Etoku, Ancient Protector of Earth of Okoto

Etoku was the ancient Protector of EarthProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. in BIONICLE's 2015 reboot, a separate continuity from the original Matoran Universe story. Etoku served at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers alongside UganuUganu, Ancient Protector of Ice of OkotoCalled Udapo in the earliest accounts, the first-age Protector of Ice of Okoto, gatherer of Melum's crystal and founder of the line that reached Izotor., AgarakAgarak, Ancient Protector of Jungle of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Jungle in the 2015 reboot continuity: married, father of a son he called Junior, and the only one of the first Protectors whose family life the story describes., OwakiOwaki, Ancient Protector of Water of OkotoFirst-age Protector of Water of Okoto, given as Owa in the earliest accounts. Owaki went into the depths for Akida's crystal and founded the line that produced Kivoda., KeratoKerato, Ancient Protector of Stone of OkotoProtector of Stone in BIONICLE's 2015 reboot, who followed Ekimu to Capital City when the first age ended, went to Ketar for the crystal of Stone, and left an office that reached Nilkuu. and MamukMamuk, Ancient Protector of Fire of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Fire of Okoto, in the 2015 reboot continuity, who fetched Ikir's Elemental Crystal for Ekimu and whose office passed down to Narmoto., went to TerakTerakTerak is an Elemental Creature of Earth native to Okoto, bearing a distinctive violet, black, and gold coloration. Armed with claws, Terak is devoted to protecting the Region of Earth and to aiding the Toa in their mission. for an Elemental Crystal, and was honoured with a statue in the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it. among the ancestors of the modern Protectors. (BIONICLE: Battle of the Mask Makers; BIONICLE: Revenge of the Skull Spiders)

The office underground#

The Protectors led the six tribes of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. and fought beside the Mask Makers against threats to the island, from the Skull RaidersSkull RaidersThe ancient pirate band that plagued Okoto before the Mask Makers, was driven into the mountains, allied itself with Makuta, was trapped beneath the island by the cataclysm at Capital City, and dug its way back as the Skull Creatures under Kulta. to wild beasts and natural disasters. Etoku held Earth. UganuUganu, Ancient Protector of Ice of OkotoCalled Udapo in the earliest accounts, the first-age Protector of Ice of Okoto, gatherer of Melum's crystal and founder of the line that reached Izotor. held Ice, AgarakAgarak, Ancient Protector of Jungle of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Jungle in the 2015 reboot continuity: married, father of a son he called Junior, and the only one of the first Protectors whose family life the story describes. Jungle, OwakiOwaki, Ancient Protector of Water of OkotoFirst-age Protector of Water of Okoto, given as Owa in the earliest accounts. Owaki went into the depths for Akida's crystal and founded the line that produced Kivoda. Water, KeratoKerato, Ancient Protector of Stone of OkotoProtector of Stone in BIONICLE's 2015 reboot, who followed Ekimu to Capital City when the first age ended, went to Ketar for the crystal of Stone, and left an office that reached Nilkuu. Stone and MamukMamuk, Ancient Protector of Fire of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Fire of Okoto, in the 2015 reboot continuity, who fetched Ikir's Elemental Crystal for Ekimu and whose office passed down to Narmoto. Fire. (BIONICLE: Battle of the Mask Makers; BIONICLE: Revenge of the Skull Spiders)

All six Protectors travelled to the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it. for the Festival of Masks, where they were honoured as defenders and EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. gave them new, more powerful elemental masks. Their praise for his work fed the jealousy of his brother 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.. (BIONICLE: Battle of the Mask Makers)

Terak#

When the six Elemental CreaturesThe Elemental Creatures of OkotoThe six elemental animals of Okoto, partnered with the Toa to recover the Mask of Control, joined by Agil the Creature of Light at Ekimu's side. Part of the 2015 to 2016 reboot continuity. appeared, EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. and the Protectors went to the Temple of TimeThe Temple of TimeThe Protectors' most sacred site on Okoto, built to house the Mask of Time and the place at which Ekimu received the vision that prepared the island for the coming of the Toa., where he put on the Mask of TimeMask of TimeThe Kanohi Vahi is the Matoran Universe's deadliest mask, capable of stopping or accelerating time, and its creation nearly tore Metru Nui apart. and saw a coming catastrophe and the arrival of the ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm.. (BIONICLE: Battle of the Mask Makers)

To prepare for the heroes, Ekimu asked the Protectors to go out to the regions and collect Elemental Crystals from the six Creatures. Etoku went to TerakTerakTerak is an Elemental Creature of Earth native to Okoto, bearing a distinctive violet, black, and gold coloration. Armed with claws, Terak is devoted to protecting the Region of Earth and to aiding the Toa in their mission., Creature of Earth, for a crystal for one of the Golden Masks. The Protectors succeeded, but learned that Makuta had stolen another set of crystals for a mask of his own. (BIONICLE: Battle of the Mask Makers)

What the blast did#

After Ekimu and Makuta fought over the Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn., the Protectors found Ekimu unconscious in the Region of Stone and heard the Prophecy of Heroes whispered to them. They sealed his body in a sarcophagus and kept the prophecy for later generations. (BIONICLE: Battle of the Mask Makers)

The masks Ekimu had made for the Toa were scattered by the battle, and the Protectors resolved that they or their descendants would find them. In time the masks were found and set in shrines in each region to wait for the Toa. (BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

The line, and Korgot#

Statues of the six ancient Protectors, Etoku among them, stand in the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it. in honour of the ancestors of the modern Protectors. Each statue also carries a second name, and the one for Earth is Droton. (BIONICLE: Revenge of the Skull Spiders; BIONICLE: Battle of the Mask Makers)

In the Toa's time the Protector of Earth is KorgotKorgot, Protector of Earth of OkotoKorgot was the village elder and Protector of Earth in the second age of Okoto, the only female Protector, descendant of Etoku, and guide who led Onua through the tunnels and caverns beneath the island to the Golden Mask of Earth.. When OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer. landed in the Region of Earth, she told him who he was and guided him for weeks through the region to his Golden Mask. (BIONICLE: Gathering of the Toa; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)