Wuerhosaurus

The Wuerhosaurus is a Dinosaur introduce in *The Forsaken ARKs*. it is a medium sized herbivore useful to many mid-teir tribes.

## Dossier

### Temperament

Defensive during the day, aggressive at night

## Data

### Immobilized By

Chain Bola, large bear trap, TEK Bolas, plant species Y

## (Canon) Habitats

### Valguero

none

**Appearance**

Wuerhosaurus are smaller sized stegosaurs that have more square-shaped plates. During the day, their plates are angled forward, providing extra resistance to damage. At night, however, their plates and eyes light with bioluminescence and their plates angle upward, reflecting small amounts of damage taken.

## **Behavior**

Wuerhosaurus are another defensive creature, but do act similarly to kentrosaurs at night. Otherwise, they are quite peaceful.

**Ecology and Lore**

### **Dossier**

#### **Wild**

**Important: These dossiers are written by ARK-hopping zoologist Zoe Mathews, a survivor of the Arrival storyline, and NOT Helena Walker or DinoGamer13.**

“Wuerhosaurus Convertens are smaller stegosaurs, largely considered to be cute among tribes. These little fellas can be found in the Shadow Savannah, often being hunted by larger predators. They are somewhat sluggish during the day, despite their plates providing protection. At night however, their plates glow and shift, all while their thagomizers sharpen themselves. They become somewhat more dangerous at night.”

#### **Domesticated**

“Wuerhosaurus are a very useful tame for warlike tribes. During the day, wuerhos can act as soakers against enemy turrets or tanks against their creatures. Meanwhile, at night, Wuerhos can deal large amounts of damage to their opponents. They are also fairly good transport mounts, making them effective within the Aberrant Isle.”

### **Habitat Range**

Wuerhosaurus are found in the Shadow Savannah during the night, or anytime at the aberrant isle (aberrant variant). Their Aberrant forms can be found on the surface at night, and their X variants can be found on the Volcanic slopes of Genesis part 1.

**Sociality**

Wuerhosaurus spawn and are found at night together, but split off and become solitary during the day.

**Diet**

Wuerhosaurus take a particular liking to citronals, and in fact get a healing buff from them. Otherwise, they are normal herbivores.

### **Defense Mechanisms**

During the day, Whuerosaurs have increased resistance to attacks, but during the night, they lose this capability in favor of inflicting bleed onto targets.

**Genetic Alterations**

The Wuerhosaurus likely was not bioluminescent, nor could it angle its back plates. It was also likely diurnal as opposed to nocturnal

## **Attacks**

Right Click/trigger: Bite. This attack has miniscule damage but gathers berries, seeds, fiber and even, rarely, crops from bushes.

Left Click/trigger: Tail Slash. This attack does fair damage, as well as inflicting bleed at night. This attack harvests thatch and wood from trees, but cannot gather berries.

C/right stick: Saddle mode swap. This is not an attack, but pressing C/right stick opens and closes the saddle’s front-facing window. When open, the rider can use weapons, and when closed, it protects the rider from most attacks, all except things such as drowning, massive events such as the genesis volcanic eruption or meteor storm, and explosives/AoE effects, such as the Concavenators’ sand cloud.

**Combat**

## **Strategy**

It is best to avoid a wuerhosaurus at any time that isn't dawn or dusk. They can do large damage amounts at night, and will tank a lot of hits during the day. The best strategies are picking one up with a Quetz or KOing one at night.

### **Dangers**

Wuerhos can do large damage amounts at night and will take a lot of damage during the day. Their bleed and riders can also be very hazardous. On Aberration and within the Shadow Savannah in particular, they will always be found in their night mode, as they will only appear then. (Although on Ab, they will not despawn and simply burrow into the ground).

### **Weaknesses**

Wuerhosaurs get neither buff during dawn or dusk, as their plates are in a mid-stage of angling. Their saddles, when opened, do allow the rider to be hit, so stay cautious about that.

## **Taming Process**

Wuerhosaurus are KO tames with otherworldly kibble on ARKepelago, and Extraordinary kibble on other returning maps.

### **Use**

Tank: During the day, wuerhosaurus take reduced damage from everything. This makes them useful as tanks in boss fights or general PvP, but this also could be used to soak turrets.

Night raider: Much like the Megalosaurus, Wuerhosaurus do extra damage at night, as well as inflicting an allosaur-like bleed. The downside is that they lose the damage resistance gained during the day.

General transport dino: The Wuerhos can carry a fair amount of weight and can defend themselves from smaller creatures. Only things such as Allos, Yutys, rexes or above can do consistent damage.

### **Notes/Trivia**

Wuerhosaurus’ bioluminescent back plates are partially inspired by Godzilla.

The General conception of the Wuerhosaurus’ main ability was “Day Defense, Night attack”.

Oddly enough, Wuerhosaurus can be scared by Yutyrannus during the night, but not the day.

Wuerhosaurus are the first ARKepelago creature that changes behavior, strength or look at a specific time. Other examples include the Metriacanthosaurus and Plateosaurus being buffed in Thunderstorms and Sandstorms respectively.

Translated, Wuerhosaurus’ name means Converting Wuerho lizard, referencing how its plates molt and shift throughout time.