8762 Toa Iruini 8762 Toa Iruni is a BIONICLE set released in 2005 . It is one of the two Toa Hagah released and was sold with the other , 8763 Toa Norik . He comes with a spear and a shield with a Rhotuka spinner in its launcher and another one in a special compartment . Background . Very little is known of Iruini ' s life before his recruitment into the Toa Hagah . What has been confirmed , however , was that he was active as a Toa for quite some time beforehand , operating as a member of another Toa team . When the Brotherhood of Makuta decided that Makuta Teridax needed Toa bodyguards , Iruini was selected as representative Toa of Air . He was endowed with metallic armor to indicate his status as an elite Toa and his former teammates presented him with his current Kanohi Kualsi as a badge of honor . Toa Hagah . Iruini ' s new Toa team performed this task well and protected Teridax from things like Rahi intrusions . However , Iruini eventually quit the team , believing they wasted time on large threats ( e . g . Hoto bug invasion ) and not enough time on ever - present dangers . The group ' s victories caused them to be overconfident , especially their leader , Norik . This overconfidence lead to four of the Hagah being tracked down by Roodaka and mutated into Rahaga . They later found out that the Brotherhood was harming the Matoran they had sworn to protect , and they attacked the Brotherhood ' s armies of Exo - Toa , Visorak , and Fohrok . Iruini later temporarily allied himself with Toa Norik , managing to severely weaken Makuta and save their mutated friends . The rescue of their friends came at a great price , however , as Iruini and Norik were mutated into Rahaga in the process by Roodaka ' s mutation Rhotuka . Rahaga . Iruini was at first ashamed of his appearance as a Rahaga , but over most of two centuries he had gotten somewhat used to it . Iruini did not believe in Keetongu , and felt that the Rahi was just a myth , until the Rahaga and the Toa Hordika found the legendary Rahi in Ko - Metru . After the Battle of Metru Nui , Iruini assisted the other Rahaga and Turaga Dume in rebuilding the great city . He was with the other five Rahaga and Keetongu , helping other islands that have fallen victim to the Visorak , but they still used Metru Nui as their " base " . Recently , the Rahaga went to aid the land of Xia , which was being ravaged by the ongoing battle of two monstrous Rahi - even though Xia is the homeland of their archenemy Roodaka . They arrived to find Roodaka in the custody of their allies , the Toa Nuva , and the Nuva forced her to turn the Rahaga back into the Toa Hagah . Hunt for Teridax . After they were transformed back into Toa Hagah , Iruini made sure that the Kanohi Dragon didn ' t fall victim to The Mountain after the other Hagah had subdued the creature . Upon hearing Gaaki ' s prediction of a coming threat , Iruini was slightly annoyed by its vagueness . After Kualus sent a smoke hawk to check , Iruini climbed up to a spire and saw hundreds of ships approaching . Iruini rashly ignored Norik ' s warning and used his Kualsi to teleport to one of the ships and wound up facing The Shadowed One , surrounded by Dark Hunters . After The Shadowed One revealed he was there to destroy the rest of the island , Iruini raised his weapon only to have the Dark Hunters raise theirs in response . Iruini was saved by the timely arrival of Toa Helryx , who threatened the entire armada with a massive tidal wave . She had the other Toa Hagah teleported to the ship , and , after making clear to The Shadowed One that Xia was not to be destroyed , introduced herself to the Toa as the leader of the Order of Mata Nui . She informed them they had been recruited into their war against the Brotherhood , to which they protested to some extent . After revealing they were to track down Teridax with Zaktan as their guide , the Toa Hagah reluctantly agreed as Gaaki chillingly prophesied that one of their party would not return from the journey . He and the other Toa then teleported to Metru Nui where Norik told the Toa Mahri that they must destroy the Coliseum . The Toa Mahri doubted their story , and Iruini was attacked by Hewkii , though his skills proved superior to those of the Toa of Stone . The fight ended when Kualus used his Mask of Rahi Control to summon a giant Rahi only for it to go out of control , and Iruini combined his powers with Kongu , Norik and Jaller to stop the beast . After that , he watched Zaktan until the rest of the Toa could make a tunnel under the Coliseum , and then went in the tunnel with the rest of the Toa Hagah . Beneath the surface they encountered Makuta Miserix , and eventually met Axonn , Brutaka , Helryx , and Keetongu as well , before learning that their entire universe was Mata Nui ' s body and that his brain was located beneath Metru Nui . Unfortunately , Teridax had possessed it , and used its added power to banish Axonn , Brutaka , and Keetongu to the distant south of the universe , trapped Miserix in an illusion of himself as a two - dimensional picture , and put the Toa Hagah under a spell that led them to believe they had defeated him and thus left the universe safe from his rule . Trapped in this false reality , the Toa Hagah became the blissful protectors of Metru Nui , oblivious to its subjugation by Teridax . Fortunately , the ancient being Tren Krom would later free them from this spell , and they later left the robot body of Mata Nui to live on the world of Spherus Magna with the other former natives of their universe . Abilities and Traits . As a Toa of Air , Iruini can create , control , and absorb air . This also gives him the ability to control air pressure , create twisters , and summon wind storms . These abilities were lost when he was turned into a Rahaga , but he has since regained his powers . Mask and Tools . As a Toa Hagah , Iruini carries the Cyclone Spear . He also carries a Rhotuka Launching Shield , which can launch healing spinners . These spinners can heal any wounds they touch . He wears the Great Kanohi Kualsi , the Great Mask of Quick - Travel . The mask actually allowed the user to teleport but only to a place within his or her line of sight . As a Rahaga , Iruini carried a staff that could be used to hypnotize Rahi . His snag spinner could tangle the legs of creatures , cutting off their escape .