Lucius's Lapras

Lucius's Lapras (Japanese: ルシアスのラプラス Lucius's Laplace) is a that Lucius on his journey to Laqua. It is a giant Pokémon. It is the fourth of the Six Heroes that the Rising Volt Tacklers have encountered on their journey, and the third one to join them. Currently, it is under Liko's care.
==In animation==
===History===
====Pre-series====
100 years prior to the events of the series, Lucius met and battled Lapras at an unknown sea before catching it in an . As one of Lucius's Pokémon, it became part of the Six Heroes, being known to "cross vast oceans".
Finally having reached Laqua, the Explorers found themselves in trouble after Gibeon meddled with the Laquium crystals found in the paradise. The Six Heroes released themselves from their Ancient Poké Balls and tried to contain the crystals, but to no avail. Afterwards, Rystal's , Pagogo, transformed into its and gave some of its energy to the Six Heroes, allowing them to seal the Laquium away. As a result of this, Lucius was trapped in Laqua, Pagogo reverted into a dormant state, and the Six Heroes got scattered around the , with Lapras and its Ancient Poké Ball ending up somewhere in the ocean.
Since then, Lapras formed a ragtag group of Pokémon from a variety of regions, likened by Diana to a pirate crew, which led her to name them the "Lapras Pirates". Eventually, they came up with a strategy to get food: first, Lapras would use to get human ships lost, then, as it guided the crew to safety with its song, the rest of the group would sneak into the ship and steal all the food they could. Due to this, a rumor began to spread among the sailors about a shining Lapras that guides ships lost in the mist to safety with its song. According to Diana, reports of such activity have popped up from all around the world, tracing back to the times of her youth, but now they seemed to be focused in a certain part of the sea.
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Lapras was first mentioned in Rivals in the Dark of Night!, as Diana encouraged Liko to go after the Six Heroes.
Lapras debuted in Song Within the Mist, where it was initially seen tricking a cargo ship. After finding out the whereabouts of the crew of this ship, the Rising Volt Tacklers followed their directions and ended up being engulfed by the sudden mist; this time, however, Lapras's strategy failed, as Liko and Roy were able to intercept two of its crew members, an and a , before they scrambled away on a . This failed attempt led to the Rising Volt Tacklers figuring out Lapras's true intentions in the following episode. As the pirates were fleeing, Lapras stood back and attacked the Brave Olivine, freezing it in place before fleeing. The group, however, managed to track down Lapras's hideout based on the food boxes they stole from lost ships. With the help of , , and , Liko convinced Lapras to join them and help Terapagos reach Laqua and find Lucius again. Soon after, Lapras returned to its Ancient Poké Ball and allowed Liko to take it under her care.
In HZ068, Lapras, Arboliva, and Moltres came out of their Poké Balls in their own, wanting to test Liko, Roy, and Dot's strength as Trainers after the end of their Tera Training. Lapras faced Dot and and initially seemed to overwhelm its opponent, unleashing a flurry of s that froze the terrain and forced them into dodging constantly. However, this was all part of Dot's plans, allowing Quaxwell to move faster by sliding on the ice and finally land a direct, supereffective hit with , before stallizing. Lapras withstood the enhanced , but seemed content with Dot and Quaxwell's strength and returned to its Poké Ball soon after.
In HZ073, Lapras appeared to confront . Both engaged in a brief fight, only for it to end up being a greeting between old friends. Lapras tried to convince Kleavor to join the Rising Volt Tacklers, only for Kleavor to leave as it wanted to test Liko and her friends' strength as Trainers first.
In HZ074 and HZ075, all of the heroes gathered at that point came out of their Poké Balls and reunited with their long deceased friend, Rystal, who was summoned at the Crystal Pool by the Rising Volt Tacklers and Terapagos.
In HZ081, Lapras and the other heroes came out of their Poké Balls to reunite with . After it chose to join them, the five, alongside Pagogo, summoned the remaining hero: the Black Rayquaza.
In HZ084, Pagogo summoned Lapras from its Poké Ball to take the Rising Volt Tacklers by taking them across a river on their way up Kumuri Mountain.
=== Personality and characteristics ===
Unlike the majority of its species, who are gentle towards humans and enjoy carrying them on their backs, Lucius's Lapras acts quite hostile towards those it confronts, sneering at them with great anger. It also started helping wild Pokémon commit several robberies of ships carrying supplies to help its Pokémon friends survive. Even when faced with its friend, , Lapras did not back down from its actions, although it visibly hesitated upon seeing Terapagos. Much like its fellow Six Heroes teammates, Lapras holds great respect and affection for Lucius, as Lapras shed tears upon witnessing a memory of him, and ultimately joined Liko after she promised to help take it, and its friends, to Laqua, the paradise that Lucius once sought to take them to.
Lapras's body is notably full of scars, most of which remain a mystery. The one across its eye seems to predate its capture by Lucius, as it already had it during Rystal's memories about how Lucius caught the Six Heroes. As revealed in HZ073, Lapras gained the set of scars on its neck after taking a slash from both of 's axes in place of its Trainer. In fact, Lapras and Kleavor appear to have somewhat of a deeper connection within the Six Heroes, as Lapras was the only one to react after Kleavor was found.
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===Gallery===
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===Pokémon===
During the years of its separation from Lucius, Lapras gathered a huge group of Pokémon by its side. Diana named this group "Lapras Pirates". As soon as Lapras decided to travel with Liko, the Pokémon decided to travel again, being guided by Wailord.
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==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters===
Lapras appeared in in the manga, playing the same role in does in .
==Trivia==
* In the and dubs, Lapras is referred to as female.
==Related articles==
* Six Heroes
* Pagogo
Lapras, Lucius's
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