Shark Trap

The Shark Trap is a deployable single-use Traitor item. It appears as a tiny square device with a circular indent in the center.

When any player walks over it, they are frozen in place, and have about 1 second before a large shark emerges from the ground directly beneath them. The shark deals 100 damage, enough to instantly kill a player under most circumstances. The shark descends and disappears immediately after the attack, and the trap itself is consumed when it touches the player.

The Yogscast quickly figured out that the Shark Trap can be picked up with the Magneto Stick, which has led to some incredibly frantic rounds.

Strengths and Weaknesses
Its tiny, dark model makes it able to easily blend in on darker, messier-looking maps, and players are virtually unable to defend themselves from it. On the other hand, it's extremely easy to spot on brighter, "cleaner" maps.

Unlike the Barnacle, the Shark Trap kills very fast, and teammates are helpless to save the victim once they get caught. They're both destructible, though, and neither take much damage to kill/destroy.

By placing the Shark Trap in an obvious spot, a Traitor can easily use it as bait to lure a victim into another trap, such as a Barnacle.

Since it's affected by physics, it can easily be turned against the Traitors, or turn on them by itself.

The victim can survive unassisted if they have over 100 health, or if they have high health and Body Armor. Other items, such as the UNO Reverse, can also be used to counter the shark.

History
August 3, 2021 - The Shark Trap was added.

December 30, 2021 (Round 5) - Ravs manages to counter the Shark Trap with the UNO Reverse. (Not only is this the first time I can recall someone making a smart play that counters the trap, as well as being the first time I've seen anyone getting substantial use out of the UNO Reverse.)

Credits
The Shark Trap was made by MadBeemo and TheBonBon. Uploaded July 18, 2021.