What is Takadox?

[RockManClassic]

Kalmah is a squid

Carapar is a crab

Mantax is a mantaray

Ehlek is an eel

And Pridak is a shark

 

But what is Takadox? Is he an angler fish because he glows in the dark? Or is he a shrimp due to his body shape?

 

[Click]

I think he's some kind of microorganism or something. A lot of microorganisms underwater glow and probably looks similar.

[Sumiki]

I always thought of Takadox to be some kind of mutated praying mantis.

[Rahkshi Lalonde]

takadox is a stomatopod (mantis shrimp) most probably, as they are known for:

 

bright vibrant colors.

advanced eyeballs.

inflicting harsh wounds with quick claw-punches.

 

he also has an army of "undersea insects" which probably means crustaceans

 

probably. anyway..

[Voltex]

I thought Takadox represented some form of shrimp, although I would advise that you do not quote me on that.

[Toa Smoke Monster]

Taradox is a Barracki.

 

...Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

Joking aside, I would think that he would represent some form of Shrimp, as Rahkshi Lalonde and Voltex have suggested. 

Edited September 5, 2014 by Toa Smoke Monster

[doodleloot]

Takadox always looked like a mantis to me.

[Nato G]

I'm sure it was explicitly stated somewhere that he represented the mantis shrimp. 

 

I'm more interested in what kind of species he was before his mutation. All of the Barraki, in fact. We know they were all organic beings, all six from a different species, yet none of those species were ever named, or seemed to play any kind of part in the Bionicle storyline after 2007.

 

The only exception was Eehlek's species, which did feature briefly in Federation of Fear as servants of the Order of Mata Nui. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that was the only time we ever saw other members of any Barraki's species. 

[Aanchir]

Mantis Shrimp always struck me as the most likely explanation. No telling where his name comes from, though — I've attempted many a time to find the origin of his name since most of the other Barraki name origins were fairly obvious, but no luck.

[UnderscoreChronix]

Well the Barraki aren't Earth creatures at all, they're mutated warlords. But anyway, Takadox looks like a preying mantis to me.

[fishers64]

1. What animal is takadox similar to?

1) Mantis

 

Is Takadox based off of a praying mantis or a mantis shrimp? A mantis shrimp would go with the underwater creature them, like the other Barraki, but he looks a lot like a praying mantis. And when asked before, all you have said is "mantis." So, which, specifically, is it?

 

 

He always resembled a mantis (insect) to me.

 

@ Greg. There's no law - if mantis shrimp makes more sense...

 

 

[randomreviewerbros]

Like most people have said above, i think he is a mantis shrimp

[Kopekemaster]

Body-wise, I think he looked like a praying mantis, but head-wise, I think he looked sort of like an angler fish (primarily the teeth).

[Nato G]

Whatever he was, he isn't it now. His mutations were reversed by the Ignika same as all of the other Barraki. 

 

The mystery shall remain forever unsolved...

[Akavakaku]

No, actually judging by his appearance he's a skeleton shrimp!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprellidae

Notice the stick-thin, crooked body, the mantislike folded claws with wide forearms, the short, skinny abdomen. I'm assuming that one of the set designers looked up "mantis shrimp," found a skeleton shrimp and didn't realize it was a different thing. Also Ehlek looks more like a bobbit worm than an eel. Personally I'd just like to know what Mantax is, as almost nothing about him is ray-like.

[Irrie]

No, actually judging by his appearance he's a skeleton shrimp!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprellidae

Notice the stick-thin, crooked body, the mantislike folded claws with wide forearms, the short, skinny abdomen. I'm assuming that one of the set designers looked up "mantis shrimp," found a skeleton shrimp and didn't realize it was a different thing. Also Ehlek looks more like a bobbit worm than an eel. Personally I'd just like to know what Mantax is, as almost nothing about him is ray-like.

I don't think that their eyes bulge enough for it to be Takadox. 

[Rahkshi Lalonde]

Personally I'd just like to know what Mantax is, as almost nothing about him is ray-like.

hmm, his head and torso make the cut. he's just a ray with legs.

Edited September 8, 2014 by Rahkshi Lalonde

[boston100]

kind of like a prawn i always thought

[Aanchir]

 

Personally I'd just like to know what Mantax is, as almost nothing about him is ray-like.

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/toanintaro/pics/mnnta.png

hmm, his head and torso make the cut. he's just a ray with legs.

 

Legs and arms!

 

But something else to keep in mind — there's no rule that a set has to be based on just one thing. Just look at Raw-Jaw, who is perhaps best described as a "gorillaphant".

 

Mantax's name comes from the manta ray, but his description and story role also take cues from stingrays. Ehlek is presumably based on an electric eel, but has a lot of physical traits like long spines and a bizarre mouth structure that aren't shared with electric eels at all. And let's not forget that ALL the Barraki have crustacean-like mandibles. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if Takadox took design cues from both a mantis shrimp and a praying mantis, or from multiple types of sea-dwelling arthropods.