Archa’Jiiva/Archa’Jiiva Ecology

This page lists all ecological information about Archa’Jiiva from every Monster Hunter fangame it has appeared in as well as outside information.

## Ecology

### Habitat Range

Archa’Jiiva has the ability to survive anywhere, though it can only be fought on the Secluded Peak, similarly to Dalamadur and in a later update its subspecies, Shah Dalamadur.

### Ecological Niche

This Black Dragon stands as one of the most dangerous creatures known within the New World. The monster's immense power means that if the creature was to leave the Great Peak, it is believed that it could cause serious damage to entire ecosystems, in a similar manner to Fatalis and Alatreon. This is why the Research Commission took immediate action to ensure the beast doesn't go in the direction of Seliana or Lagura by launching a Siege against the monster. Now that it no longer has to absorb bioenergy to survive, the Archa'Jiiva instead actively hunts its prey, which can range from anything, though it prefers Elder Dragons. Only a handful of creatures are said to potentially be able to face off against the Archa’Jiiva, those being the other Black Dragons, Fatalis, its variants, Alatreon and Dire Miralis. The Commission officially declared this to be a Black Dragon once the Hunter had defeated it during the siege.

### Biological Adaptations

As the fully-realised form of the Jiiva line, Archa’Jiiva retains many of the characteristics of both Xeno'jiiva and Safi'jiiva in regards to its anatomy, abilities and power. However, the monster takes on a drastically different appearance, foregoing the luminous transparent skin and or red scales it had before in replacement for extremely rigid blue-black scales across its body, hence its title as a Black Dragon. The spikes on Archa’Jiiva's back, running down to the base of the tail, have grown exponentially, giving the monster an aggressive look. The horns take on a more twisted shape, and have branched out into an antler like appearance. Finally, as the monster has once again taken on its otherworldly appearance, the sensory organs that once were across its head have been brought back in the form of eyes. The Archa’Jiiva is the final stage in the Jiiva line, but is extraordinarily rare, due to the fact that so few Safi'jiiva are able to attain nearly enough bioenergy to fuel their development, and often die of old age before they can accrue enough. The few that do however are rewarded with a painful molting, and immense power.

The Archa’Jiiva has completely rewritten its abilities, evolving to control the incredibly dangerous radiation that had been once stored up within itself. Its aggressive nature combined with its amplified destructive power makes Archa’Jiiva a cataclysmic force of nature, that is nigh unstoppable. However, whilst Archa’Jiiva has plenty of energy stored inside of itself, if the energy is dispersed from its body or if the beast takes too much damage, it will be forced to defend itself at full power, which can wear it down, and thusly it only does so when it is truly in danger. This shows that Archa’Jiiva has the ability to sense the danger its in and plan accordingly. When it enters this **Fallout State**, the light from the immense energy escapes through the cracks around Safi'jiiva's body, alongside the glowing green flames along its back, horns and tail, causing it to glow brightly with otherworldly fire. The glow across its wings take on unique patterns, similar to star constellations. In this state, Archa’Jiiva is at its most powerful but also at its most vulnerable as the heat from the energy softens the monster's rigid scales.

### Behavior

As with other Black Dragons, Archa’Jiiva is a highly aggressive monster that will instantly attack anything on sight. This volatile creature will decimate any living being within its vicinity and has little concern for the destruction of life around it. With radiation falling off of its body in waves, it cares little for those that perish and rot as it walks wherever it may please. The only time an Archa’Jiiva feel threatened is when another Black Dragon-level creature enters its vicinity, and the legends surrounding its brawl with a particular Fatalis, said to have darkened the sky with smoke as the New World burned, is one that all would wish to not be a reality.

### Turf Wars

Archa’Jiiva does not partake in Turf Wars, only being fought in an arena.