User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-173.238.15.118-20111203124916/@comment-1011548-20111205164236

Tri took out of the majority of the 'iconic' monsters because they wanted to start from scratch to make the game feel fresh and new to even the most embittered veteran. MH3G is an expansion that doesn't give a damn about feeling 'fresh', so there's no real chance they'll take Tigrex out.