Rahi Trap

The Ta-Koro GuardTa-Koro GuardThe Ta-Koro Guard was the largest standing Matoran fighting force on Mata Nui, captained by Jaller and active from the early Rahi conflicts through the return to Metru Nui. didn't have fancy technology to contain Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.'s infected beasts. What they had was wood, metal, and a working knowledge of pressure. A 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. Trap is a mechanical snare designed to catch dangerous 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. creatures. When something walks across the triggered platform, wooden spikes launch upward from the ground, creating a cage of sorts. The trap was born from necessity. Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.'s Charred ForestCharred ForestThe Charred Forest is a location within the region of Ta-Wahi, home to Rahi, that was formerly under the power of Teridax. was crawling with infected wildlife, and the Guard needed a way to contain them without sending MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. into open combat.

Design and Function#

The trap's simplicity is part of its cunning. It's not designed to kill. It's meant to immobilize, to hold a creature long enough for the Guard to respond and contain the threat. The mechanism relies on basic physics. A 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. steps on the platform. The weight triggers a release. Spikes shoot up. The speed and height of the spikes create a makeshift cage that can hold most infected creatures long enough for the Guard to approach. This reflects Ta-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga.'s approach to the 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. problem on 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.. The island had no shortage of threats, and containment was often more practical than destruction. The traps were scattered throughout areas where 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. activity was highest, particularly in the Charred ForestCharred ForestThe Charred Forest is a location within the region of Ta-Wahi, home to Rahi, that was formerly under the power of Teridax. where fire and infection ran together.

The TahuTahu (2001)Tahu was the Toa Mata of Fire and leader of the team, from his first landing on Ta-Wahi Beach to the destruction of Teridax's Rahkshi army on Bara Magna with the Golden Armor. Incident#

The trap's most famous moment came when it caught the wrong target entirely. When TahuTahu (2001)Tahu was the Toa Mata of Fire and leader of the team, from his first landing on Ta-Wahi Beach to the destruction of Teridax's Rahkshi army on Bara Magna with the Golden Armor. first arrived on 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., disoriented and unfamiliar with the island, he happened to walk into a 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. Trap set in the Charred ForestCharred ForestThe Charred Forest is a location within the region of Ta-Wahi, home to Rahi, that was formerly under the power of Teridax.. The Ta-Koro GuardTa-Koro GuardThe Ta-Koro Guard was the largest standing Matoran fighting force on Mata Nui, captained by Jaller and active from the early Rahi conflicts through the return to Metru Nui., seeing only a massive armored creature they didn't recognize, assumed they'd finally managed to catch one of the island's more dangerous 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.. The situation could have turned ugly if TuragaTuragaFormer Toa who fulfilled their destiny and transformed into leaders. Turaga wield Noble Kanohi masks and weakened elemental powers, guiding their communities. VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. hadn't arrived and quickly identified TahuTahu (2001)Tahu was the Toa Mata of Fire and leader of the team, from his first landing on Ta-Wahi Beach to the destruction of Teridax's Rahkshi army on Bara Magna with the Golden Armor. as a Toa, not a beast. VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. apologized for the mistake, and the confusion was resolved. It's a small scene in the larger Bionicle narrative, but it says something important about Ta-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga.'s readiness. The Guard had no frame of reference for what a Toa looked like in the flesh. A living wall of armor and attitude walked into their forest, and their first instinct was to trap it.

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Compiled from primary sources by Lore Fortress editorial. Reviewed by Joe Garratt, Editor-in-Chief.