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Sam
Sam writes scripts for the Lore Fortress YouTube channels and reference entries for the site.
Articles by Sam
- The Shattering: the day Spherus Magna broke into three worldsThe Shattering split Spherus Magna into Bara Magna, Aqua Magna and Bota Magna around 100,000 years ago, triggered when the fire tribe siphoned energized protodermis from the ice tribe's well during the Core War.
- Chute: the Transport Tubes of Metru NuiA Chute was a pipe of liquid protodermis held together by a magnetic field, used across Metru Nui to carry Matoran, cargo, and Rahi. The system was run by the Le-Matoran and ran throughout the city until the Great Cataclysm left it abandoned.
- Sundial: The Codrex Pointer of Onu-WahiThe Sundial was a large organic structure buried in the rock of Onu-Wahi that served as a hidden entrance to the Mangaia and, once shrunk and given to Takanuva, as a means of pointing the way to the Codrex.
- Takanuva (The Kingdom): the Turaga who walled off the MakutaIn the alternate timeline of The Kingdom, Takanuva sealed the Matoran Universe behind a barrier of light, raised a new generation of Toa, and ruled as the head of his island kingdom's council.
- Treespeak: The Slang of the Le-MatoranTreespeak was the distinctive slang of the Le-Matoran, a form of speech that fused two words into one. Known as treespeak on the island of Mata Nui and chutespeak on Metru Nui, it marked the air-dwelling villagers and was spoken most famously by Matau.
- ChargerCharger was a Kane-Ra bull transformed into a sentient being and recruited into the Dark Hunters, a brute fighter sent against impossible odds who solved every problem by force.
- Furnace SalamanderThe Furnace Salamander was a colony-dwelling Rahi of Ta-Metru that nested in the furnaces and foundries of the district. It could leap great distances, glide on spiny wings, and swarm a foe when endangered.
- HotoThe Hoto was a fire insect native chiefly to Ta-Metru and Ta-Wahi, whose body radiated enough heat to tunnel through earth and stone. Long regarded as a pest, it later migrated to Spherus Magna with the rest of the Matoran Universe.
- MakaniMakani was a Le-Matoran musician of Le-Koro who greeted arrivals at the village gates. He survived the Nui-Rama and Bohrok crises, returned to Metru Nui, and later evacuated to Spherus Magna.
- TuuliTuuli was a Le-Matoran who worked as a chute controller in Metru Nui alongside Kongu and Orkahm, later kept a trader's shop in Le-Koro on Mata Nui, and eventually returned to rebuild Metru Nui.
- Twilight BladeThe Twilight Blade was a rare Vortixx-made weapon that had no light or shadow powers despite its name. Its reflective metal could blind a foe in bright light and turn near-invisible in dim light, but only in skilled hands and only when swung.
- City of the LostThe first appearance of Mahri Nui in the Quest for the Mask of Life, the airweed harvest that kept the underwater city alive, Defilak's submarine expedition into the Black Water, and the arrival of the Barraki on the doorstep of the Matoran settlement.
- The Golden Mask of IceThe Golden Mask of Ice was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Kopaka, Master of Ice, recovered from a shrine in the snow-covered mountains of the Region of Ice and the instrument through which Kopaka first commanded frost.
- The Golden Mask of JungleThe Golden Mask of Jungle was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Lewa, Master of Jungle, recovered from a shrine in the Region of Jungle and the instrument through which Lewa first commanded the canopy and wind of Okoto.
- KeahiKeahi was a Ta-Matoran of Ta-Koro and a member of the Ta-Koro Guard, the patroller of the ledge above the lava break that bore his name, and the instructor who trained Hahli in the Kolhii skill of Courage before the championship at Ta-Koro.
- Keras CrabA large coral crab Rahi native to the ocean of Ga-Metru and the reefs of Ga-Wahi, briefly tamed by the Ga-Koro Defense Force during the Bohrok War and later mutated into the standing infantry of the Barraki Carapar in the airweed fields of Mahri Nui.
- Ko-SuvaKopaka's shrine in Ko-Koro, the ice village's repository of his Kanohi and the Nuva Symbol that anchored his connection to the element of Ice.
- KranuaThe specialist Vahki combiner formed from Nuurakh, Rorzakh, and Vorzakh components, the Kranua could collapse into living protodermis sand to chase lawbreakers through cracks and gratings and reform on the other side.
- MarkaMarka was a Ga-Matoran originally of Metru Nui who reported Nidhiki's pursuit of Vhisola, survived a tentacled Rahi attack at sea, and rose to lead the Shipwrights of Ga-Koro after the Bohrok-Kal crisis.
- The Kanohi Huna: Mask of ConcealmentA standard Toa-tier Kanohi that turned its wearer invisible while leaving a shadow on the ground, most famously worn by Toa Vakama.
- The Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline.
- ReysaReysa was an impatient Onu-Matoran Hydruka shepherd of Mahri Nui whose unexplained death at the Fields of Air opened the chain of events that put Defilak's submarine into the Black Water and exposed the Barraki to the underwater city.
- RorzakhThe Vahki model assigned to Onu-Metru, the Rorzakh were utterly relentless and carried Staffs of Presence that turned the affected Matoran into an involuntary audio and visual transmitter for their squad.
- Underwater Rahi StudyAn Onu-Metru Archives project to study a group of ancient sea Rahi recovered off the coast, ended on Turaga Dume's cull order, and revived as a fugitive expedition in the subterranean waterways beneath Metru Nui.
- Onua, Uniter of EarthOnua's second-stage form on Okoto, the Uniter of Earth, equipped with the Drill Hammer and the Unity Mask of Earth, paired with Terak the Creature of Earth for the campaign that hunted the Mask of Control.
- The Catapult ScorpionA savage scorpion Rahi of Po-Metru that launched hardened balls of magma from its stinger, nested beneath the Sculpture Fields, and trailed the Kikanalo herds across the plains.
- ClickThe Scarabax beetle whose touch on the Ignika became the Scarabax Shield, named by Kiina and carried by Mata Nui across Bara Magna.
- Dwellers In Darkness, the Toa Hagah Online SerialDwellers In Darkness was the online serial that returned the Toa Hagah to active duty, sent Helryx and the Order of Mata Nui to Xia, and laid the groundwork for Teridax's eventual takeover of the Great Spirit Robot.
- Earth VillagersOkoto's underground tribe, violet rather than black, living in caverns beneath the obsidian fields under Korgot, the only female Protector of the second age.
- The Forbidden MaskThe Forbidden Mask was the alternate name for the heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto in violation of the single sacred law of Okotan mask craft, whose destruction sent Capital City into the Shadow Realm and whose fragments were later hunted across the island by Umarak.
- Forest of BladesThe high-plain forest north of the White Quartz Mountains where Core War soldiers stood frozen as bladed trees in the territory of the Element Lord of Jungle.
- The Golden ArmorA glossary entry distinguishing the two distinct artifacts known as the Golden Armor: the six-piece relic worn by Tahu on Bara Magna, and the six golden masks of the Toa on Okoto.
- Izotor, Protector of Ice of OkotoIzotor was the village chief and Protector of Ice in the second age of Okoto, wielder of the Elemental Ice Blaster and the Ice Saw, descendant of Uganu, and guide who led Kopaka for weeks through the snowbound tundra to the Golden Mask of Ice.
- KeerakhThe Vahki model assigned to Ko-Metru, the Keerakh enforced silence in the Knowledge Towers and subdued lawbreakers with staffs that scrambled a Matoran's sense of time and place.
- Kopaka, Master of Ice: The Chivalrous Toa of OkotoKopaka of Okoto was the Master of Ice summoned by the Protectors, the cold perfectionist who shielded the Protector of Ice from the Skull Spiders and disputed leadership of the team with Tahu at the Ancient City.
- Molten ProtodermisMolten protodermis was the heated, liquid form of the Matoran Universe's base substance, drawn from the seas around Karda Nui and worked in Ta-Metru to produce masks, tools, and weapons.
- OrkahmOrkahm was a Le-Matoran Ussal rider of Le-Metru, Matau's chief rival, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, and later a Gukko Force member on Mata Nui.
- Po-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits.
- Region of JungleThe rainforest region of Okoto, home of the Jungle Tribe and the Protector of Jungle, ground over which Lewa sought the Golden Mask of Jungle and bonded with Uxar, and the coast from which the Labyrinth of Control rose offshore.
- Sculpture FieldsThe Sculpture Fields were the open Po-Metru courtyards where Po-Matoran carvers worked statues too large for any building, hid one of the Great Disks, and gave Onewa his first confrontation with Ahkmou's betrayal.
- The Skull ArmyThe undead host raised by Kulta beneath the City of the Mask Makers, drawn from the corpses of fallen Okotans, organised into tiers of Skull Basher, Skull Slicer, Skull Warriors, and Skull Scorpios, and aimed at the destruction of the Mask of Creation.
- Skull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa.
- Tahu, Master of Fire: Leader of the Toa of OkotoTahu of Okoto was the Master of Fire summoned by the Protectors, the hot-tempered would-be leader of the Toa who opened the Labyrinth of Control and held the line at the Black Volcano.
- Toa of IronToa of Iron were the rare Toa drawn from Fe-Matoran stock, commanding metal at a scale that let them tear open Makuta armor and forced the Brotherhood to hunt them across the Matoran Universe.
- Toa of Plant LifeToa of Plant Life were the Toa form of Bo-Matoran, commanding the vegetation of the Matoran Universe at scales sufficient to mirror the Morbuzakh, yet the surviving record preserved only two named-but-unnamed members of the lineage.
- VatukaThe dark-dwelling Rahi of Onu-Wahi that abducted Turaga Whenua and was defeated by the Chronicler Takua at the opening of the quest for the Toa Stones.
- WahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface.
- Makuta: species, title, and TeridaxMakuta means three things in the Matoran Universe: the Antidermis species Mata Nui created, the Brotherhood rank, and most often Teridax himself.
- Aqua Blaster BladeThe Aqua Blaster Blade is a weapon carried by Toa Mahri Nuparu, designed to channel elemental powers and serve in both offensive and defensive combat roles.
- Aqua WarbladeThe Aqua Warblade is a weapon wielded by the Toa Mahri Hewkii, serving as both a tool for channeling elemental energy and an instrument of melee combat.
- AvohkiiThe Avohkii is the Mask of Light, a golden mask that granted its wearer the power of Light and the ability to spread understanding. It was worn by Toa Takanuva.
- Climbing ChainThe Climbing Chain is a tool used for channeling elemental energy and rock-climbing, formerly wielded by Toa Inika Hewkii. It was subsequently transformed into Electrified Chains.
- Great TempleThe Great Temple is a structure situated in Ga-Metru, Metru Nui, associated with the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. It formerly fell under the influence of Teridax, though it currently holds no such power.
- Ko-KoroKo-Koro is a location in Ko-Wahi, home to the Ko-Matoran and associated with both Nuju and Kopaka. Its exact size is unknown.
- KultaKulta was the leader of the Skull Creatures, a group native to the island of Okoto, and operated from the City of the Mask Makers. Armed with a Mask Stealer Staff and Hook Blade, he possessed the ability to drain masks of their Elemental Powers and once held both the powerless Skull Mask and the Mask of Creation.
- OdinaOdina is a member of both the Dark Hunters and the Cliff Screechers, operating within the Matoran Universe. Formerly in possession of the powers of Vamprah, Odina retains no elemental abilities in the present day.
- PanrahkPanrahk is a brown and dark grey Kraata, known as a Rahkshi, who hails from Mangaia and serves as a servant of Makuta within the Brotherhood of Makuta. Carrying the Staff of Fragmentation, Panrahk wields the power of fragmentation.
- TerakTerak is an Elemental Creature of Earth native to Okoto, bearing a distinctive violet, black, and gold coloration. Armed with claws, Terak is devoted to protecting the Region of Earth and to aiding the Toa in their mission.
- VorahkVorahk is a black and dark grey Rahkshi of the Kraata species, serving as a servant of Makuta within the Brotherhood of Makuta. Originating from Mangaia, Vorahk commands the power of Hunger and carries the Staff of Absorption.
- EarthEarth was a primordial elemental power governing soil, terrain, and subterranean prosperity across the Matoran Universe and Spherus Magna.
- FusaA kangaroo-shaped Rahi native to Po-Wahi and the eastern coast of Mata Nui, known for powerful hind legs and a documented feud with the Muaka.
- Kanohi KadinThe Kadin granted its wearer self-powered flight from a standing start, and served Toa Inika Nuparu through the Voya Nui campaign.
- MorakMorak was a Hydruka of Mahri Nui, one of two named members of the air-harvesting species that kept the underwater Matoran colony alive.
- MutagenPit Mutagen was a power-source energy that leaked into the waters of The Pit during the Great Cataclysm and mutated almost every being exposed to it.
- NiazeskEngineered by Makuta Bitil to keep larger Rahi in check, the Niazesk got one brief, mutated outing in Karda Nui before the Energy Storms wiped them out.
- Po-KoroPo-Koro was the Po-Matoran village in Po-Wahi, led by Turaga Onewa and guarded by Toa Pohatu, reached through a single statue-lined road called the Path of Prophecies.
- Protosteel TalonsToa Mahri Hahli's protosteel melee weapons, transformed from her Toa Inika Laser Harpoon and recognized as among the few tools that could break Makuta armour.
- Silver Chute SpiderThe Silver Chute Spider is an arachnid Rahi from Metru Nui's transit tubes, designed by fan Daniel Emmons and quietly canonised across the BIONICLE encyclopedias.
- The Spectral MaskA sentient, floating Great Kanohi Hau that dwelled in a dead forest within the City of Silver Pocket Dimension and tested Toa Takanuva during his dimensional misadventure.
- Staff of AbsorptionThe black Rahkshi's staff drained physical strength from any living target on contact and transferred it directly to the Vorahk wielding it.
- StoneStone was one of the six primary elements of the Matoran Universe, governing rock, sand, and worked stone across villages, Toa, and Bohrok.
- VakoHorned, rhinoceros-like Rahi created by the Brotherhood of Makuta. Roamed Ta-Wahi and Ko-Wahi. Every Po-Matoran taming attempt failed.
- Vapor TridentA dual-headed trident wielded by the Glatorian Kiina of Tajun, used as a focus for water powers granted by Mata Nui on Bara Magna.
- 2011 (Spherus Magna)The year following the Battle of Bara Magna saw fragmented events across the reformed Spherus Magna, recorded in scattered accounts that mostly trail off before resolution.
- The Archives BeastAn unidentified shapeshifting Rahi confined in the lower levels of the Great Archives, capable of mimicking empty rooms and driven off only by extreme cold.
- ArthronThe Kanohi Arthron was the Mask of Sonar, granting its wearer echolocation through reflected sound and allowing perception in lightless underwater environments.
- ArtidaxArtidax was a volcanic island in the Southern Islands where Makuta Miserix was imprisoned by Krika after Teridax's coup.
- Destral FortressDestral Fortress was the central stronghold of the Brotherhood of Makuta on the island of Destral, destroyed once by the Great Cataclysm and again by the Order of Mata Nui.
- Vakama's Disk LauncherVakama's Disk Launcher was the dual-purpose Toa Tool he carried through the Metru Nui crisis, functioning as both a Kanoka launcher and personal jetpack.
- Exo-ToaToa-sized powered armor originally produced by the Brotherhood of Makuta, worn briefly by the Toa Mata and later deployed as autonomous enforcers.
- FelnasA Great Kanohi that destabilised a target's active power on contact, turning elemental control into a weapon against its wielder.
- Gate GuardianAn illusion-projecting Rahi enforcer of the Visorak horde, encountered by the Toa Hordika and Rahaga Gaaki within the Great Temple of Metru Nui.
- The Great TelescopeAn astrolabe and telescope on Ta-Wahi Beach used by Ga-Matoran astrologers to read prophecy, and the device through which Gali later observed the Red Star.
- Great Temple SquidA massive predatory Rahi of the deep channels beneath Metru Nui, known for twelve beak-tipped arms and a crushing central maw.
- KoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga.
- Krekka's SpeciesKrekka's species were the bruiser caste of Stelt, a heavily built middle tier of the island's hierarchy employed as enforcers, labourers, and guards.
- Midak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui.
- RanamaThe Ranama were fire-resistant amphibian Rahi native to the molten Protodermis vats of Ta-Metru that later thrived in the lava flows of Ta-Wahi.
- Razor Whale's TeethA circular formation of jagged stone in the Pit, used by the Barraki as a meeting ground and avoided by Takea sharks due to the Proto Drake that hunted there.
- Rocket BoosterShort-burst flight devices issued to Av-Matoran in Karda Nui, used for lightvine harvesting and evasion during the invasion of the Brotherhood of Makuta.
- The Southern ContinentThe Southern Continent was a vast landmass beneath the Matoran Universe, scarred by Voya Nui's separation and held under Makuta Mutran's nominal dominion.
- Toa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age.
- Tren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui.
- Tren Krom BreakA lava formation in Ta-Wahi named by Vakama after the exiled organic creation, used both for Ignalu surfing and as a Ta-Koro Guard outpost.
- Vahki Online AnimationsSix short recordings preserved in the Kanoka Club archive show the Vahki models on patrol across Metru Nui under Turaga Dume's rule.
- Volo Lutu LauncherA Matoran grappling tool that fired a tethered bead, used by Takua during the Quest for the Toa across the regions of Mata Nui.
- LhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama.
- HewkiiHewkii rose from Po-Metru carver to Mata Nui's foremost kolhii player, then served as Toa Inika and Toa Mahri through the late wars of the universe.
- NujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro.
- KavinikaWolf-like Rahi guards that became uncontrollable threats after their population mysteriously exploded.
- Mata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna.
- VakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years.
- Fire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict.
- Heart of the VisorakA golden crystal that compels every Visorak in the universe to converge on its location when activated.
- Tahnok VaFire-element Bohrok Va who served as scouts and messengers, their disruption critical to slowing the hive's coordination.
- Fader BullA teleporting Rahi herd creature from Po-Metru, notorious for being nearly impossible to catch.
- HydraxonThe jailer of the Pit was killed once, then resurrected as the Matoran Dekar by the Mask of Life.
- The Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero.
- NuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny.
- Toa MangaiThe defenders of Metru Nui before the Toa Metru arrived, a team that fell to betrayal and relentless war.
- KakamaThe Mask of Speed granted superhuman velocity but blinded its wearer to the world around them.
- MusicianMusicians were mostly Le-Matoran, and in a violence-heavy universe, their role as entertainers revealed what mattered to Matoran civilization.
- Piraka AttackA 2006 flash game where you controlled one of the Voya Nui villains to enslave Matoran with Zamor Spheres.
- Earth ClawA transformation weapon designed for a Toa of Earth, the Earth Claw deployed four distinct configurations in fan-created BIONICLE lore.
- Mud CrawlerA large carnivorous Rahi with acidic tongue and suffocating odor, lurking in Po-Wahi's muddy depths.
- Toa of AirWielders of the Element of Air, typically transformed from Le-Matoran, tasked with protecting the Matoran Universe.
- PhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran.
- Fire ShieldA pair of molten weapons carried by Tahnok that could incinerate almost anything on Mata Nui during the Bohrok invasion.
- SuukorakOne of Visorak's white variants, suited for traversing the islands' frozen regions during the horde's conquest of Metru Nui.
- Drill of OnuaTuraga Whenua's detection staff, forged from his Earthshock Drills when he ascended from Toa to protector.
- Lava-GemA volcanic treasure the Matoran of Tren Krom Peninsula relied on for survival, until Vultraz's theft sealed their fate.
- Dune WolfA wolf-like creature species from Bara Magna, distantly related to the Iron Wolf.
- Air BubbleVital underwater survival items that kept Mahri Nui Matoran alive in the ocean depths.
- BIONICLE Character Types and TiersBIONICLE's cast follows a rigid hierarchy, from lowly Matoran to godlike Great Beings, with each tier playing a fixed role in the universe's order.
- Air KatanaTwin air-element blades Lewa wielded as a Toa Nuva, until Reidak broke one on Voya Nui.
- Aqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand.
- Laser DrillAn unusual hybrid weapon, Nuparu's Laser Drill combined drilling power with high-powered laser fire during his time as a Toa Inika.
- Lava SurferProfessional athletes who entertained Ta-Metru by riding lava in a sport as lethal as spectacle gets.
- Twin SlicersSpinner's dual Rhotuka launchers induce vertigo and, when synchronized, place an opponent into a coma at devastating personal cost.
- AirwatcherA Dark Hunter guard whose lethal effectiveness vastly exceeds every other aspect of his character.
- Earth ClawsOnua's integrated digging and combat tools, inseparable from his body and capable of channeling earth powers.
- Fire BladesTahu's dual weapons upon arrival at Okoto in the 2015 reboot, serving both in combat and as a means of traversal.
- Ko-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race.
- Sand BatDesert ambush predators of Bara Magna that hunt from beneath the sand and face incineration in prolonged sunlight.
- Starfish (Rahi)Organic Rahi spotted on Mata Nui whose fate after the island's destruction remains unknown.
- Nui-RamaLarge insect-like Rahi with deadly claws and venom, known for kidnapping Matoran and attacking Le-Koro.
- Toa KaitaTemporary fusion forms where three Toa merged into a single, vastly more powerful being. Rare in the Matoran Universe but instantly memorable.
- LariskaDark Hunter defined by discipline and tactical competence, Lariska was one of the Shadowed One's most dependable operatives before joining Brutaka's desperate mission.
- Stone ShieldThe seismic weapon pair wielded by Pahrak to level Mata Nui during the Bohrok swarm's prophesied cleansing.
- Kanohi NuvaThe most powerful Masks of Power ever created, granting each Toa Nuva fundamentally enhanced abilities.
- Nuva SymbolsStone carvings housing the Toa Nuva's elemental powers, designed to seal the Bahrag but vulnerable to a crippling flaw.
- Rahkshi of Insect ControlA Makuta variant that overwhelms enemies through sheer biological attrition, commanding insect swarms instead of wielding combat power.
- Power SwordJaller's underwater fire-channeling weapon, evolved from the Energized Flame Swords during the Toa Mahri era.
- Stone RatSmall underground Rahi with teeth powerful enough to chew through nearly anything, and notorious for the plague they caused in Ta-Metru.
- Earth TribeOne of Spherus Magna's farming communities, the Earth Tribe cultivated Bota Magna before the planet's transformation.
- Lhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety.
- Vo-MatoranVo-Matoran were rare elemental Matoran attuned to Lightning, all-female and electrically resistant, found only in high-power remote locations.
- Shadow SpearMutran's shadow-wielding melee tool, destroyed when the Energy Storm consumed its master.
- VahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming.
- Ta-Koro GateTa-Koro's gate was built to hold, but nothing could stop three separate waves of destruction.
- Ice TribeOne of Bara Magna's six major tribes, the Ice Tribe produced legendary Glatorian like Strakk and survived the Shattering intact.
- StormerangsPohatu's boomerang weapons that double as speed-enabling foot attachments called Jetarangs.
- Rahi NuiA monstrous mutant Rahi engineered by Teridax to hunt the Toa across two separate conflicts.
- Metru MantisNocturnal insectoid hunters with sedative venom, bred as a secret Rahaga strike force against the Visorak.