Triglax

Most of what canon preserves about TriglaxTriglaxA shapeshifter with no confirmed appearance, a habit of pocketing what he was paid to fetch, and one canonical betrayal that put a Toa of Psionics in a stasis tube. comes down to a single con job. He impersonated a Toa of SonicsToa of SonicsThey're rarer than other Toa, and the reason reveals a dark joke built into Bionicle itself. named "Grey," led VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One. and NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. into a Dark Hunter ambush, and watched VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One. end up in a stasis tube at the Shadowed One's fortress. That is the bulk of his recorded biography. His appearance was never described and his powers were mostly unknown. The shapeshifting was confirmed, the bad attitude was implied, and much of his standing among the Dark Hunters came from the fact that even 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. wanted to be rid of him.

What we actually know#

Triglax was a member of the Dark HuntersThe 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. operating out of OdinaOdinaOdina is a member of both the Dark Hunters and the Cliff Screechers, operating within the Matoran Universe. Formerly in possession of the powers of Vamprah, Odina retains no elemental abilities in the present day.. His full appearance was never depicted, illustrated, or described in detail in any primary source. His appearance and powers were unknown, with the single confirmed exception that he could shapeshift, a confirmation that came from his operations rather than from any combat scene.

His defining habit was unreliability around payment. He had a tendency to keep objects he had been sent to retrieve, rather than handing them over to his employer. The Shadowed OneThe Shadowed OneThe Shadowed One is the leader of the Dark Hunters, a black, yellow, and silver figure based on Spherus Magna. Armed with a staff and a Rhotuka, the Shadowed One directs the organization. once ordered 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. to discipline him after he returned from a contract with two of the three items he was supposed to deliver. 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. looked forward to that confrontation because she found Triglax obnoxious. The outcome of the discipline was not recorded.

That was the extent of his recorded personality: a shapeshifter who skimmed off the top.

The Nui StoneNui StoneA red artifact that hunts Toa and drains their power within 3000 kio, sought by Tuyet in ancient Metru Nui to gain strength against enemies only she could see. team#

About 4,000 years before the Great Cataclysm, the Shadowed One dispatched a three-Hunter team to retrieve the Nui StoneNui StoneA red artifact that hunts Toa and drains their power within 3000 kio, sought by Tuyet in ancient Metru Nui to gain strength against enemies only she could see.. The team was Triglax, DevastatorDevastatorThis oversized Dark Hunter brags about god-like powers no one's ever seen him use., and GladiatorGladiatorA Dark Hunter enforcer tasked with testing new recruits. One of canon's most obscure characters.. The Nui StoneNui StoneA red artifact that hunts Toa and drains their power within 3000 kio, sought by Tuyet in ancient Metru Nui to gain strength against enemies only she could see. was at that time held by TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer., the Toa MangaiToa MangaiThe defenders of Metru Nui before the Toa Metru arrived, a team that fell to betrayal and relentless war. of Water, who'd taken it with her when she was recruited into the Toa MangaiToa MangaiThe defenders of Metru Nui before the Toa Metru arrived, a team that fell to betrayal and relentless war. for the Kanohi DragonKanohi DragonA fearsome Rahi that plagued Metru Nui with soot and darkness, freed by Dark Hunters and exiled to Xia. fight.

It took the team 500 years to track TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer. down. By the time they arrived in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer. was running her own operation, framing the Hunters for the murders of two MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. as part of what she called a "countdown." LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama. and NidhikiNidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price. confronted the trio. NidhikiNidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price. defeated DevastatorDevastatorThis oversized Dark Hunter brags about god-like powers no one's ever seen him use.. LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama. locked all three up.

When TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer.'s frame job was exposed, the Dark Hunters were released and sent back to OdinaOdinaOdina is a member of both the Dark Hunters and the Cliff Screechers, operating within the Matoran Universe. Formerly in possession of the powers of Vamprah, Odina retains no elemental abilities in the present day.. Triglax escaped during the transit and went on to take part in the Toa-Dark Hunter War, which he survived. DevastatorDevastatorThis oversized Dark Hunter brags about god-like powers no one's ever seen him use. and GladiatorGladiatorA Dark Hunter enforcer tasked with testing new recruits. One of canon's most obscure characters. returned to OdinaOdinaOdina is a member of both the Dark Hunters and the Cliff Screechers, operating within the Matoran Universe. Formerly in possession of the powers of Vamprah, Odina retains no elemental abilities in the present day. under the standard arrangement.

The Nui StoneNui StoneA red artifact that hunts Toa and drains their power within 3000 kio, sought by Tuyet in ancient Metru Nui to gain strength against enemies only she could see. team was one of the few canonical instances of Triglax operating with named peers, and his role even there was the unreliable third wheel. DevastatorDevastatorThis oversized Dark Hunter brags about god-like powers no one's ever seen him use. was the bruiser, GladiatorGladiatorA Dark Hunter enforcer tasked with testing new recruits. One of canon's most obscure characters. the combat specialist. Triglax was the one suited to shapeshift past whatever guards stood between the team and the artifact, then quietly try to keep the artifact for himself if the chance came.

The VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One. setup#

The single most consequential thing Triglax did in canon was impersonate a Toa of SonicsToa of SonicsThey're rarer than other Toa, and the reason reveals a dark joke built into Bionicle itself.. The operation appears in the unfinished Hagah-era serial No One Gets Left Behind.

VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One., a Toa of PsionicsToa of PsionicsThe first Toa of Psionics tried to calm a group of Zyglak with telepathy and made them more savage instead. Every Psionics Toa after Orde was made female in response., and NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored., then a Toa of FireToa of FireThe Elemental protectors of the Matoran, most often rising from Ta-Matoran to command the power of fire., were investigating the disappearance of three Toa from a small MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. village. They were approached by a Toa of SonicsToa of SonicsThey're rarer than other Toa, and the reason reveals a dark joke built into Bionicle itself. who refused to give his real name and asked to be called "Grey." Grey told them his Toa team had been ambushed and led VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One. and NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. to his village, where Dark Hunters attacked.

In the fight, VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One. was hit by "Lurker"'s PlasmaPlasma: The Elemental Power of Superheated MatterPlasma was the elemental power over superheated matter in the Matoran Universe, carried by Su-Matoran, Toa of Plasma, and the Bohrok-Kal Pahrak-Kal. Cannon (a Hagah-era weapon design used by certain Hunters), and "Gatherer" struck her with his mind-scrambling RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user''s nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers.. The combination knocked her out. The Hunters captured VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One. along with the other two. NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. recovered her using a Mask of Elemental EnergyMask of Elemental EnergyA single-use Kanohi that gives a Toa a quick top-up of their elemental power, used by Toa Varian once in No One Gets Left Behind, and otherwise present mostly through video game appearances. for a quick power top-up, which is the canon source for that mask's only known field use.

The team caught up with the Hunters but was captured a second time and taken to OdinaOdinaOdina is a member of both the Dark Hunters and the Cliff Screechers, operating within the Matoran Universe. Formerly in possession of the powers of Vamprah, Odina retains no elemental abilities in the present day.. The Shadowed OneThe Shadowed OneThe Shadowed One is the leader of the Dark Hunters, a black, yellow, and silver figure based on Spherus Magna. Armed with a staff and a Rhotuka, the Shadowed One directs the organization. forced VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One. to choose between NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. and the Toa of SonicsToa of SonicsThey're rarer than other Toa, and the reason reveals a dark joke built into Bionicle itself.. She picked NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored.. The Shadowed OneThe Shadowed OneThe Shadowed One is the leader of the Dark Hunters, a black, yellow, and silver figure based on Spherus Magna. Armed with a staff and a Rhotuka, the Shadowed One directs the organization. released NorikNorikToa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, who broke with the Brotherhood of Makuta to recover the Avohkii and led his team through a thousand years of mutation as a Rahaga before being restored. and placed VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One. into stasis as a trophy in his personal chamber. After she was already in the tube, she was informed that "Grey" had never been a Toa of SonicsToa of SonicsThey're rarer than other Toa, and the reason reveals a dark joke built into Bionicle itself. at all. He was Triglax in disguise. The whole village ambush had been the setup.

VarianVarianVarian was a blue and gold Toa of Psionics and former Ce-Matoran who wore a Great Calix and wielded Elbow Blades and a Rhotuka Launching Shield. She was held at the Fortress of the Shadowed One. remained in that stasis tube for the rest of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.'s existence. The PirakaPirakaSix rogue Skakdi mercenaries who broke from the Dark Hunters to hunt the Mask of Life on Voya Nui. saw her on display when they were inducted into the Dark Hunters years later.

The KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. retcon#

One piece of the Triglax canon comes from a publishing error. The 2006 guidebook BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands.: Dark Hunters featured KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. on its cover, despite KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. not being a Dark Hunter. The solution written into canon after the fact was that the figure on the cover was not actually KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. but Triglax in disguise as KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend., on a job. That made Triglax one of the few characters whose canonical visual reference is the wrong figure on a book cover.

It also marks the upper bound of his recorded shapeshifting. Imitating a species like the Hordika-curing KeetonguKeetonguThe legendary Rahi who broke the Visorak siege and lived to prove he was worth the legend. well enough to fool people who had seen him before was a higher bar than passing as a generic Toa. Whether the copy was visual only or extended to powers was not recorded.

What's missing#

Triglax had no confirmed combat scene, no confirmed kill, and no confirmed appearance outside the impersonation jobs. He did not appear in the Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. endgame, received no death scene or defection scene, and did not surface in any later material. His last canonical mention was in the unfinished No One Gets Left Behind serial.

He was a Dark Hunters character defined almost entirely by indirect work. A confirmed shapeshifter whose face was never shown was the kind of operative the Shadowed One kept around for the jobs no other Hunter could pull. Whether his unreliability ever got him killed, the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. ran out of pages before the question was answered.