Recently, this guy here was found in the icon files of World data. The supposed name of this monster is “Frozen Barioth”. It comes after a blank space in the lineup after Safi’jiiva, presumably belonging to Alatreon. It might get a similar situation that Stygian Zinogre got, leading the story into the bigger threat. None of this is confirmed officially, but it could actually be a huge deal if it’s real, for a couple of reasons.

Unless it ends up being a Rare species like the Metal Raths, this could likely be a Variant along the lines of Shrieking Legiana or Savage Deviljho. This would be the first time a Monster has both a Subspecies and a Variant.

The more drastic reason of the two is that Frozen Barioth already exists: as a Monster from Explore. Not only would this be the first Monster from those games to make it into the main series, it would be a third Monster from the Japan-only games, the last of which were Lavasioth and Hypnocatrice back in 2009. That opens up so many possibilities for future games. Despite the stigma associated with those games, there are numerous monsters that would fit perfectly into the main series with a few minor adjustments. Baruragaru, Odibatorasu and Inagami, to name a few.

Monster Hunter Explore

Monster Hunter Explore