Air Launcher
The Air Launcher is a defense weapon used by the Matoran of Mahri Nui that shoots air bubbles. The device is no longer in use.
Air Launchers were a type of ranged weapon used by the Matoran of Mahri NuiMahri NuiA matoran settlement that sank, survived, and was ultimately crushed beneath Voya Nui, leaving behind one of Bionicle's most poignant lost civilizations.. They were based on the natural weaponry of the HydrukaHydrukaAquatic scorpion-like Rahi domesticated by the Matoran of Mahri Nui to harvest Airweed, and the natural prototype for the Air Launcher weapon. and fired solidified air bubbles. The Po-Matoran DekarDekarDekar is a former Po-Matoran who serves as an Aqua Hunter on Spherus Magna. Colored yellow, black, and silver, he once wore a powerless Kiril and retains an inactive Stone element; his tools are Electro-Blades and an Air Launcher. was among those equipped with a solidified air launcher.
The Matoran of Mahri Nui also attempted to adapt the Air Launcher into a vehicle. During a test run of this design, the operators crashed into a TarakavaTarakavaHuge lizard-like Rahi with powerful forelegs, hunted in pairs across Mata Nui and Metru Nui. and died. The weapon is no longer in use.
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