Sea Squid
"The suckers on their tentacles drained the life force from any being they touched. Their speed and ruthless efficiency made them creatures to be dreaded by even the great sharks."
— Narrator, City of the Lost
| Sea Squid | |
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| Creature | |
| Powers | Draining life force from targets |
| Conservation status | Common |
| Known locations | Aqua Magna Black Water |
| Set number | 8934 |
Sea Squid are vampiric squid-like creatures native to Aqua Magna.[1] They were bred by Barraki Kalmah and used as weapons in the Barraki's undersea armies.
History
The Sea Squid was a creature native to the ocean of Spherus Magna prior to The Shattering and afterwards continued to thrive on the newly formed planet of Aqua Magna.[2]
1,000 years ago, when the Barraki set up their underwater kingdoms and recruited armies of sea creatures, Kalmah discovered the Sea Squid in the cave later referred to as the Octo Cave. Kalmah took it upon himself to breed the creatures in this cave, later forbidding others, including the other Barraki, to enter since Mantax once ate half the brood.[3] Kalmah treated them harshly and turned them into vicious killing beasts. He accomplished this by starving his squid more than others, making them more effective killers. He then created the Squid Launchers as a means to use the Sea Squid as weapons, and distributed them to the other Barraki. Sea Squid were used by the Barraki in mass numbers against the giant Venom Eel[2] and as scouts by Kalmah.[4]
When the Barraki were rounded up and imprisoned in the Pit by Hydraxon, the Sea Squid were abandoned in the Black Waters.
Abilities and Traits
Sea Squid[5] feed by draining the life force from a being through the suckers on their tentacles and transferring the energy into themselves. They are fast and ruthlessly efficient, therefore they are able to prey on beings much larger than themselves. They reproduce by laying eggs, and the parent squids care for their young.[3][6]
Despite living and breeding in mutagenic waters, Sea Squid are not immune to the mutagen. Pit Mutagen causes internal damage to their DNA which will not become apparent until generations to come.[7]
Sea Squid were used by the Barraki and several other beings in the water surrounding the Pit as weapons.
There is also a larger breed of sea squid bred and used by the Barraki.[8]
Set Information
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Sea Squid were featured in various 2007 sets in the form of soft, stretchy translucent rubber. A Sea Squid could be launched from the soft plastic Squid Launcher piece by mounting the squid's head in the front of the launcher while pulling back the tail as demonstrated in the instructions or on an instructional video on BIONICLE.com.
In most sets that included them, Sea Squids were colored with a blend of yellow and red. Two such Sea Squid were packaged in each Barraki set as well as the 8922 Gadunka, 8935 Nocturn, and 8940 Karzahni sets. Three were featured in the 8925 Barraki Deepsea Patrol and 8926 Toa Undersea Attack playsets and five in 8927 Toa Terrain Crawler. Excluding the Toa Terrain Crawler and Toa Undersea Attack playsets, each of the above sets featured a Squid Launcher, and aside from all playsets, a pair of clips on which the Sea Squid could be mounted.
8934 Squid Ammo pack was released in 2007. The pack contains seven extra Sea Squid colored with varying blends of green and light blue.
A pair of life-size "Splashy Barraki Squids" (one red, one green) were released together in 2007. These were permeable foam balls that were intended to be soaked with water and thrown as a pool toy. The cloth surface and tail of each squid was printed with a face, the Barraki logo, and the insignia of various Barraki.[9]
Trivia
- In some European countries, the Sea Squid were marketed as "Polyps."
- Sea Squid are known to be unappetizing.[10]
- Matoran would classify Sea Squid as Rahi, even though they are not.[11][12]
Appearances
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References
See also
| Barraki | ||
| Members | Current | Kalmah | Ehlek | Mantax | Pridak |
| Former | Takadox | Carapar (deceased) | |
| Former Servants | Amphibax | Hahli (briefly) | Nocturn (revived) Giant Squid | Sea Squid | Underwater Insects | Underwater Rays | Venom Eels Keras | Pit War Tortoises | Spider Crabs | Takea | Mutated Rahi | |
| Collectibles | |||
| Generation 1 | Kanohi | Krana | Kanohi Nuva | Krana-Kal | Kraata Kanoka (Toa Disks) (Great Disks) | Rhotuka | Zamor | Sea Squid | Golden Armor | ||
| Generation 2 | Masks of Power | ||
| BIONICLE Sets of 2007 | ||
| Small | 8929 Defilak | 8930 Dekar | 8931 Thulox | 8932 Morak | |
| Medium | 8916 Takadox | 8917 Kalmah | 8918 Carapar | 8919 Mantax | 8920 Ehlek | 8921 Pridak 8910 Toa Kongu | 8911 Toa Jaller | 8912 Toa Hewkii | 8913 Toa Nuparu | 8914 Toa Hahli | 8915 Toa Matoro | |
| Large | Standard | 8922 Gadunka | 8923 Hydraxon | 8924 Maxilos & Spinax |
| Special | 8935 Nocturn | 8939 Lesovikk | 8940 Karzahni | |
| Playsets | 8925 Barraki Deepsea Patrol | 8926 Toa Undersea Attack | 8927 Toa Terrain Crawler | |
| Collectible | 8934 Squid Ammo | |
| Promotional | 6944 "Good Guy 07" | 6945 "Bad Guy 07" | 6946 "Squid Launcher Function" | |
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