Kulta
Kulta was the leader of the Skull Creatures, a group native to the island of Okoto, and operated from the City of the Mask Makers. Armed with a Mask Stealer Staff and Hook Blade, he possessed the ability to drain masks of their Elemental Powers and once held both the powerless Skull Mask and the Mask of Creation.
Kulta, also known as the Skull Grinder or Lord of the Skulls, was the leader of the Skull Creatures and one of MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member.'s minions on the island of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.. He wielded a Mask Stealer Staff and a Hook BladeHook BladeThe curved cutting weapon issued to the upper ranks of the Skull Army on Okoto, carried by Kulta as a side arm beside the Mask Stealer Staff and wielded in greater numbers by Skull Slicer in the arena., a weapon able to cut through solid stone and to hook onto an opponent's mask to pry it loose.
Kulta was originally the leader of the Skull Raiders, a band of pirates who plagued Okoto until they were stopped by the Mask Makers and the Protectors. Makuta later approached Kulta and his people, offering them an alliance against 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.. When the energies of the Mask of Ultimate Power were unleashed, Kulta and his compatriots were trapped beneath Okoto's surface, where they built a city in the depths before finding a way back to the surface and renewing their allegiance to Makuta. While Kulta took charge of operations in the City of the Mask MakersThe Mask MakersThe two legendary craftsmen of Okoto, Ekimu and Makuta, who forged the island's Kanohi and whose rivalry ended in the cataclysm at Capital City., his subordinate Axato was left in command of the Skull Raiders' city.
Acting on Makuta's influence to recover the Masks of Power, Kulta obtained the Mask of Creation and carried it to Ekimu's forge to be melted down. When the ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed. arrived, the Skull Grinder donned the Mask of Creation, and Ekimu directed the Toa to distract him while he searched for pieces to rebuild his hammer. Though outmatched, the Toa delayed Kulta long enough for Ekimu to complete the weapon and defeat him.
Kulta later escaped and resurfaced when the Toa came to rescue a pair of young villagers held by the Skull Raiders. He joined the ensuing battle against the heroes, only for Ekimu to defeat him a final time.
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