Rahkshi-Headed Serpent

This creature was exactly what its name suggests: a serpent the size of a three-story building with a head shaped like a RahkshiBionicle Rahkshi: the Sons of Makuta from Mask of LightRahkshi are armoured hunters made from kraata, the slug-like creatures of the Makuta. Six of them chased the Mask of Light across Mata Nui in 2003. Here's what they are, the different kinds and where they turn up in the films, books and comics.'s mask, complete with a pair of long horns it used as both weapon and tool. Red was its natural color, but this 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. could shift its appearance to blend into its surroundings, making it a hunter that relied as much on stealth as on raw firepower. Those horns discharged electrical energy, turning the RahkshiBionicle Rahkshi: the Sons of Makuta from Mask of LightRahkshi are armoured hunters made from kraata, the slug-like creatures of the Makuta. Six of them chased the Mask of Light across Mata Nui in 2003. Here's what they are, the different kinds and where they turn up in the films, books and comics.-Headed Serpent into a genuine threat to anything in its path.

A Stalker in Motion#

During the Toa MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it.'s push to return to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. and rescue the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body., this serpent became an active predator in their path. It targeted the Toa during their journey, taking full advantage of its color-shifting ability to stay hidden before discharging bolts of electrical power. The fact that it bore a RahkshiBionicle Rahkshi: the Sons of Makuta from Mask of LightRahkshi are armoured hunters made from kraata, the slug-like creatures of the Makuta. Six of them chased the Mask of Light across Mata Nui in 2003. Here's what they are, the different kinds and where they turn up in the films, books and comics.-shaped head is one of the weirder design choices in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.'s creature roster. Not quite a servant of the Brotherhood of MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate., but carrying their visual signature anyway. The serpent embodied the hostile environment and unexpected threats the Toa MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it. faced on their homeward march.

Killed by the Garden#

Here's where the story takes an unexpected turn. The KarzahniKarzahniBionicle used one cursed name three times, for a being, a realm and a plant, and every one of them earns it. This article untangles all three. plant, aware of the threat this serpent posed to the Toa, acted first and killed it outright. Rather than watch 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. finish its hunt, the plant eliminated the hunter entirely. In Bionicle's ecosystem, even the flora operates with intention and agency. The RahkshiBionicle Rahkshi: the Sons of Makuta from Mask of LightRahkshi are armoured hunters made from kraata, the slug-like creatures of the Makuta. Six of them chased the Mask of Light across Mata Nui in 2003. Here's what they are, the different kinds and where they turn up in the films, books and comics.-Headed Serpent never reached the Toa it was stalking. Its story ended not in battle against its prey, but in a sudden end courtesy of botanical intervention from an unlikely source.

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