User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter Frontier G5 Discussion/@comment-6050823-20140702084755/@comment-4731324-20140702124152

I, uh, don't think that's Ice element it's using. There is no trail of frost left behind the blast as it travels, it has a wispy aspect to it and there were no ice shards when it hit the partnya.

They could use to loosen up its animation, Imo. My first impression from this makes me think that the stiff attack animations are going to make fighting it feel unnatural and maybe a bit boring.