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Megalodon
Details
Type	Creature
Behaviour	Hostile (Aggression volition vary)
Location	Open Bounding main

The Megalodon is a dangerous species of behemothic shark that roams the open waters of the Body of water of Thieves, preying on player ships. In that location are five types of Megalodon species with varying colours and rarity.

They were first introduced as a fourth dimension-limited encounter for The Hungering Deep, returning equally a permanent encounter, with boosted species, in the Shrouded Spoils update.

The Come across

Megalodons are vicious predators that appear around Player Ships on open seas. A Megalodon encounter begins when the tense Megalodon music starts playing, later which, the Megalodon appears out of the deep bounding main behind the Ship and starts pond closely until the Ship sails out of its hunting grounds or the Megalodon is defeated. Each Megalodon spawns with a unique personality, with ranging aggression, sometimes passive until provoked.

A Megalodon volition assault the Send by charging at, and biting the send, which is accompanied by a tense chorus of violins. This bite attack can cause 1-5 holes in the transport'southward hull depending on ship size. Defeating a Megalodon takes around 10-13 missive hits on a Sloop, effectually xv-xviii cannonball hits on a Brigantine and around 30-32 cannonball hits on a Galleon. Sloops and Brigantines also have less damage from the Megalodon's bites.

Players wishing to go rid of a Megalodon may sheet shut to Outposts, Islands, Seaposts or Shipwrecks, the Megalodon will turn away and patrol the expanse where information technology first appeared.

Megalodon Species

There are five species of Megalodons, each variant having distinguishing colours. Their markings (scars, stripes, etc) may vary per encounter.

The Shrouded Ghost'due south body becomes a dark regal at night.

Icon	Proper noun	Clarification
	Hungering One	Blue variant with green eyes, and sometimes lite-blue fin.
	Crested Queen	Dark purple variant with purple fins and eyes.
	Shadowmaw	Nighttime greyness variant with red fins, and orange eyes.
	Ancient Terror	Mossy-yellow variant with yellowish fins and eyes.
	Shrouded Ghost	Stake white-gray variant with peach-coloured fin and eyes. Extremely rare. Nighttime light makes its body appears much darker, and can exist dislocated for the Crested Queen or Shadowmaw. Its peach-coloured fins are the safest style to identify it. It has a hazard to spawn in any of the same locations as all other Megalodon species.

Rewards

Upon defeat, a Megalodon of whatsoever type will leave behind a diverseness of treasure where they died. Players sailing every bit a Trading Visitor Emissary will also earn a notable amount of Emissary Grade Reputation (with the exception of Reaper'south Bones Emissaries).

All Megalodon variants have the same treasure puddle:

• 4-six pieces of Megalodon meat
• 5-12 random Treasure items
  • Regular, Cadaverous, and Cursed Treasure Chests
  • Skeleton Helm's Chests
  • Stronghold Chests
  • Regular and Ashen Trinkets
  • Regular and Ashen Trade Skilful Crates
  • Regular and Ashen Compensation Skulls
  • Skeleton Captain'south Skulls
  • Stronghold Skulls
  • Mermaid Gems
  • Collector'south Chests with Aureate and other small Treasure

Previous Events

• During The Hungering Deep campaign, players could defeat the Hungering One to earn the Hungering Tattoo Set up, Shark Bitemark Scars, and Hungering Ane Figurehead.
• During The Hungering Deep Anniversary Event, players could kill 3 Megalodons to earn the Drum of the Deep.
• During the Hunters of the Deep event, players had to earn Shark Teeth as points via completing Megalodon or Shark related challenges to unlock Shrouded Ghost Hunter Set Ship Cosmetics.

Notes

• A Megalodon's difficulty is scaled to the size of the transport information technology spawns to.
• A Megalodon will remain nigh the area where information technology appeared and not leave its range.
• The Megalodon'south bite attack is the principal threat of the meet. Landing consecutive cannonball shots (2 on a Sloop, 4 on a Brigantine, half dozen on a Galleon) on a charging Megalodon's oral cavity will disrupt its charge, cancelling the bite attack entirely, or lessen its damage to the hull/negate knock-back effects.
• A Megalodon's bite does equally much impairment every bit a shark bite, and knocks the player back.
• Dying to a Megalodon'southward seize with teeth gives the Bluish Flame of Fate, same as other sharks.
• Sharks will appear near the body of a defeated Megalodon.
• Cursed Cannonballs have no outcome on Megalodons.
• Megalodons can be harpooned in lodge to position the ship into a more fitting position to assault information technology or it tin exist used to travel more than quickly every bit the Megalodon volition drag ships around at astonishing speeds when harpooned.
• Skeleton Ships and Skeleton-operated land cannons will shoot at Megalodons. The Megalodon may then focus on the skeletons rather than the player. A Megalodon has no manner of attacking skeletons that shoot at it from Island cannons, leaving them pond and charging close to the island until the skeleton gets lucky plenty to kill the Megalodon.

Commendations

Shrouded Spoils

Athena's Fortune

• Legendary Hunter of The Hungering One → Defeat The Hungering I 50 times every bit a Pirate Legend
• Legendary Hunter of The Crested Queen → Defeat The Crested Queen 50 times as a Pirate Legend
• Legendary Hunter of The Shadowmaw → Defeat The Shadowmaw 50 times as a Pirate Legend
• Legendary Hunter of The Ancient Terror → Defeat The Ancient Terror l times every bit a Pirate Legend
• Legendary Hunter of the Shrouded Ghost → Defeat The Shrouded Ghost 5 times every bit a Pirate Legend

Trivia

• The The Hungering Deep official summary was: "Something old, fast and hungry is surfacing. Follow the trail of riddles and rumours. We hope yous live to tell the tale."
• The Deckhand Guess for Gold Competition from Baronial 22nd, 2019 stated that xi Shrouded Ghosts were killed between the 21st and 22nd of August, 2019.
• The Deckhand Guess for Gilt Competition from January 28, 2019 stated that 7,857 Megalodons were killed betwixt January 22nd - January 23rd, 2020.

Patch history

• 2.0.14
  • Defeating emergent threats such as Megalodon will now result in higher-value loot drops and increase Emissary Reputation gains for Aureate Hoarders, Order of Souls, Merchant Brotherhood, and Athena's Fortune.

• 1.4.0
  • Added Megalodon varieties: the Hungering Ane, the Crested Queen, Shadowmaw, Ancient Terror, and the Shrouded Ghost.
  • Added rewards for defeating Megalodons.

• 1.1.five
  • Multiple Megalodons will no longer spawn in the aforementioned zone.
  • Megalodon encounter music will no longer be heard on the[Ferry.

• 1.ane.4
  • Megalodons will no longer collide with islands when post-obit a ship.

• ane.1.3
  • Readded the megalodon along with making information technology spawn randomly and having different personalities as well.

• one.one.two
  • Removed The Hungering Ane.

• 1.i.0
  • Introduced The Hungering I as a special event raid come across.

Source: https://seaofthieves.fandom.com/wiki/Megalodon

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