User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Appreciation Day: Gravios/@comment-1984048-20120105090043

With all the new beam monsters that are in the series, some newcomers forget that Gravios was the first. ((Not including Bas, who'd fail the beam a lot)) Now with guys like Agnaktor and Black Ian that have the secret ability to "Turn neck while firing" Gravios is somewhat lower on the food chain. Being as I started playing from the first generation of MH on PS2, Gravios was one of the most hated and tough Wyverns, I get a little sad seeing that he is not that big of a threat anymore. Gone are the times of "Can you Solo a +Grav? You can? Let's go!" And you and your team were off to see the fight, never interrupting, just to see if they could too. There was just something about him that was Powerful. He didn't need to move fast or fly everywhere. He's Gravios, the perfect living fortress! Thick hide that made almost all weapons bounce. Too many hunters around him? Boom! Exploding Gas! What’s that? Broken shell? Sleep Gas! Now you’re going to sleep while he plots his next move. Hip checks, dashes, and the monster of a tail...pun not intended. Let's not forget the Trump Card of the Gravios, Fire Beam. So many Deaths followed by chat box, "Effin Beam!" I remember the first time I saw it. Buddy: "What was that?" Me: "He Shot a Kamehameha!" Good times. Good times. And alas, the fall of the Gravios was when I was shocked to see the beast fall to none other than the Black God, Ankator. Seeing the beam that took so many lives, shrugged off like it was a super soaker. Then the terror of this monster as he took the mighty Gravios and flipped him over like a rag doll. I almost cried to see an old rival taken down with such ease and then the next thought was..."Wait, I gotta kill THAT!?" So here is to you, Gravios! May you rest in peace.