The Great Disks: six Kanoka of level nine
The Great Disks were six Kanoka of Metru Nui, each at the maximum power level of nine, one hidden in every district. The Toa Metru recovered all six.
The Great Disks were the six legendary KanokaKanoka DisksMetru Nui's most versatile artifact: flying disks equally at home in sport, combat, and crafting. of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., each made at the maximum power level of nine, one hidden in each of the city's six districts. They were the only disks of their power tier in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control., and for most of the city's history they were treated as legend. The Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. recovered all six during the MorbuzakhMorbuzakhA sentient plant monster created by Teridax to terrorize Metru Nui and control its population through fear. crisis and used them to destroy the plant's King Root. VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. later fused the six disks together to forge the Kanohi VahiKanohi VahiThe Kanohi Vahi was the Legendary Mask of Time, forged by Toa Metru Vakama from the six fused Great Disks of Metru Nui during the city's evacuation., the LegendaryLegendary KanohiThe rarest and most powerful masks in the Matoran Universe, too dangerous for most beings to wield. Mask of TimeMask of TimeThe Kanohi Vahi is the Matoran Universe's deadliest mask, capable of stopping or accelerating time, and its creation nearly tore Metru Nui apart.. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 2: Trial by Fire; BIONICLE 17: Disks of Danger; BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui)
Origin and classification#
KanokaKanoka DisksMetru Nui's most versatile artifact: flying disks equally at home in sport, combat, and crafting. disks were standard equipment across Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., used for sport, for defence and as the raw material for KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. masks. Each disk carried a three-digit code. The first digit recorded the district where it was made, the second its power, from Reconstitute at Random to Teleport, and the third its power level, from one to eight for ordinary disks. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)
Six disks existed at a power level of nine. They had been made on the island of ArtakhaArtakha: Master Crafter of the Great RefugeArtakha is one of the most powerful beings in the Matoran Universe, the reclusive ruler of the hidden island that bears his name, whose crafters made the Avohkii. He governed a refuge no evil could enter and armed the Toa Nuva for their trip to Karda Nui., one for each Metru, and found their way into the city, where they lay hidden in dangerous places. (BIONICLE: World; BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
Each Great Disk was a disk of its home district. Their codes ran 159 for Ta-MetruTa-MetruThe fire district where Ta-Matoran perfected their craft and powered Metru Nui's industry for thousands of years. (Enlarge), 279 for Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. (Regenerate), 339 for Po-MetruPo-MetruMetru Nui's Stone District, home to carvers whose work defined the city and site of an ancient conflict that threatened to divide it. (Weaken), 429 for Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. (Freeze), 589 for Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships. (Teleport) and 619 for Onu-MetruOnu-MetruThe deep archive-city that made mining and historical records preservation the beating heart of Metru Nui. (Reconstitute at Random). (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)
Knowledge of the disks was patchy. WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui., who knew the lore of 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., confirmed that the old legends placed one Great Disk in each MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it., while 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. was sceptical. VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. had dreamed that the six disks were the key to saving the city. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
The six finders#
Six MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body., one per MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it., knew where the disks could be found: NuhriiNuhriiNuhrii was a Ta-Matoran mask-maker of Metru Nui, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, who later served in the Ta-Koro Guard on Mata Nui. of Ta-MetruTa-MetruThe fire district where Ta-Matoran perfected their craft and powered Metru Nui's industry for thousands of years., AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who betrayed his fellow Matoran to the Dark Hunters, served Makuta Teridax, and became a false Turaga during Teridax's reign. of Po-MetruPo-MetruMetru Nui's Stone District, home to carvers whose work defined the city and site of an ancient conflict that threatened to divide it., VhisolaVhisolaVhisola was a Ga-Matoran student of Nokama, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, whose research deduced the location of the Morbuzakh King Root. of Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh., TehuttiTehuttiTehutti was an Onu-Matoran archivist of Metru Nui, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, whose Archives research produced the Matoran Nui technique. of Onu-MetruOnu-MetruThe deep archive-city that made mining and historical records preservation the beating heart of Metru Nui., EhryeEhryeEhrye was a Ko-Matoran errand-runner of the Knowledge Towers who tried to sell the location of a Great Disk, thought better of it in front of a Dark Hunter, and helped the Toa Metru find it. of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. and OrkahmOrkahmOrkahm was a Le-Matoran Ussal rider of Le-Metru, Matau's chief rival, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, and later a Gukko Force member on Mata Nui. of Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships.. They led the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. to the disks. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE 17: Disks of Danger)
NuhriiNuhriiNuhrii was a Ta-Matoran mask-maker of Metru Nui, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, who later served in the Ta-Koro Guard on Mata Nui. was a Ta-MatoranTa-MatoranThe Fire-element Matoran of Ta-Metru and Ta-Koro, forgers of masks and Kanoka, lava farmers, and the standing core of the Ta-Koro Guard during the war for Mata Nui. mask-maker, and the Ta-MetruTa-MetruThe fire district where Ta-Matoran perfected their craft and powered Metru Nui's industry for thousands of years. disk lay in one of the Fire PitsFire Pits of Ta-MetruIndustrial lava pits in Ta-Metru where Toa Vakama retrieved a Great Disk, guarded by heat, vines, and Turaga Dume's restrictions.. AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who betrayed his fellow Matoran to the Dark Hunters, served Makuta Teridax, and became a false Turaga during Teridax's reign., a 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. carver and a rival of 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., knew of the Po-MetruPo-MetruMetru Nui's Stone District, home to carvers whose work defined the city and site of an ancient conflict that threatened to divide it. disk in the Sculpture FieldsSculpture FieldsThe Sculpture Fields were the open Po-Metru courtyards where Po-Matoran carvers worked statues too large for any building, hid one of the Great Disks, and gave Onewa his first confrontation with Ahkmou's betrayal.. The Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. disk lay beneath the Great TempleGreat TempleThe Great Temple is a structure situated in Ga-Metru, Metru Nui, associated with the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. It formerly fell under the influence of Teridax, though it currently holds no such power., the Onu-MetruOnu-MetruThe deep archive-city that made mining and historical records preservation the beating heart of Metru Nui. disk 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., the Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. disk on a Knowledge TowerThe Knowledge TowersThe crystalline scholar-towers of Ko-Metru, where Ko-Matoran seers used knowledge crystals to record observation and prediction for the city of Metru Nui., and the Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships. disk in the chute network. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
The finders were not a team. AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who betrayed his fellow Matoran to the Dark Hunters, served Makuta Teridax, and became a false Turaga during Teridax's reign. was secretly working against the Toa, and his treachery came out on the way to the Great Furnace. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 2: Trial by Fire)
The six names mattered beyond the hunt. In Time Trap, VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. finds himself in a version of the past in which these same six Matoran, not the future Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety., had become the Toa of the city, and he later learns that he and his friends had been destined for the role all along. (BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap)
VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years.'s vision and the start of the recovery#
The push to find the Great Disks came from VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years.'s vision soon after the six became Toa, not from TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. DumeDumeDume is a Turaga of Fire and the former ruler of Metru Nui, distinguished by his red and black coloring and the Noble Kanohi Kiril, the Mask of Regeneration. As a member of the Turaga of Metru Nui, he wields a Staff of Office and commands a weakened mastery of Fire. He later resides on the reformed Spherus Magna., who was already a disguised TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.. The new Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. agreed to hunt for the disks and split up to do it. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui)
The recovery was carried out by three teams, each of two Toa and two Matoran. The MorbuzakhMorbuzakhA sentient plant monster created by Teridax to terrorize Metru Nui and control its population through fear. vines that were already strangling the city fought back throughout. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
Recovery by district#
NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras., MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran., VhisolaVhisolaVhisola was a Ga-Matoran student of Nokama, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, whose research deduced the location of the Morbuzakh King Root. and OrkahmOrkahmOrkahm was a Le-Matoran Ussal rider of Le-Metru, Matau's chief rival, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, and later a Gukko Force member on Mata Nui. went after the Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. disk beneath the Great TempleGreat TempleThe Great Temple is a structure situated in Ga-Metru, Metru Nui, associated with the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. It formerly fell under the influence of Teridax, though it currently holds no such power.. It was lodged between the teeth of the Dweller in the DeepDweller in the DeepThe Dweller in the Deep is a gigantic sea Rahi of the Silver Sea around Metru Nui. Toa Nokama found the Ga-Metru Great Disk in its jaws., a huge sea 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., and NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. had to take it from the creature's jaws. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
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., VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years., AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who betrayed his fellow Matoran to the Dark Hunters, served Makuta Teridax, and became a false Turaga during Teridax's reign. and NuhriiNuhriiNuhrii was a Ta-Matoran mask-maker of Metru Nui, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, who later served in the Ta-Koro Guard on Mata Nui. recovered the Ta-MetruTa-MetruThe fire district where Ta-Matoran perfected their craft and powered Metru Nui's industry for thousands of years. disk from the Fire Pits. A MorbuzakhMorbuzakhA sentient plant monster created by Teridax to terrorize Metru Nui and control its population through fear. vine guarded it, and a Reconstitute at Random Kanoka was used to destroy the vine. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
The same team recovered the Po-MetruPo-MetruMetru Nui's Stone District, home to carvers whose work defined the city and site of an ancient conflict that threatened to divide it. disk from a balanced sculpture in the Sculpture FieldsSculpture FieldsThe Sculpture Fields were the open Po-Metru courtyards where Po-Matoran carvers worked statues too large for any building, hid one of the Great Disks, and gave Onewa his first confrontation with Ahkmou's betrayal.. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. and NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro., with TehuttiTehuttiTehutti was an Onu-Matoran archivist of Metru Nui, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, whose Archives research produced the Matoran Nui technique. and EhryeEhryeEhrye was a Ko-Matoran errand-runner of the Knowledge Towers who tried to sell the location of a Great Disk, thought better of it in front of a Dark Hunter, and helped the Toa Metru find it., found the Onu-MetruOnu-MetruThe deep archive-city that made mining and historical records preservation the beating heart of Metru Nui. disk in a closet 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 Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
That team then took the Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. disk from an icicle hanging on one of the highest Knowledge TowersThe Knowledge TowersThe crystalline scholar-towers of Ko-Metru, where Ko-Matoran seers used knowledge crystals to record observation and prediction for the city of Metru Nui., while MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran.'s group pulled the Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships. disk from a Force SphereForce SphereThe Metru Nui chute-system hazard in which a broken piece of a chute's magnetic field wrapped around itself, swept up loose objects, and imploded inside the transport network. in the chute system. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
Disk codes and locations#
The six Great Disks kept the standard three-digit format. The first digit identified the district, the second the power, and the third the power level of nine. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)
The Ta-MetruTa-MetruThe fire district where Ta-Matoran perfected their craft and powered Metru Nui's industry for thousands of years. disk (159) lay in a fire pit. The Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. disk (279) was lodged in the teeth of the Dweller in the DeepDweller in the DeepThe Dweller in the Deep is a gigantic sea Rahi of the Silver Sea around Metru Nui. Toa Nokama found the Ga-Metru Great Disk in its jaws.. The Po-MetruPo-MetruMetru Nui's Stone District, home to carvers whose work defined the city and site of an ancient conflict that threatened to divide it. disk (339) sat on a balanced sculpture in the Sculpture FieldsSculpture FieldsThe Sculpture Fields were the open Po-Metru courtyards where Po-Matoran carvers worked statues too large for any building, hid one of the Great Disks, and gave Onewa his first confrontation with Ahkmou's betrayal.. The Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. disk (429) was frozen in an icicle on a Knowledge TowerThe Knowledge TowersThe crystalline scholar-towers of Ko-Metru, where Ko-Matoran seers used knowledge crystals to record observation and prediction for the city of Metru Nui.. The Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships. disk (589) was caught in a Force SphereForce SphereThe Metru Nui chute-system hazard in which a broken piece of a chute's magnetic field wrapped around itself, swept up loose objects, and imploded inside the transport network. in the chutes. The Onu-MetruOnu-MetruThe deep archive-city that made mining and historical records preservation the beating heart of Metru Nui. disk (619) was in a closet 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 Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)
Each spot was dangerous enough to put off any casual searcher, and the hunt needed the combined skills of the whole team. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
Use against the King Root#
The hunt took place under constant pressure from the MorbuzakhMorbuzakhA sentient plant monster created by Teridax to terrorize Metru Nui and control its population through fear., which was choking the city with its vines and driving Matoran from their homes. The VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. had failed to stop it. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 2: Trial by Fire; BIONICLE 16: Toa Metru!)
Once all six disks were gathered, the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. tracked the plant's King Root to the Great FurnaceThe Great FurnaceThe largest furnace in Ta-Metru, site of the Morbuzakh King Root's nest and the recovery of the fused Great Disks that became the Kanohi Vahi.. (BIONICLE Adventures 2: Trial by Fire; BIONICLE 17: Disks of Danger)
In the battle inside the Furnace, NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. suggested using the Great Disks. The Toa turned the disks' combined energy on the King Root and destroyed it, ending the Morbuzakh threat. (BIONICLE Adventures 2: Trial by Fire; BIONICLE 17: Disks of Danger)
Aftermath and fusion into the Vahi#
The Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. then brought the six disks to TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. DumeDumeDume is a Turaga of Fire and the former ruler of Metru Nui, distinguished by his red and black coloring and the Noble Kanohi Kiril, the Mask of Regeneration. As a member of the Turaga of Metru Nui, he wields a Staff of Office and commands a weakened mastery of Fire. He later resides on the reformed Spherus Magna. to prove their worth, unaware that he was TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. in disguise. "Dume" rejected them and branded them impostors, and the Toa had to flee the Vahki. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui)
Later, VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. found that the disks could be merged. He combined them into a single Disk of Time and then forged the Kanohi VahiKanohi VahiThe Kanohi Vahi was the Legendary Mask of Time, forged by Toa Metru Vakama from the six fused Great Disks of Metru Nui during the city's evacuation., the Mask of TimeMask of TimeThe Kanohi Vahi is the Matoran Universe's deadliest mask, capable of stopping or accelerating time, and its creation nearly tore Metru Nui apart., from it. From then on the six disks no longer existed as separate objects. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui)
Legacy#
The hunt for the Great Disks was the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety.'s first mission together. It ended the MorbuzakhMorbuzakhA sentient plant monster created by Teridax to terrorize Metru Nui and control its population through fear. threat and gave Vakama the means to make the VahiKanohi VahiThe Kanohi Vahi was the Legendary Mask of Time, forged by Toa Metru Vakama from the six fused Great Disks of Metru Nui during the city's evacuation.. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 2: Trial by Fire; BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui)
No other Great Disks were ever found in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. after the originals were used up in the forging of the Vahi. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)
Frequently asked questions
- What were the Great Disks?
- The Great Disks were the six legendary Kanoka of Metru Nui, each made at the maximum power level of nine, with one hidden in each of the city's six districts. They were made on Artakha and were the only disks of their power tier.
- Who found the locations of the six Great Disks?
- Six Matoran, one per Metru, knew where the disks were: Nuhrii of Ta-Metru, Ahkmou of Po-Metru, Vhisola of Ga-Metru, Tehutti of Onu-Metru, Ehrye of Ko-Metru and Orkahm of Le-Metru. They led the Toa Metru to them, though Ahkmou was secretly working against the Toa.
- How did the Toa Metru use the Great Disks against the Morbuzakh?
- After gathering all six disks, the Toa Metru tracked the Morbuzakh's King Root to the Great Furnace. On Nokama's suggestion they turned the disks' combined energy on the root and destroyed it.
- What happened to the Great Disks after the Morbuzakh was defeated?
- The Toa Metru offered the disks to Turaga Dume, who was really Teridax and rejected them. Vakama later merged the six disks into a single Disk of Time and forged it into the Kanohi Vahi, the Mask of Time.
- What did the Great Disks have to do with the Mask of Time?
- The Vahi was forged from the Disk of Time, which Vakama made by merging the six Great Disks. Only the power-nine Great Disks could be combined this way.
Sources
- BookBIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
- BookBIONICLE Adventures 2: Trial by Fire, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
- BookBIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
- BookBIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2006
- BookBIONICLE: World, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2007
- BookBIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2007
- FilmBIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui, Miramax / LEGO, 2004
- ComicBIONICLE 16: Toa Metru!, LEGO / DC Comics, 2004
- ComicBIONICLE 17: Disks of Danger, LEGO / DC Comics, 2004
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The Great Furnace
The largest furnace in Ta-Metru, site of the Morbuzakh King Root's nest and the recovery of the fused Great Disks that became the Kanohi Vahi.

Ehrye
Ehrye was a Ko-Matoran errand-runner of the Knowledge Towers who tried to sell the location of a Great Disk, thought better of it in front of a Dark Hunter, and helped the Toa Metru find it.

Force Sphere
The Metru Nui chute-system hazard in which a broken piece of a chute's magnetic field wrapped around itself, swept up loose objects, and imploded inside the transport network.

The Knowledge Towers
The crystalline scholar-towers of Ko-Metru, where Ko-Matoran seers used knowledge crystals to record observation and prediction for the city of Metru Nui.

Metru
In the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it.

Nuhrii
Nuhrii was a Ta-Matoran mask-maker of Metru Nui, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, who later served in the Ta-Koro Guard on Mata Nui.
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Ahkmou
A Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who betrayed his fellow Matoran to the Dark Hunters, served Makuta Teridax, and became a false Turaga during Teridax's reign.
Akilini
Akilini was the official sport of Metru Nui, in which Matoran surfed on Kanoka disks and threw others through scoring hoops, with tournaments held on the shifting floor of the Coliseum.
Amaya
Amaya 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.
Brander
A Ta-Matoran of Metru Nui who helped Vakama find Nuhrii, survived the Great Cataclysm in a Matoran sphere, and worked as a Crafter in Ta-Koro on Mata Nui.
Crystal Spikes
The Crystal Spikes were the paired Toa Tools of Toa Metru Nuju, used to channel his Ice powers, to climb the Knowledge Towers and even as snowshoes.
Ehrye
Ehrye was a Ko-Matoran errand-runner of the Knowledge Towers who tried to sell the location of a Great Disk, thought better of it in front of a Dark Hunter, and helped the Toa Metru find it.
Force Sphere
The Metru Nui chute-system hazard in which a broken piece of a chute's magnetic field wrapped around itself, swept up loose objects, and imploded inside the transport network.
Ga-Matoran
The 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.
Kanoka Disks
The protodermis disks of Metru Nui, used for sport, self-defence and machinery, carried by the Vahki, and melted down to forge Kanohi masks.
Kivi
Kivi was a Po-Matoran of Metru Nui who later worked as a stone hewer in Po-Koro, and whose warning to Ahkmou helped send him on the quest for the Great Disks.
Legends of Metru Nui
Lhikan's capture by Nidhiki and Krekka, the awakening of the six Toa Metru, the discovery that Turaga Dume had been replaced by Teridax, the Coliseum betrayal, and the duel above the Silver Sea that ended with the city sealed and the Matoran asleep.
Marka
Marka was a Ga-Matoran originally of Metru Nui who reported Nidhiki's pursuit of Vhisola, survived a tentacled Rahi attack at sea, and rose to lead the Shipwrights of Ga-Koro after the Bohrok-Kal crisis.
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