BesidestheveryobviouscastingofRonPerlmanastheAdmiralandHironoYamazakiasthehandler, wealsoseehuntersthatbear a strikingresemblancetoAdenandtheserioushandler.
Butbeforeourhunterstakeontheiconic Y Verne, theymustmaketheirwaytotheskytower.
Andit's herewherewecatchthissmallEasteregg.
Attheentrancetothetowerwereshown a shotoftwo y Verneheadstatues.
Thereis a verygoodchancethatthisis a referencetoboththewrathaloesandthereattheend, it's femalecounterpartthatisoftenpairedwithitinmissionsinthevideogames, numberfourDragonShip.
Intheopeningsceneofthefilm, weseethehunterstravelingthrough a deadlystormon a shipthatcansailonsand.
Thisisperhaps a referencetotheDragonShipfromMonsterHunterthree, whichwasusedtobattletheextremelylargemonsterGen.
Moran.
However, inthisscenetheyaren't attackedbytheElderDragon.
Instead, theDiablosdoes a numberontheship, causingthehuntertogooverboard.
AfterbeingtransportedtotheNewWorld, Artemusandherteamfindthemselvesin a barrendesertwiththeonlyothersignsoflifebeingthecharredremainsofthemissingBravoteam.