The Bionicle Years
Bionicle 2004
The Metru Nui flashback. Toa Metru and the rise of Vakama.
71 entries tagged 2004, sourced from Greg Farshtey’s serials, the BIONICLE novels, comics, and BS01 cross-checks.
The 71 entries
- Chute: the Transport Tubes of Metru NuiA Chute was a pipe of liquid protodermis held together by a magnetic field, used across Metru Nui to carry Matoran, cargo, and Rahi. The system was run by the Le-Matoran and ran throughout the city until the Great Cataclysm left it abandoned.
- Badge of OfficeThe Badge of Office was the staff or tool carried by a Turaga to symbolize experience and authority, most often the transformed Toa Tool the elder had wielded in their days as a Toa.
- Energized Protodermis EntityThe Energized Protodermis Entity was a conscious body formed from Energized Protodermis, able to transform anything destined to be transformed. It clashed with the Toa Metru, with Helryx and Keetongu, and inadvertently created Vezon.
- Protodermis SeaThe Protodermis Sea, also called the Silver Sea, was the seemingly endless ocean in which the city of Metru Nui floated, crossed by the Toa Metru during the Great Rescue and resting place of more than one lost Kanohi.
- Toa/Dark Hunter WarThe Toa/Dark Hunter War was one of the largest conflicts in the history of Metru Nui, fought when the Shadowed One tried to seize the city for the Dark Hunters. It ended in a Toa victory and the banishment of the traitor Nidhiki.
- Archives MoleSmall, harmless burrowing Rahi engineered by the Makuta, originally native to Po-Metru and forced into the shadowy recesses of the Onu-Metru Archives, where their cooperative behaviour built living ladders and bridges through the lower levels.
- The Lhikan: Vahki Transport of the Toa MetruThe first of the two Vahki Transports the Toa Metru christened in honor of the fallen Toa Lhikan, the vessel that carried six Matoran in spheres across the Silver Sea to Mata Nui after the Great Cataclysm.
- Sea RahiA class of massive ancient sea Rahi recovered by the Onu-Metru Archives, shut down by Turaga Dume for being too dangerous, and led into the silver sea by the Onu-Matoran Mavrah to an abandoned outpost beyond the Great Barrier.
- The Catapult ScorpionA savage scorpion Rahi of Po-Metru that launched hardened balls of magma from its stinger, nested beneath the Sculpture Fields, and trailed the Kikanalo herds across the plains.
- The HydrobladesThe Hydroblades were the paired Toa Tools of Nokama, Toa Metru of Water, used to channel her elemental Water, propel her through Protodermis canals, deflect attacks by spinning, and serve as grappling hooks at need.
- The King RootThe sentient central core of the Morbuzakh plant, grown in the Great Furnace of Ta-Metru and destroyed by the Toa Metru using the fused Great Disks.
- FikouSmall arachnid Rahi associated with Metru Nui's Maintenance Tunnels, the reason the tunnel network earned the nickname Fikou Web.
- Fire GreatswordsThe Toa Mangai's signature weapons, remembered for the molten protodermis rescue that saved Vakama and led to Lhikan's capture.
- HunaThe Kanohi Huna granted full invisibility to its wearer, with the limitation that the user's shadow remained visible and detectable.
- MahikiThe Great Mahiki granted its wearer true shapeshifting, while the Noble variant projected only external illusions. Matau was its most prominent bearer.
- MatatuWorn by Toa Metru Nuju and his later Turaga form, the Matatu let its bearer move and strike at any target within line of sight by force of will alone.
- Kanohi RuruThe Mask of Night Vision granted clear sight in darkness, with the Great version providing limited x-ray vision and a blinding light beam used by Whenua to navigate the Archives and locate the Great Disks.
- The Shadowed One's SpeciesFour named members of an unnamed species from an island of shadows and ice, three of whom became Dark Hunters and one of whom started the whole organization by selling his sword.
- Aero SlicersThe Toa Tools wielded by Toa Metru Matau, capable of channeling Air, serving as melee blades, and catching wind to permit limited gliding flight.
- AhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who collaborated with Makuta Teridax and later imposed false Turaga rule during Teridax's reign.
- The ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, sporting arena, and, during Teridax's masquerade, a prison for the city's Matoran population.
- Crystal SpikesThe Crystal Spikes were the paired Toa Tools of Toa Metru Nuju, used to channel Ice powers and to scale the vertical architecture of Metru Nui.
- Vakama's Disk LauncherVakama's Disk Launcher was the dual-purpose Toa Tool he carried through the Metru Nui crisis, functioning as both a Kanoka launcher and personal jetpack.
- Dweller in the DeepThe Dweller in the Deep was a colossal Rahi inhabiting the waters beneath Ga-Metru's Great Temple, encountered only once by Toa Metru Nokama.
- Earthshock DrillsThe Earthshock Drills were the paired Toa Tools of Whenua, used to channel Earth and to excavate the tunnels of Metru Nui.
- Great Temple SquidA massive predatory Rahi of the deep channels beneath Metru Nui, known for twelve beak-tipped arms and a crushing central maw.
- Hydro BladesThe twin elemental blades borne by Toa Metru Nokama, used to channel Water power and serve as combat, mobility, and grappling instruments.
- KinlokaSwarming rodent-like Rahi native to Le-Metru, engineered by the Brotherhood of Makuta and known for hurling Weaken Kanoka at close range.
- Kanohi KirilThe Great Mask of Regeneration, capable of repairing inorganic matter and most famously worn by Turaga Dume of Metru Nui.
- Knowledge TowerThe crystalline spires of Ko-Metru that housed memory crystals, sheltered the district's Scholars, and stored much of the city's accumulated knowledge.
- Kanohi KomauThe Mask of Mind Control, forged from Freeze, Weaken, and Remove Poison Kanoka in Metru Nui, capable of dominating the thoughts of sentient beings.
- KraawaThe Kraawa was a long-necked Rahi whose only defence was absorbing kinetic force and converting it into size. One specimen was lost during the Great Cataclysm.
- Krekka's SpeciesKrekka's species were the bruiser caste of Stelt, a heavily built middle tier of the island's hierarchy employed as enforcers, labourers, and guards.
- LohrakWinged serpentine Rahi engineered by the Makuta Chirox and later redesigned by Mutran, infesting the underground of Metru Nui and protected by decree of Turaga Dume.
- NivawkNivawk was a scavenger hawk Rahi that served Makuta Teridax as an aerial spy during his impersonation of Turaga Dume.
- Prison of the Dark HuntersA covert detention site near the border of Po-Metru and Onu-Metru, used by Nidhiki and Krekka during their stint as Metru Nui enforcers and the cell where Lhikan mentored three future Toa Metru.
- Kanohi RauThe Kanohi Rau allowed its wearer to comprehend foreign written and spoken languages, and was most associated with Turaga Nokama.
- SuvaSuva were the sacred shrines of Matoran civilisation, holding Toa Stones, Kanohi, and Nuva symbols across Mata Nui, Metru Nui, and beyond.
- Vakama's ForgeA Ta-Metru workshop where Vakama crafted Kanohi, failed to forge the Vahi, and received the Toa Stone from Lhikan.
- Vhisola's HomeA Ga-Metru dwelling lined with replicas of Nokama's honours, kept by the Matoran Vhisola as a private tribute to her former teacher.
- LhikanToa 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.
- OnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro.
- NokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras.
- KikanaloBionicle's most underestimated Rahi: intelligent herd creatures whose stampedes terrified even Dark Hunters on Metru Nui.
- TeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.
- Moto-SledNuparu's fast transport vehicle, notable mainly for causing Matau to crash directly into his destiny.
- NidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price.
- Lab WorkerSpecialized Ga-Matoran conducting Energized Protodermis experiments in Metru Nui's research laboratories before the Great Cataclysm.
- NuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny.
- HeartlightA glowing chest light that pulses with life and fades at death, one of the Matoran Universe's most recognizable visual markers of existence.
- Makuta FishA hostile Rahi species that Makuta engineered from viruses and protodermis, named for its unfortunate resemblance to its creator.
- Toa of AirWielders of the Element of Air, typically transformed from Le-Matoran, tasked with protecting the Matoran Universe.
- Sonic EntityA being of pure sound that the Toa Metru faced underground in Web of the Visorak, one of Bionicle's rarest elemental entities.
- Lava EelThermal Rahi from Metru Nui whose uncontrollable temperature escalation made them unsuitable for permanent domestication despite Ta-Matoran affection for them.
- ArchivistA Matoran keeper of records and relics, the Archivist held one of Metru Nui's deadliest jobs.
- Onu-MetruThe deep archive-city that made mining and historical records preservation the beating heart of Metru Nui.
- Legendary KanohiThe rarest and most powerful masks in the Matoran Universe, too dangerous for most beings to wield.
- Sand SnipeMosquito-like Rahi from Po-Metru that were engineered as pests but ultimately drowned themselves in Protodermis, becoming synonymous with foolishness in Matoran culture.
- Ko-MetruKo-Metru was Metru Nui's frozen intellectual quarter, home to the scholarly Ko-Matoran race.
- Matoran Recharge CenterA Metru Nui feeding station where Matoran absorbed energy once yearly, destroyed in the Great Cataclysm and repaired long after.
- Rahkshi of Weather ControlStorm-summoning Kraata specifically bred by Makuta to assault Metru Nui with lightning and elemental chaos.
- Kanoka DisksMetru Nui's most versatile artifact: flying disks equally at home in sport, combat, and crafting.
- Toa of FireThe Elemental protectors of the Matoran, most often rising from Ta-Matoran to command the power of fire.
- Fikou WebThe maintenance tunnel system beneath Metru Nui's Archives, named for how its paths twist like spider silk.
- KrekkaA brutish but ineffective Dark Hunter with no powers or masks, Krekka was outmatched from his first moments in Metru Nui.
- Rahkshi of Insect ControlA Makuta variant that overwhelms enemies through sheer biological attrition, commanding insect swarms instead of wielding combat power.
- Lhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety.
- Le-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships.
- MorbuzakhA sentient plant monster created by Teridax to terrorize Metru Nui and control its population through fear.
- Matoro's RahiA Ko-Matoran pet shop on Metru Nui that Matoro ran by trading Rahi from the Archives.
- Rahi NuiA monstrous mutant Rahi engineered by Teridax to hunt the Toa across two separate conflicts.