User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Monster Hunter Frontier 4.0/@comment-1758220-20120512010551

AKURA VASHIMU:

Concept: A giant, scorpion like beast armed with geode/crystalline body armour. This screams uniqueness in a game like MH where we are dangerously low on scorpions and crystal weapons. 9/10

Design: Marvellous. The muted browns go surprisingly well with the violet and blue of the crystals. His glowing red eyes show you he means business. A scorpion was a genius idea that I'm surprised took this long to materialize. I like how the crystals are a small part of the overall design, instead of being over used to sell the theme. The bright orange hairs are a nice touch as well. 9/10

Sound: Basic area theme here. Again though, HR100 music in MHFO is always a treat. Not very many notable sounds to comment on. 8/10

Gameplay: Being that he has a unique body structure, he has an all-new, never-before-seen moveset, attack roster, and animation style. He's a breath of fresh air to the Carapaceons and to the Monster roster as a whole. That being said, his tail cut gimmick is a little excessive, and causes hell when one is on a tail run (That was a horrible part of my MHFO experience). 9/10

Equipment: Again, never made his armour, haven't had a running sub in ages. Help me out here. (N/A)

Overall: If nothing else, Akura Vashimu offers a breath of creative fresh air to fans with his all new gameplay style and design. I wish we saw more of this kind of derivation in future expansions. 9/10