Gadunka (Species)

Gadunka were tiny sea Rahi, about the size of a finger, that inhabited the ocean floors around the Pit.



Enlarged Gadunka
Gadunka was originally a one inch long Rahi that scuttled around the seafloor of the Pit. That was until Nocturn placed the Kanohi Ignika on the ground. The little Gadunka then scurried under the mask for shelter, unknowingly exposing itself to the Kanohi's energy. After Nocturn left with the Mask of Life, the Rahi began to grow, until it reached a gigantic size.

Gadunka battled Toa Mahri Hewkii to try and claim the Mask of Life. He was beating the Toa of Stone easily until Nuparu and Hahli came, and he got swept by a tidal wave caused by Toa Mahri Hahli.

Later, he challenged the Toa Mahri again with the 300-foot long eel and the creature Kongu summoned. He again knocked Hewkii unconcious and was beating Nuparu, when he saw the Ignika. He took the Mask of Life from Matoro, causing it to devolve to it's original form. Shortly after it was eaten by a Takea Shark.

Trivia

 * Unlike most Rahi, the Gadunka did not have an equivalent in real animals.
 * During the events of the 2007 storyline, one Gadunka was enlarged by the Ignika, though it was not enlarged until after the events of BIONICLE Legends 6: City of the Lost, and thus was not in its set form.