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United Village

The Post-War Mega-City of Bara Magna

The mega-village built from the main structures of Tesara, Tajun, Vulcanus, Roxtus, and Iconox after the Battle of Roxtus, which proved to be the Prototype Robot Mata Nui used to confront Teridax.

By Joe Garratt

The United Village was the mega-city built on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. after the Battle of RoxtusThe Battle of RoxtusThe climactic engagement at the Skrall stronghold of Roxtus on Bara Magna, where Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat, Metus was exposed and transformed, and the united tribes broke the Skrall and Bone Hunter army., assembled from the main structures of TesaraTesaraTesara is a location belonging to the Jungle Tribe, situated to the south of the White Quartz Mountains and to the north of the Dunes of Treason., TajunTajunTajun was a village of the Water Tribe, situated on the banks of the Skrall River., VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats., RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat., and IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains.. It was the first political union the desert fragment had known since the Core WarThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna., administered by an advising council with RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. of the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. at its head, and it stood for only a short period before the ground fell away beneath it to reveal the Prototype RobotThe Prototype RobotThe Great Beings' earlier and unstable attempt at the design that became the Great Spirit Robot, scattered across the Bara Magna desert and reassembled by the villages to carry Mata Nui into the final battle with Teridax. the Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. had buried there.

Origin in the Battle of Roxtus#

The United Village was the direct political product of the Battle of RoxtusThe Battle of RoxtusThe climactic engagement at the Skrall stronghold of Roxtus on Bara Magna, where Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat, Metus was exposed and transformed, and the united tribes broke the Skrall and Bone Hunter army.. 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., AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna., KiinaKiinaKiina is a Glatorian of the Water Tribe who served as the secondary Glatorian for the village of Tajun on Spherus Magna. Colored in shades of dark and light blue, she wielded a Vapor Trident and a Thornax Launcher in combat. Following the reformation of Spherus Magna, she continued to reside on the restored world., and GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. broke the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. and Bone HunterBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. army outside the RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat. arena with a combined elemental discharge, the four surviving village contingents that had fought alongside them agreed to unite. The Hero AgoriHero AgoriA nameless Fire Tribe defender who survived the Shattering and served as a negotiator on reformed Spherus Magna. was among those who joined the group that travelled with 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. to seize RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat., and afterwards moved to the United Village with the other AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system.. KyryKyry, Agori of the Fire TribeKyry was an Agori of the Fire Tribe who stood guard for Raanu at the Energized Protodermis spring before the Shattering, sounded the alarm at the Raid of Vulcanus, and spread word of the Glatorian alliance through the desert of Bara Magna. took part in the assault at RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat. along with the AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. and GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. from the other tribes, and after the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule.'s defeat helped to construct the new city.

The merger was structural as well as political. The main structures of TesaraTesaraTesara is a location belonging to the Jungle Tribe, situated to the south of the White Quartz Mountains and to the north of the Dunes of Treason., TajunTajunTajun was a village of the Water Tribe, situated on the banks of the Skrall River., VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats., RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat., and IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains. were dragged across the desert and assembled into a single mega-village. The main structure of VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. was dragged away to form the Prototype RobotThe Prototype RobotThe Great Beings' earlier and unstable attempt at the design that became the Great Spirit Robot, scattered across the Bara Magna desert and reassembled by the villages to carry Mata Nui into the final battle with Teridax. and its AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. left for the new city; the same pattern repeated at each contributing village. The Ice TribeIce TribeOne of Bara Magna's six major tribes, the Ice Tribe produced legendary Glatorian like Strakk and survived the Shattering intact. allied with the other tribes after the Battle of RoxtusThe Battle of RoxtusThe climactic engagement at the Skrall stronghold of Roxtus on Bara Magna, where Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat, Metus was exposed and transformed, and the united tribes broke the Skrall and Bone Hunter army. and lived in the mega-village the others created. Five villages worth of stone and metal stood as one city.

Composition and inhabitants#

Although RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat. contributed its main structure, the population of the United Village was drawn from the four post-war tribes the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. had not destroyed: the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict., the Water TribeWater TribeA trading-focused desert tribe vulnerable to Bone Hunter raids and arena warfare on Bara Magna., the Ice TribeIce TribeOne of Bara Magna's six major tribes, the Ice Tribe produced legendary Glatorian like Strakk and survived the Shattering intact., and the Jungle TribeJungle TribeThe Jungle Tribe of Tesara originated in Bota Magna, weathered the Shattering, and sent Gresh and Vastus into the Bara Magna arena system.. The chronicles confirm the population settlement directly: 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., after arriving on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., eventually convinced the tribes to unite, causing the Fire, Water, Ice, and Jungle tribes to form a mega-village. The SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. themselves were not part of the union; their structure was incorporated, but their warriors were not.

The construction crews record the cross-tribal nature of the project. KyryKyry, Agori of the Fire TribeKyry was an Agori of the Fire Tribe who stood guard for Raanu at the Energized Protodermis spring before the Shattering, sounded the alarm at the Raid of Vulcanus, and spread word of the Glatorian alliance through the desert of Bara Magna. of the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict., KirboldKirboldKirbold is an Agori of the Ice Tribe, distinguished by white and grey coloring, who serves as a maintenance worker on the reformed Spherus Magna. He carries a blade as his primary tool. of the Ice TribeIce TribeOne of Bara Magna's six major tribes, the Ice Tribe produced legendary Glatorian like Strakk and survived the Shattering intact., ScodoniusScodoniusAn Agori pilot who prepared Arena Magna for the tournament and refused a wild hunt for the Red Star. of the Water TribeWater TribeA trading-focused desert tribe vulnerable to Bone Hunter raids and arena warfare on Bara Magna., and KirbrazKirbrazKirbraz was the Water Tribe Agori from Tajun who piloted the primary cycle of the Kaxium V3 alongside his partner Scodonius, winning many vehicle division matches in the arena before the Skrall conquest of Bara Magna. of the same tribe each took part in the assembly. After TajunTajunTajun was a village of the Water Tribe, situated on the banks of the Skrall River.'s earlier destruction by the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule., its surviving Water TribeWater TribeA trading-focused desert tribe vulnerable to Bone Hunter raids and arena warfare on Bara Magna. AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. found in the United Village their first stable residence since the loss of their home.

Government and the council#

The political instrument that ran the United Village was an advising council. The leaders of the different tribes formed it, and they named RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. of the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. as leader of the city council. RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. had been the leader of VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. before the union, and his transition reflected the broader pattern of the merger: the existing tribal authorities did not dissolve, but folded their offices into a single coordinating body.

The council also took on the responsibility of receiving requests from 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., whose campaign against the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. had produced the union and whose ongoing mission still touched on the city's survival.

The Prototype Robot beneath#

The ground itself answered the question of why the mega-village had been built where it had. When the villages were united, the ground fell away, revealing the Prototype RobotThe Prototype RobotThe Great Beings' earlier and unstable attempt at the design that became the Great Spirit Robot, scattered across the Bara Magna desert and reassembled by the villages to carry Mata Nui into the final battle with Teridax.. The discovery was not coincidental. The Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. had created a massive robot before the eventual 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. robot to see whether such a construction was possible; that earlier project had succeeded for a time before exploding, scattering its body parts across the planet, and its power source had been hidden in the Valley of the MazeThe Valley of the MazeThe northern Bara Magna labyrinth where the Great Beings hid the unstable Power Source of the Prototype Robot, sealed behind puzzle traps and a fortress that few outsiders ever survived to describe.. The body itself had lain buried beneath the desert. The mega-village's foundations rested on its surface.

The reveal made the union's purpose visible in a way it had not been at the moment of formation. The structures of the five villages had not merely been combined for political symbolism. They had been arranged into a working hull. The AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and arranged the Glatorian arena system. who helped construct the mega-village had unknowingly reformed the Prototype RobotThe Prototype RobotThe Great Beings' earlier and unstable attempt at the design that became the Great Spirit Robot, scattered across the Bara Magna desert and reassembled by the villages to carry Mata Nui into the final battle with Teridax., and the eventual evacuation of the city would also be the activation of the machine.

Mata Nui's return and the evacuation#

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. returned to the United Village from the Valley of the MazeThe Valley of the MazeThe northern Bara Magna labyrinth where the Great Beings hid the unstable Power Source of the Prototype Robot, sealed behind puzzle traps and a fortress that few outsiders ever survived to describe. with a cube-like object he had retrieved as a Power SourcePower SourceThe energized artifact that powered Mata Nui's prototype robot during the final arc of BIONICLE. for the robot. He revealed to the council that the mega-village was actually the remains of a robot, and convinced RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. to let him use it to reform Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint., although the agreement was not reached without argument. RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna. called for an evacuation of the city, and KyryKyry, Agori of the Fire TribeKyry was an Agori of the Fire Tribe who stood guard for Raanu at the Energized Protodermis spring before the Shattering, sounded the alarm at the Raid of Vulcanus, and spread word of the Glatorian alliance through the desert of Bara Magna., KirboldKirboldKirbold is an Agori of the Ice Tribe, distinguished by white and grey coloring, who serves as a maintenance worker on the reformed Spherus Magna. He carries a blade as his primary tool., ScodoniusScodoniusAn Agori pilot who prepared Arena Magna for the tournament and refused a wild hunt for the Red Star., KirbrazKirbrazKirbraz was the Water Tribe Agori from Tajun who piloted the primary cycle of the Kaxium V3 alongside his partner Scodonius, winning many vehicle division matches in the arena before the Skrall conquest of Bara Magna., and the rest of the inhabitants withdrew to caves under the mountains.

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. placed the Power SourcePower SourceThe energized artifact that powered Mata Nui's prototype robot during the final arc of BIONICLE. cube and the Kanohi IgnikaThe Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero. inside the robot's processor, which powered, reunited, and granted him control of the body that had been assembled out of the five villages' stone. The Hero AgoriHero AgoriA nameless Fire Tribe defender who survived the Shattering and served as a negotiator on reformed Spherus Magna., KirboldKirboldKirbold is an Agori of the Ice Tribe, distinguished by white and grey coloring, who serves as a maintenance worker on the reformed Spherus Magna. He carries a blade as his primary tool., and the others watched from the caves as the city they had built rose into a giant.

The final battle#

TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna., controlling 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 old Great SpiritMata 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. robot body, arrived above Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. shortly after the Prototype RobotThe Prototype RobotThe Great Beings' earlier and unstable attempt at the design that became the Great Spirit Robot, scattered across the Bara Magna desert and reassembled by the villages to carry Mata Nui into the final battle with Teridax. activated. The final battle began at once. TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. gained early ground; the Prototype RobotThe Prototype RobotThe Great Beings' earlier and unstable attempt at the design that became the Great Spirit Robot, scattered across the Bara Magna desert and reassembled by the villages to carry Mata Nui into the final battle with Teridax. was an older and smaller machine than the body TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. controlled.

The fight was won by 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. in the Prototype RobotThe Prototype RobotThe Great Beings' earlier and unstable attempt at the design that became the Great Spirit Robot, scattered across the Bara Magna desert and reassembled by the villages to carry Mata Nui into the final battle with Teridax., who shoved TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. into the path of one of the moons. A fragment of Aqua MagnaAqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand., broken off during the moon's approach, killed TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.. The SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. and RahkshiRahkshiArmor suits powered by parasitic Kraata, Rahkshi were Teridax's most effective soldiers and among Bionicle's most visually iconic early enemies. coalition TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. had been preparing on the planet's surface was leaderless in a single moment.

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. then used the last of the Prototype RobotThe Prototype RobotThe Great Beings' earlier and unstable attempt at the design that became the Great Spirit Robot, scattered across the Bara Magna desert and reassembled by the villages to carry Mata Nui into the final battle with Teridax.'s power to make reformed Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. bloom, healing the wounds the Core WarThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna. had left on the planet's surface and binding the three pieces of the old world back together. Afterwards, the robot disintegrated. The mega-village built from the stone of TesaraTesaraTesara is a location belonging to the Jungle Tribe, situated to the south of the White Quartz Mountains and to the north of the Dunes of Treason., TajunTajunTajun was a village of the Water Tribe, situated on the banks of the Skrall River., VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats., RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat., and IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains. ended its existence as a city by ending its existence as a machine.

Significance#

The United Village stood for only the brief period between the Battle of RoxtusThe Battle of RoxtusThe climactic engagement at the Skrall stronghold of Roxtus on Bara Magna, where Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat, Metus was exposed and transformed, and the united tribes broke the Skrall and Bone Hunter army. and the activation of the Prototype RobotThe Prototype RobotThe Great Beings' earlier and unstable attempt at the design that became the Great Spirit Robot, scattered across the Bara Magna desert and reassembled by the villages to carry Mata Nui into the final battle with Teridax., but it carried two pieces of weight much greater than its lifespan would suggest. Politically, it was the first union of the Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. tribes since the Core WarThe Core WarThe generations-long war on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis that produced the Shattering, the exodus of Mata Nui, and the long Glatorian peace on Bara Magna.. Materially, it was the body of a robot whose activation enabled 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. to win the final battle against TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. and to reform Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint..

Its inhabitants survived its destruction. RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna., KyryKyry, Agori of the Fire TribeKyry was an Agori of the Fire Tribe who stood guard for Raanu at the Energized Protodermis spring before the Shattering, sounded the alarm at the Raid of Vulcanus, and spread word of the Glatorian alliance through the desert of Bara Magna., KirboldKirboldKirbold is an Agori of the Ice Tribe, distinguished by white and grey coloring, who serves as a maintenance worker on the reformed Spherus Magna. He carries a blade as his primary tool., ScodoniusScodoniusAn Agori pilot who prepared Arena Magna for the tournament and refused a wild hunt for the Red Star., KirbrazKirbrazKirbraz was the Water Tribe Agori from Tajun who piloted the primary cycle of the Kaxium V3 alongside his partner Scodonius, winning many vehicle division matches in the arena before the Skrall conquest of Bara Magna., and the rest emerged from the caves into a reformed Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.. The Fire, Water, Ice, and Jungle tribes who had lived together in the United Village would later be joined on the restored planet by the inhabitants of the fallen Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control., and the 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. founded later 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. inherited the United Village's place as the central neutral city of the reborn world.

Frequently asked questions

What was the United Village?
The United Village was the mega-city built on Bara Magna after the Battle of Roxtus, assembled from the main structures of Tesara, Tajun, Vulcanus, Roxtus, and Iconox. It was the first political union of the Bara Magna tribes since the Core War.
Who led the United Village?
An advising council made up of the leaders of the different tribes ran the United Village, and they named Raanu of the Fire Tribe as leader of the city council. Raanu had been the leader of Vulcanus before the union.
Which tribes lived in the United Village?
The population was drawn from the four post-war tribes the Skrall had not destroyed: the Fire Tribe, the Water Tribe, the Ice Tribe, and the Jungle Tribe. The Skrall themselves were not part of the union, though their structure from Roxtus was incorporated.
Why was the United Village built on the Prototype Robot?
When the villages were united, the ground fell away to reveal the Prototype Robot the Great Beings had buried beneath the desert. The Agori who constructed the mega-village had unknowingly reformed the robot, arranging the five villages' structures into a working hull.
What happened to the United Village?
After Mata Nui returned with the Power Source cube and convinced Raanu to let him use the robot, the inhabitants evacuated to caves under the mountains. Mata Nui powered the Prototype Robot, defeated Teridax, and used the last of its power to make reformed Spherus Magna bloom, after which the robot disintegrated.

Sources

  • WikiUnited Village โ€” BS01 location entry for the mega-village.
  • WikiRaanu โ€” BS01 character entry. Confirms Raanu as leader of the United Village's city council.
  • WikiKyry โ€” BS01 character entry. Records construction of the United Village after the Battle of Roxtus and Mata Nui's instruction to evacuate.
  • WikiHero Agori โ€” BS01 character entry. Records an Agori moving to the United Village after the seizure of Roxtus.
  • WikiVulcanus โ€” BS01 location entry. Confirms the main structure of Vulcanus was dragged away to form the Prototype Robot.
  • WikiWater Tribe โ€” BS01 tribal entry. Identifies the Fire, Water, Ice, and Jungle tribes as the four that formed a mega-village.
  • WikiIconox โ€” BS01 location entry. Confirms the Ice Tribe alliance with the other tribes after the Battle of Roxtus.
  • WikiScodonius โ€” BS01 character entry. Records the Water Tribe contribution to construction and the later evacuation.
  • WikiKirbraz โ€” BS01 character entry. Confirms the Prototype Robot framing and the Teridax-driven destruction of the structure.

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