BIONICLE Reference Books

This page catalogs the six in-universe reference books that form the printed primary source for BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands. canon. Each was authored or co-authored by Greg Farshtey and published by Scholastic between 2003 and 2009, with international editions through AMEET and later partial reissues through Papercutz inside graphic novels. Each book is framed as a document existing within the Matoran UniverseThe Great Spirit Robot, explainedBionicle's whole universe lives inside a 40-million-foot robot built by the Great Beings. Here is what it is, why it was built, and how it ended.: a field guide compiled in-universe, a personal handbook of a major character, or a confidential roster. None of the editions is in print. Community scans through the BioMedia Project mirror most of them.

Each book in this list is presented as an in-universe document. 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. Beasts is treated as a field guide written by Rahaga 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 shelved in the Order of Mata NuiThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui.'s library. MakutaTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s Guide is treated as the personal handbook of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. during his exile. 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.'s Guide is treated as a record kept by the Great SpiritMata 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. on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna.. Dark Hunters is treated as a confidential personnel file of 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.. None presents itself as a neutral chronicle.

The Official Guide to BIONICLE (2003)#

Released by Scholastic in August 2003, with availability through Barnes and Noble from July 20. Greg Farshtey, sole author. Distributed alongside the 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. release as the entry-point reference for the 2003 audience.

Contents include full-page CGI profiles of every primary character from the Toa MataWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. through the RahkshiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts., with pronunciation guides at the foot of each character entry, a short dictionary of TreespeakTreespeak: The Slang of the Le-MatoranTreespeak was the distinctive slang of the Le-Matoran, a form of speech that fused two words into one. Known as treespeak on the island of Mata Nui and chutespeak on Metru Nui, it marked the air-dwelling villagers and was spoken most famously by Matau., and a guide to the MatoranMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui. alphabet. Eight notes in MatoranMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui. lettering appear at the bottoms of certain pages giving clues to the identity of the Toa of LightKanohi Mask of Light and ShadowA single fused Kanohi formed in Energized Protodermis when Takanuva and Teridax merged into Takutanuva, holding both light and shadow at once.. Section headers preface each chapter with a paragraph placing it on the timeline; the BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected. section, for example, opens with a note that after 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. were defeated the BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected. were released by TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna..

The two English editions disagree on pronunciations for 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., 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., PanrahkPanrahkPanrahk is a brown and dark grey Kraata, known as a Rahkshi, who hails from Mangaia and serves as a servant of Makuta within the Brotherhood of Makuta. Carrying the Staff of Fragmentation, Panrahk wields the power of fragmentation., BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected., and the six BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected. breeds. The US-edition readings carried forward into the later encyclopedias for most names. VorahkVorahkVorahk is a black and dark grey Rahkshi of the Kraata species, serving as a servant of Makuta within the Brotherhood of Makuta. Originating from Mangaia, Vorahk commands the power of Hunger and carries the Staff of Absorption.'s reading shifted from "VOH-rahk" to "VOH-rock" between 2007 and 2008 after the original Encyclopedia omitted the entry and the Updated edition reissued it from the 2003 reading.

One known production error: PahrakPahrakStone-aligned Bohrok swarm units that forced the Toa Mata to realize they couldn't win through isolated victories. Va's entry shows an image of Lehvak VaLehvak VaLehvak Va were the expendable workers of the Lehvak swarm, mindless acid drones built only to serve..

BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts (2005)#

Released by Scholastic in summer 2005. Greg Farshtey with Jeff James handling the photography. Forty-five full-page 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. entries plus a six-page appendix of additional species, each covering habitat, behavior, abilities, and a closing comment from one of the Rahaga.

Frame: in-universe, the book is presented as a field guide compiled by Rahaga 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. during the Great Rescue. The book itself is later shown to sit on the shelves of the Order of Mata NuiThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui.'s library, making the in-universe document the reader holds a recognized canonical record within the Matoran UniverseThe Great Spirit Robot, explainedBionicle's whole universe lives inside a 40-million-foot robot built by the Great Beings. Here is what it is, why it was built, and how it ended..

Nineteen of the forty-five featured 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. were custom models built by LEGO fans through 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. Building Challenge held via LEGO Magazine. The winning model, the TahtorakTahtorakMassive, articulate Rahi that turned against their Skakdi riders and nearly wiped out an entire civilization., appeared on the cover. Builders' names are credited under each entry. The Rock LionRock LionAn aggressive Archives Rahi with a white-hot mane, Rock Lions were fierce deep-level predators. model, accepted but with no photograph submitted, was reduced to an appendix entry.

The appendix lists short descriptions of additional species without full entries: the Archives BeastThe Archives BeastAn unidentified shapeshifting Rahi confined in the lower levels of the Great Archives, capable of mimicking empty rooms and driven off only by extreme cold., BrakasKrekka's SpeciesKrekka's species were the bruiser caste of Stelt, a heavily built middle tier of the island's hierarchy employed as enforcers, labourers, and guards., DikapiDikapiDikapi were flightless desert birds native to Po-Wahi whose great stamina made them favored mounts for Po-Matoran scouts and messengers., FikouFikouSmall arachnid Rahi associated with Metru Nui's Maintenance Tunnels, the reason the tunnel network earned the nickname Fikou Web., GhekulaGhekulaSmall amphibious Rahi displaced from the swamps of Le-Wahi by the Bohrok swarms, considered lucky by Matoran and once peddled by Ahkmou., HapakaHapakaA dog-like Rahi domesticated by the Po-Matoran to guard Mahi and Husi flocks on Mata Nui, valued for loyalty and pack discipline., KerasKerasLarge coral crab Rahi native to the ocean of Ga-Metru and the reefs of Ga-Wahi, briefly tamed during the Bohrok War and later conscripted by Carapar., MakikaMakikaLarge, poisonous toad-like Rahi created by the Makuta, native to Po-Metru and later Po-Wahi, harvested for venom by Matoran miners., the Mata Nui Fishing BirdMata Nui Fishing BirdA small diving Rahi of the Le-Wahi coast, known for its habit of taunting larger predators by diving toward their jaws and dodging at the last moment., Rahi NuiRahiThe 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 roughly thirty others.

BIONICLE: Encyclopedia (2007)#

Released by Scholastic in 2007, written by Greg Farshtey, dedicated to BS01 wiki founder Crystal Matrix and former staff member Pekel. The first alphabetical reference book for BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands..

Format: alphabetical entries, with major characters subdivided into History, Powers, Personality, and Equipment sections. MatoranMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui. society inserts cover AkiliniUssalSix-legged crustacean Rahi domesticated across Metru Nui and Mata Nui for cargo, mining, and sport. Backbone of Matoran labor., KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation., the Kanoka DiskVakama's Disk LauncherVakama's Disk Launcher was the dual-purpose Toa Tool he carried through the Metru Nui crisis, functioning as both a Kanoka launcher and personal jetpack. power chart, and Kanoka research. End matter includes a sticker page and a short story, "Birth of a Dark Hunter," covering NidhikiNidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price.'s transition from 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. to Dark HunterThe 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..

Known errors: the KualsiKualsiThe Kanohi Kualsi allowed its wearer to teleport instantly to any location within their field of vision, with Toa Hagah Iruini its most prominent canonical bearer. entry is misplaced after KualusKualusKualus is a Toa of Ice and member of the Toa Hagah, formerly serving as one of the elite bodyguards of Makuta Teridax before dedicating himself to the protection of the Matoran. White and metallic blue in color, he wields a Sub-Zero Spear and a Rhotuka Launching Shield, and wears the Great Mask of Rahi Control, granting him the power to direct the minds of animal life. He resides on Spherus Magna.; the Equipment and Personality subsections are flipped in at least one character entry; the VorahkVorahkVorahk is a black and dark grey Rahkshi of the Kraata species, serving as a servant of Makuta within the Brotherhood of Makuta. Originating from Mangaia, Vorahk commands the power of Hunger and carries the Staff of Absorption. entry is omitted entirely.

Coverage extends through 2005 storyline material and includes early 2006 material on the PirakaZaktanMutated Skakdi leader of the Piraka, formerly a Dark Hunter whose body was dissolved into a colony of Protodites by the Shadowed One and reformed with its consciousness intact. and Voya Nui Resistance TeamVoya Nui Resistance TeamSix Matoran of Voya Nui who recognised the Piraka as impostors and waged a covert campaign against them before the arrival of the Toa Inika. but stops short of the Mahri NuiMahri NuiA matoran settlement that sank, survived, and was ultimately crushed beneath Voya Nui, leaving behind one of Bionicle's most poignant lost civilizations. arc. LightfishLightfishSmall bioluminescent fish that glow to attract prey but served as practical light sources for Ga-Matoran homes in Ga-Koro. species names first appear in BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands.: 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. Beasts and are confirmed in this volume.

BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands.: Encyclopedia Updated (2008)#

Released by Scholastic in 2008. Greg Farshtey, sole author. Folds the original Encyclopedia's entries together with the omissions and the 2007 to 2008 storyline material. New entries cover the Hand of ArtakhaThe Hand of ArtakhaAn ancient organization formed by the Great Beings and Artakha to safeguard the early Matoran Universe, disbanded after its interventions caused more harm than good., KotuKotuKotu was a Ga-Matoran of Water who resided on Spherus Magna. Blue and light blue in color, Kotu wore a powerless Rau and carried a Kolhii Stick, serving at various times as a Rahi Tender, an assistant to Nokama, an athlete, and a guard in the Defense Force., AntrozMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate., AxonnAxonnAxonn served as an arbitrator under the Hand of Artakha and later as an Order of Mata Nui agent, guarding the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui for thousands of years., BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team., the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit., the Order of Mata NuiThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui., and the Dark HunterThe 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. and Brotherhood war. Coverage extends through the events of BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit. The Updated edition does not ship with a short story or stickers.

The Updated edition also contains material from Invasion, the original cancelled BIONICLETakua's Quest for the Toa StonesAn alternate-continuity record of Takua the Chronicler crossing Mata Nui to recover the six Toa Stones before the arrival of the Toa Mata. Legends 7 book, making this volume the only printed source for that cancelled novel's plot beats.

The volume does not cover Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast inner cavern at the core of the Matoran Universe, original home of the Av-Matoran, site of the Codrex and the final battle that decided the fate of Mata Nui.. The 2008 storyline beginning with BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky is not indexed; that material was reserved for MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate.'s Guide to the Universe.

BIONICLETakua's Quest for the Toa StonesAn alternate-continuity record of Takua the Chronicler crossing Mata Nui to recover the six Toa Stones before the arrival of the Toa Mata.: MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate.'s Guide to the Universe (2008)#

Released by Scholastic in 2008. Greg Farshtey, sole author. Framed in-universe as TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s personal handbook to the MatoranMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui. Universe, written during his thousand-year exile in the Mask of ShadowsKanohi Mask of Light and ShadowA single fused Kanohi formed in Energized Protodermis when Takanuva and Teridax merged into Takutanuva, holding both light and shadow at once.-shaped prison 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. created at the close of the MangaiaMangaiaThe hidden stronghold of Teridax beneath the island of Mata Nui, containing Energized Protodermis and connected to the Bohrok Nest. confrontation.

Voice: contemptuous, analytic, occasionally sardonic. Brotherhood entries are written from the inside. ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. entries are written as threat assessments. Locations are categorized by strategic value rather than geographic position. Excerpts from several novels appear as in-universe documents TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. has annotated, including BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom, BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno, BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall, BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky, and chapters 8 and 9 of the Federation of Fear serial. This volume is the only printed source for those Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax to install him as the figurehead of the coming war against the Brotherhood. chapters.

BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. (2009)#

Released by Scholastic in 2009. Greg Farshtey, sole author. Framed in-universe as 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.'s observations of Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. during his exile in a ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac.-shaped body, following TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s usurpation of the Great Spirit RobotThe Great Spirit Robot, explainedBionicle's whole universe lives inside a 40-million-foot robot built by the Great Beings. Here is what it is, why it was built, and how it ended. at the end of BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle.

Coverage includes annotated entries on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. locations, the GlatorianAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna., AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system., SkrallZaktanMutated Skakdi leader of the Piraka, formerly a Dark Hunter whose body was dissolved into a colony of Protodites by the Shadowed One and reformed with its consciousness intact., VoroxVoroxThe warrior caste of the Sand Tribe, reduced to feral pack hunters in the wastes of Bara Magna after the collapse of their civilisation in the Core War., and BaterraBaterraMechanical shapeshifters built by the Great Beings to end the Core War by killing every armed combatant on Spherus Magna, and the failsafe that never shut them down.. Excerpts from The Crossing and Empire of the Skrall appear as in-universe documents. The English translation of StroniusThe Shadowed One's SpeciesFour named members of an unnamed species from an island of shadows and ice, three of whom became Dark Hunters and one of whom started the whole organization by selling his sword.' Chapter 5 line from The CrossingThe CrossingThe Bara Magna serial in which Strakk, Gresh, Kirbold, and Tarduk carried an exsidian shipment from Iconox to Vulcanus along the dangerous northern route and uncovered the first Skrall and Vorox confrontations of the empire era. first appears in this volume: "Your services to RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat. will be remembered forever... on your memorial stone."

Papercutz US graphic-novel reissues bundled inside the BIONICLE 9: The Fall of Atero graphic novel include excerpts only, not the full text of either POV guide.

BIONICLETakua's Quest for the Toa StonesAn alternate-continuity record of Takua the Chronicler crossing Mata Nui to recover the six Toa Stones before the arrival of the Toa Mata.: Dark Hunters (2006)#

Released by Scholastic in 2006. Greg Farshtey, sole author. Framed in-universe as The Shadowed OneThe Shadowed One's SpeciesFour named members of an unnamed species from an island of shadows and ice, three of whom became Dark Hunters and one of whom started the whole organization by selling his sword.'s personnel file on his organization, with notes on each agent's abilities, weaknesses, mission history, and threat to the command structure.

Voice: clinical and assessing rather than narrative. NidhikiNidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price. is annotated as a documented traitor whose treachery is itself useful. KrekkaKrekkaA brutish but ineffective Dark Hunter with no powers or masks, Krekka was outmatched from his first moments in Metru Nui. is annotated as muscle with no upward potential. 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. is annotated with caution regarding her independence. 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. receives the most guarded notes.

This volume is the only printed source for several Dark Hunters who never appeared in the novels or comics outside its pages: ConjurerConjurerConjurer is a Dark Hunter who formerly served as a Matoran warrior-king. Brown, gray, and red in coloration, Conjurer wields a Disintegration Staff and a Rhotuka in battle., EliminatorEliminatorA Dark Hunter fixer who executes failures and finishes their missions, defined entirely by capability and reputation rather than backstory., Lurker, Mimic, MinionMinion: the Silent Dark HunterMinion was a Dark Hunter who began as a Rahi experiment of the Brotherhood of Makuta. Made sapient by their tampering, he overheard their secrets, escaped to Odina, and was kept by the Shadowed One as a guard who could never be made to speak., Poison, PrototypePrototype (Dark Hunter)An unstable fusion of Fire and Earth, Prototype was forged through biomechanical mutation and hired for his violent unpredictability., RavagerRavagerRavager was a powerful Dark Hunter found wandering a coastline with no memory of his origins, whose adaptive sword and shield grew stronger to match any foe., Shadow Stealer, SpinnerSpinnerSpinner was a former Toa of Air who, after being left for dead and revived by the Dark Hunters, became a mutated agent obsessed with hunting the Toa he blamed for his fall., SubterraneanSubterraneanAn Onu-Matoran defector to the Dark Hunters, armed with maces for underground combat., TyrantTyrantTyrant is a Dark Hunter who bears dark red, red, black, and silver coloration and wields claws as personal weapons. The current whereabouts and status of this individual remain unknown., VanisherVanisherA willful Dark Hunter with minimal canon presence but clear personality markers., and VengeanceVengeance (Dark Hunter)A Dark Hunter with unknown origins whose name masks the obscurity of his true identity and purpose.. The volume is the canonical source for PrototypePrison of the Dark HuntersA covert detention site near the border of Po-Metru and Onu-Metru, used by Nidhiki and Krekka during their stint as Metru Nui enforcers and the cell where Lhikan mentored three future Toa Metru.'s identity as a forced fusion of a Toa of FireFireOne of the six primary elements of the Matoran Universe, associated with the virtue of courage and the Ta- prefix across all its bearers. and a Toa of EarthEarthEarth was a primordial elemental power governing soil, terrain, and subterranean prosperity across the Matoran Universe and Spherus Magna..

Coverage ends before the Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui. period. The 2008 serial covering the Order of Mata NuiThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui. and Dark Hunters' alliance, and the death of AncientAncientAncient is a dark blue and gold operative who served as both an agent of the Order of Mata Nui and a member of the Dark Hunters, armed with Kanoka and a Rhotuka., had not been written at the time of publication. The volume represents the organization as it stood before the Brotherhood war reached its peak.

Reading across the editions#

For research, the standard rule is to establish the year of the canon claim and cite the reference book current at that year. Where two reference books contradict each other, both should be surfaced with publication dates.

Worked references: The Official Guide to BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands. (2003) for launch-era pronunciations of 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 others, with the Encyclopedia or Encyclopedia Updated for revised readings. Encyclopedia Updated (2008) for the Order of Mata NuiThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui. structure, with a note that the entry predates the full Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui. serial. MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member.'s Guide to the Universe (2008) for TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s perspective on any Matoran UniverseThe Great Spirit Robot, explainedBionicle's whole universe lives inside a 40-million-foot robot built by the Great Beings. Here is what it is, why it was built, and how it ended. character or location. 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.'s Guide to Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. (2009) for the StroniusStroniusAn Elite Skrall who earned his name by proving he was worth remembering. "memorial stone" line. Dark Hunters (2006) for source detail on any Dark Hunter named in Legacy of Evil.

The encyclopedias carry the limitations expected of single-author references: inconsistent dating across entries, occasional misdirected cross-references, and uneven coverage of newer characters (BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team.'s entry, for example, is thinner than AxonnAxonnAxonn served as an arbitrator under the Hand of Artakha and later as an Order of Mata Nui agent, guarding the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui for thousands of years.'s in the Updated edition). The POV books carry the limitations expected of in-universe documents written by biased authors: TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. misrepresents his own faction's history in the MakutaTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. Guide, and 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. overestimates his command judgment regarding 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. in Dark Hunters.

Fan-wiki aggregators such as BS01 and Bionicle Fandom serve as finding aids but do not replace the printed reference books themselves. The reference shelf is the source; the wikis are the index.