User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Ruby Basarios/@comment-5020152-20160430001647

Ruby Basarios is one of those monsters that I keep forgetting the existence of. Others of the sort include Royal/Purple Ludroth, Red Lavasioth, Silver Hypnocatrice, and those stupid grasshopper things in Freedom Unite. I can't even remember the name, they're so forgettable.

Anyway, this isn't a monster that I fight that often. I'm not a fan of Guild Quests or Expeditions, so I rarely go on them. But that aside, I do like fighting Ruby Basarios occasionally. I'm a fan of his "run-forward-and-then-barrel-roll" combo, and the pink jewels falling off with every attack is pretty neato.

The equipment looks pretty good - almost makes me want to farm this glittery monster for parts. Guard +2, Negate Poison, Heat Cancel, and Partbreaker all in one package? Oh, yes please.

No one else is probably going to say this, so it's up to me to throw this out there... the second-last Hunting Horn upgrade is called the Heavy Facemelter. That's fucking hardcore.