Krekka's Species

KrekkaKrekkaA brutish but ineffective Dark Hunter with no powers or masks, Krekka was outmatched from his first moments in Metru Nui.'s species, often informally called bruisers, were a heavily built people native to the island of SteltSteltAn island in the Matoran Universe known for producing ruthless warriors like Sidorak and Krekka.. They were one of the island's lowest classes, well below the ruling species of SidorakSidorakHe took credit for someone else's idea, called it leadership, and spent his whole reign as the Visorak's king certain he could not be out-played., and worked mainly as guards, servants and labourers. KrekkaKrekkaA brutish but ineffective Dark Hunter with no powers or masks, Krekka was outmatched from his first moments in Metru Nui. himself is the only member of the species named in the stories. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

Stelt and Social Position#

SteltSteltAn island in the Matoran Universe known for producing ruthless warriors like Sidorak and Krekka. was a lawless island known for its trade, its gladiatorial fights and its constant infighting among the ruling species, to which SidorakSidorakHe took credit for someone else's idea, called it leadership, and spent his whole reign as the Visorak's king certain he could not be out-played. belonged. Krekka's species ranked low in this order and were used as guards. Lower still were the fighters of the arena, among them the species of the Dark HunterThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe. called Gladiator, who fought for the entertainment of the island's inhabitants. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The species supplied much of Stelt's muscle. When BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix.'s team came to Stelt looking for a ship, as told in Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax so the Order could turn him against the Brotherhood., they bargained with a trader of SidorakSidorakHe took credit for someone else's idea, called it leadership, and spent his whole reign as the Visorak's king certain he could not be out-played.'s species whose boat was crewed by bruisers. TakadoxTakadoxA Barraki warlord whose hypnotic vision and cunning made him dangerous even in defeat. hypnotised the crew into jumping overboard, and the team sailed off with the boat. The survivors later crewed the trader's replacement ship. (Federation of Fear; Destiny War)

SidorakSidorakHe took credit for someone else's idea, called it leadership, and spent his whole reign as the Visorak's king certain he could not be out-played.'s species was a separate people, and nothing in the stories links the two. Sidorak himself rose far beyond Stelt as king of the VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe. hordes, a position no member of Krekka's species ever came near. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak)

Role and Function#

Members of the species worked across SteltSteltAn island in the Matoran Universe known for producing ruthless warriors like Sidorak and Krekka. as guards and labourers. Krekka's own job was to persuade intruders to leave whatever place he was guarding, often painfully. Two bruisers guarded a rogue Nynrah ghost during his stay on Stelt and were beaten by MazekaMazekaA Ko-Matoran spy for the Order of Mata Nui obsessed with becoming the perfect warrior., and at least a dozen of them were needed to restrain Gladiator when he went berserk in the arena. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Brothers in Arms)

The Dark HuntersThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe. found a use for that strength. After leaving Stelt, Krekka drifted from island to island, getting into trouble through his stupidity and out of it through his strength, until he had broken enough opponents to attract the organisation's attention and was recruited. His pairing with NidhikiNidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price. put a planner and a brawler side by side. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

During TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s rule over the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control., a Steltian labourer was captured by SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. and thrown into energized protodermisEnergized ProtodermisA sentient substance that could remake or annihilate any being that touched it. One of the Matoran Universe's most lethal hazards. on Zakaz along with a ZyglakZyglakZyglak are a species of dark red, dark blue, and white creatures who are amphibious and wield spears and knives in combat. Formerly confined to the Pit, the Zyglak now inhabit Spherus Magna., a VortixxVortixxThe amoral weapons dealers of Xia who sold to anyone willing to pay. and the surviving PirakaBionicle Piraka: the Six Skakdi Thieves Who Hunted the Mask of LifeThe Piraka were six Skakdi who quit the Dark Hunters, took over Voya Nui by posing as Toa and went after the Mask of Life in 2006. Here's who they were, how the Voya Nui story played out and what happened to them afterwards.. The ritual produced the Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him.. (Reign of Shadows)

Physical and Mental Traits#

The species was physically massive. Krekka could punch footholds into cliffs, tear open the Sea Gates of Metru Nui and shatter Knowledge Towers with a single blow, though his bulk cost him speed and agility. He was also remarkably tough, surviving long falls, a sculpture dropped on him and a beating from Makuta GorastGorastA Makuta defined by rage and ruthlessness, Gorast conquered the Visorak and became Teridax's most devoted enforcer. that cost him his right eye. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters; BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap; BIONICLE 20: Struggle in the Sky; Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

He was not without other powers. Krekka could shape energy with his hands, firing energy bolts, conjuring energy handcuffs and launching energy webs, and he could fly, though he was known to forget that he could. He did not wear a KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe.. (BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE: Metru Nui, City of Legends; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Krekka was also extremely stupid, and the books treat that as part of his usefulness: more intelligent partners such as Nidhiki made sure his strength was put to good use. His simple mind gave him a deep loyalty to the Shadowed OneThe Shadowed OneThe Shadowed One is the leader of the Dark Hunters, a black, yellow, and silver figure based on Spherus Magna. Armed with a staff and a Rhotuka, the Shadowed One directs the organization.. (BIONICLE: Metru Nui, City of Legends; Birth of a Dark Hunter; BIONICLE: Dark Hunters)

Krekka as the Sole Named Member#

KrekkaKrekkaA brutish but ineffective Dark Hunter with no powers or masks, Krekka was outmatched from his first moments in Metru Nui. is the only named member of his species. As a Dark HunterThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe. he was partnered with NidhikiNidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price., after the Shadowed One, who did not trust the former Toa, assigned Krekka to him. The pair were later sent to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., and BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru NuiThe Awakening of the Toa Metru and the Search for the Great DisksThe first BIONICLE Adventures novel: the newly formed Toa Metru race to find the six Matoran who know where the Great Disks are hidden, while a traitor works with the Dark Hunters against them. records their clashes with the new Toa Metru. (Birth of a Dark Hunter; BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui)

Krekka died in 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.. He and Nidhiki attacked the Toa Metru as they escaped the Coliseum in a Vahki transport, until OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. used his mask power to make Krekka grab Nidhiki and jump off. TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna., absorbing energy to complete his transformation, caught the two in a shadow hand and absorbed them both. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui)

Position Within the Dark Hunter Hierarchy#

Krekka served the Dark HuntersThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe. as muscle rather than as a leader. On his recorded missions he worked under Nidhiki's direction, and when Nidhiki wanted to keep two stolen launchers for himself, Krekka loudly insisted they hand all three to the Shadowed One. (Birth of a Dark Hunter; BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui)

Partners like Nidhiki handled the planning, while Krekka supplied the force. When the two failed to guard the Kanohi 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. on Destral, the Brotherhood of Makuta demanded their execution, and the Shadowed One refused. (Birth of a Dark Hunter; BIONICLE Legends 4: Legacy of Evil)

Documentation and Canonical Gaps#

The species is thinly documented. It has no official name in the stories, and "bruiser" is an informal label. In Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax so the Order could turn him against the Brotherhood., the Stelt trader is identified by species while the bruisers crewing his boat go unnamed. (Federation of Fear)

Apart from Krekka, no member of the species is shown using powers, and no detailed biology is given. Krekka himself fought with Kanoka disks, energy powers and raw strength. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Place in the Wider Record#

The species is a clear example of how SteltSteltAn island in the Matoran Universe known for producing ruthless warriors like Sidorak and Krekka. sorted its people by birth, with a species' place deciding who ruled, who guarded and who fought in the arena. Krekka's career, brief and clumsy as it was, remains the best recorded life of any member of his people and the basis for most of what is known about them. (BIONICLE: Dark Hunters; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)