User blog comment:WolfQueen/Discussion of the Week: HC Monsters/@comment-5020152-20140727150454

HC Velocidrome: Definitely interesting - not one of my favorite HCs, of course, but up there. The Farcaster breath is a pretty unusual feature, but at least it sends you back to Base Camp fully conscious and not being wheeled in by a couple of cats (I hope). From what I've seen of this monster, it looks far, FAR more intimidating than the pushover from the original game.

HC Kushala Daora: I haven't seen much of this monster, but the addition of ice is pretty cool (no pun intended).

HC Berukyurosu: The Berukyurosu is already one of my favorite Frontier monsters, and the HC version just looks plain wicked with those clawed ribbons and bright colors. When I first saw a video of this thing, that laser beam totally shocked me (again, no pun intended), and a lot of its new attacks are quite fluid - unsurprising for something known as the Dance Thunder Wyvern.

HC Cephadrome: In my opinion, one of the most unique HC monsters. Now it can actually command its Cephalos squad, something that I felt the normal Cephadrome was missing - especially when compared to the raptors. I agree that this monster has undergone some of the most dramatic changes of all.

HC Pearly Espinas: The HC Pearly Espinas, as I like to call it, is quite the beautiful monster if you take a moment to admire it instead of its awe-inspiring attacks. I'm glad to see it still has the Toxic Fire Nuke of Doom, but the fire tornado (that spawns smaller fire tornadoes!) is an awesome attack in itself. It's definitely a welcome addition to the ever-growing collection of HC monsters.

Favorite HC version?

I'm going to pick a few of my favorites, as I don't really have an all-time favorite. The HC Pearly Espinas and HC Berukyurosu are up there for the aforementioned reasons. I also like the HC Hypnocatrice, with its hopping and dancing around like a Qurupeco, and the HC Kirin because of the drastic changes in terms of movepool it has undergone. I like HC Gurunzeburu and HC Akura Vashimu in terms of looks only, because I don't think their new attacks are very notable.

Least favorite?

HC Purple Gypceros. Good Gobul Hide, was there anything uglier? Its bucktooth is unsightly and its giant nose reminds me of Rayman for whatever reason... However, I feel that it is redeemed by its twirling attacks and "Peekaboo!" flash move.

HC Rajang truly takes the cake in terms of my least favorite, because did it REALLY need any more power?

Any other monsters that deserve a HC version?

I want to see HC Taikun Zamuza, HC Baruragaru, and HC Anorupatisu. On a totally random note, I also want to see what a HC Deviljho would look like, even if he doesn't appear in Frontier and never will.

Would you like to see a similar concept in a future main series game, or should they stay Frontier-only?

Frankly, I'm torn. I don't think Capcom will ever do it, but I think it would be interesting if they did.