Earth Shield

The earth shields were the tools of the NuhvokNuhvokThe earth-dwelling Bohrok whose rigid nature made them dangerously predictable., the earth breed of BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected.. Every Bohrok carries a pair of shields specific to its breed and channels its power through them, and the Nuhvok's earth shields let them weaken a structure from below until it came tumbling down. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Origin and purpose#

Every member of the Bohrok swarms wields a pair of breed-specific shields, and the earth shields belong to the Nuhvok. Their job is undermining: they weaken a structure from below, causing it to fall. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The Bohrok Swarms promo CD calls them hammer shields. (Bohrok Swarms Promo CD)

Function#

The Nuhvok channel their power through the shields. Like all Bohrok shields, they can also be used defensively or as melee weapons. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Combat applications#

When the swarm attacked Onu-KoroOnu-KoroOnu-Koro was the earth engineers' city, where underground isolation created one of Mata Nui's most self-sufficient settlements, until the Bohrok came., the Nuhvok used their earth shields to weaken the pillars of Onu-Wahi and set off cave-ins. (BIONICLE Chronicles 2: Beware the Bohrok)

Role within the swarm#

Each breed's shields gave it a different part in the swarm's work. The other breeds carried fire, water, acid, stone and ice shields, while the Nuhvok's earth shields specialised in bringing things down from underneath. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Set information#

The shields were made for the sets as much as the story. Each of the six Bohrok sets of 2002 came with a pair of shields, and each shield was a single LEGO element. (Nuhvok)