Psykraken

"From the mind to the slime!"

- Psykraken's official catchphrase Psykraken is an Octoplonian and part of the fictional Squid Squad, a group of core squid-based Skylanders from the seventh installment. Psykraken was leaked on August 25th, 2016, and was revealed to be part of the secret core Skylanders planned for the fifth wave of Skylanders: Imaginators. Due to the leak and lack of secrecy of the core Skylanders that were planned to be kept private with Activision, the figures, while still in production, were cancelled as part of the Imaginators line and have now been delayed until 2017's installment. Psykraken will be in the Squid Squad triple-pack, part of the first wave in the seventh installment.

Appearance
Psykraken is shaped like an odd squid that, despite its name, has only four actual legs. These legs and most of his outer body are made of a strange goopy slime that is very flexible and is able to shapeshift, however this makes it very painful for Psykraken's inner body. The top of the outer body is a sharp claw known as the Telepathiklaw that has telepathic powers and its poisonous tips can not only inject venom into enemies but also control any material and fuse itself with metal. One of Psykraken's planned variants is based on this metal-absorbing ability, having shards of diamonds on the claw tips. Psykraken's tentacles are controlled by the mind of the Octoplonian Hive, and can shoot a venomous and explosive slime, in the forms of solid sticks or liquid balls. The slimy inner body is typical of an octopus or squid and can shoot spin itself into a tornado of ink. Its inner body's head and torso is at the bottom of the outer body and its head is separated into four flicks. This design has been influenced by the Dark-type Kalos Pokémon from 2013 known as Malamar.

Biography
The Octoplonian Hive's children were born via lazers in the centre of the Hive's brain however the direction of the lazer controlled the Octoplonian's final intellect. Due to the centred lazer of Psykraken, its intellect was the highest and was very academic, desiring a career in chemistry when he was young. Due to this dream however, his athletic father (ex-husband of the Octoplonian Hive who is the polar opposite to Psykraken) rejected him, forcing him into being a lowlife punk in the streets of Octoplonia. Forming a group of street punks who were born in the same Octoplonian batch, they arrived to Skylands to recruit the Terrasquid as its new leader. However, Psykraken's tragic loss of the third team member - who is now known as Spiritsquid - caused the Octoplonian to escape Twisty Tunnels and try to find help. Eon trained Psykraken and fellow Squid Squad member Electropus in order to make them forget about their deceased friend, who Eon later revived in pity of the depressed kraken. Psykraken, Electropus and Spiritsquid were later promoted to Magic, Tech and Undead Skylanders.