User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Teostra (5th Gen)/@comment-26421638-20180811115438

The huntsman labels him as an old friend and an old rival... I don't remember exactly the words used but I'm with him. Teostra has always been my favorite Monster since the beginning and after a huge absence in 3rd Gen and game after game Teo improved a lot and now he've reached... A nearly perfection... Teostra is the best revamp in MHW (Lunastra had the potential to be even better, but something went wrong and I'll explain it when she will have her dedicated MAW), my favorite Monster in MHW and still keeps his trone of my all time favorite Monster... Perhaps only Valstrax could surpass him but first I need to hunt the birb at least once to make my decision.

Best World's redesign along with Lunastra, Teo in this generation of consoles looks simply amazing, he's now more fierce looking, its mane is considerably more lion-like but my favorite improvement is how it looks when is full enraged: instead of incandescent orange mane, arms, and wings now he has yellow/orange in certain parts of its body (mostly notable on its chest). Plus, looks considerably more "on fire" than before. Screw you MH Online Teostra!

Gameplay is where Teo excells, he gained a lot new attacks and changed how Teo uses Fire and Blast, it no longer depends by rage but are two completely separate modes. "Fire mode" focuses more with bites, flying attacks and when fully enraged is capable to make a forward chain of explosions. "Blast mode" is more similar to 4U's Teostra, focuses on claw swipes, releasing explosive dust and when fully enraged performs the same ranged nova from G-rank Teo (4U and GU). How about the new Supernova? Looks considerably better (perhaps even bigger) but unlike in 4th Gen Games, the Supernova is no longer and insta-attack... Finally is no longer necessary to have a timer set to 100 seconds near you (or doing an approximate mental counting during the battle). New improvements, more Fire/Blast focused, better hitboxes and no longer instarushes made Teostra a fantastic Monster to fight.

Teostra's intro is simply wow (especially when its face is visible behind the veil of flames/falling lava/whatever it is), its new BGM is amazing and perfectly adapted for a Flame Emperor (finally no longer its stupid piratesque theme) and Teo's nest is one if the most inspired areas of MH... also the Lava bursts during the final phase of his battle makes the battle even more epic, sure they can interrupt your combos but are nearly harmless and considerably less stressful than Daora's tornadoes in its nest. Tempered Teostra is a fair challenge, and the freshly implemented Arch-Tempered Teostra? I'll link the topic that I've made in discussion forum to the end.

During the first part I said "nearly perfection"... Well, this Teostra have a few cons: Teostra have lost part of his aggressiveness (terrible decision, especially for what they did with Lunastra), Its flamethrower looks good but not as good as 4th Gen one (the flame stream with that spiral of flames was majestic) and... What happened to his roar? It became a noiseless roar and now requires LV5 Earplugs? What!?

Teo Weapons were good Blast weapons roughly in par with Bazelgeuse... But then again Lunastra made all of them obsolete... Teo Armor is good and can be interesting for a lot of mixed sets, but I'm looking forward to craft AT Teostra armor, first time that I saw it I taught "OMG, should be mine ASAP", heavily focused for critical hits and considerably extended Sharpness.

Overall: 5th Gen Teostra is the best Teostra (at least in Main Series, maybe Supremacy Teostra is better), Teostra is just better in every aspect, improved design and a completely polished fight. Despite my first fight with this Teostra was a 35 minutes prank and fail compilation, I've learned it in a few hunts and is easier than before, easier but more entertaining at the same time. MHW Teostra is what keeps me playing this game, almost capable to stand the whole game for its own... If only Lunastra did the same... Next week? Another good monster!

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BOW DOWN TO THE KING!