User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Barroth (5th Gen)/@comment-26034899-20180301234143

Barroth is pretty simple and weak compared to most other Brute Wyverns, and this still holds true as of World, but it's still one of my favourite Brute Wyverns. It has a great design that fits with its bulldozer theme, and the mud mechanic that changes its elemental weaknesses was pretty neat. It was also THE "first true challenge boss" of the third generation, making use of various traits new hunters haven't experienced yet, like a rigid body that requires green sharpness at the least in order to be reliably damaged, a mud-based attack that could render hunters defenseless until the mud came off, and a fighting style that was considerably more aggressive than the kind the monsters before it used. I have not played World as of yet, but from what I can see, it's largely the same as before, with a few variations in its move set and animations: for example, its charge attack is slower, with the monster making steam train-like noises as it moves. It's also getting the Worf treatment this generation, getting wrecked by both Diablos and Nergigante and taking some notable damage from Jyuratodus despite being the victor of the fights with it, and that's a bit sad. Either way, it's nice to see some old faces from the third generation make a comeback, and I hope more, like Qurupeco and Gigginox, will return some day.