Shadow Leech

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"Look at them. They begin their lives as Kraata, nothing but the essence of a Makuta given solid form. But a bit of this...a bit of that...and they become ever-hungry stealers of light. Have you ever truly watched one feed? It is so repulsive as to be almost beautiful."
Mutran to Vican, referring to the Shadow Leeches, Shadows in the Sky

Parent Page: Rahi

Shadow Leech
Image:Comic Shadow Leech.PNG
Rahi
Primary Group Kraata
Tool(s) None
Power(s) Light siphon
Status Extinct
Pronunciation N/A
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Shadow Leeches are mutated Kraata created by Mutran, Chirox and Tridax, which can be launched from Tridax Pods. They were developed for and were used as a weapon against the Av-Matoran by the Brotherhood of Makuta.

Makuta Tridax used Shadow Leeches to transform several out of one hundred copies of Toa Takanuva that he had captured from alternate dimensions with a Kanohi Olmak.

During the experimental phase of the Shadow Leech creation, Destral was witnessed appearing and leaving with several dead, mutated Kraata left behind. Shadow Leeches were first tested in a battle inside Karda Nui, and were responsible for the transformation of several hundred Av-Matoran into Shadow Matoran. They were stored in vats in the center of a large hive guarded by Mutran and Vican. When the Shadow Leech Hive was destroyed by the Toa Ignika, experimentation on the Kraata ended, and any Shadow Leeches inside were killed.

Mutran was experimenting on a new type of Shadow Leech which would have been able to digest greater amounts of light. However, he destroyed the vat because the Shadow Leeches became crystalline and brittle.

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All Shadow Leeches in Karda Nui were killed by the Energy Storms.

Abilities and Traits

Shadow Leeches feed on light, and can drain the light out of a being with a sufficient amount of light in them by physical contact, making the victim evil. After sucking out a being's light, a Shadow Leech will instantly digest and eliminate the extracted light. Once this is done, a Shadow Leech will typically disintegrate within ten minutes.

A psychological barrier that stops a being from naturally recovering his/her Light will appear after a Shadow Leech drains his/her light. However, a Klakk's sonic attack can break the barrier and allow the being's light to gradually return.

Victims

Known victims who have had their light sucked out by a Shadow Leech include:

Set Information

A Shadow Leech in set form.
A Shadow Leech in set form.

The Shadow Leeches in set form are made of squishy, transparent blue plastic. Four at a time can be held in a Tridax Pod, which can open up and "release" the leeches. Both Tridax pods and sets of four Shadow Leeches are included in the Antroz, Vamprah, Chirox, Mutran and Vican, and Icarax sets. Each leech has an axle hole in it, allowing it to attach onto other sets.

Trivia

  • If a Shadow Leech is killed or removed before it can drain all of the light of a Toa, the Toa is granted control over both Shadow and their original Elemental Power, as demonstrated when Takanuva was attacked by one. If they control light, then they are unable to regenerate their light power, but if they control any other element, they can still regenerate it.
  • Matoran would classify them as Rahi, even though they are not.

Appearances


Brotherhood of Makuta
Leader
Present: Teridax
Former: Miserix
Members
Deceased: Antroz | Bitil | Chirox | Gorast | Icarax | Kojol | Krika | Mutran | Spiriah | Tridax | Vamprah
Minions
Present: Exo-Toa | Kraata (Shadow Leeches) | Mana Ko | Manas | Rahkshi | Vultraz | Zivon

Former: Ahkmou | Brutaka | Colony Drones | Fohrok | Gate Guardians | Karzahni (Deceased)
Kraata-Kal | Maxilos | Minion | Morbuzakh (Deceased) | Nivawk (Deceased) | Pridak
Rahi Nui | Roodaka | Seeker | Shadow Matoran | Sidorak (Deceased) | Takadox
Toa Hagah | Venom Flyers | Visorak (Extinct) | Voporak


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