Lava Eel

"Vakama bent down and tossed a handful of pebbles at one of the eels. No sooner had the small stones struck than they were reduced to ash."

- Narrator, The Darkness Below

The Lava Eels are eel-like Rahi.

History
The Lava Eel species was created by the Makuta using Viruses and Liquid Protodermis to be one of the Rahi to inhabit the Matoran Universe.

In Metru Nui, Ta-Matoran sometimes found young Lava Eels near the forges and kept them as pets at home. When the eels eventually became too big and destructive to live in their homes, however, the Matoran were forced to abandon them. Some took to lurking around the furnaces, while others hid in Protodermis Reclamation Yards or the Archives.

A group of Lava Eels was agitated because of the Toa Metru's fight with Krahka, subsequently awakening the sleeping Tahtorak underneath the Archives.

Lava Eels also inhabited volcanoes within the Matoran Universe, including the Southern Continent's Mount Valmai, where they continued to live even after the Great Cataclysm sent it and the surrounding region rocketing to the surface of Aqua Magna.

Spiked Lava Eels
Spiked Lava Eels are a sub-species of regular Lava Eels. Their physiology is similar, but Spiked Lava Eels are covered in barbs used for defense.

Mutated Lava Eel
During their journey to one of Makuta Teridax's lairs, the Toa Metru encountered a deceased Lava Eel that had six legs.

Abilities &Traits
Lava Eels are naturally hot enough to melt pebbles on contact, and they can heat up even more if they are agitated, to the point they can melt through anything when they reach a state of total anxiety. However, Lava Eels are not naturally aggressive, just curious. They start their life cycle being very small and grow larger after time.

Appearances

 * The Mutran Chronicles (Mentioned Only)


 * Comic 20: Struggle in the Sky (Mentioned Only)


 * BIONICLE Adventures 3: The Darkness Below (First Appearance)


 * Comic 22.5 (Mentioned Only)


 * BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno (Mentioned Only)


 * BIONICLE: Metru Nui - City of Legends (Mentioned Only)


 * BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts (Mentioned Only)


 * BIONICLE: Encyclopedia (Mentioned Only)


 * BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated (Mentioned Only)


 * The Search for the Mask of Light


 * Inika Island Assault (Non-Canonical Appearance)