Oviraptor is a species of dinosaur collected as part of the Noah's Ark Plan. Its name means "Egg Robber". The Oviraptor lived around 70 million years ago. Their remains are found in Mongolia. It is also shown within the game that Oviraptor, like the Carnotaurus, might sport sexual dimorphism.
History[]
The Oviraptor thrived in the future earth environment created by the Noah's Ark team. As the forest spread on the west of the lake to take over the military outposts, the Oviraptor made the southern portion of the jungle against the river their territory, surrounding the Third Energy Facility and, later, taking it over following its abandonment.
Biology[]
The Oviraptor are part of the Oviraptoridae family; with crests on their heads, toothless beaks, long grasping arms, long legs and tails as their primary features. They are perfectly suited to live on dry lands and deserts. They were carnivorous or omnivorous dinosaurs that hunted with their beaks and arms. Their beak also serves to break the shell of eggs and animals. They come in two colors and spit acidic venom (in Dino Crisis 2, the green ones spit venom, but in Dino Stalker, the pink ones do).
Gameplay[]
Health[]
In Dino Crisis 2, Oviraptor are assigned two ranks by which health values are determined, which also differ based on difficulty. On Normal mode, Level 1 Oviraptor have a health value of 400–410, while Level 2 Oviraptor have a health value of 1000–1031. This value is multiplied by 0.5 if the player is on Easy mode (e.g. 200-205HP for Level 1), while Hard mode multiplies it by 2 (e.g. 800-820HP for Level 2).[1]
Moveset[]
Attack values are given as they are in the Normal difficulty. Hard stats multiply it by 2 (e.g. a Blue jump-and-scratch being 120 damage), while Easy is reduced by one third (e.g. the same attack at 40 damage).[2]
- Blue Oviraptor stats
| Attack | Damage | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jump kick (跳び蹴り) | 80 (+40 falling damage) | |
| Glasgow Kiss (頭突き) | 80 (+40 falling damage) | |
| Jump and scratch (跳び引つかき) | 60 | May perform attack twice, doubling damage |
| Forward cling (前方しがみつき) | 140 | May perform attack twice, doubling damage |
| Rear cling (後方しがみつき) | 100 |
- Red Oviraptor stats
| Attack | Damage | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jump kick (跳び蹴り) | 100 (+40 falling damage) | |
| Glasgow Kiss (頭突き) | 80 (+40 falling damage) | |
| Jump and scratch (跳び引つかき) | 80 | |
| Forward cling (前方しがみつき) | 180 | May perform attack twice, doubling damage |
| Rear cling (後方しがみつき) | 140 | May perform attack twice, doubling damage |
| Venom (毒液) | 160 |
Strategy[]
The Oviraptor serve as one of the game's enemy grunts. As the file says, heavy firearms are not recommended to fend off a flock of hungry Oviraptor, as they can cover the distance between them and the player by doing a jump-kick. The Heavy Machine Gun is recommended for taking care of them, and if you're surrounded, the Firewall should keep them at bay.
Most often you will find the green Oviraptor, which are weak and spit poison. Sometimes you will see the brown ones, which do not spit poison, but are stronger.
Dino Crisis 2: Extra Crisis[]
Oviraptor is playable in Extra Crisis. In this mode it has access to all of its moves. It is notably the cheapest dinosaur to purchase. The player 2 in Dino Duel has the orange-brown variant.
Dino Stalker[]
Oviraptor return in chapter 4 of Dino Stalker, in a desert-like area in Hyperspace. The Oviraptor would sometimes jump out of sand and try to attack the player in groups. A rapid-firing weapon is required to fend the dinosaurs away. Here the functions of the two colors are inverted, as the pink/reddish ones spit poison, and the greens are stronger (and also steal recovery items and weapons in the area).
Gallery[]
Further notes[]
- The Oviraptor's spitting venom ability was most likely inspired by the Dilophosaurus in the 1993 film Jurassic Park, though the former was more corrosive akin to cloned Xenomorphs in Alien: Resurrection.
- The animations for the Oviraptor were handled by Yuichiro Hiraki, with his work in particular getting Hideki Kamiya's attention and a job in the Devil May Cry development team.[3]
Sources[]
- ↑ DINO CRISIS 2 Official Guide Book, p.34.
- ↑ DINO CRISIS 2 Official Guide Book, p.35.
- ↑ Devil May Cry artbook.
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