Magnetism: The Elemental Power of Magnetic Force

Magnetism was the elemental powerElementsThe elemental powers of the Matoran Universe, covering the six elements of the first Toa, the rarer elements beyond them, the opposed pair of Light and Shadow, and the separate Element Lords of Spherus Magna. over magnetic force in the Matoran Universe. A being who held it could magnetise objects and pull metal towards itself or drive it away. Its best-known wielders were the Toa of MagnetismToa of MagnetismToa of Magnetism were the rare Toa drawn from Fa-Matoran stock, wielding magnetic force at scales that let them rip Makuta armour apart and made them targets of a Brotherhood-led purge across the Matoran Universe. JovanJovanJovan led the Toa team that retrieved the Kanohi Ignika during the Great Disruption, then served as Turaga over the population that became Voya Nui. and the Bohrok-KalBohrok-KalSix elite Bohrok designed to free the imprisoned Bahrag, they nearly defeated the Toa Nuva before the Toa turned their own powers against them. Gahlok-Kal. (BIONICLE Chronicles 3: Makuta's Revenge; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

The power#

Magnetism let its wielders make any object magnetic, to any strength, and manipulate metal. Gahlok-Kal, the Bohrok-KalBohrok-KalSix elite Bohrok designed to free the imprisoned Bahrag, they nearly defeated the Toa Nuva before the Toa turned their own powers against them. of Magnetism, channelled the power through its Magnetic Shields. It used them on PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. Nuva, leaving him stranded in the desert with a group of MahiMahiHorned Rahi of Mata Nui, kept by the Po-Matoran as livestock and magnetised to Pohatu Nuva by the Gahlok-Kal. stuck to him, and when the Bohrok-Kal reached the BahragBahragCahdok and Gahdok were the twin queens of the Bohrok, sealed in a protodermis cage by the Toa Mata and later released to finish their cleansing of Mata Nui., it was responsible for wrecking most of the empty Exo-ToaExo-ToaToa-sized powered armor built for the Brotherhood of Makuta, worn briefly by the Toa Mata against the Bahrag and later used as enforcers under Teridax. suits guarding them. Its end came from the same power: when 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. overcharged the Bohrok-Kal through their Nuva symbols, Gahlok-Kal's magnetism dragged the scattered Exo-Toa parts into the air and onto it until they crushed it. (BIONICLE 10: Powerless; BIONICLE 12: Absolute Power; BIONICLE Chronicles 3: Makuta's Revenge)

Matoran, Toa, and other wielders#

JovanJovanJovan led the Toa team that retrieved the Kanohi Ignika during the Great Disruption, then served as Turaga over the population that became Voya Nui. was a Toa of MagnetismToa of MagnetismToa of Magnetism were the rare Toa drawn from Fa-Matoran stock, wielding magnetic force at scales that let them rip Makuta armour apart and made them targets of a Brotherhood-led purge across the Matoran Universe. and the leader of the Toa team that first retrieved the Kanohi Ignika, when the Matoran Civil War on Metru Nui put the life of the Great SpiritMata 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. Mata NuiMata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna. at risk. After the mission he became a Turaga and stayed to lead the village of Voya Nui. The Matoran of Magnetism, the group Jovan came from, were given the name Fa-Matoran in later forum comments by writer Greg Farshtey rather than in the stories themselves. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE: World; BIONICLE Legends 6: City of the Lost)