Axonn

Axonn was a member of the Order of 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. who had once belonged to the Hand of ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha is the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island where the Toa Mata came into being and the Avohkii was forged.. Stationed for thousands of years on Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. as one of the two guardians of the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Ignika, he was forced into direct combat with his former partner BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. when the latter betrayed the Order. He later served the Order during the Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open war between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta, told in the 2008 Destiny War podcast, which ended with the Brotherhood's assault on Metru Nui broken and the Great Spirit apparently awake., and after TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. seized the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. he was cast out and reached Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE Legends 3: Power Play; Destiny War; Reign of Shadows)

Service in the Hand of Artakha#

Axonn's career began long before the Order of 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.. He was a member of the Hand of ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha is the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island where the Toa Mata came into being and the Avohkii was forged., and when that organisation disbanded he was left without a purpose. He turned to conquest, becoming one of the most powerful and feared beings in the universe. Whole cities fell before his axe, and he conquered a number of the southern islands. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

HydraxonHydraxonThe jailer of the Pit was killed once, then resurrected as the Matoran Dekar by the Mask of Life., another former member of the Hand, later approached him and offered him a place in the newly formed Order of 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.. Axonn saw the chance of a new purpose, gave up his conquests, and became a trusted member of the Order. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

His habits as a guard were blunt. The first thing he had learned after being assigned to Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. was to subdue first and ask questions later. (Destiny War)

The KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Rode he wore, the Great Mask of Truth, complemented this approach. Axonn used the Rode during his first encounter with KrakuaKrakuaA Toa of Sonics from De-Koro who served the Order of Mata Nui and delivered a devastating prophecy to Vakama. to confirm that the Toa was telling the truth. A lie-detecting mask paired with a heavy combat profile let Axonn control an encounter physically and then establish the truth before deciding what to do. (Destiny War)

Guardian of the Ignika on Voya Nui#

Axonn and his close friend BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. were stationed near Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. by the Order of 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. to protect its MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. and guard the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Ignika. The posting lasted thousands of years. The Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent., which sent Voya Nui rocketing to the surface, shook Brutaka's faith in 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., while Axonn held to the belief that the Great Spirit would one day wake. (BIONICLE Legends 2: Dark Destiny; BIONICLE Legends 3: Power Play; BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

The arrival of the PirakaBionicle Piraka: the Six Skakdi Thieves Who Hunted the Mask of LifeThe Piraka were six Skakdi who quit the Dark Hunters, took over Voya Nui by posing as Toa and went after the Mask of Life in 2006. Here's who they were, how the Voya Nui story played out and what happened to them afterwards. ended that arrangement. Six SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. came hunting the Ignika, and Axonn watched them in secret, saving the Matoran BaltaBaltaBalta is a Ta-Matoran residing on Spherus Magna, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloring and his Great Kanohi Huna. A member of the Voya Nui Resistance Team, he carries Twin Repellers and possesses an innate but dormant connection to the element of Fire. along the way. When BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. betrayed the Order by attacking the Toa NuvaToa NuvaThe form the Toa Mata took after stepping into the Energized Protodermis beneath the Bahrag, with new masks, new tools, and the elemental scale to fight Karda Nui., Axonn began to harass the Piraka. In the events of BIONICLE Ignition 2: Vengeance of Axonn, he fought Thok and Reidak, only for Brutaka to knock him out with an energy blast as he prepared the final blow. (BIONICLE Legends 2: Dark Destiny; BIONICLE Ignition 2: Vengeance of Axonn)

The Toa InikaToa Inika: six Matoran struck by lightningSix Matoran of Metru Nui chased the Toa Nuva to Voya Nui and were struck by lightning from the red star. That strike made them the Toa Inika. arrived on Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. during the same period in their own pursuit of the Mask of Life. Axonn told two of them to stop Brutaka at all costs, and when JallerJallerJaller served as Captain of the Ta-Koro Guard, led the Toa Inika to Voya Nui, and commanded the Toa Mahri through the recovery of the Mask of Life. insisted that facing the Piraka was his team's duty, Axonn let them go and gave them a special zamor sphere charged with his own stasis power. He then confronted Brutaka himself. When he could not persuade his old friend to return to the cause, Axonn defeated him, destroyed the antidermis vat Brutaka had been eyeing, and called BotarBotarThe Order of Mata Nui's teleporting enforcer hunted universe-threatening dangers and locked them in the Pit until a Makuta's magnetic power stopped him cold. to take Brutaka to the Pit, vowing to save him one day. (BIONICLE Legends 3: Power Play)

By the end of the Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. crisis, Axonn had stayed behind to watch over the island's Matoran while the Toa left on their missions, opening the way into the Cord for the Toa Inika. When the Cord was later severed, he led the Matoran of Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. down into the Nui Caves and back to the Southern ContinentThe 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.. (BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno; BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall)

The Destiny War#

Axonn was on Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. when two figures materialised in the Green Belt. He charged at them, axe ready. One resembled BotarBotarThe Order of Mata Nui's teleporting enforcer hunted universe-threatening dangers and locked them in the Pit until a Makuta's magnetic power stopped him cold. but was not BotarBotarThe Order of Mata Nui's teleporting enforcer hunted universe-threatening dangers and locked them in the Pit until a Makuta's magnetic power stopped him cold.. The Toa with them proved to be KrakuaKrakuaA Toa of Sonics from De-Koro who served the Order of Mata Nui and delivered a devastating prophecy to Vakama.. Axonn sent the Botar look-alike sprawling and put his blade at KrakuaKrakuaA Toa of Sonics from De-Koro who served the Order of Mata Nui and delivered a devastating prophecy to Vakama.'s throat before the situation was cleared up, then told the new Toa that recruiting standards had slipped. KrakuaKrakuaA Toa of Sonics from De-Koro who served the Order of Mata Nui and delivered a devastating prophecy to Vakama.'s companion teleported the group to DaxiaDaxiaDaxia is a location situated east of the Southern Continent, affiliated with the Order of Mata Nui and home to the Shallows Cat., the Order's stronghold. Axonn recognised the fortress on arrival. BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. standing within it was the genuine surprise. (Destiny War)

The reunion was brief. The two were sent together to ZakazZakazThe island where Skakdi civilization developed, shaped by isolation and harsh Makuta rule. to find the SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. warlord NektannNektannNektann was a water-powered Skakdi warlord of Zakaz who allied first with the Order of Mata Nui and then with Teridax, and survived the Battle of Bara Magna. and arrange an alliance between the Order and the SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions.. The operation went poorly. The pair were pinned on a beach by an angry horde, and when a green-fleshed SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. with a spiked club climbed their wall, Axonn made him regret it. Brutaka then dragged Axonn up in a mock surrender, and once they were prisoners, Axonn insisted that they be taken to Nektann. (Destiny War)

NektannNektannNektann was a water-powered Skakdi warlord of Zakaz who allied first with the Order of Mata Nui and then with Teridax, and survived the Battle of Bara Magna. threatened to throw them into the TahtorakTahtorakMassive, articulate Rahi that turned against their Skakdi riders and nearly wiped out an entire civilization. pens. Axonn lied, telling him that every other warlord on ZakazZakazThe island where Skakdi civilization developed, shaped by isolation and harsh Makuta rule. had already agreed to join the alliance and that refusal would leave Nektann sitting on his petty throne while his rivals grew rich and powerful. The bluff worked, and an alliance was secured. (Destiny War)

The most consequential moment of Axonn's Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open war between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta, told in the 2008 Destiny War podcast, which ended with the Brotherhood's assault on Metru Nui broken and the Great Spirit apparently awake. service came after the Skakdi fought a 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. army on an island in the southern chains. In a hidden chamber there lay the pool where the Great Spirit had created the Makuta. Axonn told BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix.: "From that pool came their substance, made into living form by the powers of the Great Spirit until time turned it all into pure energy." He agreed that destroying it would mean there could be no more MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. ever, then asked, "But do we have a right to end a species?" Before an answer came, the pool erupted and both warriors fell in. (Destiny War)

Bota Magna#

Axonn nearly drowned in the pool before BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix., who had become mentally linked to the substance, pulled him out. Brutaka muttered about Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. and the Shattering, speaking of "the three that must be one; the two that must make them one," then seized Axonn's arm in a grip that burned. Later, after TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. took over the universe, he banished Axonn into an illusion of an endless wasteland, which Axonn eventually saw through, waking on a peaceful beach. (Destiny War; Reign of Shadows)

When Axonn sided with HelryxHelryx: the first Toa ever createdHelryx was the first Toa ever made, commissioned by the Great Beings on Artakha long before the Toa Mata. She founded and led the Order of Mata Nui. and MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne. against BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. and TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer. in a fight beneath Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., Teridax teleported Axonn, Brutaka, Helryx, ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha is the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island where the Toa Mata came into being and the Avohkii was forged., Miserix, Tuyet, and two Matoran into the void of space. VezonVezonHe started as a weapon misfire and a throwaway joke, and the canon spent four years quietly turning him into its most useful expendable asset. pulled them through a dimensional portal into a chamber, where they met a being claiming to be an imprisoned Great Being, who welcomed them to 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.. LewaLewaToa of Air, member of the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva, whose career was marked by repeated possession, body theft, and aerial campaigns from Le-Wahi to Karda Nui. Nuva was brought there as well. (Reign of Shadows)

The online story leaves Axonn's party in that fortress, arguing over whether to free the Great Being, while VelikaVelikaVelika is a Great Being who disguised himself as a Po-Matoran on Mata Nui, wearing a powerless Komau and bearing an affinity for Stone. Colored in golden brown, grey, and orange, he worked as an inventor and carried Power Carvers as his tools. He was last known to be located on Bota Magna. rigged the building to explode. Writer Greg Farshtey later said that Axonn and the others escaped. His unresolved business included the question raised at the Makuta pool, which never received an answer. (Reign of Shadows; The Powers That Be)

Combat Capabilities#

Axonn's combat profile combined great physical strength, energy blasts for ranged fighting, and the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Rode for reading intent. The pattern was visible in his first response to the figures materialising on Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time., where he knocked down the BotarBotarThe Order of Mata Nui's teleporting enforcer hunted universe-threatening dangers and locked them in the Pit until a Makuta's magnetic power stopped him cold. look-alike with an armoured fist and placed his blade at KrakuaKrakuaA Toa of Sonics from De-Koro who served the Order of Mata Nui and delivered a devastating prophecy to Vakama.'s throat before allowing the Toa to speak. (Destiny War)

The Rode complemented his physical approach by providing immediate verification of an opponent's truthfulness once the situation was under control. When KrakuaKrakuaA Toa of Sonics from De-Koro who served the Order of Mata Nui and delivered a devastating prophecy to Vakama. told Axonn to use his mask to confirm the Toa's claims, the Rode showed that his captive was honest. In Reign of ShadowsReign of ShadowsThe year Teridax ruled the Matoran Universe from inside Mata Nui's body, and the scattered resistance plots that ran against him until the Great Spirit returned from Bara Magna., Axonn wondered whether the mask, which could see through any deception, was what let him escape Teridax's illusion. (Destiny War; Reign of Shadows)

His axe was his primary weapon. Paired with his energy blasts and great strength, it made Axonn one of the more capable non-elemental fighters in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. His record across the Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. crisis and the Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open war between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta, told in the 2008 Destiny War podcast, which ended with the Brotherhood's assault on Metru Nui broken and the Great Spirit apparently awake. ran from the PirakaBionicle Piraka: the Six Skakdi Thieves Who Hunted the Mask of LifeThe Piraka were six Skakdi who quit the Dark Hunters, took over Voya Nui by posing as Toa and went after the Mask of Life in 2006. Here's who they were, how the Voya Nui story played out and what happened to them afterwards. and BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. to the SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. hordes of ZakazZakazThe island where Skakdi civilization developed, shaped by isolation and harsh Makuta rule.. (BIONICLE Legends 3: Power Play; BIONICLE Ignition 2: Vengeance of Axonn; Destiny War)

Unanswered Questions#

Axonn's species is never named in the story. The Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open war between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta, told in the 2008 Destiny War podcast, which ended with the Brotherhood's assault on Metru Nui broken and the Great Spirit apparently awake. serial, when describing one of the figures materialising on Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time., used physical type as shorthand, noting resemblance to BotarBotarThe Order of Mata Nui's teleporting enforcer hunted universe-threatening dangers and locked them in the Pit until a Makuta's magnetic power stopped him cold., but no comparable label was ever given for Axonn himself. (Destiny War)

The Hand of ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha is the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island where the Toa Mata came into being and the Avohkii was forged. likewise remains thinly documented. The story says only that Axonn and HydraxonHydraxonThe jailer of the Pit was killed once, then resurrected as the Matoran Dekar by the Mask of Life. had belonged to it and that it disbanded, leaving the details of Axonn's service within it unrecorded. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Position Within the Order#

Axonn occupied a distinctive position among the named members of the Order of 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.. HelryxHelryx: the first Toa ever createdHelryx was the first Toa ever made, commissioned by the Great Beings on Artakha long before the Toa Mata. She founded and led the Order of Mata Nui. led the organisation, BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. operated as one of its most powerful agents before and after his betrayal, and Axonn served as both a guardian and an active fighter during the Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open war between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta, told in the 2008 Destiny War podcast, which ended with the Brotherhood's assault on Metru Nui broken and the Great Spirit apparently awake.. (BIONICLE Legends 3: Power Play; Destiny War)

The question Axonn raised at the Makuta pool is one of the clearest moral doubts voiced by any Order agent. He accepted that destroying the pool would mean no more MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. could ever be created, and asked whether they had the right to end a species. For an agent trained to subdue first and ask questions later, and who wore the mask best suited to finding the truth, the question shows a warrior weighing the cost of the Order's methods. (Destiny War)

His friendship with BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. spanned thousands of years. At the Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open war between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta, told in the 2008 Destiny War podcast, which ended with the Brotherhood's assault on Metru Nui broken and the Great Spirit apparently awake. reunion on DaxiaDaxiaDaxia is a location situated east of the Southern Continent, affiliated with the Order of Mata Nui and home to the Shallows Cat., Brutaka greeted him by calling him an old war 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. and remarking that things must be desperate if the Order was calling on him. Axonn, for his part, grumbled on Zakaz that the fighting was just like the good old days, and that he now remembered why he had hated them. (Destiny War)