Lusca
Names: LuscaOcto-Shark Brood Mother Queen
First appears in Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods, chapter 26 (26)
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What you know
Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods
- Ch 26Lusca is a level-82 Octo-Shark Brood Mother Queen city boss, a mouthbrooder who feeds prey to her babies for ten minutes.
- Ch 27Lusca dies when Katia's buzzsaw cleaves through her brain, leaving the octo-shark city boss dead on the ocean floor.
Connections
- member ofOcto-Shark
- related toHayes 17said to come from the water moon Hayes 17
- family ofJuvenile Octo-Sharkher brood
- enemy ofCarlkilled her
- related toMap of the Starslooted from her corpse
Key moments
- Book 4 · Ch 26Lusca boss battle begins
Lusca swallows the Akula in a live-commentated special event; Carl orders the depth charges dropped and everyone topside to saferooms as a ten-minute timer starts.
- Book 4 · Ch 27Protective Shell and Leatherface vs Lusca
As Lusca swallows, Carl's Protective Shell breaks open her jaw, and Katia's rocket-propelled buzzsaw spins through the octo-shark's head.
- Book 4 · Ch 27Lusca killed
Lusca's tentacle stops the spinning buzzsaw, but she is already dead; Carl, Katia and an injured Tran trudge across the crushing sea floor.