Fighting Espinas feels like throwing hands with a very, very angry cactus and I love every minute of it. They really nailed the whole "this thing is literally too mad to die" vibe with it, but in a way that stands out from Rajang and Deviljho because of how it will utilize every single part of its body to kill you.
and the fact that it can go toe to toe with elders which also means rajang and jho just shows the level of this creature both in raw power and pure pokage
I still cannot believe frontier and the other spin-offs now have a chance to come to the main series thanks to this big spiky incredibly violent sleeper.
I've never played Frontier and thought Espinas was a beefed up Rathian, judging by what a friend told me. Didn't expect the damn thing to be as big as Diablos.
@@korawitbuttramee618 he's basically a super diablos the way he fights except he can shoot poisoned paralysing fire just cuz oh and he poisons on non enraged contact
I cant believe they pulled a full reimagining of the Great forest theme from frontier and then use it as Espinas's theme. Its a great touch too because he was the apex predetor of that area too
The only two fights that kept me on the edge every single second were Shagaru Magala and Espinas. They were so strong that i thought i was gonna die from EVERY SINGLE HIT.
No joke, my adrenaline kicked in every time I face a master rank elder dragon. Even the Dos trio get such a big glow up that every fight feels more like escaping a death trap. On a good day I cart once. On every other I cart twice. The elders don't play around anymore.
Shagaru Magala first quest is, till now, the only quest in Sunbreak I've ever failed. I was dumb and didn't heal often cuz "i HaVe AlReAdY fOuGhT hIm In TwO oThEr GaMeS, i KnOw ItS mOvEsEt" and got killed by Vegeta's Hyperbeam. Fr, he is imo the strongest Monster of Sunbreak that has like a thousand different methods of carting u.
I Carted Twice With Espinas But B A R E L Y Pulled Through. But Shagaru Wasn’t Too Much Of A Problem. Gore However, I Failed The Mission 4 Times Until Success.
One thing unique to espinas that i adore is he towering over the hunter. Most flying wyverns of his squeleton maintain their heads near the ground when roaring but he tries to be as big as he can which is actually a smart thing to do with both hunters and monsters alike.
This guy is the only monster where I actually equip anti-status decorations for fighting. The poison and fireblight I can deal with, but the paralysis on top of that is just too much.
Thing is, imo his paralysis is very fair that I don't run it at all. If he's far away (which he usually is for fireballs), he won't get to you in time to punish you, and I love it. Compare that to kirin in world for example, who paralyses you for what feels like 5 years as it eats your entire HP bar. They made his para last shorter, which was a great move, as it often uses fireballs and being para'd for as long as something like kirin para's you, every time you get hit would get frustrating real quick
@@LuxEternis They made monsters that stun/paralyze you more fair in Sunbreak as a rule, it seems. You'll only take a cart if you're around 30% health, unless they're Rajang, who'll usually just body slam you instead of doing the laser attack.
The first time I heard this and fought him, I felt true panic. Knowing that one wrong dodge or attack could lead to me getting gored, poisoned, burned, paralyzed, and stomped into the dirt. Normally a monster with all those traits would be considered painful to fight but no, Espinas is just amazingly fun to fight.
Imagine a turf war between him and Bazelgeuse. Both of the strongest flying wyvern. Edit : Akantor and Ukanlos are too powerful guys stop comparing them to these powerhouse. It's like comparing a T-rex with a Compsognathus just because they're both Theropod.
Its nice to see this monster return loves to sleep but can be a dangerous opponent to fight being able to rival elder dragons in power especially kushala daora
The pacing of this theme makes it feel more like a frantic jousting match than a fight to me. Really gives me this _"HAVE AT YOU, CRETIN!"_ vibe, especially when Espinas lowers his horn toward the ground before charging.
I had never fought this guy until Sunbreak but heard how he is drastically strong and broken so when I received him as an urgent quest I had to be prepared. I prepared my mega potions and antidotes and was set off. I run out there and attack him. He turns around and starts charging everywhere. Nothing really happens until he gets enraged. Then I see the poison fire balls. He hits me and then I’m paralyzed. I wasn’t aware and so confused, then he charged me and carted me, over, and over again. First triple cart I’ve had in Sunbreak
When I received the urgent quest I turned on request for other players to join. Espinas went down fairly quick and I felt I overestimated it. When I went with Arlow I was greatly mistaken as I got carted twice in the span of around three to five minutes. Mind you I was well aware of how dangerous Espinas is and I had used full anti paralysis and level 5 dignified armour (Rondine’s armour) and mega armour skin and I went down in about two to three hits. And then Arlow had the audacity to drag me into a fight with GORE FREAKIN’ MAGALA! Some father figure he is! Trying to kill me by pitting me against two of the most dangerous monsters.
Chichae mentioned he had paralytic abilities so I slotted anti paralysis decorations. Luckily I had room in my set for that, because I definitely would have hard carted otherwise. I just took the grinder jewels off and relied on my Palamute to be mobile while sharpening. I STILL would have died without my healer Palico. It wasn't as hard as Seregios imo, but that put him right in the sweet spot of making me struggle without making me rage. I really hope they bring in more Frontier monsters in the future, some of them have some really cool concepts.
Espinas is my all-time favourite monster, ever since I've seen him. I never got to fight him though, because I couldn't get my hands on Frontier. So I'm ecstatic that Capcom added him and his subspecies in Sunbreak! Almost everything is perfect about this monster. His design, theme, weapons and the fact that he uses fire, poison and paralysis is just amazing! I've never actually looked at his armour before though, and when I first saw it in sunbreak, I was kind of disappointed to be frank... But still, I will never lose the love I have for Espinasu, my thorny big boi!
I love everything about him, the atmosphere when you fight it, could be challenging if you play a slow weapon. His theme fits him really well, fast with percussion instruments ( it reminds me that he's always attacking and it's like a truck, he won't stop moving) Fun fact, when he's doing his attack when he throws 3 fireball and jumps backwards, you can just see he's belly and that's so funny and cute, it breaks the entire atmosphere of the fight 😂
Honestly my favourite monster in sunbreak, just love his attitude and mad charges, triple threat ailments and intense theme! Really hope we get more frontier monsters
the theme actually captures that Frontier vibe that the Frontiere themes had.. Nicely done.. even if its just the remix of the original in frontier the translation into a new game often can lose something, not this time aparently =)
Love the frantic pace of the song to match the high intensity of fighting Espinas What a great monster, theme, and hunt Might be my new favorite monster
First time fighting him was wondering was this gonna be my first triple cart. My friends fought him before I did and caused a team wipe due to his fireball. So was already like ah crap, here we go. I post the quest hop in, for the next 15 minutes would be the most fun fight I have had in a while in a game period The constant aggression, the fire, Para, and poison gimmick, no jank hitboxes , no autotrack bs I thoroughly enjoy doing the tango with the Thorny Boi. Plus it's armor and weapon design is cool to! Can't wait to fight his afflicted version.
Still insane but I wonder why they change the pace of the fight. Now he instantly wakes up and starts attacking instead of you having to build up to that part.
You still need to deal enough damage to him so he could wake up. But yeah, the middle part where he doesn't give a shit about you until enrage was cut for some reason, which is a little bit shame. But hey, at least we have the first sleeping part and the fight itself looks painful, which is good.
I think they took out the “woke up but still doesn’t care” part because they wanted to keep the fast pacing of rise and sunbreak going, and the middle stage would’ve been too slow and make it seem boring at first. Espinas is also master rank, so they want to keep him as dangerous as possible, making him more aggressive in the awake but not enraged state would befit that.
Everyone's saying their fights with him were HUGE so I'm realizing maybe I fought a small crown contender on my key quest. Now I can't wait to see what a big crown will look like!
Espinas will always be a fun and exhilarating fight for me. He has great music, unique, hybrid moves, and hits so damn hard. I will always have a smile on my face and will never get tired of fighting one. Easily one of my top five favorite monsters in the games.
I know he didn’t have a theme originally in Frontier, that’s why I said I love how they gave him his own theme, as in I’m glad they didn’t give him the area’s theme like in Frontier
Wanna see us turn a Frontier original into a mainstay? (Adds Lavasioth to Gen Ultimate and World) Wanna see us do it again? (Espinas has entered the server Monster_Hunter_Rise: Sunbreak.)
I've been carted so many times by getting smacked on the tail end of it's charge, then it turning on a dime and getting smacked by another as I try to wirebug away. Now I've just stopped trying to damage this thing when it's running around.
honestly, when i was playing through sunbreak, first never hearing about this monster, i saw its little icon on the loading screen and thought, "what is that? wouldnt it be cool if this was like 'false rathian' that looks like a rathian but actually was a stronger version of even rathalos, but looks like a completely ordinary rathian
Was worried this would be my first triple cart of Sunbreak. Just underestimated him or something after beating Seregios and Astalos relatively easy. Good fight. 10/10. Would triple status fireball again.
A hard body, fire that can poison and paralyzed foes, can fly, and all part of it's body filled with poison spike. This thing is a living definition of "I'm fucking build different"
Kushala by poison and not being effected by wind, Teo and Luna by physicality and fire resistant, velk by fire and tankiness, chameleos by poison resistant and physicality, vaal hazak by tankiness and physicality, namielle is the only one that counters espinas with water beams, because they could break through the shell because physics exist💀
Since the monsters of Sunbreak are all based on western monsters/ stories; I had a theory that this was to stand in for the green knight from Arthurian legend?
Only the new monsters designed for Sunbreak were designed with the Western monster theme. Espinas is a returning monster, originally appearing in the MMO Monster Hunter Frontjer.
If I remember correctly, Espinas was originally inspired by rose thorns, which explains his poisonous spikes all over the body as protection (besides his already tough skin). I don't know about the green knight.
@@maxeon0937 I'll disagree. I'm not knocking the tempo nor do I think the intensity and speed should be reduced. I was thinking a fast pan flute or African flute to accentuate the speed of the melody because the song is heavy on the low range, which is harder to make fast melodies clearer in. It can be a little hard to hear on my tv.
Don't get me wrong this monster is pretty cool but is it wrong for me to expect more from this fight? He kinda was just another rathalos with a deviljho rage mechanic and diablos charge. Maybe his hype came more from his frontier inclusion than his actual fight.
Espinas came out before Freedom Unite. Deviljho wasn't even a thing yet, and Espinas's biggest gimmick is his pseudo stamina system (because monster stamina wasn't a thing yet) where he'd swap between super lethargic and ultra aggressive depending on if he was enraged or not. Espinas is kind of a relic of his time
Difficulty is subjective. I think he’s pretty difficult to fight. Charge attacks do extreme damage, his fireballs are one of the most unforgiving attacks to get hit by in the game, and many of his attacks have large hitboxes owing to his size.
@@enjoyer2227 He was so unforgiving that I completely changed how I played the game in order to beat him (going from an offensive, relentless style to minimaxing for defense & status resistances).
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Every rose has its thorn, but not every thorn has a rose.
Sometimes it just has poison, paralysis, and pain.
And a whole lot of bulldozing
And it burns
Don't forget that it can fly too.
And fire, never forget.
dont forget tons of muscles and interrupted sleep induced rage
"wake up you dumbass cactus"
Espinas: wakes up
"I have made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement"
Lmao
Fighting Espinas feels like throwing hands with a very, very angry cactus and I love every minute of it. They really nailed the whole "this thing is literally too mad to die" vibe with it, but in a way that stands out from Rajang and Deviljho because of how it will utilize every single part of its body to kill you.
Rajang Dragon
and the fact that it can go toe to toe with elders which also means rajang and jho just shows the level of this creature both in raw power and pure pokage
@@thesterben5573 Toe to toe with elders? Only with Kushala, because it's weak to poison.
@@marcobrancorsini2479 its on the list of elder dragon level monsters along with the metal raths and its other sub and rare species
@@thesterben5573 what list
I still cannot believe frontier and the other spin-offs now have a chance to come to the main series thanks to this big spiky incredibly violent sleeper.
thank the guys that worked on frontier and are now on sunbreak
Only Frontier, online monsters are tencent property and stories from marvelous
Lavasioth is originally from Frontier
@@lucky_ramen9803 Let’s pretend it doesn’t exist
@@manuelreyesalcaraz7379 Uh, what about Explore?
I like how the new tracks have barely any to no vocals in them because it's not in Kamura anymore.
I love how big they made him in Sunbreak.
This thing is a living tank.
I've never played Frontier and thought Espinas was a beefed up Rathian, judging by what a friend told me.
Didn't expect the damn thing to be as big as Diablos.
@@korawitbuttramee618 he's basically a super diablos the way he fights except he can shoot poisoned paralysing fire just cuz oh and he poisons on non enraged contact
Living tank is an apt comparison as his og frontier self had hide so thick you needed to enrage him to not bounce
@@acefreak9561 I guess he is the flagship of Frontier as a whole for good reasons
the perfect middle ground between rath and blos
I cant believe they pulled a full reimagining of the Great forest theme from frontier and then use it as Espinas's theme. Its a great touch too because he was the apex predetor of that area too
Technically Rathalos’ theme is the same way
He eats the paratoads, truly apex predator as he preys on the most powerful life form in Mh.
When I first encountered Espinas, I said (and I quote) "WAKE UP DAMMIT!"
Boy did I regret it
WAKE UP DAMMIT
* Hours later *
GO TO SLEEP GO TO SLEEP GO TO SLEEP-
@@milchesarreal6964 Espinas: NO U
Was my first triple cart of Sunbreak 10/10 he lived up to my expectations
When to unlock his or G.Magala quest? I mean, in which MR?
@@AnimePrince03 MR4
@@burritoblaster
Thanks!
@@AnimePrince03 I wish you the best of luck. Gore Magala is a beast and so is Espinas
@@alexanderdoherty902
I just fought Lunagaron and reached MR4, this dude is insanely fun to play against
The only two fights that kept me on the edge every single second were Shagaru Magala and Espinas. They were so strong that i thought i was gonna die from EVERY SINGLE HIT.
No joke, my adrenaline kicked in every time I face a master rank elder dragon. Even the Dos trio get such a big glow up that every fight feels more like escaping a death trap. On a good day I cart once. On every other I cart twice. The elders don't play around anymore.
@@Konh-Minh Valstrax on MR70 is really fun.
Shagaru Magala first quest is, till now, the only quest in Sunbreak I've ever failed. I was dumb and didn't heal often cuz "i HaVe AlReAdY fOuGhT hIm In TwO oThEr GaMeS, i KnOw ItS mOvEsEt" and got killed by Vegeta's Hyperbeam. Fr, he is imo the strongest Monster of Sunbreak that has like a thousand different methods of carting u.
I Carted Twice With Espinas But B A R E L Y Pulled Through. But Shagaru Wasn’t Too Much Of A Problem. Gore However, I Failed The Mission 4 Times Until Success.
One thing unique to espinas that i adore is he towering over the hunter. Most flying wyverns of his squeleton maintain their heads near the ground when roaring but he tries to be as big as he can which is actually a smart thing to do with both hunters and monsters alike.
This guy is the only monster where I actually equip anti-status decorations for fighting. The poison and fireblight I can deal with, but the paralysis on top of that is just too much.
Thing is, imo his paralysis is very fair that I don't run it at all. If he's far away (which he usually is for fireballs), he won't get to you in time to punish you, and I love it. Compare that to kirin in world for example, who paralyses you for what feels like 5 years as it eats your entire HP bar. They made his para last shorter, which was a great move, as it often uses fireballs and being para'd for as long as something like kirin para's you, every time you get hit would get frustrating real quick
to be fair this espinas is more weak compare to frontier
It was pain
@@megasenpaiiid8768 lets wait for the espinas variant we will get with the 2nd title update
@@Elyrium42 i hope is zenith espinas and not white espinas
@@LuxEternis They made monsters that stun/paralyze you more fair in Sunbreak as a rule, it seems.
You'll only take a cart if you're around 30% health, unless they're Rajang, who'll usually just body slam you instead of doing the laser attack.
Every monster: I need to rest to gain health back...
Espinas: *I KNOW YOUR BITCHASS DID NOT JUST WAKE ME UP FROM MY NAP!!!*
The definition of “f*ck around and find out”
Truly
The first time I heard this and fought him, I felt true panic. Knowing that one wrong dodge or attack could lead to me getting gored, poisoned, burned, paralyzed, and stomped into the dirt. Normally a monster with all those traits would be considered painful to fight but no, Espinas is just amazingly fun to fight.
Imagine a turf war between him and Bazelgeuse. Both of the strongest flying wyvern.
Edit : Akantor and Ukanlos are too powerful guys stop comparing them to these powerhouse. It's like comparing a T-rex with a Compsognathus just because they're both Theropod.
I think espinas won
@@medhidiakite136 just from the fact of being a frontier monster
@@liviekumori honestly true Bazel is strong but Espinas is a whole other monster considering he took a whole territory from an Elder
@@Rageouz now, deviljho and Espinas would be interesting. Unstoppable force versus immovable object
I’d make Bazel Seething just to make it slightly more fair.
Its nice to see this monster return loves to sleep but can be a dangerous opponent to fight being able to rival elder dragons in power especially kushala daora
Song so fire it poisoned and paralyzed me
One of my favorite new battle themes, it really shows the intensity of Espinas
The pacing of this theme makes it feel more like a frantic jousting match than a fight to me. Really gives me this _"HAVE AT YOU, CRETIN!"_ vibe, especially when Espinas lowers his horn toward the ground before charging.
I had never fought this guy until Sunbreak but heard how he is drastically strong and broken so when I received him as an urgent quest I had to be prepared. I prepared my mega potions and antidotes and was set off. I run out there and attack him. He turns around and starts charging everywhere. Nothing really happens until he gets enraged. Then I see the poison fire balls. He hits me and then I’m paralyzed. I wasn’t aware and so confused, then he charged me and carted me, over, and over again. First triple cart I’ve had in Sunbreak
Same, though I was a bit more ready as I was well aware of him before sunbreak
When I received the urgent quest I turned on request for other players to join. Espinas went down fairly quick and I felt I overestimated it. When I went with Arlow I was greatly mistaken as I got carted twice in the span of around three to five minutes. Mind you I was well aware of how dangerous Espinas is and I had used full anti paralysis and level 5 dignified armour (Rondine’s armour) and mega armour skin and I went down in about two to three hits. And then Arlow had the audacity to drag me into a fight with GORE FREAKIN’ MAGALA! Some father figure he is! Trying to kill me by pitting me against two of the most dangerous monsters.
@@Zerethos yeah I knew people said he was dangerous but I wanted to see for myself
Chichae mentioned he had paralytic abilities so I slotted anti paralysis decorations. Luckily I had room in my set for that, because I definitely would have hard carted otherwise. I just took the grinder jewels off and relied on my Palamute to be mobile while sharpening. I STILL would have died without my healer Palico. It wasn't as hard as Seregios imo, but that put him right in the sweet spot of making me struggle without making me rage. I really hope they bring in more Frontier monsters in the future, some of them have some really cool concepts.
@@waxwinged_hound yeah I don’t read what she has to say lol
So they remade the forest theme for just him?.....sweet
Now we just need hills theme for Rathalos (not gonna happen anytime soon) and maaaayyybeeee deserted island for laying when it finally returns.
@@devastation2005 Laying, my favorite monster
@@liviekumori Resting is way better dude what are you smoking
Make me wonder what they'll do with the actual HR Great forest if they ever bring it back
@@devastation2005 lava caverns themes is perfecto for Rathalos
The moment you’re poisoned and fire blighted while being paralyzed,
Espinas: Give you a lift?
Kushala Daora: No! No! AAAAHHHH!
Espinas is my all-time favourite monster, ever since I've seen him. I never got to fight him though, because I couldn't get my hands on Frontier. So I'm ecstatic that Capcom added him and his subspecies in Sunbreak!
Almost everything is perfect about this monster. His design, theme, weapons and the fact that he uses fire, poison and paralysis is just amazing! I've never actually looked at his armour before though, and when I first saw it in sunbreak, I was kind of disappointed to be frank...
But still, I will never lose the love I have for Espinasu, my thorny big boi!
Easily one of the best themes in my opinion with an amazing monster
They really did just make a rosebush into a dragon and then said "Oh, elements? IDK...everything, I guess."
A good description for Espinas
Typical Frontier dev logic, and somehow works
I love everything about him, the atmosphere when you fight it, could be challenging if you play a slow weapon. His theme fits him really well, fast with percussion instruments ( it reminds me that he's always attacking and it's like a truck, he won't stop moving)
Fun fact, when he's doing his attack when he throws 3 fireball and jumps backwards, you can just see he's belly and that's so funny and cute, it breaks the entire atmosphere of the fight 😂
Now that espinas is in rise i think abiorugu would be a great addition in the mainline games too
Honestly my favourite monster in sunbreak, just love his attitude and mad charges, triple threat ailments and intense theme! Really hope we get more frontier monsters
Definitely one of my favorite battle themes on MHR: Sunbreak
Ive been lifting to this for the last month, nothing gets you ready for a pump like the thought of being poisoned, paralysed and on fire.
the theme actually captures that Frontier vibe that the Frontiere themes had.. Nicely done.. even if its just the remix of the original in frontier the translation into a new game often can lose something, not this time aparently =)
Me: wakes up Espinas
Espinas: beats the sh*t out of me
Me: Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions
Love the frantic pace of the song to match the high intensity of fighting Espinas
What a great monster, theme, and hunt
Might be my new favorite monster
Please tell me they're gonna add more Frontier Monsters. I would love to fight something like Taikun Zamuza.
They did, with the Espinas subspecies
First time fighting him was wondering was this gonna be my first triple cart. My friends fought him before I did and caused a team wipe due to his fireball.
So was already like ah crap, here we go.
I post the quest hop in, for the next 15 minutes would be the most fun fight I have had in a while in a game period
The constant aggression, the fire, Para, and poison gimmick, no jank hitboxes , no autotrack bs I thoroughly enjoy doing the tango with the Thorny Boi.
Plus it's armor and weapon design is cool to!
Can't wait to fight his afflicted version.
All hail Espinas, the Lord of the Great Forest
Astalos: Uses Giga Drill Break.
Malzeno: Uses Morbin Time.
ESPINAS: CHAAAAAAAAAARRRGE!
LOL XD
Still insane but I wonder why they change the pace of the fight. Now he instantly wakes up and starts attacking instead of you having to build up to that part.
Because it was tedious
It took too long without adding much to the fight
@@Eggplant_Salad You could argue that but then again that was the whole point, which actually would keep things interesting and lore accurate, imo.
You still need to deal enough damage to him so he could wake up. But yeah, the middle part where he doesn't give a shit about you until enrage was cut for some reason, which is a little bit shame. But hey, at least we have the first sleeping part and the fight itself looks painful, which is good.
I think they took out the “woke up but still doesn’t care” part because they wanted to keep the fast pacing of rise and sunbreak going, and the middle stage would’ve been too slow and make it seem boring at first.
Espinas is also master rank, so they want to keep him as dangerous as possible, making him more aggressive in the awake but not enraged state would befit that.
I hope Sunbreak leans more into the action combat of Rise!
*_espinas reveal_*
I regret this.
He's the third Frontier Monster we got in the main series.^^
I know Lavasioth is the second one, who’s the third one?
@@Flufferz342 Its Hypnocatrice
@@lubbo5261 Ahhhh Okie, he came in for Freedom Unite. That’s pretty cool! Hopefully he returns again in a newer Gen
And the Best Frontier Monster in the Main series
@@flare1547 He looks really cool!
Everyone's saying their fights with him were HUGE so I'm realizing maybe I fought a small crown contender on my key quest. Now I can't wait to see what a big crown will look like!
the most stressful 18 minutes ive ever had on monster hunter
Espinas will always be a fun and exhilarating fight for me. He has great music, unique, hybrid moves, and hits so damn hard.
I will always have a smile on my face and will never get tired of fighting one. Easily one of my top five favorite monsters in the games.
Just fought this guy last night and out of everything i HAVE EVER fought he scared me the most in the entire series!
What
This monster gave me trouble, since i didn't think she was this tanky of a monster
Another fellow female espinas enjoyer
I have yet to face Espinas yet but I love how they gave him his own theme!
It's a remix of the High Rank Great Forest theme from Frontier specifically, but god it fits him so well
You must be new here...
@@jesuscornstorm737 That's ok tho, the more the merrier. Educate him instead.
this theme is literally the great forest theme from frontier . Idk what youre on about
I know he didn’t have a theme originally in Frontier, that’s why I said I love how they gave him his own theme, as in I’m glad they didn’t give him the area’s theme like in Frontier
This guy was Spikey Boi before Nerg even existed.
Can't wait for Deviljho to return so he can fight this guy.
Deviljho would get a mouthful of toxic thorn scales and then be like NEVER AGAIN
You'd think he learned from his experience with Garuga, not to take on something with Spikes on every part of its body.
espinas hit like a truck this theme makes the fight feel super fast paced
Pretty sure it's said somewhere that this guy fight elders from time to time, and is capable of winning against some of them
he killed a elderdragon of which its identity is not known and it fought a kushala daora for territory of the great forest and won.
Well, he does have a turf war against Kushala Daora and actually puts up a good fight.
Dude completely throws Kushala over his head so......
His Subspecies nuked a Teostra
Espinas beat my ass hard, what a great fight. 10/10 would get whooped again
i love fighting this thing and this kick ass theme is a big part of that.
Pov: Your younger siblings wake you up for something stupid
This angry dragonfruit just casually showed up and became the best Flying Wyvern
Me: wake up!
Espinas: *you are already dead*
This guy can solo a fucking Kushala-Daora.
And his Subspecies nuked a Teostra
The sleeping rose of death has returned
I like how Espinas is a flying cactus that wants you DEAD!
now we got a nuclear cactus that shoots nukes
@@leonides1527 Tacticle Cacti incoming!!!
Finally fronteir is invading.
When I first got hit by the fireball, I understood why frontier players love this big spiky sleepy boi
Wanna see us turn a Frontier original into a mainstay?
(Adds Lavasioth to Gen Ultimate and World)
Wanna see us do it again?
(Espinas has entered the server Monster_Hunter_Rise: Sunbreak.)
You forgot Hypnocatrice.
Both him and Lavasioth joined the main series with Freedom Unite. Only the magmafish survived to this day though.
if any of the three frontier monsters in mainline are going to be mainstays, i’d rather have espinas over magma fish and sleep birb
*Endless Maze - Jungle* (soundtrack name)
WELCOME TO THE MAIN MASTER AND LORD OF THE JUNGLE SAGA
When I first fought this monster, he "vibechecked" my cat with a fireball. Since then, I've been calling Espinas the "vibecheck dragon"
Step aside, the lord of the jungle has arrived
I really liked violent ravientes theme and this is the vibe I get from this theme
I've been carted so many times by getting smacked on the tail end of it's charge, then it turning on a dime and getting smacked by another as I try to wirebug away.
Now I've just stopped trying to damage this thing when it's running around.
Me: "I want to go hunt Rathian."
MHR: "No we have Rathian at home."
Rathian at home:
The better Rathian
@@maxeon0937 the cooler daniel
@@Voltricity435 Exactly
honestly, when i was playing through sunbreak, first never hearing about this monster, i saw its little icon on the loading screen and thought, "what is that? wouldnt it be cool if this was like 'false rathian' that looks like a rathian but actually was a stronger version of even rathalos, but looks like a completely ordinary rathian
@@Frostflame906 check the other mh frontier and mh explore monsters they are worse then espinas
Espinas is like a tutorial monter compare to others
When i batteled him for the first time in Sunbreak he used a fireball, then charged two times at me and then i was at the base champ again.
I got to say, Espinas's theme is a JAM
ESPINAS IS BACK BABY
Was worried this would be my first triple cart of Sunbreak. Just underestimated him or something after beating Seregios and Astalos relatively easy. Good fight. 10/10. Would triple status fireball again.
It's name is literally "Thorns" but in Spanish. Not very on the nose, eh Capcom?
The name Diablos means devils in Spanish.
@@user-iz3mk6ni4sit also means two horns in another language (latin I think) it's an absolutely genius name
espinas was created in like 2008 lol
@@nintilla9973 Nah, Diablos is only a Spanish name. In Latin two horns is "duo cornua"
A hard body, fire that can poison and paralyzed foes, can fly, and all part of it's body filled with poison spike. This thing is a living definition of "I'm fucking build different"
this is a certified " Monoblos had intercourse with rathian " hood classic
This dudes roar sounds just like the zombies from castle miner Z
Castle Miner Z LMFAO that game the zombies noise actually come Metal Gear Solid 3
That’s why it sounded familiar! Jesus Christ what nostalgia
Welcome to the Frontier
When you realize this tank counters all elder dragons(explanation in reply)...
Just so you know I mean mid tier
Kushala by poison and not being effected by wind, Teo and Luna by physicality and fire resistant, velk by fire and tankiness, chameleos by poison resistant and physicality, vaal hazak by tankiness and physicality, namielle is the only one that counters espinas with water beams, because they could break through the shell because physics exist💀
@@guanabana7760 espinas counters chameleos with fire & paralysis
@@RustyhairedAlp9575 true, forgot that chameleos was weak to fire and Para.
@@guanabana7760 Namielle is also weak to Fire
Since the monsters of Sunbreak are all based on western monsters/ stories; I had a theory that this was to stand in for the green knight from Arthurian legend?
Only the new monsters designed for Sunbreak were designed with the Western monster theme. Espinas is a returning monster, originally appearing in the MMO Monster Hunter Frontjer.
If I remember correctly, Espinas was originally inspired by rose thorns, which explains his poisonous spikes all over the body as protection (besides his already tough skin).
I don't know about the green knight.
@@ConstructmanPsion That's why he said "stand-in"...
Hmmm, this theme could really use some more flutes, like as a counterpoint/answer-and-call to the main melody. It just needs something more.
Nah its fine
It really fits how hectic the fight is. The theme is perfect the way it is.
@@maxeon0937 I'll disagree. I'm not knocking the tempo nor do I think the intensity and speed should be reduced. I was thinking a fast pan flute or African flute to accentuate the speed of the melody because the song is heavy on the low range, which is harder to make fast melodies clearer in. It can be a little hard to hear on my tv.
@@maggie6152 Well, everyone has their own opinion.
BRING ON THE MARIACHI BAND!
espinas theme : 💃🕺💃🕺
theme of finding his mantles
Tema muy picante
Kinda sounds like one of those "MHFG - Highlands (High Rank) but it never starts" memes :D
Don't get me wrong this monster is pretty cool but is it wrong for me to expect more from this fight? He kinda was just another rathalos with a deviljho rage mechanic and diablos charge. Maybe his hype came more from his frontier inclusion than his actual fight.
He was created around the same time as monsters like Tigrex. so yeah, he is more classic and grounded compared to newer flagship level monsters.
Espinas came out before Freedom Unite. Deviljho wasn't even a thing yet, and Espinas's biggest gimmick is his pseudo stamina system (because monster stamina wasn't a thing yet) where he'd swap between super lethargic and ultra aggressive depending on if he was enraged or not. Espinas is kind of a relic of his time
Did a Rath mate with a Monoblos to create Espinas?
That ain’t how biology works
@@tech-priesttoast2686 It is how Yian Garuga (Yian Kut Ku + Rathian), came into existence.
@@HilversumbornIt.. isn't. That's a running gag.
Fighting espinas with bow+dodgebolt is the best
Espinas has a pot belly lol
what a silly fella 😜
This music gives me gruntled anxiety.
This monster is actually really fun to bad his hammer only has one element instead of possibly two
Two elements are usually for dual blades, where Espinas' dbs do indeed have both fire and poison
@@shadytriceratops not even poison sadly especially what they did to elemental hammer bros
Dual elements are only for the sub and rare only as far as I know
It can seem a bit bland at first, but in game it's incredibly fitting.
Coca Cola Espinas
something about espinas stance is threating lol
🥀🥀
great that he’s in Sunbreak but I wish they made him harder
Difficulty is subjective. I think he’s pretty difficult to fight. Charge attacks do extreme damage, his fireballs are one of the most unforgiving attacks to get hit by in the game, and many of his attacks have large hitboxes owing to his size.
@@enjoyer2227 He was so unforgiving that I completely changed how I played the game in order to beat him (going from an offensive, relentless style to minimaxing for defense & status resistances).
@@Teratreon and now Afflicted Flaming
Poor baby just want to sleep but we had to save some lesbian 🤣
But fiorayne isn't a lesbian tho??
@@guardian3636she is in our hearts
Not as good as the original
The reason it isn't exactly the same is because what we thought was Epinas' theme, was just the high rank theme of the Great Forest.
Better