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Web of the Visorak

The Invasion of Metru Nui and the Mutation of the Toa

The 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.

By Billy

The return of the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. after the events beneath the island 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. brought them back to a city that had changed beyond recognition. The MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. had been carried out in Matoran spheresMatoran SphereRound containers that wiped memories and hid Makuta Teridax's manipulation of the Matoran.; the team's purpose was the recovery of the remainder. They arrived to find the city walled in by webbing, occupied by 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. horde under the joint command of 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. and 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 patrolled by surviving VahkiThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm. that had been supercharged into something more dangerous than they had been. Before long the team was paralysed, cocooned above the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, akilini arena and, during Teridax's masquerade, the place from which the city's Matoran were rounded up into spheres., and mutated by VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe. venom into the half-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. forms remembered afterwards as the Toa HordikaToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety.. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

Background#

The team's previous expedition had taken them through the maintenance tunnels beneath the island that the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. population now slept on. They had survived MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star.'s sea Rahi on the way out and the KarzahniThe Karzahni PlantThe sentient prototype of the Morbuzakh, created by Teridax and abandoned in the labyrinth beneath Mata Nui after it proved too willful to control. plant in the tunnels beneath the island. Several hundred more spheres remained sealed beneath the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, akilini arena and, during Teridax's masquerade, the place from which the city's Matoran were rounded up into spheres. of 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 team understood that a second voyage back to the city was the only way to recover them. Their original transport had been too large to take back through the tunnels. A replacement would need to be built. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear; BIONICLE Adventures 6: Maze of Shadows)

The city they were preparing to re-enter had not been left empty. While the team had been at sea, 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. horde had arrived from a string of conquered islands and occupied Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. under the joint command of 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., king of the horde, and his second 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.. The webs had been spun across every district. The surviving VahkiThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm. had been altered. The ArchivesThe Archives of Metru NuiThe Archives of Onu-Metru were the central repository of Matoran knowledge and Rahi specimens, maintained by the Archivist Corps beneath the city's surface. had been shattered, and the 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. inside them had escaped into the streets. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows)

The lair and the Lhikan 2#

The team gathered supplies for a new transport while 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. searched the tunnels for more. He found, instead, one of MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s personal lairs. The chamber was strewn with assorted VahkiThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm. parts, including the components of a Vahki TransportThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm.. He was preparing to withdraw when a fire entity attacked him. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

The entity proved nearly impossible to damage by conventional means. 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. reached the limit of his Fire reserves, then reversed the principle: he drew the heat out of the chamber rather than adding to it, froze the entity in place, and released a single concentrated blast of his own. The entity collapsed. 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. collapsed with it. NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. revived him and the team began stripping the lair of its Vahki TransportThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm. parts. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

The recovered components were assembled into a second transport. Buoyancy was the constraint. The team solved it by lashing logs harvested from the corpse of the KarzahniThe Karzahni PlantThe sentient prototype of the Morbuzakh, created by Teridax and abandoned in the labyrinth beneath Mata Nui after it proved too willful to control. plant, killed during their trek through the tunnels, to the underside of the hull. The transport was christened LhikanLhikanToa 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. 2 after the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. whose death had launched them on the original voyage. None of the team observed, in the moments before launch, that one of the KarzahniThe Karzahni PlantThe sentient prototype of the Morbuzakh, created by Teridax and abandoned in the labyrinth beneath Mata Nui after it proved too willful to control. logs had already begun to sprout a fresh shoot. The implication of that detail would not surface until later. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

On the open sea, NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. used the scope of his mask to study the city as it came into view. The view was wrong. Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. was hung in webbing from end to end, and unfamiliar 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. moved on the surface. He reported the change to NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras., and the two of them sparred briefly on the deck to ready themselves for whatever the city now held. A storm caught the transport as it neared the city and washed the team up on the shore of Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships.. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

The supercharged VahkiThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm. and the Test Track#

The team dug themselves out of the wreckage and moved inland under 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.'s direction. NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. noted privately that, in trying to become a better leader, he had developed a reckless streak. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. and MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran. scouted forward and were intercepted by a patrol of surviving VahkiThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm.. The machines had been altered. A blast of energy had supercharged them, and they now possessed the ability to speak in tones that the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. could understand. MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran. led them away from the rest of the team. WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. returned with the report. OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. suggested an explanation. MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran. rejoined the group along the route, and the team withdrew into the Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships. Test TrackTest TrackThe vehicle testing facility in Le-Metru where Matau crashed and received his Toa Stone, transforming his destiny. for cover. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

Inside the Test TrackTest TrackThe vehicle testing facility in Le-Metru where Matau crashed and received his Toa Stone, transforming his destiny., WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. located a webbed cocoon hanging open and unoccupied. The interior was lined with barbs. The barbs were poisoned. He reported the find to the team and noted that whatever had produced the cocoon would still be present in the city. The team advanced. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

A Sonic EntitySonic EntityA being of pure sound that the Toa Metru faced underground in Web of the Visorak, one of Bionicle's rarest elemental entities. occupied the corridor ahead and attacked the team with concussive blasts of sound. Every strike against it brought another blast of sound back. The team adapted. OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. and NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. sealed the corridor with walls of stone and ice. The team drew the air out of the now-airtight space until the chamber was a vacuum. NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. struck the entity with a final blast of ice. Without a medium to propagate, the sound it produced collapsed against itself; the entity shattered and melted away. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

The streets and the ArchivesThe Archives of Metru NuiThe Archives of Onu-Metru were the central repository of Matoran knowledge and Rahi specimens, maintained by the Archivist Corps beneath the city's surface.#

A hatch above the chamber opened onto an exterior view that revealed the scale of 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. occupation directly. Thousands of eyes watched the team from the surrounding webbing. WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. belatedly explained what 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. were: spider-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. operating in coordinated swarms, capable of producing the webbing visible across the city. 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. reprimanded him for not surfacing the information sooner. OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. registered his disapproval of 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.'s tone. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

A mutated LohrakLohrakWinged serpentine Rahi engineered by the Makuta Chirox and later redesigned by Mutran, infesting the underground of Metru Nui and protected by decree of Turaga Dume. attacked the team. The VahkiThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm. reinforced the assault. NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. and OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. were knocked through a wall and into the ArchivesThe Archives of Metru NuiThe Archives of Onu-Metru were the central repository of Matoran knowledge and Rahi specimens, maintained by the Archivist Corps beneath the city's surface. below. VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe. closed on them inside. A stranger intervened, drove 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. off, and disappeared before the two could obtain a name. NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. and OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. rejoined the rest of the team on the surface. The group withdrew into the ArchivesThe Archives of Metru NuiThe Archives of Onu-Metru were the central repository of Matoran knowledge and Rahi specimens, maintained by the Archivist Corps beneath the city's surface. proper and found an injured Ash BearAsh BearA powerful bear-like Rahi created by the Makuta, two to three times the size of a Matoran, kept in the Archives of Metru Nui and best known through Graalok, the territorial bear of Le-Wahi. that had been trampled when the 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. population had stampeded out of the shattered exhibits. The team combined elemental energies to stabilise the creature and continued toward the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, akilini arena and, during Teridax's masquerade, the place from which the city's Matoran were rounded up into spheres.. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

The cocoons and emergence as Toa HordikaToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety.#

The streets near the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, akilini arena and, during Teridax's masquerade, the place from which the city's Matoran were rounded up into spheres. had been prepared. 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.'s lead had become a charge by this point in the route, and the team was strung out behind him when the trap closed. Paralysing RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user's nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. spinners struck the team from multiple sides at once. They fell, unable to move. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

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. carried them upward. High above the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, akilini arena and, during Teridax's masquerade, the place from which the city's Matoran were rounded up into spheres. the team was wrapped in cocoons of webbing and left to fall to their doom. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

They were not allowed to reach the ground. The RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored., a band of six small twisted figures the team had never seen before, dropped from concealed positions on the surrounding webs and snagged the cocoons in mid-fall. They lowered each one to safety. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

The cocoons split. What climbed out of them were not the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. the team had been on entering the trap. VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe. venom had reshaped each member into a bestial, half-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. form. Their proportions had altered, and each now carried a RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user's nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. launcher of their own. The team stared at one another and at themselves, recognising the shape of what had been done to them. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

The RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored. introduced themselves. Their leader, NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored., explained what had happened to them and told them of their only chance of reversing it: finding a legendary 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. called KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend.. The RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored. had been operating in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. since 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. had taken the city, rescuing victims where they could. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

The team accepted the diagnosis. The rescue of the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. remained their objective. The search for KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. became its precondition. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

From a window in the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, akilini arena and, during Teridax's masquerade, the place from which the city's Matoran were rounded up into spheres., 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. watched the Toa struggling in their cocoons and enjoyed the sight. Later books reveal why she cared: she needed the elemental power of the Toa to shatter the Toa sealToa SealA cage of Protodermis created by six Toa combining their Elemental Powers, used to trap powerful beings. holding TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. at the Great BarrierThe Great BarrierThe enormous underground dome of rock and solid Protodermis that enclosed Metru Nui and the Silver Sea, sealed Teridax into a cliff face, and was finally cracked open during the Great Cataclysm.. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

Significance#

The Hordika transformation marked the end of the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. as a recognisable unit of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. Their decision-making degraded under the bestial instincts the venom had introduced. The team's recent cohesion, hard-won during the descent into the Fikou WebFikou WebThe maintenance tunnel system beneath Metru Nui's Archives, named for how its paths twist like spider silk. and the duel above the Silver SeaThe Silver SeaThe vast body of unrefined liquid Protodermis surrounding Metru Nui inside the Great Barrier dome of the Matoran Universe., fractured. 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. carried the deepest fragmentation and would later defect briefly to 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.'s side, leading 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. against his own team before recovering himself. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

The arrival of the RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored. altered the war as well. They had been working alone in the occupied city and knew 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. far better than the Toa did. NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. and the other RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored. would stay with the team through the KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. search and the final confrontation at the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, akilini arena and, during Teridax's masquerade, the place from which the city's Matoran were rounded up into spheres.. The shoot growing from the KarzahniThe Karzahni PlantThe sentient prototype of the Morbuzakh, created by Teridax and abandoned in the labyrinth beneath Mata Nui after it proved too willful to control. log under LhikanLhikanToa 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. 2 took root on the coast of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. and grew into a new KarzahniThe Karzahni PlantThe sentient prototype of the Morbuzakh, created by Teridax and abandoned in the labyrinth beneath Mata Nui after it proved too willful to control., which turned up again during the Toa Metru's last clash with TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap)

Frequently asked questions

What happens in Web of the Visorak?
The Toa Metru return to Metru Nui to recover the remaining Matoran and find the city walled in webbing and occupied by the Visorak horde under Sidorak and Roodaka. The team is soon paralysed, cocooned above the Coliseum, and mutated by Visorak venom into the bestial Toa Hordika.
How did the Toa Metru become the Toa Hordika?
The team was struck by paralysing Rhotuka spinners near the Coliseum, carried upward, and cocooned in webbing. The Visorak's Hordika venom reshaped each member into a bestial, half-Rahi form.
Who are the Rahaga?
The Rahaga are a band of six small twisted figures who caught the Toa's falling cocoons and lowered them to safety. They had been working in the occupied city, rescuing victims of the Visorak where they could. Their leader was Norik.
What is the only cure for the Hordika mutation?
Norik explained that the only known cure for the Visorak Hordika venom was a Rahi called Keetongu, whose biology could neutralise the toxin. The rescue of the remaining Matoran stayed the team's objective, with the search for Keetongu as its precondition.
Why did Roodaka want the Toa captured?
Roodaka watched the cocooned Toa from a Coliseum window and enjoyed their struggle. Later books reveal what she wanted from them: their elemental power, which she needed to break the Toa seal holding Teridax at the Great Barrier.

Sources

  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2005
  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 6: Maze of Shadows, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2005
  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2005
  • FilmBIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows, Miramax Films, 2005

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