Great Cataclysm

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Teridax absorbing energy. Great Cataclysm Observed by Beings all over the Universe Occurrences Soon after the coming of Toa Metru Significance of Event Major Actions Metru Nui destroyed, inner Pit broken open, Voya Nui separated from the Southern Continent, Mata Nui's Energized Protodermis turned it into a lush land

The Great Cataclysm, also known as the Great Shadow, and referred to as The Fall by the Av-Matoran of Karda Nui, is the major turning point that made the Matoran Universe how it was for more then 1,000 years. It occurred just as the Great Spirit Mata Nui was cast into a coma by the actions of Teridax. When this happened, a great earthquake devastated the Matoran universe.

Aside from being the moment Mata Nui fell into his coma, the Great Cataclysm disrupted the entire Matoran universe, its effects including:

• The destruction of Metru Nui, allowing the Visorak to move in and damage it further.
• The breaking open of The Pit, releasing all of its prisoners into the surface ocean, including the six Barraki.
• An enormous leak of Energized Protodermis on the land above Metru Nui, causing the barren island to rapidly grow into a lush, green island.
• The land mass now known as Voya Nui breaking off from the Southern Continent and smashing a hole in the top of the dome.
• The creation of the Swamp of Secrets.
• The creation of the Stalactite Villages, which also brought the Av-Matoran back to Karda Nui.
• The Pit Mutagen being released into the waters surrounding the Pit.
• Damaging structures all across the Matoran Universe, such as the fortress on Destral.

One thousand years after the Great Cataclysm, the Toa Nuva were sent to retrieve the Staff of Artakha. Failing to do so, it was eventually recovered by Botar from Brutaka whilst the latter was in The Pit. Aftewards, the Toa Nuva were teleported to a chamber on the island of Daxia, where they saw the staff used. It reversed much of the damage caused by the Great Cataclysm, with the exception being Karda Nui as it was unable to penetrate the dome's walls.

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