Korgot, Protector of Earth of Okoto

Korgot was the Protector of EarthProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. at the time of the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe.'s arrival on OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., and the elder of the villagers who resided in the underground tunnels and caverns of the island. She inherited the office from her father in a lineage that reached back to EtokuEtoku, Ancient Protector of Earth of OkotoEtoku was the Protector of Earth of Okoto at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers, ally of Ekimu, gatherer of Terak's elemental crystal, and founder of the lineage that descended to Korgot., the Protector of Earth who had served in the first age, and she held the regional responsibilities the position carried: defence of the Earth VillagersEarth VillagersThe villager tribe of the Region of Earth on Okoto, the underground population of the obsidian fields and cavern country under the Protector Korgot, the descendants of Etoku who endured the Skull Spider menace and guided Onua to the Golden Mask of Earth., custody of the Prophecy of HeroesThe Prophecy of HeroesThe dying instruction that the Mask Maker Ekimu pressed into the Protectors of Okoto, foretelling the coming of six Toa and the sign of the aligned stars that would let them be summoned., and the guidance of the Toa of EarthOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer. when one fell from the sky. She was the only female Protector among the council of six.

The inherited office#

Korgot inherited the position of defending OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.'s Region of EarthRegion of EarthThe western elemental region of Okoto, home of the Earth Tribe and the Protector Korgot, a country of treacherous ravines, obsidian fields, and underground tunnels, and the territory through which Onua hunted for the Golden Mask of Earth. from her father, in keeping with the rule that the office of ProtectorProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. passed down within a single family in each of the six elemental regions. The lineage to which Korgot belonged reached back to EtokuEtoku, Ancient Protector of Earth of OkotoEtoku was the Protector of Earth of Okoto at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers, ally of Ekimu, gatherer of Terak's elemental crystal, and founder of the lineage that descended to Korgot., the ancient Protector of Earth who had served on the council at the close of the Battle of the Mask MakersThe Battle of the Mask MakersThe unveiling of the Mask of Ultimate Power at Capital City, the strike of the Hammer of Power, and the cataclysm that drew a metropolis into the Shadow Realm and left Okoto without its Mask Makers. and afterward set about the task of finding the missing masks. The role had continued to be passed down to EtokuEtoku, Ancient Protector of Earth of OkotoEtoku was the Protector of Earth of Okoto at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers, ally of Ekimu, gatherer of Terak's elemental crystal, and founder of the lineage that descended to Korgot.'s descendants until it reached Korgot, and she became the most recent holder of the title in the second age.

She was the only female ProtectorProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. on the council during her tenure. The position carried the same regional responsibilities for her as for the other five ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived.: defence of her villagers, custody of sacred knowledge, and the guidance of a ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. when one arrived. The villages she defended were the underground settlements of the Earth VillagersEarth VillagersThe villager tribe of the Region of Earth on Okoto, the underground population of the obsidian fields and cavern country under the Protector Korgot, the descendants of Etoku who endured the Skull Spider menace and guided Onua to the Golden Mask of Earth., set into the network of tunnels and caverns that ran beneath the Region of EarthRegion of EarthThe western elemental region of Okoto, home of the Earth Tribe and the Protector Korgot, a country of treacherous ravines, obsidian fields, and underground tunnels, and the territory through which Onua hunted for the Golden Mask of Earth.'s broken surface of treacherous ravines, crevices, and rifts, with fields of obsidian giving the region a distinctive look.

With the role came the Prophecy of HeroesThe Prophecy of HeroesThe dying instruction that the Mask Maker Ekimu pressed into the Protectors of Okoto, foretelling the coming of six Toa and the sign of the aligned stars that would let them be summoned., the historical knowledge that EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness. had whispered to the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. before he fell into his long sleep, to be recited in times of peril. Korgot was told the Prophecy as part of her inheritance and held it as sacred historical knowledge among the few entrusted with it. She also received the Elemental Earth Protector Mask, an artefact that had been passed down through generations of her family alongside the office itself. Her armament was a three-part loadout. She wielded a Star DrillStar DrillA black and grey adamantine drill that combines brutal practicality with excavation utility, Korgot's signature tool in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot., an adamantine drilling tool and melee weapon capable of drilling its way through virtually anything, for direct combat and for the mining work that the underground region demanded. She carried a Rapid ShooterThe Rapid ShooterThe Rapid Shooter was the ranged armament built into the armor of Korgot, Protector of Earth of Okoto, and the Earth-region entry in the wider family of Elemental Blasters carried by the council of six Protectors., a ranged weapon built into her armour and capable of delivering several blasts in a short span of time, as her ranged armament. She also carried a pair of Throwing KnivesThe Throwing KnivesThe Throwing Knives were the paired hand-carried back-up weapons of Korgot, Protector of Earth of Okoto, kept in reserve for the moments the Rapid Shooter ran dry or the engagement closed inside its rapid-fire envelope., back-up weapons used in close quarters or thrown at a target if the Rapid Shooter ran out of ammunition.

The Prophecy of Heroes and the arrival of Onua#

When Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. began to threaten OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. in the years before the prophesied alignment, the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. recited a prayer to bring the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. to the island. Korgot joined the other ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. at the Temple of TimeThe Temple of TimeThe Protectors' most sacred site on Okoto, built to house the Mask of Time and the place at which Ekimu received the vision that prepared the island for the coming of the Toa. and contributed her portion of the Prophecy of HeroesThe Prophecy of HeroesThe dying instruction that the Mask Maker Ekimu pressed into the Protectors of Okoto, foretelling the coming of six Toa and the sign of the aligned stars that would let them be summoned. when the stars aligned, taking her place among the six. The recitation was the formal trigger the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. had been entrusted to perform when the threat returned to the island.

Six ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. then fell from the sky onto OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., each landing in a different elemental region. OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer., the Toa of EarthOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer., crashed down from the sky in an unknown area of the Region of EarthRegion of EarthThe western elemental region of Okoto, home of the Earth Tribe and the Protector Korgot, a country of treacherous ravines, obsidian fields, and underground tunnels, and the territory through which Onua hunted for the Golden Mask of Earth.. Korgot sought him out, informed him of his destiny, and assumed the role of guide, the practical responsibility that fell to each ProtectorProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. when a ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. arrived in their region. The two then set off on the quest for the Golden Mask of Earth, the artefact that EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness. had forged before his fall and that the Toa of EarthOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer. required to come into his full power.

The journey through the Region of Earth#

The journey took weeks. Korgot led OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer. through the tunnels and caverns beneath the Region of EarthRegion of EarthThe western elemental region of Okoto, home of the Earth Tribe and the Protector Korgot, a country of treacherous ravines, obsidian fields, and underground tunnels, and the territory through which Onua hunted for the Golden Mask of Earth., country she had been raised to navigate and that the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. was unfamiliar with despite his elemental affinity. The terrain favoured the local guide. Treacherous ravines and crevices broke the surface above, while the underground network presented its own hazards in the form of cave-ins, narrow passages, and the Skull SpiderSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. populations that had spread through the tunnels during the long silence after the Battle of the Mask MakersThe Battle of the Mask MakersThe unveiling of the Mask of Ultimate Power at Capital City, the strike of the Hammer of Power, and the cataclysm that drew a metropolis into the Shadow Realm and left Okoto without its Mask Makers..

Korgot's pragmatism made the partnership work. OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer. had arrived on the island with no memory of who he was and required the basic context of the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe.'s mission supplied to him by his guide, and Korgot took his amnesia and confusion in stride and did her best to direct him through the journey. The night vision she boasted as part of her standard equipment was an advantage in the dark passages, and the Star DrillStar DrillA black and grey adamantine drill that combines brutal practicality with excavation utility, Korgot's signature tool in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot. handled obstacles in the rock when the route required them to be cut through. The Rapid ShooterThe Rapid ShooterThe Rapid Shooter was the ranged armament built into the armor of Korgot, Protector of Earth of Okoto, and the Earth-region entry in the wider family of Elemental Blasters carried by the council of six Protectors. supplied her ranged answer to the Skull SpiderSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. incursions that she met on the way.

The Golden Mask of Earth#

After weeks of travel the two finally found the Golden Mask of Earth, set atop a column of obsidian in the chamber that held it. Korgot stayed behind and stood guard while OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer. advanced to the mask. Before the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. could collect it, a horde of Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. appeared and attacked the ProtectorProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived., overtaking her at the foot of the column.

OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer. climbed the column of obsidian, reached the Golden Mask of Earth at its summit, and donned it. He then leapt from the mask's shrine and, using his Earthquake Hammer, defeated the Skull SpiderSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. horde and freed Korgot from the attackers who had overtaken her. The threat was lifted. The Star DrillStar DrillA black and grey adamantine drill that combines brutal practicality with excavation utility, Korgot's signature tool in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot. Korgot had carried into the chamber was now matched by a powered-up form in OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer.'s hands, the same weapon scaled to the elemental output of a Toa of EarthOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer., in the manner established for the loadout transfers that accompanied each Golden Mask. OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer. soon departed for the City of the Mask MakersCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below. to join the other ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe., and Korgot turned back toward her villages.

The City of the Mask Makers#

Korgot answered the later summons that called the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. to the City of the Mask MakersCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below. for the final stage of the campaign. The council was to enter the city by an alternate route and provide aid to the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. if it became necessary. At the approach to the city, VizunaVizuna, Protector of Jungle of OkotoVizuna was the village elder and Protector of Jungle in the second age of Okoto, wielder of the Air Elemental Flame Bow, descendant of Agarak, and guide who led Lewa through the rainforests to the Golden Mask of Jungle., the Protector of Jungle, had climbed a tree and witnessed the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. confronting the Lord of Skull SpidersLord of Skull SpidersAn oversized Skull Spider that guarded the ancient City of the Mask Makers and commanded the rest of its species through the Golden Mask of the Skull Spiders., and had then climbed back down. He was ambushed by Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. as he rejoined the others, and Korgot saved him from the ambush before he could be overrun.

The council then entered the city by way of the bridge that the missing Jungle archaeologist HarvaliHarvali, the Jungle Archaeologist of OkotoHarvali was the Region of Jungle archaeologist whose disappearance beneath the City of the Mask Makers preceded the second age of Okoto, and whose rescue by the Protectors during the campaign against the Skull Spiders unblocked the bridge that brought the villagers back to the capital. had constructed before her disappearance. In the underbelly of the abandoned metropolis they came across HarvaliHarvali, the Jungle Archaeologist of OkotoHarvali was the Region of Jungle archaeologist whose disappearance beneath the City of the Mask Makers preceded the second age of Okoto, and whose rescue by the Protectors during the campaign against the Skull Spiders unblocked the bridge that brought the villagers back to the capital. herself, trapped beneath the city for over a year, and helped her to escape. They confronted the Lord of Skull SpidersLord of Skull SpidersAn oversized Skull Spider that guarded the ancient City of the Mask Makers and commanded the rest of its species through the Golden Mask of the Skull Spiders. and his hordes, bringing down the lair atop the controlling intelligence behind the swarms, and they fought and defeated a group of Skull WarriorsSkull WarriorsThe undead ice-armed footsoldiers raised from the giant skeletons buried beneath the City of the Mask Makers, deployed by Kulta the Skull Grinder as the numerical backbone of his assault on the abandoned capital of Okoto. in the broken corridors above. Korgot and VizunaVizuna, Protector of Jungle of OkotoVizuna was the village elder and Protector of Jungle in the second age of Okoto, wielder of the Air Elemental Flame Bow, descendant of Agarak, and guide who led Lewa through the rainforests to the Golden Mask of Jungle. worked particularly closely throughout the advance, the rescue at the ambush forming the start of an operational pairing that ran through the rest of the campaign in the city. Korgot would later ask VizunaVizuna, Protector of Jungle of OkotoVizuna was the village elder and Protector of Jungle in the second age of Okoto, wielder of the Air Elemental Flame Bow, descendant of Agarak, and guide who led Lewa through the rainforests to the Golden Mask of Jungle. to teach her how to use his bow.

The party made its way up into the city proper, met the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe., and stood before the revived EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness., who briefly mistook the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. for their ancestors from a thousand years previously. They then celebrated the victory of the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. and welcomed their villagers to the city, which by EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness.'s decree would become their new home.

Standing and significance#

Korgot was characterised as wise, highly pragmatic, and dedicated to protecting the people of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., willing to face any threat to do so. The pragmatism showed itself in her handling of OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer.'s amnesia at the start of their partnership and in the steady direction she supplied across the weeks-long underground journey to the Golden Mask of Earth. She was entrusted with the historical knowledge of the Prophecy of HeroesThe Prophecy of HeroesThe dying instruction that the Mask Maker Ekimu pressed into the Protectors of Okoto, foretelling the coming of six Toa and the sign of the aligned stars that would let them be summoned., the sacred inheritance shared among the six ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived., and held it alongside her regional responsibilities.

The contribution she made to OnuaOnua, Master of Earth: The Sage Toa of OkotoOnua of Okoto was the Master of Earth summoned by the Protectors, the quiet sage who separated Tahu and Kopaka at the Ancient City and felled the Lord of Skull Spiders with his Earthquake Hammer.'s recovery of the Golden Mask of Earth was the central act of her recorded service, and the rescue of VizunaVizuna, Protector of Jungle of OkotoVizuna was the village elder and Protector of Jungle in the second age of Okoto, wielder of the Air Elemental Flame Bow, descendant of Agarak, and guide who led Lewa through the rainforests to the Golden Mask of Jungle. at the approach to the City of the Mask MakersCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below. was the operational hinge that brought the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. into the city intact. The lineage that closed at the Forge at the end of the campaign was the one EtokuEtoku, Ancient Protector of Earth of OkotoEtoku was the Protector of Earth of Okoto at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers, ally of Ekimu, gatherer of Terak's elemental crystal, and founder of the lineage that descended to Korgot. had founded centuries earlier, and Korgot stood at its end as the bearer of the office in the second age. She remained alive at the close of the campaign and continued to lead the underground villages alongside the other ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. under EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness.'s direction, the partnership with VizunaVizuna, Protector of Jungle of OkotoVizuna was the village elder and Protector of Jungle in the second age of Okoto, wielder of the Air Elemental Flame Bow, descendant of Agarak, and guide who led Lewa through the rainforests to the Golden Mask of Jungle. and the rest of the council folded into the broader rebuilding of the City of the Mask MakersCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below..