User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Variations/@comment-4009941-20131006230751

Okay some stuff to add though it may be hard to explain Red Rajang is a random variotion of HC Rajang that cannot be posted but encountered on a HC Henshu Rajang hunt, Phantom Doragyurosu is also like this random encounter when posting a Gou Doragyurosu.

Also some monsters taht are not HC still have a revamped version like SIlver Los (Look in his photo gallery and notice the Blue eyes, Spikes and muscles) these are known as Specific Individuals much like HC but are not in HC level or rank. Aandrew should know what I mean as he faced a Khezu that was like this before when he visited Frontier. Silver los, Gold Ian and Diablos was the first Specific Individual Monsters before HC had a name or been invented and its only recently that the Specific Individual Gold Ian became a HC able monster (Not that its out yet but its announced).

There are also unusual variation in some monsters where they appear normal but have unusual moves and behavior like: Daimyo doing spin jumps and landing spinning on a hunt(This move is homing and can cross from one side of a area like the Mote Arean to the other to land on someone), A Orange Espinas that when it does its atomic fireball as its been called the fire ball splits into multiple mini balls that then explode,  A Rathian that when it spits fireballs she aims low to hit the ground and the fire spreads like pellet shots, Red Lavasioth able to leave burning puddles of lava on the ground from spitting fireballs(Note when it hits ground it leaves a trail like it slid a bit) and make lava geysers pop up around him from his jump and flop attack, Lavasioth hthat makes lava puddles from Slithering and I seen Tigrex that throw more rocks than normal I think like 3 more per each throw. All these unusual monsters seem to be in permanent rage even upon enteringh much like Gold jang is allway golden oh and not to mention A Gold Jang that is not HC but uses same Ranged attack affects.

Another type of variotion that may confuse many is Henshu/変種, Kishu/奇種 and Gou/剛 or Goushu/剛種 monsters. Ima try to make this simple as possible for to start this off. Okay lets start with Normal Bulldrome and Henshu Bulldrome.

Normal Bulldrome on frontier like all other games is weak to thunder  http://mhfwiki.jpn.ph/?%A5%E2%A5%F3%A5%B9%A5%BF%A1%BC%2F%A5%C9%A5%B9%A5%D5%A5%A1%A5%F3%A5%B4 If you pressed link you will see his Thunder Weakness is 120 and look at those other elements. Now Henshu Bulldrome http://mhfwiki.jpn.ph/?%A5%E2%A5%F3%A5%B9%A5%BF%A1%BC%2F%A5%C9%A5%B9%A5%D5%A5%A1%A5%F3%A5%B4%CA%D1%BC%EF Bamm look at that resistance its in negatives!. Now you may not know this but negative resistances from monsters in these types = negative affinity if you use the wrong element on wrong body part. Lets say you bring thunder on that Henshu Bulldrome, guess what? Negative affinity with each hit also a weaker looking animation from your element hit like its fizzled or barely working.

Now as another example a Henshu Rajangs stats http://mhfwiki.jpn.ph/?%A5%E2%A5%F3%A5%B9%A5%BF%A1%BC%2F%A5%E9%A1%BC%A5%B8%A5%E3%A5%F3%CA%D1%BC%EF See that mixed location of weakness to Dragon? His body and arms are resistant by -5 but the rest of him is weak to dragon by 5 points.

So anyway to be clear Henshu, Kishu and Gou are all HR100 and HC versions SR100. And to explain types Henshu is mostly normal monsters not ocunting elders, so like Daimyo, Rathalos and Kutku. Kishu is subspecies like Blue Kutku, Azure Rathalos and Jebia strangely. Gou are most frontier exclusive monsters(Not counting Espinas, Hypno, Lavasioth and Akura's tehy go in Henshu and Kishu) and Elder Dragons. Translation: Henshu/変種/Strange Species, Kishu/奇種/Odd Species and (Not so shure on this one)Gou/剛/Rigid?, Stiffness?, Tsyoshi??(Help here?)

I know this was long but hope it helps if more info needed please tell me.

Oh and add Supremacy variations, There are not that many: Aru and Goru, Odei, Unkown(Black Flying Wyvern), Pariapuria, Teostra and Doragyurosu.