“Yeah, I remember ‘er. The whole village always opened their doors to that friendly ol’ Raptor. She used to wander around the Bara Magna dunes for years in search of her ol’ partner, her rider, who raised 'er from the egg. They migrated from Bota Magna, I believe. She even carried his worn out saddle around ‘er, or at least what was left of it. That cheeky gal loved to visit this very stall when she was tired and hungry, knockin’ on my door with a gentle roar."
"Whenever she camped somewhere in the dunes, travelers said they saw ‘er piling up some rocks to sleep on, with the nearby fireflies lightin’ up ‘er way. Anybody that ran into ‘er helped out in some way like leaving her some food or leaves for cover. Ask anyone; they’d say how she was respectful and gentle, so it was only right. They said you could hear the poor thing roarin’ and wailin’ in the night, callin’ out for ‘er rider; hoarse cries fadin’ in and out with the desert winds in hopes he’d come back to 'er. One day, the roaring stopped. "
"I’m pretty sure that one sick ‘Po-Matoran’ had taken ‘er. This fella just came to town one day, asking about the rumored migrant Raptor. I thought he was just another traveler wanting to help out, and bam-- we didn’t see the girl for five whole years. The adaptive genes of the Magna Raptor makes 'er a rare species, you see? I still blame myself for letting that tinkerer know where she was.
Yet after all that time, you can bet we all recognized 'er when she visited one day, even with that new body of ‘ers. We’re still haunted by how those light-footed taps in the sand turned into heavy, steel-clappin’ stomps. How those cries in the night turned into grinding gears and empty growls. She never roared again. The silence she left was deafening to the townsfolk. That monster… it hurt to hide the truth behind 'er partner rider, but it broke our hearts to see 'er weaponized and violated like that."
"With that one sharp glowing eye, I hear she’s set ‘er sights on new prey nowadays– so you best be on your cautious way now, Toa, because that… thing… ain’t our sweet neighborhood girl anymore, and she ain’t done hunting. At least they let 'er keep the tail, y’know?”
Howdy! This is my entry for DuckBricks’ Bota Magna Wildlife: Biomechanical Dinosaurs Fanon Contest coming later this year, and the coolest Rahi build I’ve ever completed-- the Magna Raptor!
I truly hope her short backstory broke you in any way 
Why no arms? When was the last time you saw a Raptor in pop culture use them effectively? She’ll be fine without them; she’s got bigger ones now anyway.
Main colors and textures recycled from Marendar inspired by Portal and Neo-Shifters. Overall model heavily inspired by the WowWee Roboraptor Toy
and the Tyranno Zord from Power Rangers Dino Thunder(Abaranger Sentai), hence the drill tail.
Abilities include adaptation to environment and terrain, and a huge appetite. Naturally, I should show her in reskins to present that ability:
and of course, the homage to the build’s inspiration:
I love her so much.
Required Profiles and IO File
Biopack Link
The Stud.io Pack Formerly Known as The Biopack.zip - Google Drive
IO file
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z_3VDViyV6N86xfrdvwkwYZ3zoNiToLT?usp=sharing
Cheers, gathered friends 
Hope you like my Raptor baby!