Brakas
Brakas is a Rahi whose members appear in black, brown, and orange coloration and remain extant.
Brakas were a type of mischievous, monkey-like 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. regarded as a pest by the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body.. The MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member. originally created the Brakas using a combination of viruses and Liquid Protodermis.
The creature was known for its distinctive "kau kau" cry. When 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. named the Badge of Office that the Toa of Air 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. carried as a Turaga, he chose the name Kau Kau Staff after this call, and the name stuck. The Brakas also lent itself to the Matoran LanguageMatoran LanguageThe written and spoken language of the Matoran Universe, with its own alphabet, measurements, and regional dialects., where calling someone a "Brakas" became an insult aimed at the target's intelligence.
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Rahi
The Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts.
Makuta
A glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member.
Onewa
Onewa 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.
Matau
A 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.
Matoran Language
The written and spoken language of the Matoran Universe, with its own alphabet, measurements, and regional dialects.
Matoran
The most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body.
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Aero Slicers
The Toa Tools wielded by Toa Metru Matau, capable of channeling Air, serving as melee blades, and catching wind to permit limited gliding flight.
Badge of Office
The Badge of Office was the staff or tool carried by a Turaga to symbolize experience and authority, most often the transformed Toa Tool the elder had wielded in their days as a Toa.
Daikau
The Daikau was a carnivorous plant of Le-Wahi classified as a Rahi due to predatory behavior, using mobile leaves to ambush insects, birds, and Matoran.
Kau Kau Staff
Turaga Matau's Badge of Office, formed from his fused Aero Slicers and named after the cry of the Brakas monkey of Le-Wahi.
Keras
Large 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.
Mata Nui Fishing Bird
A 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.
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