Chelicerate
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</group> </infobox> The Chelicerate is an aggressive leviathan class fauna species of Subnautica: Below Zero.
Appearance
The top side of the body is red in color whilst the underside is beige. The head is large, accounting for around one third of the total body length including mandibles. The jaw section is formed by four long curved mandibles pointed forwards that mesh together towards the back to form an inescapable jaw. Between the mandibles is a small beak-like mouth lined with two rows of forwards-swept teeth. Low down on the head is a black eye with a white ring in the centre and behind this a smaller, simpler eye lacking the white ring seen in the larger eye. Both pairs of eyes are ringed with purple.
The body section is divided into twelve plates, the first six plates featuring long spines growing from the top, providing the framework for a dorsal fin-like membrane stretching between them. The second plate has a pair of long and thin jointed pectoral fins, partially made up of a transparent membrane. The ventral side of the eighth and ninth plates features a transparent pelvic fin. The body ends with a small tail fluke.
Behavior
The Chelicerate normally patrols its area commonly attacking bigger creatures like Bonesharks and Brute Sharks and ignoring smaller edible creatures. If it sees the player or a bigger fish, it will open its beak and charge at the creature until it can't catch it or if it attacks it. If the player is over 35 health or if is attacking a fish, it will bite it, dealing 74 damage. if it attacks the player again it will show a cutscene (similar to the Squidshark) showing the player getting stuck in between the beak and punching it, only to falling into the mouth and killing the player.
Databank Entry
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Design
The Chelicerate is amongst the minority of known species on 4546B that are invertebrates. The elements that make up the body resemble those of a Eurypterid, whilst the body's shape is shark-like.
The name "Chelicerate" name is taken from the taxonomic classification "Chelicerata", a subphylum including horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders, and the extinct eurypterids. The latter of which appears to have inspired the design of this Leviathan, as both eurypterids and this creature share a body comprised of fourteen segments.
Sounds
Gallery
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Side view
Front view
Dorsal view
Underside
View of the head
Bioluminescence
Size comparison with the player
A Chelicerate in the Purple Vents
Killing the player
Attacking the Sea Truck
Attacking the Prawn Suit
|-| Concept Art=
Final concept art - by Alex Ries
Initial design, prior to being elevated to Leviathan status - by Alex Ries
Mouth details - by Alex Ries
Unused transparent variant - by Alex Ries
This scrapped Reaper Leviathan relative by Alex Ries formed the basis for the design of the Chelicerate
Early model paintovers - by Alex Ries
|-| Other=
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Trivia
- The Chelicerate creature was originally designed as a large shark class creature, but was later elevated to a Leviathan class creature.
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