Crystal Climber

Crystal Climbers were predatory 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., one of the many species the Makuta created for the Matoran Universe. In Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. they lived high on the Knowledge TowersThe Knowledge TowersThe crystalline scholar-towers of Ko-Metru, where Ko-Matoran seers used knowledge crystals to record observation and prediction for the city of Metru Nui. of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race., in small, tight-knit groups, hunting the ice bats that shared the towers with them. Their habit of refusing to leave a good hunting ground made them unwelcome. (BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts; BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

Habits and habitat#

Crystal Climbers made their homes on the Knowledge TowersThe Knowledge TowersThe crystalline scholar-towers of Ko-Metru, where Ko-Matoran seers used knowledge crystals to record observation and prediction for the city of Metru Nui. of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race., scurrying from one icy rooftop to the next in small, tight-knit groups that reacted ferociously to intruders. One theory held that too many Climbers on a tower could bring it down, so they had learned not to gather in large numbers. They were built for the heights: sharp claws that could grip cold, slippery surfaces, a long, thin tail for balance, and excellent night vision. Their glowing red eyes were a common sight on a Ko-Metru evening. (BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts)

Their preferred prey was the ice bats that also lived on the Knowledge TowersThe Knowledge TowersThe crystalline scholar-towers of Ko-Metru, where Ko-Matoran seers used knowledge crystals to record observation and prediction for the city of Metru Nui.. Even so, the Ko-Matoran didn't welcome them, because once Crystal Climbers settled on a good hunting ground they were very hard to shift. Entire Knowledge Towers had to be closed while VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. tried to root them out. (BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

On Mata Nui#

Some Crystal Climbers later made their way to Ko-WahiKo-WahiKo-Wahi is a region situated directly above Ko-Metru, inhabited by Matoran, Turaga, Toa, and Rahi. It was formerly under the control of Teridax. on the island of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years., where they lived in the Mount IhuMount IhuA snow-capped peak in Ko-Wahi where Kopaka sought his first mask and Nuju honored his mentor. region for a thousand years. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The Crystal Climber began as a fan's entry in a LEGO Magazine Rahi building contest, and was given its name and place in the story in BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts. (BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts)