Kivoda, Protector of Water of Okoto

Kivoda was the Protector of WaterProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. on OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. at the time of the ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe 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.'s arrival, in BIONICLE's 2015 reboot continuity rather than the original Matoran Universe story. One of the six chief elder Protectors, he guarded the villages of the Region of WaterRegion of WaterThe eastern water province of Okoto, home of the Water Tribe and the Protector of Water, Kivoda, and the region through which Gali was guided across rivers, lakes, and deltas to claim the Golden Mask of Water.. He inherited the role from his father, in a line that reached back to the Protectors who stood with EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. at the Battle of the Mask Makers, such as OwakiOwaki, Ancient Protector of Water of OkotoFirst-age Protector of Water of Okoto, given as Owa in the earliest accounts. Owaki went into the depths for Akida's crystal and founded the line that produced Kivoda., and he guided the Toa of WaterGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. when she fell from the sky. (LEGO.com character profile: Protector of Water; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks; BIONICLE: Battle of the Mask Makers)

The inherited office#

Kivoda inherited the job of defending the villages of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.'s Region of WaterRegion of WaterThe eastern water province of Okoto, home of the Water Tribe and the Protector of Water, Kivoda, and the region through which Gali was guided across rivers, lakes, and deltas to claim the Golden Mask of Water. from his father. The Protectors' masks, weapons and armour pass down to their children through the generations, and his line reached back to the ancient Protectors of Ekimu's time, who found the unconscious Mask Maker after the battle with MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. and kept the Prophecy of Heroes he had passed to them. (LEGO.com character profile: Protector of Water; BIONICLE: Battle of the Mask Makers)

With the role came the Prophecy of Heroes itself, to be recited in times of peril, and Kivoda was told it along with the rest of his inheritance. He also received the Protector Mask of Water, a sacred elemental mask forged by EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. long ago, and carried an Elemental Torpedo BlasterThe Elemental Torpedo BlasterThe Elemental Torpedo Blaster was the accurate diving weapon of Kivoda, Protector of Water, in the 2015 reboot story, which he carried while guiding Gali to the shrine of the Golden Mask of Water.. Turbines on his shoulders pushed him forward at high speed, and he could breathe underwater. (LEGO.com character profile: Protector of Water; Protector of Water; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks; BIONICLE: Gathering of the Toa)

The Prophecy of Heroes and the arrival of Gali#

When Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. began to menace OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. and the stars aligned, as the Prophecy of Heroes had foretold, Kivoda joined the other ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. at the Temple of TimeThe Temple of TimeThe Protectors' most sacred site on Okoto, built to house the Mask of Time and the place at which Ekimu received the vision that prepared the island for the coming of the Toa. and recited a prayer with them. (BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

Six ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe 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. then fell from the sky onto OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., each landing in a different region. GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui., the Toa of WaterGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui., came down in the Region of WaterRegion of WaterThe eastern water province of Okoto, home of the Water Tribe and the Protector of Water, Kivoda, and the region through which Gali was guided across rivers, lakes, and deltas to claim the Golden Mask of Water., and Kivoda sought her out to tell her of her destiny and guide her to the Golden Mask of Water that EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. had made for her. (BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

The journey through the Region of Water#

The journey took weeks. Kivoda led GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. through the Region of WaterRegion of WaterThe eastern water province of Okoto, home of the Water Tribe and the Protector of Water, Kivoda, and the region through which Gali was guided across rivers, lakes, and deltas to claim the Golden Mask of Water., and the pair fought many Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. along the way. (BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

On the road, Kivoda told Gali about the battle between the Mask Makers EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. and MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City.. When Gali spotted lava, Kivoda steered her well clear of it. (BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

The shrine of the Golden Mask of Water#

When the pair reached the mask's shrine, they found it guarded by a swarm of Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa.. Kivoda held off the horde and was nearly overpowered, but GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. used the Golden Mask of Water to beat the spiders back. (BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

Gali then set off for the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it., and Kivoda told her that he could not go with her. (BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

The City of the Mask Makers and the bowing before Ekimu#

Kivoda soon travelled to the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it. himself and joined the other ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived., entering the city by an alternate route in case the ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe 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. needed help. The route had been pointed out to the Protector of Jungle by the archaeologist HarvaliHarvali, the Jungle Archaeologist of OkotoHarvali was the Region of Jungle archaeologist whose disappearance beneath the City of the Mask Makers preceded the second age of Okoto, and whose rescue by the Protectors during the campaign against the Skull Spiders unblocked the bridge that brought the villagers back to the capital., and on the way through the city's underbelly the Protectors confronted the Lord of Skull SpidersLord of Skull SpidersAn oversized Skull Spider that guarded the ancient City of the Mask Makers and commanded the rest of its species through the Golden Mask of the Skull Spiders. and his hordes, destroying his lair with him and many of his minions inside, and fought off a group of Skull WarriorsSkull WarriorsThe undead ice-armed footsoldiers raised from the giant skeletons buried beneath the City of the Mask Makers, deployed by Kulta the Skull Grinder as the numerical backbone of his assault on the abandoned capital of Okoto.. (BIONICLE: Revenge of the Skull Spiders)

Along the way the turbines nearly got Kivoda blown away by a strong gust of wind under the city, and he made a note to take them off next time he went somewhere windy. He also showed some impatience when the other Protectors stopped to look at things in the middle of an important mission. (BIONICLE: Revenge of the Skull Spiders)

At last, in fulfilment of the prophecy, the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. stood before the revived EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. at his forge, and the Mask Maker briefly mistook them for their ancestors. They celebrated the Toa's victory and welcomed their villagers to the city, which by Ekimu's decree would become their new home. (BIONICLE: Revenge of the Skull Spiders)

Standing and significance#

Kivoda is wise, and was trusted with the sacred knowledge passed down among the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived., the Prophecy of Heroes chief among it. His part in GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui.'s recovery of the Golden Mask of Water was the centre of his story: weeks of guidance through the Region of Water, and a stand at the shrine that bought the Toa the moment she needed. (LEGO.com character profile: Protector of Water; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

At the close of the campaign, Kivoda was alive and settled with his fellow Protectors and their villagers in the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it., under the eye of the Mask Maker his ancestors had served. (BIONICLE: Revenge of the Skull Spiders)