User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Rathian(4th Gen)/@comment-16331478-20150614120428

A.k.a. the not-asshole counterpart to Rathalos. Rathian has always been a ton of fun to fight in all the games and always provided the first, real challenge to novice hunters. As far as equipment goes, I think the armor is really, really bad but the weapons are actually surprisingly good. I'm a big fan of the Gunlance and the Switchaxe is great too. Not really much else to say here, it's Rathian, she's iconic, and definitely better than Rathalos on so many levels.