Dagger Spider

The Dagger Spider was a type of spider-like 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. found on the island of 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.. It took its name from its sharpened front legs, which it used not to bite but to stab, driving them into a victim to inject a paralyzing venom. Dagger Spiders were typically encountered in large swarms.

Origins and migration#

The Dagger Spiders were first created 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. using viruses and liquid Protodermis, the same method by which the Brotherhood produced many of the 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 of the Matoran Universe. Many of them lived on the Southern ContinentThe Southern ContinentThe Southern Continent was a vast landmass beneath the Matoran Universe, scarred by Voya Nui's separation and held under Makuta Mutran's nominal dominion..

When the Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent. caused 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. to break away from the Southern Continent and rise to the surface of Aqua MagnaAqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand., the Dagger Spiders traveled upward with the island. They continued to live on Voya Nui for over a thousand years afterward. On the island they were usually seen in the Green Belt, the forested region around its edge, where they emerged in numbers from cracks in the earth.

Abilities and traits#

Dagger Spiders were named for their sharp legs. They were typically seen in large swarms rather than as solitary hunters. Unlike most spider-like 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., a Dagger Spider did not bite its enemies. Instead it made a move as if it were going to bite, then stabbed forward with its front legs to drive a paralyzing venom into the victim's body. The sharpness of those legs gave the species its name.