Blazer Claws

The Blazer ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. were the mutated weapons carried by the Toa HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure. 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. during his transformed period in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. They were what Vakama's Disk LauncherVakama's Disk LauncherVakama's Disk Launcher was the oversized Kanoka launcher he chose as his Toa Tool on Metru Nui, which also worked as a flight pack until the Shadowed One wrecked it. became when 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 mutated him and his tools. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

Origin of the weapons#

The Blazer ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. came into existence as a result of 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 administered to the Toa MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it. in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. When 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. cocooned the team, the venom mutated them into the Toa HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure., and their Toa tools were mutated along with them. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

Vakama's Disk LauncherVakama's Disk LauncherVakama's Disk Launcher was the oversized Kanoka launcher he chose as his Toa Tool on Metru Nui, which also worked as a flight pack until the Shadowed One wrecked it., previously a precise instrument for hurling KanokaKanoka DisksMetru Nui's most versatile artifact: flying disks equally at home in sport, combat, and crafting. disks, was reshaped into clawed weapons suited to close combat. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

Powers and combat profile#

The Blazer ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. produced small but intense flames. 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. could turn the fire on and off, though at first he had little control over it, and the struggle matched his wider battle with the beast inside him during the HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure. period. (BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

The ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. could also charge his fire RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user's nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. spinners, making them more powerful, as all the Hordika tools did for their wielders. (BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika)

Like the other Hordika tools, the ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. could also charge other physical objects with elemental energy, and they served as melee weapons in close fighting. (BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika)

Compared to other Hordika weapons#

Each of the Toa HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure. had a mutated tool of their own: NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras.'s fin barbs, 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.'s fang blades, 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.'s claw clubs, 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.'s thumpers, 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.'s Hordika teeth. All of them could charge their wielder's RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user's nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers., and each kept some use tied to its owner's element. (BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika; BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows)

The Blazer ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. were the fire-bearing member of that set, tied to the Toa HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure. of Fire. (BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika)

Reversal and disappearance#

The Hordika condition was reversed by 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. KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend., who could return the Toa HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure. to their original 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. forms. When 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. was cured, the Blazer ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. turned back into his KanokaKanoka DisksMetru Nui's most versatile artifact: flying disks equally at home in sport, combat, and crafting. disk launcher. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

The ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. had no existence apart from 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 Hordika form, and they ended with it. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows)

Status in the wider record#

The Blazer ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. belong to the Toa HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure. chapter of the Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. story and appear in no other era. They were a weapon defined entirely by the temporary mutation of their single wielder. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows)