User blog comment:The Reptile King/July 16 2016 Announcement and Reptile Kingdom betting pool/@comment-27950421-20160718140719

Current bets:

Deviljho- 1 ton of gold + 1 of Holstaur milk and prisoner fruit home made ice cream wit Holstaur milk whipped cream and Alraune nectar topping - Aro.

Diablos- 4-2 foot chunk of platinum - LoS

Tigrex- The Obsidian remains of Circe- Jeiel

Australium- 3 bars of gold- Anon #1

Lao Shan Lung- 1 work wind-up doll made of a 9:1 platinum/demonic silver alloy. Questionable as to whether it is cursed and/or sentient- Rexir

Gotta say these monsters bring back good memories.

The Deviljho was beast feared by every hunter back in MH3. It could appear anywhere, at any time and was guaranteed to wreck shit when it did. No monster has ever brought such fear upon its arrival nor such a great sense of triumph upon its defeat. A truly worthy hunt.

The Diablos has been a dangerous foe ever since I started back in Monster Hunter 2: Freedom. Size alone made it problematic given that only its ankles were viable targets most of the time. Add an insanely aggro fighting style full of burrowing and charging and you got a problem with two horns ready to skewer you in a heart beat. And don't even get me started on the friggin Black varient. PMSing bitch.

The Tigrex, what can I say about old Tig. The beast is what got me into monster hunter. I saw it on the cover art of Monster Hunter 2: Freedom and had to get the game. It's just such a savagely beautiful beast. It doesn't have any gimmicks like most of other monsters. It doesn't shoot fire or lightening, no giant horns or tusks. Just a big, bad beast with a big claws, sharp fangs and more than enough brute force and anger issues to around. You know a monster is badassed when it can kick your ass with just it's voice. The subsequent subspecies of the brute Tigrex with an even stronger roar and the molten tigrex with an stringer roar than even the brite and blast powder. A fine choice.

Australium. I'm gonna check the wiki but I'm pretty sure that isn't from monster hunter. You pretty much just gave away those gold bars dude. Oh well, all bets are final.

Lao Shan Lung, the original mountain dragon and was once the largest beast in all of monster hunter. Now it's been over shadowed by the likes of Jhen Mohren, Raviente and the literally mountain breaking bulk of Dalamadur the Lao Shan Ling is still memorable for one simple fact. You were beneath his notice. Stab him, shoot him, and blow him up, Lao just keeps marching on. But he was still a threat, Lao can easily crush you under foot or lash with his tail accidentally and the bite attack he uses when he actually does pay attention to you is a one hit kill. Back in old school monster hunter, actually slaying a Lao Shan Lung instead forcing it to retreat was one of the moments when you know you've made it into the big leagues.

Betting closes tomorrow some time between noon and 4 pm central standard time. Get your bets in while you can.