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Rahi
164 entries tagged Rahi, 78 of them long reads. The rest of the wiki points here most often at Rahi and Visorak (Rahi).
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4- Archives MoleSmall, harmless burrowing Rahi engineered by the Makuta, originally native to Po-Metru and forced into the shadowy recesses of the Onu-Metru Archives, where their cooperative behaviour built living ladders and bridges through the lower levels.
- Artakha BullThe Artakha Bull was a hostile, bull-like Rahi of Le-Metru, unusually intelligent for its kind and so hard to capture. Legend held that its cunning was why it shared its name with the hidden land of Artakha.
- 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.
- AvohkahThe Avohkah were incredibly fast and powerful elemental beings, sentient lightning bolts produced as by-products of the Av-Matoran's labours in Karda Nui and defeated by the Toa Mata before the Great Spirit Mata Nui's awakening.
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6- Blade Burrower: The Tunnelling Rahi of Metru NuiBlade Burrowers were powerful, near-blind Rahi that dug endless tunnels in a fixed pattern, a behavior the Great Beings engineered into them and that no one who studied the creatures was ever able to fully explain.
- Blade BurrowersThe tunneling Rahi engineered by Makuta Mutran for the Barraki Kalmah, gifted with deliberately shortened lifespans, and later discovered to have outlived their expiration date while carving an unreadable map beneath their warlord's ruined fortress.
- Bog SnakeIrritable serpentine Rahi that inhabited various regions of the Matoran Universe, documented primarily in Rahi compendiums.
- BoggarakA Visorak subspecies specializing in deception and illusion, Boggarak served as Roodaka's personal guard during the Metru Nui invasion.
- BrakasBrakas is a Rahi whose members appear in black, brown, and orange coloration and remain extant.
- BurnakBurnak were four-legged Rahi native to Voya Nui, engineered by the Brotherhood of Makuta and found across nine elemental and environmental variants.
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6- Cable CrawlerClimbing-type Rahi of Metru Nui's Le-Metru cable network, created by the Makuta and notorious among Matoran for severing power lines and raiding airship cargo holds.
- Cave FishObscure aquatic Rahi with minimal story presence, documented mostly in BIONICLE creature reference materials.
- Charred ForestThe Charred Forest is a location within the region of Ta-Wahi, home to Rahi, that was formerly under the power of Teridax.
- Chute LurkerChute Lurkers were amphibious, omnivorous Rahi that hunted inside the protodermis chutes of Metru Nui, anchoring at sharp corners to seize passing travellers before the Great Cataclysm drove them out.
- Colony DroneThe Colony Drone was a small, harmless Rahi of the Matoran Universe whose Rhotuka spinners produced energy the Visorak fed on. The hordes penned the drones in webbing and carried them wherever they went.
- Crystal ClimberCrystal Climbers were predatory Rahi that nested atop the Knowledge Towers of Ko-Metru, preying on Ice Bats. Hard to dislodge once settled, they were regarded as pests, and some later settled around Mount Ihu on Mata Nui.
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7- Dagger SpiderThe Dagger Spider was a spider-like Rahi created by the Makuta, named for the sharpened front legs it drove into prey to inject a paralysing venom. Swarms of them lived in the forested Green Belt of Voya Nui.
- 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.
- Dermis TurtleThe Dermis Turtle is a silver-shelled Rahi of Ga-Metru whose night-time singing some Matoran came to enjoy, and which hides in its shell when a storm is on the way.
- 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.
- Doom ViperA six-headed Rahi with breath lethal to almost everything. Makuta Chirox made them, and they're nearly impossible to contain.
- Dust DarterMicroscopic Rahi that infested Karzahni, feeding on metallic Protodermis and causing relentless armor erosion in the region's Matoran population.
- Dweller in the DeepThe Dweller in the Deep is a gigantic sea Rahi of the Silver Sea around Metru Nui. Toa Nokama found the Ga-Metru Great Disk in its jaws.
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11- Fader BullA teleporting Rahi herd creature from Po-Metru, notorious for being nearly impossible to catch.
- FenrakkA Fenrakk Spawn mutated by the Mask of Life's curse and fused to Vezon as a guardian, then reborn as Kardas after Vezon rode it into the lava of the Chamber of Life.
- FikouSmall spider Rahi of Metru Nui and Le-Wahi, whose webs gave a stretch of the maintenance tunnels under the Onu-Metru Archives the nickname Fikou Web.
- Fire MahiAggressive red and orange Rahi of Ta-Wahi, notorious for kidnapping Turaga Vakama under Makuta's control in 2001.
- FireflyerInsect Rahi of Ta-Metru that swarm with lethal stings when provoked.
- First RahiMassive sea creatures of the Matoran Universe, though specific details remain scarce in canon.
- Frost BeetleThe Frost Beetle was a large, heavily armored insectoid Rahi of Ko-Metru that spent its time forcing its way into Knowledge Towers to consume the Memory Crystals growing there.
- Frost LeechA small heat-draining slug-like Rahi that once ambushed a Toa Metru in the Archives.
- FrostelusAncient territorial beings of uncertain origin, the Frostelus nearly wiped out an entire Toa order.
- Furnace SalamanderThe Furnace Salamander was a colony-dwelling Rahi of Ta-Metru that nested in the furnaces and foundries of the district. It could leap great distances, glide on spiny wings, and swarm a foe when endangered.
- 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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9- GadunkaGadunka is a Rahi belonging to the Gadunka species, distinguished by its fluorescent blue, dark blue, and silver coloration. It wields a Squid Launcher as its tool.
- Gadunka (Species)Inch-long sea Rahi from the waters around the Pit, one of which was mutated to enormous size by exposure to the Mask of Life.
- GafnaGafna were small, ratlike Rahi native to Voya Nui, bred by the Makuta species from liquid protodermis and viruses. They came in six elemental varieties, each living in a different region of the island and able to retaliate with a blast of its element when provoked.
- Gate GuardianAn illusion-projecting Rahi enforcer of the Visorak horde, encountered by the Toa Hordika and Rahaga Gaaki within the Great Temple of Metru Nui.
- GhekulaSmall amphibious Rahi displaced from the swamps of Le-Wahi by the Bohrok swarms, considered lucky by Matoran and once peddled by Ahkmou.
- Giant SquidKalmah's most effective enforcers, massive sea creatures that barely appear in canon despite forming his entire military force.
- Goko-KahuVulture-like Rahi that served Le-Koro through the Gukko Force, known by two conflicting names depending on the source.
- Great Temple SquidA massive predatory Rahi of the deep channels beneath Metru Nui, known for twelve beak-tipped arms and a crushing central maw.
- GukkoA large, swift bird-like Rahi domesticated by the Le-Matoran as the mount of the Gukko Force, the second-largest Matoran military unit on Mata Nui.
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7- HahnahA predatory crab-like Rahi from the deep waters around the Pit, drawn to flame and remembered for its brief alliance with Toa Mahri Jaller.
- Hahnah CrabA crab-like Rahi native to the deep waters around the Pit, recorded for the single individual that followed Toa Mahri Jaller out of the Barraki cells, killed the vampire squid attacking Kongu, and fired a Cordak Blaster to distract Mantax during the confrontation over the Mask of Life.
- HapakaA dog-like Rahi domesticated by the Po-Matoran to guard Mahi and Husi flocks on Mata Nui, valued for loyalty and pack discipline.
- HoiSmall turtle Rahi capable of flight, originally native to the Metru Nui coastline and later established in the Le-Wahi swamps and on Voya Nui.
- HotoThe Hoto was a fire insect native chiefly to Ta-Metru and Ta-Wahi, whose body radiated enough heat to tunnel through earth and stone. Long regarded as a pest, it was one of the many Rahi bred by the Makuta.
- HusiHusi is a Rahi bearing orange and red coloring and a beak.
- HydrukaAquatic scorpion-like Rahi domesticated by the Matoran of Mahri Nui to harvest Airweed, and the natural prototype for the Air Launcher weapon.
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17- KahuKahu were hawk-like bird Rahi of Le-Wahi, ridden into battle by the Le-Matoran of the Gukko Bird Force across the skies of Mata Nui.
- Kane-RaBuffalo-like territorial Rahi that roamed Mata Nui's plains and Metru Nui's corridors, best known for encounters with the Toa.
- Kanohi DragonA fearsome Rahi that plagued Metru Nui with soot and darkness, freed by Dark Hunters and exiled to Xia.
- KardasA winged Rahi dragon created when the Mask of Life rebuilt the Fenrakk spider in the lava of the Chamber of Life, with Vezon still fused to its back.
- KavinikaWolf-like Rahi guards that became uncontrollable threats after their population mysteriously exploded.
- KeelerakSpider-like Visorak scouts armed with paralyzing Rhotuka disks that spearheaded Sidorak's conquest of Metru Nui.
- KeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend.
- KerasLarge coral crab Rahi native to the ocean of Ga-Metru and the reefs of Ga-Wahi, briefly tamed during the Bohrok War and later conscripted by Carapar.
- Keras CrabA large coral crab Rahi native to the ocean of Ga-Metru and the reefs of Ga-Wahi, briefly tamed by the Ga-Koro Defense Force during the Bohrok War and later mutated into the standing infantry of the Barraki Carapar in the airweed fields of Mahri Nui.
- 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.
- KikanaloBionicle's most underestimated Rahi: intelligent herd creatures whose stampedes terrified even Dark Hunters on Metru Nui.
- KinlokaSwarming rodent-like Rahi native to Le-Metru, engineered by the Brotherhood of Makuta and known for hurling Weaken Kanoka at close range.
- Kirikori NuiLocust-like Rahi that swarm Mata Nui in waves every decade, devouring vegetation despite avoiding conflict with intelligent beings.
- 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.
- KraawaThe Kraawa was a long-necked Rahi whose only defence was absorbing kinetic force and converting it into size. The one seen on Metru Nui got loose after the Great Cataclysm.
- KrahkaKrahka is a Rahi affiliated with various groups and known to have worn various Kanohi; only one of her kind remains.
- Kuma-NuiGiant rat-like Rahi that haunted Metru Nui's Archives before fleeing to Mata Nui.
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8- Lava ApeBrown ape-like Rahi from Voya Nui whose origins remain mysterious, possibly connected to the Great Cataclysm.
- Lava CrawlerLarge biomechanical predators engineered from viruses and protodermis, enslaved by the Piraka and repurposed as war machines.
- Lava EelThermal Rahi from Metru Nui whose uncontrollable temperature escalation made them unsuitable for permanent domestication despite Ta-Matoran affection for them.
- Lava HawkA heat-proof Rahi of Voya Nui that dives into molten lava to feed, its metallic scales invaluable to Matoran shipbuilders.
- Lava RatA tiny fire-proof rodent from Ta-Wahi with a legendary nervous disposition and a talent for spontaneous combustion.
- LightfishSmall bioluminescent fish that glow to attract prey but served as practical light sources for Ga-Matoran homes in Ga-Koro.
- LohrakWinged serpentine Rahi engineered by the Makuta Chirox and later redesigned by Mutran, infesting the underground of Metru Nui and protected by decree of Turaga Dume.
- Long FangsSeven-foot reptilian Rahi that survived the Great Cataclysm only to spark a clash between Dume's law and the Rahaga's vision of adaptation.
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12- MahiHorned Rahi of Mata Nui, kept by the Po-Matoran as livestock and magnetised to Pohatu Nuva by the Gahlok-Kal.
- MakikaLarge, poisonous toad-like Rahi created by the Makuta, found in Ga-Metru and later the caves of Po-Wahi, whose acidic venom Matoran valued for mining.
- Makuta FishA hostile Rahi species that Makuta engineered from viruses and protodermis, named for its unfortunate resemblance to its creator.
- Mana-KoMassive crab-like Rahi created by the Brotherhood but shielded by the Order of Mata Nui from Teridax's mental control.
- ManasManas are a species of Rahi that exist in two color variants, one black, grey, and yellow and the other white, grey, and orange, and are armed with claws.
- Mantax FishA minor Rahi species serving as foot soldiers in Mantax's undersea empire.
- ManutriFlightless fishing Rahi of Voya Nui's Ring of Ice, captured by Karzahni, armed with stolen Cordak Blasters and Squid Launchers, and later resettled on Spherus Magna.
- Mata Nui Fishing BirdA small diving Rahi of the Le-Wahi coast, known for its habit of taunting larger predators by diving toward their jaws and dodging at the last moment.
- Metru MantisNocturnal insectoid hunters with sedative venom, bred as a secret Rahaga strike force against the Visorak.
- MorakMorak was a Hydruka of Mahri Nui, one of two named members of the air-harvesting species that kept the underwater Matoran colony alive.
- MuakaTiger-like predators of Ko-Wahi with claws, teeth, and a taste for anything that moves.
- Mud CrawlerA large carnivorous Rahi with acidic tongue and suffocating odor, lurking in Po-Wahi's muddy depths.
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6- NecrofinchA Rahi bird of the Zakaz mountains whose ability to sing after death made it one of Bionicle's most unsettling creatures, even to hardened warriors.
- NiazeskEngineered by Makuta Bitil to keep larger Rahi in check, the Niazesk got one brief, mutated outing in Karda Nui before the Energy Storms wiped them out.
- NivawkNivawk was a scavenger hawk Rahi that served Makuta Teridax as an aerial spy during his impersonation of Turaga Dume.
- 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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8- ParakrekkAmphibious scavengers that feed on Protocairn rubble and destroy cities if left unchecked.
- Phase DragonSpeed-obsessed Rahi with the rare ability to phase through solid matter, gentle when stimulated but dangerous when bored.
- Pit War TortoiseThe Pit War Tortoise was Carapar's marine mount, fitted with two Squid Launchers, and it lived long enough to migrate to Spherus Magna.
- Proto DrakeAmphibious Rahi created by Makuta Kojol, winged hunters of Protodermis seas prized by Ga-Matoran.
- ProtocairnRaptor creatures born when Matoran gambled with Energized Protodermis and lost their humanity.
- ProtodaxTrillions of times enlarged Protodites who served as the Ignika's unwilling sentinels on Voya Nui, armed with Zamor Launchers.
- ProtoditeViolent microscopic Rahi native to the Matoran Universe, escaped from the Archives, prey of the Archives Moles, raw material for the Protodax, and the biological substrate of the Piraka leader Zaktan.
- ProtoditesMicroscopic, violent Rahi that could fly independently but found their most crucial existence as the biological substrate of Zaktan's body.
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13- RahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts.
- Rahi NuiA monstrous mutant Rahi engineered by Teridax to hunt the Toa across two separate conflicts.
- Rahi TrapA mechanical trap the Ta-Koro Guard deployed to cage infected Rahi, infamously catching Tahu on arrival.
- Rahkshi-Headed SerpentA twenty-foot electrical Rahi killed by a Karzahni plant while hunting the Toa Metru.
- 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.
- Razor WhaleGentle ocean giants that lose their defensive spines and become easier prey as they age.
- RazorfishTiny but lethal ocean dwellers whose razor-sharp spines could sink a boat.
- Rock LionAn aggressive Archives Rahi with a white-hot mane, Rock Lions were fierce deep-level predators.
- Rock RaptorCunning Po-Metru Rahi that hunt Kikanalo using engineered avalanches.
- Rock UssalThe most common Ussal species on Voya Nui, notable for unusual aggression in the online game.
- RockwormSmall venomous Rahi that attacked Po-Koro in coordinated swarms, created by the Makuta as bioweapons through viral mutation.
- 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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15- Sand FrogA Rahi so obscure it appears only once in all of Bionicle canon, in The Mutran Chronicles.
- Sand ScreamerAn elusive Rahi native to Voya Nui, documented only through scattered carcasses, clawed tracks, and nocturnal cries, with no confirmed sightings by Matoran witnesses.
- Sand SnipeMosquito-like Rahi from Po-Metru that were engineered as pests but ultimately drowned themselves in Protodermis, becoming synonymous with foolishness in Matoran culture.
- Sea RahiA class of massive ancient sea Rahi recovered by the Onu-Metru Archives, shut down by Turaga Dume for being too dangerous, and led into the silver sea by the Onu-Matoran Mavrah to an abandoned outpost beyond the Great Barrier.
- Sea SpiderA Rahi predator that hunted Visorak using shrinking legs and stasis powers, yet feared the creatures it preyed upon.
- Shallows CatA deceptive Rahi predator on Daxia that uses its beauty to lure victims to their deaths in the shallows.
- Silver Chute SpiderThe Silver Chute Spider is an arachnid Rahi from Metru Nui's transit tubes, designed by fan Daniel Emmons and quietly canonised across the BIONICLE encyclopedias.
- Smoke HawkAvian Rahi native to Xia, notable for their brief appearance as scouts in 2008 storylines.
- Spider CrabAquatic rahi steeds of the Barraki, feared even by the Toa Terrain Crawler and capable of transporting warriors through the lightless depths.
- Spine SlugA parasitic Rahi that feeds on Skakdi rage, raising uncomfortable questions about whether it actively manipulates its host's emotions.
- Spiny Stone ApeThe Spiny Stone Ape was a large, spine-covered Rahi of Po-Metru and Po-Wahi, fiercely territorial and powerfully built, that shared its caves and tunnels with the Rock Raptors in a defensive partnership.
- Starfish (Rahi)Organic Rahi spotted on Mata Nui whose fate after the island's destruction remains unknown.
- Stone RatSmall underground Rahi with teeth powerful enough to chew through nearly anything, and notorious for the plague they caused in Ta-Metru.
- 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.
- Swamp StalkerThe Swamp Stalker was a reptilian Rahi native to the Swamp of Secrets, whose exposure to Pit Mutagen produced armoured colossi capable of crushing a Razor Whale.
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14- TahtorakMassive, articulate Rahi that turned against their Skakdi riders and nearly wiped out an entire civilization.
- TakeaEngineered by the Makuta from viruses and protodermis, the Takea served as Pridak's shock troops in the Pit and as one of the deep ocean's most feared Rahi species.
- Takea SharkTakea were a species of shark-like predator Rahi created by the Makuta from Viruses and liquid protodermis, found in the waters of Ga-Wahi and later organised by the Barraki Pridak into the standing army he used against the Mahri Nui Matoran and the Toa Mahri.
- 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.
- TarakavaHuge lizard-like Rahi with powerful forelegs, hunted in pairs across Mata Nui and Metru Nui.
- Tarakava NuiA combiner Rahi created by Teridax near the Matoran Universe's end, the King of Lizards fled to Spherus Magna.
- The Archives BeastA shapeshifting Rahi locked away in the lower levels of the Archives, which disguised itself as an empty room and was driven off by cold.
- The Catapult ScorpionA savage scorpion Rahi of Po-Metru that launched hardened balls of magma from its stinger, nested beneath the Sculpture Fields, and trailed the Kikanalo herds across the plains.
- The Crystal Serpents of ArtakhaThe four enormous crystalline serpents Artakha made in his one attempt at creating Rahi, set loose on his island, and remembered for the day they incinerated Kojol's Visorak on the beach.
- The Descent into the Fikou WebAn expedition by the Toa Metru into the maintenance tunnels beneath Onu-Metru to investigate a seawater leak, ending in their first encounter with the shape-shifting Rahi Krahka.
- The KlakkThe bat-like sonic Rahi engineered by Makuta Mutran whose scream shattered the inner barrier holding back the Light in a Shadow Matoran, used by Takanuva to cure Karda Nui's corrupted Av-Matoran.
- The Visorak HordeThe Brotherhood of Makuta's spider-Rahi army under King Sidorak and Viceroy Roodaka, summoned to Metru Nui after the Great Cataclysm to free Teridax and pacify whatever survived in the abandoned city.
- ThuloxThulox was a Hydruka assigned to the Fields of Air beneath Mahri Nui, harvesting airweed and wielding an Air Launcher for defense.
- TunnelerA Rahi that absorbs any power directed at it, but becomes fragile when turned to glass.
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3- Underwater Rahi StudyAn Onu-Metru Archives project to study a group of ancient sea Rahi recovered off the coast, ended on Turaga Dume's cull order, and revived as a fugitive expedition in the subterranean waterways beneath Metru Nui.
- UssalSix-legged crustacean Rahi domesticated across Metru Nui and Mata Nui for cargo, mining, and sport. Backbone of Matoran labor.
- Ussal CrabUssal crabs were the riding and cargo Rahi of the Onu-Matoran, used as transport in Onu-Metru and as the mainstay of the Onu-Koro Ussalry.
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8- Vahki HunterWinged Rahi predators that hunted Vahki squads from beneath Metru Nui before the Great Cataclysm.
- VakoHorned, rhinoceros-like Rahi created by the Brotherhood of Makuta. Roamed Ta-Wahi and Ko-Wahi. Every Po-Matoran taming attempt failed.
- VatukaThe dark-dwelling Rahi of Onu-Wahi that abducted Turaga Whenua and was defeated by the Chronicler Takua at the opening of the quest for the Toa Stones.
- Venom EelBlack venomous predators of the Pit, weaponized by Ehlek and transformed by the Mask of Life into a colossal guardian.
- Venom FlyerA brutally efficient flying Rahi that hunted aerial prey with dual Rhotuka spinners during the Visorak invasion.
- VisorakSpider-like Rahi created by Makuta Chirox, conquered for the Brotherhood by Gorast, broken at Metru Nui, and ultimately destroyed in a volcanic eruption on Artidax.
- Visorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe.
- VohtarakOne of six Visorak breeds, fire-aligned spider-like Rahi with Rhotuka spinner launchers.
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2- 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.
- Water WraithAquatic Rahi with venomous shells that became Teridax's grim metaphor for parasites poisoning the Brotherhood of Makuta from within.