Ko-Wahi

Ko-WahiWahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface. is the snow-covered region of Mata Nui, a land of frozen mountains and ice. It was home to the village of Ko-KoroKo-KoroKo-Koro is a location in Ko-Wahi, home to the Ko-Matoran and associated with both Nuju and Kopaka. Its exact size is unknown. and its Sanctum, where Turaga 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. dwelt with his interpreter MatoroMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui..

The region was linked to neighboring Ta-WahiTa-WahiTa-Wahi was the volcanic region of Mata Nui surrounding the Mangai Volcano, encompassing Ta-Koro, the Lake of Fire, the Charred Forest, and the Ta-Wahi Beach. by a Cable CarCable CarA simple transport system connecting Ta-Wahi to Ko-Wahi in the Mata Nui Online Game, guarded and access-restricted., which ran along a long cable stretching from a cliff in Ta-Wahi to Ko-Wahi's snowy mountains. The machine was guarded on the Ta-Wahi side by a Ta-Matoran, and a Ta-Koro Ensign Badge had to be shown before a traveler could ride it. 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. used the cable car to reach Ko-Wahi when Ta-Matoran guards went missing there, and it was in the region's snows that he found and saved KopekeKopekeKopeke was a Ko-Matoran ice carver of Ko-Koro who served in the Chronicler's Company at Kini-Nui and was later elected the third Chronicler of the Matoran Universe..

Ko-Wahi held places of significance to the island's history. A strange purple crystal known as the Element of Melting could be found there, used to turn ice quickly into pure water for Ko-Koro's water supply. The region also bore warnings of the BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected., including the words "Wake one, and you wake them all" and, near Ko-Koro, a carving on a statue of Mata Nui reading "Beware the swarms." During his time in Ko-Wahi, Takua received a vision of the Bohrok symbol.

Its cold reaches saw conflict during the quest for the AvohkiiAvohkiiThe Avohkii is the Mask of Light, a golden mask that granted its wearer the power of Light and the ability to spread understanding. It was worn by Toa Takanuva.. Following 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 Ko-Wahi, a Guurahk was frozen in a lake by KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe., along with a Panrahk and a Lerahk. The region was also home to Rahi such as the aggressive, red-and-orange Fire Mahi.