User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter Generations Discussion/@comment-4911512-20160316144325/@comment-5020152-20160316212255

"Malfestio" sounds like an evil magician. I think it suits this feathered fiend perfectly, since he's based on a jester and since owls are commonly associated with witchcraft, bad luck, and death. It's not a name I would have come up with, but I love it all the same!