User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter X Discussion/@comment-26034899-20150909005023/@comment-26034899-20150910005856

So there you have it. As stated by Caboose, Capcom's already had experience with shape shifters(though Mi Ru is slightly different from the monster I had in mind; its forms are unique to itself while the monster I suggested takes the forms of others). Who's to say they can't pull off another one?