User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Azure Rathalos (4th Gen)/@comment-26421638-20160101175850

Azure Rathalos... This Subspecies is a mixed bag for me... Because this Monster have a lot of good sides, but also a lot of bad sides... However I must to Say that is probably... The Worst Flagship Monster...

First look at the Design... It's more than ok... If Pink Fits Perfectly for Rathian, is the Same story for Rathalos with Blue Skin... Fits Perfectly... I also like the Greenish Membrane of the Wings... However, but this is a minor detail, I find quite unfitting the red tip of the Tail.

And here is the Battle... The Rathalos Subspecies sometimes is Barely more difficult than Red Rathalos, other times is really frustrating even more than Silver Rathalos... As I said in a Different Comment, the Fact that Flies more often is not a problem itself for me... The Real Issue are the Aerial Combos... Some of the Most Infamous Combos of Azure Los are the "Glide and Talon Attack Combo" and the "Talon Attack and Fireball Combo"... Without Guarding Weapons you're forced to chain 2 or 3 Rolls to evade this combos, and this can turn into a problem if you're out of stamina... Is Highly recommend to have always the Stamina at the maximum level agains it... Or a Mega Juice! However, I cannot say positive things about G Rank Frenzied Azure Rathalos... This... Is... A Nibelsnarfing son of a Nibelsnarf!!!

BTW... I cannot understand why there is this... "difference" between 3rd Gen Azure Los and 4th Gen Azure Los, Azure Los in 3U was Extremely Easy, just a Rathalos with more HP... Now the difference is more marked...

But the Best Part of this Monster is the Equipment... The Weapons are Good Looking, Excellent Sharpness amd also interesting Fire Element Weapons... I Really Like the Design of the GS, the LS, the Hammer and the SA...But the LS had always a special place in my "heart"... Wyvern Blade "Awe"... One Of my Favorite LS of all time! The Armor is Good too! I Like the Design and, unlike Regular Rathalos, the Skills are quite interesting! The Armor is Good as a Full Set, but some Armor pieces were involved on some good Mixed Sets!

Overall: The Azure Rathalos is not exactly the Best Subspecies, and sometimes this Monster can turn into your worst nightmare... And I must to Say that is a Bad Flagship... However, the Color Scheme is Good and the Equipment is Qualified, both the Weapons and the Armor... I Prefer Regular Rathalos, This Subspecies could be Better... But... If MHX will get localized, I will not miss it at all...