The Spherus Magna Murders: The Hunt for the Power Killer

In the months following the reunification of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint., a hidden killer began moving against the most powerful beings in the universe. KarzahniKarzahniBionicle used one cursed name three times, for a being, a realm and a plant, and every one of them earns it. This article untangles all three. was found dead at the bottom of Iron CanyonIron CanyonA canyon on Bara Magna, site of Core War battles between the Fire and Water Tribes and later the location where Karzahni's body was found after the reformation of Spherus Magna.. Tren KromTren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui. was reduced to scarlet jelly across a forest floor. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. and PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. followed the trail to the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels. and the orbital station's secret cargo of resurrected dead. At the same time, an unseen watcher gathered explosives outside a Great BeingThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. fortress on Bota MagnaBota MagnaA verdant jungle moon separated from Spherus Magna for 100,000 years, then restored by Mata Nui himself at the climax of the Core War., where HelryxHelryx: the first Toa ever createdHelryx was the first Toa ever made, commissioned by the Great Beings on Artakha long before the Toa Mata. She founded and led the Order of Mata Nui., BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix., AxonnAxonnAxonn served as an arbitrator under the Hand of Artakha and later as an Order of Mata Nui agent, guarding the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui for thousands of years., MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne., ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha is the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island where the Toa Mata came into being and the Avohkii was forged., TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer., and VezonVezonHe started as a weapon misfire and a throwaway joke, and the canon spent four years quietly turning him into its most useful expendable asset. had convened. The killer was the Po-MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. VelikaVelikaVelika is a Great Being who disguised himself as a Po-Matoran on Mata Nui, wearing a powerless Komau and bearing an affinity for Stone. Colored in golden brown, grey, and orange, he worked as an inventor and carried Power Carvers as his tools. He was last known to be located on Bota Magna., in truth a Great BeingThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. who had walked the Matoran universeMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. in disguise for over a hundred thousand years.

The reunified world#

These events took place in the wake of Journey's End and the conclusion of the Reign of ShadowsReign of ShadowsThe year Teridax ruled the Matoran Universe from inside Mata Nui's body, and the scattered resistance plots that ran against him until the Great Spirit returned from Bara Magna.. The Great Spirit RobotThe Great Spirit Robot, explainedBionicle's whole universe lives inside a 40-million-foot robot built by the Great Beings. Here is what it is, why it was built, and how it ended. lay in ruin on the Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. desert. The three shards of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. had been rejoined. MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body., AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system., GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them., ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac., and the surviving villains of the old order were sharing a single world under 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.'s blessing.

The peace was thin. Old enemies walked among the survivors. Old grievances had not died with the robot. Within weeks of reunification, the first body was found.

The death of KarzahniKarzahniA realm of the Matoran universe built by the Great Beings as a place to repair Matoran, turned into a prison by its incompetent ruler.#

The investigation opened on the coast, where GaakiGaakiGaaki is a Toa of Water and member of the Toa Hagah, distinguished by her dark blue and copper armor and wielding a Tidal Spear and Rhotuka Launching Shield. She wears the Great Mask of Clairvoyance and once served as a bodyguard to Makuta Teridax before dedicating herself to hunting Rahi and protecting Matoran, residing on Spherus Magna. of the Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators. was sheltering ocean life as survivors evacuated sea creatures from the dead Great Spirit RobotThe Great Spirit Robot, explainedBionicle's whole universe lives inside a 40-million-foot robot built by the Great Beings. Here is what it is, why it was built, and how it ended. into Aqua MagnaAqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand.. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. sought her out with a warning. He had observed a band of SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. and a subservient Toa MahriToa Mahri: The Toa Who Saved the UniverseThe Toa Mahri were the water breathing form of the sixth Toa team, transformed by the Mask of Life on the way down to the drowned city of Mahri Nui. They fought the Barraki for the mask and recovered it at the cost of one of their own. team trailing the Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him., a creature capable of raising fortresses with a gesture. GaakiGaakiGaaki is a Toa of Water and member of the Toa Hagah, distinguished by her dark blue and copper armor and wielding a Tidal Spear and Rhotuka Launching Shield. She wears the Great Mask of Clairvoyance and once served as a bodyguard to Makuta Teridax before dedicating herself to hunting Rahi and protecting Matoran, residing on Spherus Magna. agreed to lead the Hagah on a quiet reconnaissance.

Hours later, PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. and KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. encountered the ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. of Air LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose., who was hunting KarzahniKarzahniBionicle used one cursed name three times, for a being, a realm and a plant, and every one of them earns it. This article untangles all three. alone. LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose. had pursued his quarry across the desert and refused all offers of aid. He named KarzahniKarzahniA realm of the Matoran universe built by the Great Beings as a place to repair Matoran, turned into a prison by its incompetent ruler. the most twisted being he had ever known and continued east toward VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats.. The two Toa NuvaToa NuvaThe form the Toa Mata took after stepping into the Energized Protodermis beneath the Bahrag, with new masks, new tools, and the elemental scale to fight Karda Nui. followed his trail until the sand swallowed it. PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. scouted ahead and found KarzahniKarzahniBionicle used one cursed name three times, for a being, a realm and a plant, and every one of them earns it. This article untangles all three.'s body at the base of Iron CanyonIron CanyonA canyon on Bara Magna, site of Core War battles between the Fire and Water Tribes and later the location where Karzahni's body was found after the reformation of Spherus Magna., a gash across his back and LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose.'s curved sword lying on the stone beside him.

A cyclone roared down the canyon. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. raised an ice wall three feet thick to brace it; PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. cancelled the spiral by sprinting around it against the rotation. Studying the cyclone afterward, KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. drew the conclusion that defined the entire investigation. A wind summoned by LewaLewaToa of Air, member of the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva, whose career was marked by repeated possession, body theft, and aerial campaigns from Le-Wahi to Karda Nui. would have passed over the wall. This one had simply battered the obstacle. Either LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose. had not been present to direct it, or he had not raised it at all. Sometimes, KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. noted, a cyclone was only a cyclone, not an attempt to destroy evidence. The frame was deliberate. The murderer wanted a ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. of Air to be suspected, which meant the murderer was not one.

The death of Tren Krom#

TahuTahu (2001)Tahu was the Toa Mata of Fire and leader of the team, from his first landing on Ta-Wahi Beach to the destruction of Teridax's Rahkshi army on Bara Magna with the Golden Armor. and GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. returned from scouting prospective sites for a New AteroAteroThe free city at the heart of Bara Magna, home to the Arena Magna and the Great Tournament, destroyed by Tuma and the Skrall during the opening match.. TahuTahu (2001)Tahu was the Toa Mata of Fire and leader of the team, from his first landing on Ta-Wahi Beach to the destruction of Teridax's Rahkshi army on Bara Magna with the Golden Armor. wanted LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose. found before rumor convinced the local population that the ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. were turning on one another in the desert. GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. added a detail that would prove central. When she had last seen LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose. traveling north, he had not been carrying his sword. The clue went unpursued. PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. and KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. rode three days northward to find him; TahuTahu (2001)Tahu was the Toa Mata of Fire and leader of the team, from his first landing on Ta-Wahi Beach to the destruction of Teridax's Rahkshi army on Bara Magna with the Golden Armor. remained behind to manage the rumor problem with AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna..

The two Toa NuvaToa NuvaThe form the Toa Mata took after stepping into the Energized Protodermis beneath the Bahrag, with new masks, new tools, and the elemental scale to fight Karda Nui. disagreed on the right outcome. PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. was reluctant to put down a fellow ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac.; he reminded KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. that they had once subdued TahuTahu (2001)Tahu was the Toa Mata of Fire and leader of the team, from his first landing on Ta-Wahi Beach to the destruction of Teridax's Rahkshi army on Bara Magna with the Golden Armor. under the influence of RahkshiBionicle Rahkshi: the Sons of Makuta from Mask of LightRahkshi are armoured hunters made from kraata, the slug-like creatures of the Makuta. Six of them chased the Mask of Light across Mata Nui in 2003. Here's what they are, the different kinds and where they turn up in the films, books and comics. poison without killing him. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui.'s reply gave the cleanest statement of the Toa CodeThe Toa CodeThe Toa Code was the strict moral law that bound the Toa across the Matoran Universe, anchored on the prohibition against killing and enforced by the loss of the title for those who broke it. on record: if ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. began to convince themselves that killing was justified and acted on it, they became indistinguishable from the beings they fought. They were defenders, not executioners. If LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose. had crossed the line, they would stop him without killing him.

A mental scream struck both ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. from their mounts. Telepathic agony carried images neither could shake. They followed the cry to a forest where scarlet gelatin had been scattered across hundreds of yards of ground. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. recognized the remains from old accounts. They had found what was left of Tren KromTren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui., the eldritch caretaker who had governed the universe before 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..

One image had come through with the death-cry that fit no living suspect. A simple, clear image of a single object: a red star.

The Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels. had served as the propulsion system the Great Spirit RobotThe Great Spirit Robot, explainedBionicle's whole universe lives inside a 40-million-foot robot built by the Great Beings. Here is what it is, why it was built, and how it ended. used to escape planetary gravity. It had hovered above the island of 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. for over a thousand years and now sat in idle orbit above Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. with no remaining purpose. Tren KromTren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui. had used his final seconds of consciousness to direct KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui.'s attention to it.

GaardusGaardusA Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus outlived his tormentors and the fall of the Matoran universe, only to be blamed for the Red Star's failure and pressed into service as a reluctant teleporter. and the road to the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels.#

The third figure to enter the investigation was GaardusGaardusA Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus outlived his tormentors and the fall of the Matoran universe, only to be blamed for the Red Star's failure and pressed into service as a reluctant teleporter., one of the most quietly horrifying survivors of the old universe. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. iced the wings out from under him and the two ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. captured him in the forest. GaardusGaardusA Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus outlived his tormentors and the fall of the Matoran universe, only to be blamed for the Red Star's failure and pressed into service as a reluctant teleporter. told his account without emotion. He had once been a MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. with a home, a job, and a life. A band of exiled Nynrah ghostsNynrah GhostsThe Nynrah Ghosts were Fe-Matoran weapons engineers from the island of Nynrah whose sabotage of Brotherhood war machines led to their near extinction., the weaponsmiths of NynrahNynrahNynrah was a contested island in the Matoran Universe whose Fe-Matoran population produced the weapons engineers known as the Nynrah Ghosts., had chosen him as the test subject for a living weapon. He escaped, hunted down every one of his tormentors, then left the Matoran universeMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. with the migrating 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. and settled in the most peaceful place he could find. The rage had followed him there.

PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. turned the questions over privately. What kind of MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. could mutate another of their species so completely. How had the rest of NynrahNynrahNynrah was a contested island in the Matoran Universe whose Fe-Matoran population produced the weapons engineers known as the Nynrah Ghosts. permitted it to happen. None of those questions were answered.

The mechanically important detail was GaardusGaardusA Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus outlived his tormentors and the fall of the Matoran universe, only to be blamed for the Red Star's failure and pressed into service as a reluctant teleporter.'s next admission. He too had received the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels. image from the dying Tren KromTren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui.. His body had been built to hunt, and a hunter returned to ground rich in prey; any place he had once stood, he could return to, even the orbital. PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. questioned whether they should entrust the journey to him, but KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. judged that Tren KromTren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui.'s final warning demanded an answer. GaardusGaardusA Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus outlived his tormentors and the fall of the Matoran universe, only to be blamed for the Red Star's failure and pressed into service as a reluctant teleporter. wrapped his wings around the two ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. and the teleport began.

They arrived inside a curved corridor of metal banding and organic tissue, like the inner anatomy of a giant. Three small armored beings in purple and black approached, visibly alarmed. The first told the new arrivals they should already be gone. The second referred to a previous incident in which visitors had refused to leave and something had needed to be done. The third recognized GaardusGaardusA Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus outlived his tormentors and the fall of the Matoran universe, only to be blamed for the Red Star's failure and pressed into service as a reluctant teleporter. as a returning guest, the last one to have come. Weapons were drawn. The three caretakers began to debate dissection openly.

These were the KestoraKestoraThe Kestora are a species of purple and black beings associated with the Red Star and the City of Silver Pocket Dimension., the keepers of the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels.. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. froze them solid out of frustration rather than lethal intent, with the explicit observation that they would thaw out in time. 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. Code held even with corpses piling around him.

The fortress on Bota Magna#

While the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels. revealed itself to KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. and PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe., the killer moved openly elsewhere. In a wooded region of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. where the Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. had once worked, an unnamed watcher studied an imposing fortress of stone and mortar. Within its walls had gathered the assembled power-tier of the late universe: AxonnAxonnAxonn served as an arbitrator under the Hand of Artakha and later as an Order of Mata Nui agent, guarding the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui for thousands of years., BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix., and HelryxHelryx: the first Toa ever createdHelryx was the first Toa ever made, commissioned by the Great Beings on Artakha long before the Toa Mata. She founded and led the Order of Mata Nui. as veteran warriors; MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne. as the eldest of the MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to build Rahi and keep order in his universe, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit.; ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha is the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island where the Toa Mata came into being and the Avohkii was forged. bearing his namesake KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe.; TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer., in truth mightier than any of the others realized; and VezonVezonHe started as a weapon misfire and a throwaway joke, and the canon spent four years quietly turning him into its most useful expendable asset., who could move between dimensions as others walked through doorways.

So many beings of power in one place, the watcher reflected, was quite delicious.

The deaths of KarzahniKarzahniBionicle used one cursed name three times, for a being, a realm and a plant, and every one of them earns it. This article untangles all three. and Tren KromTren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui. had not been separate acts. A single bio-mechanical killer had been at work, executing a grand plan to eliminate the most dangerous first, individually, so that none of the others could organize a response. He had been calling it a living strategy game in which only he knew the rules. Seven of his targets now sat within the same building. He laid explosives, then settled on the ground with a stone and began carving it into a memorial marker for the dead he intended to make, humming to himself as he worked.

The killer's identity was VelikaVelikaVelika is a Great Being who disguised himself as a Po-Matoran on Mata Nui, wearing a powerless Komau and bearing an affinity for Stone. Colored in golden brown, grey, and orange, he worked as an inventor and carried Power Carvers as his tools. He was last known to be located on Bota Magna., a Po-MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. who had walked the Matoran universeMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. in disguise for over a hundred thousand years. He was in fact a Great BeingThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed., planted by his own kind to observe the universe from within. He alone, among beings outside 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., retained his memories across the six-month memory wipe, because the Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. could not be erased by tools their own kind had designed. AtakusAtakusAtakus is a Rock Tribe Agori who served the Skrall as gate guard of Roxtus, arena assistant and Tuma's spokesman, and the Agori who first tested the loyalty of the traitor Metus. on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. had served as his informant.

The killer's private contempt confirmed his identity to anyone listening closely. He referred to Tren KromTren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui. as a gelatinous mass of hot air. He called KarzahniKarzahniBionicle used one cursed name three times, for a being, a realm and a plant, and every one of them earns it. This article untangles all three. a madman. Neither, he judged, had been much of a challenge. Only a Great BeingThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. spoke of Tren KromTren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui. and KarzahniKarzahniBionicle used one cursed name three times, for a being, a realm and a plant, and every one of them earns it. This article untangles all three. in such terms; his people had designed both. To VelikaVelikaVelika is a Great Being who disguised himself as a Po-Matoran on Mata Nui, wearing a powerless Komau and bearing an affinity for Stone. Colored in golden brown, grey, and orange, he worked as an inventor and carried Power Carvers as his tools. He was last known to be located on Bota Magna., they were failed prototypes.

The Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels.'s secret#

On the orbital, the deeper truth of the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels. emerged. In a hidden room, KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. and PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. met an Onu-MatoranOnu-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry. who introduced himself as MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star., believed drowned with the giant 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. in the seas beneath Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. more than a thousand years before. He was alive, evidently a long-term resident of the orbital, and he was not alone.

The Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels. had been built as a resurrection facility for the Matoran universeMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. Beings who died were teleported aboard, restored, and intended to be returned home. Something had broken in that return process. The dead had accumulated. The KestoraKestoraThe Kestora are a species of purple and black beings associated with the Red Star and the City of Silver Pocket Dimension. had kept the station functioning while attempting and failing to send the resurrected back. There were, as MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. put it, a great many very unhappy people aboard. The KestoraKestoraThe Kestora are a species of purple and black beings associated with the Red Star and the City of Silver Pocket Dimension.'s own reference to past attempts to send the trapped back, which had produced only messes, indicated the failure was both old and severe.

Outstanding threads#

Several threads remained unresolved when the investigation broke off. KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, the loner of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors created on Artakha to protect the Great Spirit Mata Nui. and PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. were stranded aboard the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels. with GaardusGaardusA Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus outlived his tormentors and the fall of the Matoran universe, only to be blamed for the Red Star's failure and pressed into service as a reluctant teleporter. gone and MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. explaining the orbital's failure. The fortress on Bota MagnaBota MagnaA verdant jungle moon separated from Spherus Magna for 100,000 years, then restored by Mata Nui himself at the climax of the Core War. was wired to be destroyed; whether HelryxHelryx: the first Toa ever createdHelryx was the first Toa ever made, commissioned by the Great Beings on Artakha long before the Toa Mata. She founded and led the Order of Mata Nui., ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha is the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island where the Toa Mata came into being and the Avohkii was forged., and the others escaped is known only from later OrderThe 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. records indicating they survived.

LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose. was never cleared. The frame held in public memory despite the evidence GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui. had reported regarding the missing sword, which indicated the weapon had been stolen from him before KarzahniKarzahniBionicle used one cursed name three times, for a being, a realm and a plant, and every one of them earns it. This article untangles all three.'s death. The cleanest reading of the surviving evidence places the theft and frame on VelikaVelikaVelika is a Great Being who disguised himself as a Po-Matoran on Mata Nui, wearing a powerless Komau and bearing an affinity for Stone. Colored in golden brown, grey, and orange, he worked as an inventor and carried Power Carvers as his tools. He was last known to be located on Bota Magna..

LewaLewaToa of Air, member of the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva, whose career was marked by repeated possession, body theft, and aerial campaigns from Le-Wahi to Karda Nui. appeared in the killer's accounting only as a minor obstacle. The killer noted his capture by nature-loving AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system. and judged that he would arrange a rescue if necessary, because the Toa MataWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. were too important to die before their appointed time. They would die, he concluded, at a time of his choosing. This confirmed that the six original ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. sat on the killer's long-term list alongside the assembled powers in the Bota MagnaBota MagnaA verdant jungle moon separated from Spherus Magna for 100,000 years, then restored by Mata Nui himself at the climax of the Core War. fortress.

Significance#

The investigation produced the first sustained look at the inside of the Red StarRed StarThe Red Star was an orbiting facility that revived the dead and enabled the Great Spirit Robot's cosmic travels. since the Great Spirit RobotThe Great Spirit Robot, explainedBionicle's whole universe lives inside a 40-million-foot robot built by the Great Beings. Here is what it is, why it was built, and how it ended.'s fall. It confirmed that the orbital had been bringing back dead MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. for over a thousand years. It exposed the existence of a hunter targeting the most powerful beings in the universe and identified that hunter, by his own admissions, as one of the original Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. themselves. And it demonstrated that the Nynrah ghostsNynrah GhostsThe Nynrah Ghosts were Fe-Matoran weapons engineers from the island of Nynrah whose sabotage of Brotherhood war machines led to their near extinction. had, on at least one MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. subject, succeeded in producing a living weapon capable of independent flight, teleportation, and self-directed vengeance.

What GaardusGaardusA Matoran turned living weapon by exiled Nynrah Ghosts, Gaardus outlived his tormentors and the fall of the Matoran universe, only to be blamed for the Red Star's failure and pressed into service as a reluctant teleporter. said of himself stayed with everyone who heard it. He had wanted to get away from the rage. It had followed him even to the most peaceful place he could find. The reformed Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. was the universe's intended happy ending. The survivors who lived to see it had not arrived in peace.