Cryptid

**Cryptids** are a class that is not unlockable through normal means and can not be chosen on the character select screen. They are Fan Content.

To unlock and play as a cryptid you must first complete some typically strange or challenging task while playing as specific species in a normal playthrough.

## Types of Cryptid

### **F Tier** - Chupacabra

The Chupacabra, or 'goat sucker', is a build that supposedly has the legendary Lifelink ability, however this ability is a hoax. To unlock the Chupacabra, a canine build must be selected from the select screen and then receive the Mange debuff, either accidentally or on purpose, most easily done by being near a source of it, such as an infected player.

While mange causes a big buff to Intimidation, it also drops Sanity, a stat that is rarely referenced but detrimental if lowered.

### **F Tier** - Jackalope

The Jackalope is touted as a Rabbit build with the antlers trait.

To unlock this build, a rabbit must be bitten on the face by a tick and hope it procs Shope Papilloma. This causes antler-like tumors to grow on the face, drastically dropping the Jackalope's playtime.

### **C Tier** - Drop Bear (Fan Submission)

The Drop Bear build is a build native to the Australian server in the Marsupial family. Beyond that not much is known about this creature with only a small amount of gameplay footage existing, and even that footage is contested for authenticity. It has a high Power and Moderately-High Stealth which is a powerful combo similar to a panther. It's lowest stat is it's intelligence, equal to a similar-looking Koala which is lowered at low-HP with his rage ability. It's Mediocre HP, Defense, and Mobility stats make it an unreliable choice for 1v1 conflict with tankier builds and conflicts with pack hunters. Along with the mention Rage Ability(Raising Attack and Lowering Intelligence when Hp is low.), It also has the Jungle Tooth Ability thought to only belong to the Jaguar.

It is thought by some skeptical players that the Drop Bear is simply a Koala with the Gigantism Trait.

This build is not confirmed.

### **B Tier** - 'Solo Simian'

 The Solo Simian is the catch-all term for rumored Bigfoot, Yeti, Yowie and Sasquatch builds, which are all giant ape builds that have not been proven to have been created.

 While it would likely be the same as, if not stronger than other great apes, its solitary lifestyle would dramatically hamper it, as apes rely on teamplay.

### **B Tier** - Thunderbird

The Thunderbird is a huge raptor build rumored to have existed at some point in time.

The Thunderbird, while it would be a very tanky build, would fail utterly at stealth and would likely have difficulty in flying, thus failing at being a raptor. The closest would've been the Haast's Eagle or the Argentavis, both of which are S tier, but these builds have since disappeared from play.

### **S Tier** - Loch Ness Monster

Suggested to be a Plesiosaur that somehow survived from the Triassic period till the modern day, it is a build that would be high-tier due to plesiosaurs being such a dominating force, so much that this build would be exclusive to the open ocean as it would quickly starve after driving away all competition in the Loch biome. Fun Fact: a human player probably used the Paper material and made the Origami item with it, shaped like the rumoured class, and then placed some variations of the Meat Loot item inside the origami, then took a screenshot of it, and he created the picture of the mysterious creature known as the Loch Ness Monster that washed up on the Beach biome.

### **S Tier** - Mokele-Mbembe

Rumored to be a secret playable build that survived the mass extinction of the Cretaceous, it's rumored to live in the Congo biome. It is considered plausible as dataminers haven't been able to explore the inner reaches of the jungle biome yet.

Mokele-Mbembe is speculated to be using the Pygmy trait, which would solve two of its glaring flaws at once; having a limited food supply from eating all the loot, and avoiding the banhammer, as Pygmy builds have a much higher chance of surviving ban events.