Lava Spear

The Lava SpearLava SpearNorik's heat-controlling Toa tool that channels his fire element into superheating, supercooling, and lava projection. was the Toa ToolToa ToolThe weapons Toa use to channel their Elemental Powers, from swords to crossbows, designed for focus rather than just killing. carried by Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators. NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored., the Toa of FireToa of FireThe Elemental protectors of the Matoran, most often rising from Ta-Matoran to command the power of fire. who led the team of Toa Hagah assigned to the Brotherhood of MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate.'s Teridax. The spear was a melee weapon, a channel for Norik's elemental Fire and a source of molten lava. Norik lost it when RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game. mutated him into a RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored., and he had his Toa form and abilities back once that mutation was reversed. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; Toa Nuva Blog)

Function and elemental channel#

The Lava SpearLava SpearNorik's heat-controlling Toa tool that channels his fire element into superheating, supercooling, and lava projection. was a melee weapon that also served as a channel for NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored.'s Fire powers, and it could fire blasts of lava. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Toa Norik, LEGO set 8763)

It could do more than that. The spear could remove all the heat from an object in an instant, or superheat it to the point of melting. Used together with its lava stream, the cooling trick let Norik turn waves of lava into walls of nearly impenetrable volcanic rock. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

In BIONICLE 25: Birth of the Rahaga, Norik and IruiniIruiniIruini is a Toa of Air, formerly a Le-Matoran and a member of the Toa Hagah who served as bodyguard to Makuta Teridax. He wears the Great Kualsi, wields a Cyclone Spear and Rhotuka Launching Shield with a healing Rhotuka, and resides on Spherus Magna as a Rahi Hunter and protector of Matoran. put their powers together to make a tornado of lava, once against a pack of Frostelus and again to hold off the Visorak while the Rahaga escaped. (BIONICLE 25: Birth of the Rahaga)

Place in the Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators. arsenal#

Every member of the Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators. carried a spear and a shield with a RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user's nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. launcher. Norik's was the Lava Spear, and Iruini's was the Cyclone SpearCyclone SpearThe Cyclone Spear was the Toa Tool of Toa Hagah Iruini, a spear that let him call up huge windstorms, though using that power left him weakened.. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; Toa Norik, LEGO set 8763)

The published story names few of the others. In the alternate universe of Dark Mirror, the Toa Empire's versions of KualusKualusKualus is a Toa of Ice and member of the Toa Hagah, formerly serving as one of the elite bodyguards of Makuta Teridax before dedicating himself to the protection of the Matoran. White and metallic blue in color, he wields a Sub-Zero Spear and a Rhotuka Launching Shield, and wears the Great Mask of Rahi Control, granting him the power to direct the minds of animal life. He resides on Spherus Magna. and BomongaBomongaBomonga was the Toa Hagah of Earth, mutated by Roodaka into a Rahaga, later restored to Toa form and resettled on Spherus Magna. used a Sub-Zero SpearSub-Zero SpearAn ice-elemental Toa Tool carried by Toa Hagah Kualus, lost when Roodaka mutated the team into Rahaga, and restored when their Toa forms were returned. and a Seismic Spear. (Dark Mirror)

Alongside the spear, NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. carried a shield that fired slowness RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user's nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. spinners, which he later turned on the Kanohi Dragon beneath Metru Nui. (Toa Norik, LEGO set 8763; Dwellers in Darkness)

Service under the Brotherhood and the raid on DestralDestralThe headquarters island of the Brotherhood of Makuta, which could teleport from place to place, until the Order of Mata Nui stormed it in the Destiny War.#

The Lava Spear was in NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored.'s hand through the Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators.'s service to the Brotherhood of MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. and the break that followed. The team found out that the Brotherhood had stolen the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. 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. from ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha is the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island where the Toa Mata came into being and the Avohkii was forged. and realised the Makuta had turned evil. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 25: Birth of the Rahaga)

NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. led the team in a raid on DestralDestralThe headquarters island of the Brotherhood of Makuta, which could teleport from place to place, until the Order of Mata Nui stormed it in the Destiny War. that took the 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. and the Makoki StonesMakoki StoneA magical relic holding the secrets of the Brotherhood of Makuta, split into six pieces and scattered across the Matoran Universe., and in Birth of the Rahaga he and Iruini fought their way past VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe. afterwards. But Norik underestimated the Makuta, and four of the Toa Hagah were soon captured by RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game.. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 25: Birth of the Rahaga)

Loss in the Rahaga period#

The Lava Spear was lost when RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game. mutated NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. and the rest of the Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators. into RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored.. The team's spears were transformed into smaller staffs with different powers, and their shields became mounted Rhotuka launchers. (BIONICLE 25: Birth of the Rahaga; BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows)

As a RahagaToa Hagah and RahagaThe Toa Hagah were appointed to guard Makuta Teridax, mutated into hybrid warriors, and mysteriously restored., Norik had a natural Rhotuka launcher and used his staff to distract a target until he was ready to strike. He couldn't use his Fire powers in that form, though as a part-Rahi being he had sharper senses and agility. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The rest of the team lost their spears the same way. Until the change was undone, the Rahaga worked without the tools or the elemental powers they'd had as Toa. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Restoration and later use#

The Rahaga later went to XiaXiaA hostile island southeast of Metru Nui, home to the Vortixx and their brutal mercenary culture. and found Roodaka in the hands of the Toa NuvaToa NuvaThe form the Toa Mata took after stepping into the Energized Protodermis beneath the Bahrag, with new masks, new tools, and the elemental scale to fight Karda Nui., who forced her to turn them back into Toa Hagah. Norik regained his Toa abilities with his old form. (Toa Nuva Blog; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The restored Toa Hagah were then recruited by HelryxHelryx: the first Toa ever createdHelryx was the first Toa ever made, commissioned by the Great Beings on Artakha long before the Toa Mata. She founded and led the Order of Mata Nui. into the Order of Mata NuiThe Order of Mata NuiThe covert organization founded by Helryx to serve the Great Spirit directly, operating in concealment from a fortress on Daxia and waging the open war against the Brotherhood of Makuta that decided the fate of the universe. to hunt Teridax, which took them to the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, akilini arena and, during Teridax's masquerade, the place from which the city's Matoran were rounded up into spheres. of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. and the caves beneath it. (Dwellers in Darkness)

Significance within the Toa ToolToa ToolThe weapons Toa use to channel their Elemental Powers, from swords to crossbows, designed for focus rather than just killing. tradition#

The Lava Spear stands out among Toa ToolsToa ToolsToa Tools were the implements every Toa carried as channels for elemental power and as physical fighting gear, with each tool specific to a wielder's element and form.. On top of the basic Fire channel, it fired lava and could pull heat out of a target or pour it in, giving Norik several ways to fight through one tool. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

For the Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators., the spears also marked what they were. While they carried spears and Rhotuka shields, they were a Toa team. As Rahaga, carrying staffs, they weren't, and the Lava Spear in NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored.'s hand belongs to the team's Toa form. (BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows; BIONICLE 25: Birth of the Rahaga)