Doom Viper

Doom Vipers are surely the kind of 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. you hope never to encounter. They're six-headed, serpentine creatures created by MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. ChiroxChiroxA Makuta of the Brotherhood who questioned Teridax's plans before being sent to Karda Nui., and their breath is lethal to essentially everything alive. Mechanical beings and demigods with special immunity are equally vulnerable. Almost nothing survives a dose of their venom except other Doom Vipers. They arrived in Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. aboard an unmanned merchant ship from some distant land, slipped out of the vessel before anyone realized the danger, and immediately became a problem no one was equipped to solve.

A Predator Nobody Could Stop#

Most 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. have a counter. Fire types fear water. Mechanical creatures fall to the right strike. Doom Vipers barely have one. Only the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. had much success fighting them, and even then, the engagement required careful tactics. 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. fared far worse. Their venom ate through the webbing spun by the spider-creatures, making any capture through standard methods impossible. 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.'s solution was pragmatic and grim: seal the Doom Vipers in enclosed spaces, trap them, and hope the tombs held. Sometimes other 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. discovered these sealed chambers and broke them open. The discoverer didn't survive the encounter.

Arrival and Containment#

The ghost ship that carried them to Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. was unmanned, which should have been a warning. By the time anyone realized something was wrong, the Doom Vipers had already escaped the vessel and begun moving through the district. The ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. Nuva eventually hunted down several specimens using their KakamaKakamaThe Mask of Speed granted superhuman velocity but blinded its wearer to the world around them. Nuva to outmaneuver them. The mask's speed ability let them confuse the six-headed creatures before attacking. Most of the captured Vipers ended up locked in Stasis Tubes in the Archives, a precaution so severe that Toa 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. insisted they remain sealed forever.

One Doom Viper didn't rest quietly. During the chaos 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 attempted to kill members of the Resistance Team. BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team. intervened, activating his KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. OlmakThe Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline. and using dimensional gates to teleport the creature directly into a pool of lava. It's one of the rare moments where BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team.'s actions saved lives instead of advancing his schemes, and it troubled him enough that he left immediately afterward.

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Compiled from primary sources by Lore Fortress editorial. Reviewed by Joe Garratt, Editor-in-Chief.