User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Rajang(4th Gen)/@comment-26421638-20151010092912

Rajang... The 2nd Gen Powerhouse... Aka... "Super Sayan"... one of the most feared Monsters of the entire MH Series... I don't like this Monster... But I don't hate it... Untill Apex Rajang smashed my face a couple of times...

The Design is good to be a "monkey"... A black Gorilla with Red Eyes and Huge Horns... And when it goes in rage the fur in its back will go straight and become gold... In a certain way, this Monster seems a Minotaur... For other ways seems a Demon... (in fact most of the Weapons have Demon/Devil on their names)... Yep... The design is good but not great... The Roar is OK... The Theme Music... Well... I don't like it too much, but it fits perfectly...

Was and is Still a real challenging Monster... However, in 4th Gen became somewhat easier due to Haved HP and the Damage is a Bit reduced... The 2nd Gen Rajang is a Living Nightmare and the Hitboxes aren't that good... But you had more chances to attack it imo...

Now Return in This Game... With a Some New Dangerous Attacks...
 * The Aimed Thunder Beam: Sometimes can cause big Troubles... It's Predictable and can be avoided if you pay attention... However, is not always possible to avoid the attack... Especially if you are Playing Online...
 * The Rock Trow: This Attack is Really difficult to Avoid if you're close to Rajang... And Before Rajang Trows the Boulder... It makes a Back hop.... I Personally "evade" this attack going as far as possible from Rajang before it does the attack...
 * Pin Attack: Predictable and Easy to avoid, however if hits you and if you haven't Dung Bombs... It hurts a lot...
 * Armor Mode: Itself is not a big problem against Regular Rajang, but it turns really Annoying agains Apex Rajang
 * Multiple Somersault Jumps: Very Dangerous Attack... However can Be avoided simply Evading at the Right Time...
 * "Mountain" Trow: Apex Rajang's Exclusive attack... Ironically this attack is a great chance to attack it on its tail or backlegs... However... Without Drive Stone you can Easily Bounce... And this attack HURTS!!! Just stay close to the legs an you're safe...

Back In Freedom Unite Rajang Spams the Jumping Lightning Ball attack and Now it does this attack very rarely... It's a shame because way my favorite moment to attack the Head... Speaking about Head... How is difficult to Break Both Rajang's Horns? You must to be in a Elite Team with a C**pton of traps if you want to break Both Horns!

The Equipment Is Good... Weapons are OK... The Armor... Looks Ugly in HR... However the G Rank Armor Looks so Badass! Aggressive Design! Excellent Defense, Good Elemental Resistances (Except for the Ice Element), Interesting Skills... However the Furious Rajang Complete Set Is Not Used too much... Is mainly used for Mixed Sets with Shah Dalamadur/Dire Miralis/Other parts to make Good Mixed Sets...

Overall: As I said Before, I don't like too much this Monster... Is not a bad Monster... But most of its attacks are quite unpredictable... However is not impossible... I've Soloed G Rank Rajang only Once... Was difficult... But there are More Difficult Monsters... However the Equipment is Really Good... And Kill a Rajang gives a lot of satisfaction...

Now Let's talk about the Variants... And also the Gougarfs Furious Rajang: A Rajang that is Always Good... It Seems a Rajang that is Always in Rage... Of course is More Difficult... But not too much.., Apex Rajang: I don't like Rajang and I don't Like Apex Monsters... And we have Apex Rajang! What the F***!? Along with Apex Deviljho, Rusted Daora and White Fatalis... Is one of my "Nemesis" of MH4U... The Safe Spot are Ridiculous... Attacking the Head is a true Hazard... The Arms are OK until goes in armor mode... And the Tail is stupid... Because if you try to attack the Tail, you will usually hit the B*t and you will bounce... Thumbsdown for Apex Rajang HC Rajang: And Overpowered Rajang... I cannot judge it too much because I don't play Frontier... However look really difficult... But is also Badass Lolo and Ray Gougarfs: "The Following contest is getting for one fall, introducing first... From the Gorge..." Nah... They are Just Sonic and Knuckles that practices with Some Wrestling Moves... They seems interesting... But just like most of the "Tag Team" Monsters... When their mate/partner was hunted, they become boring...