How to unlock Gallery Area Movies: The area movies are unlocked by doing your first quest at a specific area. At the beginning from the quest you will see a cutscene. For all areas — except tower — this happens at the base camp, for the tower intro you must go to Area 1 first to trigger the cutscene.
Unlockable movie — How to unlock:
Beach Intro — Do 1 quest at the beach area.
Desert Intro — Do 1 quest at the desert area.
Forest & Hills Intro — Do 1 quest at the forest & hills area.
Mountains Intro — Do 1 quest at the mountain area.
Swamp Intro — Do 1 quest at the swamp area.
Tower Intro — Do 1 quest at the tower area.
Volcano Intro — Do 1 quest at the volcano area.
How to unlock Monster Ecology Movies:
Unlockable movie — How to unlock:
Akantor ecology — Slay an Akantor.
Babakonga ecology — Slay a Babakonga.
Diablos ecology — Slay a Diablos.
Gravios ecology — Slay a Gravios.
Khezu ecology — Slay a Khezu.
Kusharudaora ecology — Slay the kusharudaora at the Mountain area.
Plesioth ecology — Slay a Plesioth.
Rathian ecology — Slay a Rathian.
Tigrex ecology — Slay a Tigrex.
Zazami ecology — Slay the zazami in the desert crab urgent quest.
How to unlock Special Trailers Gallery: These gallery movies are unlocked by completing certain tasks.
Unlockable movie — How to unlock:
Alternate intro movie — Kill Nana teskatory at the tower.
Game credits — Kill Nana teskatory at the tower.
How to unlock Monster Intro Gallery Movies: Gallery movies can be unlocked by encountering certain monsters or completing certain tasks. The intro movies are the cutscenes you will see when you encounter a monster for the very first time.
Unlockable movie — How to unlock:
Akantor — Encounter Akantor
Ancient (White) Fatalis Intro — Encounter Ancient Fatalis.
Babakonga Intro — Encounter a Babakonga.
Cephadrome Intro — Encounter a Cephadrome.
Crimson Fatalis Intro — Encounter Crimson Fatalis.
Diablos Intro — Encounter a Diablos.
Dodobrango Intro — Encounter a Dodobrango.
Dos Fango Intro — Encounter a Dosfango.
Fatalis Intro — Encounter Fatalis.
Giadrome Intro — Encounter a Giadrome.
Gizami Intro — Encounter a Gizami.
Gravios Intro — Encounter a Gravios.
Gypceros Intro — Encounter a Gypceros.
Hypnoc Intro — Encounter Hypnoc.
Khezu Intro — Encounter a Khezu.
Kirin Intro — Encounter Kirin at the Mountain Area.
Kusharudaora Intro 1 — Do the purple dress lady urgent quest.
Kusharudaora Intro 2 — Encounter a Kusharudaora in the mountains.
Lao Shan Lung Intro — Do the lao shan lung quest requested by the legendary blacksmith.
Monoblos Intro — Encounter a Monoblos.
Nana Teskatory Intro 1 — Do the Nana teskatory urgent quest.
Nana Teskatory Intro 2 — Do the Nana teskatory quest at the tower.
Narugakaruga Intro — Encounter Narugakaruga.
Oonazuchi Intro — Encounter Oonazuchi at the Forest & Hills Area.
Rahjan Intro — Encounter a Rahjan in the Elder Dual Rahjan quest.
Rathalos Intro — Encounter a Rathalos.
Rathian Intro — Encounter a Rathian.
Teo Teskatoru Intro — Encounter Teo teskatoru at the Volcano Area.
Ucamulbu Intro — Encounter Ucamulbu.
Velocidrome Intro — Encounter a Velocidrome.
Volganos Intro — Encounter Volganos.
Yamatukami Intro — Encounter Yamatukami.
Yian Garuga Intro — Encounter a Garuga.
Yian Kut Ku Intro — Encounter a Yian Kut Ku.
Zazami Intro — Encounter a Zazami.
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