User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Agnaktor (4th Gen)/@comment-4969421-20170125183724

Aw yeah

You know, Agna used to be my favorite monster. Yeah, in Tri actually. He's just so amazing. Giant lava lizard. He really doesn't need anything else. You can't get better than this, either.

The design is amazing, like I've just said. The overall reptilian shape, the fins and the beak somehow tie together like only MH knows how to do. Then there's the normally-black lava armor that glows incandescent when Agnaktor digs or performs certain attacks. It isn't too far from what you might expect from a volcanic leviathan, but that doesn't mean it's impressive the first time you see him, specially when all the other leviathans are aquatic creatures and you see Agnaktor just chilling around in a volcano.

Fight is super fun, I've already mentioned that I find him particularly challenging (I still do), shakes things up from other Leviathan fights with more than just lasers, and has a wide, elaborate movepool. Very satisfying and rewarding to break everything. Using Lance against him is a blast.

Also most adorable leviathan alongside Mizu. Do not question me. Agna a cute. A CUTE.

Equipment got kinda shafted, specially armor (like pretty much every single set in the game) so I am disappointed, would have liked to go for those sweet double Guards like I've done in every single other game Agna has made an appearance in. Agna Z might not be in the game but it's still in my heart.

I don't really mind that he didn't get new attacks, I mean yes it would have been cool but no need to fix what ain't broken and I'd rather Capcom pay attention to those monsters that need it more than him (Like Lavasioth, which got an amazing revamp in the game)

I also wouldn't mind if he appeared in every MH game, it's clear that Aggy is undoubtly one of the best monsters the franchise has to offer. Agnaktor is amazing.