User blog comment:GeneStarwind/Monster Appreciation Day!/@comment-1758220-20110811171644/@comment-1011548-20110812140309

I like Diablos too. I've never been that great at fighting him (unless you count Pellet Spamming) but as of Tri I've started to find him more fun. And yeah, a pretty cool design and actually thought-out ecology helps. If we had to bring another Gen 1 monster to the Tri party to go along with the Raths, I'm glad they brought Diablos (over something like Gravios, for example). Awc: I personally think the wings are there because in the original MH, Capcom made one skeleton for Rathalos and then got as much out of it as possible by giving it to as many other monsters as possible (with minor alterations for tail length, neck length, wing length, etc. And obviously the texture of the monster). From an in-game perspective; well, they probably haven't devolved yet because it still has lots of use for them; they help it dig, make it look bigger and more threatening to enemies, and might even help with temperature regulation.