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Bour

Po-Matoran bricklayer of Po-Koro

Bour was a Po-Matoran bricklayer who laid the foundations of the carvings of Po-Koro on Mata Nui before returning to Metru Nui with his people.

By Bron

Bour was a Po-MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. who worked as a bricklayer. Like the rest of his people, he passed from labor in Po-MetruPo-MetruMetru Nui's Stone District, home to carvers whose work defined the city and site of an ancient conflict that threatened to divide it. through capture, rescue, and the long exile on Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. before the eventual evacuation of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. (Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle; BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui)

Metru Nui#

In Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., Bour worked in Po-MetruPo-MetruMetru Nui's Stone District, home to carvers whose work defined the city and site of an ancient conflict that threatened to divide it.. Little is known about his past there. The VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming., under the command of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. in his disguise as Turaga Dume, sealed him in a Matoran Sphere, but he was later rescued by the Toa MetruToa Metru: Heroes of Metru NuiThe Toa Metru were the six Toa transformed from Matoran of Metru Nui by Toa Lhikan's Toa stones, who defeated the Morbuzakh, sealed Teridax after the Great Cataclysm, survived mutation into Toa Hordika, and carried the city's Matoran to the island of Mata Nui before becoming Turaga. and woke on the shores of Naho Bay on Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. along with the other MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits.. His time in the sphere left him smaller and weaker, with no memory of his old life. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui)

Mata Nui#

On Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years., Bour worked as a bricklayerBricklayerPo-Matoran craftspeople who built the foundations for Po-Wahi's monumental architecture., laying the foundations of all the carvings in Po-KoroPo-KoroPo-Koro was the Po-Matoran village in Po-Wahi, led by Turaga Onewa and guarded by Toa Pohatu, reached through a single statue-lined road called the Path of Prophecies.. He knew the Principle of Creation well and shared it with HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. when she came to Po-Koro to train for the Kolhii Tournament. (Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)

When the TahnokTahnokFire-element Bohrok swarms from Mata Nui, controlled by krana and armed with Fire Shields. swarms threatened to overwhelm Po-KoroPo-KoroPo-Koro was the Po-Matoran village in Po-Wahi, led by Turaga Onewa and guarded by Toa Pohatu, reached through a single statue-lined road called the Path of Prophecies., Bour was among the MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. evacuated to Ga-KoroGa-KoroGa-Koro is a village on the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by the Ga-Matoran and associated with both Nokama and Gali. The settlement was formerly under the power of Teridax.. After the PahrakPahrakStone-aligned Bohrok swarm units that forced the Toa Mata to realize they couldn't win through isolated victories. swarms cornered the Matoran there, he made a final stand alongside all the others present until the BahragBahragCahdok and Gahdok were the twin queens of the Bohrok, sealed in a protodermis cage by the Toa Mata and later released to finish their cleansing of Mata Nui. were defeated by 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.. He then went back to Po-KoroPo-KoroPo-Koro was the Po-Matoran village in Po-Wahi, led by Turaga Onewa and guarded by Toa Pohatu, reached through a single statue-lined road called the Path of Prophecies., and after the defeat of the Bohrok-KalBohrok-KalSix elite Bohrok designed to free the imprisoned Bahrag, they nearly defeated the Toa Nuva before the Toa turned their own powers against them. he was rebuilt into a form like the one he had before the sphere shrank him. (Mata Nui Online Animations)

Return to Metru Nui and Spherus Magna#

Bour helped build the boats that carried the MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. back to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., then joined the work of rebuilding the city. He briefly downed tools when JallerJallerJaller served as Captain of the Ta-Koro Guard, led the Toa Inika to Voya Nui, and commanded the Toa Mahri through the recovery of the Mask of Life. ordered a halt to force the Turaga to reveal where the Toa Nuva had gone, and went back to work until the Staff of ArtakhaThe Staff of ArtakhaA restoration artifact forged by Artakha himself, used by Helryx to reverse the environmental damage of the Great Cataclysm. restored the city. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom)

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bour?
Bour was a Po-Matoran who worked as a bricklayer. He worked in Po-Metru on Metru Nui before capture, rescue, and the long exile on Mata Nui.
What did Bour build on Mata Nui?
On Mata Nui, Bour worked as a bricklayer, laying the foundations of all the carvings in Po-Koro.
What did Bour do during the Bohrok War?
When the Tahnok swarms threatened to overwhelm Po-Koro, Bour was among the Matoran evacuated to Ga-Koro. After the Pahrak swarms cornered the Matoran there, he made a final stand alongside the others until the Bahrag were defeated by the Toa Mata.
What happened to Bour after he returned to Metru Nui?
Bour returned to Metru Nui and helped rebuild the city until the Staff of Artakha completed the work. He briefly stopped work when Jaller ordered a halt to make the Turaga reveal where the Toa Nuva had gone.

Sources

  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
  • FilmBIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui, Miramax / LEGO, 2004
  • GameMata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle, LEGO, 2003
  • SerialMata Nui Online Animations, BIONICLE.com, 2002 to 2003
  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
  • BookBIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2006

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