Naho Bay

NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring. Bay, also recorded as Lake NahoLake NahoThe primary water body of Ga-Wahi, named after a fallen Toa who never lived to see his namesake outlast the island itself. and informally as Gali's Bay, was the body of water that made up most of Ga-WahiGa-Wahi BeachThe shoreline outside Ga-Koro where the Toa Metru first set foot on Mata Nui, later stripped by the reawakened Bohrok and lost with the island., the water region of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.. It was named after NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring., a ToaWho 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. of Water in the original Toa MangaiToa MangaiThe defenders of Metru Nui before the Toa Metru arrived, a team that fell to betrayal and relentless war. team of Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiThe chronicle of how Toa Mangai Lhikan passed his power to six Matoran, how Metru Nui fell to Teridax, and how Toa Vakama forged the Kanohi Vahi. who had been killed by the Dark HunterThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe. known as the EliminatorEliminatorA Dark Hunter fixer who executes failures and finishes their missions, defined entirely by capability and reputation rather than backstory. more than a millennium before the surface island formed. On the bay's surface floated Ga-KoroGa-Koro Defense ForceThe Ga-Koro Guard, the Ga-Matoran defenders who ringed their village with bamboo poles and held it against the Pahrak during the Bohrok invasion., the lily-pad village of the Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast., and beneath its waters lay one of the two sunholes that connected the surface world to the buried city of Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiThe chronicle of how Toa Mangai Lhikan passed his power to six Matoran, how Metru Nui fell to Teridax, and how Toa Vakama forged the Kanohi Vahi. below.

Formation and naming#

NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring. Bay formed as part of Ga-WahiGa-Wahi BeachThe shoreline outside Ga-Koro where the Toa Metru first set foot on Mata Nui, later stripped by the reawakened Bohrok and lost with the island. in the minutes following 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.. The trauma to the Mata Nui BeingMata 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. caused his camouflage systems to generate a surface island over his submerged features, and the southern face of that island gave way to open water. Ga-WahiGa-Wahi BeachThe shoreline outside Ga-Koro where the Toa Metru first set foot on Mata Nui, later stripped by the reawakened Bohrok and lost with the island. was the smallest region of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. because most of it lay below the waterline. The bay covered the greater portion of that submerged territory and was bounded by high sandstone cliffs to the north and by white-sand beach and grassland to the west.

The naming came later. After the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. had brought the rescued MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. of Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiThe chronicle of how Toa Mangai Lhikan passed his power to six Matoran, how Metru Nui fell to Teridax, and how Toa Vakama forged the Kanohi Vahi. to the surface, sacrificed their ToaWho 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. power to revive them, and become TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities., NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. led the Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. to the shore the team had landed on. She named the lake after NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring., one of the eleven members of the Toa MangaiToa MangaiThe defenders of Metru Nui before the Toa Metru arrived, a team that fell to betrayal and relentless war. who had defended Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiThe chronicle of how Toa Mangai Lhikan passed his power to six Matoran, how Metru Nui fell to Teridax, and how Toa Vakama forged the Kanohi Vahi. against the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Dragon and remained to protect the city in the years that followed. NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring. had been sent by the MakutaMakuta: species, title, and TeridaxMakuta means three things in the Matoran Universe: the Antidermis species Mata Nui created, the Brotherhood rank, and most often Teridax himself. imposter Turaga DumeTuraga DumeThe Turaga of Metru Nui for sixteen thousand years, a former Toa of Fire who saved Lhikan's life and was abducted and impersonated by Teridax. to shut off the gates leading to the outer islands and had been killed in the field by the Dark HunterThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe. EliminatorEliminatorA Dark Hunter fixer who executes failures and finishes their missions, defined entirely by capability and reputation rather than backstory.. The naming of the bay was therefore a quiet act of memorial by a TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. who had known her, carried out a thousand years after her death and on an island NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring. herself had never seen.

The bay's informal name, Gali's Bay, came later still, attached to it in everyday MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. usage after GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. arrived on the island as the ToaWho 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. of Water and took up the protection of Ga-WahiGa-Wahi BeachThe shoreline outside Ga-Koro where the Toa Metru first set foot on Mata Nui, later stripped by the reawakened Bohrok and lost with the island.. The two names coexisted for the rest of the surface island's history without any official correction.

The awakening of the Matoran#

The shoreline of NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring. Bay was where the rescued MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. of Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiThe chronicle of how Toa Mangai Lhikan passed his power to six Matoran, how Metru Nui fell to Teridax, and how Toa Vakama forged the Kanohi Vahi. were awakened from their Matoran SpheresMatoran SpheresThe silver hibernation pods used by Teridax, posing as Turaga Dume, to capture, store, and transport the entire Matoran population of Metru Nui during the Great Cataclysm.. The Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. brought the spheres by airship from the evacuated city, laid them along the beach, and discharged the last of their ToaWho 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. power into the assembled spheres to restore the sleepers to consciousness. The transformation cost the team their ToaWho 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. status and produced the six TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. who would lead the island generation of MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body.. The MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. themselves awoke smaller and weaker than they had been on Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiThe chronicle of how Toa Mangai Lhikan passed his power to six Matoran, how Metru Nui fell to Teridax, and how Toa Vakama forged the Kanohi Vahi., with no memories of the underground city, and dispersed with their TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. to the six regions of the island.

NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. and the Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. did not travel far. They built their village on the bay's surface, using large durable lily-like plants and pieces salvaged from the airships, and called it Ga-KoroGa-Koro Defense ForceThe Ga-Koro Guard, the Ga-Matoran defenders who ringed their village with bamboo poles and held it against the Pahrak during the Bohrok invasion., the Water Village. The proximity of the village to the awakening site was a deliberate choice by NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras., and made Ga-WahiGa-Wahi BeachThe shoreline outside Ga-Koro where the Toa Metru first set foot on Mata Nui, later stripped by the reawakened Bohrok and lost with the island. the only region in which the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. settled directly on the water rather than on solid ground.

Ga-KoroGa-KoroGa-Koro is a village on the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by the Ga-Matoran and associated with both Nokama and Gali. The settlement was formerly under the power of Teridax. on the bay#

The floating village rode on the bay year-round. Its central platforms were anchored to the seabed by lines and weighted blocks; its outer huts and walkways drifted with the current and could be reconfigured by the Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. as required. A bridge connected Ga-KoroGa-Koro Defense ForceThe Ga-Koro Guard, the Ga-Matoran defenders who ringed their village with bamboo poles and held it against the Pahrak during the Bohrok invasion. to the beach of Ga-WahiGa-Wahi BeachThe shoreline outside Ga-Koro where the Toa Metru first set foot on Mata Nui, later stripped by the reawakened Bohrok and lost with the island., allowing trade with the inland villages and serving as the village's main land route. The bay's plant life provided the structural material for the village; its fish life sustained it. RukiRukiA common fish-like Rahi of the Ga-Wahi waters with strong jaws, the Ruki was the staple Matoran catch of Ga-Koro, the natural enemy of the Tarakava, and one of the few small Rahi confident enough to drive larger predators away from its shoals. fish, HoiHoiSmall turtle Rahi capable of flight, originally native to the Metru Nui coastline and later established in the Le-Wahi swamps and on Voya Nui. turtles, KerasKerasLarge coral crab Rahi native to the ocean of Ga-Metru and the reefs of Ga-Wahi, briefly tamed during the Bohrok War and later conscripted by Carapar. crabs, and the larger predatory TakeaTakeaEngineered by the Makuta from viruses and protodermis, the Takea served as Pridak's shock troops in the Pit and as one of the deep ocean's most feared Rahi species. sharks were all native to the bay, and the Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. developed a substantial boat-handling and shipwright tradition around its waters.

The bay also held genuine danger. The TarakavaTarakavaHuge lizard-like Rahi with powerful forelegs, hunted in pairs across Mata Nui and Metru Nui., large amphibious lizards driven mad by TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s infected masks, hunted in its shallows during the long siege of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.. GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. fought one of them in defence of the village; the engagement was the ToaWho 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. of Water's first solo action against an infected 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. on the bay. After the Battle of Kini-NuiThe Battle of Kini-NuiWhile the Toa Mata descended into Mangaia to confront Makuta Teridax, six Matoran with bamboo disks held the temple gate that was their only way back. and the displacement of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna., the TarakavaTarakavaHuge lizard-like Rahi with powerful forelegs, hunted in pairs across Mata Nui and Metru Nui. threat receded but the bay continued to support Ga-KoroGa-Koro Defense ForceThe Ga-Koro Guard, the Ga-Matoran defenders who ringed their village with bamboo poles and held it against the Pahrak during the Bohrok invasion.'s economy through fishing, ferrying, and boat-building.

The sunhole connection#

One of the two sunholes of Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiThe chronicle of how Toa Mangai Lhikan passed his power to six Matoran, how Metru Nui fell to Teridax, and how Toa Vakama forged the Kanohi Vahi. lay directly beneath NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring. Bay. The sunholes were apertures in the dome of the underground city that admitted external light, perceived by the city's residents as suns, and that corresponded geographically to features of the Mata Nui BeingMata 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.'s eyes above. The northern sunhole was located beneath the ice of Mount IhuMount IhuA snow-capped peak in Ko-Wahi where Kopaka sought his first mask and Nuju honored his mentor.; the southern sunhole was beneath the bay. A protective barrier sealed both apertures so that water from above could not enter the city below. The bay's residents were not aware of this connection during the surface period; the relationship between the two locations was only confirmed after the rediscovery of Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiThe chronicle of how Toa Mangai Lhikan passed his power to six Matoran, how Metru Nui fell to Teridax, and how Toa Vakama forged the Kanohi Vahi. and the recovery of the city's archives.

The Bohrok period and the bay's survival#

The bay was unique among Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.'s major features in that the BohrokThe Bohrok WarThe campaign of the Toa Mata against the six Bohrok swarms on the island of Mata Nui, ending in the sealing of the Bahrag and the Toa's transformation into the Toa Nuva. did not cleanse it during the swarm campaigns. The BohrokThe Bohrok WarThe campaign of the Toa Mata against the six Bohrok swarms on the island of Mata Nui, ending in the sealing of the Bahrag and the Toa's transformation into the Toa Nuva. had been designed to clear the surface island's camouflaging flora when the Mata Nui BeingMata 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. was ready to depart, but the bay was not surface island. Its waters were a continuation of the open sea of Aqua MagnaAqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand., and the BohrokThe Bohrok WarThe campaign of the Toa Mata against the six Bohrok swarms on the island of Mata Nui, ending in the sealing of the Bahrag and the Toa's transformation into the Toa Nuva. had no mandate over them. The swarms levelled the cliffs above the bay, destroyed the Ga-Koro WaterfallGa-Koro WaterfallThe Kaukau-crowned Naho Falls above Ga-Koro, hiding a route to the Kini-Nui, whose statue was rebuilt in the form of a Kaukau Nuva after the Bohrok War., and razed Ga-KoroGa-Koro Defense ForceThe Ga-Koro Guard, the Ga-Matoran defenders who ringed their village with bamboo poles and held it against the Pahrak during the Bohrok invasion. itself in their second campaign, but the bay's waters remained.

When the Mata Nui BeingMata 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. finally stood from Aqua MagnaAqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand., Ga-WahiGa-Wahi BeachThe shoreline outside Ga-Koro where the Toa Metru first set foot on Mata Nui, later stripped by the reawakened Bohrok and lost with the island. fell off his face and into the endless ocean below, taking with it the remaining surface geography. The bay's waters, already part of the open sea, simply merged back into it without distinction. NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring. Bay therefore ended not by destruction but by reabsorption: the lake stopped being a lake when there was no longer any rim of island to define its edge.

Legacy#

NahoNahoNaho was a Toa of Water and a member of the Toa Mangai who served as a protector of Metru Nui. Formerly a Ga-Matoran, she wielded the elemental power of Water and was distinguished by her blue coloring. Bay was the longest-lived of Ga-WahiGa-Wahi BeachThe shoreline outside Ga-Koro where the Toa Metru first set foot on Mata Nui, later stripped by the reawakened Bohrok and lost with the island.'s major water features. The waterfall, the beach, and the floating village were all losses of the BohrokThe Bohrok WarThe campaign of the Toa Mata against the six Bohrok swarms on the island of Mata Nui, ending in the sealing of the Bahrag and the Toa's transformation into the Toa Nuva. War; the bay itself outlasted them and survived until the moment the Mata Nui BeingMata 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. himself rose from the sea. Its name carried forward the memory of a ToaWho 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. of Water who had died defending Metru NuiLegends of Metru NuiThe chronicle of how Toa Mangai Lhikan passed his power to six Matoran, how Metru Nui fell to Teridax, and how Toa Vakama forged the Kanohi Vahi. a thousand years before the Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. ever saw its surface, and its waters covered a sunhole that linked the surface generation back to the city their TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. had spent their lives refusing to discuss. For the Ga-MatoranGa-MatoranThe Water-element Matoran of Ga-Metru and Ga-Koro, a female Matoran type, who filled the schools of Metru Nui and crewed the boats of the Mata Nui coast. who lived above it, the bay was both their daily livelihood and the literal foundation of their village. For the wider history of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years., it was the gentlest of the island's regions and the one whose memorial naming carried the most weight.