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. A 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.

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