The Klakk

Klakk are flying, insect-like 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. created by MakutaMakuta: species, title, and TeridaxMakuta means three things in the Matoran Universe: the Antidermis species Mata Nui created, the Brotherhood rank, and most often Teridax himself. MutranMutranMutran is a Makuta of the Brotherhood of Makuta who serves as the Makuta of Voya Nui and is among the most prolific Rahi creators within the organization. Hailing from the Southern Islands, he wears the Great Shelek and commands the powers of Shadow and Silence alongside the full range of Kraata abilities, wielding a Shadow Blade, Shadow Spear, and Tridax Pod in combat.. They can produce sonic screams powerful enough to subdue a Makuta, and those screams have a second effect that mattered a great deal during the Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast cavern at the core of the Matoran universe, home of the Av-Matoran's Sky Villages and the Codrex, and the site of the battle to awaken Mata Nui. campaign: they destroy the barrier that keeps light from naturally returning to a being, cancelling out the work of a Shadow LeechShadow LeechMutated Kraata designed to drain light and corruption. Created by Mutran and allies, they transformed dozens of Matoran before the Energy Storm wiped them out., the Kanohi AvsaAvsaThe Kanohi Avsa was the Mask of Hunger, draining moral light, physical energy, or positive emotions from a target across a distance., or GorastGorastA Makuta defined by rage and ruthlessness, Gorast conquered the Visorak and became Teridax's most devoted enforcer.'s stinger. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)

Origins under Mutran#

The klakk is one of the 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. created by MutranMutranMutran is a Makuta of the Brotherhood of Makuta who serves as the Makuta of Voya Nui and is among the most prolific Rahi creators within the organization. Hailing from the Southern Islands, he wears the Great Shelek and commands the powers of Shadow and Silence alongside the full range of Kraata abilities, wielding a Shadow Blade, Shadow Spear, and Tridax Pod in combat., the Makuta known for his experiments, who made the species using viruses and liquid protodermis. Its main asset is its sonic scream, strong enough to quell a Makuta. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)

The first known use of the species was as guards for the imprisoned MakutaMakuta: species, title, and TeridaxMakuta means three things in the Matoran Universe: the Antidermis species Mata Nui created, the Brotherhood rank, and most often Teridax himself. MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne., the former leader of the Brotherhood of Makuta. When KrikaKrikaThe cautious Mistika leader who survived by never taking unnecessary risks, until Teridax's Plan forced his hand. and SpiriahSpiriahA Brotherhood Makuta exiled for a failed experiment who briefly controlled an outcast strike team before his death by absorption. imprisoned Miserix on the island of ArtidaxArtidaxArtidax was a volcanic island in the southern islands where Makuta Krika imprisoned Miserix instead of killing him, and where the Visorak horde later met its end., they stationed many klakk there to keep him in place. (Federation of Fear)

ArtidaxArtidaxArtidax was a volcanic island in the southern islands where Makuta Krika imprisoned Miserix instead of killing him, and where the Visorak horde later met its end. and the absorption by MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne.#

The arrangement didn't hold forever. As time passed, MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne. absorbed many of the klakk to grow in size, until their sonic screams no longer harmed him. (Federation of Fear)

Some 79,100 years later, BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix. and his team arrived on ArtidaxArtidaxArtidax was a volcanic island in the southern islands where Makuta Krika imprisoned Miserix instead of killing him, and where the Visorak horde later met its end. to free Miserix, a story told in Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax so the Order could turn him against the Brotherhood.. When they cut his chains, the klakk attacked them. Miserix, now free, brought them down with a power scream of his own. (Federation of Fear)

Re-creation in Karda Nui#

The klakk next turned up at a critical point of the Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast cavern at the core of the Matoran universe, home of the Av-Matoran's Sky Villages and the Codrex, and the site of the battle to awaken Mata Nui. campaign. After the Shadow Leech HiveThe Shadow Leech HiveThe Shadow Leech Hive was a bioweapons facility in the Swamp of Secrets where the Brotherhood of Makuta bred Shadow Leeches to corrupt the Av-Matoran. was destroyed by the Toa Ignika, MutranMutranMutran is a Makuta of the Brotherhood of Makuta who serves as the Makuta of Voya Nui and is among the most prolific Rahi creators within the organization. Hailing from the Southern Islands, he wears the Great Shelek and commands the powers of Shadow and Silence alongside the full range of Kraata abilities, wielding a Shadow Blade, Shadow Spear, and Tridax Pod in combat. created a klakk in the swamp to guard his equipment. His servant VicanVicanVican is a mutated Le-Matoran who previously served as a Shadow Matoran and as an assistant to Mutran. He wears a powerless Shelek, wields claws, and bore the black and lime coloring of his time as a Shadow Matoran. Connected to the element of Air, Vican resides on Spherus Magna., a Le-MatoranLe-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils. Mutran had turned into a Shadow MatoranShadow MatoranAv-Matoran corrupted by the Makuta in Karda Nui, drained of Light and weaponized with shadow powers., was with him. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)

The klakk didn't behave the way the Makuta intended. It attacked VicanVicanVican is a mutated Le-Matoran who previously served as a Shadow Matoran and as an assistant to Mutran. He wears a powerless Shelek, wields claws, and bore the black and lime coloring of his time as a Shadow Matoran. Connected to the element of Air, Vican resides on Spherus Magna., and its scream turned him back into a Le-Matoran. Then it escaped. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)

Takanuva and the restoration campaign#

VicanVicanVican is a mutated Le-Matoran who previously served as a Shadow Matoran and as an assistant to Mutran. He wears a powerless Shelek, wields claws, and bore the black and lime coloring of his time as a Shadow Matoran. Connected to the element of Air, Vican resides on Spherus Magna., having learned that a klakk could restore a being's light, found TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. and told him. Takanuva, with Vican, Tanma, PhotokPhotokPhotok was an Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who fought alongside Tanma and Solek in the resistance against the Brotherhood of Makuta during the final battle for Mata Nui's awakening., SolekSolekSolek was an Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who fought alongside the Toa Nuva against the Brotherhood of Makuta during the final battle for Mata Nui's awakening. and the captured Shadow Matoran RadiakRadiakAn Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who was corrupted into a Shadow Matoran by a Shadow Leech, restored by a Klakk, and evacuated to Metru Nui before the Energy Storms., went looking for the creature to check Vican's claim. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)

When they found it, Radiak attacked the klakk, and the angry Rahi answered with a sonic scream that shattered the barrier keeping light from returning to him. Radiak became an Av-MatoranAv-MatoranThe Light-element Matoran, prototypes of their species, who colonised Karda Nui from the Southern Continent and built the Stalactite Villages above the Swamp of Secrets. again. Takanuva ordered the Matoran to track down the rest of the Shadow Matoran and free them with the klakk's attacks. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)

TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. went on to use the klakk on all the other Shadow MatoranShadow MatoranAv-Matoran corrupted by the Makuta in Karda Nui, drained of Light and weaponized with shadow powers., healing every one of them, among them KiropKirop, Av-Matoran Leader of Karda NuiKirop was the leader of the Av-Matoran in Karda Nui, captured and transformed into a Shadow Matoran by the Brotherhood of Makuta, restored by the cry of a klakk, and a survivor of the Destiny War and the Reformation., the former leader of the Av-Matoran. He used it on himself too, curing the shadow that had been working its way into him. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle; BIONICLE Ignition 15: Mata Nui Rising)

Abilities and traits#

The klakk's main weapon is its sonic scream, powerful enough to quell a MakutaMakuta: species, title, and TeridaxMakuta means three things in the Matoran Universe: the Antidermis species Mata Nui created, the Brotherhood rank, and most often Teridax himself., which is why the species made such a useful jailer for MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne. on ArtidaxArtidaxArtidax was a volcanic island in the southern islands where Makuta Krika imprisoned Miserix instead of killing him, and where the Visorak horde later met its end.. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle; Federation of Fear)

The effect that mattered most was the second one. The scream destroys the barrier that keeps light from naturally returning to a being, which undoes the effects of a Shadow LeechShadow LeechMutated Kraata designed to drain light and corruption. Created by Mutran and allies, they transformed dozens of Matoran before the Energy Storm wiped them out., the Kanohi AvsaAvsaThe Kanohi Avsa was the Mask of Hunger, draining moral light, physical energy, or positive emotions from a target across a distance., or GorastGorastA Makuta defined by rage and ruthlessness, Gorast conquered the Visorak and became Teridax's most devoted enforcer.'s stinger. It doesn't give a victim new light; it clears the way for the light that was already there. The first Matoran turned back this way was VicanVicanVican is a mutated Le-Matoran who previously served as a Shadow Matoran and as an assistant to Mutran. He wears a powerless Shelek, wields claws, and bore the black and lime coloring of his time as a Shadow Matoran. Connected to the element of Air, Vican resides on Spherus Magna., followed by RadiakRadiakAn Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who was corrupted into a Shadow Matoran by a Shadow Leech, restored by a Klakk, and evacuated to Metru Nui before the Energy Storms., KiropKirop, Av-Matoran Leader of Karda NuiKirop was the leader of the Av-Matoran in Karda Nui, captured and transformed into a Shadow Matoran by the Brotherhood of Makuta, restored by the cry of a klakk, and a survivor of the Destiny War and the Reformation. and the other Shadow Matoran of Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast cavern at the core of the Matoran universe, home of the Av-Matoran's Sky Villages and the Codrex, and the site of the battle to awaken Mata Nui., and finally TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. himself. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle; BIONICLE Ignition 15: Mata Nui Rising)

The klakk was also released as a small set of its own. (Klakk)

Extinction in Karda Nui#

Shortly after Takanuva used it to cure the Shadow Matoran, the Karda Nui klakk was killed by the energy stormEnergy StormsThe raw-energy maelstroms that filled Karda Nui whenever Mata Nui was awakened, incinerated the Brotherhood of Makuta contingent at the climax of the Final Battle, and fed the Great Spirit's body with the energy it needed. that swept the chamber when Mata NuiMata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna. was awakened. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)

Significance#

The klakk mattered far out of proportion to its size. A small Rahi made by a Makuta to guard one prisoner, re-made to guard a laboratory, and found by accident to do something else entirely turned out to be the one tool that could undo the Makuta's corruption of the Av-MatoranAv-MatoranThe Light-element Matoran, prototypes of their species, who colonised Karda Nui from the Southern Continent and built the Stalactite Villages above the Swamp of Secrets.. Without it, the Shadow MatoranShadow MatoranAv-Matoran corrupted by the Makuta in Karda Nui, drained of Light and weaponized with shadow powers. of Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast cavern at the core of the Matoran universe, home of the Av-Matoran's Sky Villages and the Codrex, and the site of the battle to awaken Mata Nui. would have stayed as the Makuta made them when Takanuva led the Matoran out of the chamber. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)

The species was created by MutranMutranMutran is a Makuta of the Brotherhood of Makuta who serves as the Makuta of Voya Nui and is among the most prolific Rahi creators within the organization. Hailing from the Southern Islands, he wears the Great Shelek and commands the powers of Shadow and Silence alongside the full range of Kraata abilities, wielding a Shadow Blade, Shadow Spear, and Tridax Pod in combat., one of the Makuta behind the Shadow Leeches whose work it ended up reversing. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)