Energy Extraction Rifle

The Energy Extraction Rifle was an energy-draining weapon built on XiaXiaA hostile island southeast of Metru Nui, home to the Vortixx and their brutal mercenary culture.. The VortixxVortixxThe amoral weapons dealers of Xia who sold to anyone willing to pay. developed it because they possessed no innate powers of their own, and it gave its user a way to strip the energy from a power-endowed opponent and so make such a fight far simpler.

Development on Xia#

The VortixxVortixxThe amoral weapons dealers of Xia who sold to anyone willing to pay. were a tough species but held no powers of their own, so they built the Energy Extraction Rifle to let a user drain the energy of other beings and make combat against power-endowed opponents simpler. Because of the parasitic way it worked, most MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. refused to use it, but it found a ready market among other species who were wealthy yet had no means of defending themselves.

On one occasion the rifle was used by accident on a MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate.. The MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. itself was unaffected, but the weapon was left heavily damaged, and when the Vortixx examined it they found a KraataKraataSlug-like creatures birthed from Makuta's essence, designed as both weapons and the cores of Rahkshi armor. clinging to the rifle. The MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. ordered the weapon in quantity, seeing in it a quick and painless way to produce Kraata. They also found that, after slight modifications, a MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member. could channel its own energy into the rifle and project the resulting essence through it much like a Toa ToolToa ToolThe weapons Toa use to channel their Elemental Powers, from swords to crossbows, designed for focus rather than just killing.. The heavy damage caused with every use made it impractical in the end, and it was eventually abandoned.

Function#

The Energy Extraction Rifle took energy from a being much as the RahkshiRahkshiArmor suits powered by parasitic Kraata, Rahkshi were Teridax's most effective soldiers and among Bionicle's most visually iconic early enemies. VorahkVorahkVorahk is a black and dark grey Rahkshi of the Kraata species, serving as a servant of Makuta within the Brotherhood of Makuta. Originating from Mangaia, Vorahk commands the power of Hunger and carries the Staff of Absorption. did with its hunger power. Once it had gathered energy, the rifle could be used as a power source, though that stored energy could not be transferred directly back into another being. The weapon was capable of taking in large amounts of energy, but if the charge it held was not discharged in time, the rifle would overload. In MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member. hands the design was modified further so that it could be used to create KraataKraataSlug-like creatures birthed from Makuta's essence, designed as both weapons and the cores of Rahkshi armor. without pain.