Chibi-Parasaur

From Winter Wonderland to every event

A chibi from ARK: Winter Wonderland 4 in ARK: Survival Evolved, the Chibi-Parasaur has been available in every event since then, according to the ARK Wiki, and it can be equipped in ARK: Survival Ascended as well. Like other chibi-pets it is mainly cosmetic, with a level cap bonus on top, as its description explains: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Raising the level cap

A chibi gains a level when its owner kills certain predators while it is equipped, and it can do this five times. Each time, the survivor who has it equipped gets 1 more maximum level for good, up to 5 extra levels in total. The wiki's list of qualifying kills includes the Alpha Basilisk, Alpha Mosasaur, Alpha Tusoteuthis, Alpha Leedsichthys, Alpha Carnotaurus and the Enraged Corrupted Triceratops. It marks some entries as exclusive to ASE on Steam, such as the Alpha Tridacna and Alpha Dakosaurus, and others as exclusive to ASA, among them the Alpha Hulking Revenant, the Astral Direwolf and the Enraged Lightning Triceratops.

Slot and behavior

In ASE the pet takes the off-hand slot; ASA gives chibis a slot of their own. Once equipped it appears at the survivor's front-left and follows their movement and facing. It rides in the survivor's lap on a mount and sits nearby when they are in bed. In a Tek Sleeping Pod it keeps following the survivor's position but faces upward at their right, as survivors lie on their backs in those pods.

Death, crates and maps

A chibi counts as a normal item, not an unlocked skin. It drops with the survivor's other belongings on death and is lost for good if the death cache is never retrieved. The Chibi-Parasaur weighs 0. Our records count 3 crate types that can contain it: Fishing Items (Valentine's), Fishing Meat (Valentine's) and the Raptor Claus Gift. They also list 5 maps: The Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction and Lost Colony.