Creature:Koda

The Koda is a species of animal found within jungle planets of the Brood of War's territory. The Koda were originally an extinct species, but were cloned and thus resurrected on the planet of Makura in the Italoki System. Koda are usually seen in small herds, and are incredibly aggressive.

The Koda are featured frequently in Zazane culture, mostly being used as beasts in gladitorial arenas for Zazane warriors to fight. Despite being animals, the Koda are incredibly hard for a Zazane to kill. This is because of the size different, and teh fact that like Zazane, Koda have Shidium coated skeletons, including their long claws. Despite how much they weigh, they are quite fast and agile. This proves a challenge for most Zazane, and quite often Zazane will die in the arena to these massive beasts. Their scales are lightly coated with naturally-occuring solid Shidium, but this makes much difference, as Zazane do not have this advantage.

In Zazane mythology, a massive Koda known as Gogorae would devour the corpses of heretics and rebels, and was once said to be the war beast of Yun Breek, a Zazane ruler and a member of the 21st generation of Breek. It was said that Yun would ride out into battle on Gogorae, and would ravage the land in a mighty sandstorm. When Yun died, it was said that the mighty beast Gogorae brought on the Great Wind, a huge sandstorm which destroyed all traces of the battle, corpses and all.

Trivia

 * The Koda is based on the Guta from Halo: Reach.