Teridax (Melding Alternate Universe): the Makuta who kept his light

This TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. was a version of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. drawn from the Melding alternate universe, a reality in which the MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member. had retained his light and fought for the forces of good. Created by the Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. as a warrior of light rather than a being of shadow, he stood in direct contrast to the main-reality MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. who had betrayed and conquered the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. Universe. After Mazeka and Vultraz crossed into the Melding universe, this TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. was chosen to return with Mazeka, where he ultimately faced his corrupted counterpart in battle and survived to live on Spherus Magna.

Origin in the Melding universe#

In the Melding universe, MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. Teridax was created as a warrior of light for the Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed.. He and his brothers had been brought into being for the purpose of eliminating the powers of darkness present on Spherus Magna. As Teridax himself stated, his role was to aid the Toa and the villagers, to create new life forms, and to teach those life forms the value of the Three Virtues. This was the inverse of the path his main-reality counterpart had taken, and it left the two beings sharing a name and a species but nothing of character.

When Mazeka and Vultraz arrived in this universe, MackuMackuMacku was a Ga-Matoran of Metru Nui and later Ga-Koro, attendant to Turaga Nokama, Kolhii partner to Hahli at the championship at Ta-Koro, and a member of the Chronicler's Company. chose Teridax to guide them to the fortress of the Great Beings. He led the pair across the Melding reality to their destination, acting as escort and protector in a role his other self would never have accepted.

Crossing to the Matoran Universe#

After arriving at the fortress, Mazeka was offered the privilege of allowing one being from the Melding universe to return with him to his own universe in exchange for Vultraz. The being Mazeka selected was Teridax. The choice carried obvious weight: of all the inhabitants of a reality untouched by the great betrayal, Mazeka chose the one whose face matched his world's greatest enemy.

The two arrived back in the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. Universe on the Southern ContinentThe Southern ContinentThe Southern Continent was a vast landmass beneath the Matoran Universe, scarred by Voya Nui's separation and held under Makuta Mutran's nominal dominion.. They eventually came upon a ridge overlooking a deserted Ba-Matoran village, where they discussed how, had he been in the same situation, the alternate Teridax might have been just as ruthless as his counterpart.

Confrontation with his counterpart#

The TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. of the main universe then created a maelstrom that blew the pair down into the deserted village. Through the mouths of the dead VisorakVisorakSpider-like Rahi created by Makuta Chirox, conquered for the Brotherhood by Gorast, broken at Metru Nui, and ultimately destroyed in a volcanic eruption on Artidax. scattered around the village, the MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member. spoke to them, declaring that a weaker version of himself could never defeat him. The alternate Teridax answered that he was the stronger of the two precisely because he had resisted the temptations his counterpart could not.

In response, and to end the threat posed by another MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member., the Teridax of the Matoran Universe teleported three Shadow TakanuvaShadow TakanuvaThe Toa of Light's two recorded brushes with Shadow: his fusion with Teridax into the dual-element being Takutanuva at the gate to Metru Nui, and the Shadow Leech drain in Karda Nui that left him carrying both Light and Shadow. to the village. The alternate Teridax engaged the TakanuvaTakanuva (The Kingdom): the Turaga who walled off the MakutaIn the alternate timeline of The Kingdom, Takanuva sealed the Matoran Universe behind a barrier of light, raised a new generation of Toa, and ruled as the head of his island kingdom's council. clones and destroyed them. Afterward, he sensed the death of Shadow Teridax and teleported Mazeka and himself to the edge of the Ba-Matoran village. After considering how to patch up the wound he had taken in the battle, he and Mazeka found their way out of the great robot. He afterward lived on Spherus Magna.

Powers and equipment#

This version of Teridax carried a Warhammer and wore a golden Kanohi Kraahkan, the Great Mask of Shadows, the same mask his corrupted counterpart bore. He also possessed access to the forty-two Rahkshi powers common to the MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member. species. Unlike the main-timeline Makuta, however, he possessed further abilities tied to his nature as a being of light, including Light, Courage, Peace, and Telekinesis. Following the events on the Southern Continent, this Teridax and Miserix were the last known Makuta alive.