Dark Hunters
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| Dark Hunters | |
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| Organization/Group | |
| Headquarters/Base | Odina |
| Leader(s) | The Shadowed One, Lariska (Substitute) |
| Status | In a war with the Brotherhood of Makuta |
| Goal | To win the war against the Brotherhood of Makuta |
| Allies | Order of Mata Nui |
| Enemies | Brotherhood of Makuta, Order of Mata Nui (Formerly, unknowingly, though they were investigating rumors about it), Toa, Piraka, Roodaka |
The Dark Hunters are a band of mercenaries and bounty hunters under the command of a single leader, known only as The Shadowed One. One rule of the Dark Hunters is that one will take on any task as long as the reward is great enough, no matter the risk to themselves or others. Dark Hunters are required to be members for life; members who leave are executed. Many of the Dark Hunters are known only by code names, and their real names are unknown.
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[carve] History
When the Shadowed One and Ancient left their homeland, as it was ravaged by war, they took up jobs for profit or power. The Shadowed One soon founded the Dark Hunters and took control of the island of Odina from its original inhabitants. For many millennia, the Hunters have stolen precious objects, killed Toa, made Turaga disappear in the night, and recruited new members through mutation, force or treachery. They struck up a sort of mutually beneficent deal with the Brotherhood of Makuta; the Brotherhood used their talents to 'modify' the Shadowed One's agents to be more powerful and effective, make Rahi, and loan out weapons to them, and the Dark Hunters gladly lent the services of their employees to the Makuta.
The Hunters got a big prize, whose worth they didn't know, from a Toa Fortress: a Makoki Stone as well as two Skakdi, Vezok and Hakann.
Soon, five of the Skakdi planned for the fall of the Shadowed One. Vezok and Zaktan were able to get Prototype away from the fortress' gate. But once inside, the corridors kept changing and they were confronted by Darkness, with the Shadowed one along the way. To punish the disobedient Hunters, the Shadowed One fired his eye beams at Zaktan; but instead of disintegrating, the Skakdi turned into a mass of Protodites.
The Shadowed One soon set his eyes on the island city of Metru Nui, a prize coveted by other powers. He unleashed the ancient Kanohi Dragon on the city but it was defeated and shipped to Xia by Toa Lhikan. The Shadowed One tried numerous other attempts and when trying to kidnap Turaga Dume failed, he declared war on Metru Nui. As the Hunters massed on the island city, Toa Naho slipped past and brought others to the city's aid. One of the Toa Mangai, Nidhiki, thought to betray his comrades in exchange for ruling the city. The war ended when Lhikan bargained for the Makoki stone and surrounded the Hunters with reinforcements. But instead of forcing the location of Odina from them, he let them go back to their base so long as they took Nidhiki along with them. The Hunters later stole back the stone, split it into six pieces, and sold them to the Brotherhood of Makuta.
Another few thousand years later, three Hunters (Nidhiki, Krekka and Eliminator) were dispatched to Metru Nui at the request of its Makuta protector, Teridax. He had them eliminate its Toa and find the Great Disks. However, he killed the first two to create a new body for himself as the Great Cataclysm began.
Suspecting Toa for Nidhiki and Krekka's death, the Shadowed One and his loyal servant Sentrakh set out for Metru Nui. Voporak went with the pair to fulfill his mission of retrieving the Mask of Time, and stole it from its creator, Toa Vakama. He then proceeded to attempt to eliminate Vakama as compensation for his Hunters' death. Vakama managed to break free and revealed that Teridax himself killed Nidhiki and Krekka. This resulted in a fight between The Shadowed One and Teridax. The Shadowed One destroyed Teridax's wings while he was flung at Voporak and was aged several thousand years by Voporak's powers. In the confusion, Vakama stole back his creation and headed for the surface.
Because of Nidhiki and Krekka's death, The Shadowed One declared war on the Brotherhood of Makuta.
After a thousand year interval, six Dark Hunters of the Skakdi species decided to leave, renaming themselves Piraka. Furious at this betrayal, the Shadowed One is caught in a dilemma whether to split his forces to capture the traitors and the Kanohi Ignika or to keep up the war effort.
The Shadowed One sent a number of Dark Hunters to Zakaz, the Piraka's homeland, in case they were to come there, but these members were eliminated by Zyglak, who were allied with the Makuta Spiriah.
When the Order of Mata Nui went to war with the Brotherhood of Makuta, Ancient, the Order's spy, managed to convince The Shadowed One to ally with the Order. Their first task was to prevent the island of Xia from supplying weapons to the Brotherhood. The Shadowed One had taken this task rather seriously, as he prepared to completely eliminate the Vortixx species. Fortunately, before the Toa Hagah, who had been dealing with Rahi on the island as the Dark Hunters approached, were forced to confront the impossible odds of facing a Dark Hunter fleet, Toa Helryx, leader of the Order, arrived. She quickly reminded the Shadowed One that his task was to blockade or occupy Xia, not destroy it, and threatened to annihilate his fleet if he failed to comply with her instructions. In the end, the Hunters occupied the island, instead of destroying it.
While The Shadowed One was patrolling the island, he came across a lone Vortixx who was hiding one of Makuta Kojol's viruses. The Shadowed One killed the Vortixx, and then Ancient when The Shadowed One told him about the virus.
[carve] The Kingdom
In "The Kingdom" Pocket Dimension, many of the Dark Hunters fled the Matoran Universe. Upon arriving in their new home, they took on the role law enforcers while the Toa turned their powers to other uses, but seldom is there a need to take action.
[carve] Dark Mirror
In the Toa Empire Pocket Dimension, Toa Tuyet used the Nui Stone to gain immense power and take control of the Matoran Universe. She then organized the Toa into an empire to establish order in the universe. In doing so, she attempted to wipe out all of the Dark Hunters, which she did, resulting in many of the Dark Hunters being killed, including Dweller. The Dark Hunters that survived, such as Guardian, Primal, and Darkness, later participated in the rebellion against Tuyet led by Pohatu.
The Shadowed One also escaped with the help of Toa Naho. The Shadowed One's staff was placed in the Archives as a trophy.
Later, during the Rebellion Against the Toa Empire, the Dark Hunters amassed at the Coliseum along with the Matoran, Vortixx, and other beings oppressed by the Empire.
[carve] Known Actions
- Stealing the Staff of Artakha from Metru Nui.
- Attempting to obtain the Nui Stone, possessed by Tuyet.
- Instigating the Toa/Dark Hunter War.
- Stealing prototype Zamor Launchers from the Nynrah Ghosts.
- Being hired to help assassinate some of the Toa Mangai.
- Instigating the Dark Hunter/Brotherhood of Makuta War.
- Killing numerous Toa.
- Forcing members to join their organization.
- Blockaded the island of Xia, after allying with the Order of Mata Nui.
[carve] Known Members
- The Shadowed One, leader.
- Airwatcher, a dumb, yet brutal Dark Hunter who is one of the many sentries on Odina.
- Amphibax, an aquatic Dark Hunter.
- Charger, a violent Dark Hunter; formerly a Kane-Ra bull.
- Conjurer, a Dark Hunter who is currently in a coma after attempting to absorb a Brotherhood of Makuta member's power.
- Darkness, a shadowy Dark Hunter who follows The Shadowed One.
- Devastator, a Dark Hunter shrouded in myths.
- Dweller, a Dark Hunter spying the events of Metru Nui. He was captured by the Order of Mata Nui.
- Eliminator, a Dark Hunter that eliminates other Dark Hunters who have failed in their missions.
- Firedracax, a Dark Hunter that was mutated from a Ta-Matoran by Energized Protodermis.
- Gatherer, a Dark Hunter who collects a piece of fallen foe's armor after each kill.
- Gladiator, a Dark Hunter from Stelt.
- Guardian, a Dark Hunter who silences captured Dark Hunters.
- Kraata-Kal, a Dark Hunter that is a Kraata dipped in the substance used to turn Bohrok into Bohrok-Kal, and then given a special suit of armor.
- Lariska, a ruthless female Dark Hunter.
- Lurker, a strong and quick Dark Hunter.
- Mimic, a Dark Hunter capable of replicating a physical feat of another.
- Minion, a silent Dark Hunter created from an experiment on Rahi.
- Phantom, a Nynrah Ghost who was experimented on and then shunned by his people.
- Poison, a Dark Hunter with poison surging through his body.
- Primal, a troublesome Dark Hunter whose land was invaded by the Visorak.
- Prototype, a Dark Hunter that was two Toa fused from the effect of the Spear of Fusion.
- Ravager, a powerful Dark Hunter with no memories.
- Savage, a Toa Hordika in the Dark Hunter organization.
- Seeker, a Dark Hunter that worked for the Brotherhood of Makuta, guarding the Mask of Light.
- Sentrakh, The Shadowed One's bodyguard.
- Shadow Stealer, an ancient Dark Hunter capable of using the shadows.
- Silence, a stealthy male Dark Hunter.
- Spinner, a former Toa of Air; now an effective Dark Hunter.
- Subterranean, a former Onu-Matoran from Metru Nui; now a Dark Hunter who hunts Toa.
- Tracker, a Dark Hunter with deep hatred for the Visorak and Roodaka.
- Triglax, a shape-shifting male Dark Hunter.
- Vanisher, an independent Dark Hunter who may work for the Brotherhood of Makuta.
- Vengeance, a Dark Hunter who wants to kill Teridax.
- Two Dark Hunters sent to spy on Vanisher during a mission.
[carve] Former Members
- Ancient (Deceased)
- Nidhiki (Deceased)
- Krekka (Deceased)
- Seven Piraka, rogue Dark Hunters
- Tyrant
- An unknown, winged member who gave away the location of the Makoki Stone to Hakann, later destroyed by The Shadowed One’s eye beams.
- A Dark Hunter who went to Airwatcher's homeland with a partner, killed by Airwatcher.
- A few Dark Hunters in ships were around the island of Zakaz. Some were killed by the Zyglak, the others fled to the island and were killed by Skakdi.
- An untold number of Dark Hunters killed in the Dark Hunter/Brotherhood of Makuta War
- An untold number of Dark Hunters that died on various missions.
[carve] Servants
These beings are not members of the Dark Hunters, but they work for them.
- Voporak, a creature mutated solely to hunt for the Kanohi Vahi, the Great Mask of Time (on loan from the Brotherhood of Makuta).
- The Recorder, who records everything that The Shadowed One says.
- Hordika Dragons, eight Dark Hunters transformed by Hordika Venom.
[carve] Former Servants
- Rahi Nui, a mutant Rahi that was used by Dark Hunters and Brotherhood of Makuta to hunt Toa.
- Roodaka was trained by the Dark Hunters but never joined them. She was responsible for Nidhiki’s mutation. She helped the Dark Hunters in parts of the Brotherhood of Makuta/Dark Hunter war, but fought against them in others.
[carve] See Also
| Factions |
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| Good - Order of Mata Nui
Evil - Dark Hunters Disbanded - Hand of Artakha | League of Six Kingdoms |
| Dark Hunters |
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| Leader: The Shadowed One |
| Members: Airwatcher | Amphibax | Charger | Conjurer | Darkness | Devastator | Dweller | Eliminator | Firedracax | Gatherer | Gladiator | Guardian | Hordika Dragons | Kraata-Kal | Lariska | Lurker | Mimic | Minion | Phantom | Poison | Primal | Prototype | Ravager | Savage | Seeker | Sentrakh | Shadow Stealer | Silence | Spinner | Subterranean | The Recorder | Tracker | Triglax | Vanisher | Vengeance | Voporak
Former Members: Ancient | Avak | Hakann | Krekka | Nidhiki | Reidak | Thok | Tyrant | Vezok | Vezon | Zaktan |
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