Ikir
Ikir is an Elemental Creature of fire from Okoto, distinguished by its orange and gold coloring. It serves as protector of the Region of Fire and as an ally to the Toa, wielding claws and crystal blades in fulfillment of those duties.
Ikir is the Creature of Fire, the embodiment of the element of Fire itself on the island of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.. Millennia ago, when Okoto was first created, Ikir and the other Elemental Creatures were brought into being from the island's elements, each one the physical embodiment of its own element.
The Protectors of Okoto undertook a journey to obtain Elemental Crystals from the Creatures in order to power the Golden Masks that the ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed. would later wear. Mamuk received his crystal from Ikir, the contribution of fire to the masks that would arm Okoto's heroes.
Ikir guarded the Golden Mask of Fire and tested those who would claim it. 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. battled the great Elemental Creature for hours seeking the mask, unaware that he was being followed by a Shadow Trap sent by Umarak the Hunter. When the Shadow Trap attacked Tahu, Ikir set aside its quarrel with the Toa and moved to rescue him. The Creature then led Tahu to the Golden Mask of Fire; Tahu donned the mask, united with Ikir, and issued a challenge to Umarak.
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Okoto
Okoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.
Tahu, Toa of Fire
Tahu 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.
Toa (2001)
Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed.
Also in Fire
The Golden Mask of Fire
The Golden Mask of Fire was the Kanohi Ekimu made for Tahu, Master of Fire, in the 2015 reboot, recovered from a temple on Okoto's greatest volcano.
The Elemental Fire Blaster
The Elemental Fire Blaster was the ranged tool and weapon carried by Narmoto, Protector of Fire, in the 2015 reboot story, able to light campfires and shoot Skull Spiders, and the weapon he used to hold off the spiders while Tahu claimed the Golden Mask of Fire.
Fire Villagers
Okoto's volcanic tribe in the 2015 reboot: villagers of the Region of Fire who lived under Narmoto, suffered the Skull Spider invasion, and met Tahu when he fell out of the sky.
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Agil, Creature of Light
Agil was the hawk-like Elemental Creature of Light from the 2016 reboot story, bonded to Ekimu, who spied on Umarak for the Mask Maker and merged with him to free the Toa from the Destroyer's shadow.
Mamuk, Ancient Protector of Fire of Okoto
The ancient Protector of Fire of Okoto, in the 2015 reboot continuity, who fetched Ikir's Elemental Crystal for Ekimu and whose office passed down to Narmoto.
Pohatu, Master of Stone: The Stubborn Toa of Okoto
Pohatu of Okoto was the Master of Stone summoned by the Protectors, the stubborn sandstorm-rider guided by Nilkuu through the Region of Stone whose hesitation at the Labyrinth cost the team the Mask of Control.
Region of Fire
The volcanic region of Okoto, home of the Fire Tribe and the Protector of Fire, Narmoto, and the country in which Tahu landed and was guided across lava streams and erupting mountains to claim the Golden Mask of Fire.
Shadow Ambush
The encounter on the slopes of the Region of Fire in which a Shadow Trap sent by Umarak the Hunter forced the Elemental Creature Ikir to break off its contest with Tahu and the two to take up the Golden Mask of Fire together.
Tahu, Master of Fire: Leader of the Toa of Okoto
Tahu of Okoto was the Master of Fire summoned by the Protectors, the hot-tempered would-be leader of the Toa who opened the Labyrinth of Control and held the line at the Black Volcano.
The Elemental Creatures of Okoto
The six elemental animals of Okoto, partnered with the Toa to recover the Mask of Control, joined by Agil the Creature of Light at Ekimu's side. Part of the 2015 to 2016 reboot continuity.
The Golden Mask of Fire
The Golden Mask of Fire was the Kanohi Ekimu made for Tahu, Master of Fire, in the 2015 reboot, recovered from a temple on Okoto's greatest volcano.
The Labyrinth of Control
The shifting maze on an island off Okoto where the Elemental Creatures hid the Mask of Control, and where Umarak the Hunter stole it from the Toa. This is 2015 to 2016 reboot continuity.
The Masks of Power of Okoto
The six elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu and quested for by the Toa of Okoto, one for each tribal element: Fire, Water, Stone, Jungle, Ice, and Earth.
The Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the Island
The six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm.
Umarak
Umarak hunted the Elemental Creatures of Okoto until the Mask of Control bound him to Makuta's will and remade him as the Destroyer.
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