Le-Koro Highway

The Le-KoroLe-KoroLe-Koro is a village situated within Le-Wahi, inhabited by the Le-Matoran and home to Turaga Matau and Toa Lewa. The settlement was once held under the control of Teridax. Highway was an underground tunnel dug from Onu-KoroOnu-KoroOnu-Koro was the earth engineers' city, where underground isolation created one of Mata Nui's most self-sufficient settlements, until the Bohrok came. toward Le-Koro on the island of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years., meant to give the two villages a safer way to travel between them. The work stalled for a time, was finished with TaipuTaipuTaipu is a black and tan Onu-Matoran of the element of Earth who resides on Spherus Magna. A miner by trade, he wields a pickaxe and wears the Kanohi Pakari. the first to break through, and the tunnel was later cleared out by the reawakened BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected.. (Mata Nui Online Game)

Construction and Authorization#

Toward the end of the war with the infected Rahi, the Onu-MatoranOnu-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry. began digging a tunnel from Onu-KoroOnu-KoroOnu-Koro was the earth engineers' city, where underground isolation created one of Mata Nui's most self-sufficient settlements, until the Bohrok came. to Le-KoroLe-KoroLe-Koro is a village situated within Le-Wahi, inhabited by the Le-Matoran and home to Turaga Matau and Toa Lewa. The settlement was once held under the control of Teridax., to give the villages a safer route between them. (Mata Nui Online Game)

The dig was the work of Onu-Matoran miners. The route was named for its Le-KoroLe-KoroLe-Koro is a village situated within Le-Wahi, inhabited by the Le-Matoran and home to Turaga Matau and Toa Lewa. The settlement was once held under the control of Teridax. end, but the digging started from the Onu-Koro side and ran into Le-WahiLe-WahiLe-Wahi is a region on the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by the Le-Matoran and Rahi. Formerly subject to the power of Teridax, the region is no longer under that influence.. (Mata Nui Online Game)

The Lightstone Shortage#

During the work, an underground lava flow cut off access to the Cavern of LightCavern of LightThe Cavern of Light was the lightstone mine that supplied Onu-Koro on Mata Nui, opened only with a special key and guarded by the Onu-Matoran Kaj., Onu-Koro's main source of lightstonesLightstoneGlowing crystals that powered Onu-Koro's mines and revealed secrets beneath Mata Nui.. Without them, the miners were left digging by the poor light and smoky air of torches. (Mata Nui Online Game)

Most of them went on strike, refusing to dig properly by torchlight for fear of falling ill or of Kofo-Jaga attacks. TaipuTaipuTaipu is a black and tan Onu-Matoran of the element of Earth who resides on Spherus Magna. A miner by trade, he wields a pickaxe and wears the Kanohi Pakari. was the only one who kept at it, determined to reach Le-Koro, whose beauty he knew only from Onepu's stories. (Mata Nui Online Game)

Completion#

Work picked up again after TakuaTakuaAn Av-Matoran hidden on Mata Nui as a Ta-Matoran, who gathered the Toa Stones, served as Chronicler, and ultimately accepted the Avohkii to become Takanuva, the Toa of Light., passing through Onu-KoroOnu-KoroOnu-Koro was the earth engineers' city, where underground isolation created one of Mata Nui's most self-sufficient settlements, until the Bohrok came., drained the lava blocking the way to the Cavern of Light. With light back, the miners returned to the tunnel and broke through to Le-WahiLe-WahiLe-Wahi is a region on the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by the Le-Matoran and Rahi. Formerly subject to the power of Teridax, the region is no longer under that influence., with TaipuTaipuTaipu is a black and tan Onu-Matoran of the element of Earth who resides on Spherus Magna. A miner by trade, he wields a pickaxe and wears the Kanohi Pakari. the first one through. (Mata Nui Online Game)

Taipu begged Takua to let him come along and see Le-Koro, and Takua agreed. Soon after they spotted the village, an infected Nui-RamaNui-RamaLarge insect-like Rahi with deadly claws and venom, known for kidnapping Matoran and attacking Le-Koro. captured Taipu and carried him off to its hive, where he was forced to dig alongside the captured Le-Matoran until Takua and the Gukko Force came to the rescue. (Mata Nui Online Game)

Destruction#

The Highway was later cleared out by the reawakened BohrokBohrokHive-minded mechanical creatures designed to reshape worlds, the Bohrok represent a threat the Toa Mata never expected. swarms, which spread across Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. until the Toa MataWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. stopped them. The story doesn't say which swarm did it. (Mata Nui Online Game)

The tunnel is never shown being rebuilt. (Mata Nui Online Game)

Significance#

The Highway was a small piece of MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. village infrastructure, finished thanks to one stubborn labourer and then lost to the Bohrok. Its story shows how much Onu-Koro relied on its lightstones, and how quickly work stopped when the supply was cut. (Mata Nui Online Game)