8536 Kopaka 8536 Kopaka is a LEGO BIONICLE set released in 2001 . The set features the Toa Mata of Ice , Kopaka , as well as a collectable Kanohi mask . Turning the gear on his back will cause his arms to rotate . Description . Kopaka wears a white mask with three lens of different sizes in place of a right eyehole . There is an angled slit on the right side , however , revealing the transparent light blue colour of his eyes . Kopaka ' s body is white shaped roughly like a V , with a black ball commonly used for joints in the centre of his chest . Due to a pattern of cogs around his neck , Kopaka ' s right arm , that which holds his sword , can swing forward and backward by twisting a gear on his back . The arm is light grey and is curved slightly . It has no hand , but instead a socket in which the sword is placed . This ice blade has two holes near the hilt and has a split running down it ' s length . Kopaka ' s shoulders are black . His left arm is light grey and shaped like an L . His hand piece is also black and is the same as the shoulder piece . Connected to it is the frame of a white disc ; his shield . The pieces connecting Kopaka ' s legs to his body are the same as that of his shoulders and left hand , in both shape and colour . His legs are made up of one piece , a light grey one bent slightly at the point where the knees would be . His feet are white and blocky , with shaped holes in the sides that can house rods or pegs respectively . Background . Quest for the Masks . Kopaka first awoke on the island Mata Nui after drifting in the sea for a thousand years in a canister , summoned to the island unwittingly by Takua . He almost immediately met Matoro on the bleak shore of Ko - Wahi . He was brought to Turaga Nuju in Ko - Koro , and was told the story of the Great Spirit Mata Nui , Makuta , and his mission to recover ( alongside 6 other Toa ) each a great Kanohi mask . When finding the Mask of Strength on Mount Ihu , he met fellow Toa Pohatu and encountered a Kane - Ra bull . He recovered the mask and he and Pohatu then found the other assembled Toa . Despite Lewa ’ s humour , Gali ’ s optimism and Tahu ’ s anger he agreed to work with them . Later , while recovering a Kanohi Mask in Ta - Wahi , he was hit on the head and had a vision about Toa Kaita Wairuha . After collecting the Great Masks , he , along with the others was granted a Golden Mask of his original type , granting them the power to combat Makuta . After merging with Gali and Lewa to form Toa Kaita Wairuha and defeat the Manas , minions of Makuta . After defeating the Shadow Toa conjured by Makuta , the Toa then left his lair and emerged in Ta - Wahi . The Bohrok Swarms . After emerging in Ta - Wahi , the six Toa were immediately flung into battle with the Bohrok swarms assaulting Ta - Koro . The Toa then split up to collect the eight breeds of Krana and defeat the Bahrag queens of the Swarms . later , in the mountains of Ko - Wahi , Kopaka discovered that the Bohrok were coming out from underground . Later , the Toa traveled underground and were confronted by the Bahrag in a vast cavern . After a fierce battle , the Toa sealed the Bahrag in a Protodermis prison , before being sent down into a pool of liquid Protodermis . They then emerged as the new Toa Nuva . Kopaka is cool , calculating and methodical in his actions . His long ice blade cuts and melts ice ; one skillful swipe can cause avalanches or instantly freeze anything it touches . It is believed that Kopaka brings the winters , and the long cold nights . . . and it is known that his power strikes a balance against the fiery presence of Tahu . LEGO . com . www . BIONICLE . com . Kopaka prefers to work alone . He is the least communicative of the Toa , and will only join forces with the others if it ’ s absolutely necessary for his own survival . Kopaka is most at home skiing up and down the slopes of Mount Ihu with blazing speed and unmatched skill .