ALL 229 MONSTERS RANKED REACTION - Pro and Noob VS Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary Monster Poll!

[@Ungoverneddrone]

4:02 Steel Uragaan, the monster so forgotten that nobody remembered to meme vote for him.

[@planelattice2783]

There’s actually 1 confirmed vote

[@Cassapphic]

@@planelattice2783Monster hutner has been more successful at "every monster is someone's favourite monster" than pokemon when there was that favourite pokemon poll and simisear got no votes, which is funny.

[@davidbegbie]

He might get some votes in the music one, although it's technically under Agnaktor's theme now

[@GGeofreed]

Don't worry, the next time Steel Uragaan will get way more meme votes

[@sirrubensandwich]

who?

[@LucasCaminha]

Gammoth being lower than Vespoid Queen feels like a hate crime of some kind.

[@cankurt1696]

Bro Risen Teo and Cammy Lower than F**king Basarios is a True Crime.

[@cuddlecakes7153]

Anjanath being lower then Paolumu is the real tragedy

[@MonsterHunterxRWBY]

TBH, I love Gammoth, but it's long past time Vespoid Queen made a return, I've never even had a chance to fight her.

[@s.k4713]

Vespoid is just superior

[@SunnyC.D.A221]

I KNOW RIGHT!?!

[@noisyherald1144]

I feel like Josh is really underestimating how many people played Monster Hunter before World and how many people went back and played the previous games.

[@StarbornWrathZonai]

Or at the very least went back and watched the old games to get exposure to those monsters

[@svartrbrisingr6141]

@@StarbornWrathZonai exactly. I started on world. played Rise. and now have a copy of 4U im playing through. and ive watched the older games with this exact channel as well. so i know most of these monsters having seen a lot of them. of course not all though

[@Elehk99]

As an Ahtal-Ka stan, it gives me immense joy to see her mech alone beat a sizable amount of monsters

[@gillianchristian3231]

At first I was sad about my boy Bazel's placement, but then I realized it was his destiny.

[@joereed8872]

Zinorgre's secret sauce is simple. The walk, the super sayain doggo, and the switch from arrogant walk to break dancing.

[@shinsoelite]

Zinogre just that good Josh has to try and accept it 😂

[@killerzombies96]

Josh is just salty that slime ball didnt evn get into the top 5 let alone a top 10

[@killerzombies96]

@@shinsoelite i knoooooow, like how many monsters have u seen...tht literally looks at you, bulk up, cracks his neck and slowly strut towards you like he owns the place....none...only Zinogre does tht

[@shinsoelite]

@@killerzombies96 like I can get it the same monster almost every time being number one but Zinogre is that exception has a great theme song, great moves and is a badass thunder wolf not to mention it's subspecies is a cool edgy older brother 😂

[@killerzombies96]

@@shinsoelite yessss!! Stygian is strikingly good, the black and red are just pleasing, though i do wish he ranks higher but oh well still happy

[@Shadow-id8sy]

Josh's hatred of Zinogre stems almost solely from his color scheme and I can't not laugh at how petty that is.

[@TheIdealofGreed]

And the chin spike

[@TheHeroDied]

Zinny is great but he's definitely over-rated

[@denzeldelaney6578]

​@TheHeroDied agreed, cool monster, but I want other (new) fanged wyverns to get some love

[@shinigamiinochi]

for me, I think it's because I think he's shaped awkwardly and his design is just too busy. I actually do like his color scheme and ecology, but overall design is just ehhhh

[@killerzombies96]

For an overrated monster...zinny is amazing whether you like it or not

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

"What am i missing?" Eletric Guitar in theme

[@sonofhades57]

God, Astalos's theme fucks.

[@andreajm932]

Electric guitar HH

[@lonewolfnergiganos4000]

I really find it funny that Odogaron is literally between Deviljho and Savage Deviljho, it's like we trolled him for some reason.

[@aysmr_armyourself346]

First thing I thought of was the t-rexes ripping apart Eddie in lost world

[@christiantucker-allen7264]

All they see is meat on a big bone xD

[@LancerNobu]

Important thing to note is that this isnt really an accurate popularity List. Since you are only allowed to vote for your favorite monster, this means that monsters that might be a lot of people second or third choice but not first have it way worse. Like for example: A lot of people love or at least like the fated four and would put them over a lot of other monsters in a tier list, but rather few of those people have Gammoth as their first choice even if they really like her. o in a voting system were only the first choice matters she will perform worse. I really wish they would make one of these were you have to rank all of them and the higher the monster ends up on the list the more points the monster gets (like the first only gets 228 points, second 227, third gets 226 and so on). Then just add all of the points a monster got of each player-list together and the monster with the most amount of points would be the best and the one with the least would be the worst. Would give us far more accurate results and even dampen the effect of meme votes. I really wanted to vote for bazel, Durambaross, ukanlos, Garangolm and Chameleos, but since none of them are my favorite (but are in my top 10) i couldnt. also i just noticed is that a new rendering of Gammoth in the video (rank 85) ....i am not sure...Gammoth in wilds confirmed....just kidding.

[@shawnmichaelsbellybuttonri9871]

A contest trying to find the monster who is the most people's favorite monster is a pretty solid judgement of popularity, but hopefully one of these days we can get a more extensive competition where they ask us to list our top 10 favorites, or at least top 5.

[@LancerNobu]

​​​​@@shawnmichaelsbellybuttonri9871 i mean as an "who is most peoples fav" its actually 100% accurate ( minus meme votes ofcourse) But as an "overhaul popularity" its pretty much impossible to say just how accurate it is. There could be a monster that a lot of poeple have as a first and also second choice and another one that is either loved or hated by most with little in between or one that is noones first but most have it in their top 20. But i get what you mean.

[@anfernycrab8029]

I was gonna say that, it would’ve been more accurate if you could pick your least favorite as well

[@davidhower7095]

It’s also why Lavasioth is above Jyura and Beotodus. Everyone loves to hate Lavasioth, so he got some meme votes. Beotodus is just forgettable in comparison.

[@snoozer0101]

As good as your idea is hypothetically the problem is since world was most people's first introduction (me included) they could only rate on the pictures which I think would be unfair to soooooo many of the monsters.

[@TheIdealofGreed]

34:57 That's a f@#king anime final boss lineup right there

[@TheIdealofGreed]

10:33 The ultimate proof of human's capacity for spite 20:52 I stand corrected

[@TheHeroDied]

Bruh facts, I wonder how many people created multiple accounts

[@MonsterHunterxRWBY]

I didn't vote for either, but guess I am one of the few who likes Cephadrome and Bulldrome. Honestly 22:56 is the best example despite being a good fight.

[@TheIdealofGreed]

@@MonsterHunterxRWBY The only Bulldrome I like is Hardcore Bulldrome with the nasal bazooka. That phrase, "a good fight," strongly contradicts your point.

[@joshlewis8860]

Bazel coming in 52nd brings a tear to my eye 🥹

[@ledgendweaver]

Bazelguese at 52 is hilarious

[@Stratelier]

You can't even make that up, either.

[@babablacksheep506]

I just got the reference and that's hilarious! I love Bazel- such a troll

[@TearTheRoof0ff]

LOL. That's insane.

[@bobbywalker2980]

B-52 , or like I say when I see him . "Enemy ac130 above ". I know its more like the B52 bomber but more people understand ac130 😅.

[@TearTheRoof0ff]

@@bobbywalker2980 Well, rather shamefully I had to look up the AC130. Make of that what you will!

[@HamstringCollector]

As a proud seregios voter, we're never going to financially recover from this.

[@midlayf167]

😔 agreed

[@zagger999]

As an Astalos voter, I feel your pain.

[@mechagodzilla4875]

fellow seregios voter, we must adapt and show the world seregios is not the worst flagship!

[@LastRemote94]

it is not, Azure Los 112th and Gammoth at 85th are lower than him

[@Odd1006]

STEVE will always be #1 for us.

[@harouki]

Disappointed that Cotton did t say Brachy at the bottom just to fuck with Rage

[@ShadowCyclone]

LETS GOO LAGIACRUS FANS

[@SwaxGuy]

YES LET"S GO FOR OUR BOY LAGGY

[@BoneReaperLagiallosaurus]

*ALL HAIL THE LORD OF THE SEAS LAGIACRUS!* NOW SAY IT WITH ME YALL!!!!!

[@E4rlLanaja]

I nearly cried when they revealed Lagiacrus in top 3... My sweet, beautiful baby boy may be stuck in 3rd gen but he will never be forgotten...

[@vocalcalibration8033]

LAGI DADDY!

[@wijester7171]

LAGI MY BOY

[@roddan0038]

As a zinogre fan the theme, ecology, music and fight in general all put it so highly and then you add in some of the iceborne touches like him faking being flinched before stomping you straight to hell all just cumulatively put him at the top for me

[@Virjunior01]

He's not my favorite at all but it's completely warranted that it IS for so many. Say you have a pet wolf... but it has a beaver tail. And when it gets pissed it goes super saiya-jin and starts breakdancing apart your house. You wouldn't be happy, but you'd have to admit it was the coolest thing you've ever seen in your life.

[@GreenOfFields]

Zinogre’s popularity is not at all surprising to me. He’s a giant, neon-accented wolf with a symbiotic relationship with a species of lightning insect. He was the first fanged wyvern, has a fantastic electric guitar theme. He’s not my favorite or necessarily in my top 10, but it’s easy to see where his popularity lies.

[@jackwilliams801]

My 2 cents for why Zinogre is so consistently voted so high is simply (drum roll) Japan. Prior to 5th gen, the best selling MH game was P3rd with 4.9 million in sales in Japan alone since it was never localized.

[@Planag7]

Officially... C; Some of us enjoyed it as well as Mother 3 xD

[@SobBaget602]

nah it's because wolves are the most popular animal, especially for... art... *Cough* Fur affinity *Cough*

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

@@SobBaget602I think Zinogre has so much porn BECAUSE people like him so much, not vice versa

[@vocalcalibration8033]

Are you suggesting Zinogre is getting carried by the furry porn vote? ​@@SobBaget602

[@Nikolai08478]

TOBI KADACHI MY FAVOURITE GOT PLACE 69, I CAN NOT BE HAPPIER RN!!!

[@pandre5458]

happy your favourite got the funny number Tobi is Best Squirrel

[@merleia997]

He is best boy. The nice number almost makes up for him not placing higher.

[@matthewharrington420]

Madara Uchiha

[@wolfatron3980]

Tobi kadachi is fine... but viper kadachi belongs at the very bottom

[@Pooka-Dragon]

Josh and Cotton: Yeah we are best hunting buddies! 0:15 (Both immediately starts roasting one another) Are you sure??? XD

[@digishade7583]

That’s what hunting buddies do the worst the roasts the better the buddies

[@TheIdealofGreed]

How much shit you can talk to someone without them being offended is one of the great test of friendship 🦀🐟

[@greenhydra10]

It's the truest sign of friendship, talking absolute sh*t without taking offense.

[@R4lNW0LF]

That's how you know it is true though. 😂

[@happyhippoeaters4261]

Cephadrome appears in the Orespawn Mod for Minecraft, and may be how such an atrocious monster got so high.

[@BoneReaperLagiallosaurus]

Lol

[@brendent.934]

Wait, seriously?? A random monster from the series, one that isn’t even a fan favorite, got picked for a Minecraft mod? That’s hilarious!

[@happyhippoeaters4261]

@@brendent.934 Not just any Minecraft Mod, but one of The most Famous ones. Orespawn was all over KZbin for quite awhile

[@aranavenger]

I played that mod before I played Monster Hunter. I only just realized that it is the same thing ...

[@notrelatedtobacon1282]

​@@happyhippoeaters4261actually...you're right I didnt even know about MH u til world and I havent watched minecraft vids in so long I never put the 2 together That's just insane

[@twistedturnip8487]

Im glad im not the only one that thought Ahtal-Neset getting a place was absolute bollocks

[@aceundead4750]

Ruiner is only unnatural if you dont know about the scaly-foot snail, a species of snail that incorporates literal iron into it's foot.

[@MonsterHunterxRWBY]

Whoa, the more you know.

[@RazorMortis]

Best snail!!!

[@dragoon3219]

Zin is a bus sized wolf-dragon hybrid that has a swarm of electronic beetles it uses as living batteries to give itself lightning powers. It also happens to kick your ass with breakdance moves to a metal theme song. He’s pretty much the one monster that’s design was “rule of cool” while still remaining a believable animal within the setting.

[@diegocantu9853]

30:52 B-52 Bagel Goose strikes

[@davidcosta3649]

Happy 20th hunters and thank you guys, Josh cotton and hollow, you guys made this series one of my favourite of all time, thank you for introducing me to this incredible community

[@markabyss1200]

I feel its important to point out that it's never actually been called white fatalis. In the old games it was just called fatalis in the quests themselves, with white fatalis being the name of its gear. It is however called Old Fatalis in mhgu. Well, the quest for it that you unlock through HR is called old fatalis. They aren't actually considered separate in gu either, only called fatalis in even the hunter notes and considered together towards total hunts. The same actually goes for furious rajang, savage deviljho and raging brachy. They have different icons but have the same name as the base form. (I turned on GU to confirm it for myself, take a look when you get the chance.) Back to old fatty, his materials in gu are called old fatalis shard, cortex, etc.

[@mremc3825]

Gotta remember if you were a western fan you had to wait a while before zinogre was available to fight, it let the hype build

[@marcelplay827]

Cotton is wrong. The theme that is going to win is of course. The khezu theme. It can't be anything else xD

[@cgeist]

i tried to vote for it, there is no vote button under it XD

[@MonsterHunterxRWBY]

I voted for Valstrax again.

[@derkatronprime]

So as someone who voted for Zinogre here are my reasons: first off as someone who started in world and eventually played older titles, he was my first honest milestone. It took me years to beat him mainly because I gave up and came back but the statement stands. Secondly he became my son’s favorite to the point that he is my most hunted monster in Rise because he had to be on the list of monsters I did when my son was watching me play. I love his design, I love his move set and yes his music is perfection. You seriously can’t beat the electric guitar riff in it that they recently added.

[@whisperingshadowXI]

You also got the furries voting for Zinogre. Don't get me wrong, I like the thunder wolf puppy too, but that's the real reason he's at the top.

[@derkatronprime]

@@whisperingshadowXI you know I didn’t think of that 😅. Regardless I still think his design is good. And the fact that it took them years to design it really shows considering he’s still a viable hunt in the 5th gen

[@Odd1006]

​@@whisperingshadowXIthanks for ruining zinogre for me 😂

[@redwarriorstudios6077]

Ahh Anjanath just missed the top 100 my fiery t-rex.

[@cuddlecakes7153]

Although i am sad about that, there are a lot of worse spots it could have been. Lets celebrate that it got close

[@Pr.illager]

As a rise fleeter I’m sad to see so many of rise’s monsters so low, but I’m also pleasantly surprised with how Magnamalo did! I really thought he’d be bottom ten.

[@G1eatShad0w]

It is a shame, I don’t love every rise original but there are so many great ones that deserve to be higher. At least Primordial made a deep run.

[@Pr.illager]

@@G1eatShad0w That is true. I understand why there aren’t that many high up the list, but I do think they deserve just a bit better. But this is a far cry from the hate they got when rise first came out. I would prefer the community never goes through that again…

[@harryplatipus4303]

46 Proobs in and there is still no Fish or not Fish documentary 🐟

[@milesaheadgaming1464]

I commend you so much for sticking to this you have my respect and my support 🫡

[@usnairframer]

Out of curiosity, when was this fish documentary promised?

[@TheIdealofGreed]

🦀🫴🐟 The Bane of Crabs shall present The Fish

[@harryplatipus4303]

@@usnairframerroughly 2 months ago

[@TheIdealofGreed]

​@@usnairframer Go back 45 Pro and Noobs, to the days of Subnautica All Hail Our Alien Overlords, and not only read the words of our great President Harry the Platipus, but hear the possibility presented by Cotton Maximus Tiberius Crabbane. . . . Which brings up a point, should we start including crabs in our logo?🦀🐟

[@Andyjoe522]

As a Lagiacrus voter, it's time to pop some champagne. As a general man of taste, I'm seeing a LOT of monsters here that would have been done more justice if this had been a ranked-choice vote and not just your singular favorite.

[@Andyjoe522]

As for the BGM vote, I'm gonna once again fly my Tri flag and vote for Ceadeus.

[@Isaac_Ealey]

I'm so looking forward to this! I'll watch it tomorrow, as I'm currently busy.

[@chowderdx]

So many sunbreak/rise monsters deserved higher.

[@StrawHat-68]

Goss Harag in the 90s is not what I expected

[@SobBaget602]

Well i think rise had a lot of weaker monsters, and a lot of the times the more powerful or more impactful fights and stuff like title update monsters get higher. but yeah Gais was peak monster, and pretty much all of the monsters were good.

[@ferramos4533]

I loved Lunagaron.... seeing it at 87 hurts a little jaja

[@valteine]

Honestly what seems to have happened is people who liked Rise/Sunbreak went who is the best of this game? An voted for white malzeno which is a pretty fair choice. Take the list an only have monsters that appeared in rise/sunbreak in it an then ya get a differen picture, no?

[@dagothdumbass7955]

I played very little Rise, but Bishaten and Somnacanth are some of the coolest early game monsters in the series, would definetly rank them higher than a lot of the stuff that got more votes than them

[@reagansido5823]

What's funny is that I did figure out Nibelsnarf from it's tail for one reason: There was this one time I hunted it in 3u YEARS ago where I tried really really hard to cut it's tail because there was one piece of it's armor set I couldn't see and I thought it needed the tail. and from that, I've become familiar with Nibel's tail. Also, not to diss Zinogre of course, I do think it's a great monster, but the BEST? I don't really agree. This honestly feels like way back when we got event hunts in Iceborne for the most and least hunted monsters and Zinogre was the most hunted. the reason for that was because he had a tempered event hunt that was the best for decoration farming, which definitely inflated the numbers and made it feel a bit unfair.

[@Someone-lg6di]

Not sure if that was the hunt but i destinctly remember a zinogre hunt in coral highlands where the other monsters were a savage deviljho and seething bezelgeuse

[@utellmemyname6739]

Goss did not get enough love for my liking. As a long time hunter I get him being this low given the amount of legacy picks but he has such a malicious charm to him I kinda fell in love with him instantly. I hope he gets some love in the future.

[@marmyeater]

3:10- They've gotta be hinting about underwater combat coming back.

[@davidheitzenrater9027]

32:45 Odogaron is in the danger zone of being flung around by angry pickles.

[@cr-volcanic]

Lagi number 3! Woo!

[@zinogre6225]

YES, I DID IT! On a serious note, I think the reason people voted Zinogre is because of the fact that he combines some of the coolest things about monsters in fiction together. People love wolves, lightning, dragons, and detailed ecology, and all that together makes people really like Zinogre. On top of that, he is an absolute unit who can square up to just about anything shy of an Elder Dragon and come out on top, which just cements his awesomeness. He's actually pretty well rounded if you think about it (in terms of his relation with other monsters) with agility on par with much smaller monsters like Odogaron (who we've seen can stand up to much stronger monsters and even Elders with sheer aggression and agility) and strength great enough to come close to monsters like Tigrex. Combine that with him having control over arguably the second most powerful element besides Dragon and you get a really tough creature to contend with. (I think he arguably has the most control over lightning than any other non-elder, with his only rival in that category being Astalos) Heck, in Sunbreak, a normal Zinogre was putting in work against Scorned Magnamalo, an endgame boss who likely hunts Elders (evidenced by the fact that some of his hellfire attacks have dragon energy and the hellfire is a product of the gasses from his digestion. Maybe he just found a dead one or somehow developed a Dragon Sack, which I think is unlikely, but given Magnamalo's aggressiveness and the fact that base Magna has turfs with elders, I would lean more toward him hunting them.) Even though Zinogre lost, he still managed to get in a ton of good hits and even overpowered him for a moment and got Scorned on his back, all before going out like a legend. I think that his warrior nature, combined with the reboot of his appearance in the 5th gen, his core concept of a lightning-wolf-dragon with a symbiotic relationship with Fulgarbugs, the fact that he was a flagship, his theme being an absolute banger, and his name, which just sounds really cool, all worked together to put him in the top spot and I couldn't be happier. There was also a channel called "MonsterSlayer Squad" that had a video (which you guys should totally react to if you haven't already because its really cool) where they took every World/Iceborne monster vs Fatalis's Sea of Flame and Zinogre not only survived, but he decided he was going to get his getback and began attacking Fatalis! Granted, he wouldn't have done much, but it was still awesome.

[@WH40KHero]

Goddammit Zino...ill get you one day! ONE DAY!! ...i take this however as a win for the Thunder Element Gang. And, jokes aside, Zino is nice.

[@timmyreobed5043]

The Rise monsters all being so low really makes me sad. They're some of the best monsters we've had in a while IMO. Rakna Kadaki and Almudron are both in the running as some of my favorite Monsters ever.

[@foreverfornever1124]

Well to be fair, as the newest entries, at least 2 monsters got in the top 20 being the most popular for the Rise/Sunbreak fans. The wall is set high for any new game, especially with some many iconic monsters spread across 2 decades. Worlds/Iceborne was in the same situation, but did slightly better. It really goes to show just how many didnt like or play the series, especially base Rise. However it also shows most who played didnt really care for the other monsters as much. It was shocking to see just how low the flagship and final bosses of base Rise placed. I think a lot of that had to do with the game being exclusive to the switch but Sunbreak was available on pc so that helped it a lot. My boy Goss Harag did good for merely being a base monster up against flagships, eldar dragons, and the staples of MH. I didnt expect so many Rise/Sunbreak monsters to be in the bottom 29 spots though

[@cuddlecakes7153]

Even though its prety clear Rise is lacking in a lot of ways, I was surprised to see them all so low. The monkey that could throw fruit was really unique and had some funny animations and interactions. Aknosom was my personal favorite.

[@foreverfornever1124]

@@cuddlecakes7153 Bashatan was very unique for 5th gen as primatius or fanged beast were not very prevailent outside of Rajang. I know base Bashatan did decently but its variant form I guess didnt have as much awe factor as the base haha. Aknosom I liked and even found its variant form to be even better so was shocked to see it so low as well.

[@tatsumiuchiha5559]

30:50 As a B-52 voter, that's f**cking hilarious. We won 1st place for best position in the list, people!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jordaneats7566]

Suddenly seeing you pop up in my feed and realizing “oh shit it’s the Minecraft Quick Build challenge guy” made my day lol

[@speculyn5060]

If Abyssal Lagiacrus came that high on the list that it made the top 12th place and Lagiacrus made it all the way to 3rd place, they might actually take into consideration that people want underwater combat back and actually add it to wilds. Makes sense too since this is literally the wilderness untamed, and there's bound to be at least a semi-aquatic area somehow.

[@GreenOfFields]

Lagiacrus is absolutely my favorite monster of all time and I’m so glad to see how well he and Abyssal did in this vote. All hail the Lord of the Seas!

[@WH40KHero]

Abyssal rocks! Black and Neon Blue is an unbeatable colourscheme.

[@pandre5458]

Excited to see Cotton's heart die with the Duramboros rankings as a Zamtrios fanboy we cry together Cotton

[@kierstenestelle6131]

Zinogre's mount theme specifically absolutely slaps. I will die on this hill or others will die in my way.

[@Prezy_Preztail]

I’m right there with you friend, it’s time to RIDE ON

[@FinalPharaoh83]

Can't help but feel like Deviljho would have gotten more votes if it had just manned up and finished off the handler in world when it was introduced

[@goudawgs]

Objective best theme is Ceadues' operatic theme. The first theme that i can recall having actual vocals and the huge hit of nostalgia i get everytime i listen to it just cements it as the best for me

[@HouseHawk62]

I love the Rise/Sunbreak monsters and the games in general. A shame so many of them, save for like Malzeno and Magnamalo, didn’t do well.

[@shinsoelite]

Yeah it's very shocking to me I thought magamalo, scorned magamalo and the ice wolf lunagron I think it's name are low though most rise/sunbreak monsters would be higher since they are new.

[@lowpointfair4653]

cephadrome is the kind of monster of monster that has his own tier called cephadrome. seregios, dahren moran, ukanlos and shogun got relatively high i see that as a win.

[@voydcat8089]

I think Zinogre won because “break-dancing wolf dragon that uses bugs to go Electric Super Saiyan” is too badass to ignore. I fell in love with Zinogre the moment I saw it, and I still love it even though it’s not my favorite anymore.

[@htfs493]

Almost an hour long video, love it!

[@brettz5288]

Hey Josh, Cotton and Hollow, I freaking love you guys. Thank you so much for all you do and the countless hours of entertainment and enjoyable content. Keep it up. Take care of yourselves as well.

[@draconew8945]

Valstrax, Stygian zinogre and white fatalis are my favorite monsters and the fact they’re all (+ and the variants of valstrax) are over top 33, It’s incredible

[@Jyharri]

What? Cephadrome overtakes Ibushi of all things?! I feel so sad for the floaty wind serpent 😅

[@Walker_96365]

That odogaron is having a really bad day being between regular and savage deviljho

[@CPRT42]

I'm severely disappointed that Oltura (the final boss from Stories 2) wasn't even on the list. I know the story games are spin-offs and all that, but they're still part of the franchise, and saying as this is the 20th anniversary ranking, I thought it would at least be on there. Oltura is definitely one of my favorite monsters simply because MHS2 was the first game in the franchise I played. My top 10 would've been Larva Oltura, Normal Oltura, Boltreaver, Ivory Lagiacrus, Nergi, Razewing Rathalos (Another one from Stories 2, but not nearly as wanted as Oltura), Legiana, Seregios, Sand Barioth, and Desert Seltas Queen. These aren't based on the hunt or anything, just purely on looks and possibly a bit of favoritism.

[@M00nSlippers]

Every single person who voted for Zinogre, did so SPECIFICALLY to spite Josh.

[@NottABug]

10:47 i did i never rly had a problem with him and his idle animation looks cute and funny

[@EuanProctor]

Thanks you two you have made my night

[@EuanProctor]

Thank

[@urick15]

Sad to see magnamalo ranked low, but he's still my favourite monster

[@greenhydra10]

The fact that both Josh and Cotton, who pretty much play Monster Hunter for a living, forgot about Steel Uragaan.

[@TheIdealofGreed]

30:48 The Universe has aligned for the B-52!!!💥❤

[@XenoSBN]

We didn’t want Bazelgeuse for first, we needed him at 52nd for this joke

[@senseispyro8742]

Josh, if you are seeing this I will tell you all the reasons why Zinogre is objectively the best monster. 1. Lightning dog 2. Bad ass music 3. Killer armor 4. Fulger bugs being symbiosis flees to it 5. His spikiness isn’t just for show, it’s to open & close for the fulger bugs to make themselves at home 6. He gives off a royalty presence 7. His color combo all throughout works wonderfully 8. His fighting style screams “I am the dominant Apex predator” 9. In game, you can collect extra materials off of his back 10. He collectively has the best turf war showings in the series 11. Both of His wyvern rides are some if not the best in all of Rise & Sunbreak 12. And on top it all off, he has been around since the 3rd gen Just because you don’t like him doesn’t mean He doesn’t deserve to be #1. And since you are so aggressive about your biased with Brachydios, i’m going to hit you with this reality. My number 1 favorite monster got 10th place here & I would’ve been happy with top 30. It’s OK to love something & share your opinion why you love it but you shouldn’t say everyone else is wrong just because your favorite didn’t get the top spot. It’s honestly embarrassing. Honestly, you should grow some humility. FYI, since you like picking fights on MH i’ll give you 1. Zinogre collectively is my top 30 favorite & Kirin collectively is my top 10 favorite while Brachydios collectively is my top 36 favorite & Malfestio collectively is my top 51 favorite. 😏

[@NoahLoydOG]

"Why? Explain to me *why* Zinogre is the most popular monster." I can't tell you why everyone else likes him, but I can tell you why he's my favorite; the fight. It feels like an actual "fight" fight. Not a hunt. It's zinogre's attitude; he treats you like a rival, not food, not prey. His moves, his powerups, and especially the little extra animations where he simply gives you this look like, "Ha, you think you can challenge me? Let's see what you've got!" It has so much personality. His fight isn't particularly hard, it isn't particularly overwhelming, the moves are easy to get the timing down on, but it's just how, somehow, he is consistently the opponent in every game he appears that feels the most fun to fight, heck, almost like PvP of a sort. Elder dragon? Looks at you like you're a bug. Diablos? Looks at you like you aren't a cactus. Deviljho? Looks at you like you're food. Rajang? Looks at you like you're a baseball. But Zinogre? Zinogre looks at you like a worthy opponent, like an equal in strength and skill, and he puts on what I would even describe as an 'honorable' fighting style. Add all this into the fact that, wyverns are awesome, a lot of people like wolves, so a wolf wyvern is at its core one of the most appealing monster concepts, and one that has a symbiotic relationship with bugs that he protects and shelters, while they create static electricity in his fur to power his attacks, and you've got a recipe for success. As for the colors, the gold is a symbol of his regal status, while blue on white is a symbol of purity of spirit - he is a regal warrior-king with a pure spirit, in the body of a wolf wyvern. Yet to me, he could have just about any color or design, it's all about the feel of the fight, and I don't get that from any other monster in the franchise.

[@Chrys-marcelMambou]

Wow I see you are a big writer

[@inflatedmoss273]

I've been waiting for this video for a loooooong time.

[@raventhorn7775]

Typing this before I finish the video, but I think something that would have been fascinating, is if this vote was built in a way where everyone who participated ranked the entire roster themselves. So like, you vote your favorite as number 1, your least favorite as 229, and then apply those rankings as "points". Then the monster with the least "points" is the community's overall favorite monster. This poll just shows the monster who is the number 1 favorite of the most/least hunters, and I think doing a poll like the one I described could give some really interesting data. Maybe that's something the community can put together somehow?

[@smallfedoraproductions743]

My boy Tigrex is relatively high up, so I'm happy

[@Dave_Chrome]

Should've been higher

[@smallfedoraproductions743]

@@Dave_Chrome agreed

[@matteogalbusera1149]

I'm one of those who voted for lagiacrus, and i'm happy and proud of him getting top 3, and i hope this would be the injection of energy that would make the devs to try everything the got to put him in wilds, but he his TOTALLY the new leviathan coming in now💙⚡

[@medenadrakorus9542]

Its less that zino has one specific thing that makes it super popular, and moreso that everything zino does is just really good, even at its worst. His shape language is powerful (bear-wolf with horns and scales), and his colors are beautiful (to most). Lightning is just cool on its own, but that way he utilizes lightning through his mutualism with thunderbugs is even cooler. His theme rocks, and his fight is incredibly unique and super fun with moves that are just dripping with personality. His armor looks cool to boot, and his weapons are really cool and pretty strong or even meta for thunder element as well. Zino took like, two years to properly flesh out according to the interviews, and *it shows*, in the best way possible. It's an incredibly well thought out and polished monster, and even if its not my personal favorite, it definitely deserves at least top 10.

[@dantecoal7584]

I'm convinced that Lagiacrus getting 3rd was largely people meme voting or treating the poll as a "this is why we want in Wilds" type thing. Just happy to see my boy Dodogama did so well. Best boy is best boy.

[@Ant_Hivemind]

10:50 I’ll admit I voted for my boi Justification: was the monster that got me into monster hunter, I saw it in the 4U trailer and it looked so cool and it reminded me of a diplocaulus so it’s just my favourite. Also I have an army in Monster hunter Stories.

[@stormerjc9493]

I personally think the zinogre placement comes from the Japanese side of the vote, portible 3rd was the most popular game before world and is distinctly Japanese, and he's that's game Flagship so he's gonna get a huge portion of the Japanese vote

[@shinigamiinochi]

I feel so justified that Josh and I are aligned with how I feel about zinogre lol

[@pauldavison2856]

'unshockingly' 3 seconds later: hunter proceeds to be shocked by a fulgurbug

[@thedude1799]

amazing video as always ❤

[@InfinitelyDumb]

I was surprised that the original Monster Hunter logo featured Rathian and not Rathalos since he was the technical flagship of the game.

[@lewispatton6550]

57:09 SPOILER Wolf, Lightning, good Music, Fancy moves, and satisfying fight mechanics make Zinogre popular. It feels like in alot of ways they've tried to replicate him with other flagships but haven't been able to do it.

[@Diablos835]

Fancy moves? Seriously? You ever heard of Odogaron?

[@holschermarc]

I think the main thing with Zinogre is that he is very good so whenever his fanbase explains why he is good others playes are "U know those are some very sound reasons to like him" and thus also start liking him more. Its the quality of the fight combined with how vocal his fans are to win other players for their cause. And over time "Thunder Puppy, Best Puppy" just became the norm everyone accepted and no one dared to challenge.

[@zyreh6088]

30:54 no one is the best placed Monster than B-52

[@merridewwhite1324]

Surprised to see Bazelgeuse and Seething Bazelgeuse so high, they're my favorites, most people i see find them annoying.

[@skeety7883]

35:00 I think you mean “Holy *GOG”* Josh!!!

[@lonewolfnergiganos4000]

I know I've said this before, but the Monster Hunter community would never be the same and will never be as entertaining as it is now if Rage, Cotton, and Hollow never been a part of it. They're honestly one of the main reasons why I'm even a part of the community myself, and I truly hope they'll continue to be a part of it.

[@vjdarktm]

I think what really helped Zinogre as 1st is its music. The music is a big part of it and especially when you mount it it changes to hype drums.

[@ghostdragon2332]

I'm glad to hear the "Grandpa Rathalos" joke return 28:25

[@pharoahspyramid6018]

Due to world based mechanics I find it hilarious that ody is between the two jhos forever the hungry pickles chew toy

[@KGAGamer]

Namielle was my favorite Elder, glad it got some good recognition

[@evantiel727]

If Bazel isn't in top 5 of bgm themed I will probably cry ;-;

[@shadowyblackness]

The salt on this man when Zinogre was #1, is both odd, yet hilarious at the same time😅😂

[@nidhoggr8193]

The amount of times I was reminded of the existence of some of the monsters on this list. Just like " wait when did- oh I remember now."

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

Bazelgeuss my favorite, my sole reason that i kept playing MH (my first game) despite at first feeling meh, that glorious bomber badass got me from "Eh this is fine but i id rather play something else" to ".... i ..... I NEED TO HUNT YOU" Also while i hoped he made top 20, the fact he made 52nd tbh is better and pure poetry 😅

[@zachcook3907]

yeah when I saw that I almost died, as a bazelgeuse fan myself it was just too perfect seeing him placed their.

[@snowstormwolfgaming]

Now we need to see Josh and Cotton rank all 229 monsters themselves :D

[@kitchengun1175]

I felt really bad for Beotodus, cause is without a doubt the best piscine wyvern in the series, just a shame he was introduced in iceborne and so far he's stayed there

[@thethunderousstar-knight8010]

Rathalos being 21st is a testament to how awesome the MH flagship is! Thanks Ratha!

[@TheIdealofGreed]

22:52 Why'd you skip over the Flaming Espinas comments? 24:17 and Ebony?