Bordakh

The Bordakh were the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. model assigned to Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh., the academic and spiritual district of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., home to the schools, the canals, and the works where protodermis was purified for the rest of the city. Like every other VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. line they had been built by the Onu-MatoranOnu-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry. NuparuNuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny. on Turaga DumeDumeDume is a Turaga of Fire and the former ruler of Metru Nui, distinguished by his red and black coloring and the Noble Kanohi Kiril, the Mask of Regeneration. As a member of the Turaga of Metru Nui, he wields a Staff of Office and commands a weakened mastery of Fire. He later resides on the reformed Spherus Magna.'s orders to replace the failed KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea., and like the KeerakhKeerakhThe Vahki model assigned to Ko-Metru, the Keerakh enforced silence in the Knowledge Towers and subdued lawbreakers with staffs that scrambled a Matoran's sense of time and place. of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. and the NuurakhNuurakhThe Vahki model assigned to Ta-Metru, the Nuurakh were the fastest of the order-force lines and used Staffs of Command to push a single overriding directive into the mind of any Matoran they struck. of Ta-MetruTa-MetruThe fire district where Ta-Matoran perfected their craft and powered Metru Nui's industry for thousands of years., each model had its own way of working. The Bordakh were the most cunning of them, and they loved a chase. (BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Role in Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh.#

Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. was the academic and spiritual heart of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., the district where the schools stood, where protodermis was purified before it went out to the other districts, and where the Great TempleGreat TempleThe Great Temple is a structure situated in Ga-Metru, Metru Nui, associated with the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. It formerly fell under the influence of Teridax, though it currently holds no such power. stood. Keeping order there meant patrolling canal banks and school precincts as much as streets, and chasing lawbreakers who took to the water. (BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends; BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)

The Bordakh provided that presence. Squads watched the district's homes and schools and guarded the Great TempleGreat TempleThe Great Temple is a structure situated in Ga-Metru, Metru Nui, associated with the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. It formerly fell under the influence of Teridax, though it currently holds no such power.. When a Ga-Matoran told a squad about a strange new Toa near VhisolaVhisolaVhisola was a Ga-Matoran student of Nokama, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, whose research deduced the location of the Morbuzakh King Root.'s house, the Bordakh set out to capture NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. to find out whether she was friend or foe. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)

The Bordakh worked in small, highly mobile squads, since too many Vahki in a chase took the fun out of it. They preferred to complete an objective while keeping risk low, and when Matoran talked about the Vahki's love of the chase, they were usually talking about the Bordakh. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The aquatic exception#

The most distinctive thing about the Bordakh was their skill in the water. Of all the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming., they were the only model with any real ability underwater. (BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends)

That mattered in a district laced with canals. A MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. who reached the water had a better chance of escaping a KeerakhKeerakhThe Vahki model assigned to Ko-Metru, the Keerakh enforced silence in the Knowledge Towers and subdued lawbreakers with staffs that scrambled a Matoran's sense of time and place. or a NuurakhNuurakhThe Vahki model assigned to Ta-Metru, the Nuurakh were the fastest of the order-force lines and used Staffs of Command to push a single overriding directive into the mind of any Matoran they struck. than a Bordakh. (BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends)

The model nevertheless preferred to stay on dry land. NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. slipped past Bordakh patrols during the Great Disk search by going through the protodermis canals, getting by the squad outside VhisolaVhisolaVhisola was a Ga-Matoran student of Nokama, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, whose research deduced the location of the Morbuzakh King Root.'s home on the way to the Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. school and again on the way back. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends)

Staffs of Loyalty#

The Bordakh's standard armament was the Staff of Loyalty, which worked by converting its target rather than injuring it. A MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. struck by the staff became a wholehearted believer in order, willing to name any lawbreakers they knew of and lead the Bordakh straight to them, even if those lawbreakers were their own friends. Lawbreakers in Ga-Metru knew that anyone they met could be working for the Vahki. The Bordakh also had Kanoka launchers built into their heads. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The conversion was strong enough to override a Toa's loyalties. 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., 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 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. fled the Coliseum by chute to Ga-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., where a Bordakh squad cornered them on top of a chute support tower and hit Nokama with a Staff of Loyalty. She turned on her teammates and pushed Vakama over the edge. As he fell, Vakama found that his Kanoka launcher could work as a flying device, and he shrank the Bordakh below with two Kanoka. Up above, Matau pushed Nokama off, and the shock of the fall broke the staff's hold on her before Vakama caught her. (BIONICLE 19: Enemies of Metru Nui; BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui)

Like every district, Ga-Metru could also call on the elite KraahuKraahuThe specialist Vahki combiner formed from Zadakh, Keerakh, and Bordakh components, the Kraahu carried knowledge centres throughout its body, could split apart to fight six directions at once, and as a single unit could spray a cloud of stun gas., a reserve Vahki model used less often than the six main lines and often sent against Rahi. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends)

The chase the Bordakh wanted#

The Bordakh's love of pursuit was well known. They would sometimes give an offender a head start to make things more interesting, and were even known to let a captured offender go just so they could chase them again. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE 18: Seeds of Doom)

The Vahki that chased 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. into a Ga-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. chute during the same flight stayed right behind him. When VorzakhVorzakhThe Vahki model assigned to Le-Metru, the Vorzakh patrolled the chute network and transportation hubs of the air district and carried Staffs of Erasing that wiped a Matoran's higher cognitive functions and left the victim a walking shambler. destroyed a section of the chute ahead to trap him, Matau caught hold of the chute's ceiling with his Aero SlicersAero SlicersThe Toa Tools wielded by Toa Metru Matau, capable of channeling Air, serving as melee blades, and doubling as glider wings and rotors for flight., and the Vahki behind him fell out through the gap. (BIONICLE 19: Enemies of Metru Nui)

The Bordakh also met the Toa elsewhere. Squads guarding the Great TempleGreat TempleThe Great Temple is a structure situated in Ga-Metru, Metru Nui, associated with the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. It formerly fell under the influence of Teridax, though it currently holds no such power. attacked 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., OrkahmOrkahmOrkahm was a Le-Matoran Ussal rider of Le-Metru, Matau's chief rival, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, and later a Gukko Force member on Mata Nui. and VhisolaVhisolaVhisola was a Ga-Matoran student of Nokama, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, whose research deduced the location of the Morbuzakh King Root. after the Toa tools inside went missing, until the Dweller in the Deep, chasing NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. out of the sea, crashed into them. Later, 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., 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., NuhriiNuhriiNuhrii was a Ta-Matoran mask-maker of Metru Nui, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, who later served in the Ta-Koro Guard on Mata Nui. and AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who betrayed his fellow Matoran to the Dark Hunters, served Makuta Teridax, and became a false Turaga during Teridax's reign. got past a squad by having Nuhrii tell the Vahki the Toa were causing trouble somewhere else. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)

Cataclysm and end of service#

The Bordakh's service ended with the rest of the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. corps. The Great Cataclysm sent a power surge through the Vahki hives, and Ga-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. was badly damaged along with the rest of the city. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Whatever Vahki were left fell 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. horde overran Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., destroying every remaining unit. Between the Cataclysm and the Visorak, no Bordakh survived, and the Matoran built no new Vahki when they returned to the city. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)