Narmoto, Protector of Fire of Okoto

Narmoto was the Protector of FireProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. at the time of the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe.'s arrival on OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., and the chief of the villagers who lived in the volcanic region of the island. He inherited the office from his father in a lineage that reached back to MamukMamuk, Ancient Protector of Fire of OkotoMamuk was the Protector of Fire of Okoto at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers, ally of Ekimu, gatherer of Ikir's elemental crystal, and founder of the lineage that descended to Narmoto., the Protector of Fire who had stood with EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness. at the Battle of the Mask Makers, and he held the regional responsibilities the position carried: defence of the Fire VillagersFire VillagersThe villager tribe of the Region of Fire on Okoto, residents of the volcanic mountains and lava plains under the Protector Narmoto, the descendants of Mamuk who endured the Skull Spider menace and witnessed the arrival of Tahu in the second age., custody of the Prophecy of Heroes, and the guidance of the Toa of FireTahu, 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. when one fell from the sky.

The inherited office#

Narmoto inherited the position of defending OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.'s Region of FireRegion of FireThe volcanic region of Okoto, home of the Fire Tribe and the Protector of Fire, Narmoto, and the country in which Tahu landed and was guided across lava streams and erupting mountains to claim the Golden Mask of Fire. from his father, in keeping with the rule that the office of ProtectorProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. passed down within a single family in each of the six elemental regions. The lineage to which Narmoto belonged reached back to MamukMamuk, Ancient Protector of Fire of OkotoMamuk was the Protector of Fire of Okoto at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers, ally of Ekimu, gatherer of Ikir's elemental crystal, and founder of the lineage that descended to Narmoto., the ancient Protector of Fire who had served EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness. at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers. After EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness. struck the Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn. from his brother's face at Capital CityCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below., MamukMamuk, Ancient Protector of Fire of OkotoMamuk was the Protector of Fire of Okoto at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers, ally of Ekimu, gatherer of Ikir's elemental crystal, and founder of the lineage that descended to Narmoto. and the surviving ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. had carried the Mask Maker's body back to the City of the Mask MakersCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below., and the role continued to be passed down to his descendants until it reached Narmoto.

With the role came the Prophecy of Heroes, the foresight that EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness. had whispered to the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. before he fell into his long sleep, to be recited in times of peril. Narmoto was told the Prophecy as part of his inheritance and held it as sacred historical knowledge among the few entrusted with it. He also received the Elemental Fire Protector Mask, an artefact that had been passed down through generations of his family alongside the office itself. Two weapons defined his armament: a pair of Flame SwordsThe Flame SwordsThe Flame Swords were the paired melee armament carried by Narmoto, Protector of Fire of Okoto, and the blades that passed to Tahu in powered-up form at the temple of the Golden Mask of Fire. powered by the Element of Fire, used in melee to heat up enemies, and the Elemental Fire BlasterThe Elemental Fire BlasterThe Elemental Fire Blaster was the ranged tool and weapon carried by Narmoto of Fire through the second-age campaign on Okoto, capable of lighting campfires and driving away Skull Spiders, and the armament that passed to Tahu in powered-up form at the temple of the Golden Mask of Fire., a ranged weapon capable of lighting campfires as readily as driving away Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa.. He attached the Blaster to his shoulder whenever it was not needed in hand, leaving the Flame Swords free at his belt.

The Prophecy of Heroes and the arrival of Tahu#

When Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. began to attack Narmoto's village in the years before the prophesied alignment, the chief defended his people with the resources of the volcanic region and joined the gathering of the other ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. at the Temple of TimeThe Temple of TimeThe Protectors' most sacred site on Okoto, built to house the Mask of Time and the place at which Ekimu received the vision that prepared the island for the coming of the Toa. to recite the ancient Prophecy of Heroes. The recitation was the formal trigger that the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. had been entrusted to perform when the threat returned to the island, and Narmoto took his place among the six and gave his portion of the prophecy.

Not long after, the six ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. fell from the sky and landed on OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.. There was a loud crash in the Region of FireRegion of FireThe volcanic region of Okoto, home of the Fire Tribe and the Protector of Fire, Narmoto, and the country in which Tahu landed and was guided across lava streams and erupting mountains to claim the Golden Mask of Fire., and Narmoto led his people to its source, where he met 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. for the first time. Narmoto told the new arrival of his destiny as the Master of FireTahu, 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., but 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. insisted that he knew nothing about defeating evil. The conversation was cut short when Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. attacked. 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. defeated them effortlessly, amazing the crowd, and Narmoto then told the Toa to follow him toward the shrine of the Golden Mask of Fire.

The journey through the volcanic region#

During the long march, Narmoto discovered that 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., having learned of the other Toa, was determined that he would become their leader. Narmoto attempted to dissuade him of this notion, reminding him that the legends spoke of the Toa as a force guided by unity, not by any one figure. The disagreement set the tone of their journey. 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. was the bearer of an elemental power that would shape the campaign to come, but he was also untested, brash, and prone to the kind of recklessness that Narmoto had been raised to temper in his own villagers.

On approaching a village on their way to the Shrine of the Golden Mask of Fire, the pair discovered it to be crawling with Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa.. Despite Narmoto's warnings, 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. charged in recklessly and was nearly knocked into the lava by the Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa.. Narmoto managed to save him, and cautioned him that his battles with the spiders had revealed him to the Lord of Skull SpidersLord of Skull SpidersAn oversized Skull Spider that guarded the ancient City of the Mask Makers and commanded the rest of its species through the Golden Mask of the Skull Spiders., the controlling intelligence behind the swarms that had overrun OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.. Narmoto advised 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. to heed the Protector's greater knowledge, something the Toa agreed to, though he retained his illusions of leading the other ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. to Narmoto's chagrin.

The temple at the greatest volcano#

After weeks of travel, Narmoto and 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. arrived at a temple set on OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.'s greatest volcano, where the Golden Mask of Fire had been hidden. Narmoto warned 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. of the dangers guarding the mask. The two entered the temple, but were pursued by a horde of Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. closing in along the lava-cut corridors. Narmoto held the horde off with the Elemental Fire BlasterThe Elemental Fire BlasterThe Elemental Fire Blaster was the ranged tool and weapon carried by Narmoto of Fire through the second-age campaign on Okoto, capable of lighting campfires and driving away Skull Spiders, and the armament that passed to Tahu in powered-up form at the temple of the Golden Mask of Fire. while 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. surfed across lava to reach the Golden Mask of Fire at the heart of the chamber.

Narmoto nearly succumbed to the Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. as their numbers told, and told 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. to flee. The ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. instead donned the Golden Mask of Fire and used its enhanced power to destroy the besieging horde. The threat was lifted, and the Elemental Fire BlasterThe Elemental Fire BlasterThe Elemental Fire Blaster was the ranged tool and weapon carried by Narmoto of Fire through the second-age campaign on Okoto, capable of lighting campfires and driving away Skull Spiders, and the armament that passed to Tahu in powered-up form at the temple of the Golden Mask of Fire. Narmoto had carried into the temple was now matched by a powered-up form in 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.'s hands, the same weapon scaled to the elemental output of a Toa of FireToa of FireThe Elemental protectors of the Matoran, most often rising from Ta-Matoran to command the power of fire.. The Flame SwordsThe Flame SwordsThe Flame Swords were the paired melee armament carried by Narmoto, Protector of Fire of Okoto, and the blades that passed to Tahu in powered-up form at the temple of the Golden Mask of Fire. followed the same pattern of transfer in powered-up form during the same campaign.

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. then received a vision of the City of the Mask MakersCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below. from EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness., still in his long sleep at the heart of the city. Narmoto explained that he could not travel with 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. to the city, and that the Toa would have to join the other ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. on his own. 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. soon departed the Region of FireRegion of FireThe volcanic region of Okoto, home of the Fire Tribe and the Protector of Fire, Narmoto, and the country in which Tahu landed and was guided across lava streams and erupting mountains to claim the Golden Mask of Fire. for the City of the Mask MakersCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below., leaving Narmoto behind to defend the volcanic region.

The City of the Mask Makers and the awakening of Ekimu#

Narmoto would later join his fellow ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. in gathering at the city in order to follow the ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. in and aid them if it should become necessary. Using an alternate route, the council entered the city and wound up facing the Lord of Skull SpidersLord of Skull SpidersAn oversized Skull Spider that guarded the ancient City of the Mask Makers and commanded the rest of its species through the Golden Mask of the Skull Spiders., whose lair they brought down atop him and many of his spider minions. They then penetrated the city itself, discovering evidence of the battles between the Toa and the Skull ArmyThe Skull ArmyThe undead host raised by Kulta beneath the City of the Mask Makers, drawn from the corpses of fallen Okotans, organised into tiers of Skull Basher, Skull Slicer, Skull Warriors, and Skull Scorpios, and aimed at the destruction of the Mask of Creation., and eventually made their way to the Mask Makers' forge, where they met EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness. himself in his revived form and were honoured by him.

Narmoto and 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. worked together to light an ancient firework as part of the celebration of their victory, and the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. soon began preparing the city for the arrival of villagers from across the island who would repopulate it. During the night that followed, Narmoto gathered with some children around a camp fire to tell them the history of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. and the plight of the Toa in saving the island and awakening EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness.. They then watched as the Toa emerged with new masks and powers to continue their task of protecting the island. The next day, after instructing the Toa to seek out the Mask of ControlThe Mask of ControlThe Kanohi of mind control once worn by Makuta of Okoto, hidden by the Elemental Creatures, sought by the Toa, and lost with Umarak the Destroyer at the Black Crater. and the Elemental CreaturesThe Elemental Creatures of OkotoThe six elemental animals of Okoto, partnered with the Toa to recover the Mask of Control, joined by Agil the Creature of Light as Ekimu's seventh., EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness. bid Narmoto to assist him in the crafting of new masks, drawing the Protector of Fire into the rebuilding of the Mask Maker's workshop.

Standing and significance#

Narmoto was characterised as wise and entrusted with the historical knowledge of the Prophecy of Heroes. While he held great respect for 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., he was not blind to the Master of FireTahu, 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.'s failings, and worked through the long journey to help the Toa see past his egotistical desires. The contribution he made to 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.'s recovery of the Golden Mask of Fire was the central act of his recorded service. Without his weeks-long guidance across the volcanic region, the Toa of FireTahu, 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. could not have reached the temple at all, and without his defence at the door, the mask could not have been claimed in time.

The lineage that closed at the City of the Mask MakersCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below. at the end of the campaign was the same one that MamukMamuk, Ancient Protector of Fire of OkotoMamuk was the Protector of Fire of Okoto at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers, ally of Ekimu, gatherer of Ikir's elemental crystal, and founder of the lineage that descended to Narmoto. had founded centuries earlier at the side of EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness.. When Narmoto bowed before the revived Mask Maker at the Forge, the office of Protector of Fire met the lineage of the Mask Maker who had given it its first charge. Narmoto remained alive at the close of the campaign and continued his service alongside the other ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. under EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness.'s direction.