User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Great Girros/@comment-7584137-20180416133433

Great Girros is a fairly good monster. In terms of design, I like it. The cobra-like head is a very nice touch, although I think that it looks a little too similar to it´s lesser pack members. Nevertheless, this is a good design, especially for a smaller "pack leader" monster.

The battle with it isn´t exactly hard, but I must say, I am very happy to see pack monsters that actually pose a threat and act like... well, pack monsters. As much as I like Velocidrome and the rest of the "Dromes", I have to admit that their packs don´t really work too good together, especially in earlier generations. Great Jaggi and the other "Great" Bird Wyverns were an improvement over that, but I think that, so far, it´s the Girros family the deadliest pack. These monsters will actually swarm you and tear into you together, and if they manage to incapacitate you, they will take advantage of it. Sure, if you have decent armor then it´s unlikely that you´ll have a lot of trouble with them, but I have got to give credit where it´s due. These babies are a pack that actually works together instead of hitting and accidentaly killing each other for about 75% of the battle.

The equipment from Great Girros is a quite good one, and although I haven´t used any of it yet, Paralysis weapons are always useful and that armor looks amazing.

Overall, Great Girros isn´t anything that truly stands out, but it still manages to be a good, above average monster.