User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Deadeye Yian Garuga/@comment-15446856-20170204002405

This is a Deviant done right. The Deadeye is the only Deviant that's fight is an improvement over the original. It doesn't rely sorely on cheap tactics that Garuga loved to abuse, most noticeably the instant damage charge that could be cancelled at light speed. Instead the Deadeye has a vast arsenal of new attacks to mix the hunt up for the better, like a double kick forward and jumping beak slams. This more varied moveset makes this Deviant actually fun to fight.

The only real gripe I have with it is its terrible area changing AI in the Jurassic Frontier that has it endlessly leaving the battle to go to Area 2 to drink. Especially since in Generations there's absolutely no way to stop it leaving since somebody thought making monsters invulnerable to flinches including Flash Bombs when changing areas was a fun idea, made even worse by the fact that hungry monsters in Generations always leave their current area now without fail. But this is a problem with monster AI in Generations in general, but the J.Frontier AI for Deadeye is a large example.

It has a great lineup of quests, including one that allows you to see how much better Deadeye is to the original. Also obligatory mention that the Lvl10 quest is good for Prowler leveling.

So I think the Deadeye might just be my favourite Deviant in Generations bar those two J.Frontier quests with the bad AI.