Fan Art/Gorgosaurus (Anthropalyptic Creations)

Gorgosaurus (alias Gorgosaur, or Gorgo) is a fan imagined creature part of the Anthropalyptic Creations collection and the very first fan creature written by Almultimavenger.

Based off of the Cretaceous Tyrannosaurid, they are a powerful apex theropod predator dwelling reclusively in tundras, mountains, and other dangerous areas.

Teamclass
Carnivore_Monster

Dossier
The dossier is written from the perspective of the creator as a survivor in game, and may have modified descriptions from the original image.

Wild)

''"Up until now I haven't seen an apex predator since Giganotosaurus furiosa who sends animals and tribes fleeing in masses. Gorgosaurus glacies are rare and elusive for good reason, and yet they devour everything they see in the tundra biomes accompanied by the packs of Albertosaurus they lead. They seem to inflict more pain and strike harder and more comfortably when in cold temperatures and their speed is unrivaled by neighboring animals. An unstoppable force with an incredibly long aggression range and heavy attacks give them effective immobilization abilities to make sure their prey don't have any hope of escape, not to mention that they dismount riders. Gorgosaurus understandably possess sheer raw strength which can level the ground, all in all they're a monstrous beast of which the like you shouldn't take on without a well trained group of powerful predators such as Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus on hand. Otherwise the inner tundra can be considered a kaiju death trap."''

Domesticated)

"Tribes and individuals will desperately try to utilize this animal as a war machine, not only for their immense power but ability to motivate predators and send the most powerful foes fleeing with their eerie fear inducing roar. The roar strains them, as such they must be carefully commanded. Gorgosaurus make excellent offensive mounts and can be equipped with heavy duty platform saddles. Only the fastest and strongest can hold their ground against the King of Ice, and if they're lucky come out alive."

Behavior
Gorgosaurus are monstrous aggressive predators and are understandably rare. Their aggression range is as high as render range and they'll aggro on any prey close to them. Even in the wild, they will attempt to use their fear roar and immobilization abilities to overwhelm prey and are accompanied by packs of buffed Albertosaurus that will help finish the kill. Since they're of monstrous tempermant, they are capable of attacking apexes like Tyrannosaurus and Spinosaurus in the wild. They will run fast and attack faster, and extreme caution is advised when taming. Unless you have a fast moving mount staying clear would be ideal. Due to exhaustion, wild Gorgosaurus sleep at night from 8 PM-4 AM. They will not be able to sprint at night for this reason after taming unless they sleep to restore it.

Appearance
Gorgosaurus heavily resemble other Tyrannosaurids. The counterparts seen among the ARK's have thicker proportions and an armored head with larger horns, along with a sturdy cylindrical body, small arms, sturdy legs, and a long tail. They are also covered with a lining of feathers along their neck all the way to their tail. Gorgosaurus roughly the same size as Feroxus imperium and slightly smaller than Giganotosaurus and Ekrixinatosaurus.

Alpha Gorgosaurus
Alpha variant of Gorgosaurus with 15 times the health and melee, much rarer in spawning and as large if not larger than Giganotosaurus.

X Volcano Gorgosaurus
Genesis variant spawning in the Arctic biome.

Melee Abilities
Main Attack- (Left Click on PC, Right Press on Mobile)- Bite dealing 65, small probability of head swipe (35*2), or head butting (40).

Tail Blinding- (X on PC, Icon on Mobile)- Rubs tail on either side to toss debri, slows down opponents and deals 23*2

Foot Stamp- (V on PC, Icon on Mobile)- Stamps foot into ground, throwing up boulders and dealing 34+133, will also stamp skull into ground to deal 23 damage.

Jump- (Space Bar on PC, Swipe Up on Mobile) - Will jump up and deal heavy stomp of 45 into the ground, along with clamping the target closest to the jaws and dealing 35 damage bleed per second. Grasping will consume stamina over time)

'''Gorgosaurus is capable of grabbing any animal with a drag weight less than 1200, generally the size of Brontosaurus or less. Larger animals or creatures of certain natures cannot be.'''

Fear Roar- (Right Click on PC, Icon on Mobile)- Gorgosaurus will make a prolonged roar that will consume stamina, must be on a cooldown.


 * The Fear Window is a five minute period in which the roar can be used during a real life day. The five minute timer commences when the Gorgosaurus roars once, and during that time the Gorgosaurus must roar five times in a row to activate a full fear effect, which will work on any creature unconditionally. This can also be accomplished by having five Gorgosaurus roar at once. When the roar is active during the minute duration it can be reset with a single extra roar, but five roars must be given once the effect depletes. After five minutes is over since the first roar, the fear effect can't be used again till the next day in real life.

Tail Dismount: (Shift X on PC, Swipe Down on Mobile) Gorgosaurus can dismount terrestrial animals, hypothetically by blowing debri and dust using a tail spin on land. Any ridable animal will be dismounted unconditionally and riders will be stunned for ten seconds.

Death Animation
The animations of Gorgosaurus are identical to Anjanath from the Monster Hunter mod. They will step back and let out a roar pointing their head into the air in struggle while their tail points downward before dropping.

General
Gorgosaurus are powerful and generally best avoided at all costs. They have a number of immobilization and melee abilities in addition to a 15% damage boost when touching snow or ice. This same effect is given to carnivores using the roar. This along with their Albertosaurus pack and dismounting ability makes them formidable and difficult to defeat.

Strategy
Tames who are generally fast or hard hitting like Spinosaurus or Therizinosaurus will stand the best chance against Gorgosaurus, when levelled and in great numbers. Otherwise they're best avoided. Gorgosaurus are not the fastest swimmers so luring them into water will be beneficial.

Weaponry
The best weapons would be firearms and other hard hitting and ranged weapons. Bases with turrets and cannons are best to dispatch the Albertosaurus pack.

Dangers
Gorgosaurus are more than capable of taking on the most powerful creatures and bosses in small numbers, and their roar, dismounting stun, high damage, and other such abilities make them a force to be reckoned with. The best options are to either run for dear life or stand your ground with high levelled endgame tames, they must be looked at with the same fear as with other powerful creatures like Smok, Ekrixinatosaurus, or Giganotosaurus.

Weaknesses
Amidst their seemingly impossible abilities they are slow in water and deal less damage outside of snow. They also cannot stun flying animals and consume stamina in the wild. They also move slowly at night.

Taming
Gorgosaurus are standard knockout tames, but they have high torpor and take a long time to feed. Their abilities and pack make knocking them out difficult, and thus separating them from the Albertosaurus and trapping them is recommended.

Preferred Food

 * Apex Kibble

Saddles:
The Primitive Gorgosaurus Saddle must be crafted in the Smithy with 700 fiber, 35 wood, 50 metal ingots, and 20 polymers. The Gorgosaurus Platform Saddle must be crafted in the Smithy from 65 metal ingots, 450 hide/tapa cloth, 40 wood, and 1200 fiber.

Roles

 * Jack of All Trades Mount: The various combination of melee abilities make Gorgosaurus an unstoppable force of power enough for levelled and bred individuals to match the strengths of powerful predators including the likes of Smok saurovindigo and Reaper Kings, and can be used to cover ground and vanqhish the most dangerous of threats.
 * Siege Engine: Gorgosaurus are one of the most powerful theropods with a relatively lower healthpool, and are heavily desired for their hard hitting melee and make excellent war machines.
 * Travel: Gorgosaurus move as fast as Alpha Tyrannosaurus and can cover ground well. They're also good for carrying weight with their saddles.
 * Snow Guardians: Gorgosaurus are most effective in snow given their boost.
 * Boss and Alpha slayer: Though too big to go into arenas, Gorgosaurus can scare bosses and demolish them with little effort with their melee varieties.

Trivia

 * A modified version of this Gorgosaurus is planned to be modded in ARK Horizons by Giga Raptor.
 * Gorgosaurus formally had frost breath, along with spawning on Scorched Earth and Aberration, however this was scrapped.
 * Gorgosaurus are currently the only theropod with platform saddles in Anthropalyptic Creations.
 * They consume stamina in the wild.
 * The Gorgosaurus portrayed has thicker proportions than the real version and is nearly 5 times larger than the real animal.
 * For their rarity the tribes nickname them "Ice" or "Frost Beast", which is used in the spawn ID.
 * Gorgosaurus have a fictional teamclass and damage type called "Monstrous", enabling them to deal damage to smaller apex predators.
 * Gorgosaurus have abilities resembling many creatures of ARK mods and Monster Hunter. Their melee abilities are based off of Carnotaurus, Tyrannosaurus, and Yutyrannus. They also have the skull stamp of Urugaan from Monster Hunter, and a roar and melee abilities resembling Diablos and Anjanath.
 * The death animation of Gorgosaurus is identical to Anjanath, but they drop upon raising their heads.
 * Gorgosaurus were meant to have an X variant for snow, but was scrapped due to the color similarities. Instead they're given lava counterparts in the tundra.
 * The dossier drawing is made by Reddit artist BigusDickis69 as per request.
 * This is the first fan creature in Anthropalyptic Creations.
 * Gorgosaurus was written to be slow and tired at night to compensate for their power, and is also a reference to the creator's tendency to stay up late at night.
 * Alpha Gorgosaurus are larger and faster than Giganotosaurus.
 * Alpha variants in Anthropalypse are modified to have the same damage teamclasses as regular creatures. Alpha Gorgosaurus will also spawn with their Albertosaurus pack, and since they don't fight alongside them they'll fight each other.
 * Gorgosaurus glacies roughly translates to "Dreadful Ice Lizard".