Matak Rho’Shivej , last name alternatively spelled as Shibej, was a Tryptozian science officer. He’s an incredible swimmer, as his body is built for underwater life; Tryptozian society is based underwater. However, he can breathe in the air as well. He came to be a crewmember aboard the legendary starship Taburnackle, which Balzak Globotron would later command.
He works alongside the other crewmembers of the ship: Johnson, Chanai, Bob, Filby the Robot, and of course the Po-Po Guy. His role is to analyze the science of the situations they find themselves in.
Personality, etc[]
He is racist; He sees every other type of sentient life as inferior, and enjoys telling the rest of the crew of this. However, he truly likes and respects all the other crewmembers, despite their inferiority.
His quarters aboard the ship contain only a rock, a sculpture of one of his kind eating a human, and sprinklers that constantly wet him down. (Balzak Globotron Series Game: "Balzak Globotron")
History[]
On Shairek[]
Matak was born on Shairek. ("Balzak Globotron")
As a youth, Matak was pressured by society to learn how to fight, as many other Tryptozians did. However, he had no interest in fighting and wasn't good at it. Instead, he regularly read a magazine called "Biodiscoveries" and was interested in science. (Short Story: "Matak's Assignment"; Comic: "Balzak Origins: Matak")
At one point, Matak was briefly imprisoned for using the word Shairek as a curse word. (Short Story: "The story of the word Shairek!")
One day, Matak saw that his idol, Ranooj Ga'Shooj, was accepting applications for interns to help him in the lab. Matak applied, thinking it was a long shot. But, he was accepted. (Short story: "Matak's Assignment")
Matak showed up for his first day of the internship, meeting fellow interns Iliok Na'Galat and Na Goot, a Tryptozoid. The three of them were sent to pick up some Mindlinkers which had been grown for Professor Ga'Shooj. They encountered some bigotry when the person they were picking up the Mindlinkers from, mocked Na Goot, calling him a "Three Eyes".
Iliok stood up for him, while Matak tried to get Goot to come away, but ultimately Goot crossed his eyes, placating the guy, so they could get their Mindlinkers. Upon returning with the creatures, the three began preparing them for an unknown experiment - which Prof. Ga'Shooj soon explained was a project to increase the intelligence of Tryptozoids. Na Goot volunteered to be the first test subject for this. (Comic: "Balzak Origins: Matak")
Aboard the Taburnackle[]
During Balzak’s mission, the ship visited Matak’s homeworld. At first, Matak was happy about this, until they encountered his cousin—Rho’Shibej’s brother, a giant among Matak’s race—convincing scores of the ‘octopi’ that they should join The Alliance. Matak expressed his disproval of this, but he and Balzak were arrested. They later escaped and returned to their ship. This gave Matak a new perspective on his racism.
Matak worked with Balzak and the rest of the crew throughout the rest of his adventure, taking part in the battle over Szan'Xi. (Balzak Globotron Series Game: "Balzak Globotron")
The Superior Being[]
The merged entity.
At some point, he was somehow merged with The Fat Guy by unknown means, becoming Matak Rho'Shi Superior Fat Eye, a supremely powerful being. In this form, he lost his memories of his life as Matak, and became dedicated to his own superiority and to blocking Xaq.
When Xaq tricked him into using Save Game many times to return to the moment of his own creation, the real Matak was able to break free of the merged form, with Xaq's help, by using their Save Game ability to travel to a place neither of them had ever been. ("PCG Anniversary Special Part II")
Matak's Family[]
Matak's family, all known members of which bear the surname Rho'Shivej or some variant thereof, is an important family among Matak's species. Their exact role is not known.
The other two known members, his cousins Rho'Shibej and Rho'Shibej's Brother, are of a gigantic subspecies. It is unknown why Matak is of normal size. Both brothers have, at different times, shown evil inclinations and sympathies toward The Company, who intends to induct Shairek into their ranks.
Matak shares with his family the belief of racial superiority; However, Matak has learned to work with and accept other species, whereas his family wishes to destroy inferiors. (Balzak Globotron Series Game: "Balzak Globotron")
Appearances[]
Matak, looking down. Probly thinking about everyone else's inferiority.
- Balzak Globotron (First Appearance)
- Comic: Balzak Origins: Matak
- Short Story: Matak's Assignment
- Short Story: The story of the word Shairek!
- Event/Artwork: Draw A Character A Day (January) (By various artists)
- PCG Anniversary Special Part II (by Chris)
- Event: Write A World A Day (February)
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