Triceratops (ARK: Survival Evolved Full)

The Triceratops is one of the dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved (Full).

## (Canon) Habitats

### The Island

Northern PlainsCragg's IslandFootpawSouthern IsletsSouth HavenWeathertopNortheast ShoresSoutheast ShoresWestern CoastEastern ForestSouthern JungleDeep IslandDrayo's CoveHidden LakeThe Maw

## Basic Info

**Dossier**

**Wild:** The Triceratops horridus is a peaceful herbivore that ambles around throughout the Island, eating plants. However, if attacked, it can quickly overwhelm opponents with deadly attacks.

**Domesticated:** Once tamed, it is an effective warhorse, used for cavalry charges and as pack animals.

**Known Information:** Normally docile, once angered, it will quickly charge down opponents and gore them with its horns.

**Behavior**

They are not aggressive, but if attacked, or an egg is stolen, they will unleash devastating attacks. If they can defeat an opponent (do more damage than the opponent has health left over), then they will spare the subdued enemy's life.

**Prey**

Plants

Deathbottle

Future Fungus

Slithersucker

**Appearance**

The Triceratops is a medium-sized herbivore, resembling a reptilian rhinoceros with three horns sprouting from its head, two on its brow and one on its nose. It has a frill on the back of its head that covers its neck. It reaches 30 feet in length, 10 feet tall, and weighs 13.2 US tons.

**Drops**

30 Raw Meat

30 Hide

30 Keratin

**Base Stats and Growth**

**Taming**

In order to tame a Triceratops, one must hit it with a viable weapon until it is unconscious. Once it is unconscious, place the taming food into its inventory, and make sure to guard both you and it from local predators. Especially since anything willing to attack a Triceratops will likely make short work of you.

**Taming Food**

 Citronal, Longrass, Rockarrot | 69
 Berries/seeds
 Fiber, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, Thatch, Wood | 343
115 Narcotics

**Combat**

General

The Triceratops is an opponent that should typically be given a respectable distance, due to the fact that its attacks have quite high power, able to one-hit kill a Level 2 human survivor without armor.

Strategy

Aim for the body with viable weapons, as attacks here do normal damage, while aiming at the head only does 15% of the normal damage, which can prove disastrous due to its high damage.

Weaponry

Torch (Must be Level 35 with one piece of Chitin Armor, four pieces of Hide Armor, Journeyman quality. and body shot; head shot viable at Level 52 with full Flak Armor and Mastercraft quality), Stone Pick (Must be Level 30 with Chitin Chestpiece, Leggings, and Helmet, Hide Gloves, and Boots, Apprentice quality, and body shot; head shot viable at Level 45 with Flak Chestpiece and Leggings, Chitin Helmet, Gauntlets, and Boots, and Mastercraft quality), Slingshot (taming, must be Level 44 with full Chitin Armor and body shot; not viable when aiming at head), Stone Hatchet (Must be Level 26 with full Hide Armor, Apprentice quality, body shot, and hitting first; head shot viable at Level 45 with one piece of Flak Armor, four pieces of Chitin Armor, and Mastercraft quality), Spear (Must be Level 40 with full Chitin Armor, body shot, and no less than 15 Spears; not viable when aiming at head), Bow (Stone Arrow (Must be Level 30 with one piece of Chitin Armor, four pieces of Hide Armor, and body shot; not viable when aiming at head), Tranq Arrow (viable upon unlocking at Level 20 with one piece of Hide Armor, four pieces of Cloth Armor, and body shot; headshot viable at Level 47 with Flak Chestpiece and Leggings, and Chitin Helmet, Gauntlets and Boots), Fists (taming, must be Level 7 with full Cloth Armor and body shot; headshot viable at Level 35 with three pieces of Chitin Armor and two pieces of Hide Armor), Metal Pick (viable upon unlocking at Level 25 with two pieces of Hide Armor, three pieces of Cloth Armor, Apprentice quality and body shot; head shot viable at Level 40 with full Chitin Armor, Journeyman quality, and hitting first), Metal Hatchet (viable upon unlocking at Level 25 with four pieces of Cloth Armor, Apprentice quality, and body shot; headshot viable at Level 35 with full Chitin Armor and Journeyman quality), Pike (viable upon unlocking at Level 25 with four pieces of Cloth Armor, Apprentice quality, and body shot; headshot viable at Level 35 with full Chitin Armor and Journeyman quality), Grenade (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 with no armor and body shot; headshot viable at Level 44 with full Chitin Armor), Simple Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 with no armor and body shot; headshot viable at Level 35 with four pieces of Chitin Armor and one piece of Hide Armor), Auto Turret (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with no armor and body shot; headshot viable with two pieces of Chitin Armor and three pieces of Hide Armor), Longneck Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 with no armor and body shot; headshot viable with two pieces of Chitin Armor and three pieces of Hide Armor), Improvised Explosive Device (viable upon unlocking at Level 45 with no armor and body shot; headshot viable with one piece of Chitin Armor and four pieces of Hide Armor), Fabricated Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 50 with no armor and body shot; headshot viable with full Hide Armor), Assault Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with no armor and anywhere), Shotgun (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 with no armor and anywhere), C4 Charge (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with no armor and anywhere), Rocket Launcher (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with no armor and anywhere), Bio Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor and anywhere), Fighter Jet (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor and anywhere), Nuclear Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor and anywhere), Allosaurus (can be tamed at Level 27, and defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 2 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 9), Stegosaurus (can be tamed at Level 2, and defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 1 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 13), Ceratosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 5 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 13), Tyrannosaurus (can be tamed at Level 30, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 2 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 8), Apatosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 1 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 5), Archelon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 1 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 6 with hitting first), Compsognathus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 16 when hitting first and body shot; headshot viable at Level 48 when hitting first), Dimetrodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 1 with body shot; can knock out Triceratops at Level 1 with headshot), Dimorphodon (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 292 when hitting first and body shot; headshot not viable), Dinilysia (can be tamed at Level 63, and can knock out Triceratops at Level 2 anywhere), Diplodocus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 1 anywhere), Edaphosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 1 anywhere), Eryops (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 29 with hitting first and body shot; headshot viable at Level 78 when hitting first), Megalochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 3 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 13 when hitting first), Ornithomimus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 8 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 22 when hitting first), Pachycephalosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 5 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 21 when hitting first), Parasaurolophus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 1 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 6), Proganochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 15 with body shot; headshot viable at Level 47), Pteranodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Triceratops at Level 23 with body shot and hitting first; headshot viable at level 91 when hitting first).

Dangers

Its high damage can leave an opponent heavily weakened, and the northern parts of its range might have numerous large and dangerous predators.

Weakness

It is a glass cannon, not as good as taking damage as it is as dishing it out.

**Locations**

Northern Plains

Cragg's Island

Footpaw

Southern Islets

South Haven

Weathertop

Northeast Shores

Southeast Shores

Western Coast

Eastern Forest

Southern Jungle

Deep Island

Drayo's Cove

Hidden Lake

The Maw

**Utility**

Gatherer- A Triceratops is an excellent gatherer, able to get numerous Berries, Wood, and Thatch from trees, which doubles as a way to feed it.

Transport- Able to carry a good amount of weight, equaling to 290 Metal without being encumbered, and being capable of fending off a good amount of threats, it can be used to carry resources to and from harvest locations.

Travel- A Triceratops makes for a strong, decently fast, mount that can be used for traveling to locations without having to worry about small-to-medium strength threats.

Combat- Whether used to defend bases, hunting, or PVP war, the Triceratops' high damage can make it an excellent option for combat, able to damage opponents heavily, especially when in herds or paired up with other creatures more resistant to damage than it.

**Collectibles**

Berries

Wood

Thatch

Fiber

**Ridable by**

If it has a saddle, the Triceratops can be ridden by the following types and numbers of creatures. It is a WIP.

1 Stegosaurus

1 Ceratosaurus

1 Triceratops

1 Archelon

12 Compsognathus

1 Dimetrodon

23 Dimorphodon

7 Dinilysia

2 Edaphosaurus

7 Eryops

2 Megalochelys

6 Ornithomimus

1 Pachycephalosaurus

1 Parasaurolophus

8 Proganochelys

3 Pteranodon

**Can Ride**

This is a list of creatures that a Triceratops can ride. It is a WIP

Allosaurus

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

Apatosaurus

Diplodocus

Parasaurolophus

**Notes**

The species in the game is Triceratops horridus, which is the real-world type species of Triceratops.

While a Level 1 Triceratops can withstand 1 shot from a Longneck Rifle to the body, or 1 Bio Bomb explosion to the head, a max (Level 450) Triceratops with a saddle can withstand 20 hits from Fighter Jet Missiles to the body, or 1 Nuclear Bomb explosion to the head.

There are a maximum of 113 Triceratops on the map, 5 in the Northern Plains, 10 on Cragg's Island, 10 on Footpaw, 5 in the Southern Islets, 10 on the South Haven, 10 on Weathertop, 5 in the Northeast Shores, 5 in the Southeast Shores, 10 in the Western Coast, 10 in the Eastern Forest, 10 in the Southern Jungle, 5 in Deep Island, 5 in Drayo's Cove, 5 in the Hidden Lake, and 8 in the Maw (with two sub-populations of 3 in the Eastern Wetlands, and 5 in the Western Coastal).

**Changelog**

In the Release version, it was released