Shark

* Shark (S2)
* Gold-Trim
* Hammerhead Shark
* Tiger Shark
* Surfboard Chomper (S)
* Shark (S1)
* Old
* Oldest/Legacy
* Winter Skin

UPGRADED TO SHARK!
A vicious predator of the oceans!

The **Shark** is a tier 12 Ocean animal in Mope.io, and is the equivalent of the Rhino, Eagle, Markhor, Wolverine and Bison. It was introduced on November 22, 2016.

## Technical

* Upgrades from the Crocodile, Falcon, Lion, Octopus, Vulture or Polar Bear at 145K XP.
* Upgrades to Hippo, Boa Constrictor, Ostrich, Killer Whale, Sabertooth Tiger or Komodo Dragon at 350K XP.
* The Shark can eat all types of food in the game other than Dates, Cactus Pear and Berries. Prey of the Shark includes all animals within the range of tier 11 to tier 5 (Octopus to Squid tier).
* Predators of the Shark includes all animals within the range of tier 13 to tier 17.
* The special ability of the Shark is to Jaw Bite. When activated, the Shark will bite prey in the required hitbox and swing it around from side to side, inflicting damage to the prey and causing small-sized meat to appear around it. Bleeding will then briefly occur.

## Appearance

### Shark

The Shark is blue-gray. It has a very broad squarish snout with sharp teeth around it and a gray underside. It has angry eyes and gill slits behind them. Its body has two darker folds going down, a curved dorsal fin that is typical of sharks, and two pectoral fins. It is lighter near the top fin and more blue on the sides of its body. The Shark's tail is relatively long with two small fins and a large v-shaped caudal fin.

While diving, the Shark displays its top fin. At the start of its Special Ability, its face will jolt forwards with an open mouth for a brief second to chomp into the creature it will bite. This applies to all Shark skins

### Gold Trim Shark

The Gold Trim Shark has golden teeth, additional golden lines on its body(similar to the Gold-Trim Zebra), and golden fins. In addition, its snout is slightly broader and its left eye is more narrowed than the right.

### Hammerhead Shark

The Hammerhead Shark is mostly a light gray reskin of the Shark, but its pectoral fins are more rounded, has a smaller second dorsal fin down its back, and larger back fins. Its head is a large warped rectangle with eyes on opposite ends and small sharp teeth at the lower center. The Hammerhead has a short neck behind its head.

### Tiger Shark

The Tiger shark is gray, lined with stripes of a darker shade. Like the Hammerhead Shark, it has a second dorsal fin and larger fins near the tail.

### Surfboard Chomper

The Surfboard Chomper is a blue Shark with a smaller dorsal fin, glasses with orange reflections, and an orange surfboard with a bite taken out of it. The surfboard has a yellow band and two red ones. The Shark's underside is darker. It has larger teeth and various scratches on its body. Its back fins are longer yet torn. The Surfboard Chomper has a torn up appearance.

### Old/Legacy

The Legacy Shark is a large, bluish-gray animal, featuring two oval pectoral fins and a triangular dorsal fin on top, as well as an extended snout with small white teeth. It also has a thin, vertical oval for a caudal fin. Legacy-skinned Sharks have a slight resemblance to the Swordfish, though they aren't to be confused with!

While diving the old Shark displays a blue triangle fin.

## Strategy

* The Ocean's food resources are not particularly high in XP. As such, the best way of levelling up as a Shark is to consume lower tiers. Octopi, Swordfishes, Pelicans and Pufferfishes are the most fulfilling in terms of XP.
* In order to more easily wound and ultimately kill prey, the Shark's Jaw Bite ability should be utilized. Note that it is activated at the Shark's head, so you need to be directly in front of an animal (or diving underneath and then emerging) in order to grab and bite it.
	+ Press any animal against a sandhill while it is being bitten, to force it to take extra damage from your bite and also make escape for it harder.
	+ An alternative that is even deadlier to prey is to force them onto the Beach when being dragged around, where they will not only be unable to dive and get away but are also prone to dying of thirst. If you do this method, be aware of your own water levels and of predators such as Killer Whales and Blue Whales, as they can forcefully push you out of the Ocean too with their own Special Abilities.
		- Note that Pelicans have the ability to survive on dry land for long periods of time, so do not waste effort jaw-biting them onto dry land. However, they can still be eaten under the right circumstances, so pursue one when possible.
	+ While Ocean animals are weak outside of their biome, the opposite applies to Desert and Arctic animals. Vultures, Polar Bears,Wolves Gobi Bears and Hyenas may occasionally be found wandering around at the Ocean-Desert beach. They are also a good opportunity for gaining XP.
		- If you see one of these animals, subtlely sneak up to it and drag it into the Ocean, where it is slower, has minimal diving-time and will endure freezing from the water (Desert animals) or burning from the climate (Arctic animals). Gobi Bears, Polar Bears and Vultures can use hills and rocks, though Hyenas and Wolves cannot. Be sure to keep all of these animals away from whirlpool/hiding holes and islands, otherwise they can get away easily.
* When it comes to predatory animals, the main threat is Killer Whale, The Kraken, and Sea Monster. Meanwhile, the Blue Whale and King Crab are the other high-tier Ocean predators, though they cannot instantly kill a Shark but should be avoided when one has a low health bar.
	+ Killer Whales are the next animal after Shark, and as such are more likely to target Sharks for their XP. Beware the wave of the Orca, as its stunning can leave plenty of time for it to reduce your health bar to almost nothing. As long as you stay away from the Ocean's edge, Killer Whales shouldn't be able to kill you too fast.
	+ The Kraken and the Sea Monster have a Whirlpool ability that will suck in any creature nearby; as the Jaw Bite is an inadequate defense to this, steer clear of these two animals completely. A good insurance policy is to never be alone around the Kraken and Sea Monster, as if another creature physically blocks them from biting you, it may prevent your death. Being around fellow Sharks is a plausible situation, and you could potentially also steal their prey from them.
* If you see a low-tier animal following you, chances are it is waiting for you to use your ability in order to scavenge meat pieces from it. You could jaw-bite it to consume meat from it (though each meat piece only provides 200 XP), or allow them to eat some meat from prey. However, if a Squid or Flamingo is following you, watch out as it could attempt to bite your tail.
* When it comes to other Sharks, be cautious. Depending on the player, there is a high chance of them using Jaw Bite on you, which is dangerous as they could push you onto dry land. As such, you should do this before they have the chance.
	+ If a Shark drags you onto a beach, wait for the stunning of their ability to cease. Then, once you aren't stunned, bite them back if they are still pushing you out, and pivot around so that they are on the opposite side of you. After that, you could continue to try and cause them to die, or flee.

## Gallery

Proposed reskinA Shark in a very empty Ocean near a Lilypad.Two Sharks surrounded by Hills Teaming.Appearance of the Shark with Low graphics Mode on.A Winter Shark near some hills and an extremely tiny Killer Whale.A Shark near a tiny Blue Whale and attacking an inflated Pufferfish.Bite Mark.Head (while using ability).A freshly upgraded Shark.A hammerhead shark biting a Vulture.A Shark with a Jack'o'lantern near a conch.A Sea Monster near a Shark.One of the reskins for sharkA shark in a lake burning on an island eating a duck.
## Merchandise

*Merchandise can be purchased at the official site.*

## Trivia

* The Shark's fin shows above the water when it dives.
	+ The Kraken, King Crab, T-REX and, Sea Monster also share the trait of having unique diving appearances, but the respective animals show their tentacles, pincers and spines (in order). The Killer Whale and Blue Whale also share this trait, except with their blow-holes.
	+ These are probably used to warn animals that a high tiered animal is nearby
* It is the only Ocean animal to change in the food chain. It has been changed around the food chain three times;
	+ From Hippo to Dragon.
	+ From Rhino to Dragon.
	+ From Crocodile to Hippo.
* It used to require 371K/300K to upgrade from the Hippo and 1M/700K to upgrade to the Dragon.
* The message for using the run boost has a typo, Lose is misspelled as loose.
* The speeding is now gone, probably because that made the Shark overpowered.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxWLOndnquVbufujrx4AaABCQ

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