Bats

(*Pteropus scapulatus)*

An example of a Bat in Chima.

Currently:

* New Bat Island

The Bats are the only Chima mammals in existence who are able to fly. Some Bats see themselves as superior to the other mammals because of this. They are a very militaristic tribe and species by nature, so they enjoy fighting and were always eager to clash with other tribes, until the time of the Great Migration. The Bats in the Roleplay also appear to be much smarter than their counterparts in the original Legends of Chima TV series, much like the Rhinos.

## Leaders

* Bliston was the very first King of the Bat Tribe, and was elected into that position by his peers. Said to be the most intelligent bat.
* Balthazar rivaled Bliston in intelligence, and was one of the Bat King's initial two second-in-commands. Balthazar led the Bat Tribe after Bliston's capture by the Icebears, but was eventually assassinated.
* Badrar was a General promoted to fourth-in-command after Barney's defection, then to second-in-command after Bliston's capture and Brakket's disappearance, before finally rising to become temporary leader of the Bat Tribe after Balthazar's death. Officially made third-in-command after the return of Bliston and Brakket.
* Prince Bernard, Bliston's elder son, was the second King of the Bats.
* Prince Brandon, Bliston's younger son, was the third King of the Bats.

## Members

* Bratta is Bliston's sister, a Steward, and one of the two second-in-commands (formerly), before defecting to The Forgotten along with Barney. She rejoined the Bats shortly after the Great Migration, and is now Barney's wife and mother of two children.
* Barney Balhoun is the former third-in-command (Supreme Commander / Field Marshal). After defecting to the Forgotten, he became the husband of Bratta and the father of her children. He, along with Bratta, returned to the Bat Tribe after growing distrustful of Scrin, and they were both demoted in rank for their earlier betrayal.
* Brakket became the second-in-command (Steward / Lord) after Balthazar's death. He was formerly the third-in-command, and before that, fourth-in-command (Grand Sky General / Black Cloud Navigator).
* Dr. Benjamin is the Head Scientist of the Bat Tribe, the leader of a strange expedition into the Arctic, and the last bat rescued from the Ice Hunters before the Great Migration.
* Bachell is a former test subject of Aperture Mesa, and a free-lancer scientist for experiments to test. She is now the current runner and CEO of New Aperture, located inside the grounded portion of Mount Cavora.
* Doug Battman is another scientist who'd worked in Aperture Mesa, and a friend of Bachell's. His current allegiance and status is unknown.
* Brethil was initially a psychologist and interrogator working in Black Fang Mountain's mental asylum cave, freeing Bratta and Bachell from their initial brainwashing by Scrin, before joining Balthazar's force after the HQ was frozen; integrated into the Bat Navy as a result, he rose to become Commodore, and currently holds that rank.
* Braxin was a bat who'd gone insane after venturing north into the Arctic, was apprehended by the Bats and used for Benjamin's expedition, and later allied his "Braxinites" faction of Scorpions with the Vultures; killed by Scorponok near Corvidholme as a result.
* Badrian Shepard is one of the first and only Bats to willingly join the Forgotten, due to disagreeing with the Great Migration and remaining on the mainland.
* Belkor is the son of Bratta and Barney, the nephew of King Bliston, and by the year 28 AR, Grand Admiral of the Tenth Fleet.
* Belris is the twin sister of Belkor, the niece of King Bliston, and by 28 AR, Head Scientist of Radcliffe Island.

### Non-Bat Members

The Bat Tribe has taken in multiple members of other species, perhaps more so than the average tribe.

* Rex is a raven who'd become disillusioned with his tribe following Rica's then-disbanding of the Wings Row Monarchy. After being abducted by Dr. Benjamin for use in the Arctic expedition (and rescued from Saber Mountain along with the Head Scientist), he flew with the Bats to New Bat Island, pledging allegiance to Bliston. He was made the Bats' Head Ambassador of Mainland Affairs, currently stationed in the embassy atop Mount Cavora.
* Leonard was a lion "exile" who'd been made an unofficial member of the Bat Tribe, after being abducted by Benjamin for use on the expedition. His wounds sustained on the expedition were healed by the Leopards, who he then joined; eventually killed by Lycor at the end of the Second Chima Civil War.
* Sezrac was a traitor to the Spider Tribe who was added to the expedition force by Benjamin, while secretly continuing his spy work for the Brotherhood of Vultures; killed by the leopard guarding Hunter Prison, Longfang, as a result.
* Scorpianus is a scorpion who'd joined the Bats' half of the Imperial Remnant after the fall of the Crawler Empire, out of respect toward Balthazar; as such, he was integrated into the Bat Navy. After the Grand Admiral's death, however, Scorpianus returned to the mainland and joined the Forgotten, then eventually the Eagle Triumvirate.

## History

Like the Spiders and Scorpions, the Bats used to be primitive creatures living in the Gorge of Eternal Depth (due to the intervention by Octavius during the First Great Illumination), until drinking the chi orbs that the Gorillas accidentally dropped from the Great Desert above, at the time of the Roleplay. The three species, now smart enough to form their own tribes, exited the gorge through the tunnels Bliston had discovered; Bliston was crowned Bat King as a result. As each tribe conquered a third of the Outlands, the Bats discovered Black Mountain in the middle of their territory. Upon Bliston's order, they turned it into an HQ. They later organized into a flying formation know as the "black cloud", and scouted inland Chima. Sometimes they reported to Bliston what they'd seen, and other times, Bliston accompanied them. When Bliston wasn't with them, Brakket would lead and navigate the black cloud.

### Bat Island

The Bat Tribe eventually built a secondary HQ, the Bat Naval Command Center, on a small landmass a mile off of Chima's coast, which they called Bat Island. The Bats there were approached by Wings Row Monarchy Ravens hoping to help the Bat Navy for money, but they declined the offer. Soon, Balthazar flew to Bat Island and announced that he'd been made the Grand Admiral of the Bat Fleet. After the mainland Bats stole all the chi from Mount Cavora, an enormous amount of chi was delivered to The West Sea. Because of this new boost in energy, production on the ships went gradually faster, and the Bats soon completed what would later be called their First Fleet.

### Bat—Raven War

(See the Bat—Raven War page for the summary.)

### Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War

(See the Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War page for the summary.)

### Crawler—Ice Hunter War

(See the Crawler—Ice Hunter War page for the summary.)

### Great Migration

After the wars, Bliston had the Bats sail and fly to New Bat Island, to build a new home and prepare to defend the east against a possible invasion from the Manta Ray Empire, which Balthazar had discovered during his previous voyages. Roughly 99.8% of the bat population agreed to the migration, and traveled with Bliston to New Bat Island, where they built their new HQ, Balthazar City, as well as the Second Fleet. Bliston sent Rex to the mainland to build an embassy on Mount Cavora, and in turn, allowed the Wolf Tribe to establish an embassy on a small islet off the coast of New Bat Island. The Bats also maintained trade with a colony of Forgotten living on Scordon Island, a smaller island a mile south of New Bat Island.

Bliston henceforth took on a neutral stance toward the mainland's conflicts, focusing instead on defending the continent against any foreign threats; until learning that the mysterious Eagle King claiming to be Erdrik knew of the Rays' existence, and was galvanizing Chima's tribes to attack them first. This would later spur Bliston to ironically join the Chima Alliance.

### Second Chima Civil War

(See the Second Chima Civil War page for the summary.)

### The End of the Fire—Ice Wars

(See the Fire—Ice Wars page for the summary.)

## Technology

The Bat Tribe has quickly progressed in their vehicle development, creating many new air and land vehicles. Being such mammals they are, many are hybrid vehicles that can travel by land, sea, and air.

### Fanon Vehicles

* The Bat Javelin
* The Bat Super-Tank
* Every real world-inspired ship in the Bat Fleets, such as the flagships *Ascendancy* and *Ascendancy II*
* Balthazar-class Dreadnought
* Every other futuristic ship in the Tenth Fleet

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Legacy Trilogy
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Expedition of Exiles