Bionicle Explanation Page

== Introduction ==
BIONICLE was a line of Lego construction toys and their accompanied science fantasy universe, set in the Matoran Universe - in truth, the interior of a massive robot, the Great Spirit Robot, created by the alien race known only as the Great Beings with the intent of using it to repair the broken planet of Spherus Magna. The Great Spirit Robot was possessed by the consciousness of a being developed to pilot it, Mata Nui. Such a complex robot needed extensive maintenance, and so, within it, many automated biomechanical servitors were created to oversee such things - the Matoran, along with many others, such as the Makuta. While the Matoran were meant to operate like computers, performing their tasks without complex thinking, the machinations of a Great Being stowed away within their creation caused them to develop a truer, deeper sentience. They were protected by Toa, biomechanical beings created to defend the Matoran.
One of the Brotherhood of Makuta, Teridax, growing envious of Mata Nui's position and plagued by the same ambition as every other Makuta, took control of the Brotherhood and rebelled against his creators and overlord, killing many Toa and forcing most into hiding before striking out at Mata Nui himself with a virus that nearly killed him, putting him into a coma and allowing Teridax and his forces to operate unopposed. However, on the island of Mata Nui, named for their Great Spirit, the first team of Toa, the Toa Mata, finally reappeared after vanishing for thousands of years.
This blog could not have been made without the people who calculated these feats and the people who shared the comics and books, so thank you to everyone involved.
== Toa ==
Toa are the heroes and protectors of the Matoran Universe, created by the Great Beings and based off the Glatorians native to Spherus Magna. They have control over a single elemental power, one of many (out of the primary elements of Fire, Air, Earth, Water, Stone and Ice, and the secondary elements of Light, Sonics, Gravity, Plasma, Magnetism, Jungle, Lightning, Iron, and Psionics), and the ability to wear Great Kanohi and channel their elemental power through special Toa Tools.
Each Toa has a destiny that they are meant to fulfill, and upon completing this destiny, they are given the choice to either keep their Toa Power or sacrifice it for the greater good, losing their powers and becoming a Turaga. They mostly operate in teams of six, and many Matoran become Toa by awakening their dormant Toa Power.
=== General Toa Stuff ===
Toa are 7.2 feet / 2.19 metres tall, which is relevant because it's used in these calcs.
The average Toa can lift over one ton, from Chat with Greg Farshtey, August 18th, 2014.
Three Toa of different elements can also fuse together to create a stronger Toa Kaita that combines all of their powers.
=== Toa Mata / Nuva ===
The Toa Mata were the first Toa team to be created, 100, 000 years ago, with the singular destiny of awakening Mata Nui from his Teridax-induced coma. After being exposed to Energized Protodermis, the Toa Mata evolved into the Toa Nuva, gaining a deeper control over their elemental abilities, along with greater power. Their Kanohi Nuva are even capable of extending their special powers to their allies.
While each of these Toa has their own main mask, they can switch to the masks of any of their teammates (or their predecessors) at will, and as Toa Mata, even use them all at once with the Golden Kanohi.
Shortly after first being created, the Toa Mata fight against the avohkah, Rahi that are essentially living lightning bolts with their properties, fast enough to be mistaken as them by both Matoran and the Toa at first. They react to the avohkah and their lightning-based attacks in these fights, and this is the main support for the Massively Hypersonic+ speed stat shared by pretty much every BIONICLE character.
Gali and Lewa make a storm together to chase off the Bohrok, calculated at 19 kilotons, or 9.5 kilotons each, which is Town level.
They do this a lot. Storms are a common sight in BIONICLE.
==== Tahu ====
Tahu is the predictably hot-headed but warm-hearted Toa of Fire and the leader of the Toa Mata / Nuva. He wields the Kanohi Hau, the Great Mask of Shielding, which allows him to create forcefields.
Hau.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 13
Hau Nuva.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 17
Tahu casually melts a few thousand tons of sand, turning it to glass. This has been calculated at about 1 kiloton, which is Small Town level.
Tahu uses the Golden Armor to destroy all the Antidermis in his vicinity, destroying Teridax's army of Rahkshi in the final battle. This grants Tahu the abilities of all the Rahkshi destroyed, and boosts his elemental power above that of even Tuyet with the Nui Stone.
==== Kopaka ====
Kopaka is the also predictably cold and serious Toa of Ice and the deputy leader of the Toa Mata / Nuva. He wields the Kanohi Akaku, the Great Mask of X-Ray Vision, which allows him to see through solid objects and other structures. His Akaku is actually modified with telescopic properties. After he becomes a Toa Nuva, Akaku Nuva allows him to even see through illusions.
Akaku.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 13
Akaku Nuva.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 17
Kopaka Nuva instantly freezes an entire lake and the Rahkshi inside.
Mutran attacks Kopaka's mind to cloud him with doubt and render him incapable of action and then tries to rip his mind apart, but Kopaka just fakes being affected by it and gets up completely fine not much later.
==== Gali ====
Gali is the unsurprisingly wise and gentle Toa of Water, and the only female on her team, as per the usual. She wields the Kanohi Kaukau, the Great Mask of Water Breathing, which allows her to breathe in water and liquid protodermis for a limited amount of time. After she becomes a Toa Nuva, Kaukau Nuva makes her capable of breathing only water, but indefinitely, and since she can share it with others, she can use it to suffocate them.
Kaukau.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 13
Kaukau Nuva.png|Comic 8: The End of the Toa, Page 19
Gali Nuva uses water to heal Tahu, washing out Lerahk's poison and calming him after he was driven into a blind rage by Kurahk.
Gali Nuva's Nova Blast destroys all of Karzahni, calculated at 8.124 megatons, which is City level.
==== Lewa ====
Lewa is one half of the Toa Mata / Nuva's lighthearted comic relief, and is the Toa of Air. He wields the Kanohi Miru, which allows him to use air currents to glide and float. After he becomes a Toa Nuva, Miru Nuva allows him easy flight.
Miru.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 13
Miru Nuva.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 17
==== Pohatu ====
Pohatu is the other half of the comic relief, the surprisingly cheery and optimistic Toa of Stone. He wields the Kanohi Kakama, which allows him to move at blinding speeds. After he becomes a Toa Nuva, Kakama Nuva also allows him to vibrate his molecules at high speeds to pass through objects safely.
Kakama.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 13
Kakama Nuva.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 17
Pohatu easily destroys a 50-foot tall stone giant.
Pohatu Nuva destroys Odina Fortress with a single timed Stone Blast, turning the entire fortress to dust instantly. Said fortress covers , a large, mountainous island. This was calculated at 73.279 megatons, or City level+.
==== Onua ====
Onua is the quiet, calm, and reflective Toa of Earth. He wields the Kanohi Pakari, which greatly increases his strength.
Pakari.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 13
Pakari Nuva.png|The Official Guide to BIONICLE, Page 17
A depowered Onua Nuva lifts a boulder, calculated at 368,500 kg, or Class 100 lifting strength.
== The Brotherhood of Makuta ==
Originally created to enforce order and create Rahi in the Matoran Universe, the Makuta were plagued by ambition and pride from the very start, and so their betrayal under their second leader, Teridax, was inevitable. Only 100 Makuta were created, and each was appointed to a sector of their universe. At first biomechanical beings, the Makuta eventually evolved as a whole into beings of pure energy - Antidermis. They made a collective decision to shun their inner Light, becoming vile beings of pure Shadow, and existing in durable shells of Protosteel.
A description of the nature and abilities of the Makuta.
Teridax describing the Makuta's true form as pure energy - Antidermis - and how they need a body to keep themselves together.
That being said, after growing stronger than his small body as Dume can contain, Teridax becomes a mass of dark energy and absorbs Nivawk, Nidhiki, and Krekka to create a new, stronger body for himself. Absorption is something any Makuta can do.
Unfortunately, to absorb someone, a Makuta has to overcome their will.
Makuta Powers.png|Makuta's Guide to the Universe, Pages 82-83
Makuta Powers 2.png|Makuta's Guide to the Universe, Page 84
All of the Makuta's powers.
=== Rahkshi ===
Rahkshi are powerful armored beings of Antidermis created from Kraata, wormlike beings created from the essence of a Makuta, after they are exposed to Energized Protodermis. These armors must be piloted by another kraata, and can possess any one of the above powers that Makuta can possess.
Bear in mind that the Rahkshi are footsoldiers for the Makuta who utilize a limited version of their powers. Any Makuta should be capable of duplicating anything a Rahkshi does and can probably do it better.
Makuta have the power to create kraata from their Antidermis, which can be transformed into Rahkshi, who can utilize any of the powers listed above. For further proof;
Kraata Powers.png|BIONICLE Encyclopedia: Updated, Pages 65
Kraata Powers 2.png|BIONICLE Encyclopedia: Updated, Page 66
Makuta can use kraata to infect Kanohi, which can be used to take control of others.
The powers of a Rahkshi of Fear, Turahk, one of the six Rahkshi created by Teridax on Mata Nui.
Turahk causes Pohatu to pass out from terror.
The powers of a Rahkshi of Disintegration, Guurahk, one of the six Rahkshi created by Teridax on Mata Nui.
The powers of a Rahkshi of Poison, Lerahk, one of the six Rahkshi created by Teridax on Mata Nui.
The powers of a Rahkshi of Shattering, Panrahk, one of the six Rahkshi created by Teridax on Mata Nui.
The powers of a Rahkshi of Hunger, Vorahk, one of the six Rahkshi created by Teridax on Mata Nui.
Vorahk drains all of Onua's strength and energy near-instantly, rendering him incapable of even moving.
The powers of a Rahkshi of Anger, Kurahk, one of the six Rahkshi created by Teridax on Mata Nui.
The effects of Kurahk's anger powers on Tahu, causing him to become so overcome by rage that he lashes out at the other Toa Nuva.
=== The Makuta, Teridax ===
Known primarily as nothing more than the Makuta, Teridax was originally the lieutenant of the Brotherhood of Makuta, brought into being by the Great Spirit. While cursed with the same ambition as all Makuta, he was initially loyal and dutiful, doing as he was directed and creating Rahi. When the League of Six Kingdoms attempted to conquer the Matoran Universe, Teridax organized the efforts to stop them and defeated their armies in battle.
The Barraki's ambitions stuck with him, and due to his ambition, Teridax could not help himself from entertaining thoughts of rebellion against the Great Spirit. When Miserix assigned each Makuta to a sector of their universe, Teridax given the most important and prominent location of all - Metru Nui, as a reward for his successes.
There, Teridax eventually learned of the universe's true nature from Mutran and shortly afterwards, he took control of the Brotherhood and ordered Miserix to be executed. Discarding his inner Light alongside his allies, he became a being of pure Antidermis and Shadow, and poisoned the Great Spirit himself with a deadly virus that would slowly claim his life, plotting to wrest control of the universe from him as soon as he could.
Teridax wields Kraahkan, the Great Mask of Shadows, and the only one of its kind, the opposite force to the Great Mask of Light.
Teridax describing Kraahkan's powers.
Kraahkan attacks anyone who touches it that isn't a Makuta.
In his bodies, Teridax's strength surpasses that of a Toa.
Teridax describes one of his primary strategies - throwing fights to lead on his opponents to his true goals.
Teridax overpowers Miserix.
Teridax toys with Icarax, allowing him to attack him unopposed for hours, and then takes control of his small army of Manas and utterly humiliates him without even trying.
Teridax put Dume into a deep sleep, stole his mask, and then transformed to copy his shape.
This was listed above, but again, as it's his feat - Teridax breaks out of his form as Turaga Dume by gorging himself on energy, growing into a mass of darkness and energy, and then absorbs Nivawk, Nidhiki, and Krekka to make a new, stronger body for himself.
Unfortunately, to absorb someone, a Makuta has to overcome their will.
Teridax transforms liquid protodermis into a solid and manipulates it.
After being sealed by the Toa Metru, Teridax contacts Roodaka and Sidorak mentally and gets them to come free him, directing Roodaka over the course of the ensuing conflicts.
Teridax traps Vakama in a complex illusion that recreates the destroyed Ta-Metru and his friends in perfect detail, with different people acting as the Toa and different events having happened. The illusion also completely convinces him that he physically isn't a Toa anymore, with him feeling significantly shorter as a result.
It follows him as he travels across Metru Nui and recreates more places and people, with the intent of having Vakama lead Teridax to the Mask of Time.
Sentrakh and the Shadowed One aren't being targeted by the illusion, so they see things as they are - Vakama is alone, with something illusioned to look like Nokama.
Vakama eventually realizes he's in an illusion due to Nokama's strange behavior and true height, along with imperfections in Lhikan's Kanohi. The illusion collapses, and Teridax reveals himself, having illusioned himself to look like Lhikan.
The Shadowed One explains what happened for those who didn't understand.
Teridax oneshots Vakama shortly after he breaks out of the illusion, but chooses to leave him alive.
Teridax controls hundreds upon hundreds of Rahkshi and uses them to mob Voporak, distracting it for hours so that him and Vakama can proceed without being bothered.
Teridax boasts about his plans being built to account for every setback.
Teridax inserts the names of the Toa Metru into Lhikan's mind. While he doesn't actually defy destiny here, he still does that, so. He also reads the stars.
Teridax fights Keetongu, binds him in shadows, and then tanks him redirecting his shadow attacks at him.
Teridax defeats Keetongu by using his strength against him and using his Heat vision to prevent him from using his Rhotuka spinner, and then electrocutes him.
Teridax teleports the Shadowed One's eyebeams away midair.
Teridax blasts a huge pit into the ground.
Teridax, Voporak, and the Shadowed One's fight would've destroyed Metru Nui if they all went all-out.
Teridax can read minds to predict and dodge attacks.
Teridax creates a vacuum to suffocate Voporak.
Teridax breaks out of the Shadowed One's protodermis binds by flexing, and then proceeds to easily dominate him and throws him at Voporak.
Teridax easily traps the Karzahni, a massive, living plant, in shadows, killing it by cutting off all heat and light.
Teridax splits the ground and causes a massive storm with ease.
Eruption 1.png|Comic 3: Triumph of the Toa, Page 6
Eruption 2B.png|Comic 3: Triumph of the Toa, Page 7
Teridax casually causes the eruption of Mangai Volcano, which Onua says could destroy all of Mata Nui.
Teridax takes control of Lewa with a Kanohi infected by his kraata.
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The Toa Kaita are forcibly defused once they enter Teridax's lair, as he is a spirit of destruction and they cannot exist in his space. (Mata Nui Online Game, 18:02 - 18:17).
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Pohatu describes Teridax's strength as being ten times greater than that of the Manas, who matched the Toa Kaita. (Mata Nui Online Game, 18:18 - 18:20).
Teridax creatures illusionary Shadow Toa to face the Toa Mata. These illusions perfectly match the Toa Mata in combat.
Shadow Kopaka is frozen and shattered into hundreds of pieces, but each piece reforms.
Onua figures out how to defeat the Shadow Toa - fight alongside each other and team up instead of trying to face their shadows on their own.
According to the book, anyways. In the BIONICLE Encyclopedia, it's instead stated that they accepted their inner darkness and absorbed them, which is considered to be what happened in canon.
In the Mata Nui Online Game (21:57 - 23:31), the Toa Mata face off against Teridax, chronologically after they defeat the Shadow Toa (though that isn't in the game), and he easily overpowers them all and is only defeated when they combine all their powers. After this, he teleports all of the Toa Mata out of his lair.
The Official Guide makes it clear that they only fought a small portion of Teridax's true body, which makes sense - it's a lot smaller than his normal form, which shows up later, and a Makuta can't switch sizes so drastically without permanently losing mass, and they thus need to absorb people to get larger.
Teridax talking of his first encounters with the Toa Mata and claiming that he let them win. While this wouldn't be inconsistent with his power or his plans, it should be noted that he has a giant ego and could very well be lying.
Teridax appears in the darkness of a mountain near Onu-Koro, having not long ago been in his lair in Mangaia, and claims that he can be wherever shadows are.
Teridax fashions liquid mercury-like Protodermis into solid spheres.
Teridax transforms one of those spheres into shadow energy with his staff.
Teridax takes Takanuva's best light attack head-on and gets back up mostly fine despite it being his weakness.
Teridax lets Takanuva think he's beaten him, which seems to be a favorite ploy of his. This one is 100% believable, as everything they did after this did, in fact, sync up with Teridax's plans.
A nice description of Teridax's powers as displayed up to this point.
Teridax influences the Piraka to follow his wishes without them knowing.
The Piraka load Teridax's Antidermis into zamor spheres, controlling anyone who gets hit by them.
Teridax's Antidermis takes control of the Toa Nuva.
Teridax is revealed to have been the substance from before, and his true nature is made clear.
Teridax tortures Matoro while in the Maxilos robot.
Teridax, in the Maxilos robot, hits Hydraxon with electricity, magnetism, and sonic attacks, powerful enough to turn a normal person's brain to mush, and then reads his mind easily.
Teridax easily takes control of half of Karzahni's hundreds of Manas and sets them upon each other.
Teridax rips apart Karzahni's mind and then tosses him into the distance.
Teridax casually traps Matoro in a stasis field and then takes a serious attack from Brutaka without much issue.
Teridax fights on par with Brutaka.
Teridax easily shrugs off Takadox's hypnosis.
Teridax claims to be able to easily break free of said ice, and takes control of the Spinax hound.
Teridax oneshots Hydraxon.
Teridax easily electrocutes all six Barraki.
Teridax traps Takadox in a perfectly accurate illusion that completely convinces him it's real, and then torments him in it, driving him to scream in terror.
Teridax faces off against the remaining Barraki and their armies.
Teridax lost that fight, but hadn't been fighting to win, just delay them.
==== The Great Spirit ====
Teridax blows up Zaktan with a sonic attack, destroying him on such a scale that he exists only as molecular fragments, according to Greg Farshtey:
After making a bad pun, Teridax traps Miserix in an illusion where he is just a picture, an illusion that affects everyone else present. Interestingly, this implies that he'd still be able to do this, just that it'd take a lot of focus and energy.
Teridax traps all six Toa Hagah in an illusion that they've defeated him and everything is at peace no matter where they go. This is pretty in line with Teridax's normal illusory powers, so he should be able to pull something like this off normally.
Teridax has the power to break through the Order of Mata Nui's mental shields now.
Teridax teleports Brutaka, Axonn, and Keetongu across the Matoran Universe.
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