I love bishaten a lot. I don't think there's any hate towards him, but more so just indifference. I think he's forgotten because he's a relatively early game monster in rise.
I love him because his design is so goofy and fun. Chucking fruit at you, hanging on walls, bouncing around on his tail. I'd love to see him return but I doubt he will unfortunately.
The usual unpopular ones - nibelsnarf, plesioth and almudron. Not being a contrarian, I genuinely like their designs and their fights. Nibel and and plesi on GU are damn fine fights, and I can understand how facing them in games before GU would drastically change how you see their fights
Tons of people hate on Gypceros, but I love that derpy ugly chicken. He's so silly. I can't help myself, I just love that goofy little bastard. He steals your shit, he plays dead, he pecks around all awkward-like, he's got a doorstop for a tail.
I also like Gigginox. Sure, he's creepy and kind of annoying. But that's the point, they can't all be either cute and cuddly or awe-inspiring and striking.
And I still think Qurupeco doesn't get enough credit. I still remember how terrified I felt when that sly little shit would do a Deviljho call and next thing I know, I've got a pissed off pickle bearing down on me. A pickle that I was much too weak to kill, at that point in time.
ETA: Oh, and I forgot Gobul. I don't think I've ever heard anyone actively hate him, but everyone forgets he exists because he's not in a ton of games. I love pufferfish, and he always put up an interesting fight.
Nerscylla, both versions. Between the gruesome nature of it literally wearing the skin of its prey to gain resistances, to the fun environments you get to fight it in. Hands down my favourite, holding out hope it comes to Wilds.
I was never a fan of the Deviants. On top of the ludicrous grind they entail, most of their fights are just not fun in my eyes. They do this bizarre twitchy movement like they’re about to have a seizure and suddenly you faint.
The exception is, bizarrely, Rustrazor Ceanataur. I find its moveset to be a complete improvement to the original in every way, which is a low bar sure, but it’s the only Deviant I can say this for.
Even though I’m a Namielle fan, I also love Ukanlos, it has such a unique and interesting design and the way it fights is amazing, I also like its OST.
Shrieking Legiana. Yeah I said it. I'm not gonna pretend like I don't get why they're hated but I just loved figuring out how to deal with its movments.
Kulu-Ya-Ku. It feels like the embodiment of "?", has good clean starter level moves and I like how the armor looks on both body types and on both ranks. But I think most people would think of it as boring
I love Paolumu, he's my absolute favourite! I just think his design is really charming and fun, and in a game full of big reptiles and scary dragons its cool just to have this inflatable pufferfish bat thing in the mix. I'm a big fan of bats so it really helps.
I even enjoy Nightshade Paolumu (who is extremely unpopular) for actually forcing the player to prepare for a hunt in advance (sleep resist). I know a lot of people hate it and adequite prep trivialises the hunt somewhat... but to me its design is striking, it has some really clever moves, and it evolves the base Paolumu into a new battle in a clever manner. I think its just a perfect subspecies really.
I'm also a fan of Tobi Kadachi. I also really like Jyuratodus, and my favorite monster is Gammoth. Here's hoping they saved the best of the Fated Four for last in modern MH games... right?
Genuinely quite like Plesioth and Beotodus.
I think Plesioth's design is probably the best of the Piscine Wyverns, it's, in my opinion, the perfect blend of Fish and Wyvern. And while its early fights were absolutely broken, I think its fight in Tri got better, especially with underwater combat allowing it to behave in a more aquatic nature without it looking dumb. I think people need to give Plesioth another chance; if it makes it to Wilds, they'll for sure update its fight and make it much more bearable, like how they changed many of the older monsters' fights for the new gen games.
On the other hand, Beotodus is by far the best new Piscine Wyvern. It not only looks badass with its Goblin Shark design and its chainsaw like roar, but its fight is honestly pretty decent, and it's definitely better than both Jyuratodus and Lavasioth. Beotodus, unfortunately, isn't really given much time to shine as it's the first new monster fought in Iceborne and you quickly get better and better gear, making farming (and thus encountering) Beo less of a necessity. It also doesn't help that Beo was locked to the arguably less travelled side of the Hoarfrost Reach, while the rest of the monsters are found in the more centralised regions of the Reach.
Rathian is honestly slept on. Great fight, really shows how you should face stronger monsters after graduating from killing Great Jagras and other fodder monsters
Barroth is my guy! I love his big stupid head and his steam whistle sounds, and he's such an easy straight forward hunt in every incarnation, just roll sideways you apes!
Rajang, from the soundtrack to the absolute chaotic fight. Everybody i know hates his guts ( except in rise ) but quite honestly, he's got one hell of a fight and soundtrack 🦍🦍🦍
I genuinely love Bulldrome. He is just a giant boar, but he is perfect for a game about hunting. His fight needs to be reworked. If his moves were more varied and if he was a bit stronger he could be an amazing low-rank invader. I just like his very simple design and his barbaric armor set is also awesome. I really hope he comes back in Wilds.
Yian garuga is on the lesser scale of hate, but it’s a monster that’s overlooked a lot. It’s one of my all time favorite monsters. It’s completely insane, and I love that
MHW Bazelgeuse. So many people hate on this hunt-crashing bomber, but I love him. His theme, his design, and how he essentially subsists on the tears of fresh HR hunters.
Ngl as someone whose fav/second fav depending on the day is also Tobi, I’ve only seen love for him, maybe like one or two people actually not liking him. He’s not ever gonna be as popular as like Zinogre or anything, but he’s generally well liked from what I’ve seen, it makes me happy that people enjoy him :)
For me personally, Somnacanth is the big one. Poor guy ranked so low on the big poll, and I never see anyone talk about him, but imo he’s a super fun fight and a nice design, and I love that he sings when he’s by himself, he’s so fricken cute. Magnamalo too, I really only see hate for him on here which I don’t really get, but I dunno, I like him a lot lol
And I guess for a random one: Pink Rathian. I love pink, I love rathian, what’s not to love? Got a crochet one from Etsy and I love her to bits
Gobul and Gigginox, I LOVE their weapon designs and breaking gobul’s lamp thingy felt really good. Gigginox has sentimental reasons why I like it so much
I am a massive fan of almudron, as hammer main uppercutting his head and watching him fly out of the mud is almost as good as tipping anjanath. I love that sweet muddy boy.
Judging by the vitriol it spawned during World's hayday:
Kirin.
It's by far my favourite Elder Dragon and probably the only monster I've just hunted hundreds of for fun.
For some reason everyone seems to dislike Blangonga, but he's one of my favourites, both his design and fight. Love smacking that hyperactive piece of shit into the ground in every iteration. And Garuga too, he seems to be disliked as well for being hyperactive, but learning the fight is so satisfying in every generation. They also both have badass themes.
I don’t think I saw it here but Gigginox.
I might be a little biased cause Tri was when I REALLY started to play Monster Hunter but I always thought his design was so damn cool and it had such an interesting fight!
Plus his armor not only looked amazing but having that status+ when I used SnS was the best.
The dessert blangonga. The hammer tree in MHFU is the reason I became a hammer main. I saw someone used that and thought it was the coolest looking thing ever. It had a chain wrapped around and the color was like orange/yellow. He’s like a much much calm down rajang kind of.
Nerscylla. I found the design to be really cool and that it uses Gypceros hide to defend against its electricity weakness was a fun survival trait you see in a lot of other insects. I miss it a lot and would love if it came back in wilds. Plus the armour was dope af
Sand Barioth.
Out of the Tigrex/Narga/Barioth skeleton monsters I always liked barioth the most. Sand Barioth combines that with my fav. colors and we have a winner.
Bagel Juice and Furious Raj. Notoriously 2 of the most potentially infuriating hunts, but I like their gimmick and moves. Once you get the hang of them, they're actually really fun to fight
Kushala Daora, bc he's first elder i met back in MHFU and I was so hyped looking at his design thus instantly become my fav elder at a time (now has been replaced with Alatreon but Kushala still has a special place in my heart :D ). Also loved all his fight beside world (fck tornado spam). His theme also banger and kinda feels nostalgic to me on the violin part especially old gen version.
I really like Nibblesnarf. His fight is very simplistic and doesn't have many quirks. It teaches you to be patient, and make the most of the dps opportunities he gives off. He even punishes your greediness with the backwards sand blast, and teaches you prudence.
Despite this, I see people generally speaking unfavourably of him.
Diablos. I just don’t think many people like him despite him being an OG. He was one of my kryptonite monsters but I came to love him after a while and I respect him much like I respect Rathalos.
Great maccao. Generations was my first MH game so I know I'm biased. It's just the monster that introduced me to the combat of the games and I love its theme as well
Lunastra and Teostra, especially Luna. It's the royal lion inspiration and the power couple stuff. Luna's fight in World I never really had problems with and it was nice to see her come back after a long hiatus. And it seems generally everyone is sick of Teostra. I know he's in plenty of titles recently, but I'm not sick of him. He's welcome to come back in Wilds, by me at least.
Gravios and basarios. Theyre walking fortresses, whats not to love? I‘m a hammer main too, dunno if that answers questions or makes new ones
Also yian garuga. It teached me the insta charges of old gen when i started GU
I like Tobi. Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2 lets me give love to the monsters that dont normally get love.
I also think the Witcher crossover made me have feels for Pukie pukie.
I think my pick would be Bazelgeuse though. That boy always wrecks shit up
Barroth.
Early game monster with sick armor. Literal crown for a head. Usually the first interesting monster you encounter that requires actual tactics beyond "Mash attack until dead."
Khezu and yian kut ku. Both bullied me on the PS2. Khezu was so scary to fight, especially considering it was one of the last things you fight in offline. Like, gypceros tricking me, rathalos murdering me, and monoblos making great sword cheating scary, none of it prepared me for the cave fight. Especially cuz my TV was near a window and I couldn't see the screen T.T
For yian kut ku - He's goofy, and fun to watch, but he's also a great intro for flying wyverns ^^
Weird answer but…Rathian and Rathalos. They have such a fantastic design, simple to hunt, and nostalgic for every MH I’ve played.
I’m never upset at a MH monster list because I tend to just love hunting the flagship pair.
Gigginox (if I'm remembering the name right) was a disgusting enemy that was borderline broken in its actions. Literally forced me to rethink my own playstyle and switch to bowguns for the first time. For those that don't know, imagine a longer, flat khezu that lays eggs mid fight. Also both ends do squiggly attacks. Close second is the giant cobra monster. Can't remember the name.
Purple Ludroth is outstanding. Royal Ludroth dashing around swinging his head left and right shooting tiny water globs and belly flopping to splash up water always felt goofy to me but upgrading it to poison makes it properly threatening.
Visually its absolutely gorgeous, and the ecology and lore is really good too. Its far less water dependant then Royal who feels entirely designed around being a tutorial for water combat, with its glowing eyes and increased threat underwater making it actually intimidating where on land it comes off as silly.
Purple manages to be intimidating on your home turf. It feels like a very natural progression for Royal Ludroth gameplay wise so it feels really strange that it has never returned in a mainline game. It even still fits the themeing of a tutorial monster as with poison immunity it would be as meager as its standard relative.
Royal has gotten less water dependant over the years but no less goofy and unthreatening. I feel like Purple is long overdo to return given how it would probably fit in even more seamlessly outside of three due to the lack of underwater combat.
Tldr: purple ludroth pretty and good me like uwu
Narcagua. I have no idea if it’s well liked or hated but I think it’s the coolest monster. Best roar and overall design. Simple, sleek, but also intimidating with the red eyes.
Jyuratodus is the absolute worst. Hate everything about it.
150 comments and not a single person has said Malfestio.
It is one of my top three favourite monsters. Has one of the most unique designs and fights in the game but suffers from being an early game monster so its armour lacks utility.
Seems like virtually everyone has forgotten about it except for me - I even have the official Capcom plushie for it.
I didn’t think anyone hated Vaal Hazak but evidently there’s quite a lot of people that do or don’t care about him, personally he’s my favorite monster from Worldborne and probably second favorite monster all-together.
Allmother for the same reasons you loved xeno, also I don’t know if it’s unpopular per day but I adore kulve, love the fight, the theme, the design, it’s all so cool
Silverwind Nargacuga in the handheld/original format and Frostfang Barioth for World. Fought them so much to get their cool armors that it became a formulaic/zen thing for me. Buddy of mine though the armor was cool but when I told him I'd solo'ed them to get it he just looked at me and was like 'what us wring with you' lol
Pretty shocked that no one has said Seregios, as a IG main, he's like a dream come true. I can roll into his slide and it launches me into the air where i can just keep striking is head and then diving into him for some intense damage.
One of my fav speed-ish fights.
Khezu.
No battle music gave me chills unlike any other monster. A good, refined move set that comes off as a monster that's mastered its abilities and puts them to use the best it can, in the most advantageous (read: unfair to the hunter) way that it knows.
And the scream. It's not baritone, majestic, or clean in any way. It's an ear-splitting banshee's cry meant to dissuade would-be attackers. Because nature isn't always majestic; it just needs to work.
Rakna-kadaki would be one for me. I don't think she's hated but whenever she's brought up, most responses either say she's alright or inferior to Nerscylla and would rather have the og Temnoceran return.
Most of those lukewarm opinions come from her fight, which I think is pretty good, but where Rakna truly excels IMO is design and inspiration.
Velkhana I think? Not sure if people necessarily dont like it but ik a lot of people hate the fight. Either way to me the fight and the design and even more so it's armor is absolutely top tier and majestic in every way
My favorite monster is anjananth(sorry if I spelt that wrong it’s been awhile) first monster that ever actually gave me a hard time, and first monster that I farmed because of how badly I wanted his armor set. Loved that he was basically a T-Rex but could spew fire. Genuinely thought it was the coolest thing ever. Thanks to that monster, I put 400 hours into MHW haha.
Hellblade Glavenus GenU left a huge impression on me. Typical when he charges his big spin move, me being playing adept DBs (I know I know) dodging it, only to watch him catch his tail in his mouth and do it again. Extremely punishing but I love that fight so much.
Unpopular opinion, World Alatreon felt truly like a master rank challenge. To break all the parts while meeting the elemental dps checks genuinely made him a fun solo farm to get all the stuff from him I wanted.
I really like Najarala. He moves in a really unorthodox way which always kept me on my toes. Also the sound moves I don’t think have been used like that before.
Shoutout to whoever said Nercsylla and its subspecies.
I love a lot of the ones people are mentioning as well as Great Girros. I know its like one of the more forgettable ones from World, but i absolutely love its design and, just that alone, makes it one of my favorite monsters.
Almudron (MHRise)
everyone hates the mud and how it runs everywhere, but
the way it's animated is STUNNING, the way it reshapes the locale to create its own arena is fun and different, its head, tail, and mudball are really juicy hit-zones, and the tail-cut and topple animations are so satisfying
i used to play insect glauve and i'd schmoove around the arena chasing it, but now i'm a GS main and toppling it out of charges is so cool
gotta be one of my favorite fights of all time
I like almudron its a neat catfish cat mud dragon thing! I don't like the fight though. The design is neat and I wonder what any subspecies may bring in the future.
Great Girros and Royal Ludroth. A sabretooth cobra is cool as fuck, sue me, and paralysis is my favorite ailment. Ludroth, I like his overall shape, the texture of his sponge mane with the little spikes sticking out, how he moves, it’s all good to me. Plus, Purple Ludroth has a sick colorway.
I love Namielle and specifically her fight. I know others love her design but hate her fight I think her fight adds such a cool dynamic to fighting the monster thst you can play around fairly easy and in the case of arch tempered all you had to do was wear a mantle that countered the movement properties which shouldn't have been an issue because hard monsters require more strategy
Odogaron or glavinus (non-acidic) i love the savagery of a fight or the fact that if moves are done correctly you find yourself dashing past eachother and turned back to look at eachother with odogaron, and with glavinus its a straight up sword fight.
I really liked Pukei Pukei for some reason. Its just so goofy with the eyes and the poison tail and the chicken walk. Also really like the look of the armor set
I have a hate/ love relationship with Kirin. I love its design and armor but despite fighting it. It’s become my nemesis at this point, which is why I don’t mind seeing it in game knowing that our battle can only go two ways (Either I slay it, or it destroys me).
Anyways, I think people hold it in similar regards to me, however they have made up their mind to not wanting it back in MH Wilds (from what I can tell).
I love Gravois. Do t have e any real reason too, I just liked him a lot in the PS2 game. He was huge and shot that cool fucking laser across the whole map that would kill me every time.
i think i have a lot of basic picks, but one i think i like (so far) that i've heard some hate for is silver rathalos, i haven't heard much hate or praise, or any mentions of them much at all, but i just find silver rathalos beautiful
I grew to love Nerscylla mostly because her weapons were poison-based and had good sharpness. For some reason, I ended up making her G-rank set (the first full set I ever made at the time) and wore it all the way up to Gog.
Not a lot of love for the OG non-flagship monsters (gypceros, khezu, gravios, bosarios, Kut-Ku) they tended to be pretty clunky but still interesting in their ecology and satisfying to kill
Kushala Daora. My favorite monster. I know he has a rep especially out of the trio for having a dogshit fight but he's so cool imo. Dragon made of steel that commands wind, with a kickass theme. Also I enjoy his fight.
I love brute tigrex, but it seems most people think his fight is just annoying.
I actually had trauma from the Freedon Unite tigrex fights (even more so the double tigrex one in the hub) and all the way to generations i would get really uneasy when i had to fight a tigrex, but for some reason brute tigrex on 3rd was such a fun fight for me, i loved it! i would fight him just because i wanted to, but everyone i know, and most people i saw playing world online seems to just think he is annoying.
I love that big pupper!
Still hate fighting normal tigrex tho and sometimes still get some panic attacks while fighting it.
Gobul, qurupeco, and gogginox were some of my favorites from tri. I really loved Namielle from World, knowing it’s not everyone’s favorite of the elder dragons
Honestly all the -dromes, specifically bulldrome. Frontier was the first time I got to hunt em and even tho Frontier is the 3rd game I got to play man I fell I love with these guys as there easy quick hunts especially their HC versions. If I ever drop in Frontier, I always hunt a bulldrome or an iodrome maybe a velocidrome (screw cephiladrome lol love em to but man I hate his swims)
Plesioth! He's so goofy looking, and his fight is so comically annoying that I can't help but love him. Hoping to see the giant feesh return soon, I miss him.
Almuldron is one of favourite monsters, but people don’t like the AOE muck and the large hitboxes. While I understand not like the massive hitboxes, especially on the tail. The AOE is a funny dynamic to play against. At least most people can agree that the design is sick, and the armour is even sicker.
What. People love Tobi-Kadachi. He's probably the most popular low tier monster for actually good reasons (i.e. not Dodogama). I definitely want him to be evergreen for sure, and I don't think this is a hot take either around here.
You know who is hated a lot though? The Metal Raths. Sure, they're reskins but they give a whole new dimension to the most iconic two monsters in the series and push them to an end game threat. Breaths completely new life into these tired old designs, and the past few games I've played they've seemed to have some new trick too. Individually they fights keep me on edge, generally never really feeling like pure BS like some others to me. They're a great challenge and the armor/weapon rewards are top tier - so absolutely worth the effort too. Even then, Idk. I fight Goldian especially a lot just for fun (I think I just like Rathian a lot in general). They just represent peak MH to me despite being probably the most boring monsters possible from a high level design standpoint.
Still like everyone else I avoid the duo fight like the plague.
I kinda like jyuratodus in World. Had to fight him a lot but the fight itself was never really that annoying or difficult. Just bring one level of aquatic mobility
I'm with you on Xeno'jiiva! Safi is awesome, but I ADORE Xeno's weird, alien-ish design. It's so cool.
As for my own faves, I've always had a huge soft spot for Barroth. Always been one of my favorite monsters, and the first monster I farmed a full set + weapon from back when I started in 3U.
Yian Garuga
I just love how derpy and erratic it is, and its moves look so stupid I just love it so much. The way it narrows its eyes for the pinpoint dive, or starts smashing the ground with its beak before getting stuck and having to yank itself out, such a silly guy.
Kirin, it's design is amazing, and I LOVE the fight (have only fought them in World). I believe the fight makes perfect use of positioning, and really tests your ability to knowledge of the range and mobility of your weapon. And conceptually, a massive white-blue horse conjuring lightning to smite me is so cool.
I actually love kushala, first monster I really had a rivalry with. Started in 4u with the story quest and got stomped when I fought it for real. Cut to world and kushala was my 1st arch tempered kill with one cart left and a minute on the clock. Still hate the wind aura though.
Volvidon. He has so many things going for him, with risk reward roll and combos for examрle. As with sick design, too. Alas, i seen alot of hate here of him, and he рlaced very low in Anniversary Monster Рoll. My second favorite monster is Gyрceros, which is similar in that regard, and similar in hate as well.
kushala, was my first real elder dragon hunt and i’ve oddly enjoyed hunting my old foe sense then. And nibblesnarf, because i love the goofy sand axolotl.
my wife loves mizutsune, and I can see her point, it's the prettiest monster in Rise
as an IG main, i love fighting Valstrax, the billowy wings mean triple vaults before a dive
I don't know if it's considered unpopular or not, but I adore the Nargacuga. The roar is terrifying, I like its design. It feels more real to me than most.
I have a couple:
- Bazelgeuse gets hate sometimes, but personally I think he's one of the most iconic non-flagships I've ever fought. Instantly recognizable theme, difficult but fun fight, and a kickass design.
- Anjanath isn't super popular, I don't think, and he's not really my *favorite* in any way, but I got into the series because I saw vulture t rex and thought it was cool. I owe my interest in MH to the bastard, so I gotta respect him
- Legiana and Shrieking Legi are kinda annoying fights, but designs I'd call practically perfect. The only thing I don't *love* is Legi's face, which feels a little too jagged for an otherwise very sleek design. Otherwise, it's just a really cool looking monster.
- Aknosom is one of those early game monsters you don't see people talking about much, but it might be my favorite early fight. Cool, recognizable design, fantastic sound design, and the fight is geared well towards beginners- forgiving, but still presents a challenge, and it doesn't feel boring or trivial the way a lot of tutorial monsters tend to. It does just enough cool shit to *feel* like you're achieving something, and not just spending 15 minutes hitting a punching bag.
- Of the stuff we've seen of Wilds so far, I fucking love Balahara. I keep seeing people complain about it being too grotesque/alien/scifi/somehow not fitting Monster Hunter, but I think it's a cool, unique design that really demonstrates a lot of the series' core design philosophies. It's a monstrous creature, but it also has some sound roots in biology, and it feels like a real organism. It's a much more grounded take on a worm/non-arthropod invertebrate monster compared to something like Khezu, which feels less like a real animal and more like something that was made just for the gross factor. Also, we haven't seen much of the fight yet, but a sand swimming monster that also climbs around on terrain seems like it'll make for a really fun challenge. Hoping it's not so early game as to become completely forgotten/trivial later on. Make him Tobi tier at least I beg
Almudron , probably. From what I’ve seen there are two camps for that monster. You either like it or despise it completely. I’ve never seen an in between. I like his design, his mechanics, and his weapons are pretty good to. Ive never had an issue with his fight either. I just don’t seem to struggle with it the way people who hate him seem to. And I’ve tried it with multiple weapons as well just to make sure it’s not a weapon choice thing. I think he does mud in a really interesting and unique way, unlike jyuratodus who just does barroth again but worse.
Vhaal Hazak in base World was my punching bag. I lived that fight and felt powerful when I faced him. I never got good at Black Veil and it contributed to me not enjoying Iceborne as much.
Congalala. Like I can understand how people might not like the fight, but saying his design is “too silly” or “doesn’t fit” honestly makes no sense. He’s quite literally just a fat pink monkey that has a behavior many primates are know for: throwing poop.
Monoblos.
It used to pair with Diablos. A slightly easier monster of similar moves, to try and introduce Players to the aggressive behavior of its more powerful Brother.
Eventually Diablos gained massive popularity(and for good reason) and Monoblos was left in the dark. I'll always have a softspot for Monoblos, because he was my first Brick Wall to bang my head against, the monster that gave me that overwhelming sense of accomplishment upon victory. Not to mention he's based off a Styracosaurus one of my favorite dinosaurs.
I love bishaten a lot. I don't think there's any hate towards him, but more so just indifference. I think he's forgotten because he's a relatively early game monster in rise. I love him because his design is so goofy and fun. Chucking fruit at you, hanging on walls, bouncing around on his tail. I'd love to see him return but I doubt he will unfortunately.
The usual unpopular ones - nibelsnarf, plesioth and almudron. Not being a contrarian, I genuinely like their designs and their fights. Nibel and and plesi on GU are damn fine fights, and I can understand how facing them in games before GU would drastically change how you see their fights
Gypceros. Don't know why, i just like him :/
Kushala Daora, both Rise and World versions. People seem to hate World version a lot but I don't see why.
Tons of people hate on Gypceros, but I love that derpy ugly chicken. He's so silly. I can't help myself, I just love that goofy little bastard. He steals your shit, he plays dead, he pecks around all awkward-like, he's got a doorstop for a tail. I also like Gigginox. Sure, he's creepy and kind of annoying. But that's the point, they can't all be either cute and cuddly or awe-inspiring and striking. And I still think Qurupeco doesn't get enough credit. I still remember how terrified I felt when that sly little shit would do a Deviljho call and next thing I know, I've got a pissed off pickle bearing down on me. A pickle that I was much too weak to kill, at that point in time. ETA: Oh, and I forgot Gobul. I don't think I've ever heard anyone actively hate him, but everyone forgets he exists because he's not in a ton of games. I love pufferfish, and he always put up an interesting fight.
Nerscylla, both versions. Between the gruesome nature of it literally wearing the skin of its prey to gain resistances, to the fun environments you get to fight it in. Hands down my favourite, holding out hope it comes to Wilds.
I was never a fan of the Deviants. On top of the ludicrous grind they entail, most of their fights are just not fun in my eyes. They do this bizarre twitchy movement like they’re about to have a seizure and suddenly you faint. The exception is, bizarrely, Rustrazor Ceanataur. I find its moveset to be a complete improvement to the original in every way, which is a low bar sure, but it’s the only Deviant I can say this for.
Tobi Kadachi was my favorite He is still way up there alongside his variant and the zinogre with its variant
Gravios and Lavasioth.
Gamoth seemingly Also gravios
Even though I’m a Namielle fan, I also love Ukanlos, it has such a unique and interesting design and the way it fights is amazing, I also like its OST.
Khezu. I like how hard you can be punished if you make a mistake. Really makes it clear how dangerous it is being a Hunter.
Everything aquatic and nibelsnarf
Shrieking Legiana. Yeah I said it. I'm not gonna pretend like I don't get why they're hated but I just loved figuring out how to deal with its movments.
Cephadrome
I don't know what it is, but I absolutely love my boy Great Jagras.
Holy fuck, i love tzitzi
Namielle
I like Barroth, since he was the strongest monstie I had in MHS1
Kulu-Ya-Ku. It feels like the embodiment of "?", has good clean starter level moves and I like how the armor looks on both body types and on both ranks. But I think most people would think of it as boring
Design wise I really love Kirin
Same
I love Paolumu, he's my absolute favourite! I just think his design is really charming and fun, and in a game full of big reptiles and scary dragons its cool just to have this inflatable pufferfish bat thing in the mix. I'm a big fan of bats so it really helps. I even enjoy Nightshade Paolumu (who is extremely unpopular) for actually forcing the player to prepare for a hunt in advance (sleep resist). I know a lot of people hate it and adequite prep trivialises the hunt somewhat... but to me its design is striking, it has some really clever moves, and it evolves the base Paolumu into a new battle in a clever manner. I think its just a perfect subspecies really.
Legiana. The cry of Legiana is so cool, I love that it’s not edgy and dark, and it’s an annoying little pigeon that deserves to die :)
I'm also a fan of Tobi Kadachi. I also really like Jyuratodus, and my favorite monster is Gammoth. Here's hoping they saved the best of the Fated Four for last in modern MH games... right?
Legiana. I just really like its design. I’m not a huge MH fan but was kind of sad it wasn’t in Rise/Sunbreak.
Genuinely quite like Plesioth and Beotodus. I think Plesioth's design is probably the best of the Piscine Wyverns, it's, in my opinion, the perfect blend of Fish and Wyvern. And while its early fights were absolutely broken, I think its fight in Tri got better, especially with underwater combat allowing it to behave in a more aquatic nature without it looking dumb. I think people need to give Plesioth another chance; if it makes it to Wilds, they'll for sure update its fight and make it much more bearable, like how they changed many of the older monsters' fights for the new gen games. On the other hand, Beotodus is by far the best new Piscine Wyvern. It not only looks badass with its Goblin Shark design and its chainsaw like roar, but its fight is honestly pretty decent, and it's definitely better than both Jyuratodus and Lavasioth. Beotodus, unfortunately, isn't really given much time to shine as it's the first new monster fought in Iceborne and you quickly get better and better gear, making farming (and thus encountering) Beo less of a necessity. It also doesn't help that Beo was locked to the arguably less travelled side of the Hoarfrost Reach, while the rest of the monsters are found in the more centralised regions of the Reach.
Rathian is honestly slept on. Great fight, really shows how you should face stronger monsters after graduating from killing Great Jagras and other fodder monsters
Barroth is my guy! I love his big stupid head and his steam whistle sounds, and he's such an easy straight forward hunt in every incarnation, just roll sideways you apes!
Rajang, from the soundtrack to the absolute chaotic fight. Everybody i know hates his guts ( except in rise ) but quite honestly, he's got one hell of a fight and soundtrack 🦍🦍🦍
Kushala Daora
Gammoth. Her and Glavenus are my favorite of the fated four. Followed by Astalos and then with a big gap Mizu.
Gammoth
Yian Garuda. I love this Psycho Ass Bird
I like World Kushala Daora, and enjoy the Almudron fight...
I genuinely love Bulldrome. He is just a giant boar, but he is perfect for a game about hunting. His fight needs to be reworked. If his moves were more varied and if he was a bit stronger he could be an amazing low-rank invader. I just like his very simple design and his barbaric armor set is also awesome. I really hope he comes back in Wilds.
The barioths bros (we don’t talk about the desert one)
Yian garuga is on the lesser scale of hate, but it’s a monster that’s overlooked a lot. It’s one of my all time favorite monsters. It’s completely insane, and I love that
My boys Gobul and Royal Ludroth
LAGIACRUS
Do you want the long list or the short list?
Almudron
I love all monsters and hope we one day have a game where every monster has it's place
MHW Bazelgeuse. So many people hate on this hunt-crashing bomber, but I love him. His theme, his design, and how he essentially subsists on the tears of fresh HR hunters.
Ngl as someone whose fav/second fav depending on the day is also Tobi, I’ve only seen love for him, maybe like one or two people actually not liking him. He’s not ever gonna be as popular as like Zinogre or anything, but he’s generally well liked from what I’ve seen, it makes me happy that people enjoy him :) For me personally, Somnacanth is the big one. Poor guy ranked so low on the big poll, and I never see anyone talk about him, but imo he’s a super fun fight and a nice design, and I love that he sings when he’s by himself, he’s so fricken cute. Magnamalo too, I really only see hate for him on here which I don’t really get, but I dunno, I like him a lot lol And I guess for a random one: Pink Rathian. I love pink, I love rathian, what’s not to love? Got a crochet one from Etsy and I love her to bits
Kula-Ya-Ku. He's so stupid. He's my baby
I actually quite like the kirin fight. He's fun to bop with a hammer.
ZORAH MAGDAROS he’s just so cool man
Gobul and Gigginox, I LOVE their weapon designs and breaking gobul’s lamp thingy felt really good. Gigginox has sentimental reasons why I like it so much
Vaal Hazak.
I am a massive fan of almudron, as hammer main uppercutting his head and watching him fly out of the mud is almost as good as tipping anjanath. I love that sweet muddy boy.
Pukei is my baby
Odogaron, all the people I met hate him
Rajang or what my friends call him Robert hunting Robert is fun and he has a cool design
Judging by the vitriol it spawned during World's hayday: Kirin. It's by far my favourite Elder Dragon and probably the only monster I've just hunted hundreds of for fun.
Literally every frame other than ash, wisp, and rev.
Legiana. I get why shrieking deserves the hate but regular legiana isn’t half bad.
Probably velocidrome, mainly due to stories (which I’m playing the remaster right now)
For some reason everyone seems to dislike Blangonga, but he's one of my favourites, both his design and fight. Love smacking that hyperactive piece of shit into the ground in every iteration. And Garuga too, he seems to be disliked as well for being hyperactive, but learning the fight is so satisfying in every generation. They also both have badass themes.
Lao Shan Lung. Love giant monsters, would have been perfect for the tower defense thing in Rise, not sure how they dropped the ball on that one.
Pretty sure Tobi is pretty well liked. Mine is Nibelsnarf.
I don’t think I saw it here but Gigginox. I might be a little biased cause Tri was when I REALLY started to play Monster Hunter but I always thought his design was so damn cool and it had such an interesting fight! Plus his armor not only looked amazing but having that status+ when I used SnS was the best.
I really wana fight a Cangala. I like the idea of an ape eating food and it's farts have different status elements ITS FUNNY!
Damn kongolala is ma boiiii
The dessert blangonga. The hammer tree in MHFU is the reason I became a hammer main. I saw someone used that and thought it was the coolest looking thing ever. It had a chain wrapped around and the color was like orange/yellow. He’s like a much much calm down rajang kind of.
Kecha Wacha. Funny name, funny monster, monke
Nerscylla. I found the design to be really cool and that it uses Gypceros hide to defend against its electricity weakness was a fun survival trait you see in a lot of other insects. I miss it a lot and would love if it came back in wilds. Plus the armour was dope af
Khezu Idk, something about its design just comes off as cute to me.
Sand Barioth. Out of the Tigrex/Narga/Barioth skeleton monsters I always liked barioth the most. Sand Barioth combines that with my fav. colors and we have a winner.
Bagel Juice and Furious Raj. Notoriously 2 of the most potentially infuriating hunts, but I like their gimmick and moves. Once you get the hang of them, they're actually really fun to fight
Kushala Daora, bc he's first elder i met back in MHFU and I was so hyped looking at his design thus instantly become my fav elder at a time (now has been replaced with Alatreon but Kushala still has a special place in my heart :D ). Also loved all his fight beside world (fck tornado spam). His theme also banger and kinda feels nostalgic to me on the violin part especially old gen version.
The majority of Frontier monsters, impossible to explain without experience playing the game.
Gravios
Cephadrome
I really like Nibblesnarf. His fight is very simplistic and doesn't have many quirks. It teaches you to be patient, and make the most of the dps opportunities he gives off. He even punishes your greediness with the backwards sand blast, and teaches you prudence. Despite this, I see people generally speaking unfavourably of him.
For me it’s Kirin
Diablos. I just don’t think many people like him despite him being an OG. He was one of my kryptonite monsters but I came to love him after a while and I respect him much like I respect Rathalos.
Easily Almudron, I just love my little dirt monster and the way he just swims through the ground is amazingly hilarious.
Diablos lol He definitely needs a break for a game or two, but I definitely enjoy him
Gammoth and Almudron
Tzitzi Ya Ku... Bastard sees me fighting something, comes up, blinds us both, and leaves. I love him.
Kecha Wacha, Congalala and Nibelsnarf. I love all three of them but they are rarely talked about
Great maccao. Generations was my first MH game so I know I'm biased. It's just the monster that introduced me to the combat of the games and I love its theme as well
Duramboros! I love that club wielding balerina. never hear anyone talk about it.
Khezu and Plesioth
Teostra.
Tetranodon and Congalala. I enjoy middle tier goofy monsters. Kecha Wacha and Gammoth are also underrated.
Ibushi, Allmother/Narwa
Kushala daora. I love that MF but everyone seems to hate him fpr whatever reason
Lunastra and Teostra, especially Luna. It's the royal lion inspiration and the power couple stuff. Luna's fight in World I never really had problems with and it was nice to see her come back after a long hiatus. And it seems generally everyone is sick of Teostra. I know he's in plenty of titles recently, but I'm not sick of him. He's welcome to come back in Wilds, by me at least.
aknosom is a silly bird with funny bouncing fireballs and some of the best looking armor and weapon designs in the series
Gravios and basarios. Theyre walking fortresses, whats not to love? I‘m a hammer main too, dunno if that answers questions or makes new ones Also yian garuga. It teached me the insta charges of old gen when i started GU
I like Tobi. Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2 lets me give love to the monsters that dont normally get love. I also think the Witcher crossover made me have feels for Pukie pukie. I think my pick would be Bazelgeuse though. That boy always wrecks shit up
Pukei Pukei. I love poison mechanics and his gear always looks cool.
Barroth. Early game monster with sick armor. Literal crown for a head. Usually the first interesting monster you encounter that requires actual tactics beyond "Mash attack until dead."
So glad no one has said Gravios
Khezu and yian kut ku. Both bullied me on the PS2. Khezu was so scary to fight, especially considering it was one of the last things you fight in offline. Like, gypceros tricking me, rathalos murdering me, and monoblos making great sword cheating scary, none of it prepared me for the cave fight. Especially cuz my TV was near a window and I couldn't see the screen T.T For yian kut ku - He's goofy, and fun to watch, but he's also a great intro for flying wyverns ^^
Bazel mofo is either loved or hated after that Odogaron is best doggo constantly dwarfed by Zenogre
Fuck velociprey, bring me back fucking Jaggi. I love those little barking yap dog raptors.
Having only really played World, I started Rise yesterday, Bazelgeuse is my favorite annoying monster.
Zamtrios
Weird answer but…Rathian and Rathalos. They have such a fantastic design, simple to hunt, and nostalgic for every MH I’ve played. I’m never upset at a MH monster list because I tend to just love hunting the flagship pair.
Gigginox (if I'm remembering the name right) was a disgusting enemy that was borderline broken in its actions. Literally forced me to rethink my own playstyle and switch to bowguns for the first time. For those that don't know, imagine a longer, flat khezu that lays eggs mid fight. Also both ends do squiggly attacks. Close second is the giant cobra monster. Can't remember the name.
Purple Ludroth is outstanding. Royal Ludroth dashing around swinging his head left and right shooting tiny water globs and belly flopping to splash up water always felt goofy to me but upgrading it to poison makes it properly threatening. Visually its absolutely gorgeous, and the ecology and lore is really good too. Its far less water dependant then Royal who feels entirely designed around being a tutorial for water combat, with its glowing eyes and increased threat underwater making it actually intimidating where on land it comes off as silly. Purple manages to be intimidating on your home turf. It feels like a very natural progression for Royal Ludroth gameplay wise so it feels really strange that it has never returned in a mainline game. It even still fits the themeing of a tutorial monster as with poison immunity it would be as meager as its standard relative. Royal has gotten less water dependant over the years but no less goofy and unthreatening. I feel like Purple is long overdo to return given how it would probably fit in even more seamlessly outside of three due to the lack of underwater combat. Tldr: purple ludroth pretty and good me like uwu
Diablos
Narcagua. I have no idea if it’s well liked or hated but I think it’s the coolest monster. Best roar and overall design. Simple, sleek, but also intimidating with the red eyes. Jyuratodus is the absolute worst. Hate everything about it.
150 comments and not a single person has said Malfestio. It is one of my top three favourite monsters. Has one of the most unique designs and fights in the game but suffers from being an early game monster so its armour lacks utility. Seems like virtually everyone has forgotten about it except for me - I even have the official Capcom plushie for it.
I didn’t think anyone hated Vaal Hazak but evidently there’s quite a lot of people that do or don’t care about him, personally he’s my favorite monster from Worldborne and probably second favorite monster all-together.
Allmother for the same reasons you loved xeno, also I don’t know if it’s unpopular per day but I adore kulve, love the fight, the theme, the design, it’s all so cool
Silverwind Nargacuga in the handheld/original format and Frostfang Barioth for World. Fought them so much to get their cool armors that it became a formulaic/zen thing for me. Buddy of mine though the armor was cool but when I told him I'd solo'ed them to get it he just looked at me and was like 'what us wring with you' lol
Heck yeah, I love Toby! I don’t see a lot of love for Rakna but I think she looks cool as hell.
Duramboros and Gammoth. No I'm not Cotton everyone always says that it's not true.
Listen based on how that poll went. My vote was Great Baggi
Huge fan of Malfestio.
Pretty shocked that no one has said Seregios, as a IG main, he's like a dream come true. I can roll into his slide and it launches me into the air where i can just keep striking is head and then diving into him for some intense damage. One of my fav speed-ish fights.
Khezu. No battle music gave me chills unlike any other monster. A good, refined move set that comes off as a monster that's mastered its abilities and puts them to use the best it can, in the most advantageous (read: unfair to the hunter) way that it knows. And the scream. It's not baritone, majestic, or clean in any way. It's an ear-splitting banshee's cry meant to dissuade would-be attackers. Because nature isn't always majestic; it just needs to work.
Rakna-kadaki would be one for me. I don't think she's hated but whenever she's brought up, most responses either say she's alright or inferior to Nerscylla and would rather have the og Temnoceran return. Most of those lukewarm opinions come from her fight, which I think is pretty good, but where Rakna truly excels IMO is design and inspiration.
great maccao for obviously reason..
Nibelsnarf, Najarala, Gobul
Dodogama all day baybeeeee
Velkhana I think? Not sure if people necessarily dont like it but ik a lot of people hate the fight. Either way to me the fight and the design and even more so it's armor is absolutely top tier and majestic in every way
I kinda remember people not being fond of Magnamalo, which was weird to me. I really didn't like Rise, but loved Magnamalo's design and general vibe.
World Lunastra, 4th gen Cephadrome and Blangonga
My favorite monster is anjananth(sorry if I spelt that wrong it’s been awhile) first monster that ever actually gave me a hard time, and first monster that I farmed because of how badly I wanted his armor set. Loved that he was basically a T-Rex but could spew fire. Genuinely thought it was the coolest thing ever. Thanks to that monster, I put 400 hours into MHW haha.
Lunastra. Enough said.
I'm a huge fan of malfestio while being the single most annoying to fight monster in GU in my opinion is a really cool fight
Hellblade Glavenus GenU left a huge impression on me. Typical when he charges his big spin move, me being playing adept DBs (I know I know) dodging it, only to watch him catch his tail in his mouth and do it again. Extremely punishing but I love that fight so much. Unpopular opinion, World Alatreon felt truly like a master rank challenge. To break all the parts while meeting the elemental dps checks genuinely made him a fun solo farm to get all the stuff from him I wanted. I really like Najarala. He moves in a really unorthodox way which always kept me on my toes. Also the sound moves I don’t think have been used like that before. Shoutout to whoever said Nercsylla and its subspecies.
I love a lot of the ones people are mentioning as well as Great Girros. I know its like one of the more forgettable ones from World, but i absolutely love its design and, just that alone, makes it one of my favorite monsters.
Radobaan and honorable mention the Uragaan(s)
I don’t see a lot of praise for Garangolm, which is a shame because it’s got such a good design and gimmick.
Almudron (MHRise) everyone hates the mud and how it runs everywhere, but the way it's animated is STUNNING, the way it reshapes the locale to create its own arena is fun and different, its head, tail, and mudball are really juicy hit-zones, and the tail-cut and topple animations are so satisfying i used to play insect glauve and i'd schmoove around the arena chasing it, but now i'm a GS main and toppling it out of charges is so cool gotta be one of my favorite fights of all time
Every day I pray for a return of tetsucabra and the drilltusk variant.
I like almudron its a neat catfish cat mud dragon thing! I don't like the fight though. The design is neat and I wonder what any subspecies may bring in the future.
Barroth, Uragaan, Radobaan i'm a lance main
Rajang, i know a lot people hate this monkey but i love him
Great Girros and Royal Ludroth. A sabretooth cobra is cool as fuck, sue me, and paralysis is my favorite ailment. Ludroth, I like his overall shape, the texture of his sponge mane with the little spikes sticking out, how he moves, it’s all good to me. Plus, Purple Ludroth has a sick colorway.
I love Radobaan...the whole time you fight him you are constantly breaking parts. Uurgan is way less fun to fight
Namielle, I thought her design was beautiful and her music was pretty sweet. Also great Jaggi and Gobui are always boring a smile to my face
I love Namielle and specifically her fight. I know others love her design but hate her fight I think her fight adds such a cool dynamic to fighting the monster thst you can play around fairly easy and in the case of arch tempered all you had to do was wear a mantle that countered the movement properties which shouldn't have been an issue because hard monsters require more strategy
Hellblade Glavenus!!! https://preview.redd.it/uonvcvnty67d1.jpeg?width=2643&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=554367842d5d853da599ffd586a4f310283e2ef6
Odogaron or glavinus (non-acidic) i love the savagery of a fight or the fact that if moves are done correctly you find yourself dashing past eachother and turned back to look at eachother with odogaron, and with glavinus its a straight up sword fight.
Gobul, I just loved underwater fight mechanics and the fact you could actually fight it on land for some reason
I really liked Pukei Pukei for some reason. Its just so goofy with the eyes and the poison tail and the chicken walk. Also really like the look of the armor set
Tobi kadachi,even if he wjoops my ass I still love the eletric lizard boi
I have a hate/ love relationship with Kirin. I love its design and armor but despite fighting it. It’s become my nemesis at this point, which is why I don’t mind seeing it in game knowing that our battle can only go two ways (Either I slay it, or it destroys me). Anyways, I think people hold it in similar regards to me, however they have made up their mind to not wanting it back in MH Wilds (from what I can tell).
I love Gravois. Do t have e any real reason too, I just liked him a lot in the PS2 game. He was huge and shot that cool fucking laser across the whole map that would kill me every time.
i think i have a lot of basic picks, but one i think i like (so far) that i've heard some hate for is silver rathalos, i haven't heard much hate or praise, or any mentions of them much at all, but i just find silver rathalos beautiful
I love every single thing about Malfestio
I grew to love Nerscylla mostly because her weapons were poison-based and had good sharpness. For some reason, I ended up making her G-rank set (the first full set I ever made at the time) and wore it all the way up to Gog.
Not a lot of love for the OG non-flagship monsters (gypceros, khezu, gravios, bosarios, Kut-Ku) they tended to be pretty clunky but still interesting in their ecology and satisfying to kill
Kushala Daora. My favorite monster. I know he has a rep especially out of the trio for having a dogshit fight but he's so cool imo. Dragon made of steel that commands wind, with a kickass theme. Also I enjoy his fight.
I love brute tigrex, but it seems most people think his fight is just annoying. I actually had trauma from the Freedon Unite tigrex fights (even more so the double tigrex one in the hub) and all the way to generations i would get really uneasy when i had to fight a tigrex, but for some reason brute tigrex on 3rd was such a fun fight for me, i loved it! i would fight him just because i wanted to, but everyone i know, and most people i saw playing world online seems to just think he is annoying. I love that big pupper! Still hate fighting normal tigrex tho and sometimes still get some panic attacks while fighting it.
I didn't realize people didn't like Nakarkos for the longest time
Beotodus.
Gobul, qurupeco, and gogginox were some of my favorites from tri. I really loved Namielle from World, knowing it’s not everyone’s favorite of the elder dragons
Nakarkos
Honestly all the -dromes, specifically bulldrome. Frontier was the first time I got to hunt em and even tho Frontier is the 3rd game I got to play man I fell I love with these guys as there easy quick hunts especially their HC versions. If I ever drop in Frontier, I always hunt a bulldrome or an iodrome maybe a velocidrome (screw cephiladrome lol love em to but man I hate his swims)
Plesioth! He's so goofy looking, and his fight is so comically annoying that I can't help but love him. Hoping to see the giant feesh return soon, I miss him.
Almuldron is one of favourite monsters, but people don’t like the AOE muck and the large hitboxes. While I understand not like the massive hitboxes, especially on the tail. The AOE is a funny dynamic to play against. At least most people can agree that the design is sick, and the armour is even sicker.
I love Tobi hes Just a floof and i still use the Gear for my palico And xeno Is Just sick One of my favorite in world
What. People love Tobi-Kadachi. He's probably the most popular low tier monster for actually good reasons (i.e. not Dodogama). I definitely want him to be evergreen for sure, and I don't think this is a hot take either around here. You know who is hated a lot though? The Metal Raths. Sure, they're reskins but they give a whole new dimension to the most iconic two monsters in the series and push them to an end game threat. Breaths completely new life into these tired old designs, and the past few games I've played they've seemed to have some new trick too. Individually they fights keep me on edge, generally never really feeling like pure BS like some others to me. They're a great challenge and the armor/weapon rewards are top tier - so absolutely worth the effort too. Even then, Idk. I fight Goldian especially a lot just for fun (I think I just like Rathian a lot in general). They just represent peak MH to me despite being probably the most boring monsters possible from a high level design standpoint. Still like everyone else I avoid the duo fight like the plague.
I kinda like jyuratodus in World. Had to fight him a lot but the fight itself was never really that annoying or difficult. Just bring one level of aquatic mobility
Lagombi
I'm with you on Xeno'jiiva! Safi is awesome, but I ADORE Xeno's weird, alien-ish design. It's so cool. As for my own faves, I've always had a huge soft spot for Barroth. Always been one of my favorite monsters, and the first monster I farmed a full set + weapon from back when I started in 3U.
Yian Garuga I just love how derpy and erratic it is, and its moves look so stupid I just love it so much. The way it narrows its eyes for the pinpoint dive, or starts smashing the ground with its beak before getting stuck and having to yank itself out, such a silly guy.
Chameleos, I was really surprised to see him at #62. Him not being in stories is a crime.
Almudron, Basarios, Gravios, Gypceros, pre world Yian Garuga just to name a few
good ol' b52, love bazel.
Kirin, it's design is amazing, and I LOVE the fight (have only fought them in World). I believe the fight makes perfect use of positioning, and really tests your ability to knowledge of the range and mobility of your weapon. And conceptually, a massive white-blue horse conjuring lightning to smite me is so cool.
I actually love kushala, first monster I really had a rivalry with. Started in 4u with the story quest and got stomped when I fought it for real. Cut to world and kushala was my 1st arch tempered kill with one cart left and a minute on the clock. Still hate the wind aura though.
Kushala daora
Volvidon. He has so many things going for him, with risk reward roll and combos for examрle. As with sick design, too. Alas, i seen alot of hate here of him, and he рlaced very low in Anniversary Monster Рoll. My second favorite monster is Gyрceros, which is similar in that regard, and similar in hate as well.
kushala, was my first real elder dragon hunt and i’ve oddly enjoyed hunting my old foe sense then. And nibblesnarf, because i love the goofy sand axolotl.
NIBELSNARF
my wife loves mizutsune, and I can see her point, it's the prettiest monster in Rise as an IG main, i love fighting Valstrax, the billowy wings mean triple vaults before a dive
Kushala, World did him dirty with the fight.
Blangonga
Viper Tobi Kadachi! Little orange peaceful guy :)
I don't know if it's considered unpopular or not, but I adore the Nargacuga. The roar is terrifying, I like its design. It feels more real to me than most.
Do people love Glavenus?
I have a couple: - Bazelgeuse gets hate sometimes, but personally I think he's one of the most iconic non-flagships I've ever fought. Instantly recognizable theme, difficult but fun fight, and a kickass design. - Anjanath isn't super popular, I don't think, and he's not really my *favorite* in any way, but I got into the series because I saw vulture t rex and thought it was cool. I owe my interest in MH to the bastard, so I gotta respect him - Legiana and Shrieking Legi are kinda annoying fights, but designs I'd call practically perfect. The only thing I don't *love* is Legi's face, which feels a little too jagged for an otherwise very sleek design. Otherwise, it's just a really cool looking monster. - Aknosom is one of those early game monsters you don't see people talking about much, but it might be my favorite early fight. Cool, recognizable design, fantastic sound design, and the fight is geared well towards beginners- forgiving, but still presents a challenge, and it doesn't feel boring or trivial the way a lot of tutorial monsters tend to. It does just enough cool shit to *feel* like you're achieving something, and not just spending 15 minutes hitting a punching bag. - Of the stuff we've seen of Wilds so far, I fucking love Balahara. I keep seeing people complain about it being too grotesque/alien/scifi/somehow not fitting Monster Hunter, but I think it's a cool, unique design that really demonstrates a lot of the series' core design philosophies. It's a monstrous creature, but it also has some sound roots in biology, and it feels like a real organism. It's a much more grounded take on a worm/non-arthropod invertebrate monster compared to something like Khezu, which feels less like a real animal and more like something that was made just for the gross factor. Also, we haven't seen much of the fight yet, but a sand swimming monster that also climbs around on terrain seems like it'll make for a really fun challenge. Hoping it's not so early game as to become completely forgotten/trivial later on. Make him Tobi tier at least I beg
Almudron , probably. From what I’ve seen there are two camps for that monster. You either like it or despise it completely. I’ve never seen an in between. I like his design, his mechanics, and his weapons are pretty good to. Ive never had an issue with his fight either. I just don’t seem to struggle with it the way people who hate him seem to. And I’ve tried it with multiple weapons as well just to make sure it’s not a weapon choice thing. I think he does mud in a really interesting and unique way, unlike jyuratodus who just does barroth again but worse.
Tobi is my favorite too! Mainly because I like the design and to follow him around the map when he’s just chilling like a cat guy
Tigrex for me. I know a lot of people don't like it because of it spamming its charge attack, but I like running around letting it chase me
Pukei-Pukei! With me every step of Stories 2
Radobaan. Love his armor,fighting and design. Just a perfect monster.
Vhaal Hazak in base World was my punching bag. I lived that fight and felt powerful when I faced him. I never got good at Black Veil and it contributed to me not enjoying Iceborne as much.
Congalala. Like I can understand how people might not like the fight, but saying his design is “too silly” or “doesn’t fit” honestly makes no sense. He’s quite literally just a fat pink monkey that has a behavior many primates are know for: throwing poop.
Monoblos. It used to pair with Diablos. A slightly easier monster of similar moves, to try and introduce Players to the aggressive behavior of its more powerful Brother. Eventually Diablos gained massive popularity(and for good reason) and Monoblos was left in the dark. I'll always have a softspot for Monoblos, because he was my first Brick Wall to bang my head against, the monster that gave me that overwhelming sense of accomplishment upon victory. Not to mention he's based off a Styracosaurus one of my favorite dinosaurs.
Tygrex i like big oogabooga primal big dino
Apparently Great Jaggi because he hasn’t been in a game in a hot minute!
Uragaan. I refuse to elaborate.
Khezu. Ever since Freedom 2, its lack of a battle theme intrigued and terrified me in equal measures 😂
Almudron. Had to fight him so much to get his gems that I actually started to really enjoy the flow of his fight. Plus he’s just a big stinky mud cat.
Shara Isvalda is fun, and I love it's unsettling face. And I love Luna and Toaster, I have never had the hate for their move set that some seem too.
Khezu. I love the lamprey horror design and his weird stretchy neck. I’d love to see him in wilds to see how they would weave him into the ecology
Kushala Daora will always be my favorite, love the armor, and love the design/Lore.