Reidak
The Tracer
A sadistic Skakdi thug who traded the Dark Hunters for the Piraka and paid the price.

Reidak's greatest strength was his appetite for destruction. A SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. from ZakazZakazThe island where Skakdi civilization developed, shaped by isolation and harsh Makuta rule. built like a fortress of muscle and spite, he spent years as hired muscle for the Dark Hunters before the PirakaBionicle Piraka: the Six Skakdi Thieves Who Hunted the Mask of LifeThe Piraka were six Skakdi who quit the Dark Hunters, took over Voya Nui by posing as Toa and went after the Mask of Life in 2006. Here's who they were, how the Voya Nui story played out and what happened to them afterwards. recruited him with promises of treasure. The Mask of Life awaited in the depths below Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time.. That decision to jump teams cost him everything.
The Hired Muscle#

Reidak worked for the Dark Hunters long enough to earn the codename "the Tracer." His defining characteristic was his willingness to break anything put in front of him, regardless of size, shape, or whether it was alive. This pleased the Shadowed One immensely. That wasn't criticism. It was a job description. Reidak was superb at destruction, and the Dark Hunters traded in soldiers who excelled at their craft. But loyalty was never Reidak's style. When the PirakaBionicle Piraka: the Six Skakdi Thieves Who Hunted the Mask of LifeThe Piraka were six Skakdi who quit the Dark Hunters, took over Voya Nui by posing as Toa and went after the Mask of Life in 2006. Here's who they were, how the Voya Nui story played out and what happened to them afterwards. offered him a cut of the Mask of Life, he switched sides without hesitation. Years with the Dark Hunters taught him nothing mattered but the next contract and the next paycheck.
The Piraka's Descent#
Reidak joined 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., AvakAvakA Skakdi thief whose perfect prisons made him invaluable to the Piraka's Mask of Life heist., VezokVezokThe Beast was a Piraka thief split in two by the Spear of Fusion, then imprisoned by the Order of Mata Nui., ThokThok (the Drifter)The Piraka's cowardly thief learned that ice guns and dirty tactics can't save you from Toa with elemental fury., and HakannHakannThe Skakdi bully known for pure aggression, from Dark Hunter mercenary to Piraka thief driven by violence and power. on the hunt for the Ignika in the depths beneath Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time.. The team moved through underwater caverns with brutal single-mindedness, hunting the Mask of Life with weapons and cunning. Reidak fought with his buzzsaw and fired Zamor spheres with the rest, relying on his natural adaptation to handle whatever the environment threw at him. Maskless and intellectually unremarkable, he had no influence inside the team. What Reidak brought was muscle, a vicious temper, and a gift for breaking things. When the Toa InikaToa Inika: six Matoran struck by lightningSix Matoran of Metru Nui chased the Toa Nuva to Voya Nui and were struck by lightning from the red star. That strike made them the Toa Inika. descended into the depths, everything changed. The PirakaBionicle Piraka: the Six Skakdi Thieves Who Hunted the Mask of LifeThe Piraka were six Skakdi who quit the Dark Hunters, took over Voya Nui by posing as Toa and went after the Mask of Life in 2006. Here's who they were, how the Voya Nui story played out and what happened to them afterwards. lost. Reidak lost. The ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. won.
After their defeat, Reidak fell into the custody of 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.. By that point, captivity was just another fact of existence for a SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. like him.
Compiled from primary sources by Lore Fortress editorial. Reviewed by Joe Garratt, Editor-in-Chief.
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Sources
- BookBIONICLE Legends 4: Legacy of Evil, Greg Farshtey, 2009
- WikiReidak, BS01 Bionicle Wiki
- WikiPiraka, BS01 Bionicle Wiki
- WikiDark Hunters, BS01 Bionicle Wiki
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Vezok
The Beast was a Piraka thief split in two by the Spear of Fusion, then imprisoned by the Order of Mata Nui.

Bionicle Piraka: the Six Skakdi Thieves Who Hunted the Mask of Life
The Piraka were six Skakdi who quit the Dark Hunters, took over Voya Nui by posing as Toa and went after the Mask of Life in 2006. Here's who they were, how the Voya Nui story played out and what happened to them afterwards.

Avak
A Skakdi thief whose perfect prisons made him invaluable to the Piraka's Mask of Life heist.

Hakann
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Thok (the Drifter)
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The Order of Mata Nui
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