Barraki

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"Once we six were rulers of the surface world, from Xia to the Southern Islands."
— Pridak, Web Comic

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Barraki
Organization/Group
Headquarters/Base The Pit
Leader(s) Pridak
Status Active; four at war with the Brotherhood of Makuta, one wandering, one deceased
Goal Get out of the Pit and reclaim their former status as warlords
Allies Nocturn, Xia, Order of Mata Nui
Enemies Toa Mahri, Brotherhood of Makuta, the Mahri Nui Matoran

Barraki is the Matoran word for "warlord" and is also the title of the former warlords led by Pridak. Each is of a different species and commands a different army. After a surprise attack by the Brotherhood of Makuta 80,000 years before the Great Cataclysm, they were taken to The Pit by Botar. They were -and still are- the most hated enemies of the Brotherhood of Makuta. An interesting note is that it was the Barraki who gave Teridax the idea to overthrow Mata Nui. After the Great Cataclysm struck and destroyed the Inner Pit, the Barraki escaped to the Outer Pit where they were mutated.

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[carve] History

In the early days of the universe, the Great Spirit Mata Nui created the Barraki to help him bring order. However, their "order" came in the form of oppressive dictatorships, and each ruled their kingdom with an iron fist. They eventually banded together as the League of Six Kingdoms, and between them very few places remained unconquered. During this time the League relied on the Brotherhood of Makuta for war beasts, claiming divine right as Mata Nui's appointed rulers; the Brotherhood complied but kept a close watch on the Barraki's arrogance.

Eventually, the Barraki grew so ambitious as to plot to overthrow Mata Nui. However, one of their number, Takadox, was selling information to the Brotherhood and leaked their plan. And so, a joint force of the Brotherhood and Toa made a quick strike, led by Makuta Teridax, against the League. The six Barraki were soon captured and were about to be executed, but before this could happen (and before Takadox could show the Makuta he was their ally) a menacing figure named Botar spirited them away to a prison known as The Pit, where they remained under the careful watch of Hydraxon and his robots.

After eighty thousand years, when the Great Cataclysm struck the universe, the Pit began to collapse and water flooded in. The Barraki were able to escape with many other prisoners, and Takadox killed the injured Hydraxon. However, they soon discovered that the Pit had become part of an ocean and was filled with mutagen. This changed the Barraki into mutant water-breathers.

Despite this, the Barraki began their return to power, gaining the Rahi of the Pit as their minions (with their new mutations, the animals recognized them as "alpha males"). Unfortunately, their dreams were crushed - literally - when a city from an island from above came crashing down on their fortress. They soon began to raid the city, taking Matoran one by one, never allowing a victim to see them and live.

A thousand years after the Cataclysm, the Mask of Life floated down to the Pit and became the symbol of hope which the Barraki believed could restore them to their original forms. However, they were not the only ones to desire the mask: a team of Toa had pursued the mask to the Pit, and had allied themselves with the local Matoran. Also complicating matters were the return of Hydraxon, seemingly revived from the dead, and the actions of Maxilos, a guardian robot who wasn't acting like himself.

By then, Barraki Mantax had discovered evidence of betrayal within the group. When he eventually retrieved the Mask of Life, he used it as a bargaining chip to force the traitor to reveal himself. Takadox gave himself away by trying to kill Mantax at the first opportunity, but the Toa Mahri had reclaimed the mask and the other Barraki allowed Takadox to live until they were dealt with. Unfortunately, one Toa got away with the mask and the other five simply vanished, leaving the Barraki again trapped without hope.

Most recently, Takadox and Carapar disappeared from the Pit. The other four presume them dead, but they have actually been forced into a suicide mission by Brutaka. In the course of the mission, the strike team encountered the legendary Tren Krom and Carapar was killed. Soon afterward, Takadox betrayed the group and abandoned the mission, but was shipwrecked on Artidax. He later escaped by commandeering another boat from members of the Toa Mahri.

In The Pit, the rest of the Barraki were recaptured by Hydraxon. Hydraxon had later recieved a message from Helryx, ordering him to draft the Barraki in the Order of Mata Nui's war against the Makuta. The Barraki accepted this deal.

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[carve] Set Information

All of the Barraki were released as sets in the first half of 2007. Each came packed with a Squid Launcher and two yellow-orange Sea Squids.

[carve] Quotes

"They call themselves Barraki -- it's a Matoran word meaning "Warlord." They dwell in the depths of a strange sea, a place only the very brave or the very foolish would ever dare to go."
— Mask of Life, Mask of Doom

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Barraki
Members
Present: Kalmah | Takadox | Ehlek | Mantax | Pridak

Former: Carapar (Deceased)

Army
Former: Sea Squid | Giant Squid | Underwater Insects | Amphibax | Nocturn | Venom Eels

Keras Crabs | Pit War Tortoises | Underwater Rays | Takea | Spider Crabs | Mutated Rahi


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