User blog comment:Aandrew07/Discussion of the Week: Flagship Monsters/@comment-1685631-20120723184637/@comment-2049092-20120723235403

I've always hated how bad Azure Rathalos looked in the first two generations. Why not have just made Silver Rathalos and call it a day? If only P3rd's choice of which subspecies appeared had happened in MHG. Azure Rathalos looks a lot better in Tri G, but he'll always be the forgettable middle guy. If I want a tough fight (or I'm farming for Heavenlies) I go for Silver Rathalos, and if I just want to fight for fun and notsalgia I fight regular Rathalos. There's nothing that is unique to Azure Rathalos in the first and second generation. He and some of the first generation subspecies are just recolors of the original.