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When moth like EDs are among the most haxxed monsters in the verse.Playing through Stories 2 again, seems I missed even more stuff Oltura can do. For example it can nullify abilities, make people unable to attack through attack sealing (basically it makes people unable to even do stuff like basic attacks) and more status effects such as paralysis and burn.
There is also an argument for Type 7 immortality for Oltura since even after it "died" to the previous Razewing Rathalos it was still active in it's larval state which it used to be born again.
There's also ED level monsters who have powerful variants for example Rajang is already ED level and it's variant it capable of fighting Kushala Daora (even tho Kush has the environment advantage) with the implications of jang winning that exchange and then there's Magnamalo who outright beats Bazelgeuse in a turf war as well as ties with EDs then it's variant manages to stalemate Malzano (who we've established is powerful even for ED standards similar to Nergigante and Velkhana).Oh, I forgot about that calc. Forgive me, I'd remembered the Barroth calc for so long, it must've taken root in my mind, hah.
Raging Brachydios is fine, I agree the variant monsters seem to generally be on par with at least baseline Elder Dragons. Or, at least, not far removed from them. I'm talking about basic Brachydios. Him I'm iffy on.
The portable games similar love making everyone ED level lol!