User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Appreciation Day: Emerald Congalala and Copper Blangonga/@comment-1758220-20120204185601

COPPER BLANGONGA:

Concept: Much like E. Conga, a subspecies for a popular 2nd gen monster. However, they seek to change everything about it by putting a normally icy monster in the middle of a desert. Now that's wat I call risk-taking. 9/10

Design: Oh, Capcom, you've outdone yourself here. The mixture of browns, golds, blues, and beiges makes this guy one of the most interesting desert monsters around. They easily could have used Blangonga's old model and reskinned it, but instead they took into account the amount of heat it would need to lose, so they gave it a wider and more open face, they took into account the hard-shelled creatures that live there, so they gave him larger fangs. I mean, this is subspecies perfection at work here. 10/10

Sound: Again, uses the same sounds and music. 6/10

Gameplay: New attacks galore. Whether it's an areal rock throw or a triple rock fling, he offers all new reasons to fear him on the battleground. He's fast-paced and interesting, and that's what I look for in a monster. 9/10

Equipment: Oh baby. Talk about the highest raw damage longsword in the game. What about "Magnitude" one of the strongest hammers? The weapons this guy gives are amazing and well worth the challenging battle. The armor isn't half bad either, and I like the African look they gave it.

Overall: Copper Blangonga is, without a doubt, the best subspecies in the series. It's perfect. It has everything a subspecies should have, and more we never knew they could. Bravo, Capcom, bravo. 9.5/10