Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24734669-20151230221636/@comment-17735225-20160102032457

WolfQueen wrote: Ner doesn't use crystals though. Those are his poison spikes. The Akuras DO use crystals though, and I remember Pike mentioning each Akura's armor is different and they make their own. Using body fluids, yes, but those two should be considered intelligent too. My mistakes then, I have always under the impression that these spikes are organs from its prey that generated 'crystalized' version of the toxin, possibly due to special chemical reaction somewhere. I might not make my point clear in earlier post.

The evident to support this claim is that if these spikes are actually part of its body and it contain its organ, breaking off the largest spike should make its body explode or leave severe visible wound, which doesn't seems to be the case. Another evident is Shrouded Nerscylla, which doesn't have any paralysis inducing move apart from its spike, hinting that the paralysis toxin doesn't go elsewhere in its body.

But then again, it being its spike could work if these 'organs' inside the spikes are its excretory glands that expels and crystalize toxins, sort of like poison/paralysis sweat or something.