Crystal Spikes

The Crystal Spikes were the paired Toa ToolsToa 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. carried by Toa MetruToa 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. NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro.. He used them to channel his power over Ice and to climb, particularly on the Knowledge Towers of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race., and they could also serve as ice picks or snowshoes. (BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends; BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Origin#

When NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. and five other MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. became Toa Metru in the Great TempleGreat TempleThe Great Temple is a structure situated in Ga-Metru, Metru Nui, associated with the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. It formerly fell under the influence of Teridax, though it currently holds no such power., they took their Toa tools from the Toa Suva, the shrines where the tools had been kept. Nuju's were the Crystal Spikes. (BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE 16: Toa Metru!)

The spikes were both climbing tools and channels for NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro.'s elemental power, a combination that fitted a Toa from the district of the tall Knowledge Towers. The other Toa Metru carried their own tools, such as VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years.'s Disk LauncherVakama's Disk LauncherVakama's Disk Launcher was the oversized Kanoka launcher he chose as his Toa Tool on Metru Nui, which also worked as a flight pack until the Shadowed One wrecked it. and 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.'s Proto PitonsProto PitonsOnewa's Stone-channeling climbing tools that transformed through his metamorphoses from Toa Metru to Toa Hordika to Turaga.. (BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Function#

The Crystal Spikes channelled NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro.'s power over Ice. They could also be used as ice picks for climbing and as snowshoes, and in a fight they worked as melee weapons. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends)

The set gave Nuju a spike in each hand, matching the paired tools of the story. (Toa Nuju)

During the search for the Great DisksThe Great Disks: six Kanoka of level nineThe Great Disks were six Kanoka of Metru Nui, each at the maximum power level of nine, one hidden in every district. The Toa Metru recovered all six., Nuju used the spikes to latch on to a Knowledge TowerThe 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. so he could retrieve the Great Disk of Ko-Metru. (BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui)

Mutation into Hordika Teeth#

During 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. occupation of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. and the other Toa Metru were poisoned by Visorak venom and mutated into Toa HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure.. His Crystal Spikes changed with him, becoming a pair of Hordika TeethHordika TeethThe mutated form of Nuju's Crystal Spikes during the Toa Hordika period, capable of summoning flying Rahi by ultrasonic resonance.. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

As Hordika, the Toa also carried RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user's nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. launchers and had to fight the bestial side the venom had given them. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

Restoration and final form#

KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. reversed the Hordika mutation, and with NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. back in his Toa form, the Hordika Teeth became Crystal Spikes again. He carried them through the rest of his time as a Toa Metru, including the rescue of the sleeping MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. from Metru Nui to 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.. (BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

On Mata Nui, Nuju and the others gave up their Toa power to awaken the Matoran and became TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities.. As a Turaga, Nuju carried an ice pick. The story doesn't spell out how that relates to his old Crystal Spikes. (BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Place among Toa ToolsToa 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.#

Among the Toa MetruToa 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. tools, the Crystal Spikes were built as much for getting around as for fighting, much like 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 Hydro BladesHydro BladesThe twin elemental blades borne by Toa Metru Nokama, used to channel Water power and serve as combat, mobility, and grappling instruments., which helped her swim, or MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran.'s Aero SlicersAero SlicersThe Toa Tools wielded by Toa Metru Matau, capable of channeling Air, serving as melee blades, and doubling as glider wings and rotors for flight., which let him glide. That suited Nuju, the team's scholar and seer. (BIONICLE: Metru Nui: City of Legends; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The change from Crystal Spikes to Hordika teeth and back again followed Nuju's own transformations. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)