User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Dreadking Rathalos/@comment-26421638-20170127080532

Dreadking Rathalos (Aka Rex Rathalos), Unlike most of the people here, I really like Dreadking since is my second favorite Deviant. Some people in the past claimed that this is worse than Azure or even Silver Rathalos but I completely disagree, sure it may not be perfect, but is way better than Boring Azure and the Irritating Silver.

Good design, A Bigger and Darker Rathalos with more developed Wingtalons and a different texture on its wings. I'm not sure but I think that it also has bigger spikes on its back.

Believe it or not, I actually enjoy fighting this Deviant, sure it flies really often and you barely have a chance to attack this Wyvern, but I find it less annoying than Azure (in 4U) or Silver Rathalos, probably because isn't as aggressive as them. So... The fun thing is, that when I face Dreadking I can rarely find a chance to strike my attacks on it, but at the same Time, Dreadking rarely gets me with one of its attacks turning into a really long battle, but far away for being one of the most difficult Deviants (I find Grimclaw, Dreadqueen or even Redhelm more difficult). The addition of Noxious Poison is barely noticeable since it rarely gets me, the Double (or Triple) Fiery Bite is a great chance to attack it and the AoE Fireball is one of my favorite Attacks in MHGen: as spectacular as extremely predictable! The fact that is immune to Flashbombs with certain conditions doesn't bother me at all since I don't like using Flashbombs but is fun seeing people who Spams Flashbombs on Dreadking pointlessly.

The Weapons are OK... Could be better but are still fine, even if design-wise are bada*s looking. The Armor is the Best thing that this Deviant offer, One of the best Armors Designs that MH had ever seen. And in terms of skills is damn good! Especially for GS or Hammer. Such a shame that this armor, much like every Deviant Armor, doesn't have any Slots because if that was the case, Dreadking Armor could be really OP.

Overall: My second favorite Deviant is way better than Azure and Silver Rathalos because is not as annoying as them. It also has a Good design, Interesting Weapons and a Great Armor. The Fight last for a long time, but there are more difficult or annoying Monsters to fight. Thumbs-up for the Black Flame Fing! And yes... Dreadking > Silver Rathalos much like Dreadqueen > Golden Rathian.