Dikapi

The Dikapi is a hardy, flightless desert bird 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. 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. 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., with a strong beak and a flute-like whistle. It can't fly, but it can run for hours without stopping for food or rest, and some have been trained by the Matoran of Po-KoroPo-KoroPo-Koro was the Po-Matoran village in Po-Wahi, led by Turaga Onewa and guarded by Toa Pohatu, reached through a single statue-lined road called the Path of Prophecies. to carry scouts and messengers across the sands. (Dikapi combiner)

Physiology and habitat#

Dikapi are large birds that can't fly. What they have instead is endurance: they can run for hours on end without stopping to eat or rest. They also have strong beaks and a distinctive flute-like whistle. (Dikapi combiner)

The species was made by the MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate., using viruses and liquid protodermis, as one of the Rahi of the Matoran Universe. (BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

Dikapi were never seen on Metru Nui. After the Great Cataclysm created the island of Mata Nui, a population arrived from somewhere else and became part of Po-Wahi's wildlife. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Use by the Po-Matoran#

The Po-MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. of Po-Koro trained some Dikapi to carry scouts and messengers quickly across the Po-Wahi desert. Not every Dikapi was tamed; it was some of them, picked for the job. (Dikapi combiner)

The Bohrok cleansing#

No source describes what happened to the Dikapi when the Bohrok swarms struck Mata Nui. The species is still listed among the island's Rahi in BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

After the migration#

The stories don't follow the Dikapi off Mata Nui. Their only recorded home remains Po-Wahi. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Notes on the species#

The Dikapi was released in 2002 as a combiner model, built from sets 8531 and 8542 with instructions posted on the LEGO Club website. Turning its left wing made its head turn, and the other way round. (Dikapi combiner)