Manticore

The Manticore is a beast native to Graynor.

Overview
It appears to reside in the forests of Graynor and is stealthy, aggressive beast. It appears to be an herbivore as it ate the strawberry bush Flora had dropped.

Appearance
A muscular, powerful and imposing creature, the manticore has the body and head of a lion with bull horns that are angled forward, red eyes, dark gray dorsal crests, flat plates on the lower half of its spine, and a scorpion's tail. Its mane medium dark shade of blue-magenta, the body is a Chinese violet color, and its paws are light pastel purple.

Season 5
Detecting a presence in its forest, the manticore ventures to where Flora, Aisha and Bloom are. It stalks them behind bushes and when offered a enchanted strawberry (said to attract magical creatures ), it peers out its head. Flora tries approaching it again, asking if it is the Creature of the Rainbow Mantle but it was only interested in the strawberries and growls at them, startling them and causing Flora to drop the strawberries. It proceeds to eat the fruit bush.

When the Trix's appear, their power boost from Tritannus causes it to get even more aggressive and starts fighting after Bloom and Aisha launch their attacks on it. It then captures Flora with its tail but she is able to eventually free herself from its grasp. Then, all three fairies launch their attacks on it causing it to fall into the nearby river.

Trivia

 * The manticore is a mythical creature of Persian origin and its name means "man-eater".