Summary
A creativePokemonfan has come up with a creative concept of armor for aMonster Huntercharacter, based off of the popular Pokemon Metagross. The fan-made armor set, which cleverly utilizes many of the distinguishable body components that make up Metagross, seems to be grabbing the attention of quite a fewPokemonandMonster Hunterfans alike.
A dual-type Steel/Psychic pseudo-legendary first introduced inPokemon’s third generation, Metagross has long been a favorite of competitive Pokemon trainers everywhere, thanks in part to its high overall stats, particularly in that of Attack and Defense. Although initially unavailable,Pokemon ScarletandViolet’s DLC added Metagrossto the games, although trainers will need to start with catching a Beldum or Metang if they want to avoid 5- or 6-star raids.
The MetagrossMonster Hunterarmor in question comes from a Reddit user named BastisantosArt, who posted their work to one of the site’s primaryPokemonpages. The armor set is undoubtedly impressive, making clever use of many of Metagross’s body parts. The feet, forearms, and shoulders appear to feature Metagross claws, with its metallic body making up the armored plating. The shoulders and knees feature the eyes of a Metagross, with its signature metallic cross repeated across the face and chest. The set’s final version looks intimidating and cohesive, similar to some oftheMonster Hunterseries' Layered Armor.
Monster HunterxPokemon Crossovers
While the Metagross-inspiredMonster Hunterarmor is certainly impressive, another fan recently had a similar idea, and took things one step further. A couple of months ago, anotherPokemonfan designed RayquazaMonster Hunterarmor, along with weapon designs. ThePokemon-inspired armor makes equally clever use of its inspiration source, translating identifiable bodily components of Rayquaza into a sleek full set of armor and two different types of weapons. The artist also gave Rayquaza aMonster Huntermakeover, adapting it to the series' Elder Dragon designs.
Even though the fan-madePokemon-inspiredMonster Hunterarmor sets aren’t official, the amount of thought and detail put into them could be a signal that a proper crossover could be in order. However,Monster Hunteris crossing over with another popular franchise, albeit a rather unexpected one.Street Fighter 6andMonster Hunterare collaboratingin celebration of the latter’s 20th anniversary, bringing variousMonster Hunterweapons and cosmetics to the popular fighting title. IntroducingMonster Hunterelements toPokemonmay be too violent, but addingPokemoncontent toMonster Hunter- like the armor above - could be a winning combination.
Pokemon
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