8621 Turaga Dume and Nivawk 8621 Turaga Dume and Nivawk is a BIONICLE set released in 2004 . It contains Dume as a Turaga and a Nivawk Rahi . Description . Turaga Dume has a red body , red limbs , and red arms , which they joined together with blue pieces . His feet , hands , and the top of his limbs and arms are joined with black connectors . His head is also connected with a blue piece . His head is black , like his neck , and has an orange - coloured brain . He wears a red and black Noble Kanohi Kiril , Mask of Regeneration . Nivawk has a grey head with red eyes , a large grey beak that has three prongs at the front , and black TECHNIC pieces that connect his head to his body . Thin , long grey and black beams connect Nivawk ' s body and wings . The wings consist of four grey swords , two on each side , that are connected to the limbs by more grey BIONICLE parts . Nivawk ' s body is also mostly grey , and contains a contraption that allows Turaga Dume to be carried by Nivawk . Nivawk also has two large feet , each containing three large , grey talons . Two of each foot ' s three talons are at the front of the foot , and one of each is at the back . Background . Matoran . Very little is known of Dume ' s life as a Matoran . However , it is known that he was transformed into a Toa and became the leader of his Toa team . Toa . Dume was a Toa for thousands of years , during which he primarily fought against Rahi and the Dark Hunters . 17 , 000 years before the Toa Inika reached Voya Nui , he saved the life of a Ta - Matoran Crafter named Lhikan , and later had a hand in his transformation into a Toa . The time within the next two thousand years , Dume became a Turaga and was then appointed the Turaga of Metru Nui . Turaga . The Kanohi Dragon Incident . Four thousand years ago , Dume ' s rule was threatened by Dark Hunters . Three of their number , Avak , Reidak , and Vezok , released the Kanohi Dragon from its icy prison underneath Metru Nui . The beast wreaked havoc on the city for several hours , causing massive damage to the city , as well as incapacitating hundreds of Vahki units . After several hours of the rampage , Dume grew desperate , and sent a dozen Vahki to request assistance . The Turaga was cornered in his chambers by the three Hunters that released the Dragon , offering their " protection . " Dume refused them immediately , demanding that they exit his chambers . The Hunters threatened him , but stopped short of carrying out any such method of punishment by the arrival of a group of eleven Toa . The Toa convinced the Hunters to leave , and then defeated the Kanohi Dragon over the course of the next month . After a long debate , the Toa eventually transported the Rahi to Xia , promising Dume that they would return . Tuyet ' s Betrayal . When a murdered Ta - Matoran was found in Metru Nui , Dume instructed Jaller to investigate it . It was later discovered that a Toa of Water , Tuyet , was responsible for several murders of Matoran . After being defeated by Lhikan and Nidhiki , she was locked in the Coliseum as Lhikan and Dume decided upon a means of punishment , but she mysteriously disappeared overnight , teleported by Botar to a pocket dimension . Toa / Dark Hunter War . Over the course of the next thousand years , Toa Dume dutifully defended his city against the invading forces of Dark Hunters . At some point , Thok tried to kidnap him , but the attempt failed , and an enraged Shadowed One declared war . As the fighting broke out , Dume was forced to hole up in the Coliseum , for fear of his life . It had seemed like a lost cause until Toa Naho managed to slip through the Dark Hunter ranks and retrieve help . Reinforcements of nearly a hundred arrived , and the war escalated . Dume , however , was still forced to remain in the Coliseum , surrounded by a guard team at all times . At some point , more reinforcements were requested , to be delivered discreetly on what were supposed to be supply boats . Lhikan sent one of the guard team , Nidhiki , to fetch them , without telling him what they actually were . Lhikan himself slipped out , and tracked Nidhiki to his meeting with the Hunters . The next day , Lhikan ' s forces ambushed the Dark Hunters , revealed Nidhiki ' s betrayal , and banished him from the island along with the Hunters , effectively ending the war . Great Cataclysm . 1 , 001 years before the Toa Inika reached Voya Nui , Dume was taken prisoner by Makuta Teridax and placed into a Matoran Sphere to stop him from interfering . Teridax masqueraded as Dume for the next eighteen months hiring three Dark Hunters to eliminate what was left of the Toa Mangai , as well as furthering his plan to put the Great Spirit Mata Nui to sleep . The Toa Metru discovered Dume , sleeping in his pod , after reuniting below Po - Metru . However , the Toa Metru were ambushed by Lohrak , and were forced to abandon him in his pod . Due to a malfunction in his Matoran Sphere , Dume awoke of his own accord sometime during the events of the Great Rescue , without suffering from any side effects from the pod . After the defeat of Sidorak and the Visorak hordes , he chose to stay on Metru Nui rather than join the Matoran on Mata Nui , and begin rebuilding the city , using his Kanohi Kiril . Approximately 500 years after the Matoran had left , Dume helped the Rahaga and Keetongu fend off a rogue Visorak troupe from Metru Nui . Metru Nui ' s Repopulation . When the Matoran returned to Metru Nui , Dume and Nuju began paying close attention to the stars , eventually coming to the horrifying conclusion that Mata Nui was slowly perishing . While the Matoran were rebuilding the city , Dume called a conference of the Toa Nuva and Turaga , revealing his discovery . He spoke of the legendary Mask of Life , a powerful artifact that could save the Great Spirit ' s life . Shortly after revealing this news , Dume led the Turaga and the Toa Nuva to a spherical room underneath Onu - Metru where six Toa Canisters were floating . He then witnessed the departure of the Toa Nuva for the island of Voya Nui . After Jaller became angry with the Turaga due to their refusal to tell the Matoran where the Toa Nuva had gone and Nokama later informed the Ta - Matoran of what had happened , Dume grew furious , going so far as to say Nokama betrayed them by revealing to Jaller what the Turaga had learned . He also refused to send Takanuva after the Toa Nuva , claiming that it was his destiny to defend the city . Takanuva directly disobeyed his orders , and journeyed with Jaller and his crew of Matoran , though he later returned . Dume promised Takanuva to consider sending him after the Toa Nuva and Jaller and his team , the latter having already returned to defend the city . Back in Metru Nui , Dume , along with the other Turaga , awaited the return of the Toa Nuva , and continued the reconstruction of Metru Nui until the usage of the Staff of Artakha . Some time later he was imprisoned in the Coliseum along with the other Turaga by the Order of Mata Nui . When the Toa Nuva finally returned from Karda Nui , Dume gave a victory speech to the Matoran from the Coliseum . Teridax ' s Reign . However , halfway through the speech , he was cut off by Makuta Teridax , who informed the gathering that he had taken over Mata Nui ' s body and thus claimed dominance over the entire Matoran Universe . Dume fled with the other residents of Metru Nui into the Archives , where they hid from Rahkshi and , with the rest of the Turaga , he found Krahka , who led the Toa Nuva through underground tunnels to the shoreline . Some time later , he , along with the other Turaga of Metru Nui , was imprisoned in the Coliseum , with Ahkmou taking their place as the new " Turaga " . " The Kingdom " . In an alternate universe , Turaga Dume and the other Turaga of Metru Nui organized a mass migration to the island of Mata Nui following the Great Spirit ' s death . Once a stable society was formed , Dume became a member of the ruling council of the Kingdom of the Great Spirit , with its leader being Turaga Takanuva . " Dark Mirror " . In an alternate universe , Dume attempted to stand up to Tuyet , who had defeated Lhikan with Nidhiki ' s help , and as a result he was placed in stasis inside the Archives . He was eventually freed by Takanuva , but he , the Toa , and Takua were captured by the Makuta living in the Archives . He remained in the custody of the Makuta as Takanuva ventured out to acquire the Kanohi Vahi , and later joined them in the battle against the Toa Empire and rallied Lesovikk ' s unit . Abilities and Traits . Nivawk was an extremely powerful Rahi , strong enough to carry a Matoran - sized being without any strain . Its species typically feed on smaller flying Rahi , swooping out of the sky and removing them from their nests . For offense and defense , Nivawk relied on its sharp beak and claws . Nivawk . The Nivawk are hawk Rahi that are mostly alive . After Makuta Teridax assumed the disguise of Turaga Dume 18 months prior to the Great Cataclysm , he used Turaga Dume ' s Nivawk to spy on enemies for him , as he had the ability to understand the Rahi ' s language . It occasionally transported Teridax from place to place . Nivawk went to the Great Temple and spied on the conversations of the gathered Matoran Vakama , Nokama , Matau , Onewa , Whenua and Nuju . It watched the Matoran ' s transformation into Toa Metru , and passed the information on to Teridax . Nivawk observed and reported on the skirmish between the Dark Hunters Nidhiki and Krekka and Toa Vakama , Nokama and Matau in an Airship above the skies of Metru Nui . Later , Nivawk witnessed the same three Toa defeating the Vahki Zadakh guarding the Po - Metru entrance to the Prison of the Drk Hunters and again promptly informed Teridax about their doings . During the Great Cataclysm , Teridax absorbed Nivawk into his essence , in order to shapeshift into a more powerful form . Nivawk ' s wings later appeared on Teridax ' s shadow titan form during the Battle at the Great Barrier .