Flying Wyvern Ecology : Barioth in Monster Hunter
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- čas přidán 22. 11. 2022
- As the local predator of the tundra, it's pretty clear from the outside barioth has adapted to a mountain life. But inner adaptations may have as much of a sway on it's behaviour and ecology too.
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Some traits I’m surprised you didn’t go over
- The wing spikes and their importance in climbing and navigating a slippery environment
- The “snow goggles” Barioth uses to shield its eyes from sunlight
- The eye color changing when Barioth gets enraged
- The “dewlap” on Iceborne Barioth
Honestly, there’s a surprising amount to talk about for Barioth, and you did a really good job of discussing a monster you don’t like.
Well the dewlap is a trait found in fully mature male big cats and show sexual maturity it is also possible that it is lose skin to help with the tornado making in lore they use there spiral shaped windpipe to cause the twister its possible it will expand to alow the pressure needed for a powerfull blast and stretches the skin out like a frog when singing
I really love the detail with the small spikes under his feet, arms and wings. I feel like it grounds him more in icy regions
And his habit of jumping on walls and bouncing the hunter went also un mentioned even tho that was one of the things that made him unique in the older games
@@draw2death421 well in the context of the vid he did say that's was barioths hunting strategy
@@draw2death421 iirc Gigginox had wall interactions as well, same gen.
Barioth and Sand Barioth reminds me of how the same adaptations that allowed camels to thrive in arid climates also allowed them to survive in polar ones during the last ice age.
This comment reminded me that Camels are surprisingly good swimmers despite being desert animals.
I really like the idea of some cultures keeping Barioth as a sign of status. I wonder if Barioth are sometimes are given as malicious gifts to kingdoms or nobles who can't afford one, similar to the gifting of a white elephant in Thailand. If Barioth are considered sacred in some way, the recipient would inevitably suffer from the drain on their resources by a Barioth they can't get rid of for fear of retribution.
Really nice idea. A sickly barioth being viewed as a king’s failing and leading to the public and other nobles losing faith in them.
@@unnaturalhistorychannelnd having a frostfang barioth in a rare season for them, or a strong barioth being a sigh or success and high amounts of dominance and power. And the ability to rule without fear or fail.
Damn I didn't know that was a thing that happens
@@kennethsatria6607 A white (albino) elephant was considered so sacred that it was the mount of gods and depicted on the seal of Laos. Real white elephants had to be treated like living gods-constantly cleaned, sleeping on massive silk cushions, eating only the finest food, and of course being exempt from all labor. The kings that owned white elephants were seen as blessed by the gods, but could also weaponize this blessing. If the king wanted to make a powerful noble poor in a hurry, he would “bestow this divine favor” that was impossible to get rid of without offending both the king and the gods.
It’s where we get “white elephant gift exchanges”: giving impractical and silly gifts as a party game.
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Thank you so much - and plenty more to come!
I very much agree to this!
Agreed, its a good channel and the videos make me feel like I'm back in Undergrad taking "Principles of Big Game Ecology" again.
These videos actually feel like what ecological lectures in the MonHun universe would actually be like
I like this channel alot but this kind of content doesn't go popular its a niche and the type of channel to get subscribers and retain them over a long gradual time while quality content usually takes longer to bloom but bloom it will
His videos are really good
The sand barioth is similar to how camels first evolved in the Arctic but those same adaptations that helped them there in the cold now make them very good desert survivors.
For Desert Barioth, they actually have a Gammoth calf equivalent for end of rearing hunts in the form of Rust Duramboros
I literally just learned Rust Duramboros existed through this comment...
"So I'd be lying if I said I really like Barioth, but ......
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Love your content, It is always interesting to hear your analysis and opinions!
I was surprised to see this show up on my Feed after knowing how much you don't dig Barioth from way back in the Q&A. It's honestly a testament to the quality of the work you do that you were not only willing to dig so far into a design that's really not your cup of tea, and find pretty reasonable explanations for how those things could contribute to a monsters ecology in a grounded fashion. Cheers mate, you show once again why this is one of my favorite channels to watch on YT.
Much appreciated! I may not be a fan of barioth but I feel I gave him a fair enough shake.
@@unnaturalhistorychannel I'm not really a fan of him, either--his design just doesn't really feel coherent. It's just a sabertooth head on a tigrex.
I’m a massive Barioth fan, more than any other pseudo wyvern…but then again, I started playing in 4U and only met Barioth in Iceborne where I fell in love with his ice wall flips.
…that being said I’m still traumatized by the time Tigrex chain-charged me into a wall in area 4 of the Ancestral Steppe. 😅
These videos have changed the ways I design creatures and also look at monsters in the game. I hope it never ends, keep up the fantastic work.
Glad to hear I'm of service!
Glad you take other perspectives and realism into your designs, all of the greatest artists do that :)
Please do Tigrex next. I love how it's a foil to Nargacuga in almost every respect
I also find it fascinating how it can thrive in both extreme heat and extreme cold ecosystems with wide open spaces (which it seems to prefer compared to temperate environments) which seems like an enigma to me, in addition to being an opportunistic scavenger as well as being an active hunter which explains why it was found in the Rotten Vale
That’s literally the teaser for next time at the end of the video
@@greenking9124 In that case what about Seltas? The best real world comparison is the Asian Giant Hornet
I hope he looks into lagombu it's various inspiration
I would enjoy Akantor and Ukanlos.
@@unicorntomboy9736 You sure? I thought its more a Heracles Beetle whit some Wanze mixed in.
One of the best channels for monster design I have seen. Keep it up man!
More on the way!
While the serrations might be useful for shear-feeding, the length and great flexibility of its neck could imply that Barioth might be doing something a little different. Sabre-toothed animals tend to have weak bites (partially due to the large gape requiring stretchy rather than powerful jaw muscles), but a long, powerful neck, serrated weapons and a relatively weak bite do fit another animal- allosauroids. Allosauroid theropods have a neck and skull setup that allows for incredibly powerful tugging motions, with their weak bites merely getting a grip for neck-driven slashing and evisceration.
Barioth's sabre teeth seem relatively unspecialised for puncturing, have a serrated surface, wouldn't be as effective for stabbing due to diverging rather than aligning vertically like a smilodont or thalaccosmilid (potentially resulting in damaging horizontal stresses if there's too much resistance , e.g if they hit bone), would be further weakened by the relatively shallow roots (the eye socket meaning most of the tooth is exposed rather than having very large roots like most carnivores), and are much deeper anteriorly than a normal sabre-tooth (implying much greater strength in the forwards-back plane than a normal sabretooth). Together, that all suggests to me that that they might be using them in a similar fashion to carcharodontosaurs rather than smilodonts- using their teeth to pierce and tear or eviscerate, rather than precision-puncture, albeit with Barioth's sabre-teeth being for much more localised deep-tissue tearing due to the obvious stabbiness.
(Also, just because I tend to ramble about alternate hypotheses rather than commenting on the video itself- your content is superb, keep it up! It's a joy to see a channel that's not only stating its sources, and not only referring to the literature, but actually being able to relay information directly in a way that's interesting and digestible for a casual audience. And with the ecological theories themselves, there's always a lot more in these videos that I can't critique versus the stuff I do ramble about!)
As a Tribab I obviously never had that 'replacement' feeling Tri's monsters had towards older ones. Back then I always found Barioth to be an interesting fight. It's one of the first time I ever noticed part-breaking effecting the fight, in how Barioth begins to slip around on the ice once you break the wings, showing their importance in it's ecology through the fight. Also how he'll actually make attempts to ambush the player upon entering a new zone, something I don't think any other monster really does. I remember feeling that he became incredibly nerfed after Tri once they gave him that awkward hip-check that seems to be a staple of his moveset now. Also wish they'd give normal Barioth the tornado-riding that Sand Barioth has if they aren't going to bring Sand back too.
Overall I think all of the Pseudo-wyverns are mid-tier in terms of how much I like them. They all have their strengths and weaknesses to me, but I feel like I probably would put Barioth above the other two, but it's an incredibly close choice.
Honestly, I wish they all had more unique things about them pointed out more. Barioth slipping when his wings are broken is great. And since narga has such sensitive hearing it'd be cool if when it's face is broken and one eye is closed it relies more on its hearing and is more easily spooked by sonic bombs. Have tigrex trip more often when running around after having it's tail cut off. Also make narga hide when it gets to an area and isn't attacked/engaged. That way when the hunter gets there it can pounce out at them(this can be a new "super" move for it.) give barioth back his ambush if he enters an rea u are already in (if the environment allows).
@@sevirakalau2171 I kinda wish that by breaking Tigrex claws it would make it a bit harder to perform sharp turn while doing triple charge or slip after charge + 360 spin attack though
@@ekosubandie2094 ohhh that's also good, write that down write that down!
@@sevirakalau2171 Nargacuga has sensitive hearing? But sonic bombs aren’t effective against him. I checked before fighting him in rise after the last time it gave me useless sonic bombs.
@@Xuphilo_CHSM yes normally loud noises aren't enough to stun it because it only fully utilizes it's hearing during ambushes or sneak attacks, the exception is during pounces. If you throw a sonic bomb at a narga while it's preparing to pounce it will flinch them and then they will get pissed off and rage (it would rage in the older games anyway, I only did the sonic bomb trick once in iceborne and then didn't do it again so idk if it rages instantly like before)
I miss Iceborne Barioth, coked out of his mind
Dude straight up waveshined through the map
Poor Barioth really is stuck in an awkward middle ground, but Iceborne really made me appreciate him a lot more as you said. Frostfang in particular is probably my favorite of the Pseudo-Wyverns, he truly feels like the lord of the deep tundra and a definite design upgrade to standard Barioth, imo.
Surprised that you didn't mention Sand Barioth's weird habit of using it's prey's blood to cool itself down, hence the red face. I've tried to see if that came from any actual animal, but I've come up a short.
Barioth is one of my favorite designs. Beautiful and regal. I'm also a big fan of Goss Harag, another monster that lives in the cold.
I started with MH3, so Barioth has always been my favourite. His sabre-tooth design and blend of wyvern shell and furry mammal always just worked for me compared to Nargacuga and Tigrex. I absolutely love the little touches to how his visuals change to suit the environment, namely his eyes in dark and light. Also, I find the frequency of hot/cold weather Monsters switching to the opposite spectrum with their various Subspecies to be extremely fascinating. Blangonga, Agnaktor, Barioth, Zamtrios, etc., all made the jump from one temperature extreme to the other.
I wonder if it's a matter of using their innate insulation against one weather extreme and adapting it to cover the opposite spectrum, and what kind of Elder Dragons may be responsible for influencing the environment in such ways for populations to be isolated to such an extent.
Barioth did have his own gimic aswell! He could use his envirioment to attack you by jumping from walls to bounce at you.
I always found it funny how Barioth is the only one of the "pseudo wyvern" that can fly properly. Anyways; another banger video as always. Keep it up!👍
I wonder why everyone ignores the fact old world Nargacuga and tigrex can fly hm?
Tigrex can still canonically fly, it just looked so stupid they basically retconned it...
Barioth is my favorite Pseudowyvern of the trip and you can’t change my mind. The grace, the wall flips, the striking amber tusks against stark white…it’s just so cool (heh) to me. He seems like a much better fit for the ice maps than Tigrex does.
Of course, I started in fourth Gen, so I never met him in his original Tri form, and I got the glorious W:IB introduction.
A new unatural history upload. My day is ever so slightly brighter
These videos give me so much random knowledge about the animal kingdom and makes me realise that a lot of the time real life is more awesome than fiction, thanks for putting all that research in!
I really hope the Three Lords are next because they are already my favorite trio and also the fact that they have a very interesting ecology.
One of them is a vampire dragon that can teleport
Yeah I'm excited
The teaser was for tigrex tho so no they arent next
He doesn't care about rise so don't get your hopes up on hearing anything positive at all about it from him.
The most down to earth of the three is the giant monkey. The other designs are kinda ridiculous
This has got to be my favorite biology/paleobiology content, period. I’ve learned so much about these topics from this channel.
It’s really given me a new lens to look at speculative biology in fiction.
Always rush to watch new videos when I see the notifications.
Keep up the amazing work!
Totally agree with you on the goofy ahh head design. The mouth doesn't even look big enough to open wide enough to use the fangs for biting, and the placement of the fangs is really awkward too.
Side note, I love how this channel not only is great for lore and spec evo, but can teach stuff about real life biology. For example, I had no idea there were places where Leopards and Snow Leopards actually coexist and interact in the wild.
When I first saw Barioth as a kid, it felt like I was facing the king of the Ice fields and to this day I've had a soft spot for this monster. I am excited to watch this when I have the time, on another note I'd love to see a video on Lunagaron or especially my favorite bird wyvern Yian Garuga.
Yain Garuga is canonically one of the most intelligent and cunning monsters, aside from higher elder dragons. It is as smart as real world Ravens
@@unicorntomboy9736 It's wit likely plays a major part in its ferocity in a fight as well.
@@reubencaldwell8494 It would have been cool if Yain Garuga could mimic Human speech like Ravens have been seen to do
Once i was watching Ark Survival Evolve with the MHW mods and the guy said that Barioth looks more like a walrus than a Sabertooth cat.
It had been always on my mind since, mostly because Walruses use their tusk sometimes to pull themself on to icecaps to rest. Perhaps Barioth does something simmiler but instead of pulling themself from water it is used for climbing like natural moutain climing equipment.
That start of the video regarding the tribal worship of monsters Is something I wish we got more of from Capcom
Though likely not mentioned because it's not the focused but like I mentioned in the discord I feel like many tribes or villages would rever the various monsters and may take up the cultural of painting themselves in the colours of the monsters they wish to channel the power up.
Meanwhile like you mentioned the kings would probably only ever rever the monster so far as they act as a status symbols. That or using them as a national symbol such as a bazelgeuse for an industrial kingdom known for its artillery
I guess tldr I want to see more of the human society living in this world 😭
Apparently one tribe mentioned in Rise worship anjanath. I also love these tidbits and really want more of them in the future + deeper looks into culture.
@@unnaturalhistorychannel it unironically wouldn't be that difficult assuming royalty like to ego stroke as much as the royalty in our world like to their national monster would be everywhere hell elgado could have had banners with a gu icon of whatever monster represented their kingdom, could have even had a passing mentioned that their kingdom was founded on the land where the first king slayed a powerful beast (probably some elder dragon)
Much like you mentioned tid bits of the world is all that we need.
Pfft imagine having the Barioth be your favourite monster- (couldn’t be me, nah, no way, never, UNIMAGINABLE-) 😅
I would like to see a video about Narkarkos. Out of all bigger elder dragons, it is probably the one with most information on it's lifestyle, prey and predators.
Your videos have started to influence how I think even when not playing Monster Hunter. I was playing Elden Ring the other day and wondering what was controlling the populations of giant crustaceans living in seemingly every body of water, then realizing the dragons that are almost always found living near such areas probably do so specifically to prey on them.
Could you maybe do Gravios or Uragaan next. Those guys have an interesting ecology wise as being the giant herbivores/mineral eaters of the volcanic regions. Also they have no natural predators (besides Akantor). Even Uragaan back in the Tri Encyclopedia used to be a formidable force that even Deviljho ignored. Guess Iceborne ignored that.
Iceborne retconed things like Lunastra being stronger than Teostra so it's not surprising that got retconed as well.
Too bad MH generally cares more about its carnivores(and the blos bros) than anything else.
I mean, the slather-on explosives of Brachydios are the optimal way to deliver concussive trauma to armored targets. A thing to note about the Urugaan in the cutscene is that it looks pretty undamaged aside from obviously being dazed, so the Brachydios likely did it in via repeated concussions. (Or as I prefer to call it, performing amateur brain surgery with your fists and proxies.)
Deviljho it's poorly equiped to handle such a huge armored wyvern like Uragaan, but with it's explosive slime and pile driver arms, Brachydios could effectively perform hit and run tactics against it to weaken break the armor of Uragaan to then consume it as seen in Iceborne
@@johncronk8867 I know this a late response. I'm more talking about Ebony Odagaron. I think a Brachydios can beat an Uragaan but it would probably be a pyrrhic victory, as it is still a massive and powerful wyvern (probably even being heavier than Deviljho). Even in the old encyclopedias animals like Agnaktor, Brachydios and Deviljho were said to be the monsters that avoided it, since it's a large and very territorial wyvern.
I've probably watched each of your videos 3 times and I'll probably go back and watch them again.. Great work
Love your videos! They really make me sit and say, “Huh, now that I think about that, it works out!” Would love to see your take on the Seltas Queen and Seltas! They seem to be interesting, due to their subspecies adaption with paralysis!
The bit about the Menagrie and Barioth's place in them was very interesting and that kind of "culture role" of monsters really isn't something I think about often! It reminds me of how you touched on how hunting Monoblos may be seen as a rite of passage within certain cultures/the cultural weight placed upon him.
I started with tri so my love for barioth definetly comes from a biased place, but there are parts of his design that I didnt like at first that really grew on me like his squinty eyes being reminicent of inuit snow goggles to limit bright light exposure during the day but I agree he could have done with a little bit of snow leopard inspiration. I also really like sand barioth, the blue colour of their fangs likely coming from copper found in carapaceon blood which sand barioth using its tusks is uniquely situated to penetrate their protective shells. Barioth like narga and most cats are likely nocturnal hunters and the desert being cold at night was what I thought would be perfect for a population of barioth, polar regions technically being deserts due to their lack of moisture too likely meant barioth could have more easily adapted to a true sandy desert region. But I also like your frostfang ice age idea for their origin as frostfang was definetly as highlight of iceborne for me personally.
The blue tusks coming from carapaceon blood is a very nice idea!
It’s interesting how underrated this apex monster is within the series. The role in its given environment and the way it lives is quite interesting, and quite a representative as to how these creatures aren’t far-off from those on Earth.
One interesting fact that has just occurred to me is that another use for his breath; is that he uses it on smaller creatures and let the biting cold or the impact of the ground make a swift kill. Evidenced by his intro with Great Izuchi and his pack members.
It literally just hit me that Barioth has too much going on with their design and their moveset. That said, I still enjoyed hearing you discuss how applicable big cat behaviour is to Barioth as is. With your comments about the flapping along with the design of the skull, I wonder if Barioth would have worked any better as a fanged beast.
Fun fact: That beauty at 29:39 King drew is a prototype Gigan he created as part of a commission for our WIP Godzilla fic, Chaos Theory! You can follow either of our tumblrs for updates if you're into that sort of thing.
I'd certainly agree on Barioth peaking in Iceborne. One of my favorite fights in that game, among the few I have distinct memories for the first hunt, and possibly the only one that isn't an elder. Fighting him in a cramped cave, where his rushes and wall bounces were at their best, was quite the experience.
The head is definitely too small compared to the sabres.
This is shaping up to be one of my favorite vids of yours, and makes me appreciate a monster I simply assumed to be another gen 3 edgelord monster! The dentition examination is super cool, very paleontology-feeling
"The King's Wyvern" is such a great title. I'm surprised they haven't touched on monster collections more in-game
They’re used a fair amount for quest descriptions in the earlier games but not much more comes of if
Barrioth could be more competent at duraphagy given its iron tusks, I mean beavers are able to eat wood during the winter. I'm also surprised how you didn't mention that Barrioth uses its front claws like ice skates to quickly traverse over flat land.
I've got a soft spot for Barioth since Tri was my first MH game. I didn't know most of 3's roster were replacements until 4U, but I still enjoyed the fight and that tense, piano-heavy theme.
Great breakdown and exceptionally informative as always - especially for a beast you're not a fan of!
Small thing, but I really appreciate the closing statements. These videos are already great for science and creature-design, and you've got such a knowledgeable community that can contribute extra facts and perspectives, I love this stuff!
Your videos are always so RICH. I continue to be blown away by how you can use these games as jumping off points to teach us completely fascinating bits of ecology and zoology, like (in this case) the uniquely taxing constraints of being a mother tiger with subadult young, or the way a terminally-injured sabertooth converts to maneating. Even just the connection between the coloration of barioth's tusks and beaver incisors is fascinating. Keep up the excellent work!
Even if there are some monster designs you like a lot less than others, it's still appreciated that you give an honest try at analysing them regardless. Even if I don't always perfectly agree with you, I never actually get mad, because I got to watch a great video regardless.
Although I'm not specifically a big Barioth fan here, it does hold some nostalgic value to me as it was the first monster back in Tri which made me try out the Lance, because I wasn't able to beat it otherwise with my ultra-awful GS plays. And it's still my main weapon to this day.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if they just took the head of this concept art, and then created Lagombi around it.
So excited for next video! While like you I’m not a barioth fan I really appreciate the amount of detail you went into explaining it. Keep up the amazing work!
18:05 Now THAT is a story prompt! Not to mention a great aphorism for the world.
“Are you serious?”
“As a fangless Barioth.”
Edit: Idiom! Not aphorism. Sorry.
I like barioth, I love frostfang. having had a cat that lived to their 20's, the shaggy matted up fur of frostfang made me feel like it's so old it stopped being able to properly groom itself like you often see in particularly ancient cats. great video as always.
I really enjoy all these videos and the depth that goes into down them. One thing I would suggest is more video showcasing any of the habits you describe by either the monster or similar animals. It will help keep engagement and also would help bring in those who prefer a more cinematic monster discussion. But all this requires more time and money though lol. Amazing work you’re doing!
I also think Iceborne did wonders to Barioth. Easily the best iteration of the monster so far.
More like the worst. So bad they had to add frostfang to stone for it.
Fantastic video as always. Very, very, very excited to see you cover the monster that actually got me into monster hunter itself. I’ve been waiting for a tigrex video for so long and I hopefully won’t need to wait much longer.
Good day sir.
Probably the earliest I’ve ever been to one of these videos, but I’m looking forward to seeing your take on the steak knife dragon-cat
This series of videos is fantastic not only because biology is fascinating, but also as a way to incentivice and encourage very well planned and thought out creature design.
Seriously thank you for this series, is a blast man!
I always get so excited when you upload!! I love watching and rewatching these ecology videos. You've already done my favorites, Legi and Bazel boy, but I'm particularly interested to see your thoughts on Namielle, if she's on your list of monsters to cover. She's really fascinating to me, and her fight is a blast.
I do like Namielle, but she'll be tricky to cover. Never say never though...
@@unnaturalhistorychannel 😁
When I see monsters like Barioth, I sometimes think about it having some distant more aquatic relative that has a stronger skull and teeth and is like a big beaver, I think about the possibilities of monsters or animals with vastly different relatives, like how the giant carnivorous polar bear is in the same family with the small honey-loving sun bear.
I remember me and a friend of mine have this monster OC that's this relative to the Lagombi. It's similar in appearance but had brown and dark fur and has more carnivorous traits.
These have been awesome. I found you about 2 weeks ago and I've been enjoying the content I've watched so far. I started my MH experience with Freedom Unite so the pseudo wyverns have been some of my personal favorites. Tigrex came back as my favorite in World which was the next time I picked up the game and I'm stoked to hear that's up next.
With the mention of barioth potentially being viewed with high status in some cultures, it brought up the idea of the domestication of monsters in the monster hunter world to my mind, which reminds me of a quest in base world where a researcher lost a pet and wants you to capture an odogaron for him. I remember trying my best to avoid breaking parts in that quest lol. I can see that working in favor of the consistency for odogaron in the series as enough odogaron being captured and bred in captivity would result in a captive population as opposed to being exclusive to the rotten vale with enough escaped individuals starting a feral population in some areas. Success may vary. I don’t mind personally if odogaron is exclusive to the rotten vale or becomes an at least partially domesticated species as well as the first known species to be invasive due to humans, as although it’s a very interesting monster its not necessarily a favorite monster to me, regardless the idea of the domestication of large monsters is a very interesting one and can provide excellent lore and world building and I would like to see something along those lines in the series.
I always click your videos when it pops up, even after half way thru other videos, I like your voice, and how you present your videos
Having come across Barioth before Nargacuga and Tigrex in my journey, I did feel that it was a good middle ground between Narg' & Tigrex. Every part break on Bari' feels like it has a major contribution to the fight, which can't be said of most monsters who have a similar number of breaks. (Plus the weapons look fantastic.)
That said, the tornados definitely feel tacked on, but I understand the design choice for giving Sand Bari' a better vantage point to attack from.
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Didn't expect an upload, but I'm happy I rebinged these!
Another absolute banger. Loved this vid.
It feels like the two weeks between videos is passing faster and faster! Incredible as always! Highlight of the fortnite!
I have been using your videos to help write. You explain everything super well. Keep er up amigo
A day when UHC uploads is a good day!
I love this channel ❤ I binge your videos daily
You are so goddamn eloquent, I love this
Awesome video!! I'm glad you covered my favorite monster.
I started with 3rd gen so I've always liked Barioth, I remember as a kid struggling to defeat it with the old rathalos hammer in tri lmao. As always a superb video, these videos are a biweekly highlight for me so thanks.
Also obligatory Jah'ren Mohran begging inserted here.
Well dang, here I was crossing my fingers that you'd have some nice things to say about my favorite monster when I got to the personal opinion section... Great video as always though, I really love the amount of detail and life that you breath into these monsters with your analysis.
i never understood the hurricanes, like at all
probably why i like Frostfang most, he just shoots ice cannons that have IMPACT, none of this tornado stuff
What I find interesting about your statement about Barioth loosing its tusks and kinda similar to how the Rise art book describes Magnamalo’s antlers. Only with Magnamalo, it becomes more aggressive due to it’s lack of antlers because the antlers are for attracting mates.
Obviously the Barioth one is better but still.
Been waiting for this ever since I saw Ragegaming's video on Barioth and how he questioned its entire existence
Is he also not fond of it? Interesting
@@unnaturalhistorychannel He loathed it in the past but slowly grew to appreciate the species over time, I believe Frostfang helped with that.
I feel I’m in a minority of people that likes Barioth more than Tigrex, but I can’t help but adore the big snow kitten. Though I can’t help but admire how much work you put into these research pieces and theorizing what makes the monsters work scientifically. Cheers.
I always get excited seeing that you've made another great video! You know, something that's kind of bugging me about Barioth (other than its absurd head and barely-there wing membranes...) is why it has so much plating. Like, the wing and tail spikes have a clear purpose but why so much back armor?
Also, definitely one of those fights that I think has a lot of potential but doesn't really reach it. Admittedly I never fought it in 3rd gen, but GU Bari has some pretty nasty combos that I've been wanting to learn, and I feel like its new 5th gen moveset could be used for even more of that.
You've really helped explain Barioths saber tusks but for me I've always felt this his tusks where a bit excessive, they are so big and go far past the jaw line even when fully open and they just didn't look functional to me, which is a shame cuz there is concept art in illustrations 2 where there's a Barioth with smaller more functional saber teeth that looked much far more functional, as they are the teeth like like someone took 2 kitchen knives and shoved them in his face
Great video! I honestly agree with you at lot on Barioth, both in how it hunts and it’s design. It’s not awful, but it is quite awkward and doesn’t feel as fast or agile as they wanted it to be. I’m looking forward to Tigrex next time!
Out of curiosity, has your opinion on any of the other snow or ice based monsters you’ve covered changed at all? Would also be curious to hear your thoughts on Lagombi too.
Hm, I wouldn't say so. Most times my opinion stays fairly constant by the time I make the video, but with certain monsters much earlier in the series history I've changed my thoughts on them like seregios.
@@unnaturalhistorychannel That’s fair. Just thought I'd ask. Thanks!
I really loved the videos you did on my own favorite monsters, so I’m really excited to finally get to see you cover your own favorite monster!
Cheers from Brazil!
I certainly always enjoy your videos lad, keep up the good work and thank you for all the research you do for these.
It's also always nice to know your opinion on each monster, and while i like Barioth i do agree his design was not quite planned enough for release, ending up as pretty nonsensical but still cool if only that.
Another great video, thank you sir
When I first fought him, I thought Barioth's design was horrible, and was by far and away my least favorite of the Pseudowyverns, but as i've fought him more, I've really begun to appreciate his mechanics, and how breaking parts actually serious change up the fight, so mechanically, he's really grown on me
As a person interested in biology, but not really versed in it.
I sincerely enjoy your spin on the monsters ecology. However one perceives this franchise, or the individual fights/designs, I find new attachment points of appreciation towards the whole from this type of narration.
I genuinely think of Barioth in new light after listening and it further makes me want to see a monster hunter game where you are more of a explorer/scientist rather than a hunter. Allowing you as a player to study unique animal behaviours.
Maybe requiring to recruit hunters to protect you or whatever.
Appreciated, thanks for your hard work!
Always love hearing such things; thank you!
I don't love the sabre teeth on Barioth for the same reason you mentioned, and I think that the arms being chunky and shield-like doesn't work, ESPECIALLY with it being decently able to fly ,but I appreciate some other things about Barioth and love how World made it a fun fight despite things like the tail range being frustrating for me to deal with.
I don't think the tornadoes are necessary at all either, as it could easily just be icy breath on a quite swift and manoeuvrable monster. Frostfang did something really cool with the breath attack IMO by having it be something that could stick the hunter to the ground if they stepped in it, and that really works into the idea of it not being "making ice" in the body as much as making some sort of compound that quickly freezes on contact with a cold external environment.
Love the video as always
Been waiting for this
Great stuff here, now I've finally had an opportunity and reason to learn about saber tooth animals. Keep up the good work, lookin' forward to ol' tigrex.
Love your content man
Barioth is just the combination of nargacuga's swiftness and Tigrex's brutal power
Someone should do a redesign of Barioth with your imput
I'm always fascinated by the fact that they're the only true Pseudowyvern so far that are still cappable of flight and are quite adept at it
Which sorta makes them an arctic equivalent to Rathalos at least in the Old World sphere
Nargacuga, Tigrex and Gigginox flying between zones in older games: 😏
Honestly, the flight part of Barioth always seemed odd to me, with how his belly/chest bulges out in horizontal flight. I think he could use a bit of a redesign like the Raths to make him look more natural.
I'd love to see your take on the evolution of humans and wyverians in MH!
About liking Barioth: Tri was my first game. I got so stuck on Barioth that I just had to farm it as best I could, it was my first big accomplishment feeling as a hunter.
I will love this monster more than any other. I want a tattoo of it
I was just wondering yesterday about the niche partitioning between viper tobi kadachi and barioth since i expected it to be a small prey specialist, nice video
At least in Game both hunt Popo.
Okay so there is one point of contention I have. Barioth should be fine with frozen kills evem if it doesn't like it. It spits ice at monsters and its wings have club-like features. Considering its face, teeth and claws can take its body weight slamming down into the ice to break it, and it similarly will bash with the wing even if the ice doesn't always break, a barioth with broken sabers should be able to pin or skewer monsters from the air on the ice, and then smash them apart quickly. The serrations in its claws that normally grip ice should help somewhat while the saber teeth theoretically grow back, letting it be more messy and take longer, but theoretically getting the same food in the end.
Consequently to this moment I spent considering, I remember his tail is also a club but is less frequently used. But the true consequence is I think a barioth could claim the brains of its prey even if it would take too long to eat the whole head. The aforementioned club features and the puncturing from the sabers to soften up the area, these might mean a hard-headed beast isn't too safe from a hungry Barioth.
Once again a great video. While its design could have used some touch ups, the wings and sabers definitely being weak points, I've always loved this monster and its lore and ecology has always been really well thought out with new monsters in each gen helping to flesh out its prey and competitor species.
Yes a video on my favorite of the sudo trio
Great video on the saber-toothed wyvern! While I do like Barioth as he was my first major wall in Iceborne, I do agree that he should have a bigger head to accommodate his large tusks. Additionally, I think Barioth drew the short stick when it came to copy-and-pasted turf wars. While SOME copy-and pasted turf wars are fine in my opinion and his turf war with Fulgur is great, I don’t think Legiana has the brute strength to lift Barioth like how Rathalos does with Nargacuga and it would be curtains for Ebony Odo if Barioth bit down on him like how Tigrex does.
Speaking of Fulgur, I would think Fuglur may be another kleptoparasite of Barioth much like how you suggested Anjanath is with Nargacuga. Although, I'd imagine Barioth's more robust build may help him dispel Fulgur much easier than in Narga's case.
Barioth!!! LETS GOOOOO
I love this series so much.
Sweet new video, I will watch it tomorrow on the bus,
I want "Unnatural History" to be the official MONSTER ECOLOGY intro voice in MONSTER HUNTER 6.