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title: "Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak – Main Monster name, Old monsters confirmed as returning"
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description: "During Capcom’s Online Program for the Tokyo Game Show, more details about for Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak expansion were announced."
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Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak - Main Monster name, Old monsters confirmed as returning | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak – Main Monster name, Old monsters confirmed as returning](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak-main-monster-name-old-monsters-confirmed-as-returning.jpeg "Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak – Main Monster name, Old monsters confirmed as returning")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak-main-monster-name-old-monsters-confirmed-as-returning.jpeg)During Capcom’s Online Program for the **Tokyo Game Show**, more details about for Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak expansion were announced.

## [](#meet-malzeno)Meet Malzeno

In a brief snippet from the expansion’s director Yoshitake Suzuki, the identity of the mysterious monster featured in the teaser trailer was revealed: a new Elder Dragon named Malzeno, with more information to come at a later date. It was also confirmed that more old monsters from past titles will also be returning via the expansion, such as the Shogun Ceanataur.

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### [](#about-monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak)About Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak™ is the monstrous new expansion for Monster Hunter Rise, the critically-acclaimed and top-selling Monster Hunter™ title that released on Nintendo Switch in 2021 and is coming to PC in Early 2022. The expansion will include an all-new storyline with more new monsters, in addition to new locales, gameplay elements, quest rank, and more.

This action-packed expansion is slated for a Summer 2022 simultaneous release for both Nintendo Switch and PC.

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