User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter X Discussion/@comment-5167887-20151123101504/@comment-26421638-20151123180051

I Don't have any Proof/Source for what I've said... But Looking The HC Rathalos seems way weaker than an Apex Monster... And then we have HC Variants for "weak" Monsters Like Daimyo or Arzuros... This is Why I think that HC are "replacement" for Subs instead of Apex...