Le-Wahi
Le-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.

Le-WahiWahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface. was the jungle region of 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., home to the Le-MatoranLe-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils. and the village of 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.. Its forests and swampy land were inhabited by RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts., among them Graalok the Ash Bear, who once attempted to frighten Jaller and the Chronicler away from the village. A population of Archives Moles later settled in Le-WahiWahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface. before following the Matoran back to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive..
After the Toa Metru first arrived on the island, MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran. trudged through the jungles of what would become Le-WahiWahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface., grumbling about the swampy land and becoming lost as he followed a vine he had mistaken for a chute cable.
The region saw repeated conflict during the island's history. While under the influence of the krana fixed to his face, LewaLewaToa of Air, member of the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva, whose career was marked by repeated possession, body theft, and aerial campaigns from Le-Wahi to Karda Nui. wandered the jungles of Le-WahiWahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface. during the Bohrok War. A part of Le-WahiWahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface. was later found devastated by an unknown power as Kopaka, TahuTahu, Toa of FireTahu served as Toa Mata, Toa Nuva, and Toa Mistika of Fire, leading his team from the first landing on Mata Nui to the destruction of the Rahkshi army on Bara Magna. and the other Toa Nuva pursued the Rahkshi, encountering Ko-Matoran and Po-Matoran whose masks had been infected.
Le-WahiWahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface. lay along the path of the Herald of the Seventh Toa. Following the Kanohi Avohkii as it shone brightest, Jaller, Takua and Pewku traveled from Ta-Koro through Le-WahiWahiThe Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface. on their way toward Ko-Wahi and Onu-Wahi.
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Wahi
The Matoran word for region. The six Wahi of Mata Nui were the six elemental territories that made up the island before the Bohrok cleared its surface.
Le-Koro
Le-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.
Rahi
The Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts.
Lewa
Toa of Air, member of the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva, whose career was marked by repeated possession, body theft, and aerial campaigns from Le-Wahi to Karda Nui.
Matau
A former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran.
Tahu, Toa of Fire
Tahu served as Toa Mata, Toa Nuva, and Toa Mistika of Fire, leading his team from the first landing on Mata Nui to the destruction of the Rahkshi army on Bara Magna.
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Air
One of the six primary elements of the Matoran Universe, carried by the Le- prefix across its bearers and most prominently wielded by the Toa of Air Lewa, Matau, and Lesovikk.
Archives Mole
Small, harmless burrowing Rahi engineered by the Makuta, originally native to Po-Metru and forced into the shadowy recesses of the Onu-Metru Archives, where their cooperative behaviour built living ladders and bridges through the lower levels.
Charms
Small carved stones inscribed with the Three Virtues, the six Principles, and the six Kohlii Skills, used as keys to the six Wahi temples on the island of Mata Nui.
Daikau
The Daikau was a carnivorous plant of Le-Wahi classified as a Rahi due to predatory behavior, using mobile leaves to ambush insects, birds, and Matoran.
Fikou
Small arachnid Rahi associated with Metru Nui's Maintenance Tunnels, the reason the tunnel network earned the nickname Fikou Web.
Ghekula
Small amphibious Rahi displaced from the swamps of Le-Wahi by the Bohrok swarms, considered lucky by Matoran and once peddled by Ahkmou.
Gukko
A large, swift bird-like Rahi domesticated by the Le-Matoran as the mount of the Gukko Force, the second-largest Matoran military unit on Mata Nui.
Hoi
Small turtle Rahi capable of flight, originally native to the Metru Nui coastline and later established in the Le-Wahi swamps and on Voya Nui.
Hoto
The Hoto was a fire insect native chiefly to Ta-Metru and Ta-Wahi, whose body radiated enough heat to tunnel through earth and stone. Long regarded as a pest, it later migrated to Spherus Magna with the rest of the Matoran Universe.
Kahu
Kahu were the largest members of the Gukko bird family, ridden by the Le-Matoran Gukko Force across the skies of Mata Nui.
Kanohi Rau
The Kanohi Rau allowed its wearer to comprehend foreign written and spoken languages, and was most associated with Turaga Nokama.
Katana
Two distinct blades known as katana served the Matoran Universe: utility tools carried by the Lehvak Va, and Air Katana wielded by Lewa Nuva.
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