Ba-Matoran

Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. were MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. whose element was gravity. They carried small amounts of Elemental Gravity Energy within them, which gave them physical traits distinct from every other MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. type in the universe. Unlike Ta-MatoranTa-MatoranThe Fire-element Matoran of Ta-Metru and Ta-Koro, forgers of masks and Kanoka, lava farmers, and the standing core of the Ta-Koro Guard during the war for Mata Nui. or Ko-MatoranKo-MatoranIce Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi., Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. couldn't control their element through tools or masks. Instead, their bodies had adapted over centuries to survive the crushing pressures their own element generated. They wore armor in purple and black. The colors weren't arbitrary. Purple suggested darkness and weight. Black implied density and the void that gravity seemed to pull toward.

Obscurity in the Matoran Universe#

Gravity was the element nobody talked about. Fire had Ta-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga. and the great forges. Water had the peaceful Ga-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga.. Earth, air, ice, and stone all anchored themselves into the story in ways that mattered to the main narrative. Gravity stayed out of sight. Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. communities reflected this neglect. They built small, isolated settlements in regions where gravitational effects dominated the terrain. MazekaMazekaA Ko-Matoran spy for the Order of Mata Nui obsessed with becoming the perfect warrior.'s discovery 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., Chapter 9, captures this perfectly. He finds a dead Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. village on the Southern Continent, abandoned and silent. The village exists. It was inhabited. Then it was gone. No one in the main story seems to care much why.

The Body and the Element#

A Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body.'s physical makeup was their greatest adaptation. Their bodies had evolved to withstand gravitational forces that would flatten standard MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. like paper. The resistance wasn't magical or granted by their KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe.. It was biological. Their skeleton, their tissues, their internal structure had adapted to function under pressure. This gave Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. a strange role in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. They weren't warriors like Toa. They weren't builders or scholars with a defined role. They were simply beings who could survive something most others couldn't. Their purple and black armor protected them while reinforcing the visual link to their element. Every Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. was a walking reminder of gravity's power.

The Great Silence#

Existing records mention Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. but rarely name them. No individual Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. appears as a protagonist or significant ally in any major chronicle of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. They occupied a recognised place in the elemental order yet remained background figures throughout recorded history. Either their isolated settlements kept them apart from the major events of the age, or the chroniclers simply never thought to record their stories. Either way, Ba-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. remained among the most overlooked of all MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. tribes.

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Compiled from primary sources by Lore Fortress editorial. Reviewed by Joe Garratt, Editor-in-Chief.