Dinotrux species explained in detail: The Ankylodump
Species name: Ankylodump
Living place: Land
Predator/predatory: predatory
Vehicle hybrid: Dump truck
Dinosaur hybrid: Ankylosaurus
Way of life: in herds
Traits: outgoing, extravert, social, daring, enthousiastic, often inmature, determined
Notable Ankylodumps:
Ton Ton, Drag - O, Scoot, Wrecka, Split, Rumble Grumble
Summary
The Ankylodump is a 4 treaded ore eating Dinotrux species that lives on land. Its one of the few Dinotrux species to drive on wheels instead of treadmills. They are enthousiastic and daring Trux that always seek up the fun. They are also shown to be quite curious and don't judge off of first impressions, unlike many other Dinotrux. They are naturally very social and friendly to any trux their kind. In Bolderbox Canyon multiple different herds of Ankylodumps come from all over pass trough the canyon during migration for the yearly 'ankylodump games' where young and old dumps compete in stunt racing, rampjumping and rockflinging. They are not shown to be very competitive and seem supportive of one another.
Weapons & ambillities
Loading bed - the biggest weapon and most used body part is the loading bed. This part, located on the back, is used as a 'backpack' to carry food or rocks along, but mother Ankylodumps are shown to carry their offspring in it too. Ankylodumps use their bed to attack too by filling it up with rocks and throwing it to their attackers, wich may seem harmless, but due to being naturally built for carrying loads Ankylodumps have incredibly strong backs, wheels, shocks and necks, able to support huge amounts of weight and easily carrying multiple boulders in their bed without any problems. Many don't know that despite their size, Ankylodumps are actually very strong and durable. The bed is not only an important part, but its also shown to be sensitive. Ankylodumps can feel anything that happens in their loading bed. Ton Ton comments multiple times that he's ticklish on his back, wich goes for both his bed and his bare back under it. In one episode Ton Ton has to fill his loading bed up with ice, and when the Picktools are done helping him, Ton Ton is shown shivering, he feels the ice and yells that its cold. A detail in the battle episode is when Ton Ton gets lava rocks in his loading bed, there is a metal pad flexed all over the inside of the bed to protect Ton Ton's back, wich works since Ton Ton doesnt even seem to feel it in the entire episode.
Extreme speed: Ankylodumps are shown to be the fastest land trux. Their top speed isnt known. They are shown to need their tail to stay balanced.
Durabillity: Ankylodumps are not just very strong, but also notoriously durable. During racing or ramping, wich for most of these trux are daily activities, they often crash, slam their heads into walls, or even each other, land on their sides or flip over, wich they dont really seem bothered by. Ankylodumps are also never really shown heavily injured or broken, even though they definitley have crucial parts that they need, despite their daring nature they never really get very hurt. Ton Ton has numerous times in Dinotrux where he willingly crashes his head into walls and flips himself on his back and sides, and doesnt even flinch at these landings. In one episode, Dozer gets a more advanced, bigger blade and a supercharger. Ton Ton lets Dozer test this new blade out on him, he gets slammed in his side very hard, flies out of the garage, tumbles on his head, sides and back and ends up upside down on his back. His only response is: "duuude...." he does not seem hurt or in pain, and after he flips himself back over and drives along with his friends as if nothing happend.
Herd & life
Just like Dozeratops, Ankylodumps are social trux and naturally live in herds. They sleep, eat and drive in groups. They are also the first dinotrux species to have information given about migration patterns.
After mating season, female Ankylodumps bury their eggs underground to protect them from Scraptors, Scarapadatyls and other dangers. Newborn Ankylodumps don't have spikes on their beds yet.
Ankylodumps mostly spend their time on the move: they don't usually stay in the same place for very long. Where Dozeratops and Craneosaurs mostly settle in one place and continue life, Ankylodump herds seem to mostly be on the move.
