Rathalos



Rathalos is a type of flying wyvern from the Monster Hunter series, created by Capcom. They are one of the most well-known monsters in the series, and can appear in many varied habitats.

Origin
Rathalos is a recurring monster from the Monster Hunter series and is both the flagship monster for the original Monster Hunter and the mascot of the series as a whole. While many monsters of varying types are referred to as "Wyverns" in the Monster Hunter universe, Rathalos closely fits the real-world classical definition of a wyvern, like an armless, winged dragon with fire breath and poisonous claws. It is sometimes known by its epithet "King of the Skies", and belongs to the Flying Wyvern family of monsters. In addition to its female counterpart Rathian, there are a number of Rathalos subspecies in existence, such as Azure Rathalos. Its description in Monster Hunter World states that "Rathalos descends upon invaders from the sky, attacking with poison claws and fiery breath", which is reflected accordingly in its attacks in PlayStation All-Stars.

Profile
Rathalos battles as it did in its home series. It fights by using its talons, tail swipes, fireballs, and flying into the background, and can stun its enemies with a screeching roar.

In its EX palette, Rathalos is colored charcoal gray and has a different variety of moves than its original brown counterpart. Those who play Arcade Mode and reach difficulty 9.0 or higher will be able to battle this tougher version of Rathalos.

Standard form

 * Brave bird: It glides in the background, then races towards the fighting area, trying to attack fighters.
 * Noble roar: It roars loudly, stunning opponents and making them dizzy.
 * Reckless dash: It dashes forward and performs a sliding tackle. The dash and the slide tackle both have hitboxes.
 * Toxic talon: It swoops toward fighters, attacking them with its clawed feet, poisoning those who have been damaged.
 * Fireball cannon: It launches three large fireballs forward.
 * Explosive wildfire: It flies into the background, launching three fireballs, which when they hit the turf, produce an explosion that gradually grows larger. The explosions leave fire on the ground where they spread, which fades after a short time.
 * Backdrift bazooka: It flies backward and launches a fireball.
 * Tailspin: It spins around, striking nearby fighters with its tail.

EX form

 * Air slash: It flaps its wings, blowing fighters away and releasing blade-like debris.
 * Reckless charge: It dashes forward with a white aura surrounding it, damaging anyone who make contact before sliding.
 * Dual wingbeat: It lunges both its wings at fighters left and right before lunging them both.
 * Extreme speed: It flies toward the blast line, charging at high speed towards the opposite blast line, inflicting great damage to fighters.
 * Sky drop: It grabs a fighter with its talons, jumps to the sky, and drops the fighter to the turf, inflicting great damage.
 * Flamethrower: It lowers its head to the ground and releases a stream of fire, leaving fire on the ground that dissipates after a few seconds.
 * Aerial fireball cannon rage: It goes in the air and releases five fireballs in different directions.
 * Spinning air tackle: It goes in the air and starts to spin with a white aura surrounding it before delivering a tackle, greatly damaging fighters.
 * Mega tailspin: It stalls for a brief moment and spins its tail wildly, greatly damaging fighters.
 * Wild firestorm: It flies to into the background and releases three fireballs that travel at rainbow-style with rapid speed, with each fireball generating explosions that leave fire on the ground that dissipate after a few seconds.