| “ | A new species discovered in the depths of the Elder's Recess. Its relationship to the other elder dragons is unclear, as is its ecology. | „ |
| ~ Xeno'jiiva's in-game description. |
| “ | The fully-grown form of Xeno'jiiva. It absorbs energy from its environment to heal itself and change the ecosystem. | „ |
| ~ Safi'jiiva's in-game description. |
Xeno'jiiva is an Elder Dragon introduced in Monster Hunter World, who serves as the main antagonist and the final boss of the main campaign. It is a newborn Elder Dragon that exploits the Elder Crossing for its own gain, using pheromones to cause Elder Dragons to deviate from their path to the Rotten Vale, allowing Xeno'jiva to absorb their bio-energy and grow in strength when they die near its cocoon. Thus, it is responsible for calling Zorah Magdaros to the New World, hoping to absorb its tremendous bio-energy even if it meant the whole continent's destruction.
Its adult form Safi'jiva serves as one of the two overarching antagonists (along with Fatalis) of its expansion Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. It is a newly-discovered species of Elder Dragon that is revealed to be the very reason Elder Dragons migrate to the New World.
Appearance[]
Xeno'jiiva is a large etheral Elder Dragon whose entire body glows an eerie blue-white. Its eyes are red, with three more eye-like markings behind each eye which continue up the sides of its head, creating the illusion that it has eight total eyes. Several parts of its body, including its wings and tail, have several drape-like appendages hanging off, which constantly flow as if there is a permanent breeze.
Xeno'jiiva is fairly large, being larger than most other Elder Dragons encountered in the game. It is about half the size of Gogmazios, an Elder Dragon from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.
Xeno'jiiva is the very center of the entire ecosystem of the Monster Hunter universe; It emits an energy signal that attracts other Elder Dragons from across the world and encourages them to migrate to its location when they are old and ready to die, regardless of how far. Once there, they die, releasing their bio-energy to be absorbed by Xeno'jiiva, who lay dormant inside a cocoon of energy-rich crystals. Xeno'jiiva cant absorb all the energy, however, and the excess disperses through the environment, creating new life and enriching the nearby land and ecosystems. It is unknown what Xeno'jiiva does once it has finished absorbing energy.
Biography[]
During the events of Monster Hunter World, the Fifth Fleet are called to the distant continent known as the New World to study Zorah Magdaros, a massive, mountain-sized Elder Dragon who is migrating across the ocean to an unknown location. After learning from the locals that Zorah Magdoros is coming to the New World to pass away in an area known as the Rotten Vale, the Fifth Fleet devises a plan to deter it and force it to flee back into the ocean, fearing that, if it is allowed to die there, the massive amounts of released bio-energy will destroy the entirety of the New World.
During several attempts, the Fifth Fleet is constantly interrupted by Nergigante, a powerful Elder Dragon who wants to make prey of Zorah Magdoros. Eventually, the hunters are able to successfully drive off Nergigante and repel Zorah Magdoros back into the ocean, which it eventually dies in the depths. Angered by its meal having been lost, it reacts by invading the New World and wreaking havoc, scaring other Elder Dragons and sending them into a frenzy. The hunters eventually find and kill Nergigante and deal with the other Elders, restabilizing the ecosystems. However, massive energy surges are detected, origination from an area known as the Everstream, and the hunters go to investigate.
In the Everstream, the hunters discover Xeno'jiiva's crystaline cocoon. With the hunters having killed all the Elder Dragons including both Nergigante and Zorah Magdoros, Xeno'jiiva has been left with a defficient energy supply and hatches prematurely. Angered and weakened, the newborn attacks the hunters. In the end, Xeno'jiiva is defeated before it can escape the Everstream. As the hunters escape the collapsing cavern, Xeno'jiiva's body is seen plummeting into the depths below.
It is revealed in World's expansion Iceborne that an adult version of a Xeno'jiva named Safi'jiva lives in a canyon far north of the New World. This mature form gained the terrifying ability of consuming the life-force of entire ecosystems. After discovering the red dragon and fighting a long and hard battle, the Fifth Fleet and the Hunters are able to slay Safi'jiva, but not before it's sheer amount of power signals two world destroying Black Dragons to the New World: Alatreon and Fatalis.
Powers and Abilities[]
Xeno'jiiva, unline most Elder Dragons, does not have an element associated with it. Instead, it relies on physical and energy-based attacks to deal damage. Most of its attacks include charging at the hunters and slapping them with its tail. It also has the ability to breath a blue-with plasma, which it can do either in bursts or as a beam.
The beam form of this attack heats up the ground. If Xeno'jiiva is tricked into heating up the ground directly around its feet, it will sink into the molten earth and become temporarily stuck, leaving it succeptible to attack. Its most powerful attack is a move where it stomps the ground and then presses down, causing the ground immediately around its body to crack and explode with blue energy. This move is capable of one-hit-killing most hunters standing too close.
During the second phase of the fight, Xeno'jiiva gains the abillity to fly. During flight, it can only use energy-breathing attacks. When it decides to land again, it will create a shockwave which can also damage hunters.
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Trivia[]
- Xeno'jiiva is confirmed to be a juvenile and has an adult form present in the expansion Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Safi'jiiva.
- The Xeno'jiiva fought in the main story of Monster Hunter World was confirmed to be deceased, meaning that Safi'jiiva is entirely separate and confirming that there are multiple Xeno'jiivas.
- Supposedly, there were multiple Xeno'jiiva coccoons forming in the Guiding Lands that were all wiped out by Alatreon. This is the result of the latter’s rivalry with Safi’jiva, with this behaviour being described as a global turf war between the two species.
- This rivalry is reflected in the official renders of Safi’jiva and Alatreon as the two are opposites: Safi’jiva is facing the viewer sitting down with its wings folded while Alatreon is facing away standing up with its wings outstretched.
- Despite this, developer notes reveal that Safi’jiva was meant as a rival to Fatalis in terms of power, ironic considering the lack of interaction between the two.
- Despite being an infant, the Xeno’jiva fought in-game is roughly the same size as the adult Safi’jiva. This could be explained by how the Xeno’jiva fought was absorbing energy from the entirety of the New World, allowing it to grow much larger than others of its species.
- It’s theorised that Safi’jiva and its juvenile form Xeno’jiiva are symbolic of humanity’s detriment effect on the environment, contrasting with Fatalis embodying humanity’s fear of the natural world.
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