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Matoran
106 entries tagged Matoran, 61 of them long reads. The rest of the wiki points here most often at Kanohi and Onu-Matoran.
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6- 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.
- AiyetoroAiyetoro was an Onu-Matoran of Metru Nui who became a miner in Onu-Koro on Mata Nui, digging for ore beneath the island and honouring the Virtues of Duty and Destiny.
- AkiliniAkilini was the official sport of Metru Nui, in which Matoran surfed on Kanoka disks and threw others through scoring hoops, with tournaments held on the shifting floor of the Coliseum.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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7- Ba-MatoranMatoran of Gravity with inherent resistance to crushing gravitational forces, largely overlooked in the primary canon despite being a complete Matoran species.
- 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.
- BioThe smallest of the three Matoran units of length, equal to 4.5 feet or 1.37 metres, from which the kio and the mio are built.
- Bo-MatoranJungle Matoran with innate Plantlife powers and natural immunity to poisons.
- BoreasBoreas was a Le-Matoran of Le-Metru and later Le-Koro, second commander of the Gukko Force who was taken over by a Krana during the Bohrok War and freed when Kongu, Tamaru and the Boxor pilots retook the village.
- BourBour was a Po-Matoran bricklayer who laid the foundations of the carvings of Po-Koro on Mata Nui before returning to Metru Nui with his people.
- 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.
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3- Ce-MatoranPsionics Matoran whose mental powers made them ghosts in the Matoran Universe.
- CharmsSmall carved stones inscribed with the Three Virtues, the six Principles, and the six Kolhii Skills, used as keys to the six Wahi temples on the island of Mata Nui.
- 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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6- 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.
- De-MatoranMatoran with Sonics powers who valued silence so deeply that they didn't welcome Toa and the conflict they bring.
- 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.
- DosneDosne is an Onu-Matoran from Onu-Metru who helped build Onu-Koro on Mata Nui, fled it twice, and went back to Metru Nui to help rebuild the city.
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2- 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 from Metru Nui who became the quarry master of Po-Koro on the island of Mata Nui. He lived through the Bohrok war and went home to Metru Nui with the other Matoran.
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6- 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-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.
- GaardusA Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus outlived his tormentors and the fall of the Matoran universe, only to be blamed for the Red Star's failure and pressed into service as a reluctant teleporter.
- GadjatiGadjati was a hard-working Po-Matoran of Metru Nui who became a stone hewer in Po-Koro, lived through the Bohrok attacks, and went home to help rebuild Metru Nui.
- 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.
- 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.
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2- 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.
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20- 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.
- KanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe.
- Kanoka DisksThe protodermis disks of Metru Nui, used for sport, self-defence and machinery, carried by the Vahki, and melted down to forge Kanohi masks.
- KantaiKantai was a Ko-Matoran hermit who lived in the Drifts of Ko-Wahi and taught the Kolhii skill of Willpower to any who asked, including Hahli.
- 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.
- 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 some of the most dangerous powers in the universe.
- 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.
- KiviKivi was a Po-Matoran of Metru Nui who later worked as a stone hewer in Po-Koro, and whose warning to Ahkmou helped send him on the quest for the Great Disks.
- Ko-MatoranIce Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- KumoKumo was a Le-Matoran crafter in Le-Koro who made and sold throwing discs. He lived through the Nui-Rama abductions, the Bohrok attack on his village and the return to Metru Nui.
- KylmaKylma was a Ko-Matoran of Metru Nui who became an Adept in Ko-Koro, deciphering the prophecies of the Sanctum and dictating them to the scribe Jaa.
- 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.
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4- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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11- MaglyaMaglya was a Ta-Matoran of Ta-Metru and a 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.
- 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.
- Matoran KaitaMatoran Kaita are a 2001 combiner concept that never quite clicked with Bionicle's narrative, despite being mechanically sound.
- Matoran LanguageThe written and spoken language of the Matoran Universe, with its own alphabet, measurements, and regional dialects.
- 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.
- Matoran ToolsSimple implements evolved alongside Matoran themselves, from combat tools to sport equipment.
- MidakAn Onu-Matoran whose obsession with light defied the nature of his species and element.
- 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.
- 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.
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3- Naming DayThe Matoran holiday where crisis heroes got new identities, turning Jala into Jaller and Maku into Macku.
- 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.
- 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.
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4- 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.
- 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-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry.
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6- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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3- 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.
- 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.
- Su-MatoranMatoran of Plasma that never appeared in canon, yet their existence follows BIONICLE's elemental logic.
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14- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Legend Continues MatoranTwo Matoran appear in The Legend Continues with no names, but the fandom suspects they're Gadjati and Dosne.
- 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 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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5- 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.
- Vo-MatoranVo-Matoran were rare elemental Matoran attuned to Lightning, all-female and electrically resistant, found only in high-power remote locations.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.