Colony Drone

The Colony Drone was a small, bipedal RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. that lived near the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, sporting arena, and, during Teridax's masquerade, a prison for the city's Matoran population. on Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. Harmless and docile, the drones became valuable only to the VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe., whose hordes captured them for the energy their RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user''s nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. spinners produced.

A food source for the Visorak#

Colony Drones were captured by the Brotherhood of MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. after the MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. fought and conquered the VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe. horde. The drones were then forced to use their RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user''s nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. spinners, which produced energy the spider-like VisorakVisorakSpider-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. could feed on. Wherever the hordes went, they brought the Colony Drones with them, keeping them penned up in webbed containers and under guard.

The drones were completely docile and never objected to their treatment. Whether this was because they were not intelligent enough to understand their situation, or because they feared the horde too much to resist, was never established.

Targeted in the war against the hordes#

Because the drones supplied the VisorakVisorakSpider-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. with food, they became a point of weakness that the hordes' enemies considered exploiting. During the Visorak invasion of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., the Rahaga IruiniIruiniIruini is a Toa of Air, formerly a Le-Matoran and a member of the Toa Hagah who served as bodyguard to Makuta Teridax. He wears the Great Kualsi, wields a Cyclone Spear and Rhotuka Launching Shield with a healing Rhotuka, and resides on Spherus Magna as a Rahi Hunter and protector of Matoran. and BomongaBomongaBomonga was the Toa Hagah of Earth, mutated by Roodaka into a Rahaga, later restored to Toa form and resettled on Spherus Magna. debated whether to send a group of Metru MantisMetru MantisNocturnal insectoid hunters with sedative venom, bred as a secret Rahaga strike force against the Visorak. to attack the enslaved drones and so weaken the hordes. The Rahaga NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. and GaakiGaakiGaaki is a Toa of Water and member of the Toa Hagah, distinguished by her dark blue and copper armor and wielding a Tidal Spear and Rhotuka Launching Shield. She wears the Great Mask of Clairvoyance and once served as a bodyguard to Makuta Teridax before dedicating herself to hunting Rahi and protecting Matoran, residing on Spherus Magna. objected, pointing out that the harmless drones would be easy prey and that the plan amounted to slaughtering helpless creatures.

In another invasion, the ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed. ChiaraChiaraChiara is a blue and white Toa and former Vo-Matoran who wields the element of Lightning and possesses the power of Stealth. She carries a spear and wears the Great Volitak, replacing the Powerless Volitak she wore as a Matoran, and serves as a Protector of Matoran on Bota Magna, Spherus Magna. once slipped into a Visorak horde's camp and electrocuted a group of Colony Drones to deny the spiders their energy supply. As the hungry Visorak were forced to look elsewhere for food, she killed them off individually.

Freedom and recapture#

The drones' fortunes turned when all of the Visorak hordes were drawn to the island of ArtidaxArtidaxArtidax was a volcanic island in the Southern Islands where Makuta Miserix was imprisoned by Krika after Teridax's coup. by the Heart of the VisorakHeart of the VisorakA golden crystal that compels every Visorak in the universe to converge on its location when activated. and destroyed there by a volcanic eruption. With their captors gone, the Colony Drones were released from the hordes' control. Their freedom was short-lived: TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna., ruling in Mata NuiMata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna.'s body, revived and recreated the Visorak hordes and recaptured the drones to support them once more.

After TeridaxTeridax (Melding Alternate Universe): the Makuta who kept his lightIn the Melding alternate universe, Makuta Teridax was created as a warrior of light who never fell to shadow. Brought across to the main reality by Mazeka, he confronted his corrupted counterpart and outlived the war.'s death, the Colony Drones migrated to Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. along with the other surviving RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. species.