User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Banbaro/@comment-26421638-20200215172541

I took "only" 5 months to get Iceborne for PS4 due to real life stuff, but who cares? Let's jump directly to Banbaro.

I only faced this guy only 4 times (2 on beta, 2 on full game) as for now but i think i more than enough to spend a few words on him.

Aesthetically good and original, is also well designed in terms of concept. To make it short is an oversized bipedal elk-like Brute Wyvern and we really needed a Brute Wyvern like this! If we had Popodrome in MHGen, now we have Antekadrome... Well, sorta.

Gameplay wise is another Brute Wyvern who focuses on charge moves, but unlike Barroth instead of having mud, this brute is capable to destroy the environment and capable to drag buge boulders or dead trees while charging (would be nice seeing Gammoth doing similar things if will return). This monster is also made to get familiar with Clutch Claw (Unlike Beotodus imho) and it does it work, is pretty easy to spam all the new moves with clutch claw... Perhaps a little too easy.

I've a few complaints about this monster in terms of gameplay: a not so polished Hitbox while charges and that move where performs various horn trusts while stepping back a little bit.

I don't care about its weapons and i barely remember its armor, isn't made for Lancers, GL and CB users or what?

And then... After your first hunt you can realise that this monster appears in every area... And that's a big oof and bruh. I could have tolerated Banbaro in Ancient Forest if had a brownish or grey fur but that's not the case. Seeing Banbaro in desertic, volcanic areas is a stab on an eye, and seeing a Banbaro in Rotten Vale is another stab on your remaining eye. Give to Banbaro a reddish-black subspecies for these areas and may do the work.

Overall: The idea of Banbaro being an invader is absolutely garbage, however Banbaro itself is ok. A perfect monster for Iceborne's gameplay and if will return in a near future, would be really appreciated.