User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Great Girros/@comment-26421638-20180414101009

First of all I would like to say that Rotten Vale and everything else that involves that area are my favorite memories that I got in MHW. Great Girros is undoubtedly my favorite of the medium-sized Fanged Wyvern Trio (G. Jagras, G. Girros and Dodogama, can be counted as a trio much like the Fanged Beast Trio?), in a first instance I wasn't a fan of this Monster, but it slowly growed in me hunt after hunt.

They can do whatever they want, but a Monster inspired by cobras (and other reptiles of course) will always catch my interest. We could define it a black legged cobra with paralyzing fangs, a simple idea that does its work. Sure, is not the first monster inspired by cobras, but is a is more than fine for Rotten Vale.

Great Girros of course borrows some moves from Great Jagras, but instead of becoming fat, the leader of Girros gained paralyzing bites, a paralyzing spit, a "roar" that gives commands to its minions, a lateral shoulder tackle and a "goofy" jumping bite (for some reason, I love that move). Unlike Great Jagras this Monster can potentially be a small threat especially if other Monsters are in the same area (usually Odogaron) or if is surrounded by Girros, and that's why I like it, even if Paralysis has always been an annoying status.

For once, I would like to mention its minions, they are one of the most annoying small monsters in World (Along with Gastodon and, sometimes, Gajalaka) and they aren't that different from Genprey in older games, Carving a Monster when surrounded by Girros can be a real pain... But... But at the same time... Girros are probably the best Monster that your Palico can tame: they're even capable to paralyze Monster like Deviljho, Bazelgeuse or even Vaal Hazak!

I'm not interested at all of its equipment but an armor design like that cannot be ignored: They finally decide to made a plague doctor-themed Armor and that's is what I call an excellent idea!

Overall: Definitely better than Gendrome, that's sure, a medium-sized monster cannot be a masterpiece of course, but Great Girros fine for what it is. One of my favorite medium-sized monster of all time, Great Girros is a simple idea that in his very small I like it.