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Series |
Monster Hunter |
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Debut |
Monster Hunter (2004) |
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Console of origin |
PlayStation 2 |
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Species |
Wyvern |
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Gender |
Male |
Rathalos are large-sized Flying Wyverns, with their most notable features being their crimson appearance and huge fire patterned wings.
Description[]
Rathalos have a typical draconic type body. It is red with slightly tangerine overrides all over the skin. Rathalos are most notably known for it's spiky features along on the wing edges, head, 'knees', back, tail and tail tip. Rathalos has a ironic facial feature. It's mouth looks like a beak which closely 'bridgeless' through the tip of the snout to the forehead. Beside the jaws, it has a pair of 'mandibles' which closely resembles the ones own by the ants and termites. If observed closely, the scales on Rathalos' wings closely resembles the scale pattern of a butterfly's wing. Under the wings and the body until the tip of the tail, it has some black markings on it. Rathalos' wings reach from the wing tip until the first part of the tail. Rathalos' legs closely resembles of an avian's rather than a dragon's. It has 3 frontal digits while a single digit at the back. It's tail, is slightly 'bloated' at the cuttable part. There are 3 pairs of spikes protrudes on each sides while a pair of notably shorter spikes at the bottom end with the longer spike with two smaller spikes protrudes from the tail part.
Abilities[]
Rathalos have a whole variety of attacks, ranging from burning hunters with a set of one to three fireballs from the air, to their incredibly deadly talon lunge, which leaves hunters both poisoned and stunned.
Habitat[]
Rathalos spend most of their time in the sky. This ability to live in the strangest and harshest of climates makes the Rathalos renowned far and wide as the King of the Skies.
Rathalos inhabit many regions; they are most commonly found in the Forest and Hills, along with the Volcanic region and the Swamp region. In Monster Hunter 3 they can be found in the Volcano and Deserted Island.