Shadow Dimension
An alternate dimension sealed forever after Makuta was pulled in by the Mask of Ultimate Power's destruction, then trapped by the Toa's combined elemental assault.
The Shadow Dimension isn't a place you stumble into by accident. It's an alternate dimension adjacent to OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., separated by barriers that require extraordinary power to breach. To open a portal, you need the combined energies of all six ElementsElementsThe 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. working in concert: Fire, Ice, Jungle, Water, Stone, and Earth. That's not a casual feat. It's the kind of lock that demands cooperation or catastrophe.
A Dimension of Shadow and Hostility#
The Shadow Dimension exists in darkness, literally and figuratively. It's home to creatures born of shadow: Skull WarriorsSkull WarriorsThe undead ice-armed footsoldiers raised from the giant skeletons buried beneath the City of the Mask Makers, deployed by Kulta the Skull Grinder as the numerical backbone of his assault on the abandoned capital of Okoto. patrol its depths, Skull SpidersSkull SpidersThe arachnid swarm that raided the villages of Okoto, clamped infection masks onto its captives, guarded the City of the Mask Makers under the Lord of Skull Spiders, and broke against the arrival of the Toa. skitter through its passages, and Elemental BeastsElemental BeastsThree variants of humanoid beast, each grown from a single mutated Shadow Trap by Umarak the Destroyer to occupy the Toa of Okoto. roam freely. There are also shadowy figures that resemble Okotans, though what they truly are remains unclear. The dimension itself is hostile to living beings from OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., designed by nature or malice to be a prison.
The first breach came unexpectedly. When 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. was destroyed, its energies tore open a portal at what would become known as the Black VolcanoBlack VolcanoThe volcano that Umarak raised from the Black Crater on the former site of Capital City, atop which the second portal to the Shadow Realm formed and the Okoto campaign was decided.. The destruction was catastrophic in scale, pulling MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. and OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.'s entire 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. into the Shadow Dimension. OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.'s defenders didn't have time to react. One moment the capital stood. The next, it was gone.
Trapping MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. Forever#
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. couldn't allow MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. to stay hidden. They eventually reopened the portal using the scattered fragments of 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., the weapons they'd recovered or been forced to abandon, and the Light energies of Ekimu and AgilAgilAgil was an Elemental Creature of Light native to Okoto, gold and silver in coloring and armed with talons, who served as the partner of Ekimu. directed against UmarakUmarakUmarak hunted the Elemental Creatures of Okoto until the Mask of Control bound him to Makuta's will and remade him as the Destroyer. the Destroyer. It was a coordinated assault: weapons, masks, and pure elemental force to crack open a sealed dimension.
Gali's spirit was drawn into the dimension by MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate.'s power during the conflict, but she managed to escape when the portal reopened. Once the Toa breached the gateway, they combined their Elemental Powers into a final sealing. The portal shut permanently. MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. remains trapped, sealed away in shadow with no second chance at escape.
Compiled from primary sources by Lore Fortress editorial. Reviewed by Joe Garratt, Editor-in-Chief.
Sources
- WikiBiosector01: Shadow Dimension
- SerialBIONICLE 2016 Story Arc
- VideoBIONICLE: Journey to One
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Black Volcano
The volcano that Umarak raised from the Black Crater on the former site of Capital City, atop which the second portal to the Shadow Realm formed and the Okoto campaign was decided.
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Elemental Beasts
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