Nocturn

Nocturn was an amphibious prisoner of The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains. whose species and homeland were never recorded. He was sentenced to The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains. by the Order of Mata NuiThe Order of Mata NuiThe covert organization founded by Helryx to serve the Great Spirit directly, operating in concealment from a fortress on Daxia and waging the open war against the Brotherhood of Makuta that decided the fate of the universe. after destroying his home island with a single strike, and during his imprisonment he became the lieutenant of the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. warlord EhlekEhlekA Barraki warlord with electrical powers who led aquatic forces against the Brotherhood of Makuta..

Origins and exile#

Nocturn's species and homeland remained unrecorded throughout the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. chronicles. The single confirmed fact of his early history was that he destroyed his home island with one strike of sufficient force to split the landmass. The Order of Mata NuiThe Order of Mata NuiThe covert organization founded by Helryx to serve the Great Spirit directly, operating in concealment from a fortress on Daxia and waging the open war against the Brotherhood of Makuta that decided the fate of the universe. classified the act as grounds for permanent exile, and BotarBotarThe Order of Mata Nui's teleporting enforcer hunted universe-threatening dangers and locked them in the Pit until a Makuta's magnetic power stopped him cold. personally transported him directly to The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains.. The Order reserved that sentence for beings deemed beyond rehabilitation, and Nocturn qualified on the strength of the act alone.

He was confined to the outer regions of The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains., where the mutagenic compounds saturating the water altered the biology of most prisoners on contact. Long-term exposure typically produced full transformation into permanent amphibious or aquatic forms, as occurred with the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. themselves and with creatures such as the ZyglakZyglakZyglak are a species of dark red, dark blue, and white creatures who are amphibious and wield spears and knives in combat. Formerly confined to the Pit, the Zyglak now inhabit Spherus Magna., whose biology had been ruined by extended mutagen contact.

Nocturn possessed partial resistance to the mutagen. His form was modified, taking on fluorescent blue and lime-green coloration and developing tentacles, but he retained his strength, mobility, and intellect. Few prisoners shared this resistance, and his durability set him apart in the prison's broader population. Whether the resistance derived from his original species, his physical size, or some other factor was not established in any record that survived the PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains.'s later collapse.

Service under Ehlek#

During his time in The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains., Nocturn entered the service of the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. EhlekEhlekA Barraki warlord with electrical powers who led aquatic forces against the Brotherhood of Makuta.. Although not a Barraki himself, his combination of resistance, raw strength, and willingness to act on direct order made him a useful subordinate to the warlord. The other Barraki, PridakPridakPridak was the most feared of the six Barraki, commander of a shark army and the dominant voice of the League of Six Kingdoms before its imprisonment in the Pit., KalmahKalmahA red-and-black Barraki warlord of the League of Six Kingdoms, imprisoned in the Pit and mutated into permanent aquatic form., MantaxMantaxMutated Barraki warlord of the Pit who uncovered Takadox's Brotherhood collaboration through a hidden Tablet of Transit., CaraparCaraparOne of six Barraki warlords imprisoned for 80,000 years, Carapar sought the Mask of Life and became expendable muscle for a final, fatal mission., and TakadoxTakadoxA Barraki warlord whose hypnotic vision and cunning made him dangerous even in defeat., accepted his presence on EhlekEhlekA Barraki warlord with electrical powers who led aquatic forces against the Brotherhood of Makuta.'s terms.

Nocturn carried no KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. and possessed no elemental power. He fought with two blades mounted on his primary arms, supplemented his reach with his tentacles, and used a Squid LauncherSquid LauncherA slingshot weapon developed by Barraki Kalmah that fired vampiric Squid as live ammunition, standard issue across all six Barraki during the Mahri Nui conflict. at range. The Squid LauncherSquid LauncherA slingshot weapon developed by Barraki Kalmah that fired vampiric Squid as live ammunition, standard issue across all six Barraki during the Mahri Nui conflict. fired live SquidSquidSquid is a being belonging to either the Yellow/Orange group or the Blue/Green group, and is equipped with tools of a golden amber hue. as projectiles, and Nocturn employed it freely against any target his commander designated.

Within the prison's political structure, Nocturn occupied an irregular position. The BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. themselves were former warlords who had attempted a coup against 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. tens of thousands of years earlier and had been imprisoned in the PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains. ever since. Their authority over other prisoners rested on their accumulated reputation and the strength they retained even in confinement. Nocturn's alignment with EhlekEhlekA Barraki warlord with electrical powers who led aquatic forces against the Brotherhood of Makuta. extended that authority structure downward, giving EhlekEhlekA Barraki warlord with electrical powers who led aquatic forces against the Brotherhood of Makuta. a direct enforcer outside the Barraki tier itself.

The Mask of Life#

When the Mask of LifeThe Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero. entered The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains., the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. determined that none among themselves could be trusted to guard it. They assigned the task to Nocturn. Their reasoning, recorded in BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands. Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit, held that he lacked the political position to exploit the mask and the intellect to scheme against them.

While in possession of the Ignika, Nocturn discovered that the mask altered his physical contact in a specific way. Anything living that he touched while holding the mask died. The destabilization of the Ignika's energies in the PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains.'s mutagenic environment produced effects of this kind across multiple beings who came into contact with it during the period. Nocturn chose to demonstrate the discovery to EhlekEhlekA Barraki warlord with electrical powers who led aquatic forces against the Brotherhood of Makuta. and departed his post to do so, leaving the Mask of Life unattended.

During his absence, a GadunkaGadunka (Species)Finger-sized sea Rahi from the abyssal zones around the Pit, one of which was mutated to enormous size by exposure to the Mask of Life. sheltered beneath the Ignika and was mutated by its energies into a far larger and more aggressive form. The incident occurred alongside other disturbances in the same period, including the partial revival of a Venom EelVenom EelBlack venomous predators of the Pit, weaponized by Ehlek and transformed by the Mask of Life into a colossal guardian. observed by CaraparCaraparOne of six Barraki warlords imprisoned for 80,000 years, Carapar sought the Mask of Life and became expendable muscle for a final, fatal mission.. Together these events contributed to the broader instability that gripped The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains. in the period leading to the arrival of the Toa MahriToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself..

HydraxonHydraxonThe jailer of the Pit was killed once, then resurrected as the Matoran Dekar by the Mask of Life., the warden of The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains., apprehended Nocturn during the subsequent confusion and recovered the Mask of Life. Nocturn was returned to confinement. The Mask of Life would later pass through the hands of the Toa MahriToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself. and continue its journey toward Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast inner cavern at the core of the Matoran Universe, original home of the Av-Matoran, site of the Codrex and the final battle that decided the fate of Mata Nui..

Physiology and equipment#

Nocturn's resistance to the PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains. mutagen was partial rather than absolute. The compound altered his coloration and produced his tentacles but stopped short of the full transformation seen in other long-term prisoners. He breathed underwater without difficulty, and his strength allowed him to function at depth without elemental augmentation.

His twin blades served as his primary close-range weapons. His tentacles provided grappling reach and additional striking capacity, and he used them to restrain or move opponents in conditions where his bladed arms could not. The Squid LauncherSquid LauncherA slingshot weapon developed by Barraki Kalmah that fired vampiric Squid as live ammunition, standard issue across all six Barraki during the Mahri Nui conflict. extended his combat range and inflicted both physical and venomous damage through its SquidSquidSquid is a being belonging to either the Yellow/Orange group or the Blue/Green group, and is equipped with tools of a golden amber hue. projectiles.

He held no rank within the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. hierarchy itself and was never counted among the original warlords. His position as EhlekEhlekA Barraki warlord with electrical powers who led aquatic forces against the Brotherhood of Makuta.'s lieutenant rested on capability and proximity rather than formal status.

Death and revival#

Nocturn died in the period following the recovery of the Mask of LifeThe Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero.. His revival took place aboard the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels., where the malfunctioning revival systems returned him to functional existence but left him stranded on the station along with other revived beings. He took no recorded part in the final events of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. or the subsequent migration to Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint..

His fate aboard the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels. was not addressed in the surviving chronicles. The status of the station itself remained uncertain after the events that ended TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s reign.

Historical significance#

Nocturn's contribution to the broader course of Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. history was small but specific. The act that brought him to The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains., the destruction of his home island, demonstrated a raw physical capability that few non-elemental beings matched. His brief possession of the Mask of LifeThe Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero. altered the conditions of the Pit through the GadunkaGadunkaGadunka is a Rahi belonging to the Gadunka species, distinguished by its fluorescent blue, dark blue, and silver coloration. It wields a Squid Launcher as its tool. mutation and the disturbance of Pit security at a critical moment.

Among the prisoners of The PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains., Nocturn occupied a particular position. He was not a BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. and held no formal authority, but his physical durability and his alliance with EhlekEhlekA Barraki warlord with electrical powers who led aquatic forces against the Brotherhood of Makuta. placed him above most other inmates in the practical hierarchy. He survived conditions that destroyed others and outlasted his original sentence by an unrecorded length of time. His later revival, even in the malfunctioning form provided by the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels., marked him as one of the few PitThe PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains. prisoners whose story extended beyond death.