User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Dreadqueen Rathian/@comment-26421638-20161014092313

Dreadqueen Rathian (AKA Imperatrix Rathian)... I cannot like a Rathian Deviant that shares a lot of things with MH4U G Rank Pink Rathian and Gold Rathian and the first time that I've seen her in a video I taught "OK, I extremely hate Gold Rathian and Dreadqueen should be only worse than one of my Most-hated Monster!"... But I have to say that I was partially wrong! Sure Dreadqueen can be quite frustrating sometimes and the Noxious/Deadly Poison isn't exactly what I was looking for... However, I Find Dreadqueen Rathian quite good and better than Gold Rathian in all aspects!

In terms of Design is Great! The Purple Skin and the tail that drools poison is an excellent choice for a Deviant based on poison, and I also like the texture on the wings (Yellow and Purple).

Unfortunately, I don't really enjoy fighting this Deviant, but isn't that bad either. The combination of Noxious Poison (Or Deadly Poison on higher levels) combined with G Rank Pink Ian Attacks are really troublesome and she also have a couple of attacks with broken hitboxes (Like the one who flies and send a... "poisonous wave" from the tail, at least is really predictable). On other hand, I think that Dreadqueen has a different AI than Gold Rathian that makes the Deviant way better than the Rare Species, she doesn't have a tough skin, a spammy behaviour and the new attacks leaves a lot of opening for your attacks at the same Time! Sure, when she taunts leave a poison puddle under her tail but... Who Cares? She taunts really often and is another great chance to attack her on the head! My (weird) strategy on this Monster is simple: Break the Tail ASAP!

The Armor is Good, it is your best choice if you want to spam Poison or Paralysis on a Monster, and I can see why a lot of people uses Gendrome SnS with DQ Rathian Armor very often and I like the Design both for males and females! I haven't checked yet the Weapons, I guess that are good Poison weapons? I may edit my comment later...

Overall: I Wasn't for the Pink/Gold Rath 360 Backflip (and a couple of other Attacks) and for stronger poison, I would like this Deviant; but I can Understand why some people like it. Great Design that matches with her name, good equipment and a fight that could be interesting on some traits. It may not be my favorite Deviant, but she is Ten Times Better than Gold Ian so... Even if I'm not her fan, BOW DOWN TO THE DREADQUEEN!

P.S.: I Don't understand why she is part of the Dreadking X Hunt, I've preferred to see a Monster like Rajang or Deviljho instead of DQ Rathian in that quest; however, this makes the only quest where you have to hunt two different Deviants.