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Kyry, Agori of the Fire Tribe

Kyry was an Agori of the Fire Tribe who stood guard for Raanu at the Energized Protodermis spring before the Shattering, sounded the alarm at the Raid of Vulcanus, and spread word of the Glatorian alliance through the desert of Bara Magna.

By Joe Garratt

Kyry was an AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. of the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. on Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. and later Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., trusted by the Great Beings before the Core WarThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna. to stand guard for RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. at the sampling of the Energized ProtodermisEnergized ProtodermisA sentient substance that could remake or annihilate any being that touched it. One of the Matoran Universe's most lethal hazards. spring, and later a sentry of VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. whose alarm during the Raid on VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. contributed to the GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. alliance that broke the Bone Hunters and the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule..

Spherus Magna and the sampling of the spring#

Kyry lived in the region of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. ruled by the Element Lord of FireElement Lord of FireFormer Glatorian of the Fire Tribe, remade by the Great Beings into an immortal being of pure flame, ruler of the Fire Tribe through the Core War, and the elemental claimant whose feud with the Element Lord of Ice broke open again in the White Quartz Mountains. before the Core WarThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna. broke the planet's peace. The discovery of Energized ProtodermisEnergized ProtodermisA sentient substance that could remake or annihilate any being that touched it. One of the Matoran Universe's most lethal hazards. at the contested spring drew the Element LordsElement LordsSeven elemental warriors transformed by the Great Beings who refused to end their war even after the world broke. into open conflict, and the Great Beings sought a way to understand the substance that had set the tribes against one another. They selected RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. and Kyry from among the AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. for the task of bringing back a sample.

The pair travelled to the spring in the middle of the active war zone and reached it under conditions of considerable danger. Kyry stood guard while RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. collected the sample and made the return journey alongside him with the substance in hand. The Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. ran the calculations the sample permitted and predicted the ShatteringThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna., the catastrophic event that would tear Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. into three fragments and end the world Kyry had been born into.

The warning to MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian exiled from Vulcanus for arena killings, who became the warlord of a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna. and the Shattering#

In the hours before the ShatteringThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna., Kyry travelled with RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. to deliver a final warning to MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian exiled from Vulcanus for arena killings, who became the warlord of a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna., the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. who had been campaigning against the other tribes for control of the spring. The pair attempted to convey the severity of the coming cataclysm and to urge withdrawal from the active conflict. MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian exiled from Vulcanus for arena killings, who became the warlord of a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna. dismissed the warning. The Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. was, in his own assessment, in the process of winning the war, and the abstract claim of a planetary rupture carried less weight with him than the immediate momentum of the campaign.

The ShatteringThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna. followed shortly afterward. Kyry was on the desert region of the planet when the rupture occurred and was trapped on the largest of the three resulting fragments, the one that would become known as Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna.. The other Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. survivors and the displaced populations of the other elemental regions found themselves stranded on the same expanse of wasteland and began the slow construction of the social system that defined the new world.

Bara Magna and the cleaning of Arena Magna#

When the GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them.-AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. social system took form on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., Kyry joined the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. under its new structure, settling in the village of VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. along with the rest of the surviving Fire population. The village was led by RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna., the same AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. who had stood beside him at the spring, and Kyry continued the working relationship that had begun in the days before the ShatteringThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna..

He was one of five AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. assigned to prepare Arena MagnaArena MagnaThe oldest and largest Glatorian combat arena on Bara Magna, where champions tested their skills and settlements resolved conflicts. for the Great Tournament, the periodic GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. competition that gathered the tribes at AteroAteroThe free city at the heart of Bara Magna, home to the Arena Magna and the Great Tournament, destroyed by Tuma and the Skrall during the opening match.. The detail included TardukTardukTarduk is an Agori of the Jungle Tribe, distinguished by his dark green and lime coloration. A treasure hunter by trade, he wields claws and spikes and makes his home on the reformed Spherus Magna., CrotesiusCrotesiusA Vulcanus pilot who went from dismissing legends to answering one in Riddle of the Great Beings., KirboldKirboldKirbold is an Agori of the Ice Tribe, distinguished by white and grey coloring, who serves as a maintenance worker on the reformed Spherus Magna. He carries a blade as his primary tool., and ScodoniusScodoniusAn Agori pilot who prepared Arena Magna for the tournament and refused a wild hunt for the Red Star., and Kyry was characterised among them as the most dedicated to the work, focused on the task and uninterested in the side-errands the others pursued. The dedication kept him in the arena while TardukTardukTarduk is an Agori of the Jungle Tribe, distinguished by his dark green and lime coloration. A treasure hunter by trade, he wields claws and spikes and makes his home on the reformed Spherus Magna. slipped away to dig for relics in the surrounding terrain, and it was Kyry's commitment to finishing the cleaning that returned him to VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. before the rest of the detail.

The fall of Atero and the alarm at VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats.#

Kyry returned to AteroAteroThe free city at the heart of Bara Magna, home to the Arena Magna and the Great Tournament, destroyed by Tuma and the Skrall during the opening match. to watch the Great Tournament when the competition began, taking his place among the assembled spectators from the tribes. The SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. attack that followed shattered the gathering. The arena was overrun, the structure was lost, and Kyry was forced to flee for his life along with the rest of the Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. population.

Back at VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. afterward, Kyry was assigned to sentry duty along the village perimeter. During one such watch he heard a sound that resembled the firing of a Thornax LauncherThornax LauncherThe Thornax Launcher was a scrap-built projectile weapon produced by Agori engineers, firing Thornax fruit and standard across Glatorian and Skrall ranks. and recognised the signature of a Bone HunterBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. weapon. He moved to sound the alarm and was struck down before he could complete it. When consciousness returned, the Raid on VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. was already in progress, and Kyry witnessed the engagement at close quarters. The battle produced the first GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. alliance that crossed the tribal lines of the new social system, with fighters from several tribes uniting to drive the Bone Hunters off.

The desert mission and the assault on RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat.#

The alliance forged at VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. was the development Kyry recognised as decisive, and he took it on himself to carry word of it across the desert. He travelled the wastes between the villages, telling the AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. and GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. he met of the new cooperation that had emerged from the raid. He encountered MetusMetusMetus was a transformed Agori from Spherus Magna who worked as a Glatorian recruiter. Originally a member of the Ice Tribe, he later joined the Rock Tribe. White and ice blue in coloration, Metus wielded an Ice Axe and an Ice Shield. in the desert during this circuit and conveyed the same news, unaware that the Ice AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. was at that point already collaborating with the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. and would shortly be exposed as a traitor.

Kyry took part in the assault on RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat. that followed, joining the GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. and AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. of the other tribes in the campaign that broke TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat. and the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. power on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna.. After the victory, he contributed to the construction of the United VillageUnited VillageThe mega-village built from the main structures of Tesara, Tajun, Vulcanus, Roxtus, and Iconox after the Battle of Roxtus, which proved to be the Prototype Robot Mata Nui used to confront Teridax. that consolidated the surviving populations of the desert into a single settlement under the joint authority of the tribes' leaders.

Evacuation and the reformed Spherus Magna#

When 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., inhabiting his new prototype body, returned from his journey into the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it., he ordered RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. to evacuate the United VillageUnited VillageThe mega-village built from the main structures of Tesara, Tajun, Vulcanus, Roxtus, and Iconox after the Battle of Roxtus, which proved to be the Prototype Robot Mata Nui used to confront Teridax. in advance of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s arrival. Kyry was evacuated along with the rest of the population and witnessed the arrival of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. in the Great Spirit Robot. RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. led the villagers into a cave system under the surrounding mountains, where the AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. and the displaced MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. population sheltered through the final confrontation.

During the battle TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. lifted the mountains above the refuge and threatened to drop them on the AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. and MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. within. 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. struck both TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. and the mountains with a blast that turned the stone to dust, sparing the refugees. The death of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. on the impact of his head with a fragment of Aqua MagnaAqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand. closed the war, and 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. gave up the last of his power to revitalise the desert and reform Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. from its three fragments. Kyry lives on the reformed planet alongside the rest of the surviving AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. and the population of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control..

Significance#

Kyry's recorded actions span the whole arc of Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna.'s history. He stood guard at the moment the Great Beings learned of the ShatteringThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna. and tried to warn MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian exiled from Vulcanus for arena killings, who became the warlord of a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna. before the cataclysm fell. He held to his task in the cleaning of Arena MagnaArena MagnaThe oldest and largest Glatorian combat arena on Bara Magna, where champions tested their skills and settlements resolved conflicts. while others wandered off. He sounded the alarm at the Raid on VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. and carried word of the resulting alliance through the desert. He fought at RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat. and helped build the United VillageUnited VillageThe mega-village built from the main structures of Tesara, Tajun, Vulcanus, Roxtus, and Iconox after the Battle of Roxtus, which proved to be the Prototype Robot Mata Nui used to confront Teridax.. He was evacuated from that village in advance of the TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. confrontation and survived to live on the reformed Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.. The pattern is consistent: dedicated, reliable, willing to sound the alarm even when struck down doing so, and present at most of the events that defined the new world the ShatteringThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna. had stranded him on.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kyry in Bionicle?
Kyry was an Agori of the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna and later Bara Magna. The Great Beings trusted him to stand guard for Raanu at the sampling of the Energized Protodermis spring, and he later served as a sentry of Vulcanus.
What did Kyry do at the Energized Protodermis spring?
The Great Beings selected Raanu and Kyry to bring back a sample of Energized Protodermis from the contested spring in the middle of the active war zone. Kyry stood guard while Raanu collected the sample, and the two delivered it so the Great Beings could run calculations and predict the Shattering.
How did Kyry try to warn Malum before the Shattering?
In the hours before the Shattering, Kyry traveled with Raanu to warn Malum of the coming cataclysm and urge withdrawal from the conflict. Malum dismissed the warning, believing the Fire Tribe was winning the war.
What happened when Kyry sounded the alarm at Vulcanus?
On sentry duty at Vulcanus, Kyry heard a sound resembling a Thornax Launcher and recognized a Bone Hunter weapon. He moved to sound the alarm but was struck down before he could complete it, and he witnessed the Raid on Vulcanus once he regained consciousness.
Did Kyry survive to see the reformed Spherus Magna?
Yes. Kyry was evacuated to the caves under the mountains before Teridax's arrival and was spared when Mata Nui turned the threatening stone to dust. He lives on the reformed Spherus Magna alongside the rest of the surviving Agori and the population of the Matoran Universe.

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