Kivi
Po-Matoran Chute Manager and Hewer
Kivi was a Po-Matoran of Metru Nui who worked as a Chute Manager in the city and later as a stone hewer in Po-Koro, and whose warning to Ahkmou helped set the quest for the Great Disks in motion.
Kivi was a Po-MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. native to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. who served as a ChuteChute: the Transport Tubes of Metru NuiA Chute was a pipe of liquid protodermis held together by a magnetic field, used across Metru Nui to carry Matoran, cargo, and Rahi. The system was run by the Le-Matoran and ran throughout the city until the Great Cataclysm left it abandoned. Manager in the city of legends and later as a stone hewer in Po-KoroPo-KoroPo-Koro was the Po-Matoran village in Po-Wahi, led by Turaga Onewa and guarded by Toa Pohatu, reached through a single statue-lined road called the Path of Prophecies. on Mata NuiMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna.. His name means "rock" in Finnish, fitting for a MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. of Stone. His warning to AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who collaborated with Makuta Teridax and later imposed false Turaga rule during Teridax's reign. about the Dark HuntersThe Dark HuntersA mercenary organization founded on Odina by The Shadowed One and Ancient, contracted across the Matoran Universe for assassination and theft, and ultimately reduced to a battered remnant by the fall of the universe itself. hunting him played a small but real part in the events surrounding the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety.'s quest for the Great Disks.
Metru Nui#
On Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., Kivi worked as a ChuteChute: the Transport Tubes of Metru NuiA Chute was a pipe of liquid protodermis held together by a magnetic field, used across Metru Nui to carry Matoran, cargo, and Rahi. The system was run by the Le-Matoran and ran throughout the city until the Great Cataclysm left it abandoned. Manager, one of the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. who oversaw the transit chutes that moved traffic through the city. It was Kivi who alerted AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who collaborated with Makuta Teridax and later imposed false Turaga rule during Teridax's reign. to the fact that the Dark HuntersThe Dark HuntersA mercenary organization founded on Odina by The Shadowed One and Ancient, contracted across the Matoran Universe for assassination and theft, and ultimately reduced to a battered remnant by the fall of the universe itself. NidhikiNidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price. and KrekkaKrekkaA brutish but ineffective Dark Hunter with no powers or masks, Krekka was outmatched from his first moments in Metru Nui. were searching for him. That warning encouraged AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who collaborated with Makuta Teridax and later imposed false Turaga rule during Teridax's reign. to join OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. and the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. on their quest for the Great DisksThe Great DisksThe six legendary Kanoka of Metru Nui, one hidden in each district, recovered by the Toa Metru during the Morbuzakh crisis and later fused into the Kanohi Vahi..
Mata Nui#
On Mata NuiMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna., Kivi lived in Po-KoroPo-KoroPo-Koro was the Po-Matoran village in Po-Wahi, led by Turaga Onewa and guarded by Toa Pohatu, reached through a single statue-lined road called the Path of Prophecies. and worked as a stone hewer, laboring to ensure that all stones were ready for the village's carvers. Being a hewer demanded durability and strength, the work of preparing boulders and blocks before they reached the sculptors. After the defeat of 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., Kivi was rebuilt into a stronger form at the Kini-NuiKini-NuiThe most sacred temple on Mata Nui, ironically built directly above Teridax's fortress., as were the other Matoran of the island.
Return and aftermath#
When the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. 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., Kivi helped construct the boats needed to make the journey across the sea, then took up residence in the city once more. He afterward began working on statues of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. that the Po-MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. had been ordered to carve during the period when AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who collaborated with Makuta Teridax and later imposed false Turaga rule during Teridax's reign. ruled them as a false Turaga. Sometime later he evacuated the Matoran Universe onto Spherus Magna.
Frequently asked questions
- Who was Kivi?
- Kivi was a Po-Matoran native to Metru Nui who worked as a Chute Manager in the city and later as a stone hewer in Po-Koro on Mata Nui. His name means "rock" in Finnish, fitting for a Matoran of Stone.
- What role did Kivi play in the quest for the Great Disks?
- Kivi alerted Ahkmou that the Dark Hunters Nidhiki and Krekka were searching for him. That warning encouraged Ahkmou to join Onewa and the Toa Metru on their quest for the Great Disks.
- What did Kivi do on Mata Nui?
- On Mata Nui, Kivi lived in Po-Koro and worked as a stone hewer, preparing boulders and blocks so that all stones were ready for the village's carvers. After the defeat of the Bohrok-Kal, he was rebuilt into a stronger form at the Kini-Nui, as were the other Matoran of the island.
- What happened to Kivi after the Matoran returned to Metru Nui?
- Kivi helped construct the boats needed for the journey back to Metru Nui, then took up residence in the city again. He afterward worked on statues of Teridax that the Po-Matoran had been ordered to carve while Ahkmou ruled them as a false Turaga, and sometime later he evacuated the Matoran Universe onto Spherus Magna.
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Related entries
Po-Matoran
The Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits.
Ahkmou
A Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who collaborated with Makuta Teridax and later imposed false Turaga rule during Teridax's reign.
Mata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran Universe
Built by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna.
Onewa
Onewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro.
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.
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