The Great Rescue

The Great Rescue was the campaign in which 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., having reached 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. with the first Matoran spheresMatoran SpheresThe silver hibernation pods used by Teridax, posing as Turaga Dume, to capture, store, and transport the entire Matoran population of Metru Nui during the Great Cataclysm., 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. to free the rest of the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. from the VisorakVisorakSpider-like Rahi created by Makuta Chirox, conquered for the Brotherhood by Gorast, broken at Metru Nui, and ultimately destroyed in a volcanic eruption on Artidax.-occupied city and bring them to the surface. The campaign mutated them into the Toa HordikaToa 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., introduced them to the RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored., sent them after the legendary KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. for a cure, and ended with the Visorak horde broken and the sleeping MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. carried by airship to the island that would become their home. (BIONICLE Adventures 6: Maze of Shadows; BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika; BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

The two-stage problem#

The Great Rescue was the second half of a job 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. could not finish the first time. TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna., disguised as Turaga DumeTuraga 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., had used the Vahki to force the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. into memory-wiping spheres at the Coliseum. After defeating him, the Toa could not wake the hundreds of sleepers on the spot, so they escaped through the Great Barrier with six spheres, losing one, Ahkmou's, on the way. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear; BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui)

By the time the Toa were ready to come back, the city had changed. The VisorakVisorakSpider-like Rahi created by Makuta Chirox, conquered for the Brotherhood by Gorast, broken at Metru Nui, and ultimately destroyed in a volcanic eruption on Artidax., under their king SidorakSidorakHe took credit for someone else's idea, called it leadership, and spent his whole reign as the Visorak's king certain he could not be out-played. and his viceroy RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game., had moved into Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., summoned by Teridax to guard the Matoran. They had covered the ruined city in webs and made the Coliseum their seat. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

The crash landing and the cocooning#

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. found a tunnel system leading back down from the island. The Toa built a new vessel, the Lhikan II, from the remains of the Karzahni plant, crossed the Silver Sea and beached it on the shore of Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships.. They found the city in ruins and covered in strange webs, and at Vakama's urging headed for the Coliseum. (BIONICLE Adventures 6: Maze of Shadows; BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

They never got there. The VisorakVisorakSpider-like Rahi created by Makuta Chirox, conquered for the Brotherhood by Gorast, broken at Metru Nui, and ultimately destroyed in a volcanic eruption on Artidax. ambushed them, wrapped them in cocoons and hung them above the streets, where Hordika venom began to change them. Six small beings, the RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored., cut the cocoons free and brought the Toa down to safety. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

What the Rahaga unwrapped was not the team that had landed in Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships.. The venom had mutated the Toa into the Toa HordikaToa 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., bestial half-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. versions of themselves with feral instincts and RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user's nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. launchers on their arms. The Rahaga, led by NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored., told them there was a cure: a legendary 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. called KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. could reverse the venom's effects. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

The Rahaga and the KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. objective#

Despite the Rahaga's warnings, the Toa HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure. decided to save the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. first. 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. suggested building airships to carry the spheres out of the city, and the Toa set about scavenging materials while fighting off the Visorak. (BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak; BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

All the while, their Hordika sides grew stronger, and they found themselves giving in to Rahi-like urges more and more often. (BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

Vakama's defection and the road back#

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. was the worst affected. Giving in to the venom, he broke away from his team and went over to the Visorak, and RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game. and SidorakSidorakHe took credit for someone else's idea, called it leadership, and spent his whole reign as the Visorak's king certain he could not be out-played. put him in command of the horde. (BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika; BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

After the Rahaga were attacked in the Great Temple, NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. told the others what Vakama had done. They set aside the rescue for the moment and went looking for KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend., hoping he could cure them and help them save Vakama. They found him, and he joined them for the assault on the Coliseum. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

The battle for the Coliseum#

The final battle at the Coliseum brought every thread together. KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend., the Rahaga and the Toa HordikaToa 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. stormed the Visorak's seat. Roodaka brought Keetongu down, then lured SidorakSidorakHe took credit for someone else's idea, called it leadership, and spent his whole reign as the Visorak's king certain he could not be out-played. to the wounded Rahi and abandoned him there, and Keetongu rose and killed him. Even so, the horde was too strong, and RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game. forced the Toa to surrender. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

By then, 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. had privately persuaded 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. to master his Hordika side. Vakama used his authority over the Visorak to disband the horde. To finish the fight, the six Toa fired their elemental Rhotuka at RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game. together. She carried a fragment of the seal that held MakutaMakuta: species, title, and TeridaxMakuta means three things in the Matoran Universe: the Antidermis species Mata Nui created, the Brotherhood rank, and most often Teridax himself. Teridax, and the blast shattered the seal, freeing him. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows)

The evacuation and the TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. transition#

With the horde gone, KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. returned the Toa HordikaToa HordikaToa mutated by Visorak venom into bestial hybrids, forced to fight their primal nature and hunt for a cure. to their true forms. They loaded the sleeping MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. onto the airships, said goodbye to the Rahaga and Keetongu, and flew the fleet back through the Great Barrier to the island. On the way, 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. went back alone to find 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., lost during the earlier battle with TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.; he found it in the sea, only for VoporakVoporakVoporak is a mutant member of Sidorak's species and a servant of the Dark Hunters. Clad in dark red, black, orange-yellow, and silver, he wields Rotating Blade Tools and a Rhotuka spinner and commands the power of time. He resides on Spherus Magna. to take it from him. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap)

On the island, the Toa Metru gave up their Toa power to wake the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. in the spheres, and in doing so became TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities.. The Matoran woke on an island that would now be their home, and the airships were taken apart to help build their villages. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE: World)