Fan:Khargi Turtle
User:Stormjay Rider/CharTemp Khargi Turtle is a small BIONICLE MOC created by Stormjay Rider for a contest on MOCpages.
Description
The Khargicrotes, more commonly known as Khargi Turtles, live on the sea floor of Liquid Protodermis seas (which I consider as a BIONICLE equivalent to "fresh water".) Though they live at the bottom of the sea, they still receive a good amount of surface light.
Khargi Turtles are usually docile and nonaggresive. However, any people or objects that get too close for comfort are in danger of being attacked. (Khargi Turtles are known to attack rocks that fall into the water and startle them.) Their claws are natural and not fatal, but still rather painful, as are their shell spikes, which bristle when the turtle is startled or territorial.
Although there are records of turtles being kidnapped and trained as combat or mount Rahi, they have no true allegiance.
Like many species of Rahi, Khargi Turtles have no genders.
Creator's comments
I was inspired to build this by the Shadow Snapper from Atlantis, which had a shell made from Kiina armor pieces. So, I went for a miniature version of that set with the four pieces I already had. Note that my version of the torso uses a much smaller space than the original version, and relies more on the angles that other parts are placed in to hold in place.
