Silver Chute Spider

The Silver ChuteChute: the Transport Tubes of Metru NuiA Chute was a pipe of liquid protodermis held together by a magnetic field, used across Metru Nui to carry Matoran, cargo, and Rahi. The system was run by the Le-Matoran and ran throughout the city until the Great Cataclysm left it abandoned. Spider was an arachnid 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. that hunted in the Chute SystemMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. Originally a fan-contest model created by Daniel Emmons, it was incorporated into the official 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. catalogue, given a niche within the chutes, and tracked across multiple eras of the story. It outlasted the city it inhabited.

Where it lived#

The Chute SystemThe Chute SystemThe pressurised liquid Protodermis transit network of Metru Nui, run from Le-Metru's Moto-Hub and carrying Matoran, cargo, and Rahi across the city. ran through every district of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., a transit network of pneumatic tubes managed by the Le-MatoranLe-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils. and used to move both MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. and goods around the city. Silver ChuteChute: the Transport Tubes of Metru NuiA Chute was a pipe of liquid protodermis held together by a magnetic field, used across Metru Nui to carry Matoran, cargo, and Rahi. The system was run by the Le-Matoran and ran throughout the city until the Great Cataclysm left it abandoned. Spiders lived in the chutes themselves, which served as their preferred hunting ground. They trapped prey in their webs, often GukkoGukkoA large, swift bird-like Rahi domesticated by the Le-Matoran as the mount of the Gukko Force, the second-largest Matoran military unit on Mata Nui. that ended up in the system.

The Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent. wrecked the Chute System, destroying the chutes alongside breaching the Archives. That collapse affected many of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.'s resident species; Chute Lurkers, for example, lost their hunting ground entirely once the chutes were damaged. The Silver Chute Spider's situation after the Cataclysm is less documented, but the species survived the upheavals that followed and moved on when the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. ended.

Contest origin#

BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands.: 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. Beasts lists the Silver Chute Spider with the credit "(created by Daniel Emmons)," alongside other contest entries such as the Phase DragonPhase DragonSpeed-obsessed Rahi with the rare ability to phase through solid matter, gentle when stimulated but dangerous when bored. by David Daut, Proto DrakeProto DrakeAmphibious Rahi created by Makuta Kojol, winged hunters of Protodermis seas prized by Ga-Matoran. by Gar and Keane Secrist, the Razor WhaleRazor WhaleGentle ocean giants that lose their defensive spines and become easier prey as they age. by Lawrence Vanderbush, the Spiny Stone ApeSpiny Stone ApeThe Spiny Stone Ape was a large, spine-covered Rahi of Po-Metru and Po-Wahi, fiercely territorial and powerfully built, that shared its caves and tunnels with the Rock Raptors in a defensive partnership. by Jordan Steelquist, the TahtorakTahtorakMassive, articulate Rahi that turned against their Skakdi riders and nearly wiped out an entire civilization. by Justin Lamb, and the Vahki HunterVahki HunterWinged Rahi predators that hunted Vahki squads from beneath Metru Nui before the Great Cataclysm. by Nathaniel MacMillan. The Silver Chute Spider belongs to this group of community designs absorbed into the official 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. catalogue.

The species is also indexed in BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands.: Encyclopedia and in the revised BIONICLETakua's Quest for the Toa StonesAn alternate-continuity record of Takua the Chronicler crossing Mata Nui to recover the six Toa Stones before the arrival of the Toa Mata.: Encyclopedia Updated. Two encyclopedia listings plus 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. Beasts entry give it more documented coverage than many other 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. received.

Eight legs#

The Silver Chute Spider was one of the few spiders in the Matoran UniverseMata 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. to have eight legs. Most arachnoid creatures, including the VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe., had six. The Silver Chute Spider's eight-legged build set it apart from the standard arachnoid pattern, and calling a creature a spider in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. did not guarantee a true arachnid leg count.

Migration to Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.#

Following the Battle of Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. and the collapse of the Great Spirit Robot, the remaining Silver Chute Spiders left the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. to live on Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.. Many of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.'s smaller species lack a confirmed status after this point, but the Silver Chute Spider's relocation to Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. is recorded as its last canonical update.

Legacy#

The Silver Chute Spider's history traces a complete arc from a contest model to a documented species with a confirmed final location. Created by Daniel Emmons, included in 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. Beasts, indexed in two encyclopedias, and tracked through to the end of the Matoran UniverseMata 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., it stands among the community designs that the official material adopted and maintained, even as a minor part of the Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. ecosystem.