Moto Hub

The Moto Hub sat at the heart of Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships., and it was where Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.'s vehicles came from. Chutes for rapid transport, ground-level bikes, air transports. All of it was manufactured, tested, and deployed from this single massive facility. Roughly half of the Le-MatoranLe-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils. population worked there, making it the economic backbone of the entire region. It's also where 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. spent most of his free time before he became a Toa, which tells you something about the appeal of a place devoted to mechanical speed and precision engineering.

The Center of Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships.#

The Hub's location wasn't incidental. Placing the city's transportation manufacturing at the center of Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships. made logistical sense: vehicles could be tested, refined, and distributed outward without clogging residential or agricultural areas. The facility ran test tracks where new bikes and transports were tried before they entered service. This wasn't amateur work. 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., a MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. known for his speed and love of mechanics, practically lived there in his spare time, captivated by the engineering excellence. When Toa MangaiToa MangaiThe defenders of Metru Nui before the Toa Metru arrived, a team that fell to betrayal and relentless war. LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama. wanted to recruit 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. as a Toa MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it., the Moto Hub made perfect sense as a meeting ground. LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama. tracked 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. down while testing a bike-like transport inside the facility and handed him a Toa StoneToa StoneA stone imbued with Toa Power that transforms a destined Matoran into a Toa. right there amid the machinery.

Escape and Battle#

When the Toa MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it. needed to evade the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. squads hunting them through Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., the Moto Hub offered shelter. Its maze of machinery and metal corridors provided good cover for losing pursuers. But sanctuary came with a price. A mutant LohrakLohrakWinged serpentine Rahi engineered by the Makuta Chirox and later redesigned by Mutran, infesting the underground of Metru Nui and protected by decree of Turaga Dume. had gotten loose inside the facility, and the Toa MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it. had to confront it. They tracked the creature through the Hub and defeated it, turning a place of construction into a battleground. The facility that once hummed with the work of builders became a site of direct combat.

Rebuilding#

The Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent. left the Moto Hub in ruins like most of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. The quake dealt serious structural damage to the factory, leaving it unsafe for operation. But the Le-MatoranLe-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils. didn't abandon their industrial center. They rebuilt it themselves, restoring the manufacturing lines and chute control systems. Later, the Staff of ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan. provided additional restoration assistance. By the time the story caught up with them, Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships.'s factories were humming again.

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Compiled from primary sources by Lore Fortress editorial. Reviewed by Joe Garratt, Editor-in-Chief.