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What are your people's thoughts on these things? Are they useful at all, looking from a PvE and pvp perspective, or are they just a nuisance? I personally have been assaulted by them before when I was still a bob. They knocked me off, and also knocked me out, and then went after my parasaur. I went out on the stego later and killed them all, since it prevents dismount. I got all my stuff back. Also, thing is, this was in the broad daylight. Not even at night, when they go Super Saiyan mode.

I will be continually updating this with more ideas and media as I can. Please feel free to add onto this idea as well! Ratatoskr / Kopidodon Macrognathus The Bane to my existence… and I’m making it your problem. Everyone remembers Scrat, the prehistoric squirrel that was more deprived of the nut than anyone. Well we’ve got the rest of the cast might as well bring in the one who started every movie off with its plot. (I realize this is not the actual species that Scrat was ) Name: Giant Squirrel (Ratatoskr) Species: Kopidodon Macrognathus Time: Eocene Europe Diet: seeds and vegetables Temperament: Aggressive/territorial Wild: although it looks bigger due to the fluffy fur it is no larger than a saber tooth and found in mainly redwoods or snow biomes this creature will insight conflict wherever it goes. Making normally passive residents of the Ark attack each other. They seem to be quite fascinated by all the chaos and will climb up tall cliffs or trees to watch the spectacle below. Usually found alone the only reason they would be together is when tamed and even then they just tolerate the company of another Kopidodon. So long as it is opposite it’s own gender. (Much like the gacha) Taming: befriending this four legged bad attitude is no walk in the Ark “Park”. Kopidodon will make every attempt to run you off or lure in unwanted company. While survivors have attempted the good ole sedation method all have ended with ill results. It would seem that this creatures only real love is viewing a good fight and stuffing it’s face full of seeds and vegetables. ( Dropping an array of seeds, honey, vegetables or sap at your feet. You will have to fight off the targets it enrages. “Even your own companion dinos if they are caught being too close.” *wink wink*) Domesticated: what reason anyone would have for keeping this loathsome thing around I have no idea. But it does seem useful enough as a companion. Trusted though? Not likely. It’s bushy tail and fur would keep any survivor warm in even the coldest conditions. Add on the fact that it breaks anything it puts between it’s teeth and you’ve got yourself resources out the wazoo. This fuzz ball will scamper across tree tops and cause conflict amongst anything insight. Not unlike it’s Norse counterpart for which I assume it is related, for its bad attitude and willingness to encourage battle. Abilities: Obviously a regular bite or scrap with claws Pounce: from a higher point, Kopidodon will jump down on unsuspecting adversaries, knocking them down and gaining speed afterwards to make an escape (will use this against mounted/unmounted players if too close like a thyla but less damage and death) Gnawing mode: chittering teeth together it begins to break down anything in its way much like a chainsaw/mining drill. It will consume more seeds/veggies in this stance but will harvest thatch and some wood from trees and just flint from rocks. Can do some real damage to foes in a pinch. Will continue even dismounted and grind anything in its inventory (the tropeognathus has this covered but they are so rare) Scamper/climbing stance: able to jump from place to place in quick succession, working somewhat like the bloodstalker with a target for jump points and like the rock drake, flattening itself to gain a little gliding (not too much) Annoying Antagonizer: (the AA) This screech when used will annoy a single creature within range (bloodstalker grapple range) causing the target to become furious and begin rampaging on anything around it. But not without drawing aggro to itself from said creature afterwards. If the target is mounted it will dismount. Can also be used on allies to boost speed and battle hardiness. Giving them the extra strength to fight. (Acts as a single target yuty roar) (This idea really stems from the Norse messenger of the eagle and Nidhogg, Ratatosk who carries vile messages back and forth between the two. Fueling their hatred for one another.) Riot: this stance allows the Kopidodon to screech at its full capacity and coax all creatures in its vicinity to become aggressive to each other. In this stance the Kopidodon gains movement speed to run away while chaos ensues. (yutyrannus roar with ammonite/magmasaur effect, 10 seconds timer for speed boost) Warmth Bonus: acting like the otter, or ferox and boosting your cold resistance as it lives in the snow/redwoods currently working on a dossier to add to this as well, hope you like it!

I know this might count as two but hear me out. Broomistega and Thrinaxodon are two species that, in real life, were found together in the same den, chilling together peacefully (or at least tolerating each other) before they died. In game they could be creatures that are either always found together and if you tame one you automatically tame the partner, or for them to reach their full potential you need to find and tame both. Thrinaxodon was a burrowing cynodont. It could be like a smaller, lamer, Purlovia. Thrinaxodon buries itself underground, but can't ambush enemies, and can't carry a lot of materials. Broomistega was an amphibian and could act like a slower, weaker, Dilophosaur. It can spit, but it takes a long time getting anywhere and its health is even lower than the Dilo. But when the two are together, the Thrinaxodon makes a hole it and the Broomistega can hide it. The Broomistega now becomes a hidden turret that can't be harmed normally. The only way to flush them out is for enemies to waste an explosive to blow up the hole, but only if they can find the tiny hole first. Plus, the two give each other a pack puff. You could make an entire mine field full of Thrinaxodons and Broomistegas working together to annoy and harass any intruders. As the two are only useful together, and are small and un-ridable, they might as well be but on the same dossier. The idea is based off the symbiotic relationship between a goby fish and snapping shrimp (one builds the cave, while the other defends it).