User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Barroth (5th Gen)/@comment-20010297-20180301143623

So I've recently been playing MHXX, and it was nice to see this guy come back in MHXX, and (even though I don't have MHW, I played the beta at a friend's house) I also got to fight his MHWorld version too. So here I'll give my honest opinion about both versions (I may even talk about him from MH3U).

He was great in MH3U, a great early monster with some fun mechanics. I especially loved to knock his crest off with the Hunting Horn. Then he came back in MHXX, where there is Charge Blade. I can't begin to mention just how many times I've KO'd him in MHXX with CB, just by guarding with Red Shield when he charges. Just having him constantly hit his head into the red shield and then get KO'd is really fun. I've also been using his HR armor and CB for quite some time now (tho I finally got some new HR armor, Rathalos). I also love how vibrant his colors are in MHXX as well. Barroth is just a really great monster. His subspecies in MH3U (Jade Barroth) was also a nice monster, who also had a cool color scheme.

Now, in MHWorld... Barroth is still a decent monster, but not quite like he was in MH3U or MHXX. Though he does seem bigger (all the returning Monsters in MHWorld seem bigger than they used to be), he's not really as fun as in MHXX. He's a bit more annoying, and he doesn't quite have the best animations when compared to MHXX. Though at least the changes to his mud seem cool. Instead of just getting covered, and then needing a cleanser, all the mud just piles up around Barroth and slows you down a lot, and you have to, not just avoid getting hit by the mud, but also try not to run into the mud that's now laying around Barroth.

His equipment just has a nice look to them, and I just love the designs. Though now to be honest, I'm getting a little tired of seeing the armor and charge blade in MHXX, mainly due to how much I've been using it... just for too long now... I need to upgrade my Great Swords...

But still I honestly really love this Monster, even if I love other Brutes (Glavenus, Brachydios) more than him, and he may not quite be a top 5, he still has a very special place in my heart.