Icarax
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- "I have fought tougher Toa than you before. And as I stepped over their bodies, I will step over yours."
- — Icarax, Shadows in the Sky
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| Icarax | |
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| Makuta | |
| Assigned Region | Karzahni |
| Mask | Great Kraahkan (Formerly) |
| Tools | Rotating Shadow Blades (Formerly), Twin Blade (Formerly), Tridax Pod (Formerly) |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pronunciation | Ih-cah-racks |
| BZPower page | |
Icarax was the Makuta of Karzahni and was a member of the Brotherhood of Makuta.
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[carve] Biography
Shortly after the building of Destral, while the Brotherhood of Makuta was still good, Icarax and his assistant Pridak were sent to Xia, along with Mutran, to make the Vortixx charge lower prices for their goods. While there, Icarax lost his temper and destroyed several buildings. As a result, the Vortixx quickly agreed to lower their prices for the Matoran cities they shipped to.
Icarax was also present during a meeting with the League of Six Kingdoms shortly after the League's formation.
After the Matoran Civil War, Icarax was assigned to watch over Karzahni by Miserix.
When Teridax called for a meeting between the Brotherhood at the Convocation Chamber to reveal his plan to overthrow Mata Nui, Icarax remained silent. Ultimately, he sided with Teridax and later assisted Gorast in executing all the Makuta that had sided with Miserix.
After the Great Cataclysm and the Metru Nui Matoran's evacuation of the city, Icarax lost faith in Teridax's leadership and chose to conquer the Matoran Universe through might. He composed a small army of Manas and attacked the Northern Continent, managing to take down several of the villages on it. However, Teridax then confronted Icarax in a battle for defying him. Teridax allowed Icarax to fight him for hours until he became exhausted, and then turned on Icarax by taking control of his Manas and using his every ability to defeat Icarax. However, he permitted him to live, for he still had a use for Icarax's talents.
While Teridax was on Voya Nui, he telepathically communicated with Icarax and told him to retrieve the Kanohi Kraahkan from the Silver Sea, narrowly escaping a confrontation with Takanuva. Icarax retrieved it and then started wearing it.
[carve] Staff of Artakha
Teridax then instructed Icarax to retrieve the Staff of Artakha from Xia, which he did, defeating Onua and revealing himself to him, who then told the other Toa Nuva. Whilst on the island, he learned of a weapon order placed by a group unknown to Xia.
He then headed to Karzahni and, because they needed the staff, the Toa Nuva followed him there. Icarax fought and defeated all the Toa Nuva in battle except Gali, who swept him away with a Nova Blast, destroying the realm in the process. Afterwards, he managed to travel to Mahri Nui where he handed over the Staff to Teridax.
Icarax then returned to Xia to investigate the weapon order he had learned of earlier. He followed the shipment to an island just off of the coast of the Southern Continent, where he encountered and ambushed the beings who placed the order: Botar and Trinuma. During the battle that followed, Icarax killed Botar with his magnetic powers, and severely injured Trinuma, though he managed to escape.
Icarax then returned to Metru Nui and attacked Takanuva with a Shadow Leech, which was originally intended for the Matoran Ahkmou, and turning the Toa into part Light and part Shadow. Following this, Icarax went to Destral, where he claimed Teridax's throne for himself.
[carve] Karda Nui
When the entrance to Karda Nui was discovered by Vultraz, the news was relayed to Teridax, who ordered the Makuta to go to the universe core and seize it. Icarax, however, believed his orders were almost insane and refused to go.
When Vican arrived at Destral to bring word of Antroz's request for help, Icarax interrogated the Matoran and then set him free to tell Antroz that if Icarax is to go to Karda Nui, Antroz should not control his actions. Later, Icarax arrived at Karda Nui after the Phantoka Toa Nuva destroyed the Shadow Leech Vat, and Antroz requested the Makuta to defeat the Toa Ignika. The five Makuta, including Mutran, then set off to attack the sole remaining Av-Matoran village. However, upon arrival they learned that the Toa Nuva and Av-Matoran had already left, and were in fact at their base retrieving the third Keystone.
After the Toa retrieved the stone, the two sides began to battle each other. Icarax fought against the Toa Ignika, but during the battle, the Toa Ignika used his life powers to devolve him back to a biomechanical being. As the Makuta's armor was no longer designed for organs, Icarax was pained and let out a loud scream. In no shape to continue fighting, Icarax followed Mutran's decision to retreat and flew down towards the Swamp of Secrets to meet with the other three Makuta, but was guarded by the Toa Ignika.
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After the attack, Icarax informed the Ignika about its doomsday countdown. The Ignika, who was not capable of distinguishing lies from truth, took Icarax's words and left the Makuta to inform the Toa Nuva. Painfully, Icarax made his way down to the swamp, where he found Makuta Krika hovering near the energy field which surrounded the Codrex. Icarax, despite disliking Krika, persuaded the Makuta that Mata Nui must not be reawakened, and that the Makuta must use his powers to destroy the Codrex and consequently the Toa inside it.
Krika accepted the plan he suggested, which involved him to turn intangible and thus allowing him to penetrate through the Codrex's energy field. (The energy field surrounding the Codrex is only effective against known forces, whereas Krika's intangibility power came from mutation of swamp water, thus making it an unknown force which the Codrex has no defense against.) Krika succeeded in destroying the energy field without being killed in the process, and Icarax slowly began to destroy the dome structure using his Gravity powers.
As he slowly began to crush the structure, Icarax was attacked by Gorast and Vamprah. Icarax easily defeated the two Makuta, until Mutran arrived at the scene. Gorast, noting Mutran's arrival, ordered Mutran to send a babble of thoughts into Icarax's head, effectively distracting the Makuta. Gorast then taunted the Makuta by saying that the Toa were close to succeeding in their destiny. Taken by surprise, Icarax decided that he must confront the Toa and stop them before they could carry out their mission. As he began to teleport away from the scene, however, Gorast grabbed the Makuta and used her disruption powers to send Icarax's teleportation power wild. Vamprah then sent a blast of energy, scattering Icarax's atoms, and the two combined attacks sent Icarax's atoms scattered wildly across all directions. Eventually, the scattered atoms would solidify once more and Icarax's body parts would be scattered throughout the Matoran Universe.
[carve] The Kingdom
Following Mata Nui's death in "The Kingdom" Pocket Dimension, Icarax was killed by Teridax so he could take control of his Makuta armor. As such, he was the first Makuta to die after the universe was destroyed, with the others falling one by one afterwards.
[carve] Abilities and Traits
Like other Makuta, Icarax possessed powerful elemental Shadow powers. He also had the ability to shape-shift, produce Kraata, and had access to the forty-two Kraata powers. He was also known to be very aggressive, and was the most skilled Makuta in hand-to-hand combat.
As a result of his devolution by Toa Ignika, Icarax was no longer capable of possessing other bodies if his own is destroyed. Other than that, his powers remained undiminished.
Icarax wanted to take control of the Brotherhood because he thought that Teridax's schemes were too complex and convoluted. In his mind, demolishing all opponents should be the main course of action. Therefore, he believed he would do a better job as leader than Teridax has been doing. It is apparent that he disliked Gorast and despised Antroz along with the orders he gives, but had yet to completely ignore them since his fight with Teridax. According to the rumors Vican has heard, meetings with Icarax never ended well for the victims sent.
[carve] Mask and Tools
Icarax had chosen to wear the Kanohi Kraahkan, the Mask of Shadows, instead of his former mask until Teridax reclaims it. He was also equipped with a Tridax Pod, Rotating Shadow Blades, and a Twin Sword.
[carve] BIONICLE.com Stats:
| Strength: | 14 | |
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| Agility: | 18 | |
| Toughness: | 18 | |
| Mind: | 13 |
[carve] Set Information
Icarax was released as a Toys 'R' Us exclusive set in the early winter of 2008, and can also be purchased on LEGO.com or at LEGO stores. A gear on his right arm allows one to spin his shield, and a button on the back of the rib-cage deploys a Tridax pod containing Shadow Leeches. This set consisted of 159 pieces.
[carve] Quotes
- "Since you ask so nicely, brother, what can I say? I will return with the mask ... shall I bring it with or without the head that wears it?"
- — Icarax to Antroz, Shadows in the Sky
- "Our Toa? Our Matoran? Why not give up our dreams of conquest and settle into quiet lives as very tall Turaga?"
- — Icarax, Shadows in the Sky
- "If you want power, and another has it, you get it not by outwitting him -- you get it by stepping over his corpse."
- — Icarax to Vican, Shadows in the Sky
- "Your talents are still of some use to me, and so I will not kill you... today. But one day – perhaps in a year, or 1000 years, or 100,000 years – I may grow tired of you, Icarax. You may cease to be amusing, with your posturing and your boasting and your lust for battle. And on that day, your armor will be a meal for metal-eating scavengers, and your essence a wisp on the wind."
- — Teridax to Icarax, The Mutran Chronicles
- "Bitil, stop worrying about Icarax - he was a miserable heap of Zivon spittle and no great loss."
- — Krika, Swamp of Secrets
[carve] Appearances
- The Mutran Chronicles (In a Flashback)
- Toa Nuva Blog (First Appearance)
- Into the Darkness (Mentioned Only)
- Comic 12: Realm of Fear
- Federation of Fear (Mentioned Only)
- The Kingdom (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky
- BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle
[carve] External Links
| Brotherhood of Makuta |
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| Leader |
| Present: Teridax Former: Miserix |
| Members |
| Deceased: Antroz | Bitil | Chirox | Gorast | Icarax | Kojol | Krika | Mutran | Spiriah | Tridax | Vamprah |
| Minions |
| Present: Colony Drones | Exo-Toa | Gate Guardian | Kraata (Shadow Leeches) Mana Ko | Manas | Rahkshi | Venom Flyers | Visorak | Vultraz | Zivon Former: Ahkmou | Brutaka | Fohrok | Karzahni (Deceased) | Kraata-Kal | Maxilos |
| Phantoka |
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| Makuta |
| Antroz | Chirox | Icarax | Mutran | Vamprah |
| Toa |
| Toa Ignika Toa Nuva: Lewa | Kopaka | Pohatu |
| 2008: Karda Nui Saga |
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| Axalara T9 / Icarax / Jetrax T6 / Mazeka (With Swamp Strider) / Mutran & Vican / Rockoh T3 / Takanuva / Toa Ignika (With Skyboard) / Vultraz (With Skyfighter) |
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