User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-11537809-20141019153309/@comment-5020152-20141019162822

The similarities are minimal at best. Just because they're both scythe-like weapons doesn't make Gogumajiosu's Longsword a ripoff of Alatreon's. By that logic, both Fatalis and Duramboros Longswords are also copied from Alatreon's.