User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Shagaru Magala/@comment-4702773-20150816035413

Shagaru Magala brings up mixed feelings with me. First the bad. Shagaru is basically a Gore Magala with a new paint job. A few new attacks and not much else. The weapons don't hold up compared to some other dragon type weapons. Once they release the G-rank black Fatalis, that Charge Axe will overshadow Le Salut. The damage is just a bit low for my taste. Now on to the good. While I find it lazy that Shagaru is a reskin, it actually works. He is the holy destroyer to Gore's demon. I like everything about it. The new eles, the horns are now horns, the epic stance he takes in the sky as a six pointed star. And the roar. Gore Magale on steroids. And while the weapons may not be too great, they are early game Dragon weapons and they look amazing. But what I find best about Shagaru is the story that comes with the offline Elder dragon. You, as the Kindred Hunter, clash with this creature on three seperate occasions when it is in the final stages of adolescence. When you think you kill it, it actually molts and becomes an adult. That final encounter at the Sanctuary is nothing short of epic. This newly crowned Elder Dragon knows you. You've fought before, and Shagaru remembers you. I think that awesome. This is truly your rival. As you rose the ranks of the hunting world, it was rising through the monster world, and you clash multiple times. Its just so cool! Fatalis hate all humans. Ceadeus couldn't care less until you ruined his facial hair. But this is more in-depth than the Moga Hunter/Lagiacrus story. This creature hates you. And at that moment, all it wants to do is destroy you.