#Toa Kapura

[matau-the-228th]

The red figure seen watching the Matoran from atop the hills and mountains of Mata Nui has been present since we first set foot on the island.

I have often seen him on the cliff above the Hall of Records in Po-Koro. I swear his armor looks shinier each time I see him, like it's slowly getting newer, somehow.

At first, some of us thought him to be one of the strange new types of Rahi that we have encountered here. Others thought that he was One of the Six Spirit Toa from the stories the Rahaga tell around the meeting-fire.

Rahaga Nokama has assured us that we would know when the Six Toa destined for our Island would arrive, and that this being was not one of them.

The Kai-Wahi Guard were never able to catch up to him. It was Kapura, of all people, who got the closest to him, but the red being still got away from him. Vakama just said Kapura had to practice more, whatever that means.

Whoever he is, he has not reappeared recently, ever since our newest Matoran, Takua, had been named my assistant and the new Chronicler.

Still, I feel as if he is here, watching us. Watching me.

...Even though I know he is not.

[squared-m]

TAKANUVA AND THE CHRONICLER'S COMPANY

With the reformation of Spherus Magna, explorers are needed to map out this foreign and new terrain. Who better to do this than the Chronicler's Company? In the fifty years since the Reformation, the Chronicler's Company has grown from just six Matoran to an entire guild of explorers, drawing recruits from both magnan and oropi societies. While his duties both on the New Atero council and to the Toa are important, Takanuva still makes time to assist his old friends in any way they need.

[nattarthetimedragon]

Ambush in Ta-Wahi

[byz-was-here]

They grow up so fast... The Chronicler’s Company Moc’s all in an ensemble!

Masks from the Gavlapack. This literally took me all darn day. 

[randomwriteronline]

good evening to the four people who like these (who's who in alt)

[byz-was-here]

I went a different route but this still goes hard af.

Chronicler's company Toa team Toa tools:

Tamaru - long handled hammer (to bonk the oldbone and bogfoot)

Kopeke - flat chisel longsword (a rapier more or less)

Hafu - duel pickaxes (double the perfection)

Taipu - iron caber (a big metal log to toss and hit people with)

Kapura - flame sai (he came from behind, like a whisper)

Macku - duel headed oar staff (boating is COOL)

Takua - a mirror buster sword (to reflect his own light and show others their own)

Uhh idk that's all if you think it's cool, awesome

[tempelbeast]

Renders of Stars like Toa Mata an custom matoran with extra readers. We have:

1. Jaller, Tahu and Kapura

2. Hahli, Gali and Macku

3. Nuparu, Onua and Taipu

4. Kongu, Lewa and Tamaru

5. Hewkii, Pohatu and Hafu

6. Matoro, Kopaka and Kopeke

7. Takua, Kotu, Pewku and Onepu

8. Akhmou, Krakua and Zemya

9. Good guy, Voriki and Bad guy

[mimicry-works]

Congrats to Kapura for becoming the latest Toa of fire, here's your Kakama.

He can no longer perceive time normally. I'm sure it's fine.

Vhisola was runner up.

[kolhii-head-chronicler]

AU where immediately after grabbing the Kanohi Avohkii out of the lava Takua promptly fumbles, drops it again, trips while trying to catch it, and then proceeds to face plant directly onto the mask.

Search for the seventh Toa speedrun complete :P

“But I can still compete in the kolhii match, right?” he asks, causing Jaller and Vakama to both just immediately facepalm themselves. Vakama resigns himself to substituting Kapura in his place; he either takes the entire match to move a single step or he does his quick travel thing and wins in under ten seconds.

Either way, Vakama is completely exasperated by the day’s events and 10000000% done.

[coldgoldlazarus]

Bionicle G3 Concept thing:

One island. Seven tribes. Eight regions. Twenty-Two elements.

I spent too long on this, and I feel like there may be some controversial decisions here.

Ta-Wahi (Fire, Plasma, Magma)

Tahu, Mythic Toa of Fire

Dume, Ancient Toa of Magma

Lhikan, Legendary Toa of Plasma

Norik, Great Toa of Fire

Ekimu, Heroic Toa of Plasma (Turaga of Ta-Wahi)

Jaller, Current Toa of Plasma

Maglya, Future Toa of Magma

Narmoto, Vaaki of Fire

Sarda, Vaaki of Plasma

Mamuk, Vaaki of Magma

Vohon the Trader (Fire)

Nuhrii the Mask Maker (Magma)

Ga-Wahi (Water, Mind, Abyss)

Gali, Mythic Toa of Water

Helryx, Ancient Toa of Mind

Tuyet, Legendary Toa of Abyss

Naho, Legendary Toa of Water

Gaaki, Great Toa of Mind

Nokama, Heroic Toa of Mind (Turaga of Ga-Wahi)

Hahli, Current Toa of Abyss

Macku, Future Toa of Water

Kivoda, Vaaki of Water

Vhisola, Vaaki of Mind

Owaki, Vaaki of Abyss

Kotu the Attendant (Water)

Idris the Explorer (Abyss)

Le-Wahi (Flora, Air, Vacuum)

Lewa, Mythic Toa of Flora

Lesovikk, Ancient Toa of Air

Nidhiki, Legendary Toa of Vacuum

Iruini, Great Toa of Vacuum

Matau, Heroic Toa of Vacuum (Turaga of Le-Wahi)

Kongu, Current Toa of Air

Tamaru, Future Toa of Flora

Vizuna, Vaaki of Flora

Reysa, Vaaki of Air

Orkahm, Vaaki of Vacuum

Harvali the Archaeologist (Flora)

Defilak the Detective (Air)

Onu-Wahi (Earth, Gravity, Fauna)

Onua, Mythic Toa of Earth

Jovan, Ancient Toa of Gravity

Zaria, Legendary Toa of Fauna

Bomonga, Great Toa of Gravity

Whenua, Heroic Toa of Fauna (Turaga of Onu-Wahi)

Nuparu, Current Toa of Iron (Cosmic Prank - Swapped With Hewkii)

Taipu, Future Toa of Earth

Garan, Vaaki of Earth

Korgot, Vaaki of Gravity

Droton, Vaaki of Fauna

Tehutti the Archivist (Earth)

Mavrah the Researcher (Fauna)

Po-Wahi (Sand, Stone, Iron)

Pohatu, Mythic Toa of Sand

Kodan, Ancient Toa of Stone

Orde, Legendary Toa of Iron

Pouks, Great Toa of Stone

Onewa, Heroic Toa of Stone (Turaga of Po-Wahi)

Hewkii, Current Toa of Gravity (Cosmic Prank - Swapped With Nuparu)

Hafu, Future Toa of Sand

Agarak, Vaaki of Sand

Nikluu, Vaaki of Stone

Kerato, Vaaki of Iron

Melea the Trader (Sand)

Dekar the Hunter (Iron)

Ko-Wahi (Ice, Sonics, Crystal)

Kopaka, Mythic Toa of Ice

Ihu, Ancient Toa of Ice

Krakua, Legendary Toa of Sonics

Kualas, Great Toa of Sonics

Nuju, Heroic Toa of Crystal (Turaga of Ko-Wahi)

Matoro, Current Toa of Crystal

Kopeke, Future Toa of Sonics

Izotor, Vaaki of Ice

Mazeka, Vaaki of Sonics

Kyrehx, Vaaki of Crystal

Kazi the Foreman (Ice)

Nixie the Astrologer (Crystal)

Kini-Wahi (AKA Vo-Wahi) (Lightning, Time)

Voriki, Mythic Toa of Lightning

Nikila, Ancient Toa of Lightning

Chiara, Legendary Toa of Lightning

Varian, Great Toa of Time

Vakama, Heroic Toa of Time (Turaga of Kini-Wahi & Karda-Wahi)

Kapura, Future Toa of Time

Dalu, Vaaki of Lightning

Onepu the Ussalry Captain (Lightning)

Velika the Paradox (Time)

Karda-Wahi (Shadow, Light)

Ahkmou, Current Toa of Shadow (Power Split with Takua)

Takua, Current Toa of Light (Power Split with Ahkmou)

Jagiri, Vaaki of Shadow

Zemya, Vaaki of Light

Kirop the Leader (Shadow)

Tanma the Deputy Leader (Light)

Gavla the Delinquent (Shadow)

Midak the Ussal Tender (Light)

[0m3g45n1p3r4lph4]

I just had a revalation

Powers of Time in Bionicle, when poorly controlled and with little experience, are often shown only by slowing. More advanced control is shown much greater manipulation and acceleration. Tahu Nuva and Vakama used it and only slowed Time, while the cracked Vahi would accelerate it, showing it's capable of it.

Kapura is slower than other Matoran, until he finishes practicing. Now he's the fastest, while still in his 'slow' way. Dude would be able to use the Vahi for sure, as a Toa

[mugbearerscorner]

Decided to pick a Bionicle character for each of the Major Arcana

The Fool - Takua/Takanuva

Simply put, Takua and Takanuva manages to be the centerpiece of many events in the BIONICLE lore, giving him the biggest Protagonist Energy, complete with the "Coming of Age"/"Trans Allegory" bit with the Mask of Light.

The Magician - Vakama

Spiritual leader, with visions of the future, a perfect candidate for being the "conduit of the divine", connecting the spiritual realm with the material one.

The High Priestess - Nuju

Being the one who reads the stars for prophecies and premonitions and keeping a Prophecy Wall in Ko-Koro, Nuju fits this one very well IMO.

The Empress - Artakha. Alternatively: Onewa

A being of great creative potential.

The Emperor - Turaga Dume

Specifically because he's the face of authority in Metru Nui.

The Hierophant - Whenua

Was struggling with this one, but I think Whenua fits since he's an Archivist, who likes for things to be in Order and is concerned with the preservation of the past.

The Lovers - Toa Hewkii and matoran Macku

Represents their over-arching relationship and its persistence despite all of the adversities thrown at them by Makuta and, later, Velika.

The Chariot - Kapura

Somehow, he managed to learn to fast travel by being slow, methodical and persistent.

The Strength - Jaller

This is very straightforward: Jaller is a natural leader.

The Hermit - Toa Lesovikk

On the long journey to forgive himself, to get rid of internalized stigma imposed by both his own conscience and the societal ostracization.

Wheel of Fortune - Toa Lhikan

Both the one who guided (with difficulties) the Toa Metru to thwart Makuta's plans, and the one whose Mask served to shape Jaller.

The Justice - Velika

He threw the self-awareness switch, for better or for worse, and that decision eventually will come back to bite him in the ass.

The Hanged Man - Matoro

His was the necessary sacrifice.

The Death - Toa Tahu

The first Toa we see in MNOG, the ominous figure in the smoke, and a symbol of major change in the lives of the matoran of Mata Nui.

The Temperance - Makuta Teridax

His plan to overtake the Matoran Universe certainly required a lot of patience and moderation, and he had it in spades.

The Devil - Ahkmou

One of the most mercantile Matoran you'd ever encounter, he has been on his path to ruin way before Makuta - literally - fished him out and brainwashed him.

The Tower - Tren Krom

Meeting Tren Krom is what fundamentally changed the Makuta's concept of the universe and prompted him to formulate his Great Plan.

The Star - Keetongu

This intelligent being counters the effects of the Hordika Venom, and in general considered to be a great healer. He helped the Rahaga to regain their Toa forms.

The Moon - Axonn, specifically: Kanohi Rode

The ability to see past illusions, literally being called Mask of Truth.

The Sun - Matau/Lewa/Pohatu

Honestly, any character that shows optimism and being the alleviating force among their respective friend circle.

The Judgement - Toa Ignika

The consciousness in the Mask Of Life got inspired by Matoro's courage to take an active role in its own fate.

The World - The Great Spirit Mata Nui

Unsurprisingly, perhaps. From being the entire Matoran Universe in himself, to being the centerpiece of matoran faith and creed.

[wjbs-bonkle-au]

How many (named) Toa of every element are there (counting ones who were transformed into Turaga, e.g Dume, mutated, e.g Nidhiki, or fused into a different entity, e.g Prototype's components)?

Find out below...

First, the raw numbers, with a list of every Toa included (using Biosector's navigation template)

Fire - 7 (Norik, Lhikan, Vakama, Tahu, Jaller, Dume, one of the two Toa who got fused into Prototype)

Water - 7 (Gaaki, Naho, Tuyet, Nokama, Gali, Hahli, Helryx)

Earth - 6 (Bomonga, Whenua, Onua, Nuparu, one of the two Toa who got fused into Prototype, the Toa who was mutated into Savage)

Air - 7 (Lesovikk, Iruini, Nidhiki, Matau, Lewa, Kongu, the Toa who was mutated into Spinner)

Stone - 4 (Pouks, Onewa, Pohatu, Hewkii)

Ice - 4 (Kualus, Nuju, Kopaka, Matoro)

Light - 1 (Takanuva)

Sonics - 1 (Krakua)

Magnetism - 1 (Jovan)

Lightning - 2 (Nikila, Chiara)

Iron - 1 (Zaria)

Psionics - 2 (Orde, Varian)

Other - 3 (Akamai, Wairuha, Ignika)

The only elements that lack named Toa are Gravity, Plasma and Plantlife.

And now a ranking, from most to least:

Fire, Water and Air (7)

Earth (6)

Stone and Ice (4)

Other (3)

Psionics and Lightning (2)

Light, Sonics, Magnetism, Iron (1)

But what if I went further?

What if I included unnamed Toa?

...

Ok so some unnamed Toa are actually groups of a seemingly unspecified amount and some don't have specified elements, so I'm ignoring those, also characters who aren't Toa in the main timeline but are in other timelines (e.g Kingdom!Tanma) are counted, but ones that are Toa in multiple alternate timelines (e.g Melding!Kapura and Kingdom!Kapura) are only counted once. That being said, here's the updated ranking:

Fire and Water (10)

Air, Stone and Ice (8)

Earth (7)

Sonics (4)

Gravity, Plantlife, Iron, Other (3)

Light, Plasma, Magnetism, Lightning, Psionics (2)

[byz-was-here]

Another thing about having the Chronicler's Company become a toa team...

Is the custody battle that breaks out between the Company and the Toa Nuva on who gets to claim Takanuva as their seventh member about 5 minutes after he poké-evolves into an av-toa.

"He was our teammate first!"

"Then why's he Takanuva then?"

Of course it's mostly Tahu, Lewa, Macku, and Hafu doing the arguing, with the other toa kind of awkwardly shuffling around on the sidelines.

Inevitably this drags on right up until (years later) Hewkii slaps Taka on the back and calls him an honorary Mahri.

Then all karzahni breaks loose.

[randomwriteronline]

"I have something for you," Vakama announced when he arrived, hands fumbling with something wrapped in a cloth. He was very quick to warn them as he began to pull the fabric away: "Don't get your hopes up now, though - I'm rather rusty and there are still prototypes, too, so be careful."

They leaned towards him, curiosity piqued, eager to catch a glimpse of whatever mysterious gift he'd brought them.

It took less than a second for Pohatu to recognize the long sockets stretching vertically across brown protodermis: ignoring the Turaga's heed to caution, he enveloped the much shorter being in a tight hug that seemed bent on crushing him between his awfully frail arms, even smacking his face against the Huna - not hard enough to make his nose explode into a fountain of ichor or blood or whatever that was like he'd done with Lewa when he'd first tested out this "kiss" thing he'd seen the Agori do, but still producing a horrifying SDOCK! sound that frightened the other two out of their minds for a moment.

His dark hands shot down to grab the mask, but to his great surprise he found himself grasping the air instead.

"Careful, I said!" Vakama reprimanded him from the two bio of distance he'd put between himself and the not-Toa-looking Toa in barely the half of a moment.

Takua had once described Kapura's uncanny ability to teleport by achieving a tardiness so incomprehensibly slow that it wrapped back around to being impossibly fast, but to see such a thing in action so close to oneself was really something else. No wonder Jaller had always seemed a little disoriented whenever he had to deal with the overly calm Ta-Matoran.

The Turaga held both masks a little closer, giving the other two beings a stern look to make sure they would follow his warnings.

Pohatu instantly pulled his hands back in his lap, trying to make a show of how patient and cautious he would be while his legs couldn't stop fluttering in excitement.

He was trying, at least.

Perhaps that convinced Vakama to approach them again.

"They are only Great kanohi," he told them almost embarrassedly as he handed them over (he had to hold the Kakama at a slight distance so that the Toa of Stone wouldn't rush to catch it once more, while the Akaku almost had to be nudged in his brother's palm): "I had Nuhrii's help, but we couldn't hope to replicate anything close to what comes from the forges of Artakha himself..."

"Is fine, Tulaga," Pohatu was quick to reassure him with eyes still shining and a smile that split his face in two.

As soon as he had it in his grasp he began running his fingers all over the protodermis, reacquainting himself with his first identity, its smooth texture, its hollows and edges, its color and weight; he clicked his tongue over and over, thanking the mask maker in what little of the poor facsimile of their mechanical language his now organic body allowed him to reproduce.

Kopaka held his own mask, not saying a word.

It was nostalgic, for certain - although it felt like he'd worn that same kanohi just yesterday, when he'd first met his siblings. Time passed so quickly, and the mind could only catch up to it so much.

His digits ghosted over the upper scope. He fiddled with it thoughtlessly by reflex; the small familiar motions brought to his mind the slight annoyance of trying to adjust its focus on his Akaku Nuva or its adaptive counterpart and pinching the air instead, finding only one in place of three.

His innards coiled hard around themselves within walls of flesh.

His fingers tensed.

He parted his lips, but a sudden heaviness in his lungs held back any words he would have liked to pronounce.

So, instead, he placed the mask in his lap and extended one arm towards the Turaga; he dipped his other thumb into a tin full of water near his bedside, and fighting the shivers that painfully seized his muscles as he tried to use an inkling of his elemental power he dragged it over the soft skin, willing the droplets left upon it to freeze in the shape of Matoric letters: you are a splendid mask maker still.

Vakama gave a short laugh: "You flatter me, Kopaka," he replied, his voice softened by a sort of small smile. "They're only a first attempt, I told you... Definitely not my best work."

Pohatu chimed in with something spoken far too fast to be comprehensible but in an undeniably positive tone, kanohi held flush against his chest like a prized childhood doll, still grinning in delight. Lightning quick he reached out his hand, grabbed the Turaga for a second time (not violently or forcefully, but suddenly enough that he found himself befuddled if not outright paralyzed by the surprise) and pressed his face against the side of the Huna with a little more regard for him own safety to gratefully kiss him again.

The poor mask maker huffed, flustered, but did not reprimand him. If his straightened shoulders were any indication, some part of him still reveled in his skills being recognized.

Sitting properly once more, the Toa of Stone squirmed and held up his mask: "Can we?" he asked.

"Oh, of course, of course! I've brought them for that, for you to try," Vakama nodded eagerly, invitingly, gesturing as though he would gently push them on their faces himself: "Put them on, I need to see how they work for your new heads - but do be careful with them."

Kopaka watched his brother try his best not to spontaneously blow up with excitement.

For someone whose body had been changed into something for which the chance of sudden self-combustion seemed highly improbable, he made it look like a grueling task.

The protodermis was a deeper color than his skin, darker, richer - a shade of brown closer to his hair, which in his haste he struggled to pull away from his face as it kept stubbornly curling around it so it wouldn't get caught up in the internal ridges and vents of the mask, ending up in his eyes or nose or mouth. With his mane at least somewhat domesticated, his unnatural appearance finally faded into a comforting shadow as the kanohi covered it, hiding his monstrous metamorphosis completely.

The long slits of its sockets allowed little light within themselves. They waited for an orange glow to fill them.

Vakama's warm digits brushing his knuckles shook Kopaka out of his musings. He flinched away for the surprise and nodded stiffly, almost annoyed, before turning his gaze back on the Akaku.

It was stark white in his dark hands, like the last patch of snow that still refuses to yield to the spring's warmer sun.

His innards coiled hard around themselves within walls of flesh.

He turned the mask around so that the scopes would face his lap, raised it up to his head, and shut his eyes tight as he carefully placed it on his face. Before any part of it could hit the metal his lips found something round and flat, a magnetic stud: familiarity taking over any other thoughts he might have had, he parted his mouth just enough to welcome it - as naturally as a gear slots upon a screw.

He kept his eyes closed, and waited.

He felt nothing.

No, that wasn't right. He felt the mask.

It was disquieting. Grotesque, really. There was no surge of power (not that he'd expected it, and frankly it was a relief), only an onslaught of tactile sensations. He could feel a light pressure against the tip of his nose, a naked space across his forehead where the vents opened, a long stretch of matter flattening his hair beneath it, the shape of the scope's internal ridge encircling his eye, the familiar circle fitting between his lips, the magnet's acrid taste slowly seeping into his mouth, the smooth protodermis grazing his temples; his fingers were carefully wrapped around the cheeks of the mask, but he could not feel them on his skin.

Wearing a kanohi wasn't supposed to be like that. The difference between it and the skull was only perceivable so long as the former was visible to the bearer: with a click that lasted only the fraction of a second it became an organ or bone like any other, indistinguishable from the body it was attached to. It wasn't supposed to sit on him; it was supposed to be a part of him. A natural continuation.

From behind his tightly closed eyes he heard a strangled sound, some sort of sputter followed by an awkward fumbling.

"Ah," Vakama's voice came to his ears: "So they don't stick."

"No, no, I holdit rong," Pohatu quickly replied. Kopaka could imagine him clearly as he clearly tried to fit the mask back on himself: he heard him hum something, mouth completely clogged by the protodermis, before his grip slipped again and he had to catch the kanohi as it fell off for a second time.

"And you cannot talk like that, either..."

"No! I holdit rong, I just-"

"You're holding it the only way it's designed to be held, and it simply doesn't work," the Turaga cut him off gently. "I should have figured... I still hoped - ah, no, no, it's just can't adapt to a face like yours. It's the same for you, isn't it?"

The Toa of Ice took a few moments to realize the question was meant for him. He did not bother trying - the mask was unstable enough in his hands: he just placed it in his lap again and nodded stiffly.

Vakama collected it with a saddened sigh, fingertips ghosting gently over the scopes; his face scrunched up beneath his Huna as he murmured under his breath about new designs, different schematics, maybe closer to helmets, asking for help from the Agori, would they be even considered Kanohi at that point, and what about the powers, could they still be used, but how would that work, how could he make it work?...

Caught up in his sprawling thoughts he walked out of the room with the prototype Akaku, still muttering to himself.

Fifteen minutes later he hurried back in: "The Kakama-"

"I lostit." Pohatu replied instantly.

Kopaka, who was trying to regain his mastery over ice without having every fiber of his being seize painfully to get his mind off of the previous unpleasant interaction, continued to pluck misshapen ice pieces from his tin of water with one hand; the other lifted up to his brother's soft face to carefully pinch his cheek and pull, pull, pull--

No smackings or whines could move him. In the end, the Toa of Stone had to fish the mask from the pillow he'd hidden it beneath and hand it over to the Turaga before his friend managed to yank the skin right off his skull.

[maswartz]

I can't be the only one who likes to imagine the Chronicler's Company as the next Toa team, right?

Since a Matoran's ideal of a Toa influences what they look like when they become a Toa they each have a different style. Toa- Kanohi- Style- Weapons- notes Kapura -Kualsi -Hagah -Twin Pyro Daggers Macku- Kakama -Mahrii -Tidal Trident -The kakama has a water breathing device  similar to the Mahrii Hafu -Kiril -Inika -Carvers Hammer- The Hammer is a big big hammer with a head that comes off to reveal another hammer inside. The head then doubles as a backpack for his carving tools Taipu -Ruru - Metru- Terra Drill Lance Tamaru- Volitak- Mangai- Rhotuka Launcher on the side of his right arm and two Kanoka Wind Shredders (Kanoka Launchers with blades attached) as well as a Volo Lutu Launcher on his left arm/hand (basically a bionicle version of the Predator) Kopeke -Rode -Mata/Nuva - Arctic Axe