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Toa
73 entries tagged Toa. Every entry is sourced from Greg Farshtey’s serials, the BIONICLE novels, comics, or BS01 wiki cross-checks.
- Toa Mahri: The Toa Who Saved the UniverseThe Toa Mahri were the water breathing form of the sixth Toa team, transformed by the Mask of Life on the way down to the drowned city of Mahri Nui. They fought the Barraki for the mask and recovered it at the cost of one of their own.
- Toa Metru: Heroes of Metru NuiThe Toa Metru were the six Toa transformed from Matoran of Metru Nui by Toa Lhikan's Toa stones, who defeated the Morbuzakh, sealed Teridax after the Great Cataclysm, survived mutation into Toa Hordika, and carried the city's Matoran to the island of Mata Nui before becoming Turaga.
- Dark MirrorThe parallel timeline in which Tuyet kept the Nui Stone, the original Toa Mangai survived, and a Toa of Light from another reality fell through a cracked Olmak into the heart of a Toa empire.
- ElementsThe full elemental system of the Matoran Universe, covering the six primary elements, the secondary group, the opposed pair of Light and Shadow, and the apex Element Lord tier of Spherus Magna.
- The Golden Mask of EarthThe Golden Mask of Earth was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Onua, Master of Earth, recovered from a shrine in the Region of Earth and stolen by Skull Basher on the approach to the Mask Makers' Forge.
- The Golden Mask of FireThe Golden Mask of Fire was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Tahu, Master of Fire, recovered from a temple on Okoto's greatest volcano and the instrument through which Tahu first commanded the full power of flame.
- The Golden Mask of IceThe Golden Mask of Ice was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Kopaka, Master of Ice, recovered from a shrine in the snow-covered mountains of the Region of Ice and the instrument through which Kopaka first commanded frost.
- The Golden Mask of JungleThe Golden Mask of Jungle was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Lewa, Master of Jungle, recovered from a shrine in the Region of Jungle and the instrument through which Lewa first commanded the canopy and wind of Okoto.
- The Golden Mask of StoneThe Golden Mask of Stone was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Pohatu, Master of Stone, recovered from a temple in the Region of Stone, stolen by a Skull Scorpio in a Skull Graveyard, and reforged after the Forge engagement.
- The Golden Mask of WaterThe Golden Mask of Water was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Gali, Master of Water, recovered from a shrine in the underwater Region of Water and the instrument through which Gali first commanded the tides of Okoto.
- The Golden Unity Masks of OkotoThe second-generation Golden Masks of Okoto, reforged by Ekimu from the shattered Golden Masks of Power and paired with the Elemental Creatures to unite the Toa with their elemental kin for the Mask of Control campaign.
- Protodermis CageThe combined-elemental prison forged when six Toa of differing elements channelled their powers into a single solid Protodermis seal, used most famously on Teridax and the Bahrag.
- The Toa CodeThe Toa Code was the strict moral law that bound the Toa across the Matoran Universe, anchored on the prohibition against killing and enforced by the loss of the title for those who broke it.
- The Toa Empire: The Parallel Universe Where the Toa RuledThe Dark Mirror alternate universe in which Toa Tuyet kept the Nui Stone, killed Lhikan, and built a tyrannical empire of Toa across the Matoran Universe, ended by a Takanuva from another reality and a small rebellion led by Pohatu and Lesovikk.
- Onua, Uniter of EarthOnua's second-stage form on Okoto, the Uniter of Earth, equipped with the Drill Hammer and the Unity Mask of Earth, paired with Terak the Creature of Earth for the campaign that hunted the Mask of Control.
- Gali, Master of Water: The Toa Who Closed the RiftGali of Okoto was the Master of Water of the Toa, the team's mediator at the Ancient City, and the Toa drawn into the Shadow Realm at the Black Volcano who returned with the means of the second banishment.
- The Six Golden Masks of Power of OkotoThe ultimate elemental Kanohi of Okoto, forged by Ekimu from sacred Elemental Crystals, hidden in shrines across the island, and worn by the Toa as the proof and the instrument of the Prophecy of Heroes.
- Kopaka, Master of Ice: The Chivalrous Toa of OkotoKopaka of Okoto was the Master of Ice summoned by the Protectors, the cold perfectionist who shielded the Protector of Ice from the Skull Spiders and disputed leadership of the team with Tahu at the Ancient City.
- Lewa, Master of Jungle: The Daredevil Toa of OkotoLewa of Okoto was the Master of Jungle summoned by the Protectors, the rebellious flier who quested for the Mask of Jungle in the Region of Jungle and bonded with Uxar in the second wave.
- The Masks of Power of OkotoThe six elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu and quested for by the Toa of Okoto, one for each tribal element: Fire, Water, Stone, Jungle, Ice, and Earth.
- Onua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer.
- Pohatu, Master of Stone: The Stubborn Toa of OkotoPohatu of Okoto was the Master of Stone summoned by the Protectors, the stubborn sandstorm-rider guided by Nilkuu through the Region of Stone whose hesitation at the Labyrinth cost the team the Mask of Control.
- Rahaga KualusKualus was the Toa Hagah of Ice, mutated into a Rahaga by Roodaka, restored centuries later on Xia, and known as the only recorded speaker of the language of the flying Rahi.
- Shadow AmbushThe encounter on the slopes of the Region of Fire in which a Shadow Trap sent by Umarak the Hunter forced the Elemental Creature Ikir to break off its contest with Tahu and the two to take up the Golden Mask of Fire together.
- Tahu, Master of Fire: Leader of the Toa of OkotoTahu of Okoto was the Master of Fire summoned by the Protectors, the hot-tempered would-be leader of the Toa who opened the Labyrinth of Control and held the line at the Black Volcano.
- The Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm.
- Toa Ignika, the Mask of Life Made ToaThe brief Toa form taken by the Kanohi Ignika after the death of Matoro, built from the organic life of the Swamp of Secrets and sacrificed to reawaken Mata Nui and again in the Battle of Bara Magna.
- Toa InikaSix former Matoran who entered Karzahni broken and emerged as the next Toa team, transformed on the shore of Voya Nui by a lightning strike from the red star.
- 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.
- Toa of IronToa of Iron were the rare Toa drawn from Fe-Matoran stock, commanding metal at a scale that let them tear open Makuta armor and forced the Brotherhood to hunt them across the Matoran Universe.
- Toa of MagnetismToa of Magnetism were the rare Toa drawn from Fa-Matoran stock, wielding magnetic force at scales that let them rip Makuta armour apart and made them targets of a Brotherhood-led purge across the Matoran Universe.
- Toa of Plant LifeToa of Plant Life were the Toa form of Bo-Matoran, commanding the vegetation of the Matoran Universe at scales sufficient to mirror the Morbuzakh, yet the surviving record preserved only two named-but-unnamed members of the lineage.
- Toa StonesSmall stones charged with a portion of a Toa's power, used to awaken the dormant Toa Power within a destined Matoran and elevate them into a Toa.
- Toa ToolsToa Tools were the implements every Toa carried as channels for elemental power and as physical fighting gear, with each tool specific to a wielder's element and form.
- Turaga DumeThe Turaga of Metru Nui for sixteen thousand years, a former Toa of Fire who saved Lhikan's life and was abducted and impersonated by Teridax.
- BomongaBomonga was the Toa Hagah of Earth, mutated by Roodaka into a Rahaga, later restored to Toa form and resettled on Spherus Magna.
- JovanJovan led the Toa team that retrieved the Kanohi Ignika during the Great Disruption, then served as Turaga over the population that became Voya Nui.
- Toa of GravityA purple-armored Ba-Matoran lineage with a handful of named feats and a death toll that says more about Lariska than it does about the element itself.
- Toa of PsionicsThe first Toa of Psionics tried to calm a group of Zyglak with telepathy and made them more savage instead. Every Psionics Toa after Orde was made female in response.
- Jovan's TeamJovan's Team retrieved the Kanohi Ignika during the Great Disruption, healed the Great Spirit, then disbanded into Turaga across the Southern Continent.
- Kanohi Mask of IntangibilityA Great Kanohi that allowed its wearer to lower their density and pass through solid matter, most famously borne by the Toa Mangai Tuyet.
- Kanohi Mask of PsychometryA Great Kanohi that read the past of any object the wearer touched, borne by Toa Helryx of the Order of Mata Nui.
- SuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond.
- The Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe.
- Toa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety.
- Tahu, Toa of FireTahu served as Toa Mata, Toa Nuva, and Toa Mistika of Fire, leading his team from the first landing on Mata Nui to the destruction of the Rahkshi army on Bara Magna.
- Toa CordakThe first Toa team ever formed, wiped out by Zyglak except for their leader Lesovikk.
- Toa of WaterToa of Water were rare heroes who commanded water power, typically selected from the Ga-Matoran people.
- Who are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac.
- Toa MangaiThe defenders of Metru Nui before the Toa Metru arrived, a team that fell to betrayal and relentless war.
- Toa of EarthToa of Earth were quiet but exceptional guardians, suited to operating in subterranean darkness where other Toa would fail.
- Toa of StoneStone-wielding Toa protected Mata Nui's villages, though Pohatu's exceptional origin distinguished him from the typical Po-Matoran transformation.
- Spirit StarStars that burn in the sky to prove a Toa's existence, each colored to match their element.
- Toa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself.
- Toa of PlasmaA Toa who wields the Element of Plasma, typically transformed from a Su-Matoran dedicated to protecting the Matoran people.
- Toa StoneA stone imbued with Toa Power that transforms a destined Matoran into a Toa.
- KanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe.
- Toa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed.
- TuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer.
- Toa KaitaTemporary fusion forms where three Toa merged into a single, vastly more powerful being. Rare in the Matoran Universe but instantly memorable.
- Toa PowerThe fundamental energy of a Toa, depleted when destiny's fulfilled and transferable through specially prepared stones.
- Toa of LightThe sole Toa wielding the Element of Light through the Avohkii mask, singular and feared by Makuta itself.
- Toa SealA cage of Protodermis created by six Toa combining their Elemental Powers, used to trap powerful beings.
- Toa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure.
- Nuva SymbolsStone carvings housing the Toa Nuva's elemental powers, designed to seal the Bahrag but vulnerable to a crippling flaw.
- Toa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators.
- Toa ToolThe weapons Toa use to channel their Elemental Powers, from swords to crossbows, designed for focus rather than just killing.
- Toa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored.
- Toa of IceThe warrior role for guardians of the Ice element, typically drawn from Ko-Matoran, with the option to ascend to Turaga status.
- Nova BlastA Toa's most destructive technique, releasing all elemental power at once at the cost of total power drain.
- Great KanohiThe most common mask type worn by Toa and other powerful beings, forged from the highest-grade Kanoka discs.
- Toa TeamsGroups of six Toa warriors, bound by shared purpose and often by shared destiny, form the core fighting force across Bionicle's story.
- KrakuaA Toa of Sonics from De-Koro who served the Order of Mata Nui and delivered a devastating prophecy to Vakama.