sanctuary (I'm refering to the japanese name of course). But that'd be cool to have one. Even if it's just a reference in a piece of dialogue in a future entry. Anyway, great video ! Have a great week ! 💜

The way I took it, Alatreon is a black dragon due to his mere presence of causing natural disasters. As a young dragon in tri it can’t control the elements but now as a matured and older beast in Iceborne it has full control it hates anything that is of similar power to it and that’s why it went to destroy safis nest and potentially safi itself. And maybe it doesn’t go after Fatalis cause it knows that even tho it could potentially kill Fatalis it itself would die in the process. And maybe that’s why we only see Fatalis in Schrade is because of Alatreon

Great video! Honestly, I like that the dev team dont go into all this officially, it means the game can be different things to different people and not really upset anyone by making bad decisions. Plus I really like your theory, its my headcannon too now. Im upset they removed the organ from the Alatreon theme though, in an old interview they spoke about how the organ was such an impoartant instrument in its theme, then they just remove it?! Kinda sad.

Loc Lac is such a COOL locale, I've never experienced it myself, or heck, seen gameplay of it, the bits I see of it in this video are awesome

I'm pretty sure that the reversed-scales reference folklore in which reversed scales, usually found on a dragon's chin, heavly irritates them if touched.

Very cool--I like this theory a lot! And it makes way more sense than the excuses given to us by the cro-magnon Fifth Fleet leaders.

I love how the ambiguity of the series' lore has lead to these fantastic theories. My headcanons grow by the day!

Love this idea, another alatreon theory that I thought of a while ago was that alatreon is actually the predecessor to all monsters. Think like the mew of the monster hunter world. The reason why no other monsters are able to use all of the elements is that they evolved in different ways which meant that unnecessary elements were no longer needed and thus the monsters evolved out of it. Really puts the "elder" in elder dragon

The monster class system has more then one meaning. In the early game design of monster hunter they had to follow rules when making any monster. Rules that may not apply today but I'll still note them out. Monster's in the game had to be made in such a way that they they could be seen as believable, that such a thing could be possible. I know crazy talking about a game with dragons. Elder dragons (don't actually need to be a dragon) are allowed to break some of the rules and have almost supernatural powers that can't be explained or they simply don't have enough information on. They also tend to mess with the ecosystem where ever they go that isn't normal. Black dragons have NO rules. They are allowed to do anything that the creators want. That's they they tend to be vary hard to fight and have crazy description like the heart still beating out of it's body. Some would argue Safi'Jiva as one but I'm not getting into that it's just a cool monster. Alatreon is interesting because it's body is made of reverse scales. In mythology it is said that dragons that have a reverse scale if touched would throw is into a frenzy. So Alatreon is just going to be angry all the time

you are absolutely huffing crazy juice over here. i like it

I actually really love this kind of Video.. really cool...

i like the idea but i never really say alatreon's appearence in the secluded valley as him wanting to fight safi but as him wanting to set the place right. when I first saw alatreon in world, I thought the whole reason he was there was because safi sucked up all of the natural energy in the area (because of the siege fights with him) and that it was so strange that alatreon came to balance it. i mean the first time you see alatreon he's burning all evidence of safi almost like he's mad about what safi did, making the valley and the area around it basically inhospitable to anything but alatreon. I think it might be beneficial for the environment and may function as more of a equalizer of sorts; almost like the physical embodiment of nature's will to balance but I don't think that makes it "weaker" or less deserving of the black dragon title. It still causes entire ecosystems to change and could cause mass extinction if it really wanted to it just doesn't feel that need; similar to how kirin is seen as a "weaker" elder dragon while simultaneously being one of the stronger ones lore wise, I think alatreon is in a similar position

Damn, Alatreon already was my favourite Elder Dragon, but this puts the cherry on top.

You just made me love Alatreon even more

I really like your thought circle about Alatreon. I also think he doesnt quite match the vibe of Fatalis and Miralis. But the part I dont quite understand or more like baffels me, is the capitalism point. Even tho Alatreon might not quite be the myth like Fatalis he is still insanely powerful. I think every normal person in Tri would know that the danage to repel him from the Sacred Land would be to great in cost for a better route.

3:37 Somewhere, deep within the confines of a Discord server dedicated to MH Lore, there is a man in agony over this particular moment, where, as said man went and stated... "Shin'iki doesn't mean 'sanctuary' vaguely, it's the domain of kami, where gods live, as separate and apart from the actual world it's not a sactuary for humans, it's a sanctuary FROM humans" "Yes. There's an Alatreon there. As suggested by its name, and not suggesting the presence or hospitability towards humans in any way. "

Ala is definitely my favourite monster, and I must say I'm a big fan of this theory

Each monster the dev designed definitely have a theme to them, in my opinion alatreon represent chaos contrary to one with life. Fatalis represents extinction as the old civilization is destroyed by it. Dire miralis representing the destructive force of nature since his theme is a more malice version of one with life, and his design being somewhat part of nature itself a walking volcano.

Haven’t fought Alatreon yet, but love your theory.

I really liked the concept of Alatreon just being such a catastrophically dangerous creature that, despite not being related to Fatalis or Miralis(my headcanon because of how similar their names are) the guild quite literally had no choice but to call it a black dragon and strike it from the books.

I really like this theory because it explains why Dondurma is constantly under Elder Dragon siege meanwhile Loc Lac is not. Dondurma doesn't have a nearby Elder Dragon repellant.

Good video

Don't know if you really read comments or if you do how long you read them on videos, but i was wondering if you had any plans on making a larger scale monster for your legos. Something like a safi jiiva I imagine would come out pretty cool, if you can find out how to make the joints strong enough for articulation.

Amazing video. Honestly, all of it makes sense, and I'm always on board with the guild doing fishi stuff behind the scenes specifically after iceborne that we discovered they burned information this makes me wonder how many other more powerful dragons exist maybe even under villages and they keep it quiet 🤯

This has to be my favourite crack theory about MH Lore so far

i do hope they expand the lore behind ALATREON and SAFIJIIVA turf war in the FUTURE.

GOAT theory

Also maybe the records being burnt is a nod to the fact that loc lac is no longer available (without emulation) but idk

I never had the chance to encounter Alatreon in MH3 but when I had the chance to face it in Iceborne... oh boy it became to this day my favorite monster of all time Also this is a x1000 top notch theory and lore analysis! While I love being a hunter, I do not believe the Guild is an all good organization. They have so much power and authority that it is ridiculous to believe that within their ranks there is not a shred of greed and lust for more

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that there were two canon Alatreons in Iceborne. The first one came to destroy the eggs left behind from Safi'jiiva. Then another one at the start of the Fatalis Special Assignment. The field team leader says something like "what?? Another one??? Better kill it :)." Alatreon is the Fatalis questline much MUCH weaker, which leads me to believe this Alatreon NARROWLY escaped Fatalis.

12:30 zinogre has an electric guitar in theme

I'd describe Alatreon as "Chaotic Neutral." It doesn't mean any harm, it doesn't mean any help, it's just kinda there and because it's there stuff happens. Stuff like airships being obliterated by the extreme weather it creates.

you just made me love the lack of guitars riffs in the iceborne song after hating it

Wasn’t a fan of him because of his design but I appreciate him a lot more after this, and to wrap the tinfoil a bit tighter around the head I think that there are multiple possibilities, my two favorites are similar to what you said, this branch of the guild may have been very handsomely compensated (bribed) by the rich folk to get rid of alatreon, but because hunting these guys may have been against the rules this branch got rid of the evidence so that they won’t get a friendly visit from the guild knights. The other possibility is that the guild may have been pressured like you said but because the getting rid of alatreon has more cons than pros they tried to make the contract sound as intimidating as possible to scare away hunters and when the rich clients complained they’d just shrug and say we did the thing but no one’s willing, worst case scenario if someone is thick enough to take the contract they probably wouldn’t survive.

12:51 I love the backpedaling here lmao. "It sounds kind of alien in some parts, especially for western.. a-a western listener."

6:49 hehe im in danger

This is easily the best fan theory of the MH universe. It's just as wild as it is believable, it deals with themes seen all across the media, and it ends up as a conspiracy theory. Perfect. This is now my head-canon.

So it's Godzilla? An "epicenter of chaos," a force of nature that keeps other monsters in check? That sounds like Godzilla to me.

technically in the first confrontation against alatreon they tell you "Observe the environment, it seems to be the key to understanding the power of alatreon" after the 1 defeat, now the fleet knows that alatreon changes element and its elemental weaknesses 🤓🤓🤓

In Iceborne you only hear that the documents got destroyed. It happened already before MH3 as far as I can recall.

Maybe they used common knowledge of ELDER dragons where if you break their horns the elders powers are weakened. This might also be the case with black dragons as they are extremely similar.

This story of alatreon is reminding of the story of HTTYD with the night furry.

I feel like this is heavily under the assumption World isn't a Soft Reboot. There's many examples in-game where are old previous knowledge was heavily subverted. Kushala Doara used to get debuffed by poison but now only happens with Elderseal. Then we all expected Rusted Kushala Doara only to find it's shed rusted skin on the mountain. They're clearly trying to do something different here just with all the older games as the jumping off point. So while monsters and location origins are generally the same their lore isn't the same. Fatalis had the biggest change in Lore and was technically Monster Hunters first time making him have center stage by making him a part of the story. The other games these huge world destruction monsters only came with a brief intro video and some random quest description. There was lore in quest and armor descriptions but those were so rare and inconsistent that it didn't actually matter for 99% of players especially when the game itself really doesn't have a story. It's an interesting theory but it's an "appeal to ignorance". Which pretty much means you don't have anything.

It sounds like Alateron is the embodiment of Chaos that brings order to nature?

black dragons, red dragon, first class dangerous monster

honestly what you said about the alatreon theme feeling foreign is why i dont like the new version as much as the old one. I feel like the classic orchestration of it makes it sound too comfy and beautiful when its supposed to be more freakish

compared to other black dragons, Alatreon does seem a tad different, is armor and parts don't come across as semi immortal for 1

when are we gonna get a new Back Dragon?!

Ive been wanting to write a monhun fanfic with the guild as the badguys (they clearly are the bad guys in the story) and this video only makes it more difficult to resist doing so

I personally think the term "Black Dragon" is almost like a cryptid in the world of Monster Hunter, Alatreon was just a crazy strong Elder Dragon that was casually black, so people assumed it was the "original" Black Dragon, Fatalis, so maybe if Nergigante was in alatreon's place back then, he would probably be called a black dragon as well. Most people also use the term Black Dragon as a title for the strongest monsters, which is wrong, since its just an aesthetic title, the correct term would be Dangerous First Class Monster.

Thank you so freaking much... For reminding me how much better Alatreon's theme was in Tri and Generations... (Seriously, World's renditions removed EVERYTHING that made it special, like the organ and the electric guitar)

I believe Alatreon is some sort of ecological Guardian. It's power is enough to classify it as a Black dragon though considering it's incredible strength since Black Dragon's are classified by their potential threat. I think every regions has it's own Alatreon as a contingency plan for things that become to dangerous to the ecosystem. That's why it is the only Monster with every element, to counter every threat to the ecosystem. That's why Altreon specifically destroyed the Safijiiva nest. It posed a huge threat to the ecosystem and by burning the nest it tried to prevent another Safijiiva from appearing. That's also probably why Alatreons never fought Fatalis and Fatalis doesn't randomly destroy everything, because Fatalis doesn't want to fight Alatreon and Alatreon doesn't want to fight Fatalis. Both are considered the strongest monsters in the Monster Hunter world (I personally think Dalamadur is but that's another story) and both are canonicaly very smart. There is most likely a hoard of Altreon out there acting as ecological guardians, as long as Fatalis doesn't pose a threat to the ecosystem the Alatreon won't pay him any mind and also single Alatreon wouldn't want to fight Fatalis and neither does Fatalis himself want to attract Alatreons.

I think you're missing one important interpretation of the meaning of "sanctuary" in the context of Alatreon's dwelling. I think the sacred land is more of an rather than a human one. Alatreon could be a protected species and have its own designated territory away from civilization for the reasons you covered, like using its greater reach of territory for protection from other elder dragons, so they may have covered up its existence for so long because of that. Also anyone who could have been aware of this would probably have been worried by the slaying of this Alatreon, which would call for the burning of any documents about its death.

Wait, if this is true an Alatreon's appearance in the New World, so close to the Elder's Crossing is a big problem because other what dragons won't want to die where they're supposed to.

The truth about Fatalis lore is he has almost none and the wiki just made it the fuck up

Maybe alatron was a test to see if we are worth to kill fatalis since we had to fight him first Edit: i mean in World iceborne maybe He is some typ of good dragon that Tests the hunter if the hunter can kills him if Not He cant kill fatalis

Good theory! But, I think everything is less complicated. Let me explain, there are other monsters that live in remote areas, like Ukanlos, Akantor, or Dalamadur, about which there isn't much information, and that don't necessarily hate humanity or have as much black legend as the Fatalis. On the one hand, being living beings, they need water and food and therefore must move through surrounding areas, causing possible encounters with humans/villages/caravans/etc. And on the other hand, they are all monsters with enough power to be a serious threat to humanity. Perhaps to control their populations, perhaps because they have gotten too close to human-traveled areas, or perhaps because there have already been casualties of some kind. The Guild theoretically is in charge of keeping a balance in the ecosystem, as well as protecting humanity from monsters. The theory is fine, but as I say, any of the above reasons is valid and less complicated. Regarding the burned documents... I can think of a few theories, but really none of them are too good lol. I have no idea what the Monster Hunter team had in mind. They have always toyed with introducing "unfinished bits of lore", because they like the magic that is created in the community, by thinking up theories, or passing legends from player to player. The world of Monster Hunter is enriched not only by its lore, but also by the imagination of the players themselves. And that's great too! This may be one of those situations.

Most of this is very true, from what i heard Alatreon has a similar role as Nergigante. For Nergigante he kills to keep balance in powerful monsters growing and being to overpowered. Nergigante has the brute force and strength to keep them down. Alatreon on the other hand has 2 jobs, keeping balance in the elements and you were sort of right safi but not quite. He didnt came to the secluded land to fight Safi, he came there to make sure they dont evolve to adult hood. Safi is one of the most powerful monsters being comparable to the likes of Fatalis. Alatreon is only trying to stop the evolution process in Safi's cacoon or Xeno'jiva's since its before.

Alatreon faught in the war with the other elder dragons in the great gragon war against humanaty

Fatalis, next?

Oh i think i know why alatreon is in safi's lair. When you hunt safi you drain the life force in the valley and i think alatreon is there to bring back the lost energy that safi took since alatreon in itself is a "force" of nature.

So basically Alatreon is The Avatar? To keep the balance of all five nations!

So, in summary... He's the Avatar?

If you were playing monster hunter for a super riveting story I think your looking in the wrong place lol. The real truth is Capcoms monster hunter team imo just did Alatreon dirty and they gave Fatalis all the main attention as they were updating iceborne. As cool as the fight was in Iceborne they kinda killed the canon we had in Tri and since Capcom never was known to take monster hunters story super serious anyway they were just winging it as they were updating Iceborne. Its funny to bring up MH4 ultimate because I think that probably the best monster hunter story but no Alatreon in the game.

You gotta have some proof that fatalis aren't just multiple different monsters and instead some supernatural beast

So, alatreon is inagami but canon?