Rathalos (Boss)

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## **Boss Info**

A Rathalos is a large male wyvern which is extremely aggressive towards those that trespass upon its territory. They are extremely dangerous to fight whether they are in the air or on the ground. Their claws, teeth, and tail can all be quite deadly to ordinary men and that doesn’t even take into account their ability to poison and breathe fireballs. For those who manage to successfully slay a Rathalos, you might want to consider harvesting them as they can be fashioned into protective armor and weapons.

## **Boss Fight Details**

Rathalos’ boss fight works similar to how it does in Monster Hunter with fire balls, tail swipes, claw attacks all in its arsenal. Rathalos can run forwards across the ground as well as fly into the background for some of its attacks. When fighting against Rathalos there are a few different items that can spawn in it. These are explosive Barrels, Bob-ombs, Deku Nuts, and Pitfalls. These items can spawn in naturally, or you can sometimes get them by attacking Rathalos’ tail. Rathalos is covered by armor on its face and back. Dealing enough damage to either spot will cause that armor to break and momentarily stun the Rathalos opening it up to free attacks as it lies on the ground in pain.

## **Attacks**

### **Background Rush**

While flying in the background, Rathalos will fly towards the screen and rush right at the player to attack them.

### **Stunning Roar**

Rathalos will let out a loud roar which can stun any fighters that are in its range and make them unable to move or attack.

### **Sliding Tackle**

Rathalos will run and charge forward on the ground before making a sliding tackle to ram into fighters. Both the charge and the tackle deal separate damage.

### **Swooping Talon**

While in the air, Rathalos can swoop downwards and attack fighters in front of him with his clawed talons. On top of the damage that this attack does, anyone hit by it will be poisoned causing them to take more damage over time.

### **Clawed Drop**

While flying the Rathalos will drop downwards and damage anyone who was below it. This attack can also cause a poison effect on anyone who was hit by it.

### **Triple Fireball**

The Rathalos will fire out three fireballs ahead of it. These fireballs are fired out towards where the fighter is at the time of the attack. These create large blasts and are highly damaging.

### **Fireblasts**

For this attack Rathalos will fly into the background and launch 2 fireballs at the stage. These fireballs impact with the ground at either the midpoint of the stage or to the left and right sides of the stage. Each fireball will create a large explosion that gradually gets larger much like a Smart Bomb. When the explosion subsides it leaves behind a trail of flames for a few seconds which can damage fighters. On higher difficulties the Rathalos will fire three fireballs.

### **Fireball**

Rathalos will do a backflip as he flies through the air and launches a single fireball straight forwards.

### **Tail Swipe**

When on the ground Rathalos can quickly spin around itself and use its tail like a club to swipe at nearby fighters and knock them away.

## **Soundtrack**

* **Monster Hunter**
	+ Roar/Rathalos