Top 5 Favorite Monster Hunter "Monster" Designs

Monster Hunter is one of my favorite video game franchises. The biological creativity is restrained, which lends an air of legitimacy and plausibility to their existence. To keep things simple I will only be using the standard monster versions, no variants or sub-species.

 #5: Astalos

A spikey wyvern with insect-like wings that hails from any area with heavy vegetation. It can paralyze prey using currents of electricity and reacts aggressively towards any man or beast that enters its territory.

#4: Legiana

A slim and highly agile bird-like wyvern from the coral highlands, Legiana uses ice to slow its opponents. They are fast and intensely territorial towards anyone invading their airspace.

#3: Mizutsune

Mizu's flowery design was crafted with beauty in mind. This water-based monster can spray a jet of water from its mouth or produce bubbles that both speed movement and hinder movement when stacked.

#2: Barroth

This brute from the desert is the complete opposite of Mizutsune. Its tough hide is able to withstand the harsh elements of its unforgiving environment. It rolls around in mud, which it can use to hinder enemies movement, or push head-first in a rock shattering charge.

#1: Namielle

A rare water-type elder dragon with luminescent wings and whiskers that put on a dazzling color display. It moves as if underwater in a manner reminiscent of an jellyfish or vampire squid. Water splashed onto the battlefield can be controlled or electrified by this dragon.