Feet Additions

The Feet Additions were the Toa ToolsToa ToolsToa Tools were the implements every Toa carried as channels for elemental power and as physical fighting gear, with each tool specific to a wielder's element and form. of PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe., the Toa MataWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. of StoneStoneStone was one of the six primary elements of the Matoran Universe, governing rock, sand, and worked stone across villages, Toa, and Bohrok.. Where the other Toa carried handheld tools, Pohatu's were built into his feet, and he used them for running and for kicking. (Pohatu; BIONICLE 3: Triumph of the Toa)

Construction and function#

The Feet Additions were part of PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe.'s feet, fixed to the 2001 figure with an axle. Their design broke from the handheld tools of the other Toa MataWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac., and suited a Toa of StoneStoneStone was one of the six primary elements of the Matoran Universe, governing rock, sand, and worked stone across villages, Toa, and Bohrok. whose KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. KakamaKakamaThe Mask of Speed granted superhuman velocity but blinded its wearer to the world around them. gave him speed. (Pohatu)

He used them to fight by kicking. In the comics, Pohatu kicks a boulder at a 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.. (BIONICLE 3: Triumph of the Toa)

Use in the Toa Mata era#

When PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. merged with TahuTahu (2001)Tahu was the Toa Mata of Fire and leader of the team, from his first landing on Ta-Wahi Beach to the destruction of Teridax's Rahkshi army on Bara Magna with the Golden Armor. and OnuaOnuaOnua was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Earth, a quiet, deliberate warrior whose patience and underground mastery anchored his team across the Matoran Universe. to form the Toa KaitaToa KaitaTemporary fusion forms where three Toa merged into a single, vastly more powerful being. Rare in the Matoran Universe but instantly memorable. AkamaiAkamaiAkamai is a Toa Kaita and member of the Toa Nuva, formed from the combined essence of three Toa, who serves as a guardian of the Matoran. Born of Artakha, Akamai wields the Great Aki Nuva and commands enhanced powers of Fire, Stone, and Earth alongside Enhanced Valor, and carries Magma Swords, a Kodan Ball, and Feet Additions into battle, clad in red, brown, and black., the Feet Additions became part of the combined form's feet. (Akamai)

Pohatu Nuva and the Climbing Claws#

After the energized protodermis transformed the Toa Mata, Pohatu NuvaPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. kept his Feet Additions, now silver. He also gained climbing claws, which could be joined into a Kodan ball for him to kick. (Pohatu Nuva; BIONICLE Chronicles 4: Tales of the Masks)

He kept using them in the fight. Facing the Bohrok-KalBohrok-KalSix elite Bohrok designed to free the imprisoned Bahrag, they nearly defeated the Toa Nuva before the Toa turned their own powers against them., Pohatu Nuva kicked a polished stone in front of Tahnok-Kal so that it reflected the Bohrok-Kal's lightning. In Tales of the Masks he kicked his Kodan ball to break off stalactites and drop them on a Rahi. (BIONICLE 11: A Matter of Time...; BIONICLE Chronicles 4: Tales of the Masks)

Replacement by Adaptive Armor#

When Pohatu NuvaPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. and the other Toa NuvaToa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age. received Adaptive ArmorAdaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between. for the mission to Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast cavern at the core of the Matoran universe, home of the Av-Matoran's Sky Villages and the Codrex, and the site of the battle to awaken Mata Nui., the Feet Additions no longer appeared on his feet. (Toa Pohatu Phantoka)