However, while Arkveld featured a unique design and abilities, it seems Monster Hunter Wilds players' hearts reside with another monster. Rey Dau, while relatively straightforward

Monster Hunter Wilds' Flying Wyverns are the most common Wyvern type, at least until Capcom adds new monsters and Wilds' expansion. These are typically Apex Predators, the monsters who put up the biggest fights and rarely back down from other monsters if they pick a fight. They're also excellent sources of materials for crafting powerful equipment.

I get the sense that the series' solution to the uncomfortable implications of its lizard bashing has been, over the last few entries, to evil-fy its creature design to the point where it engenders less easy empathy.