User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-25275196-20170819141152/@comment-26034899-20170819205043

Well, it looks like things are looking up for Rathalos now; in the 4th generation, he got hit with the Worf effect, getting beaten by Astalos and Nakarkos in order to show how powerful they were, and now he's a flagship monster again (though that might change if new boxart is made, as BannedLagiacrus stated), and has proven himself to be considerably stronger than the newly-introduced Anjanath and Great Jagras. It's nice to see him live up to his title of "King of the Skies".