User blog comment:Rex White/What Does Everyone Think of This Monster?/@comment-5020152-20150821203351/@comment-4090136-20150821221324

Meh, I think octopus is a good idea to give the monsters a twisted look. I'd imagine it would take a lot more than 8 tentacles to get the complex designs of the monsters. After seeing a mimic octopus in action, I think it would look cool to see a Rathalos in the distance, only to come close and realize that it's something much more horrifying and Lovecraftian. With giant wings made of entertwined tentacles, legs made from a few curled up tentacles, with it all coming to a "head" with a giant beak, all resembling a Rathalos, at least in color. I feel like it would definitely be fun fight. Whenever you knock him down, he goes back to an octopus lying on the ground. You can then hit his now exposed head for a ton of damage. Also, we have no octopi yet in the games, which is a bit sad considering how awesome they are.