Hahnah

The Hahnah was an amphibious, crab-like 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. of the waters around the PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains., the underwater prison of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. The species had sharp claws and teeth and was attracted to heat and light. A single Hahnah is best known for following Toa MahriToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself. 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. during the campaign against the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell to a Brotherhood strike, and spent millennia imprisoned in the Pit.. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit; BIONICLE: Mahri I)

Habitat and Physical Traits#

The Hahnah lived in the dark waters around the PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains., a prison built to hold some of the most dangerous beings in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. The species was one of many 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. created by the Makuta. When the Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent. broke the Pit open, its prisoners, including the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell to a Brotherhood strike, and spent millennia imprisoned in the Pit., escaped into the sea outside. (Makuta's Guide to the Universe; BIONICLE Legends 6: City of the Lost)

The Hahnah was a crustacean with sharp claws, and in close combat it bit its foes with its teeth. It was drawn to heat and light. (BIONICLE: Mahri I; BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

Encounter with the Toa Mahri#

As 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. escaped from the undersea caves where the Barraki had imprisoned them, a single Hahnah was drawn to the heat and light of 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.'s blade. It attacked a sea squid that was draining the energy of KonguKonguKongu captained Le-Koro's Gukko Force before lightning from the red star turned him into a Toa of Air, who later served among the Toa Mahri., Toa of AirToa of AirWielders of the Element of Air, typically transformed from Le-Matoran, tasked with protecting the Matoran Universe., and from then on it followed Jaller. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

Jaller wondered whether the crab saw him the way he himself had once seen Toa TahuTahu, Toa of FireTahu served as Toa Mata, Toa Nuva, and Toa Mistika of Fire, leading his team from the first landing on Mata Nui to the destruction of the Rahkshi army on Bara Magna. when Tahu first arrived on Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

The Cordak Blaster#

At one point, on 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.'s suggestion, Jaller strapped his Cordak BlasterCordak BlasterA six-shot revolving launcher made on Xia that fires explosive mini-rockets, and works underwater as well as in air. to the crab's back so that it could create a distraction in battle. The Hahnah went on helping Jaller in his search for the Kanohi Ignika. (Toa Chamber; BIONICLE.com Toa Mahri Jaller biography; BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall)

Departure and Unrecorded Fate#

When MatoroMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui. used the Ignika to revive the Great Spirit, he teleported the other Toa Mahri back to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. The published story does not say what became of the Hahnah after that. (BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall)

The crab was never given a name in the story. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit; BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall)

Behavioral Anomalies#

The Hahnah that followed 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. behaved unusually for a Rahi: it attached itself to one being, fought to protect one of his teammates, and carried a weapon into battle on his behalf. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit; BIONICLE.com Toa Mahri Jaller biography)

Its attraction to heat and light explains why it first came to Jaller, but the published story offers no further explanation for its loyalty. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

Place in the Pit Ecosystem#

The Hahnah was one of the smaller creatures of the waters around the Pit, able to tackle a draining sea squid but far smaller than the great beasts of the deep. It shared those waters with the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell to a Brotherhood strike, and spent millennia imprisoned in the Pit. and the creatures mutated after the Pit's prisoners escaped. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit; BIONICLE Legends 6: City of the Lost)

The Toa Jaller set of 2007 included the Hahnah, carrying Jaller's Cordak blaster and chained to his hand. (Toa Jaller)