Matriarch (Total War)



"Focus on the large one, I want her down and dead now!."

- Aydia ordering the Matriarch's death.

The Matriarch is the Queen of Queens of the Gohma hive.

Physical Appearance
Matriarch is a Gohma similar to the Hive Amplifiers, sporting an orange/red coloring, as well as an unnatural glow. The Matriarch has a one of the eyes of Iemanis as it's abdomen.

Powers and Abilities
Matriarch is one of the eyes of Iemanis, and constitutes as a large "server" of the Will of the Hive. Gohma within her vicinity operate at incredibly efficiency and cooperation. Due to this, Matriarch has the power to symbiotically merge with an armored Armogohma, functioning as one single entity.

As the first reproductive Gohma, the Matriarch can lay thousands of eggs in a single day without stopping. Like the Hive Amplifiers, she can project the Will of the Hive into a surrounding region. The Matriarch is not proficient in fight, but the larva can encompass and defend her from the enemies that are coming close to her.

Age of Myth
The Matriarch spawned from one of the eyes of Iemanis, which were ripped from his body following his death.

Ancient Age
The Matriarch was the first larval Gohma encountered by Sulkaris after she was cast out of the Sacred Realm. The Fallen Sage gifted the creature with keen intelligence and massive size, shaping it into into the central nexus of Sulkaris' will and the chief broodmother of the Gohma hive. It would remain hidden deep within Hive Vitreous for thousands of years, birthing countless Gohma.

Return of Sulkaris
The Matriarch is seen after the Sky City crumbles on Hyrule's surface, trying to build a hive within its ruins. The forces of Hyrule and the Oocca prevent that from happening, making the arachnid and her spawns retreat to the Misery Mire. After dealing with Sulkaris in Hyrule Castle Town, the coalition forces led by Link attack Grand Central Hive in a bid to destroy the Fallen Sage once and for all by eradicating every last Gohma. The Matriarch comes to defend its master and spawn, and is slain in the battle, dealing a crippling blow to the Gohma Hive Mind. Her body is later used by Iemanis itself to reform fully, but even that is fruitless after the Goddess Hylia destroys the Druthulidi with her powers.

Beta
In Hyrule:Total War, Matriarch was an Armogohma.

''The Matriarch is one of the oldest surviving Gohma in all of Hyrule. A massive Queen that has grown to frightening proportions, the Matriarch can lay thousands of eggs in a single day and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon. Though she spends most of her time in the Gohma's central hive, this powerful creature has been known to personally siege and destroy enemies that become a threat to the Gohma at large. Her powerful eye beam has been known to incinerate entire armies.'''