Skopio XV-1

The Skopio XV-1 was a massive vehicle built and piloted by Telluris.

History
Telluris based the design of the Skopio XV-1 on the Skopio, a creature native to Spherus Magna. The vehicle is more or less a war machine, and is intended to be used against enemy caravans and creatures by Telluris.

After the Shattering, Telluris was isolated on Bara Magna, and now uses the Skopio XV-1 to traverse the wastelands, shunned by the rest of society for fear of carrying the mysterious plague that wiped most of his tribe out.

The Skopio was later sabotaged by some Glatorian, and Telluris associated with Sahmad until he could be able to fix it. Later on, Telluris and Sahmad encountered a talking snake, who they found out to be Metus. The snake claimed to have lost the ability to dream, a symptom of the Dreaming Plague that had destroyed the Iron Tribe. Sahmad then forced them all into searching for what had given Metus the Plague and the trio then searched through the northern regions of Bara Magna when a large tentacled creature dragged them beneath the ground.

Features
The Skopio XV-1 featured the ability to travel using its four mechanical legs. It could also fold these legs up, activating the treads and allowing for greater speed. It also possessed a Thornax Launcher and two force blasters for offensive power, allowing for effective long and close-range attacks.

Set Information
The Skopio XV-1 was released as a large boxed set in the summer of 2009 as set number 8996, and contains Telluris as its rider. It also has two Life Counters for use in the BIONICLE Action Figure Game. It contains 849 pieces. It is also tied with the Manas as the most expensive set being $90 and currently the biggest BIONICLE set pieces-wise. The force blasters in set form are Midak Skyblasters. Although guessed to be a storage space or passenger seat, the space on the back of the Skopio is to lie Telluris down while riding.