Plasma: The Elemental Power of Superheated Matter
Plasma was the elemental power over superheated matter in the Matoran Universe, carried by Su-Matoran, Toa of Plasma, and the Bohrok-Kal Pahrak-Kal.
Plasma was the elemental powerElementsThe full elemental system of the Matoran Universe, covering the six primary elements, the secondary group, the opposed pair of Light and Shadow, and the apex Element Lord tier of Spherus Magna. over superheated matter in the Matoran Universe. A being who held the power could generate and direct intense heat, hot enough to melt solid stone, and it was carried by the Su-Matoran villagers, by Toa of Plasma, and by the Bohrok-KalThe Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening. Pahrak-Kal.
The power#
Plasma gave its wielders command over superheated matter. The heat it produced was extreme enough to reduce solid ground to slag. When the Bohrok-KalThe Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening. Pahrak-Kal, which carried the power of Plasma, lost control of its own abilities, its plasma melted the surrounding ground and sent it plunging into the earth. The same elite Bohrok could turn a boulder thrown at it into magma before the missile even left its attacker's hands.
Matoran, Toa, and other wielders#
The Matoran tied to the element were the Su-Matoran, denoted by the prefix Su-. They were resistant to heat and sunlight, lived in areas with a hot climate, were all male, and were orange and white in color. By the logic of the Matoran Universe, the existence of Toa of Plasma implied a corresponding line of Su-Matoran, and at least one such Matoran rose to become a Toa of Plasma before being attacked by the Piraka ZaktanZaktanMutated Skakdi leader of the Piraka, formerly a Dark Hunter whose body was dissolved into a colony of Protodites by the Shadowed One and reformed with its consciousness intact. years before the events at Voya Nui. Beyond the Matoran line, the Bohrok-KalThe Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening. Pahrak-Kal carried Plasma as one of the six elemental abilities its swarm-elite possessed.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the element of Plasma in Bionicle?
- Plasma was the elemental power over superheated matter. Its wielders, such as Toa of Plasma, could generate and direct intense heat capable of melting solid ground.
- Who used the power of Plasma?
- Su-Matoran were the Matoran of Plasma, and there were Toa of Plasma as well. The Bohrok-Kal Pahrak-Kal carried the power, using it to melt the surrounding ground.
- What were Su-Matoran like?
- Su-Matoran were the Matoran of Plasma. They were resistant to heat and sunlight, were all male, lived in hot climates, and were orange and white in color.
Sources
- WikiPlasma — BS01 entry
- WikiSu-Matoran — BS01 entry
- WikiBohrok-Kal — BS01 entry
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