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Mata Nui
201 entries tagged Mata Nui, 132 of them long reads. The rest of the wiki points here most often at Mata Nui (Location) and Turaga.
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11- Acid ShieldA pair of dissolving weapons wielded by the Lehvak subspecies of Bohrok to wipe and defend Mata Nui.
- AftA Ta-Matoran native to Ta-Metru who became a Lava Farmer on Mata Nui, studied Ta-Koro's Principle of Courage, and returned with his people to Metru Nui.
- Air BladderA Ga-Koro breathing apparatus that stored air to extend underwater diving duration.
- AkiThe Kanohi Aki was the Great Mask of Valor worn by Akamai, the Toa Kaita formed by Tahu, Onua, and Pohatu during the assault on the Manas.
- Amaja-NuiA sand pit where the Turaga taught history and where Takua became the Toa of Light, though the real price was Jaller's sacrifice.
- Amana Volo SphereAmana Volo Spheres are rare globes of energy released by certain Rahi when their Infected Kanohi are removed, absorbed to restore health and boost strength, and handed to Takua as rewards in the game Quest for the Toa.
- AmayaAmaya was a Ga-Matoran native to Metru Nui who taught Vhisola before the Great Cataclysm and later made flax in Ga-Koro on the island of Mata Nui.
- Amaya's HutAmaya's Hut was a small dwelling in Ga-Koro where the Ga-Matoran Amaya made flax, kept a Flax Weaver and a pile of harakeke, and lit her work with a jellyfish lamp.
- Amaya's JettyA small lily-pad jetty off Amaya's Hut at the eastern edge of Ga-Koro, marked by three bamboo poles and a short poem about a Ruki fish.
- Ash BearA powerful bear-like Rahi created by the Makuta, two to three times the size of a Matoran, kept in the Archives of Metru Nui and best known through Graalok, the territorial bear of Le-Wahi.
- AziboAzibo was an Onu-Matoran prospector of Onu-Koro, the Chief Prospector's most trusted hand and a student of the Principle of Prosperity.
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6- BahragCahdok 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.
- Bamboo DiskA Matoran weapon and sport disc carved from the forests of Mata Nui, lacking the power of its protodermis cousin.
- Bird RidingThe aerial combat technique that gave Le-Matoran warriors their edge across Mata Nui's skies.
- BoxorBuilt by Nuparu from a salvaged Gahlok shell, the Boxor was the first Matoran-engineered combat machine and a key resistance asset against the Bohrok swarms.
- BranderA Ta-Matoran of Metru Nui who helped Vakama find Nuhrii, survived the Great Cataclysm in a Matoran sphere, and worked as a Crafter in Ta-Koro on Mata Nui.
- Bula BerryThe green berry of Mata Nui famous for restoring energy on contact, carried by Matoran travellers on long trips and used as a healing item in the chronicled record of the island.
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2- Cavern of LightThe Cavern of Light was the lightstone mine that supplied Onu-Koro on Mata Nui, opened only with a special key and guarded by the Onu-Matoran Kaj.
- Chronicler's Company: the seven Matoran who held Kini-NuiThe Chronicler's Company was a group of seven Matoran gathered by Takua to defend Kini-Nui from infected Rahi while the Toa Mata descended into Mangaia to face Teridax.
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4- DaikauThe Daikau was a carnivorous plant found around the island of Mata Nui, mostly in Ga-Wahi. Matoran wrongly counted it as a Rahi because of its vague sentience.
- Dark TimeThe thousand-year era when Matoran across the universe suffered without direct heroic intervention.
- DikapiDikapi are flightless desert birds of Po-Wahi that can run for hours without rest, which made them mounts for Po-Koro's scouts and messengers.
- Disk MakerA Matoran occupational caste that crafted Kanoka disks from protodermis on Metru Nui and from bamboo on Mata Nui.
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3- East GardenAn underwater garden in Ga-Koro where Hahli gathered flax materials before the Bohrok invasion.
- EhryeEhrye was a Ko-Matoran errand-runner of the Knowledge Towers who tried to sell the location of a Great Disk, thought better of it in front of a Dark Hunter, and helped the Toa Metru find it.
- Energy StormsThe raw-energy maelstroms that filled Karda Nui whenever Mata Nui was awakened, incinerated the Brotherhood of Makuta contingent at the climax of the Final Battle, and fed the Great Spirit's body with the energy it needed.
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3- Fau SwampA treacherous marshland beneath Le-Koro where Lewa nearly drowned at the hands of a Nui-Rama.
- Fire MahiAggressive red and orange Rahi of Ta-Wahi, notorious for kidnapping Turaga Vakama under Makuta's control in 2001.
- FusaA kangaroo-shaped Rahi of Po-Wahi on the island of Mata Nui, mostly harmless unless provoked, with powerful hind legs and the Muaka as its natural enemy.
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13- Ga-Koro Defense ForceThe Ga-Koro Guard, the Ga-Matoran defenders who ringed their village with bamboo poles and held it against the Pahrak during the Bohrok invasion.
- Ga-Koro Kolhii FieldThe lily pad in rebuilt Ga-Koro where Hahli and Macku trained for the kolhii championship the Ga-Koro team went on to win at Ta-Koro.
- Ga-Koro Kolhii TeamThe Ga-Matoran pair that won the Mata Nui kolhii championship at Ta-Koro, after Turaga Nokama picked Hahli for the team over Kotu.
- Ga-Koro Town SquareThe central meeting place of the rebuilt Ga-Koro, a lily-pad square with a garden, linked by bridges to the rest of the village and home ground of Ga-Matoran such as Nireta, Nixie, Okoth, Kotu and Kailani.
- Ga-Koro WaterfallThe Kaukau-crowned Naho Falls above Ga-Koro, hiding a route to the Kini-Nui, whose statue was rebuilt in the form of a Kaukau Nuva after the Bohrok War.
- Ga-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast.
- Ga-SuvaGali's shrine in Ga-Koro, the floating village's store for her Kanohi and later her Nuva Symbol, whose light came as the Pahrak siege collapsed.
- Ga-Wahi BeachThe shoreline outside Ga-Koro where the Toa Metru first set foot on Mata Nui, later stripped by the reawakened Bohrok and lost with the island.
- GahdokOne of the twin Bahrag queens, Gahdok commanded the Bohrok swarms alongside Cahdok until the Toa Mata sealed them both in solid protodermis.
- GhekulaSmall amphibious Rahi displaced from the swamps of Le-Wahi by the Bohrok swarms, considered lucky by Matoran and once peddled by Ahkmou.
- Goko-KahuVulture-like Rahi that served Le-Koro through the Gukko Force, known by two conflicting names depending on the source.
- Great MineOnu-Koro's most important mining complex, and home to an unexpected gateway to the island's darkest secrets.
- GuurahkThe disintegration-breed Rahkshi released by Makuta Teridax to hunt down the Mask of Light, one of the first three sent to Mata Nui to kill the Herald before the Toa of Light could rise.
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4- Ice ClawsSpecialized climbing tools used by the Kohrak Va during their 2002 swarm invasion of Mata Nui.
- Infected KanohiCorrupted masks were Teridax's primary tool for enslaving Rahi across Mata Nui.
- Is Makuta Mata Nui's Brother?Only in legend and in a loose sense. The Matoran's Legend of Mata Nui calls Makuta the Great Spirit's jealous brother, and Makuta talks about Mata Nui the same way, but the later story shows Makuta Teridax was one of a species Mata Nui himself brought into being. Here is how the story uses the word.
- Is Mata Nui a God?To the Matoran he was, but the story reveals Mata Nui is a giant robot with a mind, built by the Great Beings to repair their world. He can be poisoned, put to sleep, killed and robbed of his body. Here is how the legend and the truth compare.
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23- Kailani's HutKailani's Hut was the Ga-Koro home and workshop of the Ga-Matoran craftswoman Kailani, where she made the village's tools on Mata Nui.
- Kanae BayThe intersection where Le-Wahi's jungle met the sea, a boundary location inhabited by Le-Matoran.
- Kane-RaBuffalo-like territorial Rahi that roamed Mata Nui's plains and Metru Nui's corridors, best known for encounters with the Toa.
- Kanohi Mask of Light and ShadowA single fused Kanohi formed in Energized Protodermis when Takanuva and Teridax merged into Takutanuva, holding both light and shadow at once.
- Kanohi NuvaThe most powerful Masks of Power ever created, granting each Toa Nuva fundamentally enhanced abilities.
- Kanohi RuaThe Great Mask of Wisdom, formed only when a Toa Kaita merged three Great Kanohi into a single silver mask granting levitation, water breathing, and x-ray vision.
- KeahiKeahi was a Ta-Matoran of Ta-Koro and a member of the Ta-Koro Guard, the patroller of the ledge above the lava break that bore his name, and the instructor who trained Hahli in the Kolhii skill of Strength before the championship at Ta-Koro.
- Keahi's CliffA ledge over a lava break in Ta-Wahi, reached by a single ladder near the Ta-Koro Kolhii Stadium, where the Ta-Koro Guard Keahi patrolled and trained the Ga-Matoran Hahli in the Kolhii skill of Strength.
- KewaA vulture-like Rahi species native to Le-Wahi, a cousin of the Kahu used as aerial mounts by the Gukko Force of Le-Koro.
- Kini-NuiThe most sacred temple on Mata Nui, ironically built directly above Teridax's fortress.
- Kirikori NuiLocust-like Rahi that swarm Mata Nui in waves every decade, devouring vegetation despite avoiding conflict with intelligent beings.
- Ko-Koro GuardThe defensive force of Ko-Koro on Mata Nui, also known as the Sanctum Guard, drawn from Ko-Matoran trained for vigilance in the icy peaks.
- Ko-MatoranIce Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi.
- Ko-SuvaKopaka's shrine in Ko-Koro, the ice village's repository of his Kanohi and the Nuva Symbol that anchored his connection to the element of Ice.
- Kofo-JagaVenomous scorpion Rahi that posed a relentless threat to Onu-Wahi's miners and forced the Toa Nuva to use creative tactics during their search for Kanohi Nuva.
- KolhiiKolhii was the inter-village sport of Mata Nui, grown out of the older game of koli and played by all six Koro until the Matoran left the island.
- Kolhii BallA stone projectile used in the Matoran sport of Kolhii, with a dangerous variant infected by Teridax's influence.
- KopekeKopeke was a Ko-Matoran ice carver of Ko-Koro who served in the Chronicler's Company at Kini-Nui and later became Chronicler of Metru Nui after Hahli.
- KoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages built on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, on sites the Toa Metru had chosen, each tied to one element and one Turaga.
- KraataSlug-like creatures birthed from Makuta's essence, designed as both weapons and the cores of Rahkshi armor.
- Kraata CaveA hidden Po-Wahi prison where the Turaga sealed Kraata during the Dark Time, later becoming a flashpoint in the conflict with Makuta.
- Kraata VirusA Kraata-borne contagion that infected Kanohi masks through contaminated objects on Mata Nui, eventually eliminated by casting infected items to sea.
- Kuma-NuiGiant rat-like Rahi that haunted Metru Nui's Archives before fleeing to Mata Nui.
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12- Lake NahoThe primary water body of Ga-Wahi, named after a fallen Toa who never lived to see his namesake outlast the island itself.
- Lava FarmTa-Matoran industrial lava processing centers that fueled economies on both Metru Nui and Mata Nui, destroyed by the Bohrok.
- Lava FarmerTa-Matoran who harvested the Mangai Volcano's lava for tools and soil, sustaining Mata Nui's entire ecosystem.
- LavaboardsHeat-resistant boards crafted from Charred Forest wood that allowed Ta-Matoran to race across lava in the sport of Ignalu.
- Le-Koro HighwayAn underground tunnel from Onu-Koro to Le-Wahi, stalled by a lightstone shortage, finished with Taipu the first to break through, and later cleared out by the reawakened Bohrok.
- Le-Koro Kolhii TeamKongu and Tamaru were Le-Koro's Kolhii pair in the Mata Nui Kolhii Tournament, a side that did not make it through to the Championship.
- Le-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils.
- Lehvak VaLehvak Va were the expendable workers of the Lehvak swarm, mindless acid drones built only to serve.
- Leva BayA forgotten body of water where Pekka's shop stood until Mata Nui's awakening
- LightThe elemental power of Light was the rarest of the elements wielded inside the Matoran Universe, native to the Av-Matoran and, in full form, only ever expressed by Takanuva among the Toa.
- LightstoneGlowing crystals that powered Onu-Koro's mines and revealed secrets beneath Mata Nui.
- Lily Pads of Ga-Koro: The Floating Foundation of a Matoran VillageThe giant lily pads that formed the buoyant ground of Ga-Koro on Mata Nui, carrying the village's huts, walkways and kolhii field across the surface of Naho Bay.
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18- MackuMacku was a Ga-Matoran of Metru Nui and later Ga-Koro, attendant to Turaga Nokama, Kolhii partner to Hahli at the championship at Ta-Koro, and a member of the Chronicler's Company.
- MaduThe volatile coconut-like fruit that grew on the Madu trees of Mata Nui, whose ripe form detonated at the slightest disturbance and whose unripe Cabolo form became a Matoran improvised weapon.
- Madu CaboloAn unripe Madu Fruit with a selective trigger: it explodes only on elemental contact, then releases a gas that drives Kane-Ra bulls away.
- Madu FruitA volatile coconut-like fruit from Mata Nui that explodes when disturbed, turning simple harvest into lethal hazard.
- Mahi HerderA dual-purpose Mata Nui occupation combining livestock management with informal strategy training for the village's defenders.
- Makuta StoneA shard of Makuta Teridax's Toa Seal that the Turaga kept as a physical reminder of their darkest moment.
- MangaiThe active volcanic peak at the heart of the island of Mata Nui, in whose shadow Ta-Koro was raised and beneath whose roots Mangaia was hidden.
- Mangai VolcanoThe central volcano of Ta-Wahi, formed by Mata Nui's damaged camouflage systems and used by Teridax as cover for his hidden lair Mangaia.
- Mangaia: Teridax's lair beneath Mata NuiMangaia was Teridax's hidden lair beneath the island of Mata Nui. It held a pool of Energized Protodermis used to make Infected Kanohi and Rahkshi.
- MarkaMarka was a Ga-Matoran originally of Metru Nui who reported Nidhiki's pursuit of Vhisola, survived a tentacled Rahi attack at sea, and rose to lead the Shipwrights of Ga-Koro after the Bohrok-Kal crisis.
- Mask of Elemental EnergyA single-use Kanohi that gives a Toa a quick top-up of their elemental power, used by Toa Varian once in the contest story No One Gets Left Behind, and otherwise present mostly through video game appearances.
- Mask of TimeThe Kanohi Vahi is the Matoran Universe's deadliest mask, capable of stopping or accelerating time, and its creation nearly tore Metru Nui apart.
- Mata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.
- Mata Nui's Exile to Bara MagnaAfter Teridax seized the body of the Great Spirit, Mata Nui's consciousness was cast into the Kanohi Ignika and hurled to the desert world of Bara Magna.
- Matoran-Rahi WarA thousand-year struggle between Matoran villagers and Teridax's enslaved Rahi nearly broke the five koros before the Toa arrived.
- Motara DesertThe Motara Desert covered eastern Po-Wahi on Mata Nui, served the Po-Matoran trade economy, and was destroyed during the Bohrok swarms.
- Mount IhuA snow-capped peak in Ko-Wahi where Kopaka sought his first mask and Nuju honored his mentor.
- MuakaTiger-like predators of Ko-Wahi with claws, teeth, and a taste for anything that moves.
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11- Naho BayThe body of water that made up most of Ga-Wahi, named for a fallen Toa of Water and home to the floating village of Ga-Koro on its surface.
- Naming DayThe Matoran holiday where crisis heroes got new identities, turning Jala into Jaller and Maku into Macku.
- Nireta's HutNireta's Hut was the home of the Ga-Matoran navigator Nireta, rebuilt across Metru Nui and Mata Nui and lost in each of the displacements she lived through.
- NixieNixie was a Ga-Matoran Astronomer of Ga-Koro who tracked the Red Star, recorded prophecies, and supplied Takua with the Gnomon that opened the Onu-Wahi Sundial.
- Noble KanohiMasks worn by Turaga and some Matoran, Noble Kanohi traded raw power for broader accessibility across Mata Nui's inhabitants.
- Nokama's HutThe Turaga's residence in Ga-Koro held the lightstone that raised the escape hut, took collateral damage in a Tarakava fight, and outlived the Bohrok-Kal.
- North MarchA frozen passage between Ta-Koro and Ko-Koro where a Ta-Koro Guard outpost fell to Makuta Teridax.
- NuhriiNuhrii 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.
- Nui-JagaGiant scorpions with lethal stingers that were hunted for profit despite a grim death toll.
- Nui-KopenGiant wasp Rahi that Le-Matoran tamed for travel, but they're far more dangerous when controlled by Toa.
- Nui-RamaLarge insect-like Rahi with deadly claws and venom, known for kidnapping Matoran and attacking Le-Koro.
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7- Okoth's ShopOkoth's Shop sold Air Bladders for five widgets in Ga-Koro on Mata Nui, and it's one of the smallest pieces of canon Bionicle ever bothered to name.
- Onu-Koro Kolhii StadiumThe underground Kolhii field cut into the galleries of Onu-Wahi, home venue of the Onu-Koro Kolhii Team of Onepu and Taipu.
- Onu-Koro Kolhii TeamOnepu and Taipu were Onu-Koro's Kolhii pair at the Mata Nui championship, beaten in their opening fixture by the Ga-Koro side that went on to take the title.
- Onu-SuvaToa Onua's sacred shrine in Onu-Koro, containing his Nuva Symbol and Kanohi masks until destroyed by the Bohrok.
- Onu-WahiThe underground kingdom of Mata Nui, home to the Onu-Matoran and Toa Onua.
- Organic BirdA minor Rahi glimpsed in 2001 animations, these black and grey birds represent one of Mata Nui's few purely organic creatures.
- OrkahmOrkahm 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.
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8- PakastaaKo-Matoran guard who survived the entire Matoran universe timeline from Metru Nui through Mata Nui and on to Spherus Magna, representing countless workers behind the Toa's spotlight.
- Papa Nihu ReefPapa Nihu Reef is the beach in Onu-Wahi where Onua's canister landed, and where Takua got his first plot hook of the 2001 story.
- Path of PropheciesThe carved statue road in Po-Wahi that led to Po-Koro's entrance, sculpted by Hafu and the Po-Matoran carvers, used as a defensive barrier in the Bohrok War, and destroyed when the Toa Nuva reawakened the swarms.
- Po-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.
- Po-Koro Kolhii StadiumPo-Koro's home Kolhii field in the Po-Wahi desert, where Hewkii and Hafu trained and the village team posted its dominant regional results before the Kolhii Tournament at Ta-Koro.
- Po-Koro Kolhii TeamHewkii and Hafu were the heavy favourites of the Mata Nui Kolhii Championship, until the Ga-Koro pairing of Hahli and Macku upset them in the final at Ta-Koro.
- Po-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.
- Po-SuvaPohatu's shrine in Po-Koro, repository of his collected Kanohi and the Nuva Symbol the Bohrok-Kal stole from it.
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3- RanamaThe Ranama were fire-resistant amphibian Rahi native to the molten Protodermis vats of Ta-Metru that later thrived in the lava flows of Ta-Wahi.
- RukiA common fish-like Rahi of the Ga-Wahi waters with strong jaws, the Ruki was the staple Matoran catch of Ga-Koro, the natural enemy of the Tarakava, and one of the few small Rahi confident enough to drive larger predators away from its shoals.
- Ruki FishCommon aquatic Rahi caught in Ga-Koro and traded across Mata Nui as food and commerce.
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4- Sanctum GuardThe defence force of Ko-Koro, fourth-largest of the Matoran militaries on Mata Nui, charged with protecting the village and holding the Tren Krom Break against Rahi attacks during the Great War.
- Shadow TakanuvaThe Toa of Light's two recorded brushes with Shadow: his fusion with Teridax into the dual-element being Takutanuva at the gate to Metru Nui, and the Shadow Leech drain in Karda Nui that left him carrying both Light and Shadow.
- Shasa's HutShasa's Hut is a small Ga-Koro residence built from seaweed, holding a weaving loom for one of the village's working Matoran.
- Subterranean WormA blind worm Rahi believed to eat raw Protodermis, native to the tunnels beneath Onu-Wahi on Mata Nui, and recorded in confrontation with Turaga Whenua and Toa Nuva Onua during the search for the Kanohi Kaukau Nuva.
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51- Ta-Koro GuardThe Ta-Koro Guard was the largest standing Matoran fighting force on Mata Nui, captained by Jaller and active from the early Rahi conflicts through the return to Metru Nui.
- Ta-Koro Kolhii StadiumThe largest Kolhii venue on Mata Nui, host to the championship match in which the Mask of Light first appeared before the public eye.
- Ta-Koro Kolhii TeamJaller and Takua were the host pair at the Mata Nui Kolhii Championship, the team whose tournament run ended in a missed deflection and whose Chronicler carried the Mask of Light into public view.
- Ta-MatoranThe Fire-element Matoran of Ta-Metru and Ta-Koro, forgers of masks and Kanoka, lava farmers, and the standing core of the Ta-Koro Guard during the war for Mata Nui.
- Ta-WahiTa-Wahi was the volcanic region of Mata Nui surrounding the Mangai Volcano, encompassing Ta-Koro, the Lake of Fire, the Charred Forest, and the Ta-Wahi Beach.
- Ta-Wahi BeachThe volcanic black-sand shore of Mata Nui where Tahu's Toa Canister washed ashore, where Vakama came to think, and where the carved face of the Great Spirit concealed the entrance to the Bohrok Nest.
- TakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history.
- TakuTaku were small bird-like Rahi native to Mata Nui and Metru Nui, capable of diving to great depths to catch fish along the coastal waters.
- TakuaAn Av-Matoran hidden on Mata Nui as a Ta-Matoran, who gathered the Toa Stones, served as Chronicler, and ultimately accepted the Avohkii to become Takanuva, the Toa of Light.
- Takua's Journey Across Mata Nui: The Chronicler's Path to Kini-NuiA wandering Ta-Matoran with no memory of how he reached the beach walked the six villages of Mata Nui, witnessed the Toa Mata's awakening, and organized the defense that held Kini-Nui.
- Takua's Quest for the Toa StonesThe 2001 Game Boy Advance game in which Takua, banished from Ta-Koro, crosses Mata Nui to rescue the Turaga, recover the six Toa Stones and summon the Toa Mata.
- Tale of the ToaThe chronicle of how six Toa arrived on the island of Mata Nui, recovered their Kanohi, formed the Toa Kaita, and confronted the Shadow Toa beneath Mangaia.
- TamaruTamaru was a Le-Matoran Forest Navigator of Le-Koro, Kongu's Kolhii partner, and the Le-Koro representative in the Chronicler's Company at the Battle of Kini-Nui.
- TarakavaHuge lizard-like Rahi with powerful forelegs, hunted in pairs across Mata Nui and Metru Nui.
- TehuttiTehutti was an Onu-Matoran archivist of Metru Nui, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, whose Archives research produced the Matoran Nui technique.
- Temple of CourageThe Temple of Courage stood near Ta-Koro's bridge in Ta-Wahi, dedicated to the Principle of Courage and gated behind three charms and a Kolhii skill check.
- Temple of CreationThe Temple of Creation lay buried in the dunes of Po-Wahi, dedicated to the Principle of Creation and gated behind four charms and a Kolhii skill check.
- Temple of FaithThe Temple of Faith sat above Turaga Matau's tree hut in Le-Koro, locked behind four virtue riddles, and only Hahli ever climbed up to find it.
- Temple of PeaceThree riddle stones in The Drifts gated the way into the Temple of Peace, and Hahli is the only character who ever got inside before the Bohrok flattened it.
- Temple of ProsperityThe Temple of Prosperity sat at the bottom of the flooded Great Mine and opened on Charm recognition alone, no riddle required.
- Temple of PurityThe Temple of Purity sat at G-6 on Pelagia's sea chart, beneath Naho Bay, with four polluted Matoran-face spouts and a Crystal that only appeared after the water ran clean.
- The Battle of Bara MagnaTeridax brought the Great Spirit Robot to Bara Magna, and Mata Nui rose to meet him in the ancient Prototype Robot, in the battle that ended the Matoran Universe and reformed Spherus Magna.
- The Battle of Ga-Koro: The Pahrak Siege of the Floating VillageThe Pahrak assault on the floating village of Ga-Koro, held off by the Ga-Matoran and their Po-Matoran guests until the Toa Mata sealed the Bahrag and the swarm fell still.
- The Battle of Kini-NuiWhile the Toa Mata descended into Mangaia to confront Makuta Teridax, six Matoran with bamboo disks held the temple gate that was their only way back.
- The 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.
- The Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening.
- The Bohrok WarThe campaign of the Toa Mata against the six Bohrok swarms on the island of Mata Nui, ending in the sealing of the Bahrag and the Toa's transformation into the Toa Nuva.
- The Death of Matoro and the Revival of Mata NuiThe sacrifice of the Toa of Ice that restored the dying Great Spirit, exposed a Barraki traitor, and opened the second front of the war inside Karda Nui.
- The DriftsKo-Wahi's frozen wastes were a deadly expanse where snowstorms made navigation nearly impossible, claiming Matoran who ventured unprepared.
- The Final BattleThe convergence of the Toa Nuva, Takanuva, and the Toa Ignika at the Codrex beneath Karda Nui, the second Energy Storm, the reawakening of Mata Nui by the sacrifice of the Ignika's body, and the moment Teridax revealed that he had taken the body for himself.
- The Ga-Koro BridgeThe walkways of Ga-Koro linked the floating Ga-Matoran village to the shore of Ga-Wahi, and the main causeway was where the village fought off the Pahrak swarm in the Bohrok invasion.
- The Great Spirit Robot, explainedBionicle's whole universe lives inside a 40-million-foot robot built by the Great Beings. Here is what it is, why it was built, and how it ended.
- The Great SundialThe Great Sundial of Onu-Wahi was a large organic disk buried beneath the Great Mine of Onu-Koro that opened a passage into Mangaia and later, in shrunken form, guided Takanuva to the Codrex during the Battle of Karda Nui.
- The Great TelescopeAn astrolabe and telescope on Ta-Wahi Beach used by Ga-Matoran astrologers to read prophecy, and the device through which Gali later observed the Red Star.
- The Kolhii Championship at Ta-Koro: The Last Tournament on Mata NuiThe post-Bohrok-Kal championship at the Ta-Koro Kolhii Stadium, the upset victory by Ga-Koro, and the unveiling of the Mask of Light to the assembled population of Mata Nui.
- The Legend of Mata NuiThe oral creation account recited by the Turaga of Mata Nui to every new Matoran and to each Toa Mata on arrival, recounting the descent of the Great Spirit, the Time of Shadow brought by his fallen brother, and the prophesied return of the heroes from the sea.
- The Nui-Rama HiveThe Nui-Rama Hive served as a Rahi nest, Matoran prison, and protodermis mining site during Teridax's shadow occupation of Mata Nui.
- The Onu-Koro CouncilThe advisory council to Turaga Whenua in Onu-Koro, drawing together the Ussalry, the mining and ground-forces command, and the Trading Guild around the leader of the underground village.
- The Onu-Koro Trading GuildThe commercial union of the Onu-Matoran traders of Onu-Koro, led by Zemya, pressing the Turaga on the village's marketplace isolation, the Lightstone shortage, and the dangers of the routes that fed the underground city.
- The ReformationThe cosmic act that pulled Aqua Magna and Bota Magna back into Bara Magna and remade the broken homeworld of the Great Beings, paid for with the life-energy of Mata Nui and the last reserves of the Prototype Robot.
- The SanctumThe central meditation hall of Ko-Koro on the island of Mata Nui, the seat of Turaga Nuju, and the only chamber on the island in which the Wall of Prophecy could be read in full by the Ko-Matoran Scribes and Adepts.
- The Search for the Avohkii: Takua, the Rahkshi, and the Coming of TakanuvaThe recovery of the Mask of Light, the death of Jaller, and the transformation of the Chronicler into the Toa of Light at the gate of Mangaia.
- The Shadow ToaThe dark counterparts of the Toa Mata raised by Teridax inside Mangaia as a last line of defence between the Toa and his throne, defeated when the team realised they could only be beaten by an opponent other than oneself.
- The Temple of LightThe great temple at the center of Mata Nui where the Mask of Light was placed, the Toa of Light was born, and the gate to Mangaia opened beneath the floor.
- The Three VirtuesThe Three Virtues were the foundational principles given by Mata Nui to the Matoran, shaping social order, ritual, and the cosmology of Spherus Magna.
- TiribombaA Ta-Matoran lava farmer, Tiribomba appeared across Bionicle's major story arcs with no combat abilities and minimal plot impact.
- Tiro CanyonA remote chasm in Po-Wahi caught in the Bohrok War, existing only in encyclopedic records of Mata Nui's early era.
- Toa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age.
- Toa NuvaThe form the Toa Mata took after stepping into the Energized Protodermis beneath the Bahrag, with new masks, new tools, and the elemental scale to fight Karda Nui.
- Tren Krom BreakA lava formation in Ta-Wahi named by Vakama after the exiled organic creation, used both for Ignalu surfing and as a Ta-Koro Guard outpost.
- TuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities.
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7- VakamaA 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.
- Vakama's HutA small Ta-Koro dwelling that housed the sacred fire, the Mata Nui Stone, and the Wall of History during the thousand-year exile.
- VakoHorned, rhinoceros-like Rahi created by the Brotherhood of Makuta. Roamed Ta-Wahi and Ko-Wahi. Every Po-Matoran taming attempt failed.
- Valley of FearThe fifth Glatorian Legends event in which Mata Nui traversed the Valley of the Maze toward the tower of the Great Beings while Teridax, ruler of the Matoran Universe, resolved to come to Bara Magna and kill him.
- VhisolaVhisola 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.
- Volo Lutu LauncherA Matoran grappling tool that fired a tethered bead, used by Takua during the Quest for the Toa across the regions of Mata Nui.
- Vuata Maca CrystalThe Vuata Maca Crystals were the energy-bearing crystals that powered the Vuata Maca Trees in each Koro of Mata Nui, and the items Takua recovered to cleanse the poisoned trees during the Dark Time.
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7- WahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface.
- WaikiruThe Waikiru were a species of walrus-like Rahi that dwelled along the shores of Ga-Metru and Ga-Wahi, quick in the water and clumsy on land, catalogued by Rahaga Norik in the Great Rescue's bestiary of Mata Nui's wildlife.
- Wall of HistoryA series of inscribed walls in Ta-Koro that recorded Matoran life on Mata Nui, maintained by successive Chroniclers and destroyed when the Bohrok cleansed the island.
- Wall of ProphecyAn inscribed wall in the Sanctum of Ko-Koro that recorded visions interpreted by Ko-Matoran astrologers and guarded by Turaga Nuju.
- What Happened to Mata Nui?Mata Nui was struck down by Teridax, kept alive by the Mask of Life, robbed of his body and thrown into space, then rebuilt himself on Bara Magna and killed Teridax. At the end of the original story his spirit rests inside the Mask of Life. Here is the whole chain of events, with where each part is told.
- What Happened to Takanuva?Takanuva survived the whole original BIONICLE story. After becoming the Toa of Light in Mask of Light, he was half-drained by a shadow leech, lost in alternate universes, fought at Karda Nui and helped win the last battle on Bara Magna. Here is where each part of his story is told.
- Whenua's HutThe largest dwelling in Onu-Koro, residence of Turaga Whenua, and a community gathering place built around a stalagmite carved with Toa Onua's Pakari.