User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Rathalos(4th Gen)/@comment-5569775-20150722133454

One of the few monsters I actually dislike. I dislike fighting him solo as the whole fight is just flash bombing him, trapping him and stun locking him to keep him on the ground. It's funny, because for me Rathian(Pink and Gold included) is so much easier in all ranks than Rathalos, meanwhile the majority of other's I've hunted with, as well as people on this wikia, seem to find Rathalos easier than Rathian.

Moving on, his wing pattern is nice and it's nice to see how protective the male of a species is of their young(too bad it can be taken advantage of to lure both Rath's into traps).

I really like the look and colors of Rathalos Weapons(not so much with Azure and even less with Silver with exception to the SA). The armor looks nice, certainly better than Rathian, but I prefer more defensive skills, to doing more damage.