MHGU | Deviant monster design

[@Dranlia]

I like the idea behind Bloodbath Diablos roaring then attacking. It gives the idea that because it was likely wounded by a hunter it has learned a potential weakness humans have and is trying to exploit it. It is like a monster having a strategy to fight against hunters.

[@teamno.1370]

I mean i alll way wonder if the boss or enemy actually want to kill us what it gotta do So yeah BloodBath Diablos answer me

[@Deckaio]

I personally like idea of monster getting body-parts broken, getting away and growing up with the wound. Them having to compensate for the wound in different ways would make them a lot more interesting monster, than a simple colour change and speed-increase. Imagine a Rathalos, who lost its tail from a previous "unsuccessful" hunt, grew up to be wary of hunters behind him and developing stronger wings/claws or breath-attacks. Not only would this make an interesting fight, it would also enhance the world-building, with hunters and hunts not always being successful. On a side-note. I wish, breaking body-parts would also have a bigger impact on the behaviour of the monster and their attacks. So you are either encourage or discourage to break specific body-parts, depending ob which attack causes you the most trouble.

[@richala2940]

@Simple Weirdo rathian is stopped, rathalos poisons through his claws unlike rathian

[@novelty_thief]

@@Deckaio There are certainly behavioural shifts f.e. Barioth loses its footing when sliding and landing when you broke his spikes. This leaves a large attack window for your hits. Deviljho eats his own severed tail, which leaves it busy eating and not attacking you. Gypceros and Tzitzi yaku cannot blind you after you broke their heads. Those are some examples and they also cater to the advantages of the hunter. There is the scarred Garuga which is a battle hardened Version. But yeah I hope they continue this trend. It would be interesting to see injured variants.

[@Deckaio]

@@novelty_thief Yeah, I know. This was pretty much the basis for my wishes. Barioth is one of my favourite monsters to fight against, because of this. Garuga was also one of the monster I was thinking about, but the wounds/scars he has, do not change his attack patterns much .. or I wish they would differ more.

[@Psych0boost]

GH: You know Ceanataur's water beam attack? That's pee Ceanataur: I've come to make an announcement

[@stiflash]

Good ref ma guy

[@RIP2UALL]

SUPER LASER PISS!

[@Ben14-u5]

Eh, not that bad. Congalala literally farted and threw shit at me before

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Also Ceanataur: I'M BACK TO PISS AGAIN (confirmed for Rise Sunbreak)

[@ackbarreserve]

I might be in the minority, but I don't particularly enjoy the thought that I carted to a monster's super laser piss

[@Stratelier]

In MH4U, there was one time I got carted by Emerald Congalala's power fart...

[@GenshinLover283]

@@Stratelier at least that one's dry

[@rndrs9376]

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT OBAMA

[@Lunk42]

@@GenshinLover283 are you sure it's dry? It's kinda misty when it comes out after all.

[@CzZion]

Deadeye is the TRUE Chad. Literally smaller but one of the hardest. Has some experience under it's belt. Only has one eye, but still kicks major ass. Gives off an aura of short person rage. Is purple; the color of Kings.

[@masterofthelag8414]

Don't forget the poison so strong that it can inflict poison to hunters with poison immunity!

[@Dave_Chrome]

I feel like Yian Garuga is already the symbol of an underdog story. Being scrawny like a Kut-Ku who's a wannabe Rathalos, yet it uses it's intelligence and sheer rage to make a name for itself and in many ways surpass Rathalos. It's one of the only monsters to actually use the full extent of it's body and abilities to fight you. Deadeye takes that concept up to 11.

[@utsugixragon9999]

@@Dave_Chrome although past rathalos surpasses yian garuga by a lot too, thanks to the enraged damage multiplier, which was broken, especially back in the day of insta charging

[@Sunaki1000]

funfact Moos is a Symbol of Wisedome, and old age in Japan, and his green colore is Moos growing on him.

[@revthescatman137]

Deadeye was always easy for me Grim claw was hard as heck though

[@cghr1913]

Gaijin Hunter: "They gave Rathian more vertical attacks to make her feel like a stronger version." Also gaijin hunter: *Shows horizontal attacks*

[@gaijinhunter]

I realized that in edit and say "pfft the heck with it" lol came back to bite me I see!

[@Krysk_SK]

Guess I have to buy the game now to see for myself ^^

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Me: You really think Dreadqueen has more vertical attacks?! *has PTSD to Gold Rathian and her backflip spam*

[@kingkgdarkness6946]

@@goldenhydreigon4727 me and you both brother

[@reshi606]

You can actually tell when Bloodbaths roar is comming, since it roars around every 3-4 min.

[@DS_DoggerX]

Also because of that huge asthma inhaler noise it does before it roars lmao

[@Gohma55]

You can actually tell when bloodbath’s roar is happening because you are already dead

[@Altraiid]

Kinda like Luna in MHW

[@edgarp66]

3-4 sec lol

[@hereforthehoney]

I love that they just said, “ yeah, this attack is super unfair but screw it. Just use absolute evasion or valor sheath you scrub.”

[@ostracostio64]

To what?

[@ngp_potato4115]

Tyler bloodbaths roar to instant rush

[@Moss_Dude]

@@ngp_potato4115 Well for that attack, you can also use adept. Because doing a fancy dive or holding up a big metal slab totally makes you immune to sound.

[@songbird6414]

They ARE endgame monsters. Fairness isn’t exactly a factor anymore lol.

[@ArashiNGS]

Fun too know everytime Ceantaur hit me with his water gun I was gettin PISSED ON.

[@moldyshishkabob]

As if fighting Ceanataur wasn't frustrating enough.

[@toxic_sky6920]

Never knew that I was getting pissed on while fighting ceantaur, the more you know

[@pockystyx4087]

eh, at this point the monsters have spit, snotted, farted, puked, and pooped on us. Real talk; I think being a hunter is probably not worth the pay lol

[@GenshinLover283]

@@moldyshishkabob try fighting him in FU🤬

[@ChronoPinoyX]

Finally a video talking about the developer's side of the design! I can understand the lore behind them for the most part but in terms of design, this has been something that cannot be easily found in the west (cuz Capcom's lack of localisation on source material). Really, thanks for this!

[@nathaneager471]

Bloodbath Diablos Element: AMGRY

[@MetoTMGchill1004]

I love stuff like this, thanks for showing the beauty of pre world monhun gaijinhunter

[@legendredux1291]

lul

[@MetoTMGchill1004]

@Flatulence The Unending Semantics. MHXX which is MHGU came out on march 18 2017 for 3ds, so almost a whole year before world

[@Paul-lp7fr]

We need a petition to rename Redhelm Arzuros into Badboy Arzuros.

[@Sunaki1000]

JoJo Part 3 Arzuros

[@ryaquaza3offical]

The best thing about redhelm is that it dabs before doing its strongest attack. This monster straight up dabs on you before smacking you to kingdom come

[@Majoraspersona]

I actually kind of hope Deviants come back someday. If they curb some of the insane grinding and diversify the music, they would be a great challenge, and help make the "weaker" monsters more relevant to the end game.

[@jordanwilliam3207]

This might sound arbitrary, but if I were to make one game, I would have these Deviants replacing their normal versions for G/Master Rank: - Rustrazor Ceanataur - Deadeye Yian Garuga - Bloodbath Diablos replacing both normal and Black Diablos (if those two are going to stay fighting with their 5th Gen versions, which are hella bad, I'm not going to miss those two when Master Rank kicks in.) - Every Fated Four Deviants replacing their normal monsters, except Hellblade Glavenus.

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

There should be Deviants of some of the weaker Elder Dragons.

[@coolman9020]

You got your wish in Rise

[@chironthecuddley6144]

I was beyond hyped when I heard about Rustrazor. Shogun has been one of my favorite monsters since I started my journey in MH back in MHFU and I've gone out of my way to make his armor every game it was available, even in MH4U through the trader. Now I'm rocking a Transmog set with some of the Redhelm pieces for that punk look and the Rustrazor LS with Valor style. GU truly is a love letter to fans of the older games.

[@tammywacha]

I love what you do with the Old World MH ecology kinda things like this, like with the camera. The idea of using the dig ability with the Prowler really works, keep it up, love your stuff.

[@juicey2876]

4:34 bullfango got what it deserved

[@justtry8552]

Lmao

[@gaius5901]

🤣🤣

[@xxandnoww]

The Deviants are easily some of the best monsters in the entire series. Specifically Bloodbath Diablos, Boltreaver Astalos, Soulseer Mizutsune, Thunderlord Zinogre, and Silverwind Nargacuga are without a doubt the most satisfying hunts once you take time to learn their amazing movesets and their EX versions are the perfect challenge. Absolutely fantastic monster design. Also love how Deadeye Garuga is basically Garuga but actually good and not broken lol

[@xxandnoww]

Drake Petty | The disctinction between deviants, variants and sub/rare species were messed up from the beginning tho. Black Diablos is just a female Diablos yet it’s treated like a subspecies, Brute Tigrex is just a Tigrex that screams more yet it’s a subspecies instead of a variant. And what about all the lazy 1st and 2nd Gen recolors, that don’t add anything new to the base monster? What tells me that a Red Khezu or Blue Kut-Ku are truly a subspecies when there’s supposed to be a significant difference between regular and subspecies while the variants are usually the base monster with an enhanced attribute? You can’t muddy the waters if the waters were dirty from the beginning ✌🏽

[@slenderhatesmillennials195]

@@xxandnoww blue had a beak slam attack that the regular did not.

[@jordanwilliam3207]

@@slenderhatesmillennials195 Hmm, what if the Blue Yian Kut-Ku would love to have aerial combat more?

[@Stratelier]

@@jordanwilliam3207 Have you seen them in MH4U's G-rank? They have this crazy attack where they flap around for awhile kicking at you with their legs, then finish with a flying lunge in your direction. (Oh, and when they dig up Konchu they chuck them at you in circles.)

[@jordanwilliam3207]

@@Stratelier Yeah, and I really like that aerial attack. Surprising for a monster like Yian Kut-Ku.

[@darkop3191]

The Deviants started getting into Frontier territory. My favorites are Bloodbath Diablos, Boltreaver Astalos and Grimclaw Tigrex.

[@mattiaberti9160]

I mean... their entire concept was the same of HC monsters from Frontier.

[@D1ab0lical]

Thankfully they didnt have to drastically modify the gameplay to make the fights possible like in Frontier.

[@lordofdarkness4204]

Yeah but there moves are still grounded. Frontier is just over the top in both designs and the moves they can do.

[@mr.x7021]

I love the deviants, They are so over the top and a nice spin on beloved monsters, they're fun to hunt. Also the hellblade blademaster armor is one of my favorite armors in the series both design-wise and skills-wise

[@jordanwilliam3207]

Here are the list of Deviants that I hope would return in the future: - Bloodbath Diablos (self-explanatory, you don't even need to ask why I'd love to see this masterpiece so much), if it could redeem the disheartening disappointment that is 5th Gen Diablos (and Black Diablos, ugh), then bring it on! - The Fated Four Deviants (Hellblade needs more new attacks though) - Rustrazor Ceanataur - Deadeye Yian Garuga The honorable mentions: - Dreadking Rathalos's attacks could be given to Silver Rathalos to make him an even better Rare Species. - Dreadqueen Rathian...I'm not so sure, maybe they could give her characeristics to Pink Rathian, I guess... - Grimclaw Tigrex's characeristics could be given to Molten Tigrex to make it an actually good Rare Species rather than just being an annoying, time-wasting charge spammer like we have currently.

[@mcgruber]

@Drake Petty It would be cool if there were deviants that weren't so prevalent in change and they were random, similar to real life, such as, you head out on an expedition and you see the usual Rathian or Rathalos but every now and then you'll see one with a completely different colour body or part that changes its behaviour. Rather than changing the entire monster, give them slight variations or evolutionary changes that keep things fresh. They could make multiple variables and have those also random so hunts would legitimately be unique each time. They could also then have the same monster spawn in the same map at the same time but they would be unique to each other. These changes could then vary from huge differences like faster movement due to smaller wings or even adding spikes and armour to weak points on one side etc etc It would ground the idea a lot more while also adding significantly more depth to replaying the hunts. They could even slowly add these variables appear throughout the progress of the game rather than just locking them behind a level cap like they have with guiding lands currently. Imagine if they added materials from these monsters that are of very high level that could be obtained early on randomly that you hold onto till late game. Little things like that make the journey upwards in level really fun. Once you find what they're used for its a nice treat. Could even add the parts as pendants or Room decorations such as mounts for walls etc. It's endless really. As much content as MHW has, it really does just feel like a demo for what they're planning on doing. Considering its a new engine too.

[@SparklyCAT-xf7kz]

I'm so glad I'm not the only who actually wants to see molten tigerex in IB.

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

"Quick, we need a Deviant for Tetsucabra! Any ideas?" "Bigger rocks." "PERFECT!"

[@jerichtandoc7789]

Behold! Elderfrost Gammoth! Instead of snow . . . it's ice!

[@clockwork204]

I was hoping to learn how the devs integrated Dreadking's spaminess into the visual design. =P Also... deviants are awesome! I think they're the pinnacle of these monster "recolors", slightly above or maybe equal to "variants".

[@AlfonsoSRT]

Honestly variants kinda sucked before Iceborne.

[@clockwork204]

@@AlfonsoSRT You're right I guess. I guess I was thinking more of rare species rather than "variants".

[@vinaboy1993]

Clockwork isn't Lucent Nargacuga a rare species like Gold and Silver Raths, Abyssal Lagiacrus and Molten Tigrex? Those are the only Rare Species in the main games afaik. To add to the variants beside Raging Brachy, there are also Scarred Garuga, Rusted Kushala, Furious Rajang, Savage Deviljho, Chaos Gore and the newest additions to Iceborne: Shrieking Legiana, Seething Bagel, Blackveil Vaal and Ruiner Nergi

[@clockwork204]

@@vinaboy1993 That's right, my bad. I deleted my reply as soon as I realized it.

[@clockwork204]

Drake Petty Really? How so? I mean... other than the horrible ticket and mission system they have, which has nothing to do with the monster design and hunt gameplay.

[@aiexmonsterhunter]

My favorite has to be Rustrazor Ceanataur. I really like how much of an impact its shell has in the battle. To be honest I don't enjoy its gravios shell mode too much, but when it switches to the glavenus one... oh boy. I love the concept of taking parts from other monsters and so acquiring some of their capabilities (just like hunters do). We had already seen this in a few other monsters (rajang, both normal and shrouded nerscylla, nakarkos...) but in this case it was specially well implemented. Using a Glavenus skull to hone its already sharp claws is so cool, and the fact that they get rusted after some time (just like the glavenus' tail) adds in some level of internal consistency that I personally adore.

[@jordanwilliam3207]

When a Ceanataur Deviant is better than the Zinogre and the Nargacuga Deviant lol

[@lauratodd5902]

Deadeye is probably my favourite. I just love the idea that deviants are monsters that have survived hunts and learnt from them. I feel like Deadeye shows off this idea the best. Also it is a One-eyed, One-horned (ear), Flying, Purple, People Eater!

[@unofficial_gamer6813]

Just remmember. Monster Hunter Portable V or Monster Hunter Victory. Was an April Fool. R.I.P. New MH Nintendo Switch.

[@lynxfresh5214]

Tbh Nintendo MH in the west got kinda shafted imo: no 1.2/1.3 patches for MHStories, no MHGU on the 3DS (it was originally a JP 3DS MH known as MHXX), that April fools joke etc.

[@agentdiamond9211]

It's probably true that there won't be a Switch original MH title, at least for a long time. Capcom seems very pleased with World and likely want to continue pursuing high-end visuals and framerates and detailed environments.

[@carpediem5969]

@@agentdiamond9211 Agreed, I really can't see them abandoning the PS, Xbox and PC audience for a Nintendo Switch title after how well World and Iceborne sold. The only real possibility I can see is if they decide to make a side game for the Nintendo Switch while working on a World Sequel. Or making a Switch title after a World sequel.

[@legendredux1291]

I just want a new classic MH I hate a lot of MHW changes

[@GrayFoxHound9]

​@@agentdiamond9211 > capcom > high-end framerates is that why so many people on forums specify the problem with capcom's port on PC, and why Special K was one of the most downloaded mods for the game until capcom started to make tons of patches that add additional anti-tempers that were one of the problems in the first place?

[@bonelesschickennuggets1868]

Hellblade Glavenus it’s still my favorite, almost perfected the hunts with adept insect glaive, might as well do naked runs

[@matteussilvestre8583]

He didn't mention how some Stonefist's claw attacks kick off sand, increasing their range (though it doesn't deal as much damage). I hate sand. It's rough, coarse, and irritating, and it gets everywhere.

[@skeletonwar4445]

Also Stonefist reflects bullets and arrows if you shoot at its claws.

[@conorb.1901]

My brother and I jokingly refer to Soulseer Mizutsune as Eye of Shining Justice Mizutsune because it looks very much like Zeke's EoSJ. We also call Boltreaver Astalos Monado Boy because of its big Monado Buster attack

[@hidi__]

generations was my first monster hunter, and i was playing with some friends i had in high school, they asked if there was an armor set i wanted help getting and i saw pictures of snowbaron lagombi's armor, i love the design of it to death and it's by far my favorite armor design i've ever seen in monster hunter

[@kadhom100]

The coolest, hardest and definitely the most badass is Boltreaver Astalos

[@RenkaKurogane]

It aint a Boltreaver fight if someone isn't panicking or soiling their pants every single time Boltreaver so much as turns at you during the Super hunt. And then screaming in terror when Boltreaver either charge-slams you with his wings, drops on you from mid-air, laser blades you or throws the gravity bomb. And then follows it with an instant-kill attack.

[@l_Enchantresse]

Great monster but the armor is disapointing so i never hunted it again

[@kadhom100]

Ik right and its even more fun when u r fighting the EX version with hbg and basically any of that would kill u in one hit 😂😂

[@ryaquaza3offical]

I fear no deviant, but that thing,. It scares me

[@KaineReiN]

I remember I just breezed through all of his quests until I get to EX quest and got my ass clapped so hard. Took me 6 hours to finally get my first victory.

[@Spoontoast]

Now I know that ive been pissed on by a Shogun. Thanks I guess

[@GenshinLover283]

you're also getting pissed on by Daimyo

[@FromTheVoid10011]

Just came back into mhgu a few days ago after not playing it since yeaaars and oh my gawd it’s amazing, easily top 2 mh and it’s not second

[@MHGenesis]

The Rustrazor Ceanataur with the Glavenus skull is just the perfect thing to come up with for that deviant, also the design is really cool too. And this video was great, condensing this development/game design stuff in a video is very interesting and really makes you appreciate the work the devs put in.

[@ChaosXeloc]

When I first played Generations, I hunted Silverwind Nargacuga and Hellblade Glavenus the most simply because I liked the look of the Narga equipment, and for how outrageously good the Hellblade gear was. Aside from that, I wasn't really a big fan of any of the deviant fights, simply because it took 3 fights minimum *for each of the 10 levels* in order to craft a fully upgraded set. So I basically ignored the rest after trying them all out. When I got my hands on XX, the Divinesight Mizutsune (I still call them by the old translated names most of the time) became an even cooler version of what was already a top-tier monster in my eyes, so I hunted her to Super difficulty. Again, as someone who only played solo, it was way too much of a hassle to fight deviants the number of times required to make a simple set of gear, so I only checked the others out once apiece. I've recently been playing MHGU with some friends now that it's been localized and with people being more open to the series. Even though I had to start over (since I can't re-import my MHXX save to MHGU), I'm actually looking forward to trying some of the deviants out more! Still, my vote for best design has to be "Soulseer" Mizutsune.

[@CelShadedMusicTheory]

Might seem silly but I actually really like the redhelm and snowbaron! Their armors look super unique and cute! I love the Boltreaver's gear (sns especially) but dear god is it rough to fight in the higher levels... Love the vid and I hope you keep making Gen content (MHW just isn't the same) :)

[@kennethchong3722]

Nothing silly about it. All their designs are amazing! Knowing the reasons behind their designs just made rise on a whole new level.

[@jordanwilliam3207]

If you really enjoy them, it's okay. I mean, there's nothing wrong about their movesets, it's just their hitzones that are iffy, especially Redhelm.

[@HKobeni]

I’ve been playing GU more than World lately so thank you for this Gaijin!

[@troyhadge8300]

Just picked up a switch after playing Gen on the 3DS, feels so good to be back into old monster hunter!

[@bumblebeebowties]

never change, gaijin. i'm amazed at how much effort not just the designs but the balancing must have been... i can't choose a favorite!

[@Jooho-b5h]

This is so good especially for all the people who have never tried anything but MHW

[@TheRustyCopper]

Looks like Soulseer Mizutsune is gonna give me a bad time

[@Gang3rs]

Was wondering who was gonna say it.

[@darkop3191]

Sans!?

[@Stratelier]

Try bringing Mizutsune armor to the hunt....

[@Toruma]

Man I honestly like them all just because of how challenging some of are even at lower ranks and you end up getting sweet gear if you mange to grind out their quest.

[@x.MaverickHunter.x]

I love the monster hunter series. Been hunting since 3U. Though MHGU is the first game I have 100% completed. I love this game, I love the series. I hope to keep on hunting until the bitter end

[@TarisRedwing]

Crystal Beard is my fav because I love the armor design because I’m a huge Gundam mecha fan and thats what the armor reminds me of especially if you color it just right. MHGU had sooo many cool monsters I hope to one day see them again.

[@code-fade255]

So let me get this straight I got pissed on by a switchblade crab

[@elijahkeay3906]

Rustrazor is such a fun concept. Ceantaur is already a pretty cool concept in that it uses the skull of another monster to attack. So it using a glavenous head to sharpen its claws just like glavenous sharpens its tail is a genius idea

[@homoergausster]

I love videos like this, and I hope to see more of them from you. You have a great voice to listen to and such a lovable personality, your videos are very relaxing.

[@songbird6414]

I’ve had some ideas for deviants that they never put in the game, specifically for Brachy and Lagiacrus. No one asked, but here are my ideas: Darkstorm Lagiacrus: a lagia who’s fought a hunter before and accidentally overcharged himself, leaving the crystals on his back dead and empty. He can still perform lightning attacks, but because he can’t power himself up like normal, he’s learned several more intricate attacks with his thunder. He’s super aggressive and smart when it comes to hunters, and while his scales are scorched black and his crystals don’t glow, his adeptness with lightning puts him above even Ivory lagia. Brightscream Brachydios: a Brachydios who sought out the special slime mold that raging brachys use. It started to kill it, so Brightscream did the only thing it could think of: it ate the slime mold. Internally the atmosphere was suitable for the mold. The fight would start off like a regular Brachydios just without the slime, but when it became enraged... ooh boy. It’s called Brightscream for a reason, let’s just say that. I also had an idea for Alatreon, called Worldender Alatreon which is basically an ancient alat that learned how to control every single element and mix them together in one big super move, but I’m not sure if elders should get deviants.

[@chrisdrake512]

If we exclude some bad Deviants (like Crystalbeard Uragaan) or questionable ones (like Snowbaron Lago or Stonefist Hermitaur), i really liked Deviants both in terms of design, concept and gameplay. They just really need to got rid/change the tickets and leveling system, perhaps just 5 levels for each Deviant without the tickets stuff...

[@jordanwilliam3207]

Most preferably, just as the normal conventional monsters, like Rustrazor Ceanataur as the Brachydios-tier monster, and the Fated Four Deviants as the Silver Rathalos-tier monster.

[@chrisdrake512]

Oh, I've forgot to say who are my favourites 1) Boltreaver Astalos 2) Bloodbath Diablos 3) Hellblade Glavenus I kinda wanted to see deviants for Kecha Wacha, Nerscylla, Zamtrios, Lagiacrus, Seregios, Gravios, Barioth and Seltas Queen...

[@jordanwilliam3207]

@@chrisdrake512 Barioth and Nerscylla omg, I really want them to have a Deviant :'( Deviants could return as Variants imo.

[@doorbox788]

I personally love the Hellblades hunt the most i think it’s so fun and mastering the guard points on all its tail slams was so satisfying!

[@woah8921]

I love Nightcloak, it’s super satisfying to learn all his lil tricks

[@gravityhurts2910]

I am still upset by the fact that a former flagship like Laggy doesn't have a deviant but something as lame as Uragaan do. I can't get mad on Arzuros and Lagombi since they're like the tutorial for deviants and they're deviants feels super different from their base; but Crystalbeard, he just have a purple chin and hits harder.

[@dustydd]

It's my least favorite deviant to hunt. Sure you have harder deviants who should take that mantle but Uragaan is just so boring to fight.

[@gaijinhunter]

you'd be upset to hear that Lagi was one of the candidates for a deviant but got ousted by Diablos as they realized the flagships for MHG already had the elements covered.

[@lynxfresh5214]

At least Lagi still has Ivory and Abyssal to go back on in the 3rd gen meanwhile Steve (at least in the main-series) has gotten nothing no; variant, deviant, sub or rare species.

[@gravityhurts2910]

@@gaijinhunter they have 3 fire-poison deviants, 2 ice, 3 water, 2 that inflicts bleeding and 2 with sleep. Having a 3rd thunder deviant won't look weird tbh. Why Capcom, why? Don't get me wrong though. I love Bloodbath Diablos but still.

[@tempest1702]

Crystalbeard makes me lose sleep

[@dragonsswarm1987]

I have yet to fight any of them so I have no judgement aside from visual design, which I would choose Mizitsune.

[@repstylegaming9730]

When you fight bloodbath diablos, you better bring a shield.

[@Stratelier]

There's nothing quite like hunting Soulseer when wearing Mizutsune armor. Also, in your first Soulseer hunt it starts out sleeping.

[@kingofflames738]

Imagine the size of the Monoblos that owned the skull on Stonefist's back!

[@jordanwilliam3207]

Just like every other skulls of other Carapaceons? -I get it, Stonefist's is even bigger, but oh well.-

[@teamno.1370]

Blood Bath Monoblos? Maybe it can get any deviat

[@YaBoiHars]

Grimclaw is a personal favorite of mine. I always believed it would launch projectiles to hit a fleeing target after scoring It's first kill, ensuring more food to get stronger. Doing something differently and evolving for that different skill is pretty much how you get varients (or in this case, deviants).

[@rudolflc1684]

There are so many good deviants... my favorites would be Ceanataur (for the fact he switches modes and use other monsters), Malfestio (for the unique fight) and Diablos (for obvious reasons). None of them are bad. Also, your videos are really agreeable to listen to. Thank you for them !

[@novelty_thief]

Blue Astalos is my fave. I like blue electricity and Astalos' Design always fascinated me.

[@udon2741]

Yet another reason to avoid RR's "water" attacks

[@jochelaboriel8352]

Wow this just took me back to this game , thank you @Gaijinhunter 💜 men. I love this game.. thanks for the reminder .

[@colclark87]

GU really is the best way to experience legacy MH. From here on out, it's up and up! So excited for the next installment from Capcom!

[@agentdiamond9211]

I like the basic concept of Deviant monsters, which is to make an otherwise half-asleep hunt into an exciting one and encourage players to focus on the pure joy of hunting instead of grinding for parts

[@RiffRaffish]

Every time I see old style MH I remember we are probably due another of that style... I need it so bad..

[@riverguavs6139]

Nice, Rustrazor's signature attack is a piss beam that oneshots you from across the map in the EX battle good to know. Really makes you wonder how big this guy's bladder is.

[@kevindenis9551]

I honestly feel the Rustblade ceanature was the coolest in design because, seriously, a real badass looking demon crab for the win. Would make an awesome statue to put on a desk or shelf in your room too. Now if only all these destructive freaks of nature would make it into Iceborne...

[@Axryuu]

Deviants must be their best change in monsters, the idea is so unique, so special, I just hope they come back, maybe in a more story wise form

[@greasemonkey5637]

I had the full dreadking armour, I don't know how many times I had to fight for it. The annoying part is that you can't get to the next level unless you post the quest yourself.

[@Stratelier]

I love Dreadking's armor set too. The cape fixes every complaint I had about Rathalos's basic armor design (similar to Yian Garuga's G-rank armor), plus HG Earplugs right out of the gate.

[@agentdiamond9211]

I loathe the fight. He's just obnoxious by design. Constantly changes areas, can't be flashed until wings are broken, and occupies more space on the map, which is... not pleasant. That being said, I think that was the point, and as I'm typing this, I realize that it might just be a Gunner fight.

[@kennethsatria6607]

I hope to experience Gammoth reworked for a modern game at some point in my life. People keep saying its large, slow and a damage sponge, but it doesn't have to be, real elephants are relatively slow but they are also relentless as they run in a charge like the wheels of a massive train. Plus the stuff real elephants and possibly mammoths do with their tusks, trunk and head can be surprisingly skillful and deadly to humans. She can wind up a sweep with those tusks, or a foreward jab with increased knockback cause they're blunted. Or slam its head onto the ground and either squish the hunter or cause tremors, and even have a grapple where they sling you around by the trunk and don't let go for awhile. Pair that with its present moveset, I think there's a lot that you can do to make her a nightmare to face early on and still be tough as you master the fight, kind of like Iceborne Rajang, Furious Rajang or Raging Brachydios.

[@oak3684]

Rustrazor is my fave across the board. Looks cool as hell, fun to fight and the gears are awesome!

[@GabbyconNya]

I personally really enjoy fighting Thunderlord Zinogre. It was the first deviant where I really got to understand their movement pattern, so fighting it with sword and shield felt like a really tense tango.

[@Mullet__Man]

thank you for all the nice videos, make me fall in love with the series even more :)

[@pikminjake]

I originally was indifferent to Glavenus back in base Generations. Not sure why, I think the over the top design made me think of Frontier monsters which were to silly for me. Then I spent a LOT of time farming Hellblade Glavenus in Gen Ultimate, getting all the way up to the final XX quest or whatever. I started to really love Glavenus’ overall design and truly appreciate the flow of the battle. Also the equipment is soooo cool. Hellblade Glavenus is absolutely my favourite.

[@uhMayzedHD]

I would love to see the deviants make a return in the next Monster Hunter game on Consoles/PC. My favorite is Boltreaver

[@zackschilling4376]

I really like Boltreavers coloring. The armor looks like a Gundam. Of course we all love Hellblades weapons. Dreadking is my favorite armor skillwise.

[@Krakenjackz]

Boltreaver is my favorite. The armor set you get is amazing

[@mc_hotboi4958]

I’d kill for a new old school mh game bro, currently playing mhgu again and I’m waaaaayyy too addicted, takes me back to freedom unite/portable 3rd times

[@lancealot2345]

I really hope they continue with these Deviants, it makes the monsters more interesting and cool

[@TheRegulus01]

My favorite is without a doubt the Soulseer. I have always been a sucker for japanese mythology and history, so the original Mizutsune was already a favorite of mine. Fast forward to someone showing off the armor of the Soulseer in front of me, and I was determined to get it. The battle was also really interesting with this new kind of foxfire he was firing around. A close second is the bloodbath Diablos to me. They really nailed the 'Monster out of hell' concept here and the battle is so much fun. I cannot say much about the other Deviants, especially the older ones, simply because I wasn't in the mood to grind them. I would have definitely done the Dreadking, Dreadqueen, Silverwind and Hellblade for their armor and maybe one or two weapons, but farming them is too much of a chore for me. If they had at least incorporated a system were you can trade the for example the G Rank Dreadking tickets for the ones from low and high rank if you needed them, it would have made the fights much more tolerable for me. Other then that, with the lack of Subspecies, they really went all out on the Deviants and I love them designwise.

[@Stratelier]

My favorites? Hmm... Visual design: Silverwind Actual hunt: Soulseer Armor set: Dreadking and Soulseer

[@Will-jf3uq]

I personally love shredclaw the most. I have a lot of fun hunting it with every weapon and style! I love it’s two forms which feel very different from each other and its weapons are so good for if I’m ever too lazy to use sharpness or handicraft. I overall love all the deviants though and enjoy the challenge they present through g-rank and the endgame. I still remember failing a friends EX silverwind but right as we failed it, the silverwind dropped dead to one of the gunners delayed bullets. It was an absolute tragedy but a funny story to share non the less haha.

[@saito853]

One small detail about the Thunderlord is that when it's in Gold mode it deals like double the damage but moves much slower than a normal charged state, so the hunter will have to decide between keeping it in Gold mode for larger openings (but higher risk of dying), or knock it out to reduce its damage output (but making it faster, less openings). My favorite monster design in the entire series by far since each weapon will need to approach the fight differently.

[@Stratelier]

And don't forget that in gold mode, Thunderlord's electric attacks are GUARANTEED STUN EVERY TIME.

[@zipzip070]

Bloodbath is what Monster Hunter is all about. It's one of those fights that retains its tension even after you've gone and created all your super-powered gear sets. While you spend the game hunting 'monsters' , by the end of the game those are just the local wildlife. Bloodbath is a true *monster* .

[@glitchmeister1177]

Also for gameplay the Redhelm has the highest rage modifiers for attack and speed increase than all the other monsters at a whopping 80% increase compared to the more standard 60% mostly used. this makes him more threatening when enraged because he can definitely make you feel lots of pain hitting you with that deadly uppercut of his, as well as him getting up from his buttslam faster and being much more frantic with the claw swipes

[@xeruexe1624]

Deadeye Yian Garuga has seen a lot of stuff. *sees Yian Kutku and Rathian getting it on* ...what has been seen cannot be unseen.

[@falcofan235]

To me, I really like Silverwind Nargacuga. I even went ahead and crafted both Armor-Sets and all it's weapons just for the fun of it, back in MHG. And with MHGU, I just yolo'd and upgraded each of them to Lv15. So... yeah... my fav's definetely the Nargucaga here, along with Hellblade and Soulseer

[@pockystyx4087]

At first I hated Dreadking; but now that I know how exploitable his flight is with broken wings and the free flashbombs from the crew, he's actually one of the most fun to hunt. But if I had to say what my favorite one is design-wise? It'd have to go to Elderfrost. Gammoth don't get enough love as it is 9she deserved to be in Iceborne way more than Glavenus!), and her Elderfrost deviant form is intimidating as all hell.

[@Makodough]

The roar to charge from the Bloodbath is basically a true combo, I’ve carted so many times to it but despite the unfairness of that move I still have a great time hunting it

[@Stratelier]

Sometimes a little unfairness is just part of the charm. It's actually part of what I like about Yian Garuga in MH4U / GU.

[@CrenVerdis]

I love the deviants... I low-key wish they'd return to the older style and release it on the Switch... :-x edit: My favourite by far is normal Nargacuga. The first time I saw it enraged it gave my chills. For the deviant either the Hellblade Glavenus or Bloodbath Diablos.

[@JXZX1]

Man I adore Redhelm Arzuros. It’s the definition of a beginner’s trap.

[@teamno.1370]

Yes that DAB Slap is painful to get by that move

[@shellknight1323]

I love Tigrex with a passion but I gotta go with *"Bloodbath Diablos"*

[@Rkilla7]

My favorite monster in generation ultimate is the malfestio so naturally when i heard it had a deviant i couldn't wait. Its the first bird wyvern i felt like look like an actual bird and also a beautiful monster. 2nd would be elderfrost gammoth and 3rd boltreaver astalos for the challenge this monster gave me at EX levels

[@hnoch93]

2 min in the video i was like, Ah i get it. Deviant is MEGA evolution. right?

[@mattiaberti9160]

My favourite both visual and fight-wise has to be Deadeye.

[@rick8216]

so apexes are just the deviants sometimes?/hj fr tho this is fascinating id love to see more of this kind of thing!

[@DarthMagatsuTitanus64]

Deviants we could have in Iceborne: Dreadqueen Rathian Dreadking Rathalos Deadeye Yian Garuga Crystalbeard Uragaan Thunderlord Zinogre Silverwind Nargacuga Grimclaw Tigrex Hellblade Glavenus Bloodbath Diablos

[@lynxfresh5214]

Next to no-one would want Crystal-beard back lol!, at least Steel Uragaan has a much more noticeable palette difference and the stench status to set it apart.

[@silly13575]

We are goin in the first wave! Rustrazor totally reminds me of the bugs from Starship Troopers, now it makes sense lol.

[@ougazu32]

4:03 Don't know why but the Dreadqueen Rathian pose at the picture looks so sexy 😂

[@xreage]

Hellblade glavenus is my favourite monster in the series :D

[@blizzard7286]

honestly, bloodbath is my favorite deviant and one of my favorite monster

[@mewtwoinchernobyl]

I think Boltreaver Astalos' color was based on Cherenkov Radiation nuclear reactors as opposed to the stereotypical 'radioactive' green color of the OG Astalos, to show that Boltreaver has been holding its power back and its strength is immensely boosted when it enters "criticality" (blue stage). (I love radioactive monsters guys pls don't judge me)

[@gamerdude7481]

Haven't hunted yet cause I'm about to get it but Dreadking, Hellblade, and Bloodbath are all super BA looking and I fell in love at first sight. Very excited to fight them

[@statesminds]

Astalos one of my favorites. Love the design