User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Kirin(4th Gen)/@comment-26421638-20150830083009

Kirin... One of the worst Elder Dragons of the entire Monster Hunter series...

Its Design is good, but not so original, a White Unicorn that Can summon Lightnings... Of course it's a reference to some mythical creatures... But is still not so original...

Hunt this Monster is boring and annoying... It is fast, doesn't stand still for more than one second and it has an armor mode which makes even more painful to fight it... Whitout Mind's eye or a weapon that doesn't have attacks who prevent bouncing is really painful... I should admit that I like the idea that it can summon Lightnings at will... But nothing else...

Now the Good side... It has revamped well in this game... It has some cool moves which gives (ironically) more chances to attack it, it has less Hp, deals less damage and it's possible to attack its head without bouncing when is in rage... Back in 1st and 2nd Gen Games was one of the worst Monsters, but not is a bit better, but is still a bad Monster...

Now the equipment, its Weapons aren't the best weapon in terms of raw damage and Element damage... But some of them have an interesting Design... I like the design of its Dual Blades, Lance, Switch Axe, Insect Glaive, Lance and (especially) the great Sword... I absolutely dislike its armor... Bad design and bad skills... At least they are quite good for some mixed sets... About the Female Armor Design... Well... It looks like that is really popular along male single players ^_~ some of them craft that armor only for its "properties" and... Well... We know lol...

One more thing that makes this Monster bad is... There isn't a caravan or gathering Hall quest for it... You must to unlock it via GQ...

Overall: A Bad Monster... It has some good features and the concept itself is good... But battling this "Elder Dragon" is really stressful and is almost useless because the equipment isn't that good... It has revamped well, but this doesn't mean that became a good Monster... Is still the worst Elder Dragon and, personally, I didn't want to see it returns in this game... >:(