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Things you may not know about the Rathalos and Rathian(Info comes from MHF1, MHFU, MH3, MHP3, MH3U, MH4, wikiwiki.jp, atwiki.jp, Pike, mhfo.wikiwiki.jp)

Rathalos

Firstly, the Rathalo is called the Fire Wyvern, King of the Skies, and occasionally the King of the Flying Wyverns from them being such a high risk monster.

When raising young, the Rathalos patrols his territory from the sky. While patrolling, he is looking for any threats to attack and eliminate from the his territory. To attack enemies and prey, he will usually strike quickly from the sky like a hawk and sink his claws in their body, poisoning them. If that fails, he will use his powerful fireballs.

He is able to produce his powerful fiery breath by multiple organs, flame sacs. While spitting fireballs, he actually burns his own throat while doing so but its throat is specialized to recover from the fire very quickly and some Rathalos have found other ways to use their fire like with powerful bites combined with the flames.

The Rathalos' eyesight is very good and it can see pretty far.

Rathalos is one of the most common Flying Wyverns in the MH World. Part of the reason is because Rathalos will fly to far away areas during breeding season in order to find a mate. Some of the areas they are occasionally seen in is areas they shouldn't/wouldn't be living like in villages and towns. His main habitat is Volcanic Areas but they can pretty much be found anywhere as long as their is plenty of places to fly and plentiful food. Some go to the Heavenly Mountains during certain seasons.

Rathalos is the most well-known monster in the MH World.

Rathalos is mainly hunted for his popularity among hunters, villagers, the Guild and kids along with how long lasting they are. They can even be seen as a Symbol of Nature.

The Azure Rathalos is a genetic mutation of the Rathalos and is less common than the normal one.

He can mostly be found in highland/forested areas/ones with both along with some of the same areas as the normal Rathalos. He prefers those areas because it fits with its color better, allowing it to hunt better.

His fighting skills are more advanced most likely from his color or possibly part of his genetics.

The Silver Rathalos is an extremely rare genetic mutation of the Rathalos.

He can be found mainly in the Towers along with unexplored parts of Fonron though they will leave the Towers to hunt in other areas such as the Old Swamp and Misty Peaks(I say they also hunt in the Great Forest).

Just like Azure Rathalos, his fighting skills are more advanced most likely from his color or possibly part of his genetics. His power is actually close to those of Elder Dragons.

Silver Rathalos seems to prefer living in areas not to warm from his hide being able to absorb heat very quickly.

The Rath's talons from older Los' wings are able to rend boulders like paper.

Rath's marrow ignites on air contact. The Silver Rathalos and the Gold Rathian produce a liquid much more powerful than the marrow that it even glows faintly in the dark.

Silver Rathalos parts actually glow even in pure darkness like the shell and scales.

All three HC Rathalos seem to be old individuals with advanced firepower and fighting skills.

There are two Subspecies of Rathalos, the Old World Rathalos(MH1-MHFU) and the New World Rathalos(MH3-MH4). Its believed that the Rathalos in Barubare could be a 3rd Subspecies of them.

Rathian

Firstly, the Rathian is the Female Fire Wyvern, Queen of the Land, and occasionally Queen of the Flying Wyvern.

The Rathian is said to usually have the stronger fire power compared to the Rathalos.

Some Rathians that are hunted in Low Rank are actually immature Rathians that novice hunters fight.

They use their spike on their chin to feed their young(Though this isn't shown in the ecology). Her role is to take care of and protect the young while the Rathalos guards the territory from threats in the sky. Young Raths have somewhat of a developed digestive system and teeth allowing them to eat meat(Milk was mistranslation by me in the past so sorry).

Like Rathalos, she is one of the most well-known monsters in the MH World.

Similar to the Rathalos, she will go to all sorts of areas during breeding season to find a mate.

The legs of the Rathians in Moga and Barubare are said to be different.

Some Rathians can actually be better flyers than Rathalos but its rare.

Rathian meat and eggs are very profitable items and a good a lot of people like to eat.

The Pink Rathian is a genetic mutation of the Rathian.

In some legend, the Pink Rathian was to have kept watch of a young girl, which suggested that they could be quite calm but Pink Rathians are a lot more aggressive than the normal Rathians.

She prefers the same areas as the Azure Rathalos but is able to survive in the same areas as the normal Rathian.

Pink Rathians are a lot more skilled with their tails, agility, and strength. They are even better flyers and one was even said to have attacked a ship.

Gold Rathians are rare genetic mutations of the Rathian.

She can be found mainly in the Towers along with unexplored parts of Fonron though they will leave the Towers to hunt in other areas such as the Old Swamp and Misty Peaks(I say they also hunt in the Great Forest).

Just like Pink Rathian, her fighting skills are more advanced most likely from his color or possibly part of his genetics. Her power is actually close to those of Elder Dragons.

Gold Rathian seems to prefer living in areas not to warm from her hide being able to absorb heat very quickly.

All three of the HC Rathians, seem to be old individuals.

Like Rathalos, there is the Old World Rathians and New Rathians(Possibly also Barubare Rathians).

Rathian Shards are thick Rathian Scales that are large in size showing that they are old in age.

The thorns on her back also contain poison(*Looks at MH4).

Gold Rathian scales when reflected off sunlight give her an almost sacred glow. Gold Rathian thorns are able pierce through anything(*Looks at MH4 again)

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