Tren Krom
Custodian Before the Great Spirit
Tren Krom maintained the Matoran Universe before Mata Nui's activation and spent the following hundred millennia fused to a cave on a remote island.
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 an ancient entity placed by the Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. inside the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. to sustain its internal systems while 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. was still under construction on Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.. Once the Great Spirit activated and assumed control, the Great Beings imprisoned 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. on a remote island, where his body fused to the rock and remained for roughly one hundred thousand years. He was rediscovered when BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team.'s team reached his cave during the Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax to install him as the figurehead of the coming war against the Brotherhood. mission. He killed CaraparCaraparOne of six Barraki warlords imprisoned for 80,000 years, Carapar sought the Mask of Life and became expendable muscle for a final, fatal mission. on first contact, extracted information from LariskaLariskaDark Hunter defined by discipline and tactical competence, Lariska was one of the Shadowed One's most dependable operatives before joining Brutaka's desperate mission.'s memories, and warned the intruders of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s plan to seize the universe.
Custodian of the early Matoran 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. drew breath, 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. sustained the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. from within. The Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. placed him inside the unfinished biomechanical construct on Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. and tasked him with running every system the Great Spirit would eventually inherit. The arrangement was provisional. When 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. activated and assumed his duties, 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 role ended.
Rather than dismantle him, the Great Beings exiled him to a remote island. According to the Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax to install him as the figurehead of the coming war against the Brotherhood. account, BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team. later encountered him as "a writhing, crimson mass of tentacles emerging from a gelatinous central core, with two dead yellow eyes that somehow followed every movement without ever moving themselves." That being had once held the entire MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. Universe together.
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 committed no recorded transgression. His imprisonment followed his obsolescence rather than any rebellion. Knowledge of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint., the Shattering, and the larger cosmic project remained sealed inside him throughout his exile. After his contact with 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., BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team. was heard to mutter about "Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint., the Shattering" and "the three that must be one; the two that must make them one," fragments of secrets the prisoner had carried in isolation for an age.
Exile and fusion to the island#
The island prison contained no standing structures. When HelryxHelryxHelryx was the first Toa created by the Great Beings, founder of the Order of Mata Nui, and commander of its covert war against the Brotherhood of Makuta. and KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. arrived during the events of the Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui., they found only a large cave whose passage narrowed so severely that they were forced to crawl. The tunnel itself constituted 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 confinement.
Over the millennia, his body fused to the stone. By the time of the Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax to install him as the figurehead of the coming war against the Brotherhood. mission, he had become inseparable from the cave. The description recorded of him then, "a writhing, crimson mass of tentacles emerging from a gelatinous central core, with two dead yellow eyes that somehow followed every movement without ever moving themselves," reflected a hundred millennia of physical merging with his prison.
Isolation appears to have weighed more heavily than the physical condition. On first contact with BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team., 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 opening question was, "What wonders have come into my universe in the millennia since my exile?" His later exchange with ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan. during the events of 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., in which he stated, "You chose to live as an exile. I did not," underlined the distinction between ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan.'s self-imposed seclusion and his own enforced confinement.
Form and powers#
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 physical body bore no resemblance to the standard biology of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. The dead yellow eyes that tracked movement without rotating suggested a mode of perception distinct from anything the universe's later systems produced.
His telepathic capabilities allowed full extraction of memory and knowledge from a target. During the Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax to install him as the figurehead of the coming war against the Brotherhood. encounter, his demand to BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team., "Now tell 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. of your power," accompanied a contact in which the prisoner already held access to the intruder's mind. LariskaLariskaDark Hunter defined by discipline and tactical competence, Lariska was one of the Shadowed One's most dependable operatives before joining Brutaka's desperate mission.'s memories were probed in a similar manner. The process left the host aware of what had been taken.
CaraparCaraparOne of six Barraki warlords imprisoned for 80,000 years, Carapar sought the Mask of Life and became expendable muscle for a final, fatal mission.'s death demonstrated the lethal range 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.'s abilities. The BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit. was killed instantly by a concealed third eye, without struggle or exchange.
These powers predated the system from which the Brotherhood of MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. drew their 42 KraataKraataSlug-like creatures birthed from Makuta's essence, designed as both weapons and the cores of Rahkshi armor. abilities and their shadow manipulation. 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 managed the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. 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.'s activation, and his capabilities derived from a framework older than the one the universe later generated for its native inhabitants.
The Federation of Fear mission#
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. targeted 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 island for intelligence gathering. The prisoner held millennia of accumulated knowledge of the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. Universe's inner workings, and conventional means could not match what he held. The Order extracted BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team. from the Pit, assembled a team that included LariskaLariskaDark Hunter defined by discipline and tactical competence, Lariska was one of the Shadowed One's most dependable operatives before joining Brutaka's desperate mission., and directed them to the island.
BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team.'s direct encounter with 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. shook him. The Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax to install him as the figurehead of the coming war against the Brotherhood. account preserves the description he carried away: "a writhing, crimson mass of tentacles emerging from a gelatinous central core, with two dead yellow eyes that somehow followed every movement without ever moving themselves." Closing his eyes did not help. 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 opening demand was, "Now tell 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. of your power."
The interrogation extended across the team. LariskaLariskaDark Hunter defined by discipline and tactical competence, Lariska was one of the Shadowed One's most dependable operatives before joining Brutaka's desperate mission.'s long career as a Dark HunterThe Dark HuntersA mercenary organization founded on Odina by The Shadowed One and Ancient, contracted across the Matoran Universe for assassination and theft, and ultimately reduced to a battered remnant by the fall of the universe itself. made her mind another vein for extraction. From the combined material, 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. assembled an understanding of the scale of TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s ambitions and the shape of his coup against the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control..
The warnings drawn from 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. arrived too late to alter the war's outcome. By the events of Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui., BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team.'s team had escaped ArtidaxArtidaxArtidax was a volcanic island in the Southern Islands where Makuta Miserix was imprisoned by Krika after Teridax's coup. with MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne. and regrouped at the Order's fortress on DaxiaDaxiaDaxia is a location situated east of the Southern Continent, affiliated with the Order of Mata Nui and home to the Shallows Cat., as the war between the Order and the Brotherhood of MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. accelerated.
Body exchange during the Reign of Shadows#
During TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s reign, 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. flew to ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan.'s island intending to recruit its ruler into the resistance. He arrived to find broken RahkshiRahkshiArmor suits powered by parasitic Kraata, Rahkshi were Teridax's most effective soldiers and among Bionicle's most visually iconic early enemies. along the coastline and more advancing on the fortress, with ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan.'s MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. workers fighting a losing defence. Before 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. could intervene, ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan.'s voice spoke into his mind: "Do not. It is too late. But there is another who can aid you, if I have fallen. Go to him. Persuade him to join your fight." A moment later, 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. was no longer above ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan.'s island.
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. exchanged consciousnesses with 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., taking the Toa of AirToa of AirWielders of the Element of Air, typically transformed from Le-Matoran, tasked with protecting the Matoran Universe.'s body while 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. was stranded in the ancient being's place. With mobility for the first time in a hundred millennia, 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. moved freely through TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s universe.
An eavesdropper later overheard 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. mid-transmission. Most of his message was inaudible. Two words were caught: "Ignika" and "golden armor." Both connected directly to the coalition's plan against TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.. The ancient custodian, freed from his island for the first time since the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.'s activation, used his window of mobility to support the resistance.
Place names that preserved his memory#
Two locations in the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. Universe bore 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 name, neither of them his island prison. The Tren Krom PeninsulaThe Tren Krom PeninsulaThe Tren Krom Peninsula was a rocky strip of the Northern Continent ruled by Makuta Gorast, riddled with acid falls and Razor Crystal cliffs, and home to Ko, Ta, and De-Matoran villages. lay on the Northern ContinentThe Northern ContinentBig enough that the Brotherhood needed multiple Makuta to watch it, the Northern Continent and its Tren Krom Peninsula gave the canon some of its most interesting smaller players.. In the Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui. account, a dragon interrogating a SteltSteltAn island in the Matoran Universe known for producing ruthless warriors like Sidorak and Krekka. trader used it as a geographic marker: "A Nui-RamaNui-RamaLarge insect-like Rahi with deadly claws and venom, known for kidnapping Matoran and attacking Le-Koro. doesn't buzz on the Tren Krom PeninsulaThe Tren Krom PeninsulaThe Tren Krom Peninsula was a rocky strip of the Northern Continent ruled by Makuta Gorast, riddled with acid falls and Razor Crystal cliffs, and home to Ko, Ta, and De-Matoran villages. without you scum hearing it." The peninsula lay close enough to SteltSteltAn island in the Matoran Universe known for producing ruthless warriors like Sidorak and Krekka. that its traders tracked anything moving across it.
The peninsula's naming likely preceded 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 imprisonment, dating to the era when he was the living mind sustaining the universe while 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. still slept.
The Tren Krom BreakTren Krom BreakA lava formation in Ta-Wahi named by Vakama after the exiled organic creation, used both for Ignalu surfing and as a Ta-Koro Guard outpost. presented a stranger case. It lay on the surface island of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years., where the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. settled after the Great Cataclysm. Those MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. had their memories stripped before arrival and spent roughly a thousand years on the island without reliable knowledge of their origins, yet a feature there still carried his name. The reference travelled with them, lost its meaning, and persisted.
The name attached to geography rather than memory, and the geography retained it. The MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. did not need to recall 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. to keep calling the Break what it had always been called.
Cosmological significance#
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. predated both the ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed. and the Brotherhood of MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit.. His maintenance of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. during its construction made him older than the institutions that later defined its conflicts, and the knowledge sealed in his cave reached back to the Great Beings' original project.
The Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax to install him as the figurehead of the coming war against the Brotherhood. account captured the impression he made on BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team., one of the most powerful beings in the universe. His declaration, "No one can approach without my assent. No one can fight me. No one can kill me. I am eternal!" was answered by BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team.'s observation that someone had already bound him once. The exchange marked a rare instance of a captor matching the prisoner verbally.
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 knowledge of how the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. functioned from the inside, 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. took over, was unique. Of the figures active in the late war against TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna., no other being held comparable insight into the universe's foundational machinery. The Tren Krom PeninsulaThe Tren Krom PeninsulaThe Tren Krom Peninsula was a rocky strip of the Northern Continent ruled by Makuta Gorast, riddled with acid falls and Razor Crystal cliffs, and home to Ko, Ta, and De-Matoran villages., recorded in Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui., demonstrated that his presence had been woven into the universe's geography long before any ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed. team rose to oppose the BrotherhoodThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit..
Frequently asked questions
- Who was Tren Krom?
- Tren Krom was an ancient entity placed by the Great Beings inside the Matoran Universe to sustain its internal systems while Mata Nui was still under construction on Spherus Magna. Once the Great Spirit activated and assumed control, the Great Beings imprisoned him on a remote island.
- Why was Tren Krom imprisoned?
- Tren Krom had committed no recorded transgression. His imprisonment followed his obsolescence rather than any rebellion, since his role ended once Mata Nui activated and assumed his duties. Knowledge of Spherus Magna, the Shattering, and the larger cosmic project remained sealed inside him throughout his exile.
- What powers did Tren Krom have?
- His telepathic capabilities allowed full extraction of memory and knowledge from a target, leaving the host aware of what had been taken. He also possessed a concealed third eye that killed Carapar instantly on contact during the Federation of Fear encounter.
- Why did the Order of Mata Nui send a team to Tren Krom?
- The Order of Mata Nui targeted Tren Krom's island for intelligence gathering, because the prisoner held millennia of accumulated knowledge of the Matoran Universe's inner workings that conventional means could not match. They extracted Brutaka from the Pit, assembled a team that included Lariska, and directed them to the island, where they pieced together the scale of Teridax's ambitions.
- What happened to Tren Krom during the Reign of Shadows?
- Tren Krom exchanged consciousnesses with Lewa, taking the Toa of Air's body while Lewa was stranded in his place. With mobility for the first time in a hundred millennia, Tren Krom moved through Teridax's universe, and an eavesdropper later caught two words of his transmission, "Ignika" and "golden armor," both tied to the coalition's plan against Teridax.
Sources
- SerialDestiny War — Primary source via BS01 wiki entry
- SerialFederation of Fear — Primary source via BS01 wiki entry
- SerialReign of Shadows — Primary source via BS01 wiki entry
- WikiTren Krom — BS01 character/subject entry
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Pit War Tortoise
The Pit War Tortoise was Carapar's marine mount, fitted with two Squid Launchers, and it lived long enough to migrate to Spherus Magna.
Rahaga Kualus
Kualus was the Toa Hagah of Ice, mutated into a Rahaga by Roodaka, restored centuries later on Xia, and known as the only recorded speaker of the language of the flying Rahi.
Tahu, Toa of Fire
Tahu served as Toa Mata, Toa Nuva, and Toa Mistika of Fire, leading his team from the first landing on Mata Nui to the destruction of the Rahkshi army on Bara Magna.
Teridax
Teridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.
The Archives of Metru Nui
The Archives of Onu-Metru were the central repository of Matoran knowledge and Rahi specimens, maintained by the Archivist Corps beneath the city's surface.
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