User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Dodogama/@comment-4969421-20180620152752

Back when Dodogama was first revealed, I distinctly remember saying I would either love or hate it. And now that the dust has settled, I can finally say that...

It's neither. Yeah, this is yet another neutral monster for me. Yay! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Dodogama is one of those meme monsters that, despite having a couple tricks, are hilariously easy for the rank you fight them at. The only reason you fight them so late is due to the fact they live in an endgame area. See Great Baggi, Lagombi, Iodrome, Volvidon, etc. Dodo's moveset isn't anything to write home about, and we've seen monsters utilizing explosive rocks before. Even then, the likely unexpectedly high damage output from Blast should be enough to differentiate the fight a little, at least at that point in the game. Theoretically.

As far as visuals go, Dodogama is similar to the "boss" Fanged Wyverns, but fatter and with a huge, Uragaan-esque chin. It also different from its cousins in that it doesn't have a minion version. Or maybe it simply happens to be a monster that uses the lizard FW skeleton without being closely related to them. Design is perhaps the most subjective aspect of a monster, and although I certainly live for cutemons and love them more than anything, I can't say Dodogama causes any sort of similar sentiment on me. That's just how it goes.

Dodogama is in line with most World mons; certainly not terrible, but not extraordinary either. And there's nothing wrong with that. Fillermons are okay, as long as they manage to have at least one thing that sets them apart. Without them, truly brilliant monsters wouldn't shine as bright.