Varian

Varian is a Toa of Psionics who began as a Ce-MatoranCe-MatoranPsionics Matoran whose mental powers made them ghosts in the Matoran Universe., the variety of MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. whose minds are naturally shielded from mental intrusion. After becoming a Toa, she wielded the element of Psionics in battle, carrying Elbow Blades and a RhotukaRhotukaRhotuka were wheels of pure energy generated by living beings, shaped by the user''s nature, and launched through natural or artificial launchers. Launching Shield whose spinner could put her enemies into a deep sleep.

Varian served on a Toa team that was forced to merge with another in order to fight off a number of Rahi. From this alliance she met 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., a fellow Toa, and the two began to work together, managing to overwhelm the Rahi. The two teams proved so effective when fighting alongside one another that, after the threat had passed, their members chose to remain merged because of how well Norik and Varian fought together.

Varian was eventually captured by the Dark Hunters "Lurker" and "Gatherer" and placed in a Stasis Tube. She had been selected specially by 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. for TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators. team. In the events of "No One Gets Left Behind," a Hagah Plasma Cannon wielded by "Lurker" was used to destroy a building that Varian and Norik were in, and Varian used 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. to replenish her Psionic powers.

Varian wears a Great CalixKanohi CalixThe Mask of Fate granted its wearer the ability to perform at the absolute peak of their natural physical capability, enabling reflexes, leaps, and dodges beyond ordinary species norms., a mask she once carried in powerless form as a Matoran before her transformation. She was held at the Fortress of "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.."