User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Beotodus/@comment-24734669-20200104123555

I know I won't be fighting it until later this week, but I honestly really like Beotodus. After the tragic forgettability of Jyuratodus and the disheartening bullshit of Lavasioth, Capcom went and made a Piscine Wyvern that actually looks really fun to fight.

Beotodus may not be the strongest monster alive (after all, it's your first Master Rank fight), but its attacks have a lot of "oomph"; aside from flipping around in the snow and flinging snowballs at you, it can smash you with its fin, perform spinning attacks, perform an Agnaktor-style spinning jump, and much more. I also like how its legs are the parts it uses to dish out damage, and how it often spends its time swimming around in order to keep them out of danger since they're its weak points.

I also heard that its armor is obscenely powerful, to the point where's it's literally better than any other Ice-resistant armor in the expansion. I personally rely on one kind of armor in order to hunt a specific monster, depending on whether I want to go for durability, helpful skills, or elemental resistance (although I do mix-and-match in order to stay strong); if the armor is really that good, it might as well be my go-to Ice-resistant armor...

My only complaint is that, since it doesn't appear in the Guiding Lands, you're likely to just fight it a few times and never touch it again. This is a bit of a shame, since it's one of the more fun monsters to fight in the expansion. (Meanwhile, Banbaro overstays its welcome big time by constantly showing in your quests, even after you've beaten it...)

In all, I really like Beotodus, and it's a shame that it doesn't actively participate in this expansion's endgame (although it was to be expected, given that most Piscine Wyverns are absent from the Guiding Lands). I cannot give next week's monster this level of praise, though...