Barraki The Barraki are the main villains of the 2007 " Legends " arc of the BIONICLE storyline . In the storyline , they were defeated and banished to the Pit about 80 , 000 years prior to the storyline ' s current events . 1000 years prior to the story ' s current events , their prison was flooded , and they escaped into the surrounding underwater area , mutating into beings with characteristics of ocean creatures in order to survive . The 2007 " Legends " arc has the Barraki pitted against the Toa Mahri in a battle for the Ignika . The term " Barraki " is the Matoran word for " warlord " . Over 80 , 000 years before the story ' s setting , most of the BIONICLE world was under control of six Barraki warlords , assigned by Mata Nui to bring order to the universe . Eventually , the leaders of the northwest and eastern empires , Pridak and Takadox , made an alliance with each other . The northeast empire of Kalmah was forced to join or be cut off from the rest of the world , and the other three Barraki - Ehlek , Carapar , and Mantax - soon joined as well . Together , this League of the Six Kingdoms dominated most of the known universe with armies composed of Matoran criminals and other outcasts ; " thieves , murderers , traitors , and liars " . Character history . The League ' s ultimate goal was no less than the overthrow of the Great Spirit himself . However , on the eve of their major offensive 80 , 000 years ago , the Brotherhood of Makuta launched a preemptive strike , allied with Toa and spearheaded by the Makuta of Metru Nui . The League armies were quickly decimated and the Barraki were captured . Makuta was about to publicly execute them ( despite the Toa ’ s objections ) when a stranger named Botar intervened and made the Barraki vanish . Unknown to the world , the Barraki were banished to an isolated cavern called the Pit under the watch of Hydraxon , its jailer . One thousand years ago , in the Great Cataclysm , the dome surrounding the Pit caved in , tearing down the barrier between the Pit and the waters of the outside ocean . While this occurred , Takadox found Hydraxon , injured in the Cataclysm , and killed him . While the Pit quickly flooded , a mutagenic agent in the water mutated the prisoners into freakish sea beasts and allowed them to survive . However , they became water - breathers , unable to survive outside the ocean . Since then , the Barraki claimed new undersea domains and formed armies of native sea life . Some time later , the floating island of Voya Nui entered the region , and a portion of land including a Matoran settlement ( called " Mahri Nui " ) sank into the Pit , crushing a fortress Ehlek had built . The Barraki have since terrorized the Matoran , and none have gotten a clear look at their attackers and returned to tell the tale . This hiding in the shadows ended when a squid noticed a Kanohi Mask of great power sinking down to Mahri Nui and reported it to its master , Kalmah . Word soon spread to the rest of the Barraki ; Takadox had Carapar kidnap the Matoran who claimed the mask , Kyrehx , and hypnotized her into telling all she knew . From her account , he recognized the mask as the legendary Ignika Mask of Life . Meanwhile , Ehlek had used the mask as an excuse to launch an all - out assault on the Matoran . At the same time , Pridak captured a scouting patrol and demanded the mask from them ; revealing to them whom the Barraki were and what they had attempted . Kalmah and Mantax started following the mask ' s current holder , Dekar . Unfortunately , they were too late to stop Dekar from trying to destroy the mask - and even worse - the mask itself took action to stop Dekar , enlarging a nearby Venom Eel to 300 feet in length . The enlarged eel then began attacking everything in sight . As Pridak ' s captives took the opportunity to escape , Takadox attempted to hypnotize the beast into obeying . Ehlek and Carapar used the distraction to start snooping in Pridak ' s lair , finding a new arrival to the Pit : A being named Brutaka . Once he realized the Mask of Life was in the region , he demanded that the Barraki take him to it , though he warned that six Toa would be coming after it soon . As Takadox failed to entrance the venom eel and was knocked away , the rest of the Barraki and Brutaka regrouped . The six confronted Dekar and Brutaka tried to get the mask from him by claiming he was part of the Order of Mata Nui . But Dekar refuted his claim and so did the Barraki , deciding to have him dragged off by a giant squid . After that was taken care of , Pridak walked in and claimed the mask , which began to glow so brightly that all of Mahri Nui was blinded . When the glow subsided , Pridak was found cursed by the mask and more feral than usual , clinging to the mask and attacking anyone who dared get to close . After Takadox calmed him down with his hypnotism , the group went to greet the newest arrivals to the Pit , the Toa Mahri . The Barraki assumed the Toa were condemned to the Pit as they were , and Toa Hahli played along on behalf of the group , letting the Barraki think they were potential allies . But while the Barraki considered working with the Toa , they still kept them under the guard of their loyal sea Rahi . Meanwhile , Pridak informed the rest of the Barraki that the Ignika was slowly cracking and leaking power , and that when it shattered , they could bathe in its energies and return to their original forms . In the meantime , the Barraki decided that since they could not trust each other with the mask , they should give it to Ehlek ' s lieutenant Nocturn , who they knew wasn ' t smart enough to use it . Unfortunately , Nocturn soon grew tired of the Ignika - that is , until he discovered he had been cursed and given the power to kill anything he touched . Nocturn took the mask and decided to find Pridak in order to " shake his hand " . But instead of finding Pridak , he encountered Hydraxon , seemingly back from the dead and determined to recover all the escaped prisoners . After defeating Nocturn , Hydraxon took the Ignika but decided that the mask was too dangerous to exist , so he set to destroy it . Meanwhile , the Toa had escaped and , seeing as Nocturn had disappeared , the Barraki figured they made off with the mask and split up to find them . Mantax encountered Toa Hahli , who fed his suspicion that another Barraki might be betraying him . Toa Jaller and Toa Kongu were willing to cut a deal , but Kalmah and Carapar gave the condition that they had to kill Pridak first . Most of all , Toa Hewkii provoked a fight between Ehlek ' s eels and Pridak ' s sharks , sparking a full - scale war between the two of them . And while the entire ocean became a battlefield for the Barraki armies , Mantax ' s rays began heading for Mahri Nui - with Hahli in the lead . However , Hahli and Mantax didn ' t attack Mahri Nui ; instead they went after Hydraxon and saved the mask from destruction . Mantax got away with it and called the other Barraki to meet him . Once there , he revealed that he had found evidence that one had betrayed them to the Brotherhood all that time ago , and demanded that that one confess . Unfortunately , a battle between Hydraxon and one of his robots , Maxilos , spilled over into the meeting place and Takadox - the traitor - caught Mantax off guard . The Toa Mahri also intervened and were able to claim the mask and escape . With them gone and Hydraxon down , the Barraki united to face Maxilos ( even allowing Takadox to live until their enemies were dealt with ) . But Maxilos taunted them and revealed that he was really the Makuta that had defeated them so long ago . Unable to pass up the chance at revenge , they attacked , but were quickly beaten . Takadox tried to use his alliance with the Brotherhood to spare himself , but Makuta rejected it . The Barraki used this opportunity to regroup with their armies and launched an all - out assault on Makuta , giving him a humiliating defeat ( or so they thought - Makuta was only stalling for time and allowed them to win ) . After finishing with Makuta , the Barraki turned to hunt down the Toa Mahri , who had just freed Voya Nui from its stone - cord anchor and were following the island as it sank . As the Barraki bore down on the heroes , five of the Toa stopped to make a last stand and buy time for the sixth , Toa Matoro , to get away and use the Mask of Life . As the Toa fought a losing battle , Jaller began to trigger a Nova Blast that would kill everyone there - but the Toa suddenly disappeared , leaving the Barraki once again alone and forsaken . Takadox and Carapar may have a chance to leave the Pit ( and for Takadox , a death sentence ) for good soon , as the Order of Mata Nui will recruit them for a special strike force along with 8734 Brutaka , Roodaka , Makuta Spiriah and Vezon . Personalities . Series writer Greg Farshtey has made some statements concerning the Barraki ' s general personalities and dispositions : Bios . Unlike most groups in BIONICLE , the Barraki are not all the same race ; but each one ' s aquatic adaptations is based on a different sea creature . These mutations have given them the status of " alpha males " among the native creatures , and as a result they now lead new armies of sea beasts . In addition to their personal powers and equipment , each one carries a launcher designed to shoot vampiric sea squids ( see " Squids " below ) . While the Barraki may be able to use Kanohi Masks , they look down on those who rely on them and weaken when their masks are removed . Despite their general disdain for relying on masks , they desperately want the power of the Mask of Life , which they hope will restore them to their original air - breathing forms . Those who touch the Mask of Life will become cursed , but as Pridak explained : " Look at me . . . look at where I dwell . . . look at my companions , once rulers , now monstrosities , and tell me - how much more cursed could we be ? " Kalmah . Kalmah originally ruled an empire in the northeast , and was forced into an alliance when Pridak and Takadox ' s agreement threatened to cut his realm off from the rest of the world . After his escape from the Pit , he soon discovered some organic squids and began breeding them as weapons for the Barraki . He tried to use the squids to barter for more undersea territory , but in arguing over the size of his realm he got into a fight with Pridak that cost him his sight in his top eye . Kalmah is based on a squid , and leads an army of giant squid . He has one main tentacle ( that extends from both sides of his " hand " ) and five sensory tentacles on the back of his head . He can use his tentacle to mentally exchange information with others , or at least with other squid . He also has limited regeneration abilities , allowing him to re - grow certain parts of his body like a real squid ( though apparently not his eye ) . Kalmah ' s name is possibly a play on " calamari " , the word for squid in multiple languages as well as its culinary name . It is also Karelian for " to the grave " or " to the death " . Takadox . Takadox ruled the eastern region , and tended to hypnotize lieutenants to carry out tasks ( the lieutenants were so hated for doing these tasks that Takadox ' s subjects eventually killed them ) . He has claimed to be present at the original defeat of the Kanohi Dragon . While he doubted that the League could overthrow Mata Nui , he went along with their plans so that he wouldn ' t be left out of any potential success ( of course , he also covered his bases by betraying the League to the Brotherhood of Makuta ) . Once in the ocean , he became even more reclusive , rarely leaving his cave and hypnotizing Carapar into doing things for him . Takadox is similar to a mantis - strangely , perhaps more of a praying mantis than an aquatic mantis shrimp ; as such , he leads an army of underwater insects . Though he had his power of hypnosis before being banished , this power was greatly enhanced after being mutated . Besides hypnosis , Takadox has twin knives , and the ability to give off a greenish blue glow in low light areas . Ehlek . Ehlek ' s original empire was in the west , and he mainly ruled from the seas surrounding Zakaz . Being the only native water - breather , he required a breathing apparatus to operate on land , and acted especially harsh and brutal to cover this weakness . His original army also had noticeably more members of his own race than the other Barraki had of their respective races . When Mahri Nui sank into the Pit , it crushed a fortress that Ehlek had built , sparking a bitter hatred of its Matoran inhabitants . He also believed the League was betrayed to the Brotherhood of Makuta all those centuries ago , and Pridak was the prime suspect as a former Brotherhood lieutenant . Ehlek ' s features are based on that of eels , and he commands an army of venom eels . One of the mutations he gained was electrified spines . In addition to this , Ehlek ' s weapons include tri - talons made of protosteel ( the BIONICLE world ' s hardest known metal ) which are strong enough to cut through Makuta armor . Nocturn . Ehlek has a four - armed lieutenant named Nocturn , who was banished to the Pit for destroying his home island in a fit of rage and whose favorite food is Razor Whales . His species has the ability to regenerate , and he has had to grow back an entire arm that Pridak once bit off ( though the arm is still missing a tentacle ) . His species is also naturally amphibious , able to breathe both water and air ; Nocturn therefore " can " leave the Pit , but he chooses not to as he is unwelcome in most places , and his life in the Pit is mostly peaceful . Nocturn is enormously strong and seems to get much stronger when in a fit of rage ; this strength is greater than that of most known beings , even the mighty Makuta ( though it is unclear whether this ranking concerns his normal strength or his enraged strength ) . He is also skilled at most forms of underwater combat , and , like Takadox , Nocturn gives off a greenish blue glow in in low light areas . When not serving as Ehlek ' s lieutenant , Nocturn spends his time at the Razor Whale ' s Teeth , an underwater rock formation in the exact center of the Barraki ' s domain . He was one of the only prisoners of the Pit to " not " undergo some sort of mutation from the water . The Barraki have entrusted the Mask of Life to Nocturn until they figure out how to use it , as they don ' t trust one another with it and believe Nocturn ' s not smart enough to think of using it himself . As a result of its curse , Nocturn ' s touch can kill anything , which robs him of the satisfaction of feeling his prey struggle . Shortly afterwards , Nocturn left his dwelling in the Razor Whale ' s Teeth to ask Ehlek about the glow being produced by the Ignika . Along the way , he ran into Hydraxon , who defeated him in battle despite Nocturn ' s exploitation of his super sensitive hearing . Carapar . Carapar ruled the south , and while his army was the least disciplined it was definitely quite effective . Even while known for his brawn rather than his brains , Carapar could still be cunning . Undersea , he is often a victim of Takadox ' s hypnosis , which has dulled his intellect a bit over the centuries . Though Carapar absolutely hates this habit , he tolerates it , because he knows that Takadox ' s cunning can help ensure survival if something bad should happen . Carapar is very crab - like ; and while his army features keras crabs he also commands Pit War Tortoises , the fiercest of which he uses as his personal steed . Carapar has thick armor and two large claws ( he can detach a claw in order to use his squid launcher ) . Carapar ' s name may be a play on the word " carapace " , another name for a shell . Mantax . Mantax ruled the central region of the world , and has always been a mysterious loner . Even when part of the League , he had made deals with Xia and Metru Nui without notifying the other Barraki . In the Pit , he spends half the time hunting alone , buried in the seafloor and waiting for prey , and the other half searching for something in their old prison ( the evidence of another Barraki ' s betrayal ) . Mantax resents Pridak for leading him into disaster - first by being banished to the Pit and again when Mahri Nui crushed the Barraki fortress . However , he is wary of Carapar , as he has lost when the two have fought in the past . As his name suggests , Mantax is like a manta ray , and he commands an army of fellow rays . Mantax ' s natural weapons include a pincer , head spikes with paralyzing venom , a tentacle on his back that conducts lightning ( hence grounding him and protecting him from harm ) , and armored shoulder plates . Pridak . Pridak was king of the northwest part of the world , which includes the island of Xia . He once ruled a land on behalf of the Brotherhood of Makuta , before becoming part of the League . He is the leader of the six Barraki and willing to use violence to maintain his authority - both Kalmah and Nocturn carry scars from conflicts with him . He was also immensely proud of his original form , making his current mutation all the more horrific for him . Pridak has a certain resemblance to a shark , and commands an army of Takea sharks . His weapons are his shark tooth blades , and his teeth can even tear open Makuta armor . Like real sharks , Pridak can detect electrical fields and has many other heightened senses ( enhanced eyesight , keen sense of smell , acute hearing , etc . ) . he is white It was originally unclear whether the red - colored patches on Pridak ' s mouth and weapons are natural markings or bloodstains from prey ( Series writer Greg Farshtey had explained that bloodstains were indeed a viable possibility , even in BIONICLE ' s predominantly biomechanical universe ) . LEGO ' s official stance on the matter is that " it ' s only blood on the figure if you choose to imagine it is " , though Greg has ultimately decided that in official storyline the red patches are natural markings . Squids . Each Barraki carries a launcher built to fire a vampiric breed of squid , which have suckers that can drain the life force from targets in a leech - like fashion . The squids are completely organic ( a rarity in the BIONICLE universe ) , and are officially classified as a type of Rahi . The squids are specifically bred by Kalmah , who is also the one who built the Barraki ' s launchers to help the squids travel quickly to their target . He will not let anyone else into the breeding grounds ever since Mantax ate half the brood . While Kalmah keeps the others supplied with squids for their launchers , they are well aware that if the Barraki turned against each other the squids would be part of his army alone . The Barraki seem to be somewhat careless with spare launchers , as both Karzahni and a giant Gadunka have each found and claimed one . Collectibility : Each Barraki set includes two squids in shades of yellow and orange . Each " Squid Ammo " pack includes seven squids in shades of blue and green .