User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Mizutsune/@comment-26421638-20161118122237

First Astalos, and then Gammoth... Was pretty much obvious that next would be Mizutsune... This dude isn't bad at all, not certainly one of my favorite Monsters, but I like it. Probably too much overrated IMO. Well... I love Agnaktor, I like R. Ludroth, I Like 4th Gen Lagiacrus... Seems that I've a good Affinity with standard Leviathans and is the same for Mizutsune!

A new 4 Gen Leviathan was Really necessary, unfortunately we didn't get any Deviant Leviathan in this Game, I hope that we may get a Deviant for Mizutsune, Lagiacrus or Agnaktor in MHXX.

I like his design: I mainly like how they successfully combined traits from foxes, snakes and fishes all together. On other hand I cannot accept its concept, is supposed to be the Female of the Elite Four (due to his graceful movements) and all in-game Mizu are all males!? What the...? Is absolutely nonsense! (I can ear a Pokaradon yelling something of offensive on this Monster BTW). I don't like its BGM at all, it suits well but the music itself is underwhelming compared to the other 3 BGM of the Fated Four.

Its personality is well done: it has a really calm nature unless it is provoked, in this case turns into a Fury and really aggressive! As you can see In-game takes only a few hits to turn this relaxed elegant Monster into a furious beast!

I always liked agile Monsters or Monsters with a good mobility like Narga or Zinogre and Mizutsune isn't an exception! Its not easy to understand its movements in a first instance, but after a couple of hunts is no longer an issue. But the most notable feature of this Monster are the Bubbles, and honestly, I don't like them too much... Well, of course I like the buffs that gives to you occasionally, but... The bubble idea is just ridiculous. Other two things that I don't like of this Monster are the low amount of water attacks (sweeping beams, nothing else) and... What the heck is wrong with its claws!? Seriously, I cannot break them! At least is capable to do some Badass combos like the double Backflip or the "Bubble&360 spin".

The Equipment is the worst part of this Monster... Sure the Weapons are interesting water element weapons, but I don't like them at all design-wise, too much "Japanese-girly". The (HR) Armor offers two Skills that are excellent if combined: Resuscitate and Bubble dance, and that's OK... But unfortunately there is an Armor which is only better beside the lack of Slots, Stonefist Armor. While I consider fine the Design of the Female Armor, I cannot stand the Design of the Male Armor, what is supposed to be? A fake Samurai wearing a pink bathrobe? As a proud beared man, I feel offended about this armor.

Overall: A Good Leviathan with a lot of original traits and also great to fight. I like for its design and for its agility, but I it is not as elegant as Amatsu, the Bubbles makes it quite ridiculous and the anti-manly Armor is a stab on my eyes. However, beside a couple of negative things, this boy is my 3rd favorite Leviathan and also 3rd between the Fated Four in my book.