User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Shagaru Magala/@comment-4969421-20150817182530

Shagaru is a terrible monster. As simple as that.

The whole "Death Star" of its design is somewhat nice but that's all. If you look over that its design is actually pretty simple and bland. Gore Magala looks so much better. Basically, Gore is just miles better than its adult form. With Gore, it almost seems like you're fighting two different monsters whenever it gets enraged. And Chaos is basically what Shagaru Magala should have been in first place. But instead, it's just a perma-raged Gore with no more than a couple of new attacks. And when angry, all it does is chain AOE attacks one after another while random explosions pop up all over the area for no actual reason other than it being mad.

What.

Like, really. What's up with those random ass explosions. Why was that even needed. It doesn't really make sense, it's just a ridiculously cheap way to make the fight harder. No matter where in the area you are, that bullshit can target you regardless. And on a Lv140 Guild Quest, those take out half of your health in one hit. Trying to retreat to heal? Lol, random explosion. GG. Looking for an opportunity to strike while blocking? Lol, random explosion behind you. WP. I don't understand why people lose their minds over certain Frontier monsters when we have this guy right here.

Weapons are actually kinda meh looking, I'm not a fan of that gay butterfly design. Duals and Armor are kinda nice looking though, although the latter one is useless. Also, french names? Pffft lol.

I am so VERY glad they're removing Frenzy Virus (MH never needed a fanon-tier zombifying disease in first place) and potentially the Magalas in MHX. And while I'm neutral about Gore, kicking out Shagaru will be a good choice indeed.

Unpopular opinion: I think its music theme is bad.