Tamatoa

Tamatoa is an antagonist in the upcoming 2016 animated feature film, Moana.

Background
Tamatoa is a gargantuan coconut crab that hails from Lalotai, a realm inhabited by monsters. Living in a giant seashell within the realm's depths, Tamatoa loves all things shiny - his shell is covered in gold, artifacts and treasures as indication of this. An avid collector and hoarder, Tamatoa's materialistic obsession has driven him into madness over time.

Tamatoa is also a rival of the legendary Maui, whose magical fish hook fell into the former's possession at some point, becoming part of his vast collection of treasures.

Official description

 * Tamatoa is a self-absorbed, 50-foot crab who lives in Lalotai, the realm of monsters. The conceited crustacean wants to be more than a “bottom feeder” and overcompensates for this perceived shortcoming by covering himself in all things shiny.

Trivia

 * Tamatoa will have a song in the movie.
 * In earlier concepts, instead of a crab, Tamatoa was designed as a giant, headless warrior from an Oceanic myth.
 * Artist Ian Gooding compares the design of Tamatoa's upward spiraling seashell lair to the architecture of the Guggenheim museum.
 * Some of the animators that worked on Tamatoa consider him to be amongst the most enjoyable assignments of their career.