User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Rathian(4th Gen)/@comment-4702773-20150615185922

Ahh the Rathian. A major stepping stone in every hunter's career. I'll never forget my first Ian. My first MH game was Tri (though I later went back and played older games) and I was sent out to capture a Quropeco. As most hunters know, back in Tri, Peco's had no subspecies and had no roar unique to their species that required earplugs. So this Peco lets out a roar and suddenly i see a shadow of something landing. I instantly think, "Oh, so that's the roar of the Peco species, so that must mean its another Peco"

I was wrong.

Down comes the Queen of the land. The first large monster (besides two seconds of Lagi during that coral-stone quest) that seems big, imposing, and like a monster. Needless to say, I stayed just long enough to throw a paintball, and then I got my newbie behind out of there.

Rathian and Rathalos really define the game Monster Hunter. The first time a hunter takes a Rath knee to the face and gets carted back to camp is a true wake-up call. The fireballs aim straight and true, the tail is full of poison, and the roar leaves you cringing long enough to get another knee to the face... People say that Rathian is tougher than her male counterpart, but in reality its just because you already know that Rath moveset that you can beat Los so easily. He hits harder and faster, but in such a similar manner that it appears weaker. Except for Pink Rathian.. that thing is evil. Tougher than any Los of any color. I've never been disappointed with Rathian armor of any kind, as it serves as a great armor to take down Rathalos (and then get his armor). The Rath wyverns are iconic, plain and simple. If anybody can deny that, I would like to hear the reason.