Artakha Bull

The ArtakhaArtakha: Master Crafter of the Great RefugeArtakha was one of the most powerful beings in the Matoran Universe, the reclusive ruler of the hidden island that bore his name and the crafter of the Kanohi Kraahkan and Avohkii. He governed a refuge no evil could enter and shaped the designs on which cities such as Metru Nui were modelled. Bull was a hostile, minotaur-like 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. found on Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., where a population had established itself in Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships.. It was one of the oldest kinds 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. known to the city's inhabitants and was set apart from most beasts by a level of intelligence and cunning unusual among 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..

Origins and habitat#

The ArtakhaArtakha: Master Crafter of the Great RefugeArtakha was one of the most powerful beings in the Matoran Universe, the reclusive ruler of the hidden island that bore his name and the crafter of the Kanohi Kraahkan and Avohkii. He governed a refuge no evil could enter and shaped the designs on which cities such as Metru Nui were modelled. Bull species was created by the MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. using viruses and liquid Protodermis, as one of the many Rahi made to inhabit the Matoran Universe. A population of bulls established itself in Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships. on Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., and the creatures counted among the oldest kinds of Rahi known to the city's inhabitants. One legend even held that the ArtakhaArtakha: The Great RefugeArtakha, the island also called the Great Refuge, was the high-technology home of the Matoran Universe''s finest builders, governed by the being of the same name, where the Kanohi Nuva and other vital artifacts were forged before the land was erased from every map. Bulls had been present on MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it. Nui long before the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. populated it.

Intelligence and the Great Rescue#

ArtakhaArtakha: The Great RefugeArtakha, the island also called the Great Refuge, was the high-technology home of the Matoran Universe''s finest builders, governed by the being of the same name, where the Kanohi Nuva and other vital artifacts were forged before the land was erased from every map. Bulls were very strong and swift, as well as excellent trackers, and they were extremely hostile and bad-natured by temperament. Some of them were known to carry spear-like tools. What most distinguished the species, though, was its intelligence and cunning, which were exceptionally high for a Rahi.

That intelligence made the bulls difficult to take alive. During the events of the Great Rescue, the Rahaga BomongaBomongaBomonga was the Toa Hagah of Earth, mutated by Roodaka into a Rahaga, later restored to Toa form and resettled on Spherus Magna. reported having extreme trouble capturing them, attributing the difficulty to their unusually high levels of intelligence and cunning.

Legend and the realm of Artakha#

Legend held that the bulls' intelligence was far beyond anything the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. could ever hope to achieve, and that for this reason they were the only creatures, besides the Matoran themselves, that 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. permitted to enter the hidden realm of ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan.. It is said to be from this association that the species took its name.