Ga-Koro Kolhii Field

The Ga-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga. KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation. Field was the playing surface at which Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, exclusively female, who taught the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats and bridges of the Mata Nui coast. trained for and competed in KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation. during the years of MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. habitation on Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.. Set on a single broad lily pad between 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.'s hut and the 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. town square, it was the only one of the six village fields to sit directly on the surface of Naho BayNaho BayThe body of water that made up most of Ga-Wahi, named for a fallen Toa of Water and home to the floating village of Ga-Koro on its surface., and it was the ground on which 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. 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. trained for the championship that the Ga-Koro Kolhii TeamGa-Koro Kolhii TeamThe Ga-Matoran squad that won the Mata Nui Kolhii championship at Ta-Koro, after Turaga Nokama replaced Kotu on the roster with Hahli. eventually won at the Ta-Koro Kolhii StadiumTa-Koro Kolhii StadiumThe largest Kolhii venue on Mata Nui, host to the championship match in which the Mask of Light first appeared before the public eye..

Setting on the lily-pad village#

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. was built on a cluster of enormous lily pads floating in a sheltered cove of Naho BayNaho BayThe body of water that made up most of Ga-Wahi, named for a fallen Toa of Water and home to the floating village of Ga-Koro on its surface., and the village's domestic and civic architecture sat on those pads rather than on solid ground. Huts, walkways, the town square, NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras.'s hut, and the Ga-SuvaGa-SuvaGali's shrine in Ga-Koro, the floating village's repository of her Kanohi and the Nuva Symbol whose light broke the Pahrak siege. all rested on the bay's surface. The KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation. field shared that arrangement. It was a single broad pad, large enough to mark out a regulation playing surface, set in the line of pads that ran from 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.'s hut to the central square.

The choice of site reflected the practical limits 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.'s geography. There was no comparable patch of stable land within the village, and the surrounding shoreline was rocky and uneven. The lily-pad surface, by contrast, was broad and flat, with a yielding give that absorbed the impact of a heavy stride and rebounded a struck Kolhii BallKolhii BallA stone projectile used in the Matoran sport of Kolhii, with a dangerous variant infected by Teridax's influence. more cleanly than packed earth or stone. The position also placed the field at the heart of village life, visible from the square and from the row of huts that ran along its eastern edge, so that practice sessions were a public event in the same way that they were a civic one.

The pad shifted slightly with the tide and with the passage of PewkuPewkuPewku is an Ussal, a species of Rahi crab associated with the Onu-Matoran, native to Metru Nui and later found on Spherus Magna. Originally blue and orange-yellow in coloration, Pewku molted to a burnt orange, silver, and brown coloring. Legs and claws served as Pewku's primary tools.-drawn carts across the neighbouring walkways. Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, exclusively female, who taught the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats and bridges of the Mata Nui coast. familiar with the surface compensated for the motion automatically. Visiting players from inland KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga. often found their footwork disrupted on first arrival, an effect 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. and her teammates exploited during the friendly visits that preceded the championship tournament.

The lily-pad surface in play#

KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation. as practiced across Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. used the same set of rules in every village, but the surface on which a team trained shaped the way it played. The carved stone arena at Po-Koro Kolhii StadiumPo-Koro Kolhii StadiumPo-Koro's home Kolhii field in the Po-Wahi desert, where Hewkii and Hafu trained and the village team posted its dominant regional results before the Kolhii Tournament at Ta-Koro. rewarded heavy striking and long carries with the staff. The treetop field used by Le-KoroLe-KoroLe-Koro is a village situated within Le-Wahi, inhabited by the Le-Matoran and home to Turaga Matau and Toa Lewa. The settlement was once held under the control of Teridax. developed players whose footwork accommodated narrow branches and sudden drops. The Ga-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga. field rewarded a third style. Footwork on a lily pad demanded a low centre of gravity, short controlled strides, and immediate adjustment to the surface's give beneath each step.

The pad also affected how the ball moved. A struck Kolhii BallKolhii BallA stone projectile used in the Matoran sport of Kolhii, with a dangerous variant infected by Teridax's influence. bounced off the lily-pad surface in shorter, lower arcs than it did on packed stone, an effect that suited 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.'s precision and rewarded the close-quarters scooping that 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. had developed as the team's defender. Long aerial play of the kind that the Po-Koro Kolhii TeamPo-Koro Kolhii TeamHewkii and Hafu were the heavy favourites of the Mata Nui Kolhii Championship, until the Ga-Koro pairing of Hahli and Macku upset them in the final at Ta-Koro. preferred was poorly suited to the field, and the 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. players trained instead in tight passing and quick reversals between scoop and hammer.

The proximity of open water on every side imposed its own discipline. A ball struck past the edge of the pad was effectively lost for the remainder of the rally, and a player who overshot a defensive stride could find themselves in the bay. Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, exclusively female, who taught the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats and bridges of the Mata Nui coast. had no fear of the water, but a player soaked through their armour fittings was slower for the remainder of the day's practice. The rule on the field was that the boundary line was the pad itself, and the cost of crossing it was paid immediately.

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. 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.'s training#

The field's most consistent users in the period after 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. crisis were 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. 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., the two Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, exclusively female, who taught the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats and bridges of the Mata Nui coast. appointed by TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. as the Ga-Koro Kolhii TeamGa-Koro Kolhii TeamThe Ga-Matoran squad that won the Mata Nui Kolhii championship at Ta-Koro, after Turaga Nokama replaced Kotu on the roster with Hahli.. The team's selection had been a surprise within the village. Many Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, exclusively female, who taught the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats and bridges of the Mata Nui coast. had expected the second slot to be filled by 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., whose KolhiiKotuKotu 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. reputation predated the formal tournament structure, but NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. chose 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. instead on grounds the TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. declined to elaborate. The decision placed 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 that point still better known as a quiet labourer rather than an athlete, on the field opposite the more experienced 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..

The pairing worked. 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. took the defender's position, with the team's single permitted shield, and developed the close ground game that the lily-pad surface favoured. 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. took the offending role, working on the scoop-and-strike combinations that she would later carry into the tournament. The two trained together on the field daily, in sessions that drew an informal village audience from the surrounding huts. 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., whose hut adjoined the field, was a regular spectator, and 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., whose displacement from the team might have soured the arrangement, instead helped run drills as an informal third practice partner.

The field also served as the venue for the team's preparatory matches against visiting sides. The Onu-Koro Kolhii TeamOnu-Koro Kolhii TeamOnepu and Taipu were Onu-Koro's Kolhii pair at the Mata Nui championship, beaten in their opening fixture by the Ga-Koro side that went on to take the title. of OnepuOnepuOnepu is an Onu-Matoran and the High Commander of the Ussalry, bearing a Pakari and wearing the purple and black colors of his kind. Connected to the element of Earth, he resides on Spherus Magna. and TaipuTaipuTaipu is a black and tan Onu-Matoran of the element of Earth who resides on Spherus Magna. A miner by trade, he wields a pickaxe and wears the Kanohi Pakari. made the trip to 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. at one point, and the meeting was used as a tune-up for the tournament rather than a points-bearing fixture. The visiting Onu-MatoranOnu-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry., accustomed to the firm packed surfaces of the cleared mining chambers in Onu-KoroOnu-KoroOnu-Koro was the earth engineers' city, where underground isolation created one of Mata Nui's most self-sufficient settlements, until the Bohrok came., found the pad's give difficult to adapt to and lost the match. The result hardened the home team's confidence in the surface as a competitive advantage.

The tournament and after#

The field's competitive function culminated in the championship organised after the defeat of 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., which was contested not at 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. but at the Ta-Koro Kolhii StadiumTa-Koro Kolhii StadiumThe largest Kolhii venue on Mata Nui, host to the championship match in which the Mask of Light first appeared before the public eye.. The Ga-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga. representatives travelled to Ta-KoroTa-KoroTa-Koro was a settlement located in Ta-Wahi, home to the Ta-Matoran, Tahu, and Vakama, and formerly connected to Teridax. The settlement was ultimately destroyed. for the final, where they defeated the Po-Koro Kolhii TeamPo-Koro Kolhii TeamHewkii and Hafu were the heavy favourites of the Mata Nui Kolhii Championship, until the Ga-Koro pairing of Hahli and Macku upset them in the final at Ta-Koro. and the Ta-Koro Kolhii TeamTa-Koro Kolhii TeamJaller and Takua were the host pair at the Mata Nui Kolhii Championship, the team whose tournament run ended in a missed deflection and whose Chronicler carried the Mask of Light into public view. in an upset that established 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. 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 the reigning champions of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.. The training that produced the result had been done on the home field.

In the immediate aftermath, the field continued in regular use for practice and informal village play. The RahkshiRahkshiArmor suits powered by parasitic Kraata, Rahkshi were Teridax's most effective soldiers and among Bionicle's most visually iconic early enemies. attack that destroyed Ta-KoroTa-KoroTa-Koro was a settlement located in Ta-Wahi, home to the Ta-Matoran, Tahu, and Vakama, and formerly connected to Teridax. The settlement was ultimately destroyed. shortly afterwards did not reach 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., and the lily-pad field survived intact through the upheavals that followed. It saw no further championship play, however. The Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. evacuation and the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. return to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. ended the village-based tournament structure on which inter-village KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation. had depended, and 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. was shortly afterwards summoned by 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 transformed into one of 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..

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. remained in 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. and oversaw the dismantling of the village's surface installations during the evacuation. The lily pad that had served as the field was left behind, along with the rest of the floating village, when the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. 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..

Legacy#

The Ga-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga. KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation. Field's significance in MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. memory rested on its role as the training ground for the championship-winning team, and on the unusual character of its lily-pad surface among the six village fields. It was the only KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation. ground in MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. history laid out on water, and the playing style its surface encouraged shaped the way 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. 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. approached the tournament. The discipline 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. developed on the pad, of short controlled strides and tight scoop-and-strike combinations, persisted into her later career as a ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed. of Water and into the close-quarters fighting style she carried as one of the Toa MahriToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself..

The field itself was never reconstructed in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. The Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. canals and protodermis pools offered no comparable surface, and the inter-village tournament structure that had given the field its competitive purpose did not survive the return. It remained, in the village's memory, the place at which two Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, exclusively female, who taught the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats and bridges of the Mata Nui coast. labourers had trained themselves into the Kolhii ChampionKolhii ChampionTitle granted to the Matoran selected by their Turaga to represent each Koro in the post-Bohrok-Kal Kolhii tournament on Mata Nui. holders of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years..