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'''Pit War Tortoises''' are large, tortoise-like [[Rahi]].

== History ==
The tortoises were an ancient breed of Rahi and placed on the [[Southern Continent]].{{GregCitation|OGD|page=183|post=7299|lines=11,21}}{{GregCitation|OGD|page=183|post=7304}}{{GregCitation|OGD|page=247|post=9841|lines=5,12}}{{GregCitation|OGDi|page=150|post=6000|lines=3,5}} When the [[Great Cataclysm]] caused the [[Voya Nui]] landmass to dislodge from the [[Matoran Universe]] and rocket to the surface of [[Aqua Magna]], several tortoises were carried with it.

When the coastal city of [[Mahri Nui]] fell into the ocean, these specimens went down with it, and were mutated by the [[Pit Mutagen]] in the [[Black Water]]. The tortoises were recruited by the [[Barraki]] [[Carapar]] into his undersea army. He selected the fiercest tortoise as his personal steed.<ref name="pwt">[[:bs01:Media:8918 - 8920 - Pit War Tortoise Building Instructions.jpg|Pit War Tortoise]], Lego BrickMaster Magazine</ref> Carapar was later recaptured by [[Dekar#Hydraxon|Hydraxon's replica]], and the Pit War Tortoises were released from his service.

After the [[Great Spirit Robot]] was critically damaged in the [[Battle of Bara Magna]], the surviving Pit War Tortoises within left the Matoran Universe and immigrated to [[Spherus Magna]].{{GregCitation|OGDi|page=300|post=11964|lines=5,12}} The Pit War Tortoises in the Black Waters had their mutations reversed by {{p|Mata Nui|Being}} and were made amphibious.{{BookCitation|JE}}

== Abilities and Traits ==
Pit War Tortoises were originally land-dwelling Rahi,{{GregCitation|OGD|page=247|post=9841|lines=5,12}}{{GregCitation|OGDi|page=150|post=6000|lines=3,5}} but when [[Mahri Nui]] sank into the sea, they became water-dwellers.<ref name="pwt" /> Mata Nui later made them amphibious.{{BookCitation|JE}} Pit War Tortoises have life spans in excess of 100,000 years.<ref name="pwt" />

=== Tools ===
Carapar mounted two [[Squid Launcher]]s on all of his Pit War Tortoises.

== References ==
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