Greater Rathalos
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Greater Rathalos (リオレウス Rioreusu, lit. Liolaeus) is a flying wyvern kaiju featured in the 2020 film, Monster Hunter. It is based on the monster species of the same name from the Capcom Monster Hunter video game franchise, however it is notably larger in the film.
Design
Rathalos is a reptilian dragon-like monster with beige membraneous wings and an eagle-like posture. The wyvern's armored scales are red in color, with black stripes throughout its length. Additionally, jagged markings creep down its wings. Its tail is moderately-sized with a spiked club at its tip.
Personality
Origins
According to The Admiral, the Greater Rathalos was placed by a long-dead civilization to guard the Sky Tower.
History
Monster Hunter
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As Artemis reawakens on Earth, the Rathalos emerges and attacks the Osprey, crashing it in the process. The military's forces engage in combat with the wyvern, only to be completely decimated. Artemis emerges from the wreckage and uses her slinger to soar up onto the monster's wing before slicing all the way down. Rathalos, enraged by this, charges its fire breath, leaving an opening for Artemis to fire an ignited explosive in its mouth using her slinger. Upon impact, several internal explosions go off inside the wyvern’s body. The dragon collapses, leading Artemis to believe it is dead. However, the Rathalos rises up once more and approaches her. Before the monster can crush her in its jaws, the hunter arrives and unleashes a salvo of explosive arrows. One manages to strike a large open wound in the Greater Rathalos’ neck, causing it to explode and kill the giant wyvern once and for all.
Abilities
Physical abilities
Flight
As implied by its bat-like wings, Rathalos can fly at great speeds.
Fire Breath
The Greater Rathalos can release flames hot enough to turn sand to glass from its mouth. It can do this either in the form of fireballs or a constant stream.
Filmography
- Monster Hunter (2020)
Trivia
- Although the Greater Rathalos is canonically 14 meters in length, it is shown to be much larger in the film.
- Unlike its videogame counterpart, Rathalos was capable of breathing continuous streams of fire. However, with the release of Monster Hunter Rise, Rathalos was given a new attack where it possesses an ability to emit continuous flames at the ground beneath it and then direct it at the player.
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