Tamatoa

Tamatoa is the secondary antagonist of Disney's 56th full-length animated feature film Moana. He is a giant crab who collects various valuable items on his back to hoard for himself.
He was voiced by .
==What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?==
*Tamatoa had only ever appeared in a single scene in the movie, where he is sadistically tormenting Moana by showing his wealth and how she has no means of escaping him, followed by his musical number. After that he only shows up for the post-credits scene. In spite of his short screentime, he is one of the most memorable characters in the film due to this.
*Tamatoa is best known for his signature song "Shiny", which occurs during the aforementioned scene.
*He is given a favorable voice performance by Jemaine Clement, who fans often say nails the comedic aspect of the character while also managing to sound threatening at times. The performance given by Clement was modeled after the late David Bowie, giving Tamatoa a unique charm.
*The character underwent a memetic mutation and a surge in popularity thanks to the Youtuber Schaffrillas Productions, who made him his profile pic and even dedicated some videos to his fascination with his character.
*He is also fairly popular in the Youtube Poop community, being a well liked meme in both English and Spanish speaking sides of the community.
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