Owaki, Ancient Protector of Water of Okoto

At the close of the second-age campaign, a revived EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. looked at the six ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. in front of him and briefly took them for their ancestors from a thousand years previously. The Water Protector standing in front of him was KivodaKivoda, Protector of Water of OkotoKivoda was the village elder and Protector of Water in the second age of Okoto, wielder of the Elemental Torpedo Blaster, descendant of Owaki, and guide who led Gali through the underwater region to the Golden Mask of Water.; the ancestor behind that office was Owaki, who had held it at the time of the Battle of the Mask Makers, on the council with UganuUganu, Ancient Protector of Ice of OkotoCalled Udapo in the earliest accounts, the first-age Protector of Ice of Okoto, gatherer of Melum's crystal and founder of the line that reached Izotor., AgarakAgarak, Ancient Protector of Jungle of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Jungle in the 2015 reboot continuity: married, father of a son he called Junior, and the only one of the first Protectors whose family life the story describes., MamukMamuk, Ancient Protector of Fire of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Fire of Okoto, in the 2015 reboot continuity, who fetched Ikir's Elemental Crystal for Ekimu and whose office passed down to Narmoto., KeratoKerato, Ancient Protector of Stone of OkotoProtector of Stone in BIONICLE's 2015 reboot, who followed Ekimu to Capital City when the first age ended, went to Ketar for the crystal of Stone, and left an office that reached Nilkuu. and EtokuEtoku, Ancient Protector of Earth of OkotoAncient Protector of Earth of Okoto in the 2015 reboot continuity, who went to Terak for an Elemental Crystal and whose statue stands among the ancestors of the modern Protectors., and who had founded that line centuries earlier on the same ground.

Owa, and Owaki#

The earliest accounts of the years before the Battle give the Water Protector as Owa. Later accounts settle on Owaki, and that is the form used here. The change is one of rendering, not of identity: same office, same lineage, same person, and nothing in it suggests two ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. where there was one.

The underwater office#

Water meant the submerged region: its villages, their defence, and a seat among the six elders who advised the Mask Makers and kept the customs of the Water TribeWater TribeA trading-focused desert tribe vulnerable to Bone Hunter raids and arena warfare on Bara Magna.. UganuUganu, Ancient Protector of Ice of OkotoCalled Udapo in the earliest accounts, the first-age Protector of Ice of Okoto, gatherer of Melum's crystal and founder of the line that reached Izotor. had Ice, AgarakAgarak, Ancient Protector of Jungle of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Jungle in the 2015 reboot continuity: married, father of a son he called Junior, and the only one of the first Protectors whose family life the story describes. Jungle, MamukMamuk, Ancient Protector of Fire of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Fire of Okoto, in the 2015 reboot continuity, who fetched Ikir's Elemental Crystal for Ekimu and whose office passed down to Narmoto. Fire, KeratoKerato, Ancient Protector of Stone of OkotoProtector of Stone in BIONICLE's 2015 reboot, who followed Ekimu to Capital City when the first age ended, went to Ketar for the crystal of Stone, and left an office that reached Nilkuu. Stone, EtokuEtoku, Ancient Protector of Earth of OkotoAncient Protector of Earth of Okoto in the 2015 reboot continuity, who went to Terak for an Elemental Crystal and whose statue stands among the ancestors of the modern Protectors. Earth. All six were EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him.'s allies in the quarrel between the Mask Maker brothers.

The Festival of Masks gave each of them a new Protector Mask in their element, Owaki the Elemental Water Protector Mask, and these became the hereditary regalia of the six offices. It was at the Festival that the council learned MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. was forging a mask to hold all six elemental powers at once, against the long-standing rule forbidding it, and that finishing it would put the whole island in his hands.

The errand into the depths#

The six 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 at Ekimu's side. Part of the 2015 to 2016 reboot continuity. surfaced not long after. EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. took their appearance seriously enough to lead the council to 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. and put on the Mask of TimeMask of TimeThe Kanohi Vahi is the Matoran Universe's deadliest mask, capable of stopping or accelerating time, and its creation nearly tore Metru Nui apart., which showed him the cataclysm ahead and the six ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm. who would come from beyond OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. to undo it. Owaki heard that prophecy with the others.

Golden Masks were to be forged for the heroes, each one powered by an Elemental Crystal taken from a Creature. AgarakAgarak, Ancient Protector of Jungle of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Jungle in the 2015 reboot continuity: married, father of a son he called Junior, and the only one of the first Protectors whose family life the story describes. was excused to stay with his family. Owaki went down into the submerged reaches of the Region of WaterRegion of WaterThe eastern water province of Okoto, home of the Water Tribe and the Protector of Water, Kivoda, and the region through which Gali was guided across rivers, lakes, and deltas to claim the Golden Mask of Water. after AkidaAkidaAkida is an Elemental Creature of Water native to Okoto, distinguished by its blue and silver coloring. Armed with torpedo shooters and fins, it inhabits the Region of Water, which it protects, and serves alongside the Toa in defense of the island., Creature of Water, and returned with the crystal that would power the Golden Mask of Water GaliGali, Master of Water: The Toa Who Closed the RiftGali of Okoto, from the 2015 reboot, was the Master of Water of the Toa, the team's mediator at the City of the Mask Makers, and the Toa pulled into the Shadow Realm who came back knowing how to banish Makuta again. wore centuries afterwards.

Capital City, and the search that followed#

MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. completed 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. and put it on 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.. The ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. marched there with EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him., Owaki among them, and saw the Hammer of PowerHammer of PowerThe Hammer of Power is a weapon wielded by Ekimu, capable of creating as well as melee and ranged combat. In its powered-up form, the hammer manifests as light, its colors intact. take the mask off MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City.'s face. What followed took MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. and the entire city into the Shadow Realm, put EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. into a coma, and flung the Mask of CreationThe Mask of CreationThe signature Kanohi of Ekimu the Mask Maker, the source of his creative craft. Stolen by Kulta the Skull Grinder, reclaimed at the Mask Makers' forge, and worn again in the final defence of Okoto., 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 seized by Umarak, who became the Destroyer when he put it on., the six Golden Masks and the fragments of the Forbidden MaskThe Forbidden MaskThe Mask of Ultimate Power, the mask Makuta of Okoto forged against the rule that a mask should hold only one power. Its destruction sent Capital City into the Shadow Realm, and Umarak later hunted its fragments. across OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors..

The survivors carried EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. out of the ruined ground to the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it. and laid him in long sleep, and from then on the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. were guardians of a sleeper as much as of an island. Recovering the masks took the rest of Owaki's life. They lay in temples, caves and remote ridgelines in every region, much of it hostile terrain, and the Region of WaterRegion of WaterThe eastern water province of Okoto, home of the Water Tribe and the Protector of Water, Kivoda, and the region through which Gali was guided across rivers, lakes, and deltas to claim the Golden Mask of Water.'s resources went into the hunt alongside those of the other five. The Mask of CreationThe Mask of CreationThe signature Kanohi of Ekimu the Mask Maker, the source of his creative craft. Stolen by Kulta the Skull Grinder, reclaimed at the Mask Makers' forge, and worn again in the final defence of Okoto. was never found in that period and turned up only after EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. woke and went looking himself. 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 seized by Umarak, who became the Destroyer when he put it on. went to the wrong hands and fed the second-age threat of the Skull GrinderSkull GrinderThe title borne by Kulta after his alliance with Makuta, marking his role as the wielder of the Mask Stealer Staff, the mask-burner at the Mask Makers' forge, and the first foe to defeat the Toa in single combat on Okoto.. The Golden Masks stayed where they had landed until the ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm. arrived to collect them. Owaki did not live to see any of that, though the knowledge the first-age ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. built up about where the masks lay is what the later generations used.

To Kivoda#

Each elemental office was bound to one family, so Water descended within Owaki's, through unnamed generations, until KivodaKivoda, Protector of Water of OkotoKivoda was the village elder and Protector of Water in the second age of Okoto, wielder of the Elemental Torpedo Blaster, descendant of Owaki, and guide who led Gali through the underwater region to the Golden Mask of Water. held it in the second age. He wore Owaki's Elemental Water Protector Mask when he took GaliGali, Master of Water: The Toa Who Closed the RiftGali of Okoto, from the 2015 reboot, was the Master of Water of the Toa, the team's mediator at the City of the Mask Makers, and the Toa pulled into the Shadow Realm who came back knowing how to banish Makuta again. through the Region of WaterRegion of WaterThe eastern water province of Okoto, home of the Water Tribe and the Protector of Water, Kivoda, and the region through which Gali was guided across rivers, lakes, and deltas to claim the Golden Mask of Water. to the Golden Mask of Water. Whether the Elemental Torpedo BlasterThe Elemental Torpedo BlasterThe Elemental Torpedo Blaster was the accurate diving weapon of Kivoda, Protector of Water, in the 2015 reboot story, which he carried while guiding Gali to the shrine of the Golden Mask of Water. and the turbines of the second-age office descended from Owaki's own equipment is not settled; the mask and the line did.

Owaki's gender is not preserved, which is true of every ancient Protector except AgarakAgarak, Ancient Protector of Jungle of OkotoThe ancient Protector of Jungle in the 2015 reboot continuity: married, father of a son he called Junior, and the only one of the first Protectors whose family life the story describes. and his recorded son, and nothing establishes whether Owaki was among the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. who fought the Skull RaidersSkull RaidersThe ancient pirate band that plagued Okoto before the Mask Makers, was driven into the mountains, allied itself with Makuta, was trapped beneath the island by the cataclysm at Capital City, and dug its way back as the Skull Creatures under Kulta. beside EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. and MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. before the Festival of Masks. What is preserved is the shape of a life: the crystal out of the depths, the council 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., the body carried home, and a household that kept the office through the silence and delivered KivodaKivoda, Protector of Water of OkotoKivoda was the village elder and Protector of Water in the second age of Okoto, wielder of the Elemental Torpedo Blaster, descendant of Owaki, and guide who led Gali through the underwater region to the Golden Mask of Water. to the hall where EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him., for a moment, saw the ancestors instead.