Monster Hunt (2016) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Boran Jing spotted the massive Diablos lurking beneath the desert sands and used a chalk-marked arrow to warn the approaching team. However, his warning was misinterpreted as a threat, causing the team to respond aggressively. This aggression provoked the Diablos into attacking, directly leading to the deaths of Ax and Steeler.

• boran jing
• diablos
• warning
• arrow
• desert attack

The Nerscylla are cave-dwelling arachnids that are vulnerable to sunlight. They emerge at night to hunt and drag victims into their web-pods. This weakness becomes crucial when Artemis escapes by propelling herself into daylight, forcing the creatures to retreat.

• nerscylla
• night attack
• daylight weakness
• cave spiders

After a tense standoff where Artemis was captured, the hunter initially denied her food to weaken her escape attempts. However, when more Nerscylla arrived, they were forced into an uneasy ceasefire. The turning point came when Artemis shared her chocolate with the hunter, and he offered her water in return, establishing mutual trust.

• artemis
• hunter alliance
• trust building
• chocolate
• cave

The Admiral's betrayal was not malicious but protective. He revealed that his true agenda was safeguarding his realm from interdimensional dangers. He believed that allowing Artemis to return home through the rift would attract more dangerous creatures to The New World, so he imprisoned her to prevent any more cross-dimensional travel.

Foreshadowing: The Admiral's initial arrival seemed heroic, rescuing Artemis from the Rathalos, making the betrayal more surprising.

• admiral
• betrayal
• interdimensional
• prison
• rathalos

During the final battle against the Rathalos, Artemis used an explosive device to weaken the beast. When it retaliated, she spotted an opportunity to catapult herself back through the rift into her native world. The Rathalos followed her through, but she and the hunter ultimately killed it together.

• artemis escape
• rift
• homeworld
• rathalos battle

The markers were ancient devices left by previous civilizations in The New World. When Artemis's team activated them, they triggered a devastating storm that opened a massive crevice, leading the team directly into the Diablos's territory. This suggests the markers were either traps or warnings designed to keep powerful creatures contained.

• markers
• desert
• storm
• trap
• ancient devices

Artemis and the hunter devised a plan to poison the Diablos by coating their arrows with Nerscylla venom. They lured the creature to an abandoned shipwreck and unleashed multiple venom-coated arrows. The poison weakened the beast enough for Artemis to climb atop it and deliver the final blow with her sword.

• nerscylla venom
• diablos
• poison arrows
• battle strategy

The rift appears to be a natural interdimensional portal that randomly transports people and creatures between worlds. The markers in the desert may have some connection to stabilizing or opening these rifts. The Admiral clearly knows about these rifts and views them as dangerous, which explains his efforts to prevent cross-dimensional travel.

• rift
• interdimensional
• portals
• two worlds
• admiral

The Sky Tower was a towering structure that served as a beacon of hope for Artemis, as it offered a potential path back to her world. After defeating the Diablos and discovering the tower, they prepared to travel toward it, but their journey was interrupted by the arrival of the Rathalos.

• sky tower
• beacon
• return home
• path

The hooded figure appears in the post-credits scene, observing Artemis, the hunter, and the Admiral as they prepare to face a new towering beast. This character is never identified or explained in the film, leaving their identity and intentions deliberately mysterious, likely hinting at future sequel storylines.

• hooded figure
• ending
• sequel
• mystery
• post-credits

The pair lured the Diablos to an abandoned shipwreck where they used venom-coated arrows to weaken the massive creature. When the Diablos knocked the hunter off balance, Artemis seized her moment and climbed onto the beast's back, driving her sword directly into its skull until it finally collapsed and died.

• diablos death
• killing method
• sword
• arrows
• shipwreck

The Diablos is a territorial creature that lurks beneath the desert sands. The hunters' ship inadvertently disturbed the beast while crossing the dunes, provoking it to attack. This initial assault destroyed their vessel and killed most of the hunters, setting the events of the film in motion.

• diablos
• territorial
• attack
• ship
• hunters