Shonisaurus

Shonisaurus are reptiles in Additional Creatures.

## Synopsis

Arguably the largest creature in the ocean, Shonisaurus is a massive gentle giant. Though most commonly found alone, they will on rare occasion travel in groups. Their sheer massive bulk makes them lack only the most vicious of predators- and when attacked, they are no push over. Though their jaws are nowhere near as strong as other apex creatures, they can use their size to their advantage. They're fully capable of thrashing and swinging their tail about to damage attackers from the rear, and their sheer bulk lets them shrug off and ignore large amounts of damage. Furthermore, Shonisaurus has evolved the ability to echolocate like whales, using it to hunt in the deep sea. Like the large whales back home, they are LOUD- and that's useful. They're capable of bellowing and scaring away smaller targets in a panic, and their echolocation lets them and their rider navigate the deep ocean with ease. Furthermore when they echolocate they tend to be quite loud- which although it can take some getting used to, actually proves beneficial. Echolocating Shonisaurus are loud enough to keep creatures awake or wake them up, useful for staving off tranquilization or waking up creatures if needed. Tamed, they are excellent ocean mounts, albeit, very slow, and cumbersome...

## Code Information

**Spawn Code -**

shoni\_character\_bp\_c

**Blueprint Path -**

Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Aquaria/Fish/Shoni/Shoni\_Character\_BP.Shoni\_Character\_BP'

## Color Regions

**Color Region 2 -** Stripes and Spots

**Color Region 5 -** Main Body

## Base Stats, Controls, and Abilities

 Stamina
 Food
 Weight
 Melee Damage
 Movement Speed
 Torpdity

**Left Click -** Bite

50 Base Damage - Harvest Fish Meat - Deals 2.5x Damage to Tusoteuthis

**Right Click -** Roar

60 Base Damage - Inflicts Panic

**C -** Tail Swing

125 Base Damage - Hits Twice

**X -** Echolocation On

Infrared Vision - Rapidly Drops Torpor of Anything Nearby

**Left Control -** Echolocation Off

Shonisaurus gives an insulation buff to its rider.

Shonisaurus is immune to Tusoteuthis Ink.

Shonisaurus is so bulky that it only takes 80% of incoming damage.

## Notes/Trivia

* Shonisaurus means "Shoshone Lizard" after the Shoshone Mountains.
* At 15m in length, Shonisaurus in life is one of the largest marine reptiles known to ever exist, only beaten by its close relative: Shastasaurus.
* Shonisaurus in the mod were originally sexually dimorphic, with males and females having different skins. The males were gray with an intricate spotted pattern while females were jet black with white stripes. Eventually, however, Shonisaurus was updated to accommodate color regions, with its sexual dimorphism removed in the process. It was the female's skin that was changed to account for different colors, and become universal to Shonisaurus.
* While many marine species in Additional Creatures can echolocate, it is the signature ability of Shonisaurus, which was the first receive such an ability.
* While typically depicted as toothless, and likely being a predator of squid, more recent analysis of the remains have shown that it possessed rows of very large and sharp teeth, almost surely asserting it as one of the planet's largest macropredators, being a top predator of its ecosystem.