Baterra

Baterra were mechanical shapeshifters created by the Great Beings that lived in the northern parts of Bara Magna.

History
After trying to end the war over the Energized Protodermis, but failed, the Great Beings created the Baterra to kill every armed combatant of the war. After the Shattering, the Baterra were stuck on Bara Magna. When the place where they lived later was explored by the Skrall, the Baterra attacked them, just as thy were programmed to do.

The Baterras' strategy of ambushing their enemies were to shapeshift to a tree or something else that fit into the environment. Then, when an enemy strayed by, they quickly shapeshifted into their default form, attacked and shapeshifted back before anyone had turned to see what had happened.

Empire of the skrall
In Empire of the Skrall, Branar was sent on a mission by Tuma to find out if the Baterra were moving to the south or not. However, the Baterra were indeed moving to the south, and almost all his fellow skrall warriors, and most of the vorox were killed. The Baterra let Branar escape to send a warning to the Skrall.

Trivia
Baterra was an ancient word that meant "silent death".

Appearances

 * Empire of the Skrall