Ga-Koro Defense Force

The Ga-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages built on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, on sites the Toa Metru had chosen, each tied to one element and one Turaga. Defense Force, better known as the Ga-Koro Guard, was the group of Ga-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. who defended the floating village of Ga-KoroGa-KoroGa-Koro is a village on the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by the Ga-Matoran and associated with both Nokama and Gali. The settlement was formerly under the power of Teridax. 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.. It was first assembled to prepare for the expected 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. attacks of the Dark Time, when the village was ringed with sharpened bamboo poles. (Mata Nui Online Game)

Command structure#

The stories don't name a commander for the Guard. Turaga NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. led Ga-Koro, with KotuKotuKotu was a Ga-Matoran of Water who resided on Spherus Magna. Blue and light blue in color, Kotu wore a powerless Rau and carried a Kolhii Stick, serving at various times as a Rahi Tender, an assistant to Nokama, an athlete, and a guard in the Defense Force. as her left hand and MackuMackuMacku was a Ga-Matoran of Metru Nui and later Ga-Koro, attendant to Turaga Nokama, Kolhii partner to Hahli at the championship at Ta-Koro, and a member of the Chronicler's Company. as her right. (Mata Nui Online Game; Mata Nui Online Animations)

Known members include Kotu, a Rahi tender; Macku, a Ngalawa racer; HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe., at the time an assistant flax maker; AmayaAmayaAmaya was a Ga-Matoran native to Metru Nui who taught Vhisola before the Great Cataclysm and later made flax in Ga-Koro on the island of Mata Nui., a flax maker; and ShasaShasaShasa is a blue Ga-Matoran of Water who wears a Kanohi Matatu and lives on Spherus Magna. She serves a dual role as a weaver and a guard in the Ga-Koro Defense Force., a weaver. A few unnamed Ga-Matoran also appear among the defenders in the online animations. (Mata Nui Online Game; Mata Nui Online Animations; Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)

Standard equipment#

The Guard mainly used sharpened bamboo poles and fishing staffs. The bamboo poles also ringed the village as a barrier against Rahi. (Mata Nui Online Game; Mata Nui Online Animations)

Ga-Koro's layout helped the defence. The village sat on floating pads off the shore of Naho Bay, and one causeway connected it to a gate on the beach, so cutting that causeway could close the only route in. (Mata Nui Online Game; Mata Nui Online Animations)

Battle of Ga-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages built on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, on sites the Toa Metru had chosen, each tied to one element and one Turaga.#

The Guard's biggest fight came near the end of the BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected. invasion, when a PahrakPahrakStone-aligned Bohrok swarm units that forced the Toa Mata to realize they couldn't win through isolated victories. swarm attacked Ga-Koro while it was sheltering Po-MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. refugees. Hahli, Kotu and Macku tried to dismantle the causeway, and Macku was nearly killed by a falling rock until the Po-Matoran HewkiiHewkiiHewkii rose from Po-Metru Matoran to Mata Nui's foremost kolhii player, then served as Toa Inika and Toa Mahri through the late wars of the universe. grabbed Macku's fishing staff and knocked it away. When the Onu-MatoranOnu-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry. sent BoxorsBoxorBuilt 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. across, the Pahrak overturned the walkway and sank them, and Macku and Kotu dived in to rescue the pilots. With the only route into the village gone, the Pahrak pulled back. (Mata Nui Online Animations)

At nightfall the Pahrak blasted apart Naho Falls and swarmed into Ga-Koro. By morning they were using Krana Vu to cross the water and the Matoran and Turaga were cornered. From the shore, 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. used one of the posts the Guard had put up to catapult Takua into the village. Then 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. defeated the BahragBahragCahdok and Gahdok were the twin queens of the Bohrok, sealed in a protodermis cage by the Toa Mata and later released to finish their cleansing of Mata Nui., and the Pahrak shut down. (Mata Nui Online Animations)

Auxiliary forces#

During the Pahrak attack, the Ga-Matoran weren't alone: the Ta-Koro GuardTa-Koro GuardThe Ta-Koro Guard was the largest standing Matoran fighting force on Mata Nui, captained by Jaller and active from the early Rahi conflicts through the return to Metru Nui. had been sent by Turaga Vakama, and Takua brought NuparuNuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny. and a group of Onu-Matoran with their Boxors. (Mata Nui Online Animations)

After the island#

The stories don't follow the Guard beyond Mata Nui. Its members last appear together in the rebuilt Ga-Koro of the second online game, before the Matoran returned to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. (Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)