Zyglak

"Friends? Zyglak don’t have friends... just meals they haven’t eaten yet."

- Vezon, Federation of Fear

The Zyglak were a reptilian race accidentally created by the Great Beings out of the remains of the process that brought the first Matoran villagers to life. The Great Beings were seeking to create intelligent organism called Krana, but found that some of the material they used turned into Zyglak instead. Shunned by their creators and hated and feared throughout the universe, the bitter, savage Zyglak retreated to the dark places (such as the ruins of the inner Pit, and the underground recesses of Voya Nui). There they waited, brooding over their fate and hating the Matoran and all who honored Mata Nui. Those who encountered them rarely survived to tell others the tale. Zyglak hated Matoran because they believed that the Matoran held their place in the Matoran Universe

Abilities and Weapons
Zyglak were amphibious and intelligent. They could speak Matoran, and were one of the few beings that were immune to the Pit's mutagen. They also had strength greater than that of a Toa. They were plague carriers and had almost complete invulnerability to elemental attack. They also possessed spears and knives that could destroy anything they hit when thrown.

The Toa Inika fought a group of Zyglak in the stone cord that connected Mahri Nui with Voya Nui. This tribe was later killed by the deformed Piraka after they entered the cord. Kalmah, Takadox, and Mantax encountered a group of them in the ruins of the old Pit.

Trivia

 * Greg Farshtey, author of the Bionicle books, has confirmed that the Zyglak are not Rahi.
 * It was a wandering tribe of Zyglak that killed all of the other members of Toa Lesovikk's Toa team. This encounter happened to be the first battle with the Zyglak in the universe.
 * Toa Kopaka once single-handedly defeated several dozen Zyglak.
 * In The Kingdom, the Zyglak refused to evacuate when Mata Nui died and then went extinct.
 * Zyglak are often called "The Great Beings mistakes".

Set Information
The Zyglak is made from combining the Pridak, Kalmah, and Takadox Barraki sets.