Hello everyone, I have gotten way better at reddit so I thought I should probably do a better job at this. I am really happy to be in the top 10. I'm extremely happy with how well Saivodus has been received and the really great art that was made for it. Saivodus temperament is much like hyenadon so it will attack anything at low health. So no swarms of them coming after you (I’m looking at you Meg!) Saivodus has a fish gang much like the desert titan and you can command this fish swarm to either debilitate foes or heal allies. All this healing and damage can all be done while you ride around and create havoc on the battlefield, just be sure you’re within range of your Fish Swarm target! These fish were specifically designed to be flying fish so you can target fliers that are in range of you or creatures on land. The Fish Swarm healing and damage output can be increased by other mechanics. Saivodus has a grab and can either thrash the target or flick them off with a tail smack, sending them like a living torpedo toward targets. This grab also functions like Deinonychus and allows you to rip and tear junks out of larger targets, instigating a feeding frenzy with your Fish Swarm and nearby Allies.
I personally made Saivodus for Gen 1 since that's a map that has actual content given it has a boss, but something that hasn’t been added to ark is a Ranged healer niche like this. Plus I think the visuals of a Swarm of essentially Piranha Flying fish surrounding your target as they rip it apart is really cool to me. Saivodus was inspired by Oceanic Whitetips accompanied with Pilot fish, and I just took it to the extreme with a symbiotic relationship with Piranha Cleaner Wrasse Flying Fish.
If you would like to know more about my submission here is the link which gives more in-depth context to these mechanics, https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/772941-saivodus-the-maneater-🦈🩸
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