Kahu

The Kahu is a hawk-like bird 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. that made its home in Le-WahiLe-WahiLe-Wahi is a region on the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by the Le-Matoran and Rahi. Formerly subject to the power of Teridax, the region is no longer under that influence. 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.. Its wings light up with energy when it flies, and it is strong enough to carry two MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body.. The Le-MatoranLe-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils. of the Gukko ForceGukko ForceLe-Matoran aerial cavalry that defended their treetop home during the Matoran-Rahi War. rode Kahu into battle against infected Rahi, and 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. flew one into the Nui-RamaNui-RamaLarge insect-like Rahi with deadly claws and venom, known for kidnapping Matoran and attacking Le-Koro. hive with TakuaTakuaAn Av-Matoran hidden on Mata Nui as a Ta-Matoran, who gathered the Toa Stones, served as Chronicler, and ultimately accepted the Avohkii to become Takanuva, the Toa of Light. behind him. (Mata Nui Online Game)

Place in the Gukko family#

Like the other Rahi of the Matoran universe, Kahu were created by the MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. to live in that world. The story material links them closely with the GukkoGukkoA large, swift bird-like Rahi domesticated by the Le-Matoran as the mount of the Gukko Force, the second-largest Matoran military unit on Mata Nui., the docile, four-winged birds that the Le-Matoran also tamed as mounts, and with the vulture-like KewaKewaA vulture-like Rahi species native to Le-Wahi, a cousin of the Kahu used as aerial mounts by the Gukko Force of Le-Koro.. (BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The Le-Matoran used "Gukko" for their bird-riding force as a whole, the Gukko Bird ForceGukko ForceLe-Matoran aerial cavalry that defended their treetop home during the Matoran-Rahi War., whichever bird a rider was on. That is why some stories blur the line between Kahu and Gukko. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Mata Nui Online Game)

Behavior and flight#

Kahu were fast fliers whose wings lit up with energy in the air. The Le-Matoran summoned them with flutes and launched riders using signal lightstones, and some birds carried KanokaKanoka DisksThe protodermis disks of Metru Nui, used for sport, self-defence and machinery, carried by the Vahki, and melted down to forge Kanohi masks. launchers strapped to their backs. With one Matoran flying and a second firing the launcher, a Kahu was a proper war mount in the fights against infected Rahi. (Mata Nui Online Game)

The Gukko family as a whole were peaceful birds that fought hard when Nui-Rama threatened their nests. Le-Wahi's riders relied on these birds to cover ground at speed, and in BIONICLE: Mask of Light a Gukko carried TakuaTakuaAn Av-Matoran hidden on Mata Nui as a Ta-Matoran, who gathered the Toa Stones, served as Chronicler, and ultimately accepted the Avohkii to become Takanuva, the Toa of Light. and 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. through the jungle on their search for the seventh Toa. (BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts; BIONICLE: Mask of Light)

Kongu's Kahu and Ka#

The best-known Kahu is the bird ridden by 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., captain of the Gukko ForceGukko ForceLe-Matoran aerial cavalry that defended their treetop home during the Matoran-Rahi War.. When the Nui-Rama carried off several Le-Matoran and Taipu, Kongu took TakuaTakuaAn Av-Matoran hidden on Mata Nui as a Ta-Matoran, who gathered the Toa Stones, served as Chronicler, and ultimately accepted the Avohkii to become Takanuva, the Toa of Light. as his second and flew into the hive while Takua fired disks at the swarm. Inside, the infected Toa LewaLewaToa of Air, member of the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva, whose career was marked by repeated possession, body theft, and aerial campaigns from Le-Wahi to Karda Nui. trapped them and injured the bird. It recovered and carried Kongu again when he led the Gukko Force to the Battle of Kini-Nui. (Mata Nui Online Game)

A different book gives Kongu's tamed bird a name: Ka. BIONICLE Chronicles 3 calls Ka a Gukko bird, so it's not clear that Ka and the Kahu from the online game are meant to be the same animal. (BIONICLE Chronicles 3: Makuta's Revenge)

Kongu's rescue of Lewa#

When the Bohrok-KalBohrok-KalSix elite Bohrok designed to free the imprisoned Bahrag, they nearly defeated the Toa Nuva before the Toa turned their own powers against them. stole the elemental powers of the Toa NuvaToa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age., LewaLewaToa of Air, member of the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva, whose career was marked by repeated possession, body theft, and aerial campaigns from Le-Wahi to Karda Nui. found that the air no longer answered him and fell from the canopy of Le-WahiLe-WahiLe-Wahi is a region on the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by the Le-Matoran and Rahi. Formerly subject to the power of Teridax, the region is no longer under that influence.. 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., riding Ka, caught him before he hit the ground. (BIONICLE Chronicles 3: Makuta's Revenge)

The Kahu set#

The Kahu appeared in LEGO's 2001 range as an alternate model, built from the parts of the Nui-Jaga set rather than sold in a box of its own. (Nui-Jaga)

The GukkoGukkoA large, swift bird-like Rahi domesticated by the Le-Matoran as the mount of the Gukko Force, the second-largest Matoran military unit on Mata Nui. question, per KualusKualusKualus is a Toa of Ice and member of the Toa Hagah, formerly serving as one of the elite bodyguards of Makuta Teridax before dedicating himself to the protection of the Matoran. White and metallic blue in color, he wields a Sub-Zero Spear and a Rhotuka Launching Shield, and wears the Great Mask of Rahi Control, granting him the power to direct the minds of animal life. He resides on Spherus Magna.#

In one of the odder moments concerning these birds, Rahaga KualusRahaga KualusKualus was the Toa Hagah of Ice, mutated into a Rahaga by Roodaka, restored centuries later on Xia, and known as the only recorded speaker of the language of the flying Rahi. remarked that "GukkoGukkoA large, swift bird-like Rahi domesticated by the Le-Matoran as the mount of the Gukko Force, the second-largest Matoran military unit on Mata Nui." might be an insult in the birds' own language, since it isn't what they call themselves. He didn't pursue the point, and nobody answered it. (BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika)

KualusKualusKualus is a Toa of Ice and member of the Toa Hagah, formerly serving as one of the elite bodyguards of Makuta Teridax before dedicating himself to the protection of the Matoran. White and metallic blue in color, he wields a Sub-Zero Spear and a Rhotuka Launching Shield, and wears the Great Mask of Rahi Control, granting him the power to direct the minds of animal life. He resides on Spherus Magna. was the right figure to raise it. He was the RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored. who knew flying 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. best, and in the same book he and Nuju became the first to tame and ride Gukko. The remark hints that the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. had given the birds a name the birds themselves would never have chosen. (BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika)