Jaatikko
Ko-Matoran Architect of Ko-Koro
Jaatikko was a Ko-Matoran who lived in Ko-Metru, was sealed in a Matoran Sphere during the Great Cataclysm, and served as an Architect in Ko-Koro on Mata Nui before returning to Metru Nui and evacuating to Spherus Magna.
Jaatikko was a Ko-MatoranKo-MatoranIce Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi. of the ice-aligned population, recorded as a resident and worker of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. before 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. and as an ArchitectArchitectA Ko-Matoran scholar who studies Destiny, the Bionicle universe's guiding force. in the village of Ko-KoroKo-KoroKo-Koro is a location in Ko-Wahi, home to the Ko-Matoran and associated with both Nuju and Kopaka. Its exact size is unknown. during the years on Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.. His path followed the common arc of the city's Matoran: capture by the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming., sealing in a Matoran SphereMatoran 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., rescue, life on the island village, and eventual return to the rebuilt city. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; Mata Nui Online Game II: The Kolhii Tournament)
Metru Nui#
Jaatikko lived and worked in Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race., the knowledge district of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., in the period before 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.. During the secret operation that emptied the city of its MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. population, he was captured by the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. and placed in a Matoran SphereMatoran 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. on the orders of Makuta TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna., who was at that time impersonating 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.. The sphere held him comatose along with the rest of the city's Matoran. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui)
Mata Nui#
Awakened on the shores of Naho Bay, shrunken and without his memories, Jaatikko helped build Ko-KoroKo-KoroKo-Koro is a location in Ko-Wahi, home to the Ko-Matoran and associated with both Nuju and Kopaka. Its exact size is unknown. under Turaga Nuju from the parts of the rescue airships, and worked there as an ArchitectArchitectA Ko-Matoran scholar who studies Destiny, the Bionicle universe's guiding force., well versed in the Virtue of Destiny. When HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. visited Ko-Koro during the Kolhii Tournament, Jaatikko told her she would unite Duty and Destiny and gave her the Charm of Destiny. After the defeat of the Bohrok-Kal he was rebuilt into a stronger form, and he was evacuated from Ko-Koro with the other Ko-Matoran when the Rahkshi attacked. (BIONICLE: World; Mata Nui Online Game II: The Kolhii Tournament; BIONICLE: Mask of Light)
Return and evacuation#
Jaatikko helped build the boats for the return, and when the Matoran reached Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. he took part in rebuilding the city, briefly stopping work on 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 orders to press the Turaga about where the Toa Nuva had gone. Greg Farshtey later said he left the Matoran Universe for the reformed world of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. with the other Matoran. His name is a rendering of the Finnish word for "glacier." (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jaatikko?
- Jaatikko was a Ko-Matoran of the ice-aligned population who lived and worked in Ko-Metru, the knowledge district of Metru Nui, before the Great Cataclysm. On Mata Nui he settled in Ko-Koro and worked as an Architect.
- What happened to Jaatikko during the Great Cataclysm?
- During the secret operation that emptied Metru Nui of its Matoran population, Jaatikko was captured by the Vahki and placed in a Matoran Sphere on the orders of Makuta Teridax, who was impersonating Turaga Dume at the time. The sphere held him comatose along with the rest of the city's Matoran.
- What did Jaatikko do on Mata Nui?
- On the island of Mata Nui, Jaatikko helped build Ko-Koro and worked there as an Architect, well versed in the Virtue of Destiny. He gave Hahli the Charm of Destiny when she visited Ko-Koro during the Kolhii Tournament, and after the Bohrok-Kal were defeated he was rebuilt into a stronger form.
- What happened to Jaatikko after the Matoran returned to Metru Nui?
- Jaatikko helped build the boats for the return and then took part in rebuilding Metru Nui, briefly stopping work on Jaller's orders to press the Turaga about the Toa Nuva's whereabouts. Greg Farshtey later said he moved to Spherus Magna with the other Matoran after Teridax's defeat.
- What does the name Jaatikko mean?
- Jaatikko's name is a rendering of the Finnish word for "glacier."
Sources
- GameMata Nui Online Game II: The Kolhii Tournament, Templar Studios / The LEGO Group, BIONICLE.com, 2003
- FilmBIONICLE: Mask of Light, Miramax Films / The LEGO Group, 2003
- BookBIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
- BookBIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
- FilmBIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui, Miramax Films / The LEGO Group, 2004
- BookBIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2006
- BookBIONICLE: World, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic
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Followed from this entry

Ko-Matoran
Ice Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi.

Hahli
A Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe.

Jaller
Jaller 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.

Teridax
Teridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.

Matoran
The most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body.

Matoran Spheres
The 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.
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