Fenrakk

Fenrakk was 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. spider, a Fenrakk Spawn mutated into a giant by the curse of the Mask of LifeThe Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero. and physically fused to the renegade VezonVezonHe started as a weapon misfire and a throwaway joke, and the canon spent four years quietly turning him into its most useful expendable asset. as the mask's guardians in the Chamber of LifeChamber of LifeThe Chamber of Life was the vault beneath the Lake of Lava of Mount Valmai on Voya Nui where the Kanohi Ignika, the Mask of Life, lay hidden. 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.. (BIONICLE Ignition 3: Showdown; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The base species#

Fenrakk began as a Fenrakk Spawn, a spider 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.. As Fenrakk he had great strength and acidic saliva. The 2006 set gave him jaws that could open and close and pins on his back to carry the Vezon figure. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Vezon & Fenrakk)

Selection by the Ignika#

When VezonVezonHe started as a weapon misfire and a throwaway joke, and the canon spent four years quietly turning him into its most useful expendable asset., the half-Skakdi split from VezokVezokThe Beast was a Piraka thief split in two by the Spear of Fusion, then imprisoned by the Order of Mata Nui., reached the Chamber of LifeChamber of LifeThe Chamber of Life was the vault beneath the Lake of Lava of Mount Valmai on Voya Nui where the Kanohi Ignika, the Mask of Life, lay hidden. and touched the Ignika, he was cursed by its power. As part of the curse a Fenrakk Spawn was mutated into the giant Fenrakk, which fought Vezon until the mask fused Vezon to the spider, creating two new guardians for itself. (BIONICLE Ignition 3: Showdown; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Fenrakk shared Vezon's new power to absorb kinetic energy, so every blow made them stronger. While Vezon held the mask, Fenrakk also had a further protection: if defeated, he would come back in a stronger form. (BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno)

The Chamber of Life confrontation#

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. reached the chamber first, and Vezon beat them easily. The Toa InikaToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself. arrived next, and Fenrakk charged them. Vezon showed off the pair's power by slamming Fenrakk with a rock, and when the Toa started winning, Fenrakk tapped his foot on the ground and recovered from his wounds. (BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno)

JallerJallerJaller served as Captain of the Ta-Koro Guard, led the Toa Inika to Voya Nui, and commanded the Toa Mahri through the recovery of the Mask of Life. tried to force Vezon and his mount back towards the lava to make them surrender. Instead, Vezon urged Fenrakk into the lava on purpose, and the Ignika transformed the spider into the dragon KardasKardasA winged Rahi dragon created when the Mask of Life rebuilt the Fenrakk spider in the lava of the Chamber of Life, with Vezon still fused to its back.. Kardas didn't keep the kinetic absorption power, but he constantly built up concussive force inside himself and released it as blasts. (BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno)

The battle turned in Vezon's favour until Jaller had KonguKonguKongu captained Le-Koro's Gukko Force before lightning from the red star turned him into a Toa of Air, who later served among the Toa Mahri. use his Mask of Telepathy to show Vezon how the Ignika really felt. Furious, Vezon aimed the Spear of Fusion at MatoroMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui., but Jaller launched a zamor sphere he had been given by AxonnAxonnAxonn served as an arbitrator under the Hand of Artakha and later as an Order of Mata Nui agent, guarding the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui for thousands of years., freezing Vezon and KardasKardasA winged Rahi dragon created when the Mask of Life rebuilt the Fenrakk spider in the lava of the Chamber of Life, with Vezon still fused to its back. in a stasis field. MatoroMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui. took the Ignika from the back of Vezon's head, separating him from the dragon. (BIONICLE Ignition 5: In Final Battle; BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno)

Kardas after the Chamber#

The Ignika made Kardas fire one last blast at Matoro, which knocked the mask from his grip, and it flew to the surface and plunged into the sea. Free of the mask, Kardas and Vezon went their separate ways, and Kardas reached the surface of Voya Nui. (BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

There Kardas was challenged by a Tahtorak and beaten, and fled to the island of Mata Nui. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

On Mata Nui, Kardas fought the BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected. swarms and was badly wounded. Gali Nuva found the unconscious dragon and healed it. (Toa Nuva Blog)

Kardas later reached Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. and was kept in the ArchivesThe Archives of Metru NuiThe Archives of Onu-Metru were the central repository of Matoran knowledge and Rahi specimens, maintained by the Archivist Corps beneath the city's surface.. (BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe; Destiny War)

VezonVezonHe started as a weapon misfire and a throwaway joke, and the canon spent four years quietly turning him into its most useful expendable asset. himself went on to be a prisoner recruited into BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix.'s team in the Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax so the Order could turn him against the Brotherhood. serial, no longer joined to any spider or dragon. (Federation of Fear)

Significance#

Fenrakk shows how far the Mask of LifeThe Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero.'s power went. An ordinary Rahi was enlarged, fused to another being, given a new power and then turned into a completely different creature in the course of a single fight. (BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno; BIONICLE Ignition 3: Showdown)