Climbing Claws

The Climbing ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. were the paired Toa tools of PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. Nuva, which he gained when he was transformed from Toa MataWho 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. to Toa NuvaToa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age.. He used them to climb the canyons of Po-WahiPo-WahiPo-Wahi is a region of the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by Po-Matoran and Rahi. The territory formerly fell under the control of Teridax. and to fight, and they could be joined into the Kodan BallKodan BallPohatu's merged twin Climbing Claws, a melee weapon named for the Metru Nui Chronicler at Turaga Onewa's suggestion.. He gave them up when he received Adaptive ArmorAdaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between. ahead of the Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast cavern at the core of the Matoran universe, home of the Av-Matoran's Sky Villages and the Codrex, and the site of the battle to awaken Mata Nui. mission. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Pohatu Nuva; BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky)

Issue and design#

When the Toa MataWho 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. were changed into Toa NuvaToa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age. by energised protodermis, their tools changed with them, and PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. came out of it holding the Climbing ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui.. They suited his home region of Po-WahiPo-WahiPo-Wahi is a region of the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by Po-Matoran and Rahi. The territory formerly fell under the control of Teridax., and he used them to climb its canyons. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The Claws came as a pair, one for each hand. They could be used to climb, swung in close combat, or thrown to pin a target. Joined together, they formed the Kodan BallKodan BallPohatu's merged twin Climbing Claws, a melee weapon named for the Metru Nui Chronicler at Turaga Onewa's suggestion.. In the set, the Claws clipped together on Pohatu Nuva's arms to make the ball, which the figure could then kick. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Pohatu Nuva)

The ball got its name from Turaga OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro., who suggested calling it after the Po-Matoran KodanKodanThe Po-Matoran Chronicler who invented Akilini and shaped Metru Nui's recorded history., the former ChroniclerChroniclerThe Matoran role of recording history and Toa deeds through word and carving, held by figures like Takua and Hahli. of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., because its shape and size were like the ball used in the earliest version of akiliniAkiliniAkilini 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.. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Combat application#

PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. Nuva used the Climbing ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. in many fights on Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.. When the RahkshiBionicle Rahkshi: the Sons of Makuta from Mask of LightRahkshi are armoured hunters made from kraata, the slug-like creatures of the Makuta. Six of them chased the Mask of Light across Mata Nui in 2003. Here's what they are, the different kinds and where they turn up in the films, books and comics. attacked Onu-KoroOnu-KoroOnu-Koro was the earth engineers' city, where underground isolation created one of Mata Nui's most self-sufficient settlements, until the Bohrok came., he threw them at TurahkTurahkTurahk is a red and dark grey Kraata of the Rahkshi who serves as a servant of Makuta within the Brotherhood of Makuta. Hailing from Mangaia, Turahk wields the Staff of Fear and possesses the power of fear. and pinned the Rahkshi's hands to a stone column. (BIONICLE: Mask of Light)

The Kodan BallKodan BallPohatu's merged twin Climbing Claws, a melee weapon named for the Metru Nui Chronicler at Turaga Onewa's suggestion. gave him a heavier option. In one fight he formed the ball and kicked it into the roof of a cave, breaking off stalactites that dropped on the Rahi NuiRahi NuiA monstrous mutant Rahi engineered by Teridax to hunt the Toa across two separate conflicts.. The Claws were also tools for channelling his power over Stone. (BIONICLE Chronicles 4: Tales of the Masks; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Replacement during the Karda Nui campaign#

Before the Toa NuvaToa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age. went to Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast cavern at the core of the Matoran universe, home of the Av-Matoran's Sky Villages and the Codrex, and the site of the battle to awaken Mata Nui., ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha is the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island where the Toa Mata came into being and the Avohkii was forged. sent them new protosteel Adaptive ArmorAdaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between. and weapons to replace their battle-worn gear, and the Climbing ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. were discarded. (BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The change matched the job ahead. On Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. Pohatu had fought mostly on rock and sand, where the Claws were at home, but in Karda Nui he was sent into the skies to battle the MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. and the Shadow MatoranShadow MatoranAv-Matoran corrupted by the Makuta in Karda Nui, drained of Light and weaponized with shadow powers., and his new armour adapted itself for flight. (BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky)

Subsequent status#

After Pohatu took up his new tools, the Climbing ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. don't appear again, and what became of them isn't recorded. (BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky)

Legacy#

The Climbing ClawsClaws (Nuhvok Va)The paired claws of the Nuhvok Va, which served as their hands, let them dig shallow escape tunnels and doubled as a defensive weapon during the Bohrok swarms' rampage across Mata Nui. stand out among the Toa NuvaToa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age. tools as gear built as much for getting around as for fighting. Like GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. Nuva's Aqua AxesAqua AxesGali's dual-purpose water tools combined melee weapons and high-speed aquatic propulsion., which also doubled as swimming fins, they tied their wielder closely to the land he came from. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)