Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Solo Key Quests

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Published 3:04 PM EST Dec 10, 2015

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LATEST UPDATE: Just got my Japanese copy of Monster Hunter X so I've started a Monster Hunter X Key Quests Guide! As for previous updates, I posted a guide on how to unlock every guild quest monster from low rank to G-rank via the Everwood. Make sure to check it out if you haven't unlocked all the guild quest monsters yet! Now on to the Key Quest guide.

Notes: This is an easier quest that, again, takes place in the Dunes. You can find Hermitaurs, small crab monsters, in areas 2, 3, and 7. Apceros are the herbivores of the Dunes so if you feel like completing the subquest feel free to track them down. Completion of these four key quests will lead you to your next Urgent Quest! Wow, that was fast.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A wise person once said, 'Haste makes waste.'

That is, unless you've played the Japanese version of the latest Monster Hunter game to death like I did and now need to blaze through your village/caravan and gathering hall quests to reach the endgame quickly in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Maybe it's your first crack at the latest game in the series but you still want to progress in a jiffy.

Then it becomes 'He who strikes first, wins.' Just ask Charlie 'Tigrex Blood' Sheen.

For newcomers to the game, you don't have to finish every quest to unlock the next rank or batch of missions in Monster Hunter. Instead, you can finish what are called 'key quests' to unlock the next set of missions right away.

If you're in a rush to get to 10-star village/caravan quests or those tougher Gathering Hall missions to be able to craft better gear, here's a list of key quests to speed up your progress.

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CARAVAN AND VILLAGE QUESTS

These refer to the campaign mode of the game, which progresses the story. Monsters are not quite as tough as they are in online/multiplayer mode but you have to solo them.

LOW RANK

1-star

Steak Your Ground

Deliver 1 Well-done Steak or Rare Steak

A Winning Combination

Deliver 1 Mega Potion

Subquest: Slay 3 Jaggi

— Pretty basic stuff. Just talk to your caravan leader, the hat maniac to unlock. No, your goofy little hat ain't worth risking my life by jumping onto a Dah'ren Mohran. But, hey, I'll do it anyway.

2-star

Ancestral Steppe Fungus Run

Deliver 5 Unique Mushrooms

Sub: Deliver 1 Choice Mushroom

Den Mothers

Slay 5 Jaggia

Kelbi Cure-All

Deliver 3 Kelbi Horns

Sub: Slay 8 Kelbi

— These quests are unlocked once you finish 'A Winning Combination.'

Chip Off the Old Blockade

Slay 8 Konchu

— Unlocked by finishing any of the quests mentioned above.

The Stinking Seltas

Hunt a Seltas

Sub: Break the Seltas's horn

— Unlocked by finishing 'Chip Off the Old Blockade.' Finishing this mission upgrades your grain/bread and vegetable ingredients at the canteen. For the full scoop, check out my MH4U Canteen Food Ingredients Upgrade Guide. It also unlocks expeditions, which lets you do free hunts in the Everwood. To progress further, you'll need to do two expeditions: Kill Velocidrome and Kill Yian Kut Ku. These unlock:

Urgent Quest: Swing Into Action

Hunt a Kecha Wacha

Sub: Topple monster while mounted

— Finish this 3-star quest and you unlock the 3-star caravan/village quests.

3-star

Boulder-bash

Hunt a Tetsucabra

Sub: Wound the Tetsucabra's jaw

— Unlocked after finishing 'Swing Into Action.'

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Solo Key Quests Guide

Shipshape Skin

Hunt a Gypceros

Sub: Wound the Gypceros's crest

— Unlocked after finishing 'Boulder Bash.'

Road Work

Capture a Gendrome (Village: 3 Star)

Sub: Slay 5 Genpreys

— Unlocked after finishing 'Shipshape Skin.' Finish this to trigger:

Urgent: Nerscylla Thrilla

Hunt a Nerscylla

Sub: Break Nerscylla's poison spikes.

— Finish this to unlock 4-star caravan/village quests.

Before going further, I also noticed one more urgent pop up while I was doing 3-star quests. I believe this appeared after I finished 'Kecha Wacha Wallop,' which is not considered a key quest.

Urgent: Research Basarios

Hunt a Basarios

Sub: Topple monster while mounted

— Makes Basarios show up in the Everwood.

4-star

Pink Stink

Hunt a Congalala

Sub: Wound the Congalala's comb

— Maybe I was just sleep-deprived, but I could've sworn this was called 'Wild Palico Panic' when I first tried it. Anyway, now it says 'Pink Stink' in my mission board so 'Pink Stink' it is.

An Ice Surprise

Hunt a Zamtrios

Sub: Wound the Zamtrios's top fin

— I could've sworn this one was named 'Meownster Hunt Havoc' the first time I did it, too. Seriously, I think I'm losing my mind. Maybe I already did.

Najarala Hunt

Hunt a Najarala

Sub: Wound the Najarala's back

— Take down this snake in the grass and you'll get an emergency Gore Magala expedition if I remember correctly. Repel that sucker and you should unlock:

Urgent: Tipping the Scales

Hunt Gore Magala

Sub: Wound Gore Magala's feelers

— Gore! Gore! Gore! With apologies to JR's Barbecue Sauce. Bring down the flagship monster and say hello to 5-star quests.

5-star

Major Miner Problem

Hunt a Gravios

Sub: Wound the Gravios' chest

— Hello, big guy. Just bring him down, baby

Advanced: Odd Ape Out

Hunt a Congalala

Sub: Break the Congalala's claw

— I was reading a Japanese forum once and some dude didn't even mention him by name and just said 'that filthy ape.' I don't know why but that made me laugh. Yes, I'm easy to please.

Now do two of the following quests:

Zinogre Zone

Hunt a Zinogre

Sub: Wound the Zinogre's head

The Royal Guard

Hunt a Seltas Queen

Sub: Hunt a Seltas

King of the Skies

Hunt a Rathalos

Sub: Sever the Rathalos' tail

This will unlock:

Advanced: Tigrex Terror

Hunt a Tigrex

Sub: Break the Tigrex's claw

— Tigrex, he's grrrreat. At unlocking the next quest:

6-star

Urgent: Advanced: Heaven's Wheel

Slay Shagaru Magala

Sub: Break Shagaru Magala's horns

— Finish Gore Magala's true form after shedding its skin and you're on the fast track to high rank questing.

HIGH RANK

7-star

Skiff Scuttler

Hunt a Daimyo Hermitaur

Sub: Break D. Hermitaur's claw

— I was in a rush to go through quests so I waltzed into this quest while still using a bone weapon. Can you say Bounce City?

Hot-air Buffoon

Hunt an Emerald Congalala

Sub: Deliver 1 Territorial Dung+

Facility Facilitation

Hunt a Cephadrome

Sub: Hunt 6 Cephalos

Hunt-a-thon: Nerscylla

Hunt 2 Nerscylla before time expires or deliver a Paw Pass ticket

Sub: Deliver 1 Queen Substance

These missions will unlock:

Urgent: Skiff Competition

Hunt a Monoblos

Sub: Break the Monoblos's horn.

— Charge! Have fun Guard Point masters. Oh yeah, welcome to 8-star quests

8-star

Finish one of the two following missions:

Hide-and-Freak

Hunt a Khezu

Solo

Sub: Wound the Khezu's head

— Man, this guy… A bonafide troll.

Take a Powderstone

Deliver 1 Powderstone

Sub: Hunt an Iodrome

Either of the previous missions will unlock:

In the Pink

Hunt a Pink Rathian

Sub: Wound the Pink Rathian's head

— One of my favorite monsters to hunt. I personally find her more challenging than Azure Rathalos. Whatever you do, stay away from her left cheek… Take her down and you get:

Ladykiller

Hunt a Seltas Queen

Sub: Wound the Seltas Queen's head

— Lets… volt… in! I still remember the first time my cousins saw the docking manuever while playing the Japanese version of the game. 'Wait, did they just combine? That's awesome!' Finishing this also unlocks the Wyceum research center, which will be key later when fighting frenzied and extreme monsters, especially those that make your weapons and bullets bounce.

Nocturnal Commission

Capture a Rathian

— This unlocks a pretty cool cut scene, plus your next urgent.

Urgent: Dance of a Thousand Blades

Hunt a Seregios

Sub: Topple monster while mounted

— Say hello to the flagship monster of Monster Hunter 4G. This, by the way, provides the earliest opportunity to craft those Seregios weapons, which was quite helpful when I started doing Guild Hall quests.

9-star

Say hello to key quests galore. Here's the order that I went through them:

Black Rock Down

Hunt a Black Gravios

Sub: Wound Black Gravios's back

An Omen in the Skies

Hunt an Azure Rathalos

Sub: Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear

The Echoing Roar

Hunt a Brute Tigrex

Wound the Brute Tigrex's head

Forge Ahead

Hunt a Stygian Zinogre

Sub: Wound Stygian Zinogre's back

Advanced: Glacier's Bane

Hunt a Brachydios

Sub: Suppress Brachydios's frenzy

Advanced: Tyrant's Maw

Hunt a Deviljho

Sub: Topple Monster While Mounted

These will unlock

Urgent: Death by a Thousand Cuts

Hunt an Apex Seregios

— Whee, apex monsters! Don't forget to use that Wystone.

Urgent: Kushala Kushowdown

Hunt a Rusted Kushala Daora

— This a siege-style battle in Dundorma with your NPC allies. Finish it and you level up your Wystone and unlock 10-star quests, which are the final batch of hunts for offline mode. Enjoy!

GATHERING HALL QUESTS

Say hello to the multiplayer part of MH4U. Yes, you can still solo missions if you want but keep in mind that the monsters will be tougher. For the bulk of these, I basically formed a two-man party with my cousin, which provides just the right balance difficulty-wise. Plus we only had to do the urgents twice as opposed to three or four times with a bigger team. Then again, feel free to do whatever works for you.

LOW RANK

Hunter Rank 1

Bug Burger

Hunt a Seltas

Sub: Break the Seltas's horn

Kecha Konundrum

Hunt a Kecha Wacha

Sub: Wound the Kecha Wacha's ears

Tackling a Tetsucabra

Hunt a Tetsucabra

Sub: Wound the Tetsucabra's jaw

The Gypceros Project

Capture a Gypceros

Sub: Slay 5 Konchu

2-star Urgent: Web Sighting

Hunt a Nerscylla

Sub: Break Nerscylla's poison spikes

HR2

Royal Assassination

Hunt a Rathian

Sub: Wound the Rathian's head

A Ghastly Gift

Capture a Khezu

Sub: Wound the Khezu's body

Zamtrios of the Deep

Hunt a Zamtrios

Sub: Wound the Zamtrios's head

Nix the Najarala

Hunt a Najarala

Sub: Wound the Najarala's back

3-star Urgent: Dark Wings, Dark Work

Hunt Gore Magala

Wound Gore Magala's wing

HR3

Tigrex Tough Love

Hunt a Tigrex

Sub: Break the Tigrex's Claw

Temper Tantrum

Hunt a Gravios

Sub: Wound the Gravios's back

Royal Audience

Capture a Rathalos

Sub: Wound the Rathalos's wings

Tuff Turf

Hunt a Zinogre

Sub: Wound the Zinogre's head

The Royal Guard

Hunt a Seltas Queen

Sub: Wound the Seltas Queen's tail

4-star Urgent: Sand Sailor

Slay a Dah'ren Mohran or repel it.

Sub: Btreak Dah'ren Mohran's horn

— Unlocks drinks at the canteen and High-Rank Expeditions

HIGH RANK

HR4

Face Two Face

Hunt 2 Kecha Wacha

Sub: Deliver 1 Large Beast tear

Purple People Eater

Hunt a Purple Gypceros

Sub: Wound Purple Gypceros's chest

Buffoonish Baboon

Hunt an Emerald Congalala

Sub: Wound Emerald Congalala's comb

Dastardly Duo

Hunt a Gendrome and Tetsucabra

Sub: Wound the Gendrome's head

5-star Urgent Quest: Rathian's Wrath

Hunt a Pink Rathian

Sub: Wound the Pink Rathians wings

HR5

Writer's Block

Hunt a Najarala and a Rathian

Sub: Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear

The Red Menace

Hunt a Red Khezu

Sub: Wound the Red Khezu's head.

Dread Locked

Hunt a Gore Magala

Sub: Wound Gore Magala's wingarm

Advanced: Frenzied Foe

Hunt a Tigrex

Sub: Break the Tigrex's claw

6-star Urgent Quest: Ore D'Ouvre

Hunt a Black Gravios

Sub: Wound Black Gravios's back

HR6

Bring Down the Sky King

Hunt an Azure Rathalos

Sub: Wound the Azure Rathalos's wing

Infernal Overlord

Hunt a Stygian Zinogre

Sub: Wound Stygian Zinogre's head

Ear Ache

Hunt a Brute Tigrex

Sub: Wound the Brute Tigrex's head

Brimstone and Brachydios

Hunt a Brachydios

Sub: Wound the Brachydios's head

7-star Urgent: Advanced: Stop the Wheel

Slay Shagara Magala

Sub: Break Shagaru Magala's horns

HR7

Advanced: Grim Tidings

Slay an Akantor

Sub: Wound Akantor's head

Advanced: Storm Front

Slay a Kushala Daora or repel it

Sub: Wound Kushala Daora's head

Advanced: Teostra Tangle

Slay a Teostra or repel it

Sub: Wound Tesotra's head

Advanced: Fleet Action

Slay Dah'ren Mohran or repel it

Sub: Break Dah'ren Mohran's horns

Urgent: Advanced: Speartip Menace

Slay a Dalamadur

Sub: Wound Dalamadur's head

Monster Hunter Generations Key Quests

— Finish this and you unlock the cap on your hunter rank, which should jump up pretty high. It also unlocks:

Urgent: Advanced: Glacial Grinder

Slay an Ukanlos

Sub: Topple monster while mounted

— This unlocks G-rank quests. Woot!

While I've sunk in a ton of time in the Japanese version of the game, I haven't gone through all the G-rank quests in the Western version so I don't know the English names of all the stuff yet. For such quests, I will name the monsters you need to hunt as part of G-rank key quests. I'm adding subquests, too, in case there are non-key quests that feature the same monster. I will update this section as I verify information in my U.S. copy:

G-Rank 1

Sculptural Seltas

Hunt a Desert Seltas

Seeing Spots

Hunt an Ash Kecha Wacha

Sub: Wound Ash Kecha Wacha's ears

— Apparently, someone in Monster Hunter's localization team is an Ash Ketchum fan...

Berserker Rage

Hunt a Berserk Tetsucabra

Sub: Wound the B. Tetsucabra's jaw

Line in the Sand

Hunt 2 Cephadrome x2

Sub: Wound the Cephadrome's tail

Fashion Victim

Hunt a Daimyo Hermitaur

Sub: Break D. Hermitaur's shell

— These missions will unlock…

Hit List: Plum Daimyo Hermitaur

Hunt a Plum Daimyo Hermitaur

Sub: Break P.D. Hermitaur's Claw

— The Diablos skull accessory always cracks me up

Grand Finals Confrontation

Hunt a Tigerstripe Zamtrios

Sub: Wound T.Zamtrios's dorsal fin

— This guy loves switching to Jabba the Hutt mode

Serpent Serenade

Hunt a Tidal Najarala

Sub: Wound Tidal Najarala's head

Hunter in Green and Red

Hunt a Rathian and a Red Khezu

Sub: Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear

— No matter the color, Khezu remains a cave-dwelling troll.

Urgent:Seer of the Swords

Hunt a Seregios

Sub: Sever the Seregios's tail

— Bring dung bombs just in case he grabs ya'.

G-Rank 2

Course Correction

Hunt a Shrouded Nerscylla

Sub: Wound S.Nerscylla's outer hide

The Azure King and the Tyrant

Hunt an Azure Rathalos and a Tigrex

Sub: Deliver 1 large Wyvern Tear

Temper Tantrum

Monster Hunter

Hunt a Gravios

Sub: Wound the Gravios's head

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Solo Key Quests 3

How to Zap your Zinogre

Hunt a Zinogre

Sub: Slay 5 Slagtoth

These quests will unlock:

Brute Force

Hunt a Brute Tigrex

Sub: Wound the Brute Tigrex's head

Pestering Pest

Hunt a Desert Seltas Queen

Sub: Wound D.Seltas Queen's tail

Hollow Promise

Hunt a Black Gravios

Sub: Wound the Black Gravios's chest

Fire Drill

Hunt a Brachydios and a Stygian Zinogre

Sub: Sever the Stygian Zinogre's tail

Showdown at High Noon

Hunt a Diablos

Sub: Sever the Diablos's tail

Generations Ultimate Key Quests

Then...

Hunt Black Diablos (Sub: break both horns)

Urgent: Chaos Gore Magala

G-Rank 3

Advanced Chameleos (Sub: break horns)

Advanced Kushala Daora (Sub: cut tail)

Advanced Teostra (Sub: wound wings)

Advanced Ukanlos (Sub: wound front feet)

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Solo Key Quests 1

Urgent: Gogmazios (Sub: destroy back)

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Solo Key Quests 2

Well, that's it for now. Make sure to check out the Technobubble hub for more of our guides for Monster Hunter Ultimate 4!

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Solo Key Quests 2017

Published 3:04 PM EST Dec 10, 2015