Carapar
One of six Barraki warlords imprisoned for 80,000 years, Carapar sought the Mask of Life and became expendable muscle for a final, fatal mission.
Carapar was one of six Barraki warlords who ruled the League of Six KingdomsLeague of Six KingdomsThe League of Six Kingdoms was an alliance composed of various species, with ties to Xia and many other islands. Connected to both the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta, the League included Pridak among its ranks, and its members collectively held several powers of unknown scope. Its stated objective was the overthrow of Mata Nui. before they dared to challenge 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. himself. The Brotherhood of MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. crushed them soundly 80,000 years ago, and Carapar spent those millennia imprisoned in the Pit, growing bitter and calculating. When the Mask of Life appeared, he and the other Barraki clawed toward it, certain it would restore what they'd lost. It didn't. His final chapter came when BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. recruited him for a strike team hunting MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne., but that mission ended with Carapar dead.
The Six Kingdoms Fall#
Carapar earned his place among the six Barraki through conquest and ruthlessness. The crab-like warlord and his peers ruled the League of Six KingdomsLeague of Six KingdomsThe League of Six Kingdoms was an alliance composed of various species, with ties to Xia and many other islands. Connected to both the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta, the League included Pridak among its ranks, and its members collectively held several powers of unknown scope. Its stated objective was the overthrow of Mata Nui., a vast oceanic empire that answered to no one. When they chose to stand against 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., they believed themselves strong enough to win. The Brotherhood of MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. proved otherwise. Their armies were crushed 80,000 years ago, and Carapar was imprisoned in the Pit along with the other surviving warlords. In that darkness, his armor thick with sediment and bitterness, he spent eight millennia waiting.
Seeking the Mask#
When the Mask of Life surfaced, it sparked something close to hope in the imprisoned Barraki. They believed it could undo the Great Cataclysm, restore their power, return them to rule. Carapar and the others pursued it desperately across the ocean. The mask remained beyond reach. Years passed. No salvation came. Then BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. arrived with a different offer: join his team to find MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne., somewhere far south of any known chart. Carapar agreed. BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. called his assembled crew the Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax so the Order could turn him against the Brotherhood. and told them plainly they were expendable. The warlord grumbled at this truth, but he followed orders anyway.
The Island and the End#
The expedition took them to SteltSteltAn island in the Matoran Universe known for producing ruthless warriors like Sidorak and Krekka., then south to somewhere older and stranger. The moment Carapar's feet touched the rocky shore, he felt it: something fundamentally wrong. Tren KromTren KromTren Krom maintained the Matoran Universe before Mata Nui's activation and spent the following hundred millennia fused to a cave on a remote island. walked that island, ancient and merciless. The being killed Carapar and took what he carried. After eighty centuries in a lightless prison, after the desperate hunt for a mask that could have restored him, the warlord fell to something he'd never anticipated. His armor remains there still.
Compiled from primary sources by Lore Fortress editorial. Reviewed by Joe Garratt, Editor-in-Chief.
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Sources
- SerialFederation of Fear, Greg Farshtey serial detailing Carapar's role in Brutaka's strike team
- BookBIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall, Carapar mentioned as one of the defeated Barraki warlords
- WikiCarapar, BS01 wiki entry on Carapar
- ComicComic 7: Mask of Life, Mask of Doom, Carapar during the search for the Mask of Life
- ComicComic 8: Sea of Darkness, Carapar's comments on their cursed state
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