Mazeka

**Mazeka** is a Matoran living in The House. He previously worked as a car salesman before going bankrupt and having to work for Tanma as a shop assistant in his bar. Despite this, he and Tanma are very close friends, and are practically inseparable from each other.

## History

### Starting a business

Mazeka arrived in The House in mid-2018, promoting his new car dealership he had just set up atop a tall shelf. He had many vehicles in his store, but most prized of all was his prototype Jetrax T6. He soon made contact with Katuna and Memphis, advertising his new shop. The two promptly visited the store and admired the automobiles he was selling, Katuna in particular being interested by the Jetrax. However, once discovering the price of the vehicles, the two Rahkshi left again, hoping to save up enough money to purchase the Jetrax later.

### Making profits

Soon enough, Mazeka’s business was a success, and he received many customers every week. Notably, he sold Stormer a silver MotorMania FR41 which he used on occasion during his missions. However, although his shop had been successful, he still hadn’t sold his prized Jetrax. Later, Katuna returned to take the vehicle for a test drive, only to find out that she was too big to fit in the cockpit.

### Into bankruptcy

Unfortunately, Mazeka’s success wouldn’t last long, as Photok set up his soon-to-be-world-famous online shopping store Photok and Co. P&Co had everything Mazeka didn’t; a wider selection of products, a website, an easily accessible shop and even proper funding. Mazeka simply couldn’t compete with the retail giant and was forced to file for bankruptcy. His remaining stock was quickly destroyed, including the Jetrax.

### Working for Tanma

With his main source of income gone, Mazeka was forced to sell anything of value that he still had, including his Bionicle collection. Tanma bought several figures off him to resell later, before offering him a job as a bartender in his bar. Mazeka agreed, and the two Matoran quickly became best friends. From then on, they were rarely seen apart from each other, going off on numerous adventures and outings.

### Holiday to Thorpeness

After happily working for Tanma for several weeks, Mazeka was offered the chance to go on the traditional yearly holiday. Naturally, he agreed, and travelled to Thorpeness with Tanma, Sawdris, Katuna, Memphis, Puuki, Intor and Mr Bonkle. While the others went around on their usual crazy escapades, he, Tanma, Puuki and Mr Bonkle remained at the house, engaging in discussions and relaxing in bed.

### Trip to IKEA

One day while working at the bar, Ham Guy entered the establishment. He ordered several stacks of ham, and once being provided with the meat proceeded to eat it with such haste and vigour that other customers were being physically sick. Once Tanma had kicked the unwelcome patron out, Mazeka noticed that his sweat had rotted the table, making the item of furniture useless. Due to this, the two borrowed the Rockoh T3 from Pohatu, and used it to drive to IKEA to purchase a new table. However, once they arrived, they realised the car park was full, forcing them to drive to a nearby Burger King in order to catch a bus back to the store.

Once finally arriving at the furniture retailer, Tanma and Mazeka immediately began looking for a table. They soon found one, which they noted down for when they went to the storeroom later to collect it. Once at the storeroom, Mazeka started scanning the endless isles of flat-packed furniture for the table they had noted down earlier, but with no luck. As such, he asked an employee for advice, only to realise that the assistant was none other than the Matoran who had demanded mountains of ham at the bar. Despite this, he helped to locate the table. Touched by his kindness despite their attitudes earlier, Tanma and Mazeka agreed to let him back into the bar as long as he ate his ham less extravagantly.

Tanma helped Mazeka to lug the heavy table back to the bus stop, before catching the bus back to Burger King. However, on their arrival, Tanma quickly realised that the table didn’t fit in the car. Now stranded at Burger King, Mazeka took the only option and helped Tanma to carry the table over to a nearby house. Upon ringing the doorbell, the two were greeted by a Jamaican hippie, who let them borrow his car, which not only had room for their table, but also a hitch to tow the T3.

After hours of driving, the two Matoran finally made it back home with the table. They returned the T3 to Pohatu and assembled their new piece of furniture to place in the bar.

### Providing drinks and snacks

After Vex had informed the Rahkshi of the recent decimation of various Hero Factory outposts, Mazeka, in a waiter’s outfit, approached their table and asked for their orders. He later returned after making the drinks and snacks, before presenting them in an unusually posh manner. He explained after that Tanma had told him to do the voice to try to be polite to the customers, much to his annoyance. He then tried to tell his story about IKEA, but Memphis quickly cut him off.

### Resistance Riot I

During the first riot at Zardok’s Palace, Mazeka fired at the building using two handheld missile launchers. Once Bohrok Nui entered their battle, Mazeka turned and fired three shots at the intellectual, but they simply bounced off him, prompting him to punch Mazeka with his Jackhammer. One Vex and Tanma provided a distraction, the resistance, including Mazeka, fled the scene.

### Resistance Riot II

Mazeka also participated in the second riot, once again wielding missile launchers. After taking out a large chunk of Zardok’s forces, he and Tanma flew up onto the observation balcony and held Zardok and his minions at gunpoint. Zardok, however, simply activated a trapdoor beneath them, causing them to fall into the basement. After frantically investigating the basement, the two Matoran discovered a large swarm of Bohrok being bred under the palace. Recognising the threat they posed, Tanma ordered the resistance to retreat.

### Final battle

During the final battle against Zardok, Mazeka used a Technic Off-Road Pickup Truck to traverse the battlefield with Tanma in the passenger seat. By the end of the battle, the vehicle was wrecked but still repairable.

### Holiday in a holiday home

In 2020, Mazeka once again opted to go on the yearly holiday with the same group as before. Whilst there, a fight broke out surrounding the food they had brought, and after Puuki accidentally brought a weapons cache with him instead of luggage, a fierce gunfight ensued. After several minutes of firing, the participants slowly realised that their guns were in fact airsoft guns, and thus didn’t harm anyone.

After Memphis contracted Bionicle Sand Disease, Mazeka, along with everyone else, kept their distance from him.

### Accidental weaponry purchase

In early 2021, Mazeka accidentally bought a Military-Grade AA12 Mobile Weapons Platform while shopping for groceries.

## Trivia

- Mazeka was originally intended to be a one-off character mainly inserted for acting as a plot device to provide someone with the Jetrax. After his character ended up being better than originally anticipated, he was kept in, replacing the Unnamed Toa of Earth.

- A Moc of Mazeka was first conceptualised in late 2017, as a counterpart to the 2017 Tanma design. He featured a mechanical arm with a few wires stuck in it, as well as a more detailed torso and bulkier legs. This version was never documented nor used in the story.