User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Brachydios(4th Gen)/@comment-25119729-20150905201054

Ah, Brachydios. Never did I have such a love-hate relationship with a monster.

First, the things I love about it. Which is...kind of anything really. The design is absolutely gorgious. It is a dinosaur with a deep blue body, a rounded big horn on its head, a mace like tail and big slime covered arms to punch things with. Its roar is really nice and also the other noices it makes. The slime is an interesting concept which makes the fight stand out far more from other monsters in the franchise, not to speak of Brachydios' extremely unique moveset. Its fight has a different flow as well, feeling far more fast paced than fights with flying wyverns for example. All in all a very good monster. I tip my hat to you Capcom, for coming up with this guy.

However, all the love I have for it turns into bitter hatred, once Brachydios gets enraged. Then the fight turns from being fun into a nightmare and rage fest. The pounding punches gain twice the hitbox, Brachydios gets huge aoe attacks that zone you away so it can then jump at you. Not to speak off that the damage simply gets off the charts once you get hit and don't have extremly high fire resistance. Also Brachydios is far more capable of using combos which means either life powder or a dead teammate (not to speak of its dreaded super combo).

All in all, Brachydios is a mixed bag for me. The monster design is excellent, its fight unique and the slime is a cool feature. The fight gets frustrating once it turns enraged and makes it a pain in the ass to solo. A love-hate relationship for me. Atleast Brachys damage seems to have been nerfed a bit for 4U in comparison to 3U, but Raging Brachy probably makes up for that.

Since I haven't fought Raging Bracchydios yet, I can't make a statement on it.