User blog comment:Dracosaurian/Discussion of The Week: Herbivorous Boss Monsters/@comment-5020152-20150105011943

1) Absolutely! Herbivores add a lot of variety to the Monster Hunter world, making it seem not so carnivore-heavy. Not to mention that the presence of rough, tough herbivorous bosses let people know that not all herbivores are skittish pushovers! Some of the deadliest creatures can be plant-eaters.

2) See above.

3) My favorite is the Forokururu. He's a bird, first of all, and he has a very creative gimmick in that he feasts on nectar to supply its attacks. He's vibrant, he's elegant, he's downright ferocious, and he can bomb you with anything from napalm to poop.

Second in line is the Duramboros. I've always liked this guy, mostly because he's a mish-mash of different types of real animals. Hunting him is so different from other Brute Wyverns, because you have to remember to watch out for the tail as well as the head! The only thing I don't like about hunting Duramboroses is that it always takes a very long time. Otherwise, he's such a fun monster to fight.

4) My least favorite is Monoblos. I don't know why. Maybe because of my troubles on MHFU. But hopefully, MH4U can help me respect the Diablos wannabe a little more.

5) Obviously.

6) Hmm... have I created any herbivorous bosses? Well, there is the Necrocula, which is a blind bat-like Fanged Beast that eats insects and mushrooms!

7) The Necrocula uses sound projectiles to stun its foes, and can also produce a paralyzing powder on its fur. The powder is the result of eating so many poisonous fungi.

8) Necrocula would probably come into contact with Pariapuria and Khezu, since it likes living in caverns deep in the desert and the jungle. If shown in an ecology video, it would most likely escape its predator using its natural defenses detailed above.

9) See above.