Fangpyre

The Fangpyre are one of the five Serpentine tribes. They are known for providing vehicular transportation for the Serpentine. After Lloyd Garmadon freed them from their tomb, the Fangpyre united with the other Serpentine and Pythor, then embarked on a quest to awaken the Great Devourer. While this plan succeeded, the beast was soon killed by Garmadon. After the Serpentine betrayed him, the Fangpyre and their fellow tribes journeyed underground, stumbling across the Tomb of the Stone Army. Upon entering, they were faced with the revived Stone Army, which attacked the Serpentine and trapped them in the tomb.
The Fangpyre and their fellow Serpentine made the tomb their home until the ninja discovered them, at which point the Nindroid crisis had begun. The Serpentine opted to avoid the struggle, but would later help evacuate Ninjago's citizens after the Overlord began attacking the city. Following his defeat, the Fangpyre and the other tribes returned to the surface, living in Ninjago alongside its people. When the Second Serpentine War commenced, they fought in the climactic battle at the Corridor of Elders.
==History==
===Background===
The Fangpyre are one of the five Serpentine tribes, and their origin is unknown. As time passed, their tribe would come to have arguments and conflicts with the other four tribes of the Serpentine and later humans as well. They were involved in the Serpentine War, and were locked underground for 40 years for their crimes.
===Rise of the Snakes===
==Appearance==
Their body markings are red and white, with soldiers and scouts possessing a mostly white body while the warriors and the General possess mostly red bodies. They all have a set of white fangs, with the warriors and the General having sets that are longer. They all have white eyes.
Ordinary Fangpyre don't have long tails and instead have legs as opposed to the General, who gains a long tail from their staff. Red Vipers are relatively small and look like actual snakes.
==Abilities==
*Fangpyre bite: The Fangpyre have the power to turn people, vehicles, and other objects into snakes. When the Fangpyre bites people, they slowly transform into a snake. Simple organisms (such as flies) and vehicles inherit snake-like abilities and appearances immediately. A Fangpyre injected with Fangpyre venom (usually by accidentally biting itself or by being bitten by a fellow Fangpyre) will sprout a second head. It is unknown what would happen if a two-headed Fangpyre was bitten again, or if a Fangpyre bit a Serpentine of a different tribe.
*High speed: According to Master Wu, the Fangpyre are fast."All of Nothing" They also very agile, able to jump very high, and to climb fast.
==Weaknesses==
*Metal armor: The Fangpyre cannot bite through metal armor and inject their venom through it. Biting down hard on metal may hurt their teeth and stagger them for a bit.
==Tomb==
The Fangpyre's graveyard tomb is located in the Cemetery of Souls. It was used by the Serpentine to hide from the Great Devourer and is a playable arena in the LEGO Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes app.
==Official description==
===Character Encyclopedia New Edition===
Red is a warning sign, so watch out for the bright-red markings of the Fangpyre tribe! A poisonous bite from a Fangpyre can turn anything or anyone into a snake. Always hungry, Fang-Suei bites anything he can find. He turns many machines into snakelike vehicles for his tribe.
==Trivia==
*Due to the characteristics of their heads when bitten by each other, Fangpyres are the second-largest Serpentine, the first being the Anacondrai).
*It is unknown what a "normal" Fangpyre Warrior or General looks like; both Fangdam and Fangtom's double heads were a result of being injected with Fangpyre venom, due to accidents in biting. However, it can be assumed that before they were bitten, their heads looked like a shorter and thinner version of Pythor's.
*In the Korean shows, the tribe name is pronounced as FANG-pa-eh.
*They are the only tribe which name does not end in an "I" sound.
*Fangpyre is a combination of "Fang" and "Vampire."
**Additionally, all Fangpyres speak with Transylvanian accents.
*It appears that the higher the rank within the Fangpyre tribe, the more red coloring the Serpentine has.
*They were inspired by, or at least resemble, many of the multi-headed snakes common in ancient mythology.https://web.archive.org/web/20121015184540/http://club.lego.com/en-us/insidescoop/InsideScoopDetails.aspx?id=425041
*They are the only original Serpentine tribe referred to in the plural form that is different than their singular name ("Fangpyres" and "Fangpyre"). This is because they are the only original tribe whose name does not end in an I.
**However, they are still referred to as "the Fangpyre" in a plural sense as well.
==Gallery==
===Notable members===
Fangtom halfbody.png|Fangtom
Fangdam show.png|Fangdam
FangSueiCropped.jpg|Fang-Suei
SnappaCropped.PNG|Snappa
Golden Viper.png|Golden Vipers (non-canon)
Sly Viper.png|Sly Vipers (non-canon)
Vipers.png|Red Vipers
===Minifigures===
Fangtom minifig.jpg|Fangtom
Fangdam2.png|Fangdam
FIGFangSuei.png|Fang-Suei
Snappa2.png|Snappa
===Promotional media===
LEGO® Ninjago—Fangpyre
Fangpyre23.png|The Fangpyre staff
Decorated serpentine staff disks 2.png|The Fangpyre symbol
180px-Red viper.png|Red Viper
FangpyreTribe.png
Pic665DA3293FF1008FF688342763E12A45.png|Unknown Fangpyre art from a LEGO.com image
JayVsFangpyre.jpg
===In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu===
MoS8FangpyreSkeleton.png|A Fangpyre skeleton
CanyonSkeleton.png|A Fangpyre skeleton in Crashcourse Canyon
Fangdamnco.png
MoS30SerpentinesLife.png
MoS3Snappa.png|A group of Snappas
MoS3Serpentine.png
MoS3OriginalBike.png
MoS3Fangdam.png
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===In other media===
Ninjago-schlangenstaemme-89176-10110.png|Similar art of Fangtom in an image for a German online game
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