Rathalos

Appearance

Rathalos are large, bipedal wyverns with a spiny, armored hide covering their body. Their outer shell features much brighter and more vibrant colors than that of their female counterpart, the Rathian. It is primarily bright red, with black markings throughout. Like the Rathian, Rathalos possess a flame sac which is used to produce deadly flaming projectiles from the mouth. The talons upon their feet are highly poisonous and are known to inflict toxic mortal wounds on larger prey. In addition, their long, thick tail features a heavy spiked club at the end. Rathalos' wing membranes feature ornate patterns which are likely used to attract potential mates. Rathalos is 56’3” long and 18 feet tall.

Abilities

Rathalos are expert flyers, and as such are prone to hunting from the skies. By launching a surprise aerial attack, they can inflict poisonous wounds with their talons or burn prey with flaming projectiles. On the ground, Rathalos remain formidable opponents. Using their powerful legs, they can chase down prey from a distance or inflict blunt-force damage with their clubbed tail. At a close enough range, they are known to use their sharp teeth to bite at foes as well. Some Rathalos are capable of staying in the air and launching a "few" fireballs before landing back to the ground.

Behavior

Rathalos are highly territorial monsters, and as such, are aggressive towards intruders. They will chase away or attempt to kill any monster which may pose a threat to their land. While hunting, Rathalos will stalk prey from the air before swooping in for the kill. Once they have successfully brought down their prey, they will carry it away to eat in private, safe from scavengers or other large monsters which might attempt to steal the kill. They are feral animals and only show any sort of affection towards the Rathian, the female counterpart to Rathalos and Rathian’s variants like the Pink Rathian, Dreadqueen, and Gold Rathian. After mating with a Rathian, Rathalos will patrol his territory from the skies, looking for any threats to attack and eliminate from his territory. The only things able to scare off a Rathalos are Elder Dragons and monsters on the level of Elder Dragons like the Rajang, Akantor, Ukanlos, Deviljho, Ect…

Weakness

It is weakest to the Dragon Element, followed by the Thunder Element. Flashing a Rathalos while it’s airborne will send it hurtling towards the ground.

Rivals

Rathalos being the “King of the Skies” has very few rivals, but of those few it has there are, Astalos, Lagiacrus, Seregios, and other Rathalos.

Turf War

For most weaker Monsters, Rathalos deals with them by picking them up and slamming them back to the floor before exhaling fire upon them. If this doesn’t kill them it’ll most definitely scare them off. However for its rivals and larger predators Rathalos has to fight significantly harder to survive.