New Elder Dragon Gundoraja Named for Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance
The reveal of Gundoraja and the playable Araqueta hunt at TGS signals that Capcom is positioning Ascendance as a major expansion, with the new field's vertical traversal mechanics set to define its gameplay.
Key Facts
- Capcom named the new Elder Dragon Gundoraja for Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance during a State of Play broadcast on September 3.
- The expansion introduces a new field called the Remains of the Cloud Dwelling, Cloudy Ruins, or Cloud Dwelling Ruins, featuring Seikret gliding and updrafts.
- Tokyo Game Show will offer a playable quest to hunt the new monster Araqueta (also romanized as Araketa) at both the PlayStation and Capcom booths.
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance is scheduled for release in 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
- The interview-style video featured producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and offered a glimpse of the story continuing from the main Monster Hunter Wilds game.
Reporting from 3 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Inside, Game Spark.
Capcom revealed the name of a new Elder Dragon and detailed a new field and a playable Tokyo Game Show quest for Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance during a State of Play broadcast on September 3. The new Elder Dragon is called Gundoraja. The expansion also introduces a new field, which sources describe with varying romanizations: GAME Watch calls it the Remains of the Cloud Dwelling (Kumoi), while Game Spark and Inside refer to it as the Cloudy Ruins or Cloud Dwelling Ruins. This field is built for three-dimensional exploration, with players using Seikret gliding and updrafts. The interview-style video, featuring producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, also introduced a new monster named Araqueta, also romanized as Araketa. At the Tokyo Game Show, both the PlayStation and Capcom booths will offer a playable quest to hunt Araqueta. The massive expansion Ascendance for Monster Hunter Wilds is scheduled for release in 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The video offered a glimpse of a story that continues from the main game.
The State of Play broadcast on September 3 also included an interview-style introduction video featuring producer Ryozo Tsujimoto. In it, Tsujimoto detailed the new field, described as the Cloud Dwelling Ruins or Kumoi no Iseki-gun, where players can use Seikret gliding and updrafts for three-dimensional exploration. The sources offer two romanizations for the new monster: Araqueta in GAME Watch and Araketa in Game Spark and Inside. The expansion follows the story of the main Monster Hunter Wilds game, continuing from where it left off.
Capcom has scheduled the Ascendance expansion for release in 2027 across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The Tokyo Game Show demo will let attendees hunt the new monster at both the PlayStation and Capcom booths. The announcement came through a video shown during the stream, not a standalone press release, which is a notable approach for Capcom to reach a global audience during Sony's showcase.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.