User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Molten Tigrex/@comment-5020152-20160124014024

The second rare species I've defeated in any Monster Hunter game (first being Gold Rathian). Molten Tigrex is pretty cool - I thoroughly enjoy fighting Tigrex in 4U, so I can't help but enjoy fighting this bad boy as well.

Molten Tigrex is tolerable when he's calm, even though he's so massive. It's also funny watching him attack, seemingly in slow motion after fighting so many regular and Brute Tigrexes. I don't like how his head and wings are armored, though, which usually means I have to aim for the legs and tail - and that's easy, since he's A) so slow and B) pretty fond of doing dumb stuff.

Unfortunately, I'm not a huge fan of the Blast clouds he puts down, or the fact that all his physical attacks also cause Blastblight. This means that his 2nd Rage Mode puts me in constant danger of being inflicted with Blastblight and then having it detonated seconds later. The Super Roar is as funny as ever, though. And it's also handy that Molten Tigrex becomes tired as soon as he exits Rage Mode, which allows for a much-needed breather at the end of that chaotic rage-fest.

I guess I've got kind of a mixed opinion about Molten Tigrex. I like him when he's calm, because Slow-Mo Tigrex is just funny as hell, but his 2nd Rage Mode is more frustrating than enjoyable because of all those freakin' Blast clouds. I also hate his name - "Molten" Tigrex? There's nothing even remotely molten about him. "Molten" brings to mind liquid rock oozing up to the surface from the Earth's mantle, not a big red dinosaur wyvern that's too trigger-happy with the Blastblight.

All things considered, he's an okay monster. Not my favorite rare species, but I suppose he's still cool. The Tower theme playing in the background always helps.