Engineer

Engineers, also called Inventors, were a type of job that MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. held. Their work was to build machinery and other technical devices to improve the lives of other MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body., and the trade produced some of the most important machines in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear; Mata Nui Online Animations)

The trade#

The job of engineer was held by Matoran of several kinds, from Onu-MatoranOnu-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry. like Nuparu to Le-Matoran like Defilak. The work covered the building of machinery and technical devices meant to improve life for other MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body., and engineers were often called on to answer threats with new machines. (Mata Nui Online Animations; BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

Nuparu and the great inventions#

The most famous engineer was NuparuNuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny., who lived on Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. before 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.. About two dozen robotic KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea. were built to his design as law enforcers, based on an idea from Ko-Metru. They drained the energy of the Matoran they caught, which left their victims too weak to work, and the failure became known as Nuparu's folly. His next attempt at robotic enforcement was the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming.. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

His other famous work came much later 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.. During the Bohrok War, NuparuNuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny. invented the BoxorBoxorBuilt by Nuparu from a salvaged Gahlok shell, the Boxor was the first Matoran-engineered combat machine and a key resistance asset against the Bohrok swarms. out of BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected. parts, giving the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. a way to hit back at the swarms. (Mata Nui Online Animations)

Other engineers#

Another engineer, VelikaVelikaVelika is a Great Being who disguised himself as a Po-Matoran on Mata Nui, wearing a powerless Komau and bearing an affinity for Stone. Colored in golden brown, grey, and orange, he worked as an inventor and carried Power Carvers as his tools. He was last known to be located on Bota Magna., lived on 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.. After the Matoran resistance stole a Zamor LauncherZamor LauncherThe Zamor Launcher is a weapon belonging to the Shooting Zamors group, formerly wielded by the Piraka, the Toa Inika, and Toa Jovan. It is no longer in use. from the PirakaBionicle Piraka: the Six Skakdi Thieves Who Hunted the Mask of LifeThe Piraka were six Skakdi who quit the Dark Hunters, took over Voya Nui by posing as Toa and went after the Mask of Life in 2006. Here's who they were, how the Voya Nui story played out and what happened to them afterwards., he used its design to build multiple-shot launchers for the Toa InikaToa Inika: six Matoran struck by lightningSix Matoran of Metru Nui chased the Toa Nuva to Voya Nui and were struck by lightning from the red star. That strike made them the Toa Inika.. (BIONICLE Legends 3: Power Play)

A Le-Matoran engineer lived in the underwater village of Mahri Nui and tried to copy a HydrukaHydrukaAquatic scorpion-like Rahi domesticated by the Matoran of Mahri Nui to harvest Airweed, and the natural prototype for the Air Launcher weapon.'s natural ability to fire bubbles of air, hoping for a faster way to travel than swimming, with Matoran riding inside the air spheres. The first test was fatal: he launched himself into the arms of a TarakavaTarakavaHuge lizard-like Rahi with powerful forelegs, hunted in pairs across Mata Nui and Metru Nui.. Once the Matoran found that the air was toxic to underwater creatures, the device was turned into a weapon against hostile water-breathers. (BIONICLE Legends 6: City of the Lost; BIONICLE: World)

Another engineer of Mahri Nui was the Le-Matoran inventor DefilakDefilakDefilak is a dark green and silver Le-Matoran who serves as leader of the Mahri Nui Council and as an inventor. He wears a powerless Kualsi and wields Electro-Blades alongside an Air Launcher. As a Le-Matoran, he carries an inactive affinity for the element of Air and resides on Spherus Magna.. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)