User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-4563270-20130930043546/@comment-5489419-20130930151148

Oh no! I probably should have clarified that I haven't played the newly released Monster Hunter 4 yet, so I don't exactly know what Daren Mohran's weaknesses, strengths and fighting style is like! (I've been trying to seize myself before watching the videos because I'd want to be relatively surprised when/if it comes out in the West, as either 4U or just 4.)

That said, I do know what both Elder Dragons look like, and if I am correct Daren Mohran has either a drill-like nose/tusk or just a very spiney nose/tusk. The barbed tusk makes not only a stab even more painful, but also the pulling out. Another advantage the spikes on the sides have over Jhen's smooth-and-pointed tusks is that Daren Mohran can attack on the side, match its speed to Jhen Mohran's and then stop, dragging the spikes along Jhen Mohran's great body.

Both Elder Dragons are quite nimble and similar in evasiveness. Both can leap out of the sand, both can dive relatively quick and surface just as fast, and both can keep up with the sand ships.

I'd have to say that it would be close for both Elder Dragons, and it would depend on which one is more aggressive (it looks rather obvious that Daren Mohran is the more aggressive giant sand narwhal thing). Just recently in MH3U, though, Jhen Mohran (or was it just the subspecies of it?) acquired the ability to do a ranged attack, which is crucial in this algorithm of arena fights. I'm not sure if Daren Mohran can do the same. To those of you that have played Monster Hunter 4, I will say this: If Daren Mohran has no means of a ranged attack, then I believe Jhen Mohran has the edge. A "sneak attack critical," however, will easily put Daren Mohran on top--and acquire the Elder Dragon much, much more territory.