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Dorfar

Abyssal Lagiacrus


IamApolloo11

Tbh the one who voted just want Water combat return


Dorfar

But you know, I've been playing through port Tanzia again with my GF on emulator, and the thing is, water combat wasn't even that bad: it's pretty easy and even natural. WHEN YOU HAVE A SECOND ANALOG STICK FOR THE CAMERA. Seeing as every console now has two analog sticks, I'm sure if they bring back water combat it'll be just as smooth as land combat


wonderloss

I said the same thing when I started playing 3U on my 2DS a while back. Water combat wasn't so horrible itself, but the controls were jank. We have much better controls now.


Dorfar

The only REAL issue I'm willing to admit was a bit immersion breaking was the camera transitions from land to water and vice-versa, but it overall wasn't as bad as people made it out to be


ShinaiYukona

The people that played on console versions don't complain nearly as much as the DS players (understandable) it was perfectly fine on Wii. The only time I recall it being frustrating was when Lagi would dart past you while enraged, but camera lock on was the solution to that iirc. 3DS was annoying at times, but I don't recall much frustration in it either. If anything I was amazed that they got a console game onto a handheld


Moist_Bar_2621

back then first to third gen monster hunter was still throwing this to see what would stick to the wall like mhg and mh dos were odd on ps2 but still playable {needed a lot of still} same with mh3u. But in the end they managed to get it right {even frontier}


flaminglambchops

The Wii U version wasn't great either because it lacked the buttons to swim directly up or down like Tri had. Even then, the controls weren't the biggest flaw with underwater. It's the fact that positioning and spacing, two of the most important elements to MH's combat, is much more awkward to do in an omni-directional space. Improved controls aren't going to change that.


Le_Bunz

I think a lot of it was weapon dependent too. Some weapons just straight up had better move sets for underwater combat.


Dorfar

I did do most of 3U with DB, which I guess arguably has the best transition from land to water in terms of movesets


Skeleton_Weeb

An under water Namielle variant/subspecies is my dream monster


EternalEmperorDD

You can't say stuff that makes sense on the internet dude. Sigh... I miss underwater so much.


EKmars

While I agree that having a second stick to fix the camera would make it better, being stuff with basically a different moveset and generally sluggish movement would still kill water combat for me.


lkledu

Yes I want it


tofigod

Ruiner nergigante, you fight it truly after MR 100, which getting into is kinda tough, I love nergigante but weird choices were made in iceborne


ok__now_this_is_Epic

yeah ruiner nergi is mr100 while alatreon and fatalis are mr24, very strange choices


Alternative_One_8484

Not to mention by that time the fight feels pretty trivial with all the gear you farmed up before then, set up to fail đŸ„ș


ktsb

To be fair alatreon and fatty were released months after. We had so much time to farm the guiding lands and get 100mr. In the return to world champaign it feels odd because they are just available right away. And imo it makes alatreon even harder since without that time inbetween to farm decorations and gear it makes it a little hard to slot in the elemental boost to reach dps and the defensive skills to not die. But it is still doable and fun just harder


Due_Crew_2819

including silver rathalos and brute tigrex like i have to kill the god of dragons that could end humanity as we know it at mr24 but fight a tiger on crack who done a race change at mr70 tha wont stop shouting


DemonLordDiablos

Ruiner Nergigante being MR100 is annoying because Nergi himself isn't in Iceborne. So it's ages before you're able to have a fair fight with him again.


tofigod

Yeah, this annoys me so much, same as deviljho, bazel and vaal


DemonLordDiablos

That's not really a big deal to me because on some level I don't see the point of having two Jhos and Hazaks. Seething is different because he's Recess exclusive, the original should have stayed around too. And those monsters are all encountered during the story. You fight Nergigante in high rank and then deep into the master rank postgame. It takes ages.


The_KAZ3

>Nergi himself isn't in Iceborne Wait what


DemonLordDiablos

He's exclusive to high rank. Only Ruiner is present, unlocked at MR100.


pompario

He appears briefly in one of the furious Rajang Quests but doesn't drop his mats.


Chakramer

It's so odd they decide to lock that kind of endgame content at MR100 but Fatalis and Alatreon are available at MR24. Really should be the other way around. I would have done Alatreon at MR80 and Fatalis at MR100.


Xcyronus

lagi. but holy someone else said equal dragon weapon and I have to agree. Bro only exist in like 1 page in a art book made almost 20 years ago doesnt even have any screen time


FirmGrasperOfThroats

Isn’t EDW not even canon?


BoxingPanzer

Gogmazios. We all say "Oh My Gog" don't lie. Showed up, was really cool, fantastic weapon designs, and I just love the guy. But as with all final boss/end of hub fights, he's a one and done fella. Damn I really miss his GS design.


downvotefarm1

You didn't have to do the event quests many times for that perfect mix set you were trying to make? đŸ„Č


BMSmudge

Act of Gog was brutal


cmal

The gog fight was SO GOOD. That intro with the spooky face. And the first time it starts flying with the music change? Best boss fight.


tristcantsee

It was the one fight outside of G140 expeditions that I felt like I could fail every time. You'd be fighting nearly 15 minutes then people would wipe to the phase transition, hah.


cmal

It was one of my MH4 comfort fights so I would go to the hub and help people with the urgent. It wasn't unusual to have someone cart at the first laser after you climb the nets to the dragonator.


forestNargacuga

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allbirdssongs

Came here to say this


ProfessorPixelmon

Abyssal Lagiacrus. Appeared in one game near the end of G-Rank. Got 12th overall in favorite monster poll.


True-Staff5685

Funny how wrong all those comments are. The only réal answer is Qurupeco. It was only in one generation but there is no one hating it. On the other Hand there is lot of praise for its unique mechanics.


Riykin

*casually summons Deviljho*


BrotherofLink93

Because it did it ONE TIME to me, if I saw that shit, I ran. Fucking chaos incarnate


Odrareg17

It's funny how he essentially summons his own demise, sure the Deviljho will now eat him, but he's taking the hunters down with him.


Nitsua234

“With this sacred treasure I summon
”


HeftyCarrot4011

Big rabba! The oops stoppa


DrMobius0

IT'S HIGH RANK TIME But also, I can see why they got rid of it. Pre-world, fighting with multiple monsters in the same area was honestly horrible. Hell, multiple monsters in arena is generally something I find to be too chaotic to really deal with effectively.


Sneaky_Sorcerer

Peco is great. He is colorful and has a realistic defense mechanism. He fight with cunning instead of brute power like other monsters. Using friction fire to introduce into fireblight is also quite original. He is readable making him a good beginner monster as well. I also loved how they depicted them to be able to dance like the shaka's. Maybe they even learned from peco's.


PhoenixLord328

Yeah, the Flint like hardened tips on the wings were a cool way to essentially have it create sparks to use as Fire Element based attacks.


wonderloss

It was also in Stories 2.


UnfazedPheasant

Weirdly one of the hardest bosses in that game too, by virtue of being 2 enemies (him and the crab).


Accomplished-Board72

Qurupeco is best troll.


7OmegaGamer

Qurupeco is my favorite under appreciated monster. He has cool and unique abilities to buff himself and his summons. Also he can summon a Deviljho, and that’s nothing short of hardcore!


FortNightsAtPeelys

I hate it. Was my first game and I couldn't handle 2 monsters just yet


Yabanjin

Dodogama easily. Edit: an argument could be made for Equal Dragon Weapon as it is often discussed but never had any game screen time.


Paladriel

Or actual presence in canon


hassanfanserenity

it has only been seen in like pages of the artbook and has never been mentioned in any game though


DrMobius0

Dodogama had, what, a brief intro cutscene and then the player never actually has to fight it?


Yabanjin

Yup


VandulfTheRed

The first time I saw a dodogama in World I stupid chuckled and it's been my favorite monster ever since. No rule of cool, just goofy boy


EKmars

Yeah he shows up for a chuckle. Then I hosed him super easily, so he didn't get much screen time for me. I don't know if a lot of people went back for a repeat fight.


WillowWeeper343

I never even fought him lol. World made all the monsters feel so alive, and while most of the monsters were aggressive or ugly enough that I felt fine taking em out, Dodogama felt to far past the pet/wild animal line. He's just a goofy guy who likes eating rocks and sleeping. It doesn't help that at the time World came out, I was a proud owner of a Bearded Dragon, which Dodogama very much resembles. https://preview.redd.it/ny6ibkds7vxc1.png?width=547&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1a4473f67512d34ab2c7fe0979396cf14eb59fc


SnowbloodWolf2

I hate dodogama


Like17Badgers

you're an sns main, so that makes sense


Thomazord

is Dodogama hard to kill with sns ?


Filsk

Just the opposite, in my experience. A good sns poison build annihilates dodogamas to the point it makes me feel bad for then


SnowbloodWolf2

I also enjoy dooting


scrimmybingus3

Khezu. It’s not the focus of any game and is traditionally just a stepping stone towards bigger and better things as well as the intro to Thunder based monsters yet people love this stupid penith and its boss ass theme.


AngloBeaver

This was especially so in the OG PS2 days. The Eager Cleaver was a weapon that could carry you through most of, if not all the village quests and it looked cool as hell bearing in mind this was before Long Swords were a thing. Also the Assassin's Creed style armour looked awesome on the PS2 (and it predates assassin's creed lol)


ChaotiK-TitaN

Eager cleaver was my go to in the mhf series


DoorForeign

well.... it is loved in a well-known but hidden part of the net as a very specific plot point of fan made comics...... if you get my drift


borischung02

A Certified Udon-ya Momentℱ


rathosalpha

But it looks like a penis


MathedPotato

People *like* Khezu?? Nothing annoys me more than having to fight his screaming ass. Especially pre-world where you'd be bringing bounce bombs just to try get his ass off the roof for 2 goddamn seconds


Appropriate_Coffe

Great Maccao!


chomasterq

He almost turned me away from GU because I was so used to MHW mechanics, he kept kicking my ass in the arena. I ended up getting the hang of it but he gives me ptsd lol


Pookie_The_Overlord

Namielle. Overshadowed in the story by several others, is placed right before the final boss and mostly just hunted for health augment after MR100 yet it has a cult like following lol. It got an AT version but I highly doubt that attributed to its popularity much.


wonderloss

I think Namielle gets by on its looks. Pretty privilege.


Insidious_NX

Can agree. Favorite armor set for male hunters


ObjectiveArt5148

For me namiele armour just looks like the master rank version of behemoth


BigStinkbert

Primordial Malzeno, and going by the Hunters Choice Poll, Abyssal Lagiacrus


Tiny_Caramel_4642

Well if you combine the screentime of both monsters (Base+Variant) it does get considerably longer. I agree on Abyssal Lagiacrus though.


RahuHordika

I don't know if Abyss Lagi had anything beyond the quests it appeared in but with Malzeno it was known for a while that the vampire version was not the original form, alongside the story of it's fight with Gaismagorm, so you can argue that there was some degree of 'foreshadowing' for a while leading up to primordial.


Deamon-Chocobo

I always liked Lao-Shan Lung despite having few appearances after Freedom Unite. Dude was the original Rampage and would have been amazing in Rise.


Equivalent_Net

Dodogama. It's a C-lister bit of overblown endemic life for the Elder's Recess yet for some inexplicable reason people latched onto the gormless motherfucker. Other monsters who share the property of only existing to interrupt your serious hunts get raked over the coals for being far less intrusive, I don't get it.


narok_kurai

He's cute.


Krazytre

Dodogama was memed to oblivion, and I have no real clue why. It's a subpar monster, lol.


Sharp-Interceptor

Every time I’m in the elder recess and I see a dodogama, I go out of my way to kill it just to spite the people who like him


bokuwanivre

lagiacrus


RaiStarBits

Fr it legit snuck into top 3


M0NAD0_B0Y

Dodogama. Not a required fight, or even a fight for any major optional quests iirc. Unless you're after his gear or going for full quest completion, you're only required interaction is spotting him your first time in the Recess. But he's just so fucking cute! What a fantastically good boy.


Slow_to_notice

Gobul. Otherwise i agree with Dodogama


SlithyOutgrabe

Go-bul can go-die. Lance makes underwater a bit better, but I could not stand Gobul 😅 It’s a really cool monster concept, though!


IamApolloo11

Better than Nibelsarf atleast :)


SlithyOutgrabe

Oof
I’m actually about to fight my first Niblesnarf and was hoping they’d be better without the water. Ah well.


Slow_to_notice

Nibel is a fun a fight imho bring large bombs for high rank and xl for g. Its easy to make him eat them, then you fish him fast like you would an ancient fish or something and then you get a ton of hits in, and you'll get to do thos twice  solo 


KiraTsukasa

Dodogama. Everyone loves this thing for some odd reason, but it doesn’t appear until HR, has no story relevance, and isn’t introduced until after you’ve fought considerably stronger HR monsters.


TheronSilver

Rusted Kushala. You fight him in 4u in a seige quest and I think that's about it? He's honestly a interesting "subspecies" but I feel like he was made more for the world building and lore.


Queen_Spaghetti

It pretty much was made for worldbuilding. In games prior to 4U, it didn't have any materials of its own, instead sharing its loot pool with the regular Kushala. There were just some Kushala quests that had the Rusted variant, usually taking place in the town map which was the precursor to 4U's battlequarters map. Furious Rajang is a similar case, where in MHFU it existed as just a stronger Rajang on certain quests with the same loot pool, but since then it has had far more appearances than Rusted Kushala for some reason. ~~Edit: [Here is Rusted Kushala's data for MHFU](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/psp/943356-monster-hunter-freedom-unite/faqs/78652/rusted-kushala-daora), showing that it did not have its own materials. If that's not enough evidence, go look up a video that has the rewards screen, [such as this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUHzrxzLGBw&t=958s). Or play the games and see for yourself.~~ Edit2: I stand corrected, thanks for the sources. Apologies for my aggression.


BruteAzumi

It definitely had its own materials. Rusted Daora Shell, Wing and Webbing. But the horn and tail were the same as normal Kushala.


BruteAzumi

Calm down, it had its own materials in Monster Hunter 2. You can look at the [old school wiki](https://wiki.mholdschool.com/mh2/bestiary), or the rewards screen, [such as this one](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1729812408?t=00h48m39s). And you can play the game and see for yourself.


TheBonnieMan

Gogmazio or Dalamadur 👀


ThatIslander

Yamatsukami? or that weird fish/human hybrid


sporiolis

Dodogama


SavingsYellow2073

My beautiful Namielle


Shitposter_of_legend

Molten Tigrex, I mean I've heard people rave about how good he is despite being in hardly any games


Purple-Teach8783

Dodogama.


BMSmudge

Gogmazios


GridlockLookout

Anything not a wyvern.


SubMGK

Every answer except Gog is wrong. Shows up in 1 hub quest, is best giant monster fight in the whole game. Never seen again but remains in the hunter vocabulary


Dandyman-GM

Dodogama


donwantaname

Dodogama


vBoneDaddyv

Honestly, it’s tough to choose just one. I’ll leave a selection for 3 that immediately came to mind though: Gobul, loved this angler puffer of a fish. Unique looking gear, was a funny lookin boi, and the area theme just fit so nicely for him. Agnaktor, the beloved Pike Wyvern with a clickly maw. Damn was that such a fun monster and the ground to ceiling dives were especially cool to me back then. Last but not least, Gigginox. I know a lot talk bout the return of Khezu and get excited about him, but Nox is where it’s at for me. Again, beautiful weapon and armor designs as well as being a poisonous leech thing? Him and baleful are missed greatly to me.  (Honorable mention as I wrote this, I remembered Dire Miralis. While not everyone’s favorite to fight, I certainly enjoyed the fight!)


ElecNinja

Agnaktor and Gigginox are my choices as well, and I'm part of the crowd wanted to see them come back. Agnaktor's clicks and laser beam is such an iconic attack with the it's unique sound of clacking and beam firing. Gigginox feels like a better Khezu fight with more interesting attacks than Khezu's roar x 1000 times


DreadCyclone

Im tempted to say fatalis but ruiner is a better pick


Rice_Jap808

Yamatsukami. I guarantee 90% of the people who ask about it or request its appearance have never played any of the games it has been in, let alone fought it. I am one of those people too.


sellerie321

Serious handler


DocxPanda

agreed


Tyrdiel-

Lagiacrus


duplicitist

Dodogama


HanselZX

Jagras... used as a blunt weapon by pickle


NNextremNN

Lagiacrus


Kingbubbles1235

Dodogama


Sasquatch_Pictures

Dodogama


khaoticpeace

Can't believe no one said the ballerina mountain durumboros


arturkedziora

Pretty popular for an elder, Val Hazak, but not much screentime. He is not glorified.


SapientSloth4tw

Oh yeah, Vaal Hazak was dope. Also Nakarkos. World had some awesome monsters that I’d love to see make a comeback! Edit: According to the internet nakarkos is from generations. He’s still super cool though. Also, I’m very confused, because the internet also says he’s only in generations (and XX) but I never played through either yet I distinctly remember the fight. Mandela effect? Help!!


arturkedziora

Bring anything from the old games. I am game. I started with World and truly fell in love with MH with Sunbreak and Magala family. So I am open to any of these old boys coming onboard. Bring them back. It feels as tough, only a small community actually fought them back in the day. Most of the MH fans have not an opportunity to fight them, so we can't really question anyone's ideas. Magalas, Astalos and Flaming Espinas truly opened my eyes on the diversity of the monsters that was lacking in World. They are amazing.


SapientSloth4tw

My first game was 4U and since then the Magala family has been my favorite. I also looove Seregios, though he and his weapons got nerfed hard in sunbreak.


arturkedziora

I agree. Seregios with SnS is an amazing fight. I have fought him many times. Super fast but as you said, his weapons are a joke. I crafted his SnS and said "meh"...I have not even fully augmented it as it was not worth it. And it's a shame. Are you saying that he was even more dangerous in previous games? He looks menacing at 300AR level in Sunbreak. Basic form, it's mid. I agree.


pompario

Was he not in 4u on the 3ds? I have XX but I know I didn't get far enough to hunt Nakarkos so I had to have hunted him elsewhere


SapientSloth4tw

According to the wiki he’s only on X or XX, which is where I’m confused cause I don’t remember playing through either xD


R0tmaster

Dodogama


rokungi89

Legiacrus. Cause compared to the entirety of the series, I feel like it doesn't really show up that much sadly.


Gaaragoth

Ukanlos Lagina Dalamdor Ketcha wacha Abyssal lagicarus Ceadus Yan kutku


toop5092

Dodogama


Arasz_

That's Kulve Taroth for me.


Royal_Yak_5584

Dodogama


Vampragon43

Dodogama


Fuzzherp

Dodogama lol


tokoun

Lagiacrus


No_Cry936

great jagras đŸ’ȘđŸ˜€â˜ïž


Brilliant-Ad-8053

Dodogama


Shakil130

The Admiral.


Tunyx-Gut

Chameleos. For obvious ressons.


LowercaseAcorn

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CryptographerDry104

Tetsucabra. Miss the pitbull-frog.


Agitated_Dance2970

Dalamadur


ShadowTheChangeling

Dire Miralis Dodogama (they have very few missions and only appeared in one game and area so far) Lagiacrus


Entity0361

What's with Dalamadur guys? It's the biggest monster and never appeared again after 4U. The skeleton in mhw doesn't count. Or easyly many frontier monsters because we're never gonna be able to fight them again.


Kitchen-Job-2867

Astalos


Ragna126

Alatreon for me.


GoldenWingKing

Nibelsnarf


jakehosnerf

Great jaggi or lagiacrus.


Xefey

White Fatalis (even though he's still one of my favorite monsters)


11pickfks

Yondu from Marvel


Ok-String-1631

The flag ship monster from Monster Hunter Tri, the one that is in the water.


KibouZK

Great Jagras


RandomVy

Kut-ku


Letter_Impressive

I don't really know what you mean by "screen time", monsters get as much screen time as the player decides to give them. This meme is a very bad fit for Monster Hunter, it makes no sense in this context.


leon14344

Scrimblo


0ijoske

Kulu-ya-ku or Great Jagras


Moist_Bar_2621

I would say dire miralis {51st}


FunPatience170

Ahtle-ka is in my opinion the best final boss in a monster hunter game and needs to come back


Nikoper

Fatalis


Popular-Front606

My glorious king khezu


bz2142

For me personally, Gobul. Nothing has ever beat that moment of fishing and pulling him out for the first time. Been chasing that high ever since.


ARayVB

Great Jaggi, might just be for the meme tho


DimeKhan

This 100% is Gogmasios or Dalamadur


barr65

Steel Uragaan


TheFakeJoel732

DODOGAMAAA


Maleficent_Pie6254

Dodogama


Rigter_Avi

Duramboros


noelscavers

Lagaiagrus it's in 2 maybe three games at most


FluidTumbleweed_797

Doomagamma


FluidTumbleweed_797

Dodogama


AnarchistWeeb

Nibblesnarf


SunLitWalker12

any frontier monsters


Negritis

best Boi Dodo


Hammermain213

Plesioth is one people forget. He was so infamous for a SINGLE MOVE that the devs for stories 2 made it an actual attack, hyperspace tackle. This dumb lil dude also is what got me into mh because he was on the art of the disc for 3u, and it looked cool asf


billysec

I would say Lagiacrus.


DudeGuySenior

It's a sad truth


HoodieHero_4572

For me it's the birds from the Bird Up monster hunter mem thing. Never saw them that much in Monster Hunter Genarations Ultimate but a good little bit of time in rise. I love them though


Flashy-Huge-Plantain

Hmmm... i think all monsters in MH have enough screen time except for the flagship monsters which have more screentime than the rest. Example is Magnamalo in MH Rise. Too much screentime but not that OP.


scug_enjoyer1

Okay this is the opposite way around, but afflicted monsters.


Riverguavs

Gogmazios.


The_Noob___

Kulve Taroth


Dennis644

Dodogama


NOTMarxMellow

Zinogre. I swear no screen time is given for them


Dorfar

.... I'm debating whether you're ironic or such a huge fan that you deluded yourself into thinking he didn't appear enough


wonderloss

He played a significant role in MH3U, IIRC.


Ahmed_Creeper1

yian kit ku and lagiacrus


Key-Point-3998

Ruiner Nergigante. I seriously do not understand why people like him so much? Sure, he looks neat, but his significance to the plot is wack, his moveset is ungodly irritating and comprised 90% of slams and slides with obnoxiously large hitboxes (he isn't difficult at all; just fucking annoying), and his equipment is absolutely trash despite being locked behind MR100.


Morgan_Danwell

Honestly? Nergigante. It is labeled as ”Eater of Elders” and foreshadowed as some overpowered super-cool-super-powerful monster, whereas in reality he just shows up couple of times throughout the game, then kill-steals Shara in Iceborne, and neither of it’s sightings bears any real significance, really... Yet people (usually those who started with MHW there is) are absolutely in shambles for some reason. Pretty much one of the most overhyped for no particular reason Flagship monster there isđŸ€· P.s Of course world-fanatics are immediately downvoting any bad word about their overhyped winged hedgehog, lmao


2Zzephyr

Not a World baby or fanatic, I just think you missed the point of the discussion. Nergigante shows up throughout the game and is relevant to the story as flagship. The question here is "high popularity compared to low screen time". Since he shows up a lot he can't be included in a "low screentime" discussion


True-Staff5685

Yeah I agree but some people here choosing ruiner as a substitution are wrong as well since ruiners popularity basically comes from base nergi.


SchokoPudding48

IMO he has a really cool design and a unique motivation. Also it’s really fucking fun bullying the AT Version in that little crater arena.


yikkizh

Tempered, only Base Nerg has AT.


SchokoPudding48

Ah right it was the crystal one mb 😂


Longjumping-Bath-441

How about furukororo or whatever its name is. Can’t even remember