User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Brute Wyverns/@comment-3211692-20130116214002

I think my favorite Brute Wyvern would probably be a tie between Abiorugu and Brachydios. Abiorugu stands out to me as something that Deviljho should've been, taking the traits it has and expanding and improving on them. The focus on agile tail attacks and the explosive fire breath are a wonderful change from most of the Brutes. Even the theme is amazing, probably one of the best in the series. It really sells the idea of this massive, violent brute, and I think it would've been a much better choice for Deviljho's theme than what that one has now. And on that note, am I the only one who considers Abiorugu to be the Spinosaurus to Deviljho's T. Rex?

Brachydios is similarly impressive, mostly due to its alien design and significant change in combat style from previous Brutes. I'm not a big fan of its theme song, but I love the blue/green color theme that fits oddly well with the volcano and the tundra. And its attacks are wonderfully intense, particularly in rage mode; that charge that's just a series of heavy punches straight to the ground becomes a lot more intimidating when each of those punches explodes.

As far as least favorite? I'm not sure I can really say, since I like all of them. They each have their good points that builds on their unique traits instead of making them cookie-cutter copies of each other. Uragaan's unique 'I see you' roar is always really intimidating thanks to the heavy clangs of its chin crashing into the ground, and Barroth's charges are probably the most panic-inducing I've seen aside from the Blos'.

I think my least favorite would be Duramboros, though. There's...not really much of anything about it that I find interesting. The idea of a creature with plants growing on it is something that could see more use aside from it and Yama Tsukami, but there isn't much else on the pro side that I have for it. I do support having more boss herbivores, at least.