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Tuuli

the Le-Matoran chute controller and trader

Tuuli was a Le-Matoran who worked as a chute controller in Metru Nui alongside Kongu and Orkahm, later kept a trader's shop in Le-Koro on Mata Nui, and eventually returned to rebuild Metru Nui.

By Joe Garratt

Tuuli was a Le-Matoran who served as a chute controller in MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it. Nui, working with KonguKonguKongu commanded Le-Koro's Gukko Force before a strike from the Kanohi Ignika transformed him into a Toa of Air who later served among the Toa Mahri. and OrkahmOrkahmOrkahm was a Le-Matoran Ussal rider of Le-Metru, Matau's chief rival, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, and later a Gukko Force member on Mata Nui., and who later ran a trader's shop in Le-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga. on the island of Mata NuiMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna..

Metru Nui#

In MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it. Nui, Tuuli worked as a chute controller, managing the city's ChuteThe Chute SystemThe pressurised liquid Protodermis transit network of Metru Nui, run from Le-Metru's Moto-Hub and carrying Matoran, cargo, and Rahi across the city. network alongside KonguKonguKongu commanded Le-Koro's Gukko Force before a strike from the Kanohi Ignika transformed him into a Toa of Air who later served among the Toa Mahri. and OrkahmOrkahmOrkahm was a Le-Matoran Ussal rider of Le-Metru, Matau's chief rival, one of the six finders of a Great Disk, and later a Gukko Force member on Mata Nui.. He was summoned to the Coliseum by the false Turaga DumeTuraga DumeThe Turaga of Metru Nui for sixteen thousand years, a former Toa of Fire who saved Lhikan's life and was abducted and impersonated by Teridax. and captured in a Matoran SphereMatoran SpheresThe silver hibernation pods used by Teridax, posing as Turaga Dume, to capture, store, and transport the entire Matoran population of Metru Nui during the Great Cataclysm. by the Vahki, which was then taken to Mata NuiMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna. by the Toa MetruToa Metru: Heroes of Metru NuiThe Toa Metru were the six Toa transformed from Matoran of Metru Nui by Toa Lhikan's Toa stones, who defeated the Morbuzakh, sealed Teridax after the Great Cataclysm, survived mutation into Toa Hordika, and carried the city's Matoran to the island of Mata Nui before becoming Turaga.. 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. sacrificed their power to awaken Tuuli and the other Matoran.

Mata Nui#

In Le-KoroKoroThe Koros were the six elemental villages established by the Toa Metru on Mata Nui after the Great Rescue, each tied to one element and one Turaga., Tuuli worked as the village trader and kept his own shop. He suffered through the Nui-Rama attack, and during the Bohrok swarms he was briefly controlled by a KranaKranaThe small organic symbiotes that controlled the Bohrok, produced in eight breeds plus a mutated variant, and the actual living component of every swarm-class chassis. along with most of the other Le-Matoran before being freed. After the Bohrok-Kal were defeated, the Turaga rebuilt him into a stronger form, and he continued to trade, selling goods to HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. among others. Once TakuaTakuaAn Av-Matoran hidden on Mata Nui as a Ta-Matoran, who gathered the Toa Stones, served as Chronicler, and ultimately accepted the Avohkii to become Takanuva, the Toa of Light. became the seventh Toa as TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. and Metru Nui was rediscovered, Tuuli learned of his past with the other Matoran and moved back to the city.

Return to Metru Nui#

Tuuli helped rebuild Metru Nui until the Staff of ArtakhaThe Staff of ArtakhaA restoration artifact forged by Artakha himself, used by Helryx to reverse the environmental damage of the Great Cataclysm. finished the work. What he did afterward is not recorded, but he took part in the ceremony at the Coliseum for MatoroMatoroA quiet Ko-Matoran translator who became a Toa Inika and then a Toa Mahri, Matoro gave his life with the Mask of Life to restore Mata Nui. and later returned there to greet the 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. who had just awakened 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., only for TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. to reveal that he now held 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 body and to cast the universe into darkness. Sometime later, Tuuli evacuated the Matoran Universe onto Spherus Magna.

Frequently asked questions

Who was Tuuli?
Tuuli was a Le-Matoran who worked as a chute controller in Metru Nui, managing the city's chute network alongside Kongu and Orkahm. He later ran a trader's shop in Le-Koro on the island of Mata Nui.
What happened to Tuuli in Metru Nui?
Tuuli was summoned to the Coliseum by the false Turaga Dume and captured in a Matoran Sphere by the Vahki. The sphere was taken to Mata Nui by the Toa Metru, who sacrificed their power to awaken Tuuli and the other Matoran.
What did Tuuli do on Mata Nui?
In Le-Koro, Tuuli worked as the village trader and kept his own shop. He suffered through the Nui-Rama attack, and during the Bohrok swarms he was briefly controlled by a Krana before being freed.
What happened to Tuuli after the Bohrok-Kal were defeated?
After the Bohrok-Kal were defeated, the Turaga rebuilt Tuuli into a stronger form, and he continued to trade, selling goods to Hahli among others. Once Metru Nui was rediscovered, he learned of his past and moved back to the city.
What happened to Tuuli in the end?
Tuuli helped rebuild Metru Nui until the Staff of Artakha finished the work. He was present when Teridax revealed he held Mata Nui's body, and sometime later evacuated the Matoran Universe onto Spherus Magna.

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