The Bionicle Years
Bionicle 2008
Karda Nui burns. The Toa Nuva return. The Great Spirit briefly wakes.
92 entries tagged 2008, sourced from Greg Farshtey’s serials, the BIONICLE novels, comics, and BS01 cross-checks.
The 92 entries
- Energy Storm: The Raw-Energy Maelstroms of Karda NuiThe Energy Storms were vast maelstroms of raw energy that tore through Karda Nui whenever the Great Spirit Mata Nui woke, devastating the region while feeding power into his body.
- Nektann: Skakdi Warlord of ZakazNektann was a formidable Skakdi warlord of Zakaz who rallied a massive army to fight alongside Teridax in the Battle of Bara Magna. He gave his name to the automated Nektann weapons and fought Tahu to the end before the Great Spirit Robot fell.
- Primal: The Trophy-Hunting Dark Hunter"Primal" was one of the most troublesome of the Dark Hunters, a survivor of a Visorak-ruined homeland who hunted for trophies and whose harsh sense of justice sometimes turned him against his own employers.
- The Kingdom: Parallel Universe Where Mata Nui DiedThe Kingdom was a parallel universe in which Matoro hesitated too long to revive Mata Nui, leaving the Great Spirit dead. Its survivors evacuated to the island of Mata Nui and built a vast city ruled from the Coliseum, until a visiting Takanuva and a redeemed Matoro brought down Teridax.
- The Melding Parallel UniverseIn the parallel universe known as The Melding, the Great Beings prevented the Shattering of Spherus Magna and never created Mata Nui, leaving a single unbroken world where Toa and Matoran already walked as heroes.
- Makuta of SteltThe Makuta of Stelt was a member of the Brotherhood of Makuta assigned to oversee the island of Stelt, the one who mutated Voporak into a temporal being, and who was ultimately absorbed by Miserix.
- Tren Krom's IslandTren Krom's Island was a rocky island west of the Southern Continent in the Matoran Universe, created by the Great Beings as the place of exile for the ancient being Tren Krom after his duty ended.
- High-Speed Rotating BladeThe single rotating blade granted to Tahu Nuva by his Adaptive Armor when the Toa Nuva descended into Karda Nui, used to channel his Fire energies and to deflect incoming projectiles in the Swamp of Secrets campaign.
- "Kratana"A small mask-attaching organism resembling a cross between a Krana and a Kraata, created by the Order of Mata Nui, used to project visions of the past and future onto whoever wore one.
- The Nynrah GhostblasterThe Nynrah Ghostblaster was the air-pumped dart weapon devised by the Nynrah Ghosts and carried by the Makuta of the Swamp of Secrets, whose Aerial Defenders later met it in their own Adaptive Armor loadouts on the way into Karda Nui.
- 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.
- Av-MatoranThe Light-element Matoran, prototypes of their species, who colonised Karda Nui from the Southern Continent and built the Stalactite Villages above the Swamp of Secrets.
- The Blizzard BladeThe Blizzard Blade was the small Protosteel blade mounted on the Midak Skyblaster of Toa Phantoka Kopaka, a bayonet-style focusing edge for the Ice power he carried into the campaign over Karda Nui.
- The Core ProcessorThe central control system of the Great Spirit Robot, built by the Great Beings beneath Metru Nui, seized by Teridax in his takeover, and destroyed in the Battle of Bara Magna.
- Dwellers In Darkness, the Toa Hagah Online SerialDwellers In Darkness was the online serial that returned the Toa Hagah to active duty, sent Helryx and the Order of Mata Nui to Xia, and laid the groundwork for Teridax's eventual takeover of the Great Spirit Robot.
- The Keystones of Karda NuiThe six fragments of a Great Being tablet held by the Av-Matoran of Karda Nui, the only key capable of disabling the Codrex's energy field and admitting the Toa Nuva to the seat of Mata Nui's reawakening.
- Kirop, Av-Matoran Leader of Karda NuiKirop was the leader of the Av-Matoran in Karda Nui, captured and transformed into a Shadow Matoran by the Brotherhood of Makuta, restored by the cry of a klakk, and a survivor of the Destiny War and the Reformation.
- The KlakkThe bat-like sonic Rahi engineered by Makuta Mutran whose scream shattered the inner barrier holding back the Light in a Shadow Matoran, used by Takanuva to cure Karda Nui's corrupted Av-Matoran.
- PhotokPhotok was an Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who fought alongside Tanma and Solek in the resistance against the Brotherhood of Makuta during the final battle for Mata Nui's awakening.
- Tanma, Av-Matoran Resistance Leader of Karda NuiTanma was the Av-Matoran who took command of the Karda Nui resistance after Kirop's corruption, partnered with Lewa Nuva during the Phantoka campaign, and led the evacuation that carried the surviving Av-Matoran to Metru Nui.
- Toa Ignika, the Mask of Life Made ToaThe brief Toa form taken by the Kanohi Ignika after the death of Matoro, built from the organic life of the Swamp of Secrets and sacrificed to reawaken Mata Nui and again in the Battle of Bara Magna.
- JutlinJutlin, the Mask of Corruption, rusted and decomposed inanimate objects within its wearer's sight, and was held by the Toa to be immoral to wear.
- Mask of BiomechanicsA canonized fan-design with a clean technopathy power and almost no canon presence, the Mask of Biomechanics is a footnote that earns more attention than the lore ever gave it.
- Mask of FusionA canonized fan-design Kanohi that lets the wearer forcibly merge themself with other beings into a single larger form, with strong-willed minds able to resist and only one unnamed Matoran on record as a wearer.
- MistikaMistika was the designation given to the Toa Nuva and Makuta who fought in the Swamp of Secrets at the floor of Karda Nui during the final campaign.
- 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.
- NiazeskEngineered by Makuta Bitil to keep larger Rahi in check, the Niazesk got one brief, mutated outing in Karda Nui before the Energy Storms wiped them out.
- The Northern ContinentBig enough that the Brotherhood needed multiple Makuta to watch it, the Northern Continent and its Tren Krom Peninsula gave the canon some of its most interesting smaller players.
- The Spectral MaskA sentient, floating Great Kanohi Hau that dwelled in a dead forest within the City of Silver Pocket Dimension and tested Toa Takanuva during his dimensional misadventure.
- Twin PropellersTwin rotating Protosteel weapons granted to Pohatu Nuva by Artakha's Adaptive Armor for combat in the airspace above Karda Nui.
- The CodrexA spherical vault built by the Great Beings beneath Karda Nui to house the Toa Mata in stasis and control the final phase of Mata Nui's reawakening.
- Kanohi CrastThe Kanohi Crast was a mask that allowed its wearer to repel a single target with variable force, most famously worn by the Makuta Krika.
- Exo-ToaToa-sized powered armor originally produced by the Brotherhood of Makuta, worn briefly by the Toa Mata and later deployed as autonomous enforcers.
- FelnasA Great Kanohi that destabilised a target's active power on contact, turning elemental control into a weapon against its wielder.
- GavlaAn Av-Matoran of Karda Nui transformed into a Shadow Matoran, Gavla led Vamprah's corrupted villagers and resisted restoration.
- Hau NuvaThe Hau Nuva was the Toa Nuva variant of the Mask of Shielding, capable of protecting both wearer and nearby allies from anticipated physical attack.
- 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.
- Mask of ClairvoyanceA Kanohi that granted unbidden flashes of near-future events to its wearer, worn by Toa Hagah Gaaki, operating without her consent or control.
- Mask of EmulationA Kanohi that analysed and temporarily copied a target's non-Kanohi, non-weapon, non-Rahi power. Worn by Toa Hagah Pouks during the engagement with Makuta Miserix.
- Mask of GrowthA Kanohi forged from Enlarge Kanoka on Metru Nui that allowed its wearer to grow to a maximum of sixty feet. Worn by Toa Hagah Bomonga against the Tahtorak.
- Kanohi Mask of PsychometryA Great Kanohi that read the past of any object the wearer touched, borne by Toa Helryx of the Order of Mata Nui.
- Kanohi Mask of ReboundingA Great Kanohi that returned thrown objects to the wearer's hand through a small application of telekinesis.
- Kanohi Mask of ScavengingA Great Kanohi that drained residual life energy from the recently dead, worn by the Makuta Icarax and later carried in powerless form by Vultraz.
- Midak SkyblasterThe Midak Skyblaster was a ranged light weapon issued to the Toa Nuva for the final aerial battle against the Brotherhood of Makuta in Karda Nui.
- MohtrekThe Kanohi Mohtrek allowed its wearer to summon past versions of themselves into the present, at the cost of their own erasure if any duplicate was killed.
- NektannNektann was a water-powered Skakdi warlord of Zakaz who allied first with the Order of Mata Nui and then with Teridax, and survived the Battle of Bara Magna.
- Nynrah GhostsThe Nynrah Ghosts were Fe-Matoran weapons engineers from the island of Nynrah whose sabotage of Brotherhood war machines led to their near extinction.
- NynrahNynrah was a contested island in the Matoran Universe whose Fe-Matoran population produced the weapons engineers known as the Nynrah Ghosts.
- RadiakAn Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who was corrupted into a Shadow Matoran by a Shadow Leech, restored by a Klakk, and evacuated to Metru Nui before the Energy Storms.
- Rocket BoosterShort-burst flight devices issued to Av-Matoran in Karda Nui, used for lightvine harvesting and evasion during the invasion of the Brotherhood of Makuta.
- The Shadow Leech HiveThe Shadow Leech Hive was a bioweapons facility in the Swamp of Secrets where the Brotherhood of Makuta bred Shadow Leeches to corrupt the Av-Matoran.
- Sidorak's SpeciesSidorak's species formed the dominant warlord caste on Stelt, ruling through forced combat and producing many of the Dark Hunters' most violent recruits.
- SolekSolek was an Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who fought alongside the Toa Nuva against the Brotherhood of Makuta during the final battle for Mata Nui's awakening.
- The Southern ContinentThe Southern Continent was a vast landmass beneath the Matoran Universe, scarred by Voya Nui's separation and held under Makuta Mutran's nominal dominion.
- Swamp of SecretsThe Swamp of Secrets was the mutagen-saturated wetland that filled the floor of Karda Nui after the Great Cataclysm, serving as a Brotherhood stronghold until the Energy Storms.
- Swamp StalkerThe Swamp Stalker was a reptilian Rahi native to the Swamp of Secrets, whose exposure to Pit Mutagen produced armoured colossi capable of crushing a Razor Whale.
- Tren KromThe first purely organic creation of the Great Beings, exiled to a stone island after surrendering the core of the Matoran Universe to Mata Nui.
- HelryxHelryx was the first Toa created by the Great Beings, founder of the Order of Mata Nui, and commander of its covert war against the Brotherhood of Makuta.
- KalmahA red-and-black Barraki warlord of the League of Six Kingdoms, imprisoned in the Pit and mutated into permanent aquatic form.
- MantaxMutated Barraki warlord of the Pit who uncovered Takadox's Brotherhood collaboration through a hidden Tablet of Transit.
- PridakPridak was the most feared of the six Barraki, commander of a shark army and the dominant voice of the League of Six Kingdoms before its imprisonment in the Pit.
- HewkiiHewkii rose from Po-Metru carver to Mata Nui's foremost kolhii player, then served as Toa Inika and Toa Mahri through the late wars of the universe.
- TrinumaA no-nonsense Order operative with the Mask of Charisma, Trinuma recruits the chaotic Vezon for a suicide mission to Destral.
- Makuta VirusA bioweapon engineered by Makuta Kojol that incapacitated the Great Spirit Mata Nui, reversible only through Matoro's ultimate sacrifice.
- Power LanceTakanuva's amplifier tool that channels raw light into devastating force, straight from an alternate Kingdom.
- BotarThe Order of Mata Nui's teleporting enforcer hunted universe-threatening dangers and locked them in the Pit until a Makuta's magnetic power stopped him cold.
- Jetrax T6An ice-element airship stolen by Makuta Antroz in the climax of the Karda Nui conflict.
- Power SwordsAv-Matoran light-channeling blades that doubled as melee weapons and elemental conductors during the 2008 Karda Nui conflict.
- EhlekA Barraki warlord with electrical powers who led aquatic forces against the Brotherhood of Makuta.
- LifebladeThe signature weapon of Toa Ignika, a blade channeling Life itself, destroyed when its wielder awakened Mata Nui.
- Smoke HawkAvian Rahi native to Xia, notable for their brief appearance as scouts in 2008 storylines.
- PhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran.
- Lava-GemA volcanic treasure the Matoran of Tren Krom Peninsula relied on for survival, until Vultraz's theft sealed their fate.
- Shadow MatoranAv-Matoran corrupted by the Makuta in Karda Nui, drained of Light and weaponized with shadow powers.
- ScareRahiScarecrow-like objects that guarded Matoran villages in Karda Nui, destroyed alongside the settlements they protected.
- Adaptive ArmorArtakha's shapeshifting armor gave the Toa Nuva environment-specific abilities, changing form from aerial to aquatic to everything in between.
- Spherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.
- Air SaberToa Lewa Phantoka's Protosteel blade, designed for aerial combat in Karda Nui's challenging skies.
- Toa of ShadowA Toa who had their moral Light drained and wielded the forbidden element of Shadow through Brotherhood deception.
- Toa EmpireAn alternate-universe tyranny where Tuyet ruled Metru Nui with absolute authority over all its Toa.
- Fa-MatoranMatoran subspecies with Magnetism powers and an uncanny sense of direction due to their elemental affinity.
- BitilA Makuta obsessed with enslaving Toa, Bitil weaponized his Mohtrek's copying power in the final invasion of Karda Nui.
- Makuta PoolAn underground chamber holding Antidermis, hidden deep in the Southern Islands and fiercely guarded by the Brotherhood.
- Sand FrogA Rahi so obscure it appears only once in all of Bionicle canon, in The Mutran Chronicles.
- LariskaDark Hunter defined by discipline and tactical competence, Lariska was one of the Shadowed One's most dependable operatives before joining Brutaka's desperate mission.
- Toa of FireThe Elemental protectors of the Matoran, most often rising from Ta-Matoran to command the power of fire.
- The MountainXia's sentient peak that grew by consuming its inhabitants before becoming too dangerous to exist.
- Axalara T9A sleek airborne tank equipped with Midak Skyblasters, the Axalara T9 was Lewa's weapon when air superiority mattered most in Karda Nui.
- Fe-MatoranIron-aligned Matoran known for exceptional endurance. The only confirmed member, Zaria, became a Toa of Iron.
- Rockoh T3One of three vehicles hidden in the Codrex, piloted by Pohatu during the climax of Karda Nui's story.
- Kaukau NuvaThe underwater breathing mask that could suffocate, but the Toa refused to use it as a weapon.
- ChiroxA Makuta of the Brotherhood who questioned Teridax's plans before being sent to Karda Nui.