Ackar

Ackar was a GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. of the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. and the prime fighter for the village of VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna.. A veteran of the Core War, he served under the Element Lord of FireElement Lord of FireFormer Glatorian of the Fire Tribe, remade by the Great Beings into a being one with flame, ruler of the Fire Tribe through the Core War, and the elemental warlord whose feud with the Element Lord of Ice broke open again in the White Quartz Mountains. before the Shattering split Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint., and he spent about 100,000 years as a working GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. afterwards. By the time Mata NuiMata 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. arrived he was older and not as fearsome as in centuries past, but when he spoke, other Glatorian still listened. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna; BIONICLE: Raid on Vulcanus)

Service in the Core War#

Before the Shattering, Ackar lived under the rule of the Element Lord of FireElement Lord of FireFormer Glatorian of the Fire Tribe, remade by the Great Beings into a being one with flame, ruler of the Fire Tribe through the Core War, and the elemental warlord whose feud with the Element Lord of Ice broke open again in the White Quartz Mountains. on Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. and fought for him in the Core War, the struggle among the tribes for control of Energized ProtodermisEnergized ProtodermisA sentient substance that could remake or annihilate any being that touched it. One of the Matoran Universe's most lethal hazards.. He held a position of authority in the Fire army and led his troops against TarixTarixThe Water Tribe's toughest fighter, Tarix earned his place through instinct and hard-won experience in the arena.'s Water TribeWater TribeA trading-focused desert tribe vulnerable to Bone Hunter raids and arena warfare on Bara Magna. army in the Field of Mist. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

The Shattering ended the war and the unified planet alike. Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. broke into Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., Aqua MagnaAqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand., and Bota MagnaBota MagnaA verdant jungle moon separated from Spherus Magna for 100,000 years, then restored by Mata Nui himself at the climax of the Core War., and Ackar was in the region that became Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., the desert remnant, alongside scattered AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system. settlements and the survivors of every former tribe. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

Prime Glatorian of VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats.#

Ackar and Tarix helped build the new social system that followed. Disputes between villages over resources were settled in the arena between hired GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. rather than by open war, and though both Agori and warriors pushed back at first, the two veterans convinced them it would help the whole planet. Ackar became a Glatorian of the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. and in time its top fighter. He won the Great Tournament many times and has won more in total than any other living Glatorian. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

By the time of the Bone HunterBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. raids on VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats., the long years had taken their toll. Ackar had a confidence problem, put his slipping form down to age, and believed his village had lost faith in him. The Agori leader RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. kept reminding him to be on top of his game, but Ackar still put everything into protecting Vulcanus. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna; BIONICLE Glatorian 3: A Hero Reborn)

Ackar played a direct part in the exile of MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian banished from Vulcanus for trying to kill Strakk in the arena, who took over a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna., Vulcanus's second Glatorian. After Malum nearly brutalised VastusVastusVastus is a Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who serves as the Prime Glatorian for the village of Tesara on the reformed Spherus Magna. Clad in dark green and lime, he wields the Venom Talon and a Thornax Launcher, and commands the element of Air in battle. in a match, Ackar warned him that his ways would no longer be tolerated and that he would kill him if he had to, to protect the arena system. When Malum later tried to kill StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. after beating him, Ackar helped GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. restrain him. Malum was banished, and Ackar escorted him into the desert and offered him supplies and tools, which Malum refused. (The Exile's Tale)

The Skrall army later attacked Arena MagnaArena MagnaThe oldest and largest Glatorian combat arena on Bara Magna, where champions tested their skills and settlements resolved conflicts. during the Great Tournament. Ackar fought alongside the other Glatorian, but the Skrall overwhelmed them and took the city, and Ackar returned to Vulcanus with several Agori to tell the village what had happened. (BIONICLE Glatorian 2: The Fall of Atero)

Raid on VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats.#

Vulcanus had hired Ackar to fight Gresh of the Jungle TribeJungle TribeThe Jungle Tribe of Tesara originated in Bota Magna, weathered the Shattering, and sent Gresh and Vastus into the Bara Magna arena system. when he overheard Raanu, Gresh, and GeluGeluGelu is a Glatorian of the Ice Tribe, native to Bota Magna, who formerly served as a secondary Glatorian for the city of Iconox. White and dark blue in color, he wields an Ice Slicer and a Thornax Launcher and resides on the reformed Spherus Magna. of the Ice TribeIce TribeOne of Bara Magna's six major tribes, the Ice Tribe produced legendary Glatorian like Strakk and survived the Shattering intact. talking about a coming Bone HunterBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. raid. He took command of the defence. Knowing that a large raiding party would be hard to stop, he took Gelu into the Wastelands and talked the exiled Malum into helping. Malum's VoroxVoroxThe warrior caste of the Sand Tribe, reduced to feral pack hunters in the wastes of Bara Magna after the collapse of their civilisation in the Core War. attacked the Bone Hunter camp, and Ackar and Gelu struck down raiders in the ambush to thin their numbers. (BIONICLE: Raid on Vulcanus)

Back in Vulcanus, Ackar refused KiinaKiinaKiina is a Glatorian of the Water Tribe who served as the secondary Glatorian for the village of Tajun on Spherus Magna. Colored in shades of dark and light blue, she wielded a Vapor Trident and a Thornax Launcher in combat. Following the reformation of Spherus Magna, she continued to reside on the restored world.'s urging to leave, and she agreed to help. The Glatorian and villagers built traps that delayed the Bone Hunters until they pulled back. Raanu thanked the defenders and sent them home, but Ackar stayed on watch. When the Bone Hunters struck again at night, he knocked FeroFeroA veteran Bone Hunter who rode the rock steed Skirmix, led a raid on Vulcanus, and fled the Battle of Roxtus before the Skrall lost. from his mount and fought him. Fero gained the upper hand, but the other Glatorian returned in time to drive the raiders off. (BIONICLE: Raid on Vulcanus)

Cooperation between tribes was rare under the arena system, which worked precisely because villages settled their disputes one fight at a time. Ackar's standing among Glatorian of every tribe was what pulled the defenders together. (BIONICLE: Raid on Vulcanus)

Encounter with Mata NuiMata 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.#

Ackar and Kiina saw the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Ignika fall from the sky and took it for a shooting star. Soon after, Ackar beat Strakk in the Vulcanus arena, and when Strakk attacked him from behind, a stranger leapt in and saved his life. The stranger was Mata NuiMata 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., living in a new body formed by the Ignika. Ackar took him home and told him about the life of a Glatorian and why he kept fighting. (BIONICLE Glatorian 3: A Hero Reborn; BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn; BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn (novelisation))

With Kiina, they travelled through Sandray Canyon to TajunTajunTajun was a village of the Water Tribe, situated on the banks of the Skrall River., fighting off a Skopio and a pack of Bone Hunters on the way, and found Gresh wounded after the attack on the village. Afterwards the Glatorian asked Mata Nui to fix their weapons. He touched their tools to the Ignika, and Ackar came away with real control over the element of fireFireOne of the six main elements of the Matoran Universe, marked by the Ta- prefix and the colours red and orange, and wielded by Toa from Lhikan to Tahu.. Glatorian had no elemental powers of their own, and Kiina and Gresh were changed the same way. Ackar asked Mata Nui to help the Glatorian before going on with his own quest, and in return began training him. (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn; BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn (novelisation))

At TesaraTesaraTesara is a location belonging to the Jungle Tribe, situated to the south of the White Quartz Mountains and to the north of the Dunes of Treason., Ackar interrupted a match between Tarix and Vastus and pleaded with the Glatorian to drop the arena system and unite against the Bone Hunters and the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule.. When they jeered, he showed them his fire. He then led Glatorian and Agori to RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat., where he, Kiina, Gresh, and Mata Nui defeated the combined army. The villages were joined into one, and from a clifftop Ackar and his friends saw that it formed a giant figure. (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn; BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn (novelisation))

Later, when Mata Nui went on alone toward the Valley of the Maze, Ackar's group ran into the slaver SahmadSahmadA slaver, a survivor, and the only living memory of a people the Dreaming Plague erased before the Core War.. Ackar and Kiina beat him with their new powers and told him he was out of business. (BIONICLE Glatorian 5: Valley of Fear)

Battle of Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna.#

When Mata Nui told Gresh and Ackar that TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. was coming to Bara Magna in Mata Nui's old body, Ackar stood by him. Once Mata Nui powered up the prototype robot, Ackar took the villagers into nearby caves for shelter. As Mata Nui and Teridax fought, Ackar saw that his friend needed help, and the Glatorian charged Teridax to distract him, only to face an army of RahkshiBionicle Rahkshi: the Sons of Makuta from Mask of LightRahkshi are armoured hunters made from kraata, the slug-like creatures of the Makuta. Six of them chased the Mask of Light across Mata Nui in 2003. Here's what they are, the different kinds and where they turn up in the films, books and comics. and SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions.. (BIONICLE: Journey's End)

Teridax was defeated and Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. was reformed. When the prototype robot fell apart, Ackar and Kiina rode to the wreckage and thought Mata Nui was dead, until he spoke from within the Ignika. Ackar asked him to stay and help them rebuild, but Mata Nui chose to remain dormant in the mask. (BIONICLE: Journey's End)

After the reformation#

On the reformed planet, Ackar worked with TahuTahu, Toa of FireTahu served as Toa Mata, Toa Nuva, and Toa Mistika of Fire, leading his team from the first landing on Mata Nui to the destruction of the Rahkshi army on Bara Magna. and Kiina to settle disputes between the Agori and the Matoran, whose societies were having trouble coming together. (The Yesterday Quest)

Weapons and combat profile#

Ackar carries a Flame SwordFlame SwordAckar's fire-channeling blade that proves a weapon can be as much the master's gift as the warrior's tool. and a Thornax LauncherThornax LauncherThe Thornax Launcher was a scrap-built projectile weapon produced by Agori engineers, firing Thornax fruit and standard across Glatorian and Skrall ranks., and sometimes uses a shield in the arena. His home is decorated with the weapons and shields he has won. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna; BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn; Ackar)

Ackar is one of the best strategists in Bara Magna's history and a gifted teacher. In training he taught Mata Nui to read an opponent and to be patient, telling him there was more to winning a fight than fancy weapons. His friendship with Mata Nui brought back his fighting spirit, and with it much of his old strength. (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn; BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna; BIONICLE: Journey's End)