Kokkan's Shop
A modest Trader-run shop in Ko-Koro on Mata Nui, supplying rope, bamboo, sailcloths, tackles, and Air Bladders to villagers and visiting Matoran.

KokkanKokkanKokkan was a Ko-Matoran native to Ko-Metru who became a Trader on Mata Nui, running a shop in Ko-Koro that supplied rope, sailcloth, and other practical goods before the Matoran returned to Metru Nui.'s Shop was a small business in 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. on the island of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years., owned and run by the Ko-MatoranKo-MatoranIce Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi. Trader KokkanKokkanKokkan was a Ko-Matoran native to Ko-Metru who became a Trader on Mata Nui, running a shop in Ko-Koro that supplied rope, sailcloth, and other practical goods before the Matoran returned to Metru Nui.. It sold practical goods, and the Ga-Matoran 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. visited it on her travels to practise KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village sport of Mata Nui, grown out of the older game of koli and played by all six Koro until the Matoran left the island.. It was left behind when the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. 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.. (Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle; BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
Location#
The shop stood in 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., the Ko-Matoran village in the snowy Ko-WahiKo-WahiKo-Wahi is a region situated directly above Ko-Metru, inhabited by Matoran, Turaga, Toa, and Rahi. It was formerly under the control of Teridax. region of the island. Ko-Koro itself had been built by the Ko-Matoran, Kokkan among them, from salvaged pieces of the airships that had carried them to Mata Nui. (Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle; BIONICLE: World)
Proprietor#
Kokkan was a Ko-MatoranKo-MatoranIce Matoran who were quiet scholars and star-watchers, built to survive the frozen peaks of Ko-Wahi. who had lived and worked in Ko-Metru before 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.. Like the other Matoran rescued from Metru Nui, he woke on Mata Nui smaller and weaker, with no memory of his old life, and in Ko-Koro he became a Trader. (BIONICLE: World; Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)
When the Rahkshi attacked Ko-Koro, Kokkan was evacuated with the other Ko-Matoran. (BIONICLE: Mask of Light)
Wares#
The shop sold rope, tackles, bamboo, Air Bladders and sailcloths. (Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)
These were working goods rather than ornaments or luxuries, the sort of stock a traveller or a Kolhii player passing through the icy north might need. (Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)
Hahli's Visit#
The Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. 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. visited Kokkan's Shop while travelling around Mata Nui to practise her KolhiiKolhiiKolhii was the inter-village sport of Mata Nui, grown out of the older game of koli and played by all six Koro until the Matoran left the island. skills. (Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle)
Abandonment#
The building was abandoned when Kokkan, along with all the other islanders, returned to their former home of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. Kokkan helped build the boats for the journey and then joined the work of rebuilding the city. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom)
No published story shows the shop again after the Matoran left. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui)
Frequently asked questions
- What was Kokkan's Shop in BIONICLE?
- Kokkan's Shop was a small business in Ko-Koro on the island of Mata Nui, owned and run by the Ko-Matoran Trader Kokkan. It sold practical goods such as rope, tackles, bamboo, Air Bladders and sailcloths.
- Who was Kokkan?
- Kokkan was a Ko-Matoran who had lived in Ko-Metru before the Great Cataclysm. On Mata Nui he helped build Ko-Koro and became a Trader there.
- What did Kokkan's Shop sell?
- The shop sold rope, tackles, bamboo, Air Bladders and sailcloths, practical goods rather than luxuries.
- Did Hahli visit Kokkan's Shop?
- Yes. The Ga-Matoran Hahli visited the shop during her travels around Mata Nui to practise her Kolhii skills.
- What happened to Kokkan's Shop?
- The shop was abandoned when Kokkan and the rest of the islanders returned to their old home of Metru Nui, where he helped rebuild the city.
Sources
- GameMata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle, LEGO, BIONICLE.com, 2003
- BookBIONICLE: World, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2007
- BookBIONICLE: Mask of Light, C. A. Hapka, Scholastic, 2003 (novelisation)
- BookBIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
- BookBIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2006
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Followed from this entry

Metru Nui
The city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.

Matoran
The most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body.

Kokkan
Kokkan was a Ko-Matoran native to Ko-Metru who became a Trader on Mata Nui, running a shop in Ko-Koro that supplied rope, sailcloth, and other practical goods before the Matoran returned to Metru Nui.

The Great Cataclysm
The 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.

Hahli
A 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.

Mata Nui (Location)
An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.
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