Rathalos

A Rathalos is a type of flying wyvern, from the Monster Hunter series of games produced by Capcom. A Rathalos appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, both as an Assist Trophy and as a boss in both Classic Mode and the World of Light, the first to appear as both. It is one of the few third-party Assist Trophies without any playable fighters from their home series, with the others being Akira, Bomberman, and Shovel Knight.

As an Assist Trophy, he can strike the opponent with his claws or breathe fire onto the stage. When he roars, nearby fighters may be stunned. In the boss fight for Rathalos, the player fights him on a flat plains stage resembling the Ancestral Steppe from the Monster Hunter series. He is fought in the final round in the Classic Mode routes for Yoshi, Marth, Duck Hunt, and Piranha Plant. He is also fought in the Classic Mode route for Bowser and Hero, albeit before the final round (with Mario and Metal Mario for the final battle for Bowser, and with Robin and a giant Charizard for the final battle for Hero).

In addition, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U features a downloadable outfit and headgear based on the Rathalos for the Mii Fighter. The outfit is titled Rathalos Mail, and the headgear is called Rathalos Helm. It was released for Wave 4 of the Mii costumes DLC.

Profiles and statistics

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name	Image	Series / game	Type	Class	Strength / effect(s)	How to obtain	Spirit battle
							Opponent(s)	Battle conditions	Stage	Song
Rathalos		MONSTER HUNTER Series	Support (1)	Advanced	Air Attack ↑	World of Light (Forest Hill)	Rathalos	Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle	-	Roar/Rathalos

Gallery

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  Rathalos outfit in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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  Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Assist Trophy

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  Promotional drawing of Mario fighting Rathalos, posted in a Tweet by an official Capcom account

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	リオレウス[?] Rioreus	Officially romanized as "Liolæus".