Talvi
Ko-Matoran Sanctum Guard
Talvi was a Ko-Matoran of Metru Nui who served as a Chute Guard in the city and later as a Sanctum Guard of Ko-Koro on Mata Nui, where he stood watch alongside Pakastaa.
Talvi was a Ko-Matoran native to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. who worked first as a 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. Guard in the city of legends and later as one of the Sanctum Guards of Ko-KoroKo-KoroKo-Koro is a location in Ko-Wahi, home to the Ko-Matoran and associated with both Nuju and Kopaka. Its exact size is unknown. on the island of Mata NuiMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna.. His name means "winter" in Finnish, in keeping with the cold-weather naming of the Ko-MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body..
Metru Nui#
On Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., Talvi served as a 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. Guard, one of the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. charged with overseeing the transit chutes that carried traffic between the metru. At some point he was summoned to the Coliseum and placed into a Matoran Pod, along with the rest of the city's Matoran, on the order of the false Turaga DumeDumeDume is a Turaga of Fire and the former ruler of Metru Nui, distinguished by his red and black coloring and the Noble Kanohi Kiril, the Mask of Regeneration. As a member of the Turaga of Metru Nui, he wields a Staff of Office and commands a weakened mastery of Fire. He later resides on the reformed Spherus Magna., whose form had been taken by TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.. He remained sealed away until the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. freed the Matoran after the Great Cataclysm and carried them to the island of Mata NuiMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna..
Mata Nui#
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., Talvi lived in Ko-KoroKo-KoroKo-Koro is a location in Ko-Wahi, home to the Ko-Matoran and associated with both Nuju and Kopaka. Its exact size is unknown. and worked as a Sanctum GuardSanctum GuardThe defence force of Ko-Koro, fourth-largest of the Matoran militaries on Mata Nui, charged with protecting the village and holding the Tren Krom Break against Rahi attacks during the Great War., the order responsible for defending the village and its sacred places. He usually stood watch together with PakastaaPakastaaKo-Matoran guard who survived the entire Matoran universe timeline from Metru Nui through Mata Nui and on to Spherus Magna, representing countless workers behind the Toa's spotlight.. Like the other awakened Matoran, he was rebuilt into a stronger form at the Kini-NuiKini-NuiThe most sacred temple on Mata Nui, ironically built directly above Teridax's fortress.. When the time came to leave the island, he helped construct the boats needed for the return voyage across the sea to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive..
Return and aftermath#
Talvi returned to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. with the other Matoran from 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. and helped to rebuild the city until the rest of it was repaired by the Staff of ArtakhaThe Staff of ArtakhaA restoration artifact forged by Artakha himself, used by Helryx to reverse the environmental damage of the Great Cataclysm.. He was present during the ceremony held in memory of MatoroMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui.. Sometime afterward, he evacuated the Matoran Universe onto the reformed world of Spherus Magna.
Frequently asked questions
- Who was Talvi?
- Talvi was a Ko-Matoran native to Metru Nui who worked first as a Chute Guard in the city and later as one of the Sanctum Guards of Ko-Koro on the island of Mata Nui. His name means "winter" in Finnish, in keeping with the cold-weather naming of the Ko-Matoran.
- What did Talvi do on Metru Nui?
- On Metru Nui, Talvi served as a Chute Guard, one of the Matoran charged with overseeing the transit chutes that carried traffic between the metru. He was summoned to the Coliseum and placed into a Matoran Pod on the order of the false Turaga Dume, whose form had been taken by Teridax.
- How was Talvi rescued?
- Talvi remained sealed in his Matoran Pod until the Toa Metru freed the Matoran after the Great Cataclysm and carried them to the island of Mata Nui. There he settled in Ko-Koro and worked as a Sanctum Guard.
- What was Talvi's role in Ko-Koro?
- On Mata Nui, Talvi lived in Ko-Koro and worked as a Sanctum Guard, the order responsible for defending the village and its sacred places. He usually stood watch together with Pakastaa and was rebuilt into a stronger form at the Kini-Nui.
- What happened to Talvi after the return to Metru Nui?
- Talvi returned to Metru Nui with the other Matoran and helped rebuild the city until the rest of it was repaired by the Staff of Artakha. He was present during the ceremony held in memory of Matoro, and sometime afterward he evacuated the Matoran Universe onto Spherus Magna.
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Sources
- WikiTalvi — BS01 character entry
- WikiKo-Koro Guard — BS01 entry
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Mata Nui
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Ko-Koro Guard
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