Ancient Sea Behemoth

The AncientAncientAncient is a dark blue and gold operative who served as both an agent of the Order of Mata Nui and a member of the Dark Hunters, armed with Kanoka and a Rhotuka. Sea Behemoth was an enormous marine creature native to the Great Sea of Spherus MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., recorded in the chronicles of Mahri NuiThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui. as a sleeper of the deep that had remained in hibernation for several millennia before Toa MahriHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. KonguKonguKongu commanded Le-Koro's Gukko Force before a strike from the Kanohi Ignika transformed him into a Toa of Air who later served among the Toa Mahri. accidentally summoned it from its rest with the Kanohi ZatthZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions.. Once awake, the Behemoth fought through two distinct engagements against the Toa MahriToa Mahri: The Toa Who Saved the UniverseThe Toa Mahri were the water breathing form of the sixth Toa team, transformed by the Mask of Life on the way down to the drowned city of Mahri Nui. They fought the Barraki for the mask and recovered it at the cost of one of their own. before being brought down in the closing actions around the CordThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui..

A sleeper of the Great Sea#

The AncientAncientAncient is a dark blue and gold operative who served as both an agent of the Order of Mata Nui and a member of the Dark Hunters, armed with Kanoka and a Rhotuka. Sea Behemoth was a marine creature on a scale unmatched by any other RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. in the waters surrounding Mahri NuiThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui., large enough that the chronicles of the period consistently refer to it as a behemoth rather than by any taxonomic name. The records native to its species were thin. It belonged to the Great Sea of Spherus MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., the body of water that, in the post-Shattering geography, covered most of the surface from which Aqua MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. had been drawn. The Behemoth had occupied the deep waters there for an unbroken stretch of several millennia in a dormant state, untouched and undisturbed by the upheavals of the surface, the rise and fall of settlements above it, or the comings and goings of the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. and their forces in the same waters.

The trigger for its waking was external. The Kanohi ZatthZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions. was the Mask of Summoning, an instrument that drew the nearest available creature of the wielder's class to the wielder's location, and its scope was not always under the wielder's control. The combination of the ZatthZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions.'s call, the depth at which the Behemoth was hibernating, and its sheer mass produced the only outcome the records have to report: the Behemoth answered, rose, and emerged into the fight already underway.

Summoning by the Zatth#

The summoning happened during a Toa MahriToa Mahri: The Toa Who Saved the UniverseThe Toa Mahri were the water breathing form of the sixth Toa team, transformed by the Mask of Life on the way down to the drowned city of Mahri Nui. They fought the Barraki for the mask and recovered it at the cost of one of their own. engagement against KalmahKalmahA red-and-black Barraki warlord of the League of Six Kingdoms, imprisoned in the Pit and mutated into permanent aquatic form. and CaraparCaraparOne of six Barraki warlords imprisoned for 80,000 years, Carapar sought the Mask of Life and became expendable muscle for a final, fatal mission., two of the six BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. warlords whose long imprisonment in the PitThe Toa Mahri Descent into the PitThe transformation that ended the Toa Inika, the Barraki's war on the newcomers, and the moment Matoro learned that his Maxilos escort was Teridax. had ended in mutation rather than release. KonguKonguKongu commanded Le-Koro's Gukko Force before a strike from the Kanohi Ignika transformed him into a Toa of Air who later served among the Toa Mahri. carried the ZatthZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions. reluctantly. The mask was a power he had been unwilling to call on, in part because the ZatthZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions.'s summoning could not be narrowly focused and tended to draw whichever creature of its target class was nearest, regardless of suitability or scale. The pressure of the fight overcame that reluctance, and KonguKonguKongu commanded Le-Koro's Gukko Force before a strike from the Kanohi Ignika transformed him into a Toa of Air who later served among the Toa Mahri. activated the mask.

The ZatthZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions. answered with the AncientAncientAncient is a dark blue and gold operative who served as both an agent of the Order of Mata Nui and a member of the Dark Hunters, armed with Kanoka and a Rhotuka. Sea Behemoth. The Behemoth's emergence reset the engagement entirely. The BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. KalmahKalmahA red-and-black Barraki warlord of the League of Six Kingdoms, imprisoned in the Pit and mutated into permanent aquatic form. and CaraparCaraparOne of six Barraki warlords imprisoned for 80,000 years, Carapar sought the Mask of Life and became expendable muscle for a final, fatal mission. retreated rather than continue against a third opponent of that scale. The Behemoth itself locked into combat with the 300-foot Venom Eel300-foot Venom EelA Venom Eel mutated to colossal size by the defensive reaction of the Ignika, active in the waters around Mahri Nui during the search for the Mask of Life., the ordinary Venom EelVenom EelBlack venomous predators of the Pit, weaponized by Ehlek and transformed by the Mask of Life into a colossal guardian. that the IgnikaThe 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. had earlier mutated to colossal size as a defensive reflex when Dekar300-foot Venom EelA Venom Eel mutated to colossal size by the defensive reaction of the Ignika, active in the waters around Mahri Nui during the search for the Mask of Life. attempted to destroy the mask. The two creatures fell on one another with enough violence that the Toa MahriHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. were able to disengage from both.

The convergence and HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe.'s FaxonFaxonThe Kanohi Faxon, Mask of Kindred, allowed its wearer to mimic the powers of nearby Rahi within the immediate environment. trick#

The Behemoth's second appearance in the chronicles was decisive. The 300-foot Venom Eel300-foot Venom EelA Venom Eel mutated to colossal size by the defensive reaction of the Ignika, active in the waters around Mahri Nui during the search for the Mask of Life. and the Behemoth, instead of resuming hostilities after their first inconclusive engagement, set the fight aside and began moving in concert. GadunkaGadunka (Species)Finger-sized sea Rahi from the abyssal zones around the Pit, one of which was mutated to enormous size by exposure to the Mask of Life., itself enlarged by prior contact with the IgnikaThe 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. during the events recorded in BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the PitThe Toa Mahri Descent into the PitThe transformation that ended the Toa Inika, the Barraki's war on the newcomers, and the moment Matoro learned that his Maxilos escort was Teridax., joined them shortly afterward. The implied factor unifying the three was a common sensitivity to the IgnikaThe 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.'s energy field. The Behemoth, woken by the ZatthZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions. in the same waters in which the mask was active, fell within the same broad influence that had altered the Eel and GadunkaGadunkaGadunka is a Rahi belonging to the Gadunka species, distinguished by its fluorescent blue, dark blue, and silver coloration. It wields a Squid Launcher as its tool. in their respective ways.

The three converged on the Toa MahriHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. at the point at which the Toa were preparing to destroy the CordThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui., the colossal pillar of stone that fixed Mahri NuiThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui. in place beneath the surface. KonguKonguKongu commanded Le-Koro's Gukko Force before a strike from the Kanohi Ignika transformed him into a Toa of Air who later served among the Toa Mahri. had earlier in the campaign used the ZatthZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions. in an attempt to summon a counter-creature to fight the Behemoth, and the summoning had instead drawn a swarm of glowing fish that the Behemoth had consumed without difficulty. That earlier accident gave HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. the opening she needed for the second engagement.

HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe.'s Kanohi FaxonKanohi Faxon, the Mask of KindredThe Kanohi Faxon, or Mask of Kindred, allowed its wearer to mimic the powers of Rahi within the surrounding environment. Worn most prominently by Toa Mahri Hahli and by the Toa of Air Lesovikk during his time in the Pit., the Mask of Kindred, allowed her to mimic the powers of RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. within range. She used the FaxonFaxonThe Kanohi Faxon, Mask of Kindred, allowed its wearer to mimic the powers of nearby Rahi within the immediate environment. to take on the bioluminescent capacity of the glowing fish, lighting up in the same way they had and drawing the Behemoth's predatory attention. The Behemoth, recognising the bioluminescent signal as the same prey it had previously been able to consume, followed her into the position KonguKonguKongu commanded Le-Koro's Gukko Force before a strike from the Kanohi Ignika transformed him into a Toa of Air who later served among the Toa Mahri. had set up. The trap closed and the Behemoth was crushed.

The other two members of the convergence were dealt with in parallel. HewkiiHewkiiHewkii 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. used the Kanohi GaraiGaraiThe Kanohi Mask of Gravity, granted Hewkii control over the gravitational pull on his targets during the Toa Mahri campaign in the Pit., the Mask of GravityGravity: The Elemental Power of Gravitational ForceGravity was the elemental power over gravitational force in the Matoran Universe, carried by Ba-Matoran, Toa of Gravity, and the Bohrok-Kal Nuhvok-Kal., to drive the 300-foot Venom Eel300-foot Venom EelA Venom Eel mutated to colossal size by the defensive reaction of the Ignika, active in the waters around Mahri Nui during the search for the Mask of Life. back a second time, decisively. NuparuNuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny. trapped GadunkaGadunkaGadunka is a Rahi belonging to the Gadunka species, distinguished by its fluorescent blue, dark blue, and silver coloration. It wields a Squid Launcher as its tool. in a chasm. The three Ignika-touched creatures fell in the same brief window.

Behaviour and threat profile#

The Behemoth was a sleeper rather than a hunter by inclination. Its waking was involuntary and the recorded encounters all share the quality of a creature responding to immediate stimulus rather than a creature engaged in any larger strategy. Its initial fight with the 300-foot Venom Eel300-foot Venom EelA Venom Eel mutated to colossal size by the defensive reaction of the Ignika, active in the waters around Mahri Nui during the search for the Mask of Life. was a head-on engagement between two predators of comparable scale. Its subsequent alliance with the Eel and with GadunkaGadunka (Species)Finger-sized sea Rahi from the abyssal zones around the Pit, one of which was mutated to enormous size by exposure to the Mask of Life. appears to have been formed without negotiated cooperation, in the same passive way the three creatures' shared Ignika-influence drew them together rather than against one another.

The Behemoth's susceptibility to bioluminescent prey was both its greatest asset, in that it had successfully consumed the swarm of glowing fish offered to it by KonguKonguKongu commanded Le-Koro's Gukko Force before a strike from the Kanohi Ignika transformed him into a Toa of Air who later served among the Toa Mahri.'s earlier accidental summoning, and the precise failing that HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe.'s FaxonFaxonThe Kanohi Faxon, Mask of Kindred, allowed its wearer to mimic the powers of nearby Rahi within the immediate environment. mimicry exploited. The creature was not unintelligent so much as instinct-driven, with feeding behaviours strong enough that they could be replicated and turned against it by a wielder with the right mask. The chronicles record no use of language, no organised tactical responses to the Toa, and no attempt to flee even the situation that finally killed it.

Significance in the 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. chronicles#

The AncientAncientAncient is a dark blue and gold operative who served as both an agent of the Order of Mata Nui and a member of the Dark Hunters, armed with Kanoka and a Rhotuka. Sea Behemoth differed from the other antagonists of the Mahri NuiThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui. campaign. The campaign's leading antagonists, the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. and their armies, were players of the long game, mutated former rulers with their own factional aims and their own histories with the Toa MahriHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. and with the PitThe Toa Mahri Descent into the PitThe transformation that ended the Toa Inika, the Barraki's war on the newcomers, and the moment Matoro learned that his Maxilos escort was Teridax.. The Behemoth had no such history. It was a creature out of the deepest waters whose connection to the rest of the chronicled action was entirely accidental, mediated by KonguKonguKongu commanded Le-Koro's Gukko Force before a strike from the Kanohi Ignika transformed him into a Toa of Air who later served among the Toa Mahri.'s reluctant use of an inherited mask whose powers he had not yet learned to control.

Its convergence with the 300-foot Venom Eel300-foot Venom EelA Venom Eel mutated to colossal size by the defensive reaction of the Ignika, active in the waters around Mahri Nui during the search for the Mask of Life. and GadunkaGadunka (Species)Finger-sized sea Rahi from the abyssal zones around the Pit, one of which was mutated to enormous size by exposure to the Mask of Life. was the widest extent of the IgnikaThe 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.'s indirect influence on the wider ecosystem around Mahri NuiThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui.. For a brief stretch the three largest and most dangerous creatures in the local waters acted in concert, drawn by a common contact with the mask rather than by any planned alliance, and the Toa Mahri only survived the convergence by exploiting individual weaknesses one by one. The Behemoth's defeat by HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe.'s FaxonFaxonThe Kanohi Faxon, Mask of Kindred, allowed its wearer to mimic the powers of nearby Rahi within the immediate environment. was the kind of mask-against-instinct outcome the chronicles repeatedly favour and the kind of moment for which the Mahri NuiThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui. records most often single HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. out.

The Behemoth's body, like that of the other two creatures defeated in the same window, was not pursued after the immediate engagement. The destruction of the CordThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui. and the events that followed soon redrew the entire local geography, and the surviving records do not return to the Behemoth's remains. By the time Mahri NuiThe CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui. itself was gone, the waters in which the Behemoth had hibernated for millennia were no longer the same waters at all.