BIONICLE Adventures: the ten-book series that told the Toa Metru story

BIONICLE Adventures is the second series of BIONICLE books, ten titles written by Greg FarshteyGreg Farshtey: the writer who wrote almost all of BIONICLEGregory Todd Farshtey wrote nearly every book and comic of BIONICLE's original 2001 to 2010 run, joined LEGO as a magazine editor in 2000, and answered fan questions directly for well over a decade. between 2004 and 2005. It covers the Toa MetruToa Metru: Heroes of Metru NuiThe Toa Metru were the six Toa transformed from Matoran of Metru Nui by Toa Lhikan's Toa stones, who defeated the Morbuzakh, sealed Teridax after the Great Cataclysm, survived mutation into Toa Hordika, and carried the city's Matoran to the island of Mata Nui before becoming Turaga. a thousand years before the island storyline, during and immediately after 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., and it is the printed source for most of what happened in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive..

What is the framing device?#

Every book is a story inside a story, which is unusual for a series aimed at this age and is the reason the run reads as one continuous account rather than ten separate outings. The introduction and epilogue of each title give a few pages to TuragaTuraga DumeThe Turaga of Metru Nui for sixteen thousand years, a former Toa of Fire who saved Lhikan's life and was abducted and impersonated by Teridax. VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. retelling his adventures as a Toa to the Toa NuvaToa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age..

Two books break the pattern. In Voyage of Fear it is NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. who tells the story instead. Time Trap is the one Vakama did not reveal to the Toa Nuva at all, which makes it the odd volume out of the set and, as it happens, Farshtey's own favourite BIONICLE book.

The ten books#

The run in order is Mystery of Metru NuiThe Awakening of the Toa Metru and the Search for the Great DisksThe formation of the Toa Metru in the Great Temple, the recovery of the six Great Kanoka Disks, and the destruction of the King Root that ended the Morbuzakh crisis in Metru Nui., Trial by FireThe Quest for the Great Disks and the Burning of the King RootThe Toa Metru's hunt for the six Great Kanoka Disks across the districts of Metru Nui and their assault on the Morbuzakh's central core in the Great Furnace of Ta-Metru., The Darkness BelowThe Descent into the Fikou WebAn expedition by the Toa Metru into the maintenance tunnels beneath Onu-Metru to investigate a seawater leak, ending in their first encounter with the shape-shifting Rahi Krahka., Legends of Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiLhikan's capture by Nidhiki and Krekka, the awakening of the six Toa Metru, the discovery that Turaga Dume had been replaced by Teridax, the Coliseum betrayal, and the duel above the Silver Sea that ended with the city sealed and the Matoran asleep., Voyage of FearVoyage of FearThe Toa Metru's first voyage from a broken Metru Nui to the island of Mata Nui aboard the Vahki Transport Lhikan, the ambush by surviving Nuurakh, and the standoff with the exiled Archivist Mavrah and his prehistoric sea Rahi., Maze of Shadows, Web of the VisorakWeb of the VisorakThe Toa Metru's return voyage to a city overrun by the Visorak horde, their capture above the Coliseum, and their forced mutation into the bestial Toa Hordika., Challenge of the Hordika, Web of Shadows and Time Trap.

The first eight were featured in the Products section of BIONICLE.com from 27 August 2004 to 10 August 2005. Two collections exist alongside the numbered books: BIONICLE Adventures: Volume 1, and a BIONICLE Adventures Sampler. Only the Spanish edition classifies BIONICLE: Mask of LightThe Search for the Avohkii: Takua, the Rahkshi, and the Coming of TakanuvaThe recovery of the Mask of Light, the death of Jaller, and the transformation of the Chronicler into the Toa of Light at the gate of Mangaia. as an eleventh entry in the series, and that book follows chronologically after BIONICLE Chronicles 4: Tales of the MasksThe Quests for the Kanohi NuvaThe six expeditions through which the Toa Nuva recovered their Great Masks of Power after the Bohrok-Kal crisis, told to the council that decided whether they had earned the truth about Metru Nui. rather than after Time Trap.

Who appears in it#

The Toa Metru carry the run, with Toa MangaiLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama. Lhikan and the Rahaga alongside them and the Toa Nuva present in the framing sections. KrakuaKrakuaA Toa of Sonics from De-Koro who served the Order of Mata Nui and delivered a devastating prophecy to Vakama. appears in vision. Turaga DumeTuraga DumeThe Turaga of Metru Nui for sixteen thousand years, a former Toa of Fire who saved Lhikan's life and was abducted and impersonated by Teridax. presides over Metru Nui, and TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. works behind him.

A long list of MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. run through the books: Nuhrii, Vhisola, Orkahm, Ehrye, AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who collaborated with Makuta Teridax and later imposed false Turaga rule during Teridax's reign., Tehutti and the Matoran Nui formed from those six, plus 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., NuparuNuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny., Mavrah, 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. and KapuraKapuraKapura was a red Matoran of Fire who served as a member of the Ta-Koro Guard and formerly as part of the Chronicler's Company. A native of Metru Nui, he later worked as a Vat Controller there, wearing a powerless Ruru on Mata Nui and a powerless Pakari on Metru Nui, and ultimately settled on Bota Magna on Spherus Magna..

The Rahi are a strong showing: KrahkaKrahkaKrahka is a Rahi affiliated with various groups and known to have worn various Kanohi; only one of her kind remains., a TahtorakTahtorakMassive, articulate Rahi that turned against their Skakdi riders and nearly wiped out an entire civilization., the VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe., KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend., the ZivonZivonThe Zivon was a massive Rahi created by the Brotherhood of Makuta that dwelt in the Zone of Darkness and could only be summoned to the physical world by a Kahgarak. It fought to protect the Visorak horde and was nearly impossible to put down., the First Rahi and the Rahi NuiRahi NuiA monstrous mutant Rahi engineered by Teridax to hunt the Toa across two separate conflicts.. Six Dark HuntersThe Dark HuntersA mercenary organization founded on Odina by The Shadowed One and Ancient, contracted across the Matoran Universe for assassination and theft, and ultimately reduced to a battered remnant by the fall of the universe itself. appear, namely the Shadowed OneThe Shadowed OneThe Shadowed One is the leader of the Dark Hunters, a black, yellow, and silver figure based on Spherus Magna. Armed with a staff and a Rhotuka, the Shadowed One directs the organization., SentrakhSentrakhThe Shadowed One's mysterious bodyguard commands transmutation and illusion, leaving Vakama barely alive in Time Trap., LariskaLariskaDark Hunter defined by discipline and tactical competence, Lariska was one of the Shadowed One's most dependable operatives before joining Brutaka's desperate mission., NidhikiNidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price., KrekkaKrekkaA brutish but ineffective Dark Hunter with no powers or masks, Krekka was outmatched from his first moments in Metru Nui. and VoporakVoporakVoporak is a mutant member of Sidorak's species and a servant of the Dark Hunters. Clad in dark red, black, orange-yellow, and silver, he wields Rotating Blade Tools and a Rhotuka spinner and commands the power of time. He resides on Spherus Magna.. RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game. and SidorakSidorakHe took credit for someone else's idea, called it leadership, and spent his whole reign as the Visorak's king certain he could not be out-played. command the Visorak horde. Rounding the cast out are the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming., the KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were decommissioned for draining their captives into uselessness and later re-emerged in the city's underground waterways., the MorbuzakhMorbuzakhA sentient plant monster created by Teridax to terrorize Metru Nui and control its population through fear., KarzahniThe Karzahni PlantThe sentient prototype plant created by Teridax as the predecessor of the Morbuzakh, abandoned in the tunnels beneath Metru Nui after proving too willful to control. the plant, the RahkshiRahkshiArmor suits powered by parasitic Kraata, Rahkshi were Teridax's most effective soldiers and among Bionicle's most visually iconic early enemies., the Kratana"Kratana"A small mask-attaching organism resembling a cross between a Krana and a Kraata, created by the Order of Mata Nui, used to project visions of the past and future onto whoever wore one. and PewkuPewkuPewku is an Ussal, a species of Rahi crab associated with the Onu-Matoran, native to Metru Nui and later found on Spherus Magna. Originally blue and orange-yellow in coloration, Pewku molted to a burnt orange, silver, and brown coloring. Legs and claws served as Pewku's primary tools..