The Blizzard Blade

The Blizzard Blade was a small ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor. blade weapon mounted on 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. PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe.'s Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui., attached to the barrel of the projectile weapon in the manner of a bayonet on a rifle. It served 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. of Ice as a focusing instrument for his elemental power, a melee edge for the close work the Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. was not optimized for, and a structural feature of the PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. configuration the Adaptive ArmorAdaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between. had assumed when 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. entered 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. for the campaign against the PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit..

Construction and bayonet-style mounting#

The Blizzard Blade was a small blade rather than a full sword, and the working configuration assumed it would be carried on the Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. rather than in KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe.'s free hand. The mount was a bayonet-style attachment that placed the blade alongside the barrel of the projectile weapon, oriented for a forward thrust rather than for a sweeping cut. The configuration was the same configuration a bayonet on a rifle adopted on the surface world the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. was built into, and the working pattern matched. The wielder kept the projectile weapon in hand for the standing engagement, and the blade was on the same instrument and ready for the close work without a separate draw.

The material was ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor., the hardest worked metal in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. and the standard armor metal of the MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit.. A ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor. blade against a ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor. target was the only kind of cutting work that could expect to part the armor of a MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. at the point of contact, and the PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. campaign against the MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. of 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. was a campaign in which the prospect of cutting a MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. at close range was a working possibility the loadout had to be ready for. The bayonet-style mount put the blade on the Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. so the wielder could open with the projectile weapon at range and close to the blade without losing the time a draw of a hand-carried weapon would have cost.

Dual function: focusing instrument and melee edge#

The first recorded function of the Blizzard Blade was the focusing of KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe.'s elemental Ice power. The Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. was a light-element weapon that drew light from the air and fired it as a solid sphere, designed for the campaign against the MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. of 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. because the MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. species was vulnerable to light. The blaster was effective at what it did, but it was not a focusing instrument for the elemental Ice KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. carried, and 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. of Ice needed a separate instrument through which to project his own elemental output with the precision his earlier Ice BladesThe Ice Shield: Kopaka's Toa ToolKopaka's Ice Shield was both defensive armor and a vehicle for channeling his elemental power, carried from his Toa Mata days through the Toa Nuva era. had given him. The Blizzard Blade filled that gap. The Ice projected through it traveled along the same forward axis as a Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. shot, which meant the wielder could open an engagement with the projectile weapon and follow up with a focused Ice projection along the same line of sight without reorienting between the two modes.

The second recorded function was melee combat. The Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. was a projectile weapon that operated at range and was poorly suited to the close work that an aerial engagement could collapse into, and the Blizzard Blade was the answer the standing loadout provided to that contingency. The blade gave KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. a ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor. edge for the close work without requiring him to drop the Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui.. A MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. of 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. that had reached 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. of Ice at arm's length was not a target the Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. could engage on its standing parameters, and the bayonet-style edge was the working answer to that contingency.

Place in the PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. loadout#

The Blizzard Blade was a feature of the PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. configuration the Adaptive ArmorAdaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between. had assumed when 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. entered 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 Adaptive ArmorAdaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between. had been given 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. by ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan. before the campaign and could shapeshift to suit the bearer's environment. In the skies of 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 armor assumed a more aerodynamic mode that gave 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. the ability to fly, equipped them with protective visors, and provided each of the three sky-bound 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. with a Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. as the standard ranged armament of the PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. configuration.

The three PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. loadouts differed in the secondary equipment the Adaptive ArmorAdaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between. issued alongside the Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui.. LewaLewaToa of Air, member of the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva, whose career was marked by repeated possession, body theft, and aerial campaigns from Le-Wahi to Karda Nui. received jets and an Air SaberLewaToa of Air, member of the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva, whose career was marked by repeated possession, body theft, and aerial campaigns from Le-Wahi to Karda Nui. alongside his blaster. PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. received propellers and a shoulder-mounted version of the same projectile weapon. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. received wings and a Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. armed with the Blizzard Blade. The Blizzard Blade was therefore an IceRegion of IceThe northern frozen region of Okoto, home of the Ice Tribe and the Protector Izotor, a country of glaciers, tundra, and flash-freezing blizzards, and the territory through which Kopaka hunted for the Golden Mask of Ice.-specific entry in the broader PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. armament rather than a generic addition to the Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. platform, and it was the part of KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe.'s loadout that distinguished his configuration from the configurations of the two other sky-bound 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..

Recorded action: the wall of ice#

The clearest recorded action of the Blizzard Blade came in the canyon engagement preserved in The Powers That BeThe Spherus Magna Murders: The Hunt for the Power KillerA string of killings on the reunified Spherus Magna struck at the most powerful beings in the universe, drawing Kopaka and Pohatu into an investigation that led them to the Red Star., in which KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. faced an oncoming cyclone with PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. at his side. PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. reached out to grab 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. of Ice and offered to use a burst of super-speed to outrace the cyclone. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. shook him off, declined the offer of help, and unleashed a blast of ice from the Blizzard Blade. The blast formed a wall of ice three feet thick across the canyon. The cyclone struck the wall head-on and began to fragment the ice. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. applied more power to the blade to shore the wall up against the continued pressure, and the wall held.

The sequence demonstrated the focusing capability of the Blizzard Blade at full elemental saturation. A three-foot-thick ice wall built across the full width of a canyon was a structural projection at a scale well beyond the casual elemental release a 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 deliver without a focusing instrument, and the maintenance of the wall under cyclone pressure was a sustained projection that required continued elemental input through the blade. The Blizzard Blade was the instrument through which KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. delivered both the initial construction and the reinforcement, and the engagement was the canonical demonstration that the bayonet-style focusing edge could carry an Ice projection at the same operational scale the Ice BladesThe Ice Shield: Kopaka's Toa ToolKopaka's Ice Shield was both defensive armor and a vehicle for channeling his elemental power, carried from his Toa Mata days through the Toa Nuva era. had once carried on the surface world of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years..

The end of the PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. configuration#

The Blizzard Blade ceased to be the standing Ice armament when the 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. campaign ended and the Adaptive ArmorAdaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between. reverted to a different configuration. The PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. mode had been issued for the air war and was not the standing form the armor took outside 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.. When the campaign closed and KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. moved on, the Midak SkyblasterMidak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui. and the Blizzard Blade it carried passed out of 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. of Ice's working loadout, and the earlier Ice BladesThe Ice Shield: Kopaka's Toa ToolKopaka's Ice Shield was both defensive armor and a vehicle for channeling his elemental power, carried from his Toa Mata days through the Toa Nuva era. and the Ice ShieldThe Ice Shield: Kopaka's Toa ToolKopaka's Ice Shield was both defensive armor and a vehicle for channeling his elemental power, carried from his Toa Mata days through the Toa Nuva era. returned to the standing position they had held before. What remained from the PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. phase was a record of the canyon engagement and a structural demonstration that a ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor. bayonet on a light-element projectile weapon could serve as the focusing instrument for an Ice elemental projection at the scale a wall of ice across a canyon required. The bayonet-style mount, the ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor. edge, and the Ice-element focusing function were the three structural features that defined the weapon, and the Adaptive ArmorAdaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between. was the only mechanism in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. that ever produced a single instrument with all three at once.