User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Appreciation Week: Duramboros/@comment-5020152-20130520133008

Duramboros! One of the only totally herbivorous boss monsters, which makes me love him all the more. But honestly, this is one cool-looking monster. The horns that sweep back and then curve forward, the humps that make him look so much like a moving, moss-covered mountain, and of course the giant, mace-like tail - everything about this monster just screams "industrial-strength epic".

The bracket fungus on the tail is a wonderful touch. The moss is nice, as is the hair on his chin/neck/belly. I love the little arms and his massive elephant-esque feet. But I think the overall design is what gets me the most - he's basically a cross between an Ankylosaur and a goat. And goats are great. But seriously, anyone can see that that's pretty damn unique.

The fight itself looks tricky enough. With all of his different tail combinations sharing the same animations - I think there's a single pound straight down, a double pound straight down, a single pound at an angle, a double pound at different angles, a double pound straight down and then at an angle - good Gobul Hide, there's too many to list! He also uses his head a lot with the classic Brute Wyvern moves like the Head Swing and the Advancing Head Sweep. He has Barroth's charge and Uragaan's tail whip as well.

The attacks that strike me as the most unique are his Merry-Go-Round, his Tail Leap, and his Tail Fling. The latter looks really unpredictable, as well as unpleasant, with him jumping a far distance and then getting back up almost immediately after. But I love those three attacks because I can definitely see them working in the real world. They depend on the physics of the tail's size and weight in order to build up momentum, which is really neat.

Double thumbs up to this not-so-gentle giant.