Ga-Suva

The Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. was GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui.'s SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. 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., the water village's shrine that held her KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. and, after she became a 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., her Nuva SymbolNuva SymbolThe six carved emblems in which the Toa Nuva stored their elemental power after sealing the Bahrag, and which the Bohrok-Kal stole one by one.. It was one of six village SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. on Mata NuiMata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna., one for each of 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., and it did the same job as its sister shrines in Po-KoroPo-KoroPo-Koro was the Po-Matoran village in Po-Wahi, led by Turaga Onewa and guarded by Toa Pohatu, reached through a single statue-lined road called the Path of Prophecies., 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. and the other villages: it stored the masks its Toa recovered and let her call them to her face, and after the Toa Nuva transformation it housed her Nuva SymbolNuva SymbolThe six carved emblems in which the Toa Nuva stored their elemental power after sealing the Bahrag, and which the Bohrok-Kal stole one by one.. (Mata Nui Online Game; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE 9: Divided We Fall)

Role and design#

The Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. was one of the six village SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. of Mata NuiMata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna., built into the floating platforms 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 Naho Bay. Each SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. on the island was a store for KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe.. Through it, the Toa it served could call any mask kept there straight to her face. (Mata Nui Online Game; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

In the Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond.'s case the masks were GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui.'s: the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. she recovered during the first mask hunt, and later the Kanohi NuvaKanohi NuvaThe most powerful Masks of Power ever created, granting each Toa Nuva fundamentally enhanced abilities. she found after becoming a Toa Nuva, along with her Nuva SymbolNuva SymbolThe six carved emblems in which the Toa Nuva stored their elemental power after sealing the Bahrag, and which the Bohrok-Kal stole one by one.. It stood 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. itself, on the lily-pad platforms that made up the village, alongside the village's other landmarks such as Nokama's hutNokama's HutThe Turaga's residence in Ga-Koro held the lightstone that raised the escape hut, took collateral damage in a Tarakava fight, and outlived the Bohrok-Kal. and the kolhii field. (Mata Nui Online Game; BIONICLE Chronicles 4: Tales of the Masks; Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)

That made the Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. a public part of village life for the Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast., much as the Po-SuvaPo-SuvaPohatu's shrine in Po-Koro, repository of his collected Kanohi and the Nuva Symbol the Bohrok-Kal stole from it. was for the 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.: an open shrine, not a hidden chamber. The masks gathering inside it showed how far GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui.'s mask hunt had come, just as the other village shrines did for their Toa. (Mata Nui Online Game)

The Nuva Symbol and the elemental link#

The Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. gained its Nuva SymbolNuva SymbolThe six carved emblems in which the Toa Nuva stored their elemental power after sealing the Bahrag, and which the Bohrok-Kal stole one by one. after GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. became a 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.. Once the six 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. had sealed 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. away, they were changed by Energized ProtodermisEnergized ProtodermisA sentient substance that could remake or annihilate any being that touched it. One of the Matoran Universe's most lethal hazards. into the Toa Nuva. Each Toa Nuva's symbol then sat in her village's Suva, and Gali's sat here among her masks. (BIONICLE Chronicles 2: Beware the Bohrok; BIONICLE 9: Divided We Fall)

The Symbols turned out to be a weak point. When the Bohrok-KalBohrok-Kal Kaita ZaA possible fusion of Tahnok-Kal, Pahrak-Kal, and Nuhvok-Kal that was never formed on Mata Nui during the Bohrok-Kal campaign. woke, they went from village to village stealing the Symbols from the Suva, and with each theft a Toa Nuva lost her elemental power. The Kal needed the Symbols to break the seal holding 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.. (BIONICLE Chronicles 3: Makuta's Revenge)

The Toa Nuva won their Symbols back when they defeated the Bohrok-Kal at 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.'s prison. Greg Farshtey later said online that the Symbols were then kept by the TuragaTuraga DumeThe Turaga of Metru Nui for sixteen thousand years, a former Toa of Fire who saved Lhikan's life and was abducted and impersonated by Teridax. rather than returned to the Suva; the books themselves don't say. (BIONICLE Chronicles 3: Makuta's Revenge)

The Battle 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. and the PahrakPahrakStone-aligned Bohrok swarm units that forced the Toa Mata to realize they couldn't win through isolated victories. siege#

The Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond.'s most famous moment came during the Battle of Ga-KoroThe Battle of Ga-Koro: The Pahrak Siege of the Floating VillageThe Pahrak assault on the floating village of Ga-Koro, held off by the Ga-Matoran and their Po-Matoran guests until the Toa Mata sealed the Bahrag and the swarm fell still., when a PahrakPahrakStone-aligned Bohrok swarm units that forced the Toa Mata to realize they couldn't win through isolated victories. swarm attacked the floating village while 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. were far away hunting 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.. The defence fell to the village's MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. under 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., joined by 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. under OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. who had fled the attack on their own village, and by 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. and TakuaTakuaAn Av-Matoran hidden on Mata Nui as a Ta-Matoran, who gathered the Toa Stones, served as Chronicler, and ultimately accepted the Avohkii to become Takanuva, the Toa of Light. from Ta-Koro. (Mata Nui Online Animations)

The PahrakPahrakStone-aligned Bohrok swarm units that forced the Toa Mata to realize they couldn't win through isolated victories. broke into the village by morning. OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. and his allies were cornered with the Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. on one of the lily pads for a final stand. Then a symbol appeared hovering above the Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond., and the shrine fired a beam of energy that struck each PahrakPahrakStone-aligned Bohrok swarm units that forced the Toa Mata to realize they couldn't win through isolated victories. present. The swarm stopped dead. (Mata Nui Online Animations)

The timing was no accident. At that moment 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. had imprisoned 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. far below the island, and with the queens sealed away every BohrokThe Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening. on Mata Nui shut down. Afterwards the MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. dug a pit, threw the KranaKranaThe small organic creatures that controlled the Bohrok, made in eight types plus a mutated variant, without which no Bohrok could serve the swarm. from the inert Bohrok into it and sealed it with stones carved with warnings. (Mata Nui Online Animations)

This was an unusual thing for a Suva to do. The shrines normally stored masks; they didn't fire on anything. The attack on Ga-Koro is the only time in the story that a Suva is shown attacking an enemy, and it happened at the exact moment of 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.'s defeat. (Mata Nui Online Animations; BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

Source record#

The Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. appears in the original Mata Nui Online GameTakua's Journey Across Mata Nui: The Chronicler's Path to Kini-NuiA wandering Ta-Matoran with no memory of how he reached the beach walked the six villages of Mata Nui, witnessed the Toa Mata's awakening, and organized the defense that held Kini-Nui., the 2002 online animations of the Bohrok attacks, Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final ChronicleTakua's Journey Across Mata Nui: The Chronicler's Path to Kini-NuiA wandering Ta-Matoran with no memory of how he reached the beach walked the six villages of Mata Nui, witnessed the Toa Mata's awakening, and organized the defense that held Kini-Nui. and the guidebook BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated. Between them these place it 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., make it GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui.'s shrine, and show its part in the Battle of Ga-KoroThe Battle of Ga-Koro: The Pahrak Siege of the Floating VillageThe Pahrak assault on the floating village of Ga-Koro, held off by the Ga-Matoran and their Po-Matoran guests until the Toa Mata sealed the Bahrag and the swarm fell still.. (Mata Nui Online Game; Mata Nui Online Animations; Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

End of the Ga-Suva#

When the MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. 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., 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 abandoned along with the rest of the villages, and the Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. was left on its lily pads. The 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. later reawakened the BohrokThe Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening. to clear the island, and the island itself was destroyed when the Great SpiritMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna. woke. (BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

No book, comic or game shows exactly what became of the shrine. Greg Farshtey later said online that the Bohrok destroyed the remaining village Suva during the clearing, and that the Toa Nuva kept their masks in Suva in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. after the return. Either way, the Ga-SuvaSuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond. itself didn't outlast the surface of Mata NuiMata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna.. (BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)