Chibi-Dunkleosteus

A chibi-pet that raises your level cap

The Chibi-Dunkleosteus is one of the chibi-pets of ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended: a miniature pet that is mostly cosmetic but can also lift your survivor's level cap. It arrived with the ASE event ARK: Turkey Trial 4, and the ARK Wiki notes that it has been available in every event since. In-game description: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Leveling it up

Kill certain predators while the chibi is equipped and it gains XP. It can level up five times, and each level-up permanently raises the maximum level of the survivor wearing it at that moment by 1, for at most 5 extra levels. The ARK Wiki's list of creatures that grant this XP includes the Alpha Raptor, Alpha Carnotaurus, Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Megalodon, Alpha Mosasaur and Enraged Corrupted Rex. Some entries count in one game only: several Astral creatures, such as the Astral Raptor and Astral Rock Drake, in ASA, and, for example, the Abyssal Alpha T-Rex and Alpha Water Wyvern in ASE on Steam.

Slots and behaviour

ASE puts chibis in the off-hand slot, while ASA has a dedicated Chibi slot. An equipped chibi appears at your front-left and follows your movement and facing; it sits in your lap while you ride a mount and stays nearby while you are in bed.

Death, exceptions and sources

A chibi counts as an ordinary item, not an unlockable skin: it drops with the rest of your inventory when you die and is gone if you do not get your death cache back. The ARK Wiki names one exception, the Chibi-Noglin from the Genesis Season Pass, a new and unleveled copy of which appears in your inventory after you respawn. Our records list 2 crate types that can contain the Chibi-Dunkleosteus, Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's), and place it on The Island. It weighs 0 and has a stack size of 1.