Hydruka

The Hydruka were a breed of ill-tempered, reptilian Rahi suited to aquatic climates.

History
The Hydruka species were originally created by Makuta Kojol using viruses and Liquid Protodermis to be one of the species to inhabit the Matoran Universe. The fundamental genetic code of the species was notably derived from the Tarakava genus made by Makuta Vamprah and, as such, the Hydruka came to be perceived as a genetic offshoot of the coastal predator. Initially intended to co-exist alongside Ga-Matoran, the Hydruka were deemed too stubborn and territorial for such interaction.

Distributed across the Matoran Universe, the Hydruka revealed themselves to be a an especially confrontational breed of Rahi, successfully adapting to aquatic ecosystems around the Great Spirit Robot. While the species generally resides in the Southern Island Chain, several thousand individual specimens have been known to inhabit the Southern Continent and play a major role in determining the structure of the aquatic ecosystem.

In the years after the Great Cataclysm, a Hydruka colony based on Voya Nui came to inhabit the Cape of No Hope and Voya Nui Bay, with a splinter fraction flourishing in the depths of the Pit. In this environment, the colony were tamed by the Matoran of Mahri Nui and charged with cultivating Airweed for Oxygen.

Following the Battle of Bara Magna and subsequent Reformation of Spherus Magna, the majority of the Matoran Universe's Hydruka population was evacuated onto the surface of a new world, though several colonies remained trapped in aquatic depths.

Abilities and Traits
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Appearances

 * BIONICLE Legends 6: City of the Lost
 * BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall
 * Black Water
 * BIONICLE: Waters of Darkness
 * The Hydros Chronicles