The Bionicle Years
Bionicle 2007
Mahri Nui beneath the waves. The Toa Mahri, and Matoro's sacrifice.
78 entries tagged 2007, sourced from Greg Farshtey’s serials, the BIONICLE novels, comics, and BS01 cross-checks.

The 78 entries
- Artakha: The Great RefugeArtakha, the island also called the Great Refuge, was the high-technology home of the Matoran Universe''s finest builders, governed by the being of the same name, where the Kanohi Nuva and other vital artifacts were forged before the land was erased from every map.
- Sundial: The Codrex Pointer of Onu-WahiThe Sundial was a large organic structure buried in the rock of Onu-Wahi that served as a hidden entrance to the Mangaia and, once shrunk and given to Takanuva, as a means of pointing the way to the Codrex.
- AmphibaxAmphibax was a soldier of Ehlek's army during the League of Six Kingdoms who lost a hand searching for his fallen warlord, became an undersea wanderer, and was recruited into the Dark Hunters as a specialist in aquatic missions.
- Hahnah CrabA crab-like Rahi native to the deep waters around the Pit, recorded for the single individual that followed Toa Mahri Jaller out of the Barraki cells, killed the vampire squid attacking Kongu, and fired a Cordak Blaster to distract Mantax during the confrontation over the Mask of Life.
- Keras CrabA large coral crab Rahi native to the ocean of Ga-Metru and the reefs of Ga-Wahi, briefly tamed by the Ga-Koro Defense Force during the Bohrok War and later mutated into the standing infantry of the Barraki Carapar in the airweed fields of Mahri Nui.
- ReysaReysa was an impatient Onu-Matoran Hydruka shepherd of Mahri Nui whose unexplained death at the Fields of Air opened the chain of events that put Defilak's submarine into the Black Water and exposed the Barraki to the underwater city.
- The Scroll of PreparationsThe Great Beings' inscribed list of tasks that the Toa Nuva were required to complete before the Great Spirit Mata Nui could be reawakened, retrieved from the Great Temple in Ga-Metru on the eve of the Karda Nui campaign.
- The Twin CuttersThe paired ice blades carried by Toa Mahri Matoro, transformed from his Energized Ice Sword of the Toa Inika era and consumed by the Kanohi Ignika at the moment Matoro gave his life to resurrect the Great Spirit.
- The Fields of AirThe seabed meadow of airweed beneath the southern ocean whose harvested bubbles kept the sunken town of Mahri Nui breathing under a dome of borrowed atmosphere.
- AirweedThe underwater plant of the Fields of Air whose trapped bubbles let the Matoran of Mahri Nui breathe beneath the southern ocean.
- Ancient Sea BehemothThe colossal marine creature woken by Kongu's Zatth, allied with the Ignika's monsters, and lured to its fate by Hahli's Faxon.
- Defilak's SubmarineDefilak's Submarine was an underwater craft built by the Mahri Nui inventor Defilak in the shape of a Takea Shark, the only purpose-built Matoran vehicle to descend into the Black Water during the Mask of Life campaign, and the vessel destroyed by Pridak's Takea school on its first operational voyage.
- The Fields of AirThe cultivated airweed beds on the seabed beside the sunken town of Mahri Nui, harvested by Hydruka under Matoran supervision to sustain the air dome that kept the settlement alive.
- GarGar was an Onu-Matoran of Mahri Nui and Defilak's best friend, one of the four submariners captured by Pridak in the Black Water and the volunteer who offered to sacrifice himself so that Idris could carry the warning back to the underwater city.
- IdrisIdris was a Ga-Matoran of Mahri Nui, the volunteer who helmed Defilak's Submarine into the Black Water, was captured by Pridak alongside Sarda and Gar, and carried the air-breathing device repaired by Lesovikk back to the underwater city after Karzahni was finally trapped.
- Kanohi Faxon, the Mask of KindredThe Kanohi Faxon, or Mask of Kindred, allowed its wearer to mimic the powers of Rahi within the surrounding environment. Worn most prominently by Toa Mahri Hahli and by the Toa of Air Lesovikk during his time in the Pit.
- KopekeKopeke was a Ko-Matoran ice carver of Ko-Koro who served in the Chronicler's Company at Kini-Nui and was later elected the third Chronicler of the Matoran Universe.
- The Matoran CouncilThe governing body of the sunken city of Mahri Nui, a rotating council of Matoran leaders who met monthly in the Council Chamber of the Mahri Nui Fortress to plan the city's future, distribute the gifts from above, and decide the response to the Barraki incursion.
- The PitThe deep-water prison of the Matoran Universe, built by the Order of Mata Nui to hold the Barraki and other beings too dangerous to execute.
- The Shark Tooth BladeThe Shark Tooth Blade was the personal combat weapon of the Barraki warlord Pridak, built from more than ten thousand fused Takea Shark teeth and sharp enough to break the Protosteel armor of a Makuta.
- Takea SharkTakea were a species of shark-like predator Rahi created by the Makuta from Viruses and liquid protodermis, found in the waters of Ga-Wahi and later organised by the Barraki Pridak into the standing army he used against the Mahri Nui Matoran and the Toa Mahri.
- The CordThe stone Cord linking Voya Nui to the sunken peninsula of Mahri Nui, the tunnel the Toa Mahri descended, and the lifeline severed to revive Mata Nui.
- Electrified ChainsSidearm of Toa Mahri Hewkii, derived from his earlier Climbing Chain and charged with Lightning strong enough to stun a Takea Shark.
- HydrukaAquatic scorpion-like Rahi domesticated by the Matoran of Mahri Nui to harvest Airweed, and the natural prototype for the Air Launcher weapon.
- Kanohi Mask of PossibilitiesA Great Kanohi that altered probability for its wearer, borne by the Toa of Lightning Nikila on the doomed first mission of the Toa Cordak.
- Maxilos RobotsBuilt by Artakha and deployed by the Order of Mata Nui to guard the Pit, a single Maxilos unit was later hijacked by Teridax during the Mahri Nui arc.
- MorakMorak was a Hydruka of Mahri Nui, one of two named members of the air-harvesting species that kept the underwater Matoran colony alive.
- MutagenPit Mutagen was a power-source energy that leaked into the waters of The Pit during the Great Cataclysm and mutated almost every being exposed to it.
- Pit War TortoiseThe Pit War Tortoise was Carapar's marine mount, fitted with two Squid Launchers, and it lived long enough to migrate to Spherus Magna.
- Protosteel TalonsToa Mahri Hahli's protosteel melee weapons, transformed from her Toa Inika Laser Harpoon and recognized as among the few tools that could break Makuta armour.
- Razor-Edged Protosteel ShieldThe Razor-Edged Protosteel Shield was Toa Mahri Nuparu's Toa Tool, used to channel Earth, defend against attacks, and cut with its razor edge.
- Squid LauncherA slingshot weapon developed by Barraki Kalmah that fired vampiric Squid as live ammunition, standard issue across all six Barraki during the Mahri Nui conflict.
- Kanohi TrynaThe Ignika handed Matoro a mask most Toa considered immoral, then sat back to see what he'd do with it. The answer involved a dead alternate Tuyet and a legion of sea-creature skeletons.
- Twin-Bladed Black Fire SwordStandard-issue blade for the Maxilos Robots that guarded the Pit, briefly wielded by Teridax during his occupation of a Maxilos body.
- 300-foot Venom EelA Venom Eel mutated to colossal size by the defensive reaction of the Ignika, active in the waters around Mahri Nui during the search for the Mask of Life.
- BahragCahdok and Gahdok were the twin queens of the Bohrok, sealed in a Protodermis cage by the Toa Mata and later released to finish their cleansing of Mata Nui.
- The BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell in a single Brotherhood ambush, and spent millennia mutated in the Pit.
- Cordak BlasterA six-barrel revolving cannon manufactured on Xia, capable of firing explosive Cordak charges through air and water alike.
- Energy HoundRare predatory Rahi able to track living beings by their unique energy signatures, deployed by the Order of Mata Nui as tracking assets in the Pit.
- FaxonThe Kanohi Faxon, Mask of Kindred, allowed its wearer to mimic the powers of nearby Rahi within the immediate environment.
- Gadunka (Species)Finger-sized sea Rahi from the abyssal zones around the Pit, one of which was mutated to enormous size by exposure to the Mask of Life.
- GahdokOne of the twin Bahrag queens, Gahdok commanded the Bohrok swarms alongside Cahdok until the Toa Mata sealed them both in solid protodermis.
- GaraiThe Kanohi Mask of Gravity, granted Hewkii control over the gravitational pull on his targets during the Toa Mahri campaign in the Pit.
- The Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed.
- HahnahA predatory crab-like Rahi from the deep waters around the Pit, drawn to flame and remembered for its brief alliance with Toa Mahri Jaller.
- The Hand of ArtakhaAn ancient organization formed by the Great Beings and Artakha to safeguard the early Matoran Universe, disbanded after its interventions caused more harm than good.
- KualsiThe Kanohi Kualsi allowed its wearer to teleport instantly to any location within their field of vision, with Toa Hagah Iruini its most prominent canonical bearer.
- ManutriFlightless fishing Rahi of Voya Nui's Ring of Ice, captured by Karzahni, armed with stolen Cordak Blasters and Squid Launchers, and later resettled on Spherus Magna.
- Kanohi Mask of IntangibilityA Great Kanohi that allowed its wearer to lower their density and pass through solid matter, most famously borne by the Toa Mangai Tuyet.
- Mask of UndeathA Kanohi that drained its wearer in life to animate their corpse afterward, the Mask of Undeath occupied a marginal place in the broader mask record.
- NocturnNocturn was an amphibious prisoner of the Pit who served as Ehlek's lieutenant and briefly held the Mask of Life before its recovery.
- Razor Whale's TeethA circular formation of jagged stone in the Pit, used by the Barraki as a meeting ground and avoided by Takea sharks due to the Proto Drake that hunted there.
- SardaSarda was a Ta-Matoran from Toa Lesovikk's homeland, mutated to breathe water and serving as a jailer under Hydraxon in the Pit.
- The Staff of ArtakhaA restoration artifact forged by Artakha himself, used by Helryx to reverse the environmental damage of the Great Cataclysm.
- TakeaEngineered by the Makuta from viruses and protodermis, the Takea served as Pridak's shock troops in the Pit and as one of the deep ocean's most feared Rahi species.
- ThuloxThulox was a Hydruka assigned to the Fields of Air beneath Mahri Nui, harvesting airweed and wielding an Air Launcher for defense.
- Toa of LightningVo-Matoran elevated to Toa form wielded Elemental Lightning, an unstable and scarce power in the Matoran Universe, with few named figures on record.
- VolitakThe Kanohi Mask of Stealth granted its wearer semi-invisibility and silent motion, though the wearer's shadow remained visible.
- ZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions.
- BrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team.
- ZaktanMutated Skakdi leader of the Piraka, formerly a Dark Hunter whose body was dissolved into a colony of Protodites by the Shadowed One and reformed with its consciousness intact.
- NujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro.
- TeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.
- Rock LionAn aggressive Archives Rahi with a white-hot mane, Rock Lions were fierce deep-level predators.
- Toa CordakThe first Toa team ever formed, wiped out by Zyglak except for their leader Lesovikk.
- HydraxonThe jailer of the Pit was killed once, then resurrected as the Matoran Dekar by the Mask of Life.
- Spider CrabAquatic rahi steeds of the Barraki, feared even by the Toa Terrain Crawler and capable of transporting warriors through the lightless depths.
- Twin CutterMatoro's ice blades and the price of resurrection in the Mahri arc.
- Mantax FishA minor Rahi species serving as foot soldiers in Mantax's undersea empire.
- The PitThe Order of Mata Nui's maximum-security underwater prison where the Barraki warlords were held until catastrophe broke their chains.
- Air BubbleVital underwater survival items that kept Mahri Nui Matoran alive in the ocean depths.
- Venom EelBlack venomous predators of the Pit, weaponized by Ehlek and transformed by the Mask of Life into a colossal guardian.
- Legendary KanohiThe rarest and most powerful masks in the Matoran Universe, too dangerous for most beings to wield.
- Nui 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.
- Toa Mahri Mini MovieA 2007 promotional teaser that showed off the Toa Mahri's new underwater forms without advancing the narrative.
- Power SwordJaller's underwater fire-channeling weapon, evolved from the Energized Flame Swords during the Toa Mahri era.
- Mahri NuiA matoran settlement that sank, survived, and was ultimately crushed beneath Voya Nui, leaving behind one of Bionicle's most poignant lost civilizations.
- Air SwordLesovikk's air-focusing blade, discovered abandoned at Iron Canyon after his apparent confrontation with Karzahni.