Toa Inika / Toa Mahri ( History ) The Toa Inika are Jaller , Hahli , Kongu , Hewkii , Nuparu , and formerly Matoro ; a team of Toa heroes from the " Legends " story arc of the BIONICLE storyline . Unlike most Toa , they have special lightning powers and living Kanohi Masks . Jaller named the team " Inika " ( which means " energy from a star " in the Matoran language ) as a reference to how they became Toa . At the current point in the storyline , the team has been transformed into aquatic , water - breathing forms known as Toa Mahri . This name is based on the undersea city of Mahri Nui , and was in fact given to the Toa by the inhabitants to honour their willingness to defend the city . They have since returned to being air - breathers and Metru Nui relaxing after their journey . Character history . Leaving Metru Nui . Shortly after the Matoran return to Metru Nui , Jaller becomes upset that the Turaga are once again keeping secrets from the Matoran . Turaga Nokama comes to him in secret and explains that Mata Nui is in danger of dying ; this was kept from the Matoran to keep them from worrying about something they could do little about . Refusing to wait helplessly while the Toa Nuva go after the Ignika Mask of Life that could save the Great Spirit , Jaller decides to gather a group of strong Matoran with Toa Takanuva and travel to Voya Nui to aid the Toa Nuva . On the way , the group travels through a dark tunnel , and Matoro helps what he assumes to be one of his friends , only to be disturbed that not only was the person not part of his group , but it seemed there was nobody there at all . Unfortunately , Takanuva is soon forced to turn back when the group encounters a gateway that no light ( or Toa of Light ) is allowed through . The rest soon find themselves in the realm ruled by Karzahni , which legends stated was a land of the dead - and while the Matoran living there aren ' t dead , they are so physically and spiritually broken they might as well be . Karzahni tries to make Jaller ' s group abandon their old identities , just as he had with the other Matoran in his realm , by taking their masks and making those who rebel see horrific alternate futures . While Hahli , as a Chronicler , tells Karzahni of the world outside his kingdom , the other five search for an escape route . What they find is the realm ' s true purpose ; it wasn ' t to be a place of punishment for Matoran who worked poorly , but a place of repair . The group encounter a Matoran who built the Toa Canisters and convince him to let them use the canisters . When Karzahni tries to stop their escape , Matoro challenges him to show them the worst future they could think of , and therefore all witness the death of the universe that would occur at Mata Nui ' s passing . While Karzahni recovers from the shock of what he saw , the Matoran enter the set of Toa canisters and took off . Voya Nui . When the canisters arrive on Voya Nui , they are struck by lightning from the mysterious Red Star , turning them into strange Toa . They soon meet a band of Matoran - Balta , Dalu , Piruk , Velika , Garan , and Kazi - and learn of the situation : six beings calling themselves Piraka have invaded and enslaved most of the Matoran in their quest to claim the Mask of Life for themselves . The Piraka also have an ally , a giant named Brutaka , that has beaten the Toa Nuva and taken them captive . While Jaller , Hahli , Dalu , and Piruk went to free some of the slaves with Zamor Launchers provided by Velika ; Balta and Kazi brought Hewkii and Matoro to another giant being named Axonn , only to find him badly beaten ; Axonn tells them to stop Brutaka before it is too late . Meanwhile , Kongu , Nuparu , Velika , and Garan raid the Piraka ' s stronghold looking for the Toa Nuva , but are unable to find them before they are caught . The other Toa Inika arrive just in time to help them fight , but while the Matoran continued to search for the Toa Nuva , two of the Piraka ( Hakann and Thok ) are able to steal Brutaka ' s power and they soundly defeat everyone else . In order to stop them , the Toa form an uneasy alliance with the remaining Piraka to try and return Brutaka ' s power to him . The Piraka are able to form a zamor sphere to reverse the effects . Axonn also appears and gives Jaller a Zamor Sphere , stating that the Mask of Life needs protection ; but he elects to stay behind and watch over the near - unconscious Brutaka . Meanwhile , Hakann and Thok have started fighting each other , and a massive explosion makes the two easy to find . In the ensuing fight , the Inika and Piraka have the upper hand when Hakann and Thok finally agree to work together , but even as they attack , Hewkii uses a specially - prepared Zamor Sphere to take their power and return it to Brutaka . In the end , Zaktan is the only one still standing ; Hakann and Thok fainting from the power loss and the rest having been knocked out by their attack . The Toa Inika wake up to find the six Piraka already gone , and a long underground staircase exposed from the earlier explosion . Figuring that the stairs lead to the Mask of Life and that the Piraka have gone ahead of them , they decide to follow after them immediately , preparing to fight the guardians of the Mask of Life . To their surprise , inside the tunnel they meet the long - dead legendary hero Toa Lhikan , who warns them to turn back before disappearing . They then encounter a number of enemies they had fought in their lives as Matoran , including a Bohrok , a Bohrok - Kal , a Rahkshi Turahk , and even Makuta . In trying to subdue these enemies , the Toa ' s powers spiral out of control and accidentally kill them . Adding to their guilt , the dead bodies turn into those of their friends , the Toa Nuva . Despite their fears of losing control again , they press on , though they soon realize that the enemies they fought were merely illusions . For their next trial , a mysterious voice tells the Toa that they had entered the Chamber of Death , and to proceed to the Chamber of Life they must sacrifice one of their own . The Toa realize they have no other options , and Jaller is about to volunteer himself when he remembered how he had died once before at the hands of a Turahk . The memory causes him to hesitate just long enough for Matoro to volunteer himself ; reasoning that he is only a translator , not a warrior or athlete or anything as suited to a Toa as the others are . The voice accepts Matoro ' s sacrifice and his body dissolves - only to re - form seconds later , as the voice says that the death itself was not important , only the willingness to do so for the greater cause . The Toa next encounter a group of creatures that Kongu identifies as giant protodites ( called protodax ) , but the creatures are wiped out by a guardian named Umbra , who wanted to slay the Inika himself . Though Umbra ' s amazing speed poses a challenge , Matoro uses it against him by covering the cave with ice , causing him to slip and crash . Unfortunately , Umbra then changes into an even faster laser - like beam of light ; but Matoro creates more mirror - like ice and Nuparu lures Umbra into running into it , causing him to reflect wildly until he reverts to his normal form , stunned . Emerging into a large cavern , the Toa Inika find the Piraka setting an ambush on a bridge over the lava flow . The Inika confront them and gain the upper hand , but Kongu ' s and Nuparu ' s use of their powers cause the bridge to collapse on top of them , allowing the Piraka to reach the Chamber of Life first . By the time the Inika arrive in the Chamber of Life , the Piraka have been beaten by the mask ' s guardians , Vezon and Fenrakk . Unfortunately , their ability to absorb kinetic energy was almost too much to handle ; even when the Inika learned to weaken the two without using physical attacks , Fenrakk just pounded his leg to regain his full strength . Even so , Jaller was able to drive Vezon and Fenrakk towards the lava ; and surprisingly Vezon urged Fenrakk to dive in ! Just as Jaller was about to follow them to get the Ignika ( which was fused to Vezon ' s head ) , they reemerged , with Fenrakk evolved into a new dragonlike form that Vezon called Kardas . Kardas quickly started overpowering the Toa , but Jaller asked Kongu to use his mask ' s telepathy in a new way - read the mind of the Mask of Life itself . Surprisingly , it worked ; Kongu found that the Ignika hated Vezon , and wanted to leave him in favor of Matoro , who had proven himself a compassionate , self - sacrificing person - the being that Matoro had helped on the way to Karzahni was none other than a manifestation of the Mask of Life itself . Learning of the Ignika ' s opinion of him , Vezon became furious , and Jaller took the opportunity to fire Axonn ' s Zamor Sphere at him . The sphere froze Vezon and Kardas in space and time and allowing Matoro to remove the mask safely . Unfortunately , the Piraka were lying in wait for them wishing to take the mask , but Kardas got one last shot in ; causing Matoro to lose his grip on the Ignika . It began to fly away , seeming to lead the Inika somewhere . The Toa followed it back to the surface and saw it dive into the bay ; Hahli tried to swim after it but the water pressure soon became too much for her . As she was about to drown , a Matoran swam up from below and returned her to the others , begging for help for an underwater city before he died . Reuniting with the Toa Nuva , the Inika were worried that they would be sent home while the Nuva continued the mission . But the Nuva recognized destiny ' s hand in what had happened and acknowledged that before they can complete their mission and awaken Mata Nui from his endless sleep , it is the Inika ' s job to save his life . Axonn then opens a secret passage that leads under the sea so that the Toa Inika could continue their journey . Mahri Nui . Meanwhile , the Mask of Life had enlarged a venom eel to giant size in order to protect itself from undersea threats . The eel eventually got distracted by sounds of battle in the stone cord that connected Voya Nui to Mahri Nui , caused by the Toa Inika fighting a group of Zyglak , and began to attack the cord itself . As the Inika entered the open ocean through a crack in the cord , they were hit with a bright light that painfully changed their bodies into new water - breathing forms . Waking up afterward , they recognized the light and the transformation as a call for help from the mask . After some exploration , they discovered an undersea city called Mahri Nui ; but before the city ' s Matoran would trust them completely they would have to free the city ' s supply of air bubbles from attackers . While Matoro stayed at the city , the other five Toa soon found themselves at the mercy of the Barraki , warlords who were sieging the fields of air and who had claimed possession of the mask . But the Barraki assumed that the Toa were banished to the Pit for heinous crimes , as they were , and Hahli played along on behalf of the group to get in their good graces . Unfortunately , the Matoran noticed this and assumed the Toa really were as bad as the Barraki , forcing Matoro to flee . However , Matoro was soon caught and jailed by a being called Hydraxon , who had assumed he had previously escaped prison . Hydraxon placed Matoro under the guard of a robot called [ [ 8924 Maxilos and Spinax ] | Maxilos ] , but Maxilos was soon possessed by none other than [ [ Makuta ] ] , the evil being who had attacked Mata Nui in the first place and had been assumed dead for the last few months . Makuta freed Matoro and insisted that he help in the Toas ' quest , but warned not to reveal " Maxilos ' " true identity . Meanwhile , the others escaped the Barraki ' s guard and made their way back to Mahri Nui , picking up some Cordak Blasters ] and a [ [ Rahi ( BIONICLE ) | Hahnah crab ] ] tagalong along the way . The Matoran weren ' t happy to see them , but the Toa convinced them that " if [ we ] wanted you dead , you would be dead . " The two groups agreed to work together to stop the Barraki , and soon afterward the Toa were reunited with Matoro and his new " ally " Maxilos . The Matoran , impressed by these strangers ' willingness to help , honoured them with the title of " Toa Mahri " . On Maxilos ' advice , the group splits up . Jaller and Kongu encounter two Barraki , Kalmah and Carapar , and offer to make a deal ; but are told that they have to kill the Barraki leader , Pridak , before any deals could be made . Hahli , off on her own , runs into another Barraki , Mantax , and feeds his doubts about his allies . Matoro and Makuta get into a battle with Pridak and his army of sharks . Most of all , Hewkii and Nuparu provoke a war between Pridak ' s sharks and the eels of Barraki Ehlek , turning the entire ocean into a war zone . The Toa Mahri regroup at Mahri Nui , but Hahli is missing . The Matoran are upset at all the fighting engulfing the ocean , and are even less happy to report that Hahli is now leading Mantax ' s army towards the city . As the Toa go out to look for her , Makuta reveals to Matoro that before all is said and done , the Toa Mahri must destroy the stone cord connecting Voya Nui and Mahri Nui . When Voya Nui is loosed from its anchor , it will go to his original location - killing everyone on Voya Nui and in Mahri Nui in the process . During the search , Makuta brought Matoro to the depths of the Pit , where the remains of a Toa named [ [ BIONICLE storyline # Toa | Tuyet ] ] lied . He asked Matoro to use his mask and raise the corpse ; after doing so , he revealed that it was part of a plot to recreate an artifact called the Nui Stone . As he tried to do so , Brutaka - banished and mutated - intervened and told Matoro to get back to the other Toa , which he did . By the time the other Toa caught up to Hahli , she and Mantax had rescued the Mask of Life from Hydraxon ' s destructive intentions , only for Mantax to get away with it . Matoro was able to ditch " Maxilos " by having the robot trail Hydraxon , while the Toa decided that the Matoran had better evacuate before they launch an assault on the Barraki . As they led the Mahri Nui Matoran up the cord into Voya Nui ' s underground , however , they were ambushed by the Piraka , who had mutated into snakes since they last saw them . Thankfully , Axonn was leading the Voya Nui Matoran underground as well , and he rescued them . Axonn confirmed Makuta ' s information , though with the Matoran safe inside Voya Nui nobody would die ; and he also led them to a [ [ Rahi ( BIONICLE ) | Terrain Crawler ] ] that repaired their equipment and brought them back down the cord . The Toa Mahri arrived in the middle of a battle royale , with a brawl between Hydraxon and " Maxilos " spilling over to include the Barraki and a giant [ [ Rahi ( BIONICLE ) | Gadunka ] ] beast . In all the confusion , Matoro became fed up and tried to kill off Makuta , but was rattled when Makuta expressed pride in this act . The Toa eventually got away with the mask , and Matoro revealed to the others who Maxilos really was . As they prepared to shatter the cord , however , Gadunka returned with the giant venom eel and another whale Rahi that Kongu had previously summoned . No sooner had they stopped the beasts than Hydraxon showed up , but they were able to convince him to leave the mask alone and go after other escaped prisoners . The Barraki and their armies bore down on them next , but the Toa quickly blasted the cord , and quickly swam after it as it began to sink and travel to its original location . As they went , however , the mask lost its glow , signaling that the Toa had failed and Mata Nui was dead . They refused to give up , however , and five stopped to hold back the Barraki while Matoro went on after the island . Matoro kept going , beating the island and ending up underneath it as it arrived where it once was . In this cavern of light , Matoro put on the mask , and his body began to be changed into pure life energy . As his body was slowly eaten away , he called on the mask ' s power to return his friends to Metru Nui ( returning their ability to breathe air in the process ) . That done , Matoro fearlessly submitted to the mask , sacrificing himself to revive Mata Nui . Back home , [ [ Turaga | Turaga Vakama ] ] informs the other Toa Mahri of Matoro ' s sacrifice , and the whole city begins to celebrate Mata Nui ' s salvation and grieve their fallen friend . Powers . The Toa essentially have the normal range of Toa powers : control over an element , a [ [ Kanohi ] ] Mask giving an additional power , and a personal weapon . However , due to their strange transformations , some of the details of these powers are a little different : Inika . In addition to their personal weapons , each Toa Inika has a [ [ Zamor ] ] Launcher built by [ [ Velika ] ] ; an improved model over the [ [ Piraka ] ] ' s launchers in that they can hold four rounds of Zamor Spheres instead of just one . Their Zamor Spheres hold energized [ [ protodermis ] ] , which is known to transform those who are destined for transformation and destroy all others . As the destiny of the Voya Nui Matoran is being blocked by the Piraka ' s antidermis virus , the energized protodermis cures the Matoran of this virus . The Toa will only use these spheres on infected Matoran , as no Toa would willingly use a deadly weapon against a living being . Mahri . When the Toa Inika became the Toa Mahri , their powers were , for the most part , returned to normal Toa levels . All electrical aspects of the Inika powers are now gone , including their glowing faces , energized weapons , and their electric powers . Their living masks have also been replaced with normal , inanimate ones . In fact , the only real variation from normal Toa abilities is that the Toa Mahri breathe water instead of air ( what appear to be air hoses are actually gills ) , and even this exception was erased when the Mask of Life teleported them home . The Toa Mahri have also replaced their Zamor Launchers with new sidearms , six - barreled cannons called Cordak Blasters . These cannons fire explosive rounds , and the Toa are following the same no - kill rule that they practiced with the Zamors . The Toa Inika / Mahri . Jaller . As a Matoran , [ [ Jaller ] ] was the courageous Captain of the Ta - Koro Guard ; now he leads a team in saving not only a village , but the entire universe . Having seen and heard many examples of the recklessness of previous Toa of Fire , Jaller is determined not to make the same mistakes ; he makes it a point to listen to his team ' s concerns and makes sure they ' re in agreement before committing to a task . He has also vowed that , once Mata Nui is saved , he will reclaim his old Matoran mask from [ [ Karzahni ] ] ' s realm , as it once belonged to [ [ Lhikan | Toa Lhikan ] ] . Hahli and he are close friends , but he is starting to be annoyed by Matoro , who seems to be usurping his position . Jaller is a Toa of Fire , giving him power over heat and flame ; though he is having difficulty creating and sustaining fires underwater . He channels this power through his swords ; an Energized Flame Sword as a Toa Inika and a Power Sword as a Toa Mahri . He originally wore a Calix Mask of Fate , allowing him to beat the odds and accomplish incredible leaps , dodges , etc ; and his current mask is an Arthron Mask of Sonar , which allows him to detect objects in the water using sound waves . He has also had a [ [ Rahi ( BIONICLE ) | Hahnah crab ] ] begin to follow him around , attracted to the heat and light of his flames ; he has taken advantage of this and mounted his Cordak Blaster on the creature . However , when the Toa were teleported home , the Hahnah crab was left behind . Hahli . [ [ Hahli ] ] used to just be a humble worker , but while training for a [ [ BIONICLE society # Kolhii | kolhii ] ] tournament she earned the honoured position of Chronicler , where she recorded the tales of the [ [ Toa Metru ] ] . Now a Toa herself , Hahli had trouble adjusting to the harshness of her new life , and she worried about what would happen if she ever lost control of her new power . However , she seems to have adjusted well enough to begin putting on " Hahli the Barbarian " acts ; bold displays of arrogance and intimidation . She and Jaller have been close friends since after the [ [ Bohrok ] ] war . Hahli is a Toa of Water , allowing her to create and control water blasts , mists , and riptides . She originally wielded a Laser Harpoon ; in her Mahri form she has a set of [ [ protodermis | Protosteel ] ] Talons as well as wing - like fins . Her Inika mask was an Elda Mask of Detection , which let her see hidden things including Toa Matoro ' s spirit form ; the mask also gave her headaches as she got closer to the Mask of Life . As a Toa Mahri , she wears a Faxon Mask of Kindred that lets her borrow powers of like animals ; and her expansive knowledge of sea creatures allows her to use it to fullest effect and gain abilities such as electric bolts , heightened vision , and immunity to poisons . Returning home , her fins were unchanged and cannot act as actual wings . Kongu . [ [ Kongu ] ] was once in charge of his village ' s defenses as Captain of their [ [ Rahi ( BIONICLE ) | Gukko ] ] Force . Life for him as a Toa hasn ' t been much fun so far ; first because of his Mask of Telepathy that told him things he just didn ' t want to hear - and to add insult to injury , the cave - dweller got the Mask of Flight instead of him . Currently , it ' s the unpleasant experience being underwater , as well as having another mask beyond his control . Despite his complaining , Kongu has faced his situation with relatively good humor , knowing that joking around and keeping spirits up helps things from getting too tense . Kongu is a Toa of Air , with the ability to create winds , raise or lower air pressure , and so on . As a Toa Inika , he used an Energy Crossbow ; as a Toa Mahri he is missing a melee weapon and uses a second Cordak Blaster in its place . Unfortunately he hasn ' t been able to fully control either of his masks : first a Suletu Mask of Telepathy , which let him read thoughts , sense strong emotions , and project his own thoughts to others ; then a Zatth Mask of Summoning , which allows him to call forth Rahi animals to his aid , though he has no choice which creature is called . Hewkii . [ [ Hewkii ] ] was a star athlete in the sport of [ [ BIONICLE society # Kolhii | kolhii ] ] ( with [ [ Macku ] ] being his best friend and biggest fan ) , and he now brings the same drive and focus to his new Toa mission . He basically just wants to get the job done and go home , and has little patience for lengthy planning sessions . He seemed to be a little annoyed at first when nobody noticed that the lightning had made his armor yellow and gray ( instead of the expected brown ) , but apparently got over it quickly . Hewkii is also second in command of the Toa Inika / Mahri , having been chosen by Jaller to lead the team if something happened to him . Hewkii is a Toa of Stone , able to launch projectiles and shape barriers of solid rock . He had a Laser Axe and a Climbing Chain as a Toa Inika ; and he wore a Sanok Mask of Accuracy , granting him perfect aim . When he became a Mahri , his axe transformed into an Aqua Warblade with an electrified chain , and his mask became a Garai Mask of Gravity , which allows him to negate or increase gravity around a target . Nuparu . [ [ Nuparu ] ] was originally a talented engineer , designing and building many machines like the [ [ Vahki ] ] robots and [ [ Boxor ] ] vehicle . Having lived underground most of his life , he found his new ability to fly as a Toa Inika extremely exhilarating , and Kongu has helped him learn to make the most of it . But he is still an engineer at heart and his greatest strength is still his mind ; he can reason out some unorthodox yet effective attacks . Nuparu is a Toa of Earth , with control over dirt , mud , and other forms of earth . His Inika tools were Great Claws and a Laser Drill , and his Zamor Launcher was shoulder - mounted instead of handheld . As a Toa Mahri , he uses a Razor - Edged Protosteel Shield that can block or slice through almost anything . His mask was a Kadin Mask of Flight while he was an Inika ; but upon becoming a Toa Mahri he gained a Volitak Mask of Stealth , which makes him almost transparent and dampens any sounds he makes . Matoro . [ [ Matoro ] ] had served as [ [ Turaga | Turaga Nuju ] ] ' s translator and trusted confidant . While an important job , Matoro feels that it has not prepared him for being a Toa nearly as much as the others , most of whom have backgrounds as athletes and warriors . Still , he is doing his best to fulfill his new duties . Since learning of his position as the chosen guardian of the Mask of Life , Matoro has grown more confident and determined to fulfill his duty - much to the annoyance of Jaller , who ' s beginning to find his leadership undermined . However , this is tempered by the darker aspects of his time as a Toa Mahri , not only his new morbid ability to raise an undead army but also the fact that he is at the mercy of [ [ Makuta ] ] . Matoro is a Toa of Ice , able to freeze objects and create layers of ice . He used an Energized Ice Sword as a Toa Inika , which was replaced with a Twin Cutter as a Mahri . He originally had an Iden Mask of Spirit , which allowed his spirit to leave his body ; this spirit form was invisible and could not interact with the physical world , excluding communicating with Hahli and Axonn , who had masks that can see him . He now wears a Tryna Mask of Reanimation , giving him the unsettling power to raise the dead as zombies under his command . Since the Mask of Life chose Matoro to be its guardian , he is not cursed by the mask when touching it . He finally sacrifices himself to save Mata Nui . References . < div class = " references - small " > General information comes from the " [ [ BIONICLE Legends ] ] " book series ; see List of BIONICLE media . [ [ Category : BIONICLE groups ] ]