Oceanic Whitetip

The Oceanic Whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus), universally referred to as the Whitetip, is the first shark that a player acquires in High Tide.

Overview
The Whitetip, while unremarkable in its initial statistics, possesses Pilot Fish, a unique ability that redeems its shortcomings. Pilot Fish allows the Whitetip to endure three strikes without damage dealt to the main health pool, and is indicated by the presence of white pilotfish around the shark's body. In every life, a Whitetip spawns in with three pilotfish, which is the maximum it can hold. Each pilotfish will die after suffering a single hit, regardless of damage. Hitting the body directly does not bypass the shield. In order to replenish the pilotfish, all a Whitetip needs to do is find and eat Tuna swimming around.

Playstyle
It Is an Assault Shark due to many players stating that It Is used for charging against divers, and the fact that It Has Multiple pilot fishes so It can protect itself from Attacks.

Counters
The most important thing to remember is that every hit on a Whitetip, no matter how much damage it would have dealt, will be taken instead by a pilotfish, unless all three have already been killed. Aiming for the shark's body does not bypass the pilotfish, and therefore, merely hitting the shark three times is enough to remove all of the fish. Consequently, fast firing, high capacity weapons such as the APS, ADS, and Banethrower are most effective against a Whitetip, while single-shot weapons such as the Harpoon Gun should be avoided at all cost. If you suspect that a player using the Whitetip will become the shark in the next round, change your primary weapon. The only weapons capable of killing a Whitetip even with fish, are the two melee weapons (Knife and Wrench).

The following weapons are recommended against Whitetips:


 * Mk1 Defense Gun:
 * PRO: With six rounds dealing 70 damage each, the Mk1 can use the first three rounds to kill the fish, and the last three to kill the shark.
 * APS Rifle:
 * PRO: Fast fire rate and number of rounds tear through the pilotfish with ease, leaving the now-exposed shark vulnerable to spear-based weapons or your own.
 * Banethrower:
 * PRO: Poison is very quick to kill pilotfish.
 * PRO: Lingering poison can kill the shark or provide a temporary trail your teammates can track it with.
 * ADS Rifle:
 * PRO: A sidegrade of the APS, dealing the same damage with a faster fire rate and more rounds per magazine, but a slower reload and a smaller ammo pool.
 * PRO: A sidegrade of the APS, dealing the same damage with a faster fire rate and more rounds per magazine, but a slower reload and a smaller ammo pool.