User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Black Diablos (4th Gen)/@comment-26421638-20160527143126

Heheheheheh... Every time that I see that Name (Black Diablos), I can hear an evil laugh im the most insane part of my mind... Time to time about the Black "Subspecies" of Diablos, Gameplay-wise, this Monster (Along with Monsters Like Black Gravios, Brute Tigrex, Glacial Agnaktor, Rust Duramboros, Stygian Zinogre and Many Others) is one of the most difficult Subspecies of all time... In Every single game that B. Diablos appears, was always been a true Challenge for every single user, experts too! And... BTW B. Diablos appears in every single MH Game if we exclude MH1, MH3, MH4, MHGen and some spin-offs IIRC

Let's take a look at the Design: Is simply a Black Diablos with Red Eyes... Yeah, "she" doesn't win the Award of the "most Original Subspecies" but the Design works a lot. A Black Coloration fits perfectly for the Horned Demon... But I cannot understand why in MH3U/MH4U, it doesn't have anymore that strange Reddish-brown markings that it had In MHP3rd... Were a nice touch and made it a bit more original...

I don't want to spend many words about MHFU's Black Diablos... Everyone knows how much was frustrating Black Diablos before 3rd Gen. It Returns in MHP3rd as simply as a Enchanted 3rd Gen Diablos was just more aggressive and performs more often the catapult Attack; Same for MH3U's Black Diablos.

In MH4U Capcom have decided to Nerf Standard Diablos to make it more different from its "Subspecies", which I'm not sure if is a good idea or not... Because MH4U's Diablos is kinda Repetitive... MH4U's Black Diablos is pretty close to 3rd Gen B.Diablos with only one main difference: When it lands after the catapult Attack, it may chain it with a charge to you... While this is the Most impressive Attack from a Diablos, it's really a waste of time. Otherwise it doesn't have many other changes...

I'm not a great fan of its Weapons; Without Sharpness +1, they have Blue Sharpness which is not the best option to face a G-rank Level Monster. At least the Raw Damage is really good. The Armor is Good...It offers interesting Skills, especially for Hammer or CB users... However, I way Prefer the good old Diablo Z Armor from MHFU... I don't know... The Skills were better for me IMO

And honorable mention to the fact while B.Diablos is considered a Subspecies Gameplay-wise, this Monster is actually a Female Diablos that changed pigmentation during the Mating Season. When was revealed this interesting trivia, I was really shocked!

Overall: This is one of the Most iconic Subspecies due to its difficult... The Design is simple but it works... The Equipment have various pros and cons and is not made for all users, but have a lot of potential. This Monster could easily destroy an unexpert player, but an experienced user may not be overconfident with this Horned Wyvern! Although I don't really like this Subspecies, I would probably miss it in MHGen... And please, bring back the Reddish-brown markings that it had In MHP3rd...