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NargaFeeder wrote: Another one for random fun: Dinovaldo versus Brachydios, then Incinerating Blade Dinovaldo versus Raging Brachydios.

We all know they are both pretty smart (for Brute Wyverns) and nimble despite their size. Plus, when it comes to Variant tier, both use Blast ailment.

So, who wins?

Gamuto vs Deviljho: I'm actually with SamRex on this fight - Jho is a bit too eager and not very smart, it'll be the same as Tigrex, and all of its physical strenght wouldn't do shit on Gamuto's thick plating and fur. Gamuto seems brave enough to fight him back -though i don't see him using his tusks to pierce through the flesh; they're blunt and more designed for ground-plowing and obstacle-moving purposes- and a wrestle between the two could lead to Jho being knocked down on its feet. Once it's lying on the ground, Jho is finished. However, Gamuto, aside from his strenght and weight, doesn't really have a weapon meant for fighting threats quite as large as him -he's more efficient at dealing with smaller predators- Deviljho is a quite rare sight. This may surprise a lesser experienced Gamuto, for example. Also, the trunk of Gamuto, while it is one of its stronger weapon, is also one of its weaknesses. In Africa, crocodiles can surprise elephants by jumping out of the water and clamping their jaws on the tip of their trunk; this is a very sensitive area and the pain is huge. They tear it as a mean to drag their prey in the water. If Jho can get grip on the tip of Gamuto's trunk, that may greatly hinder the latter and maybe force him down. And Jho still has dragonbreath to put up with the intelligence it lacks and that Gamuto has.

So to me, this is still a draw.

I still think Jho is way above Gamuto, and I say that as someone who much prefers Gamuto. Also I don't understand why Jho's strength is suddenly irrelevant and Gamuto's fur is indestructible, a full body blow from Jho is going to hurt anyways (not to mention huge fangs with shell-corroding acid against not-so-hard skin). And Gamuto being intelligent doesn't mean it's going to instantly know how to deal with an enemy that's pure rage and hunger and much faster than itself, or that Deviljho is somehow a complete idiot. It's going to put up a fight, but if both were in peak physical condition I'd give it to Jho anytime.

They probably have comparable strength, but Jho is much faster and gets brutal when pissed off. In fact, Gamuto seems like prime Deviljho fodder to me: huge, slow and barely armored. Meals for days.

Really it all comes down to flagship monster vs endgame monster. Having a low-middle rank monster outclass the merciless apex predator cheapens Jho a lot, and I doubt Capcom would let that happen.