Pridak

"Do you know who I am?... Then you'll know what I'll do to you if you disobey."

- Pridak

"Will he live? Will he die? Do I Care? No. But you do. And you have 2 minutes to tell me where the mask is before the Ga-matoran joins her friend."

- Pridak, talking to Defilak about Sarda's fate

Pridak was the official leader of the Barraki and previously was the unofficial leader of the League. He was a fiery leader and would not hesitate to reward disobedience or insolence with pain. He once blinded Kalmah in one eye and bit off one of Nocturn's arms in a separate engagement. Pridak was a leader who ruled with his emotions, able to hold a grudge against someone indefinitely. His mutations were possibly the worst punishment he could recieve, before his transformation he took great pride in his own appearance and believed creatures that carried monstrous faces such as the one he would later bear did not deserve to live.

He, like the other Barraki, despised Makuta, and would not hesitate to defy him to his face, he was also almost as complex a thinker as The Makuta. His hate for Makuta was especially intense, as he alone once worked as little more then a slave of the Brotherhood of Makuta. Although hot-headed, he was very practical, since he saw no gain from killing the Matoran of Mahri Nui, he chooses not to, but if he could get something out of it, he would gladly destroy the entire city and sleep peacefully that night.

Pridak was cursed by the Kanohi Ignika when he tried to touch it. This was later cured by Takadox's hypnosis power.

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Undisputed ruler of the Barraki dating back 80,000+ years. Mind as sharp as his teeth. Extremely fast underwater and a perfect killing machine. More than willing to use violence to enforce discipline -- in addition to blinding Kalmah in one eye, once bit Nocturn's arm off. Learns from his mistakes. Expert at holding a grudge. Feels entitled to power, and is willing to defy even Makuta to his face. Feels no guilt or regret over anything he does. Hot-tempered, but also practical -- sees no reason to kill Matoran if there is nothing to be gained by it (hence the survival of Mahri Nui all this time). If there IS something to be gained by it, would calmly order destruction of an entire village and sleep peacefully that night."

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Pridak was physically one of the most powerful and one of the fastest Barraki.

Pridak also possessed all of the enhanced scences of a real shark, such as enhanced eyesight; hearing; and smell. He could also detect electrical fields.

Pridak's weapons included a Shark Tooth Blade, along with powerful jaws lined with teeth sharp enough to rip through Makuta armor. He also wielded a Squid Launcher.

Army
Pridak lead a highly disciplined army of Takea sharks.

Trivia

 * Pridak was based off of a shark.


 * Although many think that Pridak's red coloring on him is the blood of his victims, Greg Farshtey has confirmed that despite popular belief, it is really part of his natural coloring.