User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Dalamadur/@comment-25119729-20160228184707

Dalamadur got a bit hate in MH4 because he is a hp tank that rains down random meteors while doing heavily predictable attacks, meaning almost all the damage comes from random meteors. Despite this, I absolutely love him, for reasons that have already been named (it's a giant snake covered in many blade-like spikes that digs through frickin mountains). Also Dalamadur has a pretty cool colour scheme, the sometimes blueish appearing scales together with the black spikes and fiery red eyes and the blue tongue fit together vary well. Same goes with for Sha Dalamadur, which replaces the blue tongue with a flesh coloured one and making the spikes red instead of black. I also love the detail that the tongue isn't two forked like real life snakes, but instead is three forked. Also Dalamadur has one of the best roars of the MH franchise. Truly befitting for such a epic creature.

Dalamadur euqipment is a breaking point. Most say it's useless except a few exceptions (such as the IG), and some say it is actually very good (if only for providing parts for mixed sets). In my opinion, Dalamadur equipment is pretty meh. Most weapons have paralysis (which sometimes even needs awakening) and it isn't even much. The ones that don't use para, use blast. Armor looks cool, but has medicore skills.

Also let it be said that Dalamadur items have one of the best item description ever. Just reading the descriptions of the rares gives it even more of this epic flair. Same goes for the description of the equipment items.