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 Architect 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.
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.
Mata Nui#
On 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., Jaatikko settled in 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. and worked as an Architect, an occupation associated with the Ko-MatoranKo-MatoranIce Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi. and their study of the virtue of Destiny. He was among the Matoran rebuilt into a stronger form by the Turaga at Kini-NuiKini-NuiThe most sacred temple on Mata Nui, ironically built directly above Teridax's fortress..
Return and evacuation#
When the Matoran 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., Jaatikko took part in rebuilding the city, work that continued until the Staff of ArtakhaThe Staff of ArtakhaA restoration artifact forged by Artakha himself, used by Helryx to reverse the environmental damage of the Great Cataclysm. was used to repair it completely. He was present at the ceremony held for 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.. Sometime afterward he evacuated the Matoran Universe onto the recreated world of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.. His name is a rendering of the Finnish word for "glacier."
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 lived in Ko-Koro and worked as an Architect, an occupation tied to the Ko-Matoran and their study of the virtue of Destiny. He was among the Matoran rebuilt into a stronger form by the Turaga at Kini-Nui.
- What happened to Jaatikko after the Matoran returned to Metru Nui?
- Jaatikko took part in rebuilding Metru Nui, work that continued until the Staff of Artakha was used to repair the city completely. He attended the ceremony held for Matoro, and afterward evacuated the Matoran Universe onto the recreated world of Spherus Magna.
- What does the name Jaatikko mean?
- Jaatikko's name is a rendering of the Finnish word for "glacier."
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Related entries
Ko-Matoran
Ice Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi.
Kini-Nui
The most sacred temple on Mata Nui, ironically built directly above Teridax's fortress.
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.
Turaga Dume
The 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.
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