Knowledge Tower

Knowledge Towers were the tall crystalline spires that defined the skyline of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race., one of the six districts of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. Each tower served as both a workplace and residence for the district's Scholars, who used the structures to house memory crystals and conduct long-term study of the city's accumulated knowledge. The towers were grown rather than built, formed when a seed crystal was cast from a high point and allowed to develop into a new spire.

Construction#

Knowledge Towers were formed through a crystallization process unique to Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race.. A seed crystal cast from an existing high point would settle and grow upward, drawing on the district's cold and the local concentration of energized ProtodermisProtodermisThe engineered substance building the Matoran Universe, protodermis exists in countless refined states from mundane metal to diamond-hard crystal to the destruction-or-transformation force of energized form.. Mature towers reached heights well above the surrounding skyline and were reinforced with ProtodermisProtodermisThe engineered substance building the Matoran Universe, protodermis exists in countless refined states from mundane metal to diamond-hard crystal to the destruction-or-transformation force of energized form. blocks at structural stress points. Cracks could develop in older towers and were repaired through additional ProtodermisProtodermisThe engineered substance building the Matoran Universe, protodermis exists in countless refined states from mundane metal to diamond-hard crystal to the destruction-or-transformation force of energized form. infill.

The crystalline body of each tower carried natural insulation against Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race.'s persistent cold. Narrow vertical layouts minimized exposure to wind and conserved interior heat, while transit chutes connected the towers to one another and to the rest of the city.

Function#

The towers served as the principal archives of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race.. Memory crystals containing recorded thought, observation, and predictive analysis were stored within the upper levels, organized by Scholar and area of study. Lower levels housed general reference materials and accommodated visiting MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. consulting the records.

Access was generally restricted to authorized Scholars and their assistants. Visitors required either an escort or explicit permission to enter the upper floors, where the most sensitive material was kept. 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. stations connected directly to designated entry points on each tower, allowing rapid transit between research sites without ground travel.

Nuju and the Great Disk#

The MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro., then a Scholar of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race., made repeated use of the towers during the period leading up to his transformation into a 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.. When the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. EhryeEhryeEhrye was a Ko-Matoran errand-runner of the Knowledge Towers, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, and a survivor of every era from Metru Nui through Spherus Magna. fled into a Knowledge Tower with information related to the Great Disks, NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. pursued him and confronted obstacles created by displaced ProtodermisProtodermisThe engineered substance building the Matoran Universe, protodermis exists in countless refined states from mundane metal to diamond-hard crystal to the destruction-or-transformation force of energized form. blocks. During the rescue NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. sealed a fracture in the tower wall and freed the trapped MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body..

The Great Disk of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. was concealed within an icicle clinging to the exterior of a Knowledge Tower. NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro., after his transformation into a 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., retrieved the disk during the team's mission to gather the six Great Disks of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. The location reflected Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. custom of binding sacred or sensitive objects to the structures most closely associated with MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. knowledge.

Predictive Writings#

Among the documents stored in the Knowledge Towers were predictive writings produced by Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. Scholars. A prediction recovered from temple inscriptions and analyzed in a Knowledge Tower identified the six MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. who would eventually become 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.. The prediction was sealed within memory crystal form and consulted prior to the team's awakening.

During the Great Cataclysm#

The Knowledge TowersThe Knowledge TowersThe crystalline scholar-towers of Ko-Metru, where Ko-Matoran seers used knowledge crystals to record observation and prediction for the city of Metru Nui. sustained damage during 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. that struck Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. but were not destroyed. Many spires cracked or partially collapsed under the seismic shock, and others were left exposed when surrounding Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. structures fell away. Despite this damage, the core archives within the towers survived intact, preserved by the durability of the memory crystals themselves.

The towers remained standing through the long absence of the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. population. Wind and cold scoured the exteriors but did not breach the principal storage chambers.

After the Matoran Return#

When the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. population 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. following the awakening of 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., the Knowledge Towers were restored to active use. Repairs proceeded throughout Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race., and the Scholars resumed their work in the recovered spires. TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. was known to spend much of the post-cataclysm period within an upper-level chamber of a Knowledge Tower, continuing the scholarly tradition he had begun as a MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body..

The towers remained the principal seat of Ko-MetruKo-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race. intellectual life for the remainder of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.'s existence as a MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. settlement.