Kokkan

Kokkan was a Ko-Matoran of IceIceIce was one of the six primary elements of the Matoran Universe, tied to preservation, stillness, and the cold reaches of Ko-Metru and Ko-Koro. who originated in Ko-MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it. and later worked as a Trader during the period the Matoran spent on the island of 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.. He is best remembered for the modest shop he kept, where he bought and sold the practical equipment that village life depended on, and for the brief service he gave to HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. when she passed through on her travels.

Metru Nui#

Kokkan lived and worked in Ko-MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it., the district of the city given over to the Ko-Matoran and their study. He was captured and placed into a Matoran SphereMatoran SpheresThe silver hibernation pods used by Teridax, posing as Turaga Dume, to capture, store, and transport the entire Matoran population of Metru Nui during the Great Cataclysm. by the Vahki, then removed from the city on the orders of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. while he was disguised as Turaga DumeTuraga DumeThe Turaga of Metru Nui for sixteen thousand years, a former Toa of Fire who saved Lhikan's life and was abducted and impersonated by Teridax.. The sphere was recovered by the Toa MetruToa Metru: Heroes of Metru NuiThe Toa Metru were the six Toa transformed from Matoran of Metru Nui by Toa Lhikan's Toa stones, who defeated the Morbuzakh, sealed Teridax after the Great Cataclysm, survived mutation into Toa Hordika, and carried the city's Matoran to the island of Mata Nui before becoming Turaga., who carried it to the island of 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. and woke the Matoran inside, an act that drained the Toa of their power and turned them into Turaga. The long confinement in the sphere left its mark on Kokkan: his memory was erased, and his physical size and strength were both diminished.

Mata Nui#

On 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., Kokkan endured the years of infected RahiMahiHorned herd Rahi native to the Po-Wahi plains of Mata Nui, harvested by the Po-Matoran for spear-grade horn material and drawn to Pohatu by an unexplained magnetic resonance. attacks and the upheaval of the Bohrok war. After the defeat of the Bohrok-KalThe Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening., he was summoned to Kini-Nui with the rest of the Matoran and shown 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. and 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. in their rebuilt forms, after which he too was remade into a stronger, more agile, and larger body by the Turaga.

Kokkan worked as a Trader on 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., keeping his own shop in Ko-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga.. He sold air bladders, bamboo poles, rigging, nets, rope, and sailcloth, and bought the same goods from those who came to deal with him. Among his customers was HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe., whom he served briefly while she was travelling the island to sharpen her KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village athletic contest of Mata Nui, descended from the earlier Akilini of Metru Nui and played by all six Koro until the island's evacuation. skills.

Return to Metru Nui and Spherus Magna#

When Metru Nui was rediscovered, Kokkan returned to the city with the other Matoran. He took part in the rebuilding effort until the Staff of ArtakhaArtakha: Master Crafter of the Great RefugeArtakha was one of the most powerful beings in the Matoran Universe, the reclusive ruler of the hidden island that bore his name and the crafter of the Kanohi Kraahkan and Avohkii. He governed a refuge no evil could enter and shaped the designs on which cities such as Metru Nui were modelled. was used to repair the remainder of the ruined metropolis, and he was present at the ceremony held in memory of 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.. Long afterward, he joined the evacuation of the Matoran Universe and migrated to the reformed world of Spherus Magna.