Gekkan (species)

"Me Gekkan. You bad. Gekkan smash!"

- Yorr to Slicer

Gekkans are a species of Rahi. They are known for their famous role in the Second Battle of Tenik Nui, and most were rewarded by the Great Beings by undergoing the transformation into Reptisapeans.

History
The Gekkans were created by the Great Beings immediately before The Shattering. Upon Spherus Magna's splintering, most of the species' members were evacuated to Gigas Magna.

Many Gekkans, including the famous Yorr, participated in the Kodax War that ensued a thousand years later. During the final battle, Yorr rallied a massive army of Gekkans that attacked the Kodax armies. As a reward, the Great Beings gave them the opportunity to become Reptisapeans. Most of them accepted the reward, though a few, such as Yorr himself, refused, preferring their current form. Those Gekkans remained on Gigas Magna.

During the Underworld War, a large number of Gekkans defected to the Bounty Hunters' Guild.

Abilities and Traits
Gekkans possess somewhat below-average intelligence, but still possess sentience. Nadrahk once theorized that their deduction and reasoning skills had been somehow impaired by magnetic effects of the Energized Protodermis, though this has not been proven.

However, the Gekkans make up for their lack of inteligence by sheer strength. In addition, they possess limited Acid powers. Their sole weapons are natural Ice Claws.

Known Gekkans

 * Chameleo (Formerly)
 * Iguantius (Formerly)
 * Yorr

Trivia

 * As there was never a Kodax War in the Shifting of the Sands Universe, the Reptisapeans do not exist, and are still the Gekkans.
 * Krekka was rumored to be a mutated Gekkan. These rumors, however, are false.