Chronicler's Staff

The ChroniclerChroniclerThe Matoran role of recording history and Toa deeds through word and carving, held by figures like Takua and Hahli.'s Staff was the staff carried by the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. ChroniclerChroniclerThe Matoran role of recording history and Toa deeds through word and carving, held by figures like Takua and Hahli., the villager the TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. chose to record the events and history of the Matoran. It was a ceremonial tool and the badge of the office, first in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. and later on Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The original staff and KodanKodanThe Po-Matoran Chronicler who invented Akilini and shaped Metru Nui's recorded history.#

The earliest known bearer of a ChroniclerChroniclerThe Matoran role of recording history and Toa deeds through word and carving, held by figures like Takua and Hahli.'s Staff was KodanKodanThe Po-Matoran Chronicler who invented Akilini and shaped Metru Nui's recorded history., the Chronicler of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Kodan lost the staff when he crossed paths with the Dark HunterThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe. EliminatorEliminatorA Dark Hunter fixer who executes failures and finishes their missions, defined entirely by capability and reputation rather than backstory.. What became of the original after that isn't recorded. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras.'s reconstruction#

On Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years., TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. made a new staff. She presented it to the Ta-MatoranTa-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. TakuaTakuaAn 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. when he was appointed ChroniclerChroniclerThe Matoran role of recording history and Toa deeds through word and carving, held by figures like Takua and Hahli., the role he took on at the end of the Mata Nui Online Game. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Mata Nui Online Game)

The materials and decoration of the new staff aren't described in the books. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Succession on Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. and Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time.#

TakuaTakuaAn 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. held the post through the BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected. and Bohrok-KalBohrok-KalSix elite Bohrok designed to free the imprisoned Bahrag, they nearly defeated the Toa Nuva before the Toa turned their own powers against them. years on the island. (Mata Nui Online Game; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia)

When he became TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden 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., the Toa of LightToa of LightThe sole Toa wielding the Element of Light through the Avohkii mask, singular and feared by Makuta itself., he handed the staff and the title to HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe., a Ga-MatoranGa-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.. In the Mata Nui Online Game II, Turaga Nokama names Hahli the new Chronicler once the Mask of Light crisis is over. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)

Hahli didn't stay Chronicler long. She was one of the six Matoran who left Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. for Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. and became the Toa InikaToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself.. By the time the Toa Mahri returned, the Ko-MatoranKo-MatoranIce Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi. KopekeKopekeKopeke 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. had become the new Chronicler, and Hahli told him the story of their adventures. (BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom; BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall)

Function and the Wall of HistoryWall 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.#

The staff's purpose was ceremonial. It marked the Matoran who recorded the history of the villages, the same history the Turaga had carved into the Wall of HistoryWall 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. in Ta-KoroTa-KoroTa-Koro was a settlement located in Ta-Wahi, home to the Ta-Matoran, Tahu, and Vakama, and formerly connected to Teridax. The settlement was ultimately destroyed.. Nothing in the story says the staff itself was used to carve anything. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)

No Chronicler is shown fighting with it. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Cultural significance#

The office of Chronicler survived the loss of KodanKodanThe Po-Matoran Chronicler who invented Akilini and shaped Metru Nui's recorded history.'s staff, the move from Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. to Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. and the departure of two holders in quick succession, which says a fair bit about how much the Matoran cared about keeping their own history. The staff was the visible sign of that job, handed from one Chronicler to the next. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall)