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105 entries tagged Matoran. Every entry is sourced from Greg Farshtey’s serials, the BIONICLE novels, comics, or BS01 wiki cross-checks.

Ally: Po-Matoran of Metru NuiAlly was a Po-Matoran native to Metru Nui who helped build Po-Koro on the island of Mata Nui, served in the Po-Koro Guard, and made a final stand against the Bohrok before the swarms were stopped.
Kodan: First Chronicler of Metru NuiKodan was the Po-Matoran who served as the first Chronicler of Metru Nui and who was credited with inventing the sport of Akilini. He held the office for millennia until Teridax, disguised as Turaga Dume, sent him on a mission from which he never returned.
Midak: the Onu-Matoran Who Loved the LightMidak was an Onu-Matoran of Metru Nui who, against the habits of his kind, was fascinated by light. He farmed Ussal crabs outside Onu-Koro on the island of Mata Nui, and his unusual nature gave Pohatu the idea to name the Midak Skyblaster after him.
AiyetoroAiyetoro was an Onu-Matoran of Metru Nui who became a miner in Onu-Koro on Mata Nui, one of the laborers who dug for protodermis and lightstones beneath the island.
BoreasBoreas was a Le-Matoran of Le-Metru and later Le-Koro, a rider in the Gukko Force who was infected by a Krana during the Bohrok War, freed by Takua and Kongu, and later evacuated to Spherus Magna.
BourBour was a Po-Matoran bricklayer who laid the stones of the Path of Prophecies at the entrance to Po-Koro on Mata Nui before returning to Metru Nui and later evacuating to Spherus Magna.
DosneDosne was an Onu-Matoran of Onu-Metru who became the Mining Captain of Onu-Koro on Mata Nui, evacuated the village during the Rahkshi attack, and later returned to Metru Nui before evacuating to Spherus Magna.
EngineerEngineers, also called Inventors, were Matoran whose work was to build the machinery and devices that improved life across the Matoran Universe, a trade most famously held by Nuparu, builder of the Vahki and the Boxor.
EpenaEpena was a Po-Matoran quarry master who helped Hafu with his sculptures and whose abandoned Koli ball gave Takua a clue to the comet plague spread by Ahkmou. He survived the Bohrok war and returned to Metru Nui.
GadjatiGadjati was a hard-working Po-Matoran of Metru Nui who became a stone hewer in Po-Koro, survived the Bohrok wars, and returned to rebuild Metru Nui before evacuating to Spherus Magna.
GolyoGolyo was a Po-Matoran native to Metru Nui who herded Mahi in Po-Koro on Mata Nui, offering his beasts as a way for others to train the Skill of Strategy before the Matoran returned to their rebuilt city.
JaaJaa was a Ko-Matoran scholar of Ko-Metru who directed Toa Nuju to the missing messenger Ehrye and gave him a Knowledge Tower crystal. On Mata Nui he served as a scribe of the Wall of Prophecy.
JaatikkoJaatikko was a Ko-Matoran who lived in Ko-Metru, was sealed in a Matoran Sphere during the Great Cataclysm, and served as an Architect in Ko-Koro on Mata Nui before returning to Metru Nui and evacuating to Spherus Magna.
KantaiKantai was a Ko-Matoran hermit who dwelt by the ice flows of Ko-Wahi and taught the Principle of Willpower to any who asked. He guided Hahli in her training and later returned to Metru Nui before the evacuation to Spherus Magna.
KiviKivi was a Po-Matoran of Metru Nui who worked as a Chute Manager in the city and later as a stone hewer in Po-Koro, and whose warning to Ahkmou helped set the quest for the Great Disks in motion.
KokkanKokkan was a Ko-Matoran native to Ko-Metru who became a Trader on Mata Nui, running a shop in Ko-Koro that supplied rope, sailcloth, and other practical goods before the Matoran returned to Metru Nui.
KumoKumo was a Le-Matoran and the finest bamboo disk maker in Le-Koro, supplying ammunition to the Gukko Force. He endured the Nui-Rama Hive, the Bohrok War, and the long road back to Metru Nui and Spherus Magna.
KylmaKylma was a Ko-Matoran scholar of Metru Nui who became an Adept in Ko-Koro, deciphering the prophecies of the Sanctum and dictating them to the scribe Jaa.
LumiLumi was a Ko-Matoran native to Metru Nui who served as an Acolyte on Mata Nui, meditating in the Sanctum on the anger of Mount Ihu and the Ko-Koro principle of Peace.
MaglyaMaglya was a Ta-Matoran of Ta-Metru and the finest lava surfer of Ta-Koro. An acquaintance of Takua, he once kept the wanderer's lavaboard and rode the molten rivers of the fire village.
MakaniMakani was a Le-Matoran musician of Le-Koro who greeted arrivals at the village gates. He survived the Nui-Rama and Bohrok crises, returned to Metru Nui, and later evacuated to Spherus Magna.
MamruMamru was an Onu-Matoran native to Metru Nui who became the Chief Prospector of Onu-Koro on Mata Nui, responsible for finding the ore deposits of the Great Mine before eventually evacuating to Spherus Magna.
PekkaPekka was a Po-Matoran carpenter of Po-Koro who carved in wood as well as stone and ran a trading post on the shore of Leva Bay. He survived the Bohrok war and later carved statues under Ahkmou.
PelagiaPelagia was a Ga-Matoran who ran the ferry lines out of Ga-Koro, carrying travellers across the waters of Mata Nui. She lived through the infected Rahi attacks and the Siege of Ga-Koro before returning to Metru Nui.
PoduPodu was a Po-Matoran carver native to Metru Nui who helped build Po-Koro on Mata Nui, was rescued from a rockfall by Takua, and later evacuated to Spherus Magna.
SansoSanso was a Le-Matoran musician who, with Makani, welcomed visitors to Le-Koro by flute. He survived the Nui-Rama and Bohrok crises, returned to Metru Nui, and later evacuated to Spherus Magna.
TaikiTaiki was a Le-Matoran native to Metru Nui who lived in Le-Koro as a musician and rode with the Gukko Force, briefly falling under Krana control during the Bohrok war before being freed.
TalviTalvi was a Ko-Matoran of Metru Nui who served as a Chute Guard in the city and later as a Sanctum Guard of Ko-Koro on Mata Nui, where he stood watch alongside Pakastaa.
TuuliTuuli was a Le-Matoran who worked as a chute controller in Metru Nui alongside Kongu and Orkahm, later kept a trader's shop in Le-Koro on Mata Nui, and eventually returned to rebuild Metru Nui.
ViraVira was a Le-Matoran native to Metru Nui who worked as a chute monitor in Le-Metru and later rode with the Gukko Force on Mata Nui, helping to rescue Matau from a Nui-Rama hive.
VohonVohon was a Ta-Matoran who kept a shop in Ta-Koro on Mata Nui, dealing goods with travellers including Hahli before the village sank into the Lake of Lava.
BioThe smallest of the three Matoran measurement units, equal to the height of a standard Matoran and roughly 1.37 metres, from which every larger Matoran-Universe distance is built.
BranderA Ta-Matoran of Metru Nui who survived the Great Cataclysm, served on the Ta-Koro Guard, and ended his recorded story among the rebuilt Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna.
Kanoka DisksThe protodermis throwing disks of Metru Nui, used in Akilini sport, in Matoran self-defence, in Vahki weaponry, in mask-making, and as the signature armament of the Toa Metru.
KioThe middle unit of the three-tier Matoran measurement system, equal to one thousand bio and roughly 0.85 miles, used to measure cities, islands, and the reach of every long-range weapon in the universe.
Le-Koro Kolhii TeamKongu and Tamaru were Le-Koro's Kolhii pair at the Mata Nui championship, defeated in the semifinal by the Ta-Koro side of Jaller and Takua.
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 Matoran of Voya NuiThe Matoran population stranded on Voya Nui after the Great Cataclysm. A Karzahni-repaired community living in a Matoran Cliff Village on a floating fragment of the Southern Continent, fought through the Piraka occupation, and survived the descent back into the Matoran Universe.
MioThe top of the three-tier Matoran measurement system, equal to one thousand kio and roughly 850 miles, used for ocean crossings, inter-island distances, and the outer boundary of the inhabited universe.
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.
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.
AkiliniAkilini was the principal sport of Metru Nui, played with Kanoka disks on the arena floor of the Coliseum and serving as both civic spectacle and the means by which the worth of a freshly forged disk was tested before mask-making.
Av-MatoranThe Light-element Matoran, prototypes of their species, who colonised Karda Nui from the Southern Continent and built the Stalactite Villages above the Swamp of Secrets.
CharmsSmall carved stones inscribed with the Three Virtues, the six Principles, and the six Kohlii Skills, used as keys to the six Wahi temples on the island of Mata Nui.
Ga-Koro Kolhii FieldThe Ga-Wahi lily pad on which Hahli and Macku trained for the Kolhii championship the Ga-Koro team eventually won at Ta-Koro.
Ga-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, exclusively female, who taught the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats and bridges of the Mata Nui coast.
GaardusA Ta-Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus survived his tormentors, the fall of the Matoran universe, and his own resurrection aboard the Red Star to become the most reluctant teleporter in the reformed world.
Kirop, Av-Matoran Leader of Karda NuiKirop was the leader of the Av-Matoran in Karda Nui, captured and transformed into a Shadow Matoran by the Brotherhood of Makuta, restored by the cry of a klakk, and a survivor of the Destiny War and the Reformation.
KolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation.
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.
The Matoran CouncilThe governing body of the sunken city of Mahri Nui, a rotating council of Matoran leaders who met monthly in the Council Chamber of the Mahri Nui Fortress to plan the city's future, distribute the gifts from above, and decide the response to the Barraki incursion.
The Matoran ResistanceThe covert insurgency waged by six unenslaved Matoran of Voya Nui against the Piraka occupation, sustaining Matoran agency through the interval between the Piraka takeover and the recovery of the Mask of Life.
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.
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.
Tanma, Av-Matoran Resistance Leader of Karda NuiTanma was the Av-Matoran who took command of the Karda Nui resistance after Kirop's corruption, partnered with Lewa Nuva during the Phantoka campaign, and led the evacuation that carried the surviving Av-Matoran to Metru Nui.
AgniAgni is a red Ta-Matoran from Metru Nui who serves in the Ta-Koro Guard. He wears a powerless Miru and holds an inactive elemental affinity for Fire. Agni resides on Spherus Magna.
AodhanAodhan is a Ta-Matoran native to Metru Nui who resides on Spherus Magna and works as a lava farmer. He bears the colors yellow, black, and red, and wears a powerless Mahiki. As a Ta-Matoran, his elemental affinity for Fire remains inactive.
BaltaBalta is a Ta-Matoran residing on Spherus Magna, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloring and his Great Kanohi Huna. A member of the Voya Nui Resistance Team, he carries Twin Repellers and possesses an innate but dormant connection to the element of Fire.
DaluDalu is a blue and silver Ga-Matoran warrior of the Water element, wearing a powerless Rau and wielding Twin Chargers in combat. Dalu resides on Spherus Magna.
DamekDamek was a purple and black Onu-Matoran of the element of Earth who wore a Miru. He served as a Boxor pilot and guard on Mata Nui and as an Archive Guard in Metru Nui, and later resided on Spherus Magna.
DefilakDefilak is a dark green and silver Le-Matoran who serves as leader of the Mahri Nui Council and as an inventor. He wears a powerless Kualsi and wields Electro-Blades alongside an Air Launcher. As a Le-Matoran, he carries an inactive affinity for the element of Air and resides on Spherus Magna.
DezalkDezalk is a red and black Matoran of Fire who resides on Spherus Magna and wears a powerless Huna. As a Matoran, Dezalk's elemental affinity for Fire remains inactive.
GaranGaran is a black and grey Matoran of Earth who served as the leader of the Voya Nui Resistance Team, a group dedicated to opposing the Piraka occupation of Voya Nui. He wore a powerless Ruru and carried Pulse Bolt Generators in combat. He later resided on Spherus Magna.
KaiKai is a Ga-Matoran of Water, blue in color and wearing a Kakama, who resides on Spherus Magna and works as a sailor.
KailaniKailani is a light blue Ga-Matoran craftswoman who resides on Spherus Magna. She wears the Kanohi Ruru and is affiliated with the element of Water.
KajKaj is a purple and black Onu-Matoran of the element of Earth, serving as a member of the Onu-Koro Guard and as a Lightstone Miner. He wears a Kanohi Huna and resides on Spherus Magna.
KalamaKalama is a Ta-Matoran of Fire native to Metru Nui who wears a powerless Matatu and bears the black and red colors of his kind. He worked in Protodermis Reclamation on Metru Nui before serving as a member of the Ta-Koro Guard, and later came to reside on Spherus Magna.
KapuraKapura was a red Matoran of Fire who served as a member of the Ta-Koro Guard and formerly as part of the Chronicler's Company. A native of Metru Nui, he later worked as a Vat Controller there, wearing a powerless Ruru on Mata Nui and a powerless Pakari on Metru Nui, and ultimately settled on Bota Magna on Spherus Magna.
KaziKazi is a Ko-Matoran of Ice who wears a Kanohi Matatu and is distinguished by his white and light-blue coloring. A member of the Voya Nui Resistance Team, he wields Echo Forks and resides on Spherus Magna.
KotuKotu was a Ga-Matoran of Water who resided on Spherus Magna. Blue and light blue in color, Kotu wore a powerless Rau and carried a Kolhii Stick, serving at various times as a Rahi Tender, an assistant to Nokama, an athlete, and a guard in the Defense Force.
KyrehxKyrehx is a blue Ga-Matoran of the water element, though that power remains inaccessible to her. She serves as a Hydruka Guard and carries claws and blades. She resides on Spherus Magna.
NiretaNireta is a light blue and blue Ga-Matoran of Water who has served as both a researcher on Metru Nui and a navigator on Mata Nui. She wears a Kakama and formerly carried a Kanoka Launcher, and currently resides on Spherus Magna.
OkothOkoth is a Ga-Matoran of Water who resides on Spherus Magna. Formerly equipped with a Kanoka Launcher, he now carries no tools and works as a trader. He wears a Miru and is colored in shades of dark blue, blue, and light blue.
OnepuOnepu is an Onu-Matoran and the High Commander of the Ussalry, bearing a Pakari and wearing the purple and black colors of his kind. Connected to the element of Earth, he resides on Spherus Magna.
PirukPiruk is a Le-Matoran spy who wears a powerless Mahiki and bears the element of Air. Colored in dark green and greenish-yellow, he wields Shredder Claws as his tools and resides on Spherus Magna.
ShasaShasa is a blue Ga-Matoran of Water who wears a Kanohi Matatu and lives on Spherus Magna. She serves a dual role as a weaver and a guard in the Ga-Koro Defense Force.
TaipuTaipu is a black and tan Onu-Matoran of the element of Earth who resides on Spherus Magna. A miner by trade, he wields a pickaxe and wears the Kanohi Pakari.
VultrazVultraz is a Shadow Matoran, formerly a Ta-Matoran, who wears a powerless Mask of Scavenging and carries a sword. Dark red and black in coloration, he possesses an active power of Shadow while his former affinity for Fire remains inactive. He resides in a parallel universe.
ZemyaZemya is a black Onu-Matoran of Earth who works as a store owner on Spherus Magna and wears a Kanohi Hau.
Voya Nui Resistance TeamSix Matoran of Voya Nui who recognised the Piraka as impostors and waged a covert campaign against them before the arrival of the Toa Inika.
Mata Nui MilitaryA decentralized network of village militias defended the island of Mata Nui through the eras of Rahi unrest, the Bohrok War, and the Rahkshi incursions.
Nynrah GhostsThe Nynrah Ghosts were Fe-Matoran weapons engineers from the island of Nynrah whose sabotage of Brotherhood war machines led to their near extinction.
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.
Ce-MatoranPsionics Matoran whose mental powers made them ghosts in the Matoran Universe.
Matoran KaitaMatoran Kaita are a 2001 combiner concept that never quite clicked with Bionicle's narrative, despite being mechanically sound.
Su-MatoranMatoran of Plasma that never appeared in canon, yet their existence follows BIONICLE's elemental logic.
Unnamed Av-Matoran of KarzahniAn insane builder of the Toa Canisters speaks in cryptic riddles, one of Bionicle's most unsettling minor characters.
The Legend Continues MatoranTwo Matoran appear in The Legend Continues with no names, but the fandom suspects they're Gadjati and Dosne.
Bo-MatoranJungle Matoran with innate Plantlife powers and natural immunity to poisons.
De-MatoranMatoran with Sonics powers who valued silence so deeply that they didn't welcome Toa and the conflict they bring.
KanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe.
Le-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils.
Matoran LanguageThe written and spoken language of the Matoran Universe, with its own alphabet, measurements, and regional dialects.
MidakAn Onu-Matoran whose obsession with light defied the nature of his species and element.
Naming DayThe Matoran holiday where crisis heroes got new identities, turning Jala into Jaller and Maku into Macku.
Ko-MatoranIce Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi.
FiredracaxA rare Dark Hunter whose name was actually his name, not a codename. One of Bionicle's simpler characters, but memorable for it.
Matoran ToolsSimple implements evolved alongside Matoran themselves, from combat tools to sport equipment.
The Unnamed Ta-Matoran of Mahri NuiA nameless Ta-Matoran with one scene that matters: surfaces to warn of drowning Mahri Nui, then dies before Mahri Nui's salvation.
Onu-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry.
Vo-MatoranVo-Matoran were rare elemental Matoran attuned to Lightning, all-female and electrically resistant, found only in high-power remote locations.
Fe-MatoranIron-aligned Matoran known for exceptional endurance. The only confirmed member, Zaria, became a Toa of Iron.
Matoran NuiSix Matoran combining into one, a rare, exhausting fusion that's stronger than any Toa, and we've only seen it twice in canon.
Ba-MatoranMatoran of Gravity with inherent resistance to crushing gravitational forces, largely overlooked in the primary canon despite being a complete Matoran species.