User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Fatalis (4th Gen)/@comment-5167887-20160220095342

Oh, yeah, Black Fatalis, aka the most boring Eldie in the series. I dunno, ever since Unite, i never really liked him, it was sorta improved when it inherited Miralis' moveset in 4U, but i gotta say the design is pretty... bland. 'tis just a dragon. A good ol' medieval european dragon with a ton of epic lore behind it. The only fun thing about Fata is fighting it clad in knight armor with a lance for ~5 minutes just for the lol. But the fight is excruciatingly repetitive as it isn't very mobile, with just a very small and out of range weakpoint, and you bounce off a lot. Not saying that for White Fata.

However, i really do like G-rank Crimson Fatalis, maybe because the fight actually seem heated (no pun intended) by his new fiery moveset. Each time i solo it, i come back from the quest with the eyes dry as if i really been watching a flame all the long.

The thing is... If only their theme wasn't so DUMB. Quick reminder as i hum it:


 * bra-brabrabrass bra-brabrabrass choooorus chorus chorus brass brass chooooorus*

The music is pretty lazy, just a re-heated Forest&Hills theme with more chorus in it. G-Crimson and White don't get a better music either, as they are equally monotone as the first one. The theme transcribes well the mood of the fight lore-wise, and it is quite final-bossish, but i can't help but think there are way better themes that use the same formula in the series (e.g. Dire Miralis.). A theme doesn't even need chorus to feel epic, looking at Akantor and Alatreon fights. (I'd say Dalamadur as well but i know many of you won't agree so i don't.)

The equipment is okay tho. Still pretty much the most solid dragon-elemented gear and armor are all quite solid standalone (they are less useful for mixed set due to few slots and full set-exclusive skills.). I'm okay with the twisted, eerie design, some of them are pretty fun. (the dragon eye on the heat valve of the GL, the teeth on the CB, etc.). Less okay with the hunchback design of the blademaster sets, so i never ever used a BM fatalis armor from any of its four variants, luckily the gunner sets look both cool (them wings on the waist) and are solid too.