Branar

Branar was a warrior-class SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. of the Stone TribeThe Stone TribeThe Bara Magna tribe of the Black Spike Mountains, organised under Skrall warriors and Rock Tribe Agori, that Tuma forged into the continental army fielded from Roxtus., a rare warrior given a name of his own. TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat. bestowed it after Branar survived a BaterraBaterraMechanical shapeshifters built by the Great Beings to end the Core War by killing every armed combatant on Spherus Magna, and the failsafe that never shut them down. attack in the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it., and he went on to scout for the Baterra, ride in the raid on AteroAteroThe free city at the heart of Bara Magna, home to the Arena Magna and the Great Tournament, destroyed by Tuma and the Skrall during the opening match., and fight at the Battle of RoxtusThe Battle of RoxtusThe climactic engagement at the Skrall stronghold of Roxtus on Bara Magna, where Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat, Metus was exposed and transformed, and the Glatorian and Agori drove off the Skrall and Bone Hunters.. (Fall and Rise of the Skrall; Empire of the Skrall; BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn (novelisation))

The Shattering and the loss of the homeland#

Branar lived in the mountains of Bota Magna under the rule of the Element Lord of RockElement Lord of RockRock Tribe warrior remade by the Great Beings into a being one with stone, ruler of the Rock Tribe during the Core War, and the elemental claimant who turned the river fight on the way to the Valley of the Maze.. Like every other SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. there, he was cut off from that homeland after the Core WarThe Core War: the war that shattered a planetThe Core War was fought on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis. It ended in the Shattering, which tore the planet into three planetary fragments. and the ShatteringThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent. split Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. away from the rest of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.. The Skrall who ended up on Bara Magna settled in the north, beyond the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it., where they came under growing attack from the shapeshifting BaterraBaterraMechanical shapeshifters built by the Great Beings to end the Core War by killing every armed combatant on Spherus Magna, and the failsafe that never shut them down.. (Fall and Rise of the Skrall; Empire of the Skrall)

Earning the name#

While patrolling the northern reaches of the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it., Branar and his troops were attacked by the BaterraBaterraMechanical shapeshifters built by the Great Beings to end the Core War by killing every armed combatant on Spherus Magna, and the failsafe that never shut them down., whose way was to strike in silence while disguised as part of the land. Branar held them off and made it back to his settlement to report the attack. (Fall and Rise of the Skrall)

TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat. granted the warrior the name Branar in recognition of his efforts, a mark of his skill and bravery. Among the warrior class of the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule., personal names were rare and had to be earned. (Fall and Rise of the Skrall; Empire of the Skrall)

The retreat south and RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat.#

The relentless BaterraBaterraMechanical shapeshifters built by the Great Beings to end the Core War by killing every armed combatant on Spherus Magna, and the failsafe that never shut them down. attacks made the north impossible to hold. TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat. led the Skrall warriors south through the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it., leaving the female Skrall behind, and Branar went with them. The march ended at RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat., which the Skrall took over as their new city. (Fall and Rise of the Skrall; Empire of the Skrall)

From Roxtus the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. kept watch for the BaterraBaterraMechanical shapeshifters built by the Great Beings to end the Core War by killing every armed combatant on Spherus Magna, and the failsafe that never shut them down., whom TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat. had not stopped fearing, while their warriors also entered the GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. arena matches. Branar's part was the scouting work. (Empire of the Skrall; BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

The monthly BaterraBaterraMechanical shapeshifters built by the Great Beings to end the Core War by killing every armed combatant on Spherus Magna, and the failsafe that never shut them down. patrol#

Branar's best-known mission came on the monthly BaterraBaterraMechanical shapeshifters built by the Great Beings to end the Core War by killing every armed combatant on Spherus Magna, and the failsafe that never shut them down. scouting run, in which SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. warriors took captured VoroxVoroxThe warrior caste of the Sand Tribe, reduced to feral pack hunters in the wastes of Bara Magna after the collapse of their civilisation in the Core War. into the wastes as bait, so that the shapeshifters would show themselves by attacking the Vorox first. (Empire of the Skrall)

On one run, a Vorox was found dead. Branar ordered the rest released, and they escaped unharmed. When he turned around, thinking the death might have been an accident, the Skrall with him was killed. Branar understood what had happened: the BaterraBaterraMechanical shapeshifters built by the Great Beings to end the Core War by killing every armed combatant on Spherus Magna, and the failsafe that never shut them down. were letting him go so he could carry a warning. (Empire of the Skrall)

Branar rode his Rock SteedRock SteedBipedal desert creatures used as mounts by the Skrall and Bone Hunters of Bara Magna. back to RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat. at speed and told TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat.. Worried by the news, Tuma brought forward his planned attack on AteroAteroThe free city at the heart of Bara Magna, home to the Arena Magna and the Great Tournament, destroyed by Tuma and the Skrall during the opening match., which was set for the time of the Great Tournament. (Empire of the Skrall)

The campaign and the fall of RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat.#

Branar joined the raiding party that stormed AteroAteroThe free city at the heart of Bara Magna, home to the Arena Magna and the Great Tournament, destroyed by Tuma and the Skrall during the opening match. during the tournament and took the city. He carried a Skrall bladeSkrall SwordThe standard melee weapon of the Skrall, often enhanced with a Thornax Launcher for dual-range combat., a Saw Blade ShieldSaw Blade ShieldThe dual-purpose shield carried by the Skrall warriors of Bara Magna, which rotated like a buzz saw to function as a melee weapon and whose face bore the map of the Valley of the Maze. and a Thornax LauncherThornax LauncherThe Thornax Launcher was a scrap-built projectile weapon produced by Agori engineers, firing Thornax fruit and standard across Glatorian and Skrall ranks.. (BIONICLE Glatorian 2: The Fall of Atero; Empire of the Skrall; Fall and Rise of the Skrall)

The Skrall's power ended at RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat.. Mata NuiMata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna., on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. in a new body formed by the Mask of LifeThe Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero., challenged TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat. to single combat to free his captured friends and won. A massive beast made of ScarabaxScarabaxSmall desert beetles of Bara Magna, welcomed as helpful scavengers by most Agori but dismissed as vermin by the Skrall. beetles threw the Skrall and bone hunters into disorder, and an army of GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. and AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system. attacked. Branar fought alongside the other Skrall and the bone hunters, but they were beaten and driven into the wastelands. (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn; BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn (novelisation))

After the dispersal#

After the defeat at Roxtus the Skrall were scattered. When Mata Nui later destroyed TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. and restored Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint., the peoples of Bara Magna came to live together on the reunited world. (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn (novelisation); BIONICLE: Journey's End)

No story follows Branar after Roxtus. Writer Greg Farshtey later said he joined one of the groups the broken rock tribe split into. (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn (novelisation))