User blog comment:Aandrew07/Discussion of the Week: Monster Variants/@comment-5020152-20121207205958

1) My favorite is the Demon Blos. To me, it sums up what a realistic monster variant should be - a monster who is simply aesthetically different from the rest of his or her species.

My least favorite is the Golden Rajang. I've never fought him, but I just... don't like him.

2) They are all creative in their own way, but the one that takes the cake (and pretty much the entire feast) is the Hungry Deviljho. The dragon aura is a really creative touch.

3) I'd like to see a Gobul with one eye slashed out and who abuses that lantern of his. See what I did there?

4) Definitely. Monster variants help make the games realistic. A one-horned Diablos and a one-eared Yian Garuga. A Kushala Daora who is about to shed its skin. A Rajang with anger issues. All of these things could potentially happen to a monster, so it's nice to see that Capcom is making the game a little bit more believable (even though it is quite believable already).