After finishing up the placement of forces throughout the island for maximum defense with the help of Victoria, King Tyburn and Calcifax sent out the marching orders. It was then that Calcifax was ordered to put down the kraken to which he detested but eventually gave in. Tig was a powerful asset and protector of Midnight Island but only when he was working under their control.
Even though nobody had ever been able to take control of the beast before it was too devastating a weapon and "a weakness that could be exploited" in the words of the king.