Hahnah Crab

The HahnahHahnahA predatory crab-like Rahi from the deep waters around the Pit, drawn to flame and remembered for its brief alliance with Toa Mahri Jaller. Crab 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 Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control., native to 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 near which the village of Mahri NuiMahri NuiA matoran settlement that sank, survived, and was ultimately crushed beneath Voya Nui, leaving behind one of Bionicle's most poignant lost civilizations. later came to rest. The species had sharp claws and teeth and a strong attraction to heat and light, and it is best known through a single individual that attached itself to 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 hunt for the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Ignika. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit; BIONICLE: Mahri I)

Habitat and form#

The HahnahHahnahA predatory crab-like Rahi from the deep waters around the Pit, drawn to flame and remembered for its brief alliance with Toa Mahri Jaller. 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., the prison that held some of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.'s most dangerous criminals until 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 it open and let 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 other inmates escape into the sea. Like 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., the species was created by the Makuta. (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. One was small enough to ride with a ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe., and it was drawn to heat and light. (BIONICLE: Mahri I; BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit; Toa Jaller)

The bond with 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.#

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., newly transformed 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. into water-breathers, had been imprisoned by 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. in undersea caves. As they escaped, a single HahnahHahnahA predatory crab-like Rahi from the deep waters around the Pit, drawn to flame and remembered for its brief alliance with Toa Mahri Jaller. 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. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

The crab then followed Jaller through his time in the Pit. Seeing it, Jaller wondered whether it looked at him the way he had once looked at 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 partnership was never given a name in the story, but the crab stayed with Jaller and helped him in his search for the Ignika. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit; BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall)

The 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. rescue and the vampire squid#

During the escape from the caves, a sea squid fastened onto 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., 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. of Air, and began draining his energy. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

The HahnahHahnahA predatory crab-like Rahi from the deep waters around the Pit, drawn to flame and remembered for its brief alliance with Toa Mahri Jaller. attacked the squid, freeing Kongu, and it was after this that the crab began following Jaller. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

The Cordak Blaster and the MantaxMantaxMutated Barraki warlord of the Pit who uncovered Takadox's Brotherhood collaboration through a hidden Tablet of Transit. distraction#

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 provide a distraction in battle. (Toa Chamber; BIONICLE.com Toa Mahri Jaller biography)

The 2007 Toa Jaller set showed the arrangement, with the Hahnah carrying Jaller's Cordak blaster and joined to his hand by a length of chain. (Toa Jaller)

The Toa Mahri's battles in the Pit included a struggle with the Barraki MantaxMantaxMutated Barraki warlord of the Pit who uncovered Takadox's Brotherhood collaboration through a hidden Tablet of Transit. over the Ignika, though the published accounts give the crab no part in that fight. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

Departure and behavioural anomalies#

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 MahriToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself. 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 crab after that. (BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall)

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, attaching itself to one Toa and fighting to protect his teammate. Its attraction to heat and light explains why it first came to him, but the books offer no further explanation for its loyalty. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)