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{{Infobox Character General
|name=Rathalos
|image=[[File:Rathalos MHW.png|325px]]
|caption={{symbol|other}}<br>Official artwork of Rathalos from ''Monster Hunter: World''.
|universe={{uv|Monster Hunter}}
|firstgame= ''{{iw|wikipedia|Monster Hunter|video game}}'' (2004)
|lastappearance= ''{{iw|wikipedia|Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection}}'' (2026)
|games    = ''[[Ultimate]]''
|console  = PlayStation 2
|species  = Flying Wyvern
|gender   = Male
|homeworld=
|creator  = Kaname Fujioka
|artist   =
}}
A '''Rathalos''' ({{ja|リオレウス|Rioreusu}}, ''Liolaeus'') is a type of flying wyvern from the {{uv|Monster Hunter}} series, created by [[Capcom]]. They are one of the most well-known monsters in the series, and can appear in many varied habitats.

==Origin==
[[File:RathalosMH.png|left|thumb|A Rathalos as it originally appeared in ''Monster Hunter''.]]
A Rathalos is a recurring monster from the ''Monster Hunter'' series and is both the flagship monster for the original Monster Hunter and the mascot of the series as a whole. While many monsters of varying types are referred to as "Wyverns" in the ''Monster Hunter'' universe, the Rathalos closely fits the real-world classical definition of a wyvern, like an armless, winged dragon with fire breath and poisonous claws. It is sometimes known by its epithet "King of the Skies", and belongs to the Flying Wyvern family of monsters. In addition to its female counterpart Rathian, there are a number of Rathalos subspecies in existence, such as Azure Rathalos. Its description in Monster Hunter World states that "Rathalos descends upon invaders from the sky, attacking with poison claws and fiery breath", which is reflected accordingly in its attacks in Smash.

Various weapons and armor can be created from materials procured from hunting Rathalos in its home series.

Much like [[Charizard]], Rathalos is not explicitly referred to as a dragon in Western versions of its home series, but is treated as one in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. This discrepancy is mostly due to the Western localization of ''Monster Hunter'', as Flying Wyverns (such as Rathalos) are referred to as {{ja|飛竜種|hiryūshu}} ("flying dragon species") in the original Japanese, while Elder Dragon boss monsters simply use a different, antiquated kanji for "dragon" ({{ja|古龍種|koryūshu}}, "old dragon species"). The Rathalos is also weak to Dragon elemental attacks, a trait possessed only by Elder Dragons and dragonlike wyverns. Spinoffs such as crossovers with ''Puzzle and Dragons'' and the {{uv|Metal Gear}} series make it clear that Rathalos and many other wyverns are considered to be dragons outside of the taxonomy used in their home universe.

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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===As a costume===
[[File:DLC Costume Rathalos Mail.jpg|left|thumb|Mii Swordfighters wearing Rathalos Mail.]]
[[Monster Hunter]] armor created with Rathalos materials, called the Rathalos Blademaster Armor, appeared as a [[downloadable content]] [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Wave 4|costume]] for {{SSB4|Mii Swordfighter}}s. The armor's design is derived from  ''{{iw|wikipedia|Monster Hunter Tri}}'' and later entries in the series, excluding ''{{iw|wikipedia|Monster Hunter: World}}''.
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
Rathalos appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', playing a role as a boss in {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} and in the [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]], and as an [[Assist Trophy]].

===As a Boss===
{{Boss
|name = Rathalos
|image = [[File:Rathalos SSBU.png|250px]]
|caption = {{symbol|other}}
|game1 = Ultimate
|location = [[Forest Hill]]
|universe = {{uv|Monster Hunter}}
}}
As a boss, the Rathalos fights as he did in his home series. He fights using his talons, tail swipes, fireballs, and flying into the background, and can stun his enemies with a screeching roar. During the fight, certain items will appear, those being explosive [[Barrel]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Deku Nut]]s, and [[Pitfall]]s. The Rathalos is vulnerable to all of the mentioned items, which will open him up to free damage before he recovers. The Rathalos can also be stunned briefly by breaking the armor on either his face or back, triggered by dealing sufficient damage to that area first. Attacking his tail will cause him to drop an item, a reference to how his tail can be severed for extra items in his home series.

When his [[HP]] drops to 0, the Rathalos will drop the ground and flail around before lying still, as in his death animation in the ''Monster Hunter'' series.

The fighters that are assigned to fight Rathalos in {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} at the end of their round are {{SSBU|Yoshi}}, {{SSBU|Marth}}, {{SSBU|Duck Hunt}}, and {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}}. {{SSBU|Bowser}}, {{SSBU|Hero}}, and {{SSBU|Sephiroth}} are also assigned to fight Rathalos, but not for the final round. Bowser fights {{SSBU|Mario}} afterwards, then [[Metal Mario]] (upon Mario's defeat); Hero has two more regular rounds before fighting {{SSBU|Robin}}, then a giant {{SSBU|Charizard}} (upon Robin's defeat); Sephiroth fights Rathalos in the first round in his route. Usually, ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Roar/Rathalos}}'' plays during the battle, but when Hero fights Rathalos, ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Dragon Quest|Fighting Spirits - DRAGON QUEST III}}'' plays, and ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Galeem / Dharkon}}'' plays during the boss rush.

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{|class="wikitable"
! Move !! Damage !! Description
|-
|Fireball ({{ja|火球|Kakyū}})|| || Launches a ball of fire at the opponent. This attack has three different variations; launching a single fireball, launching three fireballs, and jumping back and launching a fireball. Referred to as '''Flame Breath''' ({{ja|炎ブレス|Honō Buresu}}) in the ''Monster Hunter'' series.
|-
|Roar ({{ja|咆哮|Hōkō}})|| || Roars loudly, stunning opponents.
|-
|Rush Attack ({{ja|突進攻撃|Tosshin Kōgeki}})|| || Swoops toward the fighters, attacking them with his clawed feet, poisoning opponents.
|-
|Tail Spin Attack ({{ja|尻尾回転攻撃|Shippo Kaiten Kōgeki}})|| || Spins around, trying to hit opponents with his tail.
|-
|Poison Claw Attack ({{ja|毒つめ攻撃|Doku Tsume Kōgeki}})|| || Drops downwards and hits opponents with his clawed feet, poisoning opponents.
|-
|Gliding Attack ({{ja|滑空攻撃|Kakkū Kōgeki}})|| || Dashes forward and performs a sliding tackle, opening his mouth and biting down on the slide. The dash and the slide tackle both have hitboxes.
|-
|Aim Fireball ({{ja|ため火球|Tame Kakyū}})|| || Flies into the background, and launches two large fireballs (three at higher difficulties), which when hitting a fighter or the ground, produce an explosion that gradually gets larger, much like a [[Smart Bomb]]. The explosions leave fire on the ground where they spread, which fades after a short time. Referred to as '''High-Power Flame Breath''' ({{ja|高出力火炎ブレス|Kōshutsuryoku Kaen Buresu}}) in the ''Monster Hunter'' series.
|-
|Assault from the Back ({{ja|奥から強襲|Oku Kara Kyōshū}})|| || Glides in the background, then races towards the fighting area, trying to hit the fighters in a similar way to Master Hand.
|}

====World of Light====
[[File:Rathalos WoL.jpg|thumb|Rathalos in World of Light|left]]
Rathalos is encountered in the [[Forest Hill]] sub-area found on Tortimer Island, where the player can see him as soon as they enter. The player must chase Rathalos around the Forest Hill, approaching from specific directions whenever he flies away and lands in a new spot; if the player does not approach from the correct direction, then Rathalos will return to his starting position.
*When Rathalos is at his starting position, approaching from the right will cause him to fly to the camp; approaching from the left will cause him to fly towards the bridge.
*When Rathalos is at the camp, approaching from the front will cause him to fly towards the lake.
*When Rathalos is at the lake, approaching from behind will cause him to fly towards the bridge.
*When Rathalos is at the bridge, approaching from the front will cause him to fly to the plateau.
If the player successfully chases Rathalos, then he will eventually retreat to the plateau in the northwest corner of the map, where the player can finally corner the boss and fight him. Defeating Rathalos is necessary to weaken the shield protecting Galeem, and rewards the player with the Rathalos spirit.

Rathalos is later fought again during the true final stage's second phase, where the player must fight every boss except {{SSBU|Master Hand}} and {{SSBU|Crazy Hand}}. He is the last of the Light Realm bosses to appear onscreen during this phase. If no other bosses have been defeated yet, then Rathalos will be clashing against [[Marx]]. If the Light Realm bosses outnumber the Dark Realm bosses, then Rathalos will begin firing light spheres at the player.

===As an [[Assist Trophy]]===
{{cquote|''This giant beast will appear when summoned, spreading its wings to create a powerful attack. Rathalos has fire breath and a roar that stuns opponents. Finding an opportunity to get an attack can be difficult!''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}}
[[File:SSBUWebsiteRathalos4.jpg|thumb|Rathalos attacking Link, {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Bowser}} and {{SSBU|Inkling}} with his fireballs on [[Tortimer Island]].]]
Upon being summoned from an Assist Trophy, a Rathalos will fly down from the sky, land, and begin to attacking his summoner's opponents. He uses the same attacks as the boss version, but he does not fly into the background for any attacks. Additionally, he doesn't have any special interactions with explosive [[Barrel]]s, [[Deku Nut]]s, or [[Pitfall]]s. He can be KO'd for a point, though he is very durable, has flinch resistance, and cannot be grabbed. If his tail is broken he may drop [[Smart Bomb]]s or [[Bob-omb]]s.

Rathalos is active for 1620 [[frame]]s (27 seconds) and will fly away if not defeated in time. He has a base HP of 100 which (like other Assist Trophies) is multiplied by a factor based on player count, however his HP is further increased by 80 in a 3-player match and by 40 more for each additional player, reaching a total increase of 280 or a max of 480 (<code>(100 × 2) + 280</code>) with 8 players. The tail has its own HP of 20, however the damage it takes is first multiplied by 0.6&mdash;this also reduces his main HP by the attacks full amount. While hitting an unbroken tail causes unique graphical effects to appear to presumably indicate a critical hit, hitting the tail does not deal extra damage.

While grounded, Rathalos can shoot fireballs, swing its tail, roar, or rush the opponent depending on if they are in certain areas relative to him. If the opponent is above him, he will start to fly and will perform between two and four attacks with a {{Fractions|40|80}} chance for fireball, {{Fractions|30|80}} chance for poison claw, and {{Fractions|10|80}} chance to roar. In some cases it will appear that he attacks more than four times in the air, but this usually because his attempt to land failed and he re-entered his flying state, restarting the attack count. His airborne attacks have different check areas and instead stop him from approaching an opponent if they are within range, with a partial exception of poison claw as the attack itself moves him and will try to stay about 70 [[unit]]s away horizontally and 50 units above the target as he is preparing to attack.
[[File:Rathalos SSBU ground ranges.png|thumb|Rathalos' attack ranges on the ground.]]
[[File:Rathalos SSBU air ranges.png|thumb|Rathalos' movement halt ranges in the air.]]
{|class="wikitable"
! Move !! Damage !! Description
|-
| Fireball
| Single: 8% (fireball), 12% (explosion)<br>Triple: 6% (fireball), 10% (explosion)<br>Jump: 10% (fireball), 18% (explosion)
|
Both the single and triple fireball use the same check area; which one is chosen is random with single being a 40% chance and triple being 60%. When shooting a single fireball, Rathalos will stay in place and loop his head around before firing as early as frame 60. For triple fireball he will step back and crane his head upwards before lowering it to fire as early as frame 63. Jump shot is more telegraphed however he fire sooner around frame 30, making it harder to react to.

When in the air, Rathalos will only shoot one fireball. He has the functionality to do triple fireballs, however it is set to a 0% chance.
|-
| Tail Spin
| 15% (club, unbroken), 5% (club, broken), 20% (rest of tail, start), 22% (rest of tail, end)
| If an opponent is close to Rathalos, he may turn around to attack with his tail and will either do so once or twice. He also uses this attack when turning around.
|-
| Rush Attack
| 26% (head, start/end), 22% (body, start/end)<br>30% (head, running), 26% (body, running)
| Rathalos charges at an opponent and falls to the ground at the end. The running portion lasts 30 [[frame]]s (0.5 seconds) which, combined with his startup and sliding, is long enough to cover more than the length of {{SSBU|Big Battlefield}}.
|-
| Roar
| 15% 
| Rathalos lets out a roar that can cover most of {{SSBU|Battlefield}} (radius of 78) and [[stun]]s grounded opponents.
|-
| Poison Claw
| 14%
| While in the air Rathalos lunges forward with its claws, inflicting poison for 800 frames (13.333 seconds) and deals 2% every 60 frames (1 second).
|}

Rathalos has a spawn chance of {{Fractions|38|2086}}. He cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies only to the base form unless noted otherwise):
<div style="column-width:25em; -moz-column-width:25em; -webkit-column-width:25em;">
*[[3D Land]]
*[[Brinstar Depths]]
*[[Fourside]]
*[[Kalos Pokémon League]]
*[[Living Room]]
*[[Luigi's Mansion]]
*[[Mario Bros.]]
*[[Mementos]]
*[[Minecraft World]]
*[[Mushroomy Kingdom]]
*[[Mute City SNES]]
*[[Palutena's Temple]]
*[[Princess Peach's Castle]]
*[[Reset Bomb Forest]]
*[[Spear Pillar]]
*[[Spirit Train]]
*[[Temple]]
*[[The Great Cave Offensive]]
*[[Tomodachi Life]]
*[[Wrecking Crew]]
*[[Yoshi's Island (Melee)]]
</div>
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===As a Costume===
[[File:MiiCostumeRathalosSSBU.jpg|thumb|The Rathalos Helm and Mail in Ultimate.]]
The Rathalos armor from the previous game makes a return, once again being downloadable content.
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===Spirits===
Rathalos appears as an Advanced-class [[Support spirit]], and is featured on the {{h2|List of spirits (Others)|Razewing Ratha}} spirit.

Rathalos can be obtained by defeating the Forest Hill sub-dungeon in World of Light.

Razewing Ratha's spirit was initially only available through [[Presents]] for those who own ''{{iw|wikipedia|Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin}}'' by detecting its save data. As with other such gift spirits, it was later made available for all players, in this case as of Version 13.0.0 on October 18, 2021.

Razewing Ratha uses a {{SSBU|Charizard}} puppet fighter and is fought on the [[Gaur Plain]] stage's [[Battlefield form]]. He is fought along a {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} puppet fighter wearing a Ninja Headband and a brown Standard Outfit representing Leo. If the player has already purchased the Rathalos DLC costume, Leo will use a Mii Swordfighter puppet fighter wearing the Rathalos Helm and Armor instead. During the battle, the fighters' attack power will increase.

====Primary spirits====
{|class="wikitable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Slots
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Ability !! Series
|-
| 1,487 || |{{SpiritTableName|Razewing Ratha}} || {{SpiritType|Neutral}} || ★★★ || 3 || 3144 || 9436 || 1987 || 5963 || 872 || 2616 || Fire Attack ↑ || ''MONSTER HUNTER'' Series
|}

====Support spirits====
{|class="wikitable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Cost !! Ability !! Series
|-
| 1,295 || {{SpiritTableName|Rathalos}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Air Attack ↑ || ''MONSTER HUNTER'' Series
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SSB4 Mii Fighter Rathalos M.jpg|Rathalos Set for male Mii Swordfighter
SSB4 Mii Fighter Rathalos F.jpg|Rathalos Set for female Mii Swordfighter
SSBUWebsiteRathalos3.jpg|Rathalos facing {{SSBU|Link}}, {{SSBU|Marth}} and {{SSBU|Shulk}} on [[Coliseum]].
Rathalos.jpg|Rathalos as a boss.
SSBUWebsiteRathalos1.jpg|Rathalos in ''Ultimate''.
SSBUWebsiteRathalos2.jpg|Rathalos attacking {{SSBU|Lucas}} on [[Garden of Hope]].
Mario and Rathalos artwork.jpg|Mario and Rathalos artwork, as posted on the official Japanese Monster Hunter Twitter account.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|リオレウス|Rioreusu}}, ''Liolaeus''
|en=Rathalos
|fr=Rathalos
|es=Rathalos
|de=Rathalos
|it=Rathalos
|nl=Rathalos
|ru={{rollover|Раталос|Ratalos|?}}
|ko={{rollover|리오레우스|Rioreuseu|?}}, ''Liolaeus''
|zh_cn={{rollover|雄火龙|Xiónghuǒlóng|?}}, ''Liolaeus''
|zh_cnM=Male Fiery Dragon
|zh_tw={{rollover|雄火龍|Xiónghuǒlóng|?}}, '' Liolaeus''
|zh_twM=Male Fiery Dragon
}}

==Trivia==
*The Deku Nuts, Barrels, and Pitfalls that appear during the fight serve as a reference to the Rathalos' [[Monster Hunter (universe)|home universe's]] Flash Bombs, Barrel Bombs, and Pitfall Traps, respectively. Flash Bombs disorient monsters and cause flying monsters like Rathalos to crash to the ground, Barrel Bombs deal heavy damage to monsters caught in their blast radius, and the Pitfall Trap is one of the two trap types used to immobilize monsters so they can be either attacked with impunity or captured alive for extra rewards.
**The Rathalos boss fight is the only one in ''Ultimate'' with item drops.
*Rathalos is the first character in the series to appear both as an Assist Trophy and a boss.
**Despite making his debut as a boss in that game, [[Ridley]] was [[Unused content (SSBB)|planned]] to be an Assist Trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', but the idea was scrapped to keep him as a boss instead.
*Rathalos' eye color differs from [https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/monsterhunter/images/8/87/MHW-Rathalos_Screenshot_011.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180226005229&format=original the main ''Monster Hunter'' series] and {{file link|Rathalos.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''}}.
*Rathalos is the only sub-world boss whose fight is not indicated by a dark circle with eyes on the map or is silhouetted on the menu before fighting. This is because he always appears fully.
*Rathalos is the only boss in The Light Realm that didn't originate from ''Smash''.
*Rathalos is the only boss from a universe with no characters, items, stages, or [[series symbol]].
*As of patch 10.0.0, Rathalos is the second most common boss in Classic Mode who isn't [[Master Hand]] or [[Crazy Hand]], being fought by 7 characters, with [[Galleom]] being fought the most by 8 characters.

==External links==
Article on [https://monsterhunterwiki.org/wiki/Rathalos Monster Hunter Wiki]

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