Kalmah

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"We shared our victories and our punishment .. so we will share the power of this mask as well."
— Kalmah, City of the Lost

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Kalmah
Barraki
Tools Tentacle, Sensory Tentacles, Squid Launcher
Powers Can share memories with his sea squids, limited regenerative abilities
Status Alive
Pronunciation CAL-mahh
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Kalmah is one of the six Barraki Warlords, and is currently contained in The Pit.

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[carve] Biography

[carve] Sentenced to The Pit

Kalmah was one of the six warlords of the League of Six Kingdoms and ruled the northwestern region of the empire. Initially, Kalmah did not want to join the League, as he was unwilling to have others dictating his actions. However, he was forced to join when Takadox allied with Pridak in fear of having his empire cut off from the rest of the world. Kalmah was defeated along with the other Barraki during an ambush from the Brotherhood of Makuta. There, Kalmah was brought along with the others by Botar to The Pit moments before being executed by Teridax. They were then trapped for many years until the Great Cataclysm destroyed the Inner Pit and allowed them to swim out into the open where they were mutated by the mutagen in the waters into water-breathing creatures.

He commands an army of squids, which include Giant Squid and a great deal of the Sea Squids that the Barraki use in combat to suck the life force from their enemies. He originally discovered the Sea Squids and their unique abilities, and is the one who breeds them for the Barraki's use, starving and abusing them so that they are always ready to attack. Kalmah does not allow anyone to enter the chamber where the squids are bred ever since Mantax ate half the brood. He was blinded in his top eye during an argument with Pridak.

[carve] Mask of Life

Kalmah was one of the first to be notified when the Ignika fell beneath the waves, being informed by one of his Sea Squids who spotted Kyrehx snatching the mask and stopping it from it's fall. After meeting the other Barraki, they decided to split up to search for the Ignika.

While searching for it, he caught Takadox skulking behind several rocks. After interrogating his fellow Barraki, Takadox revealed he was spying on Mantax, as the black Barraki went into the old prison every night to look for something. After following Mantax to the remnants of the inner Pit they were trapped, and then attacked by Zyglak, but were accidentally freed by Nocturn.

Kalmah later sought out and found Mantax at Pridak's behest. The two Barraki spotted Dekar, carrying the Kanohi Ignika, swimming for the safety of a nearby cave. They pursued the Matoran, but were incapcitated by the giant Venom Eel, which had been created by the Mask of Life for its protection. He recovered later, when the other Barraki returned, accompanied by Brutaka. After a small disagreement between the warlords and the newcomer, Kalmah had one of his Giant Squids seize Brutaka and carry him away, into the Black Waters.

The five Barraki then continued their attempt to retrieve the Ignika from Dekar. Pridak attempted to grab the mask from Dekar, causing the Ignika to emit a bright flash of light as a signal for help. Recovering from the signal, Kalmah let Dekar go as he searched for his fellow warlords. Coming across an enraged Pridak, Kalmah attempted to relieve the Ignika from his clutches, only to be repelled by the maddened shark. Kalmah had Takadox subdue Pridak with his hypnotism, and brought news of six new Toa. Kalmah and the others went to investigate.

Kalmah and the other five warlords confronted five of the newly christened Toa Mahri. When insulted by Hahli, Kalmah attacked her, but was countered and left stunned on the ground. Kalmah recovered, and joined the other Barraki in escorting them to some caves.

Kalmah later attended a meeting of the warlords to discuss the Ignika's fate in their plans. When Takadox stepped in and suggested the mask be placed in the Razor Whale's Teeth, Kalmah readily agreed.

When the rest of the Barraki left to deliver the mask, Kalmah and Carapar returned to the Toa Mahri's prison, to see if their ptisoners were still captive. As they returned, they saw Jaller and Kongu escaping. After a short struggle, the Barraki were deflected by an ancient sea beast awoken by Kongu's Kanohi Zatth. Kalmah threw the weakened Toa at the beast as a diversion, and escaped with Carapar. Swimming to the cave where the Sea Squids were bred, and the other Barraki were meeting, Kalmah learned that Nocturn and the Ignika were both missing. Kalmah correctly surmised the Nocturn had walked off with it. A short debate led them to suspecting the Toa as possessing the mask.

Kalmah and Carapar later stumbled upon Jaller and Kongu, assaulting them with sea squids. After the Toa managed to free themselves, they struck a bargain with warlords: information, in exchange for killing Pridak. The Toa agreed, and the Barraki withdrew their forces in preperation.

Mantax came into possession of the mask, and called for the warlords to meet at the Razor Whale's Teeth. During this meeting, Mantax threatened to destroy the Ignika, unless one of the Barraki revealed his nature as the traitor who sold them out to the Brotherhood 80,000 years ago. The meeting was interrupted by an avalance, triggered during a fight between the possessed Pit robot Maxilos, and their jailor Hydraxon.

During a fight with Teridax, Kalmah pretended to have been downed by the powerful being; however, he annd the other Barraki were faking, in order to give their armies enough time to gather. Uniting with his fellow warlords, Kalmah launched his army, along with the other armies, in a single, massive assault on Maxilos. The Maxilos robot was ruined by the attack, and Teridax later abandoned it.

Having taken revenge on the being responsible for their downfall, the six armies pursued the Toa Mahri, who had acquired the Ignika. The Toa had recently severed the Cord that tied Voya Nui to Mahri Nui, and were now in pursuit of it. During the chase, Kalmah felt the chill that heralded the death of Mata Nui, but ignored it in his mad pursuit of the mask. He sent his forces after the five Mahri who remained behind to buy their ally some time. Kalmah was attempting to flee from Jaller's impending Nova Blast when the Mahri were transported back to Metru Nui, a last act of Matoro. With no more danger from the Toa, one of their own revealed as a traitor, and their last hope of returning to the surface gone, the Barraki dissolved to their individual factions, attempting to elude the jailor and his robot guardians.

[carve] Order of Mata Nui

Kalmah was soon captured and imprisoned by Hydraxon along with Ehlek, Pridak, and Mantax. Hydraxon was given orders to offer the remaining Barraki a choice: join the Order in the war against the Brotherhood, or suffer worse punishment than what they had already received. Pridak soon accepted the offer on the Barraki's behalf.

[carve] Abilities and Traits

Kalmah in Barraki: Creeps From the Deep.
Kalmah in Barraki: Creeps From the Deep.

Kalmah is incapable of showing any real emotion, aside from the grudge he holds against Pridak for blinding his top eye. All he cares about is winning at whatever he tries regardless of who gets hurt. His cruelty to the squid he breeds is just a hint at what he is capable of.

He is also ruthlessly cold, and he is willing to crush whatever in his way, both friend and enemy, depending on which comes in reach of his tentacles first.

Kalmah is also one of the more rational Barraki.

Kalmah has five tentacles on the back of his head which can sense movement in the water, and his main tentacle is used for manipulating objects. He is able to share memories with his Sea Squid simply by touching tentacles with them. Kalmah can also regenerate certain parts of his anatomy.

[carve] Tools

Kalmah is one of the few Barraki who does not have a unique artificial tool. Instead, he has a natural tentacle on his hand which he can use to snatch up prey or fight.

Kalmah also wields a Squid Launcher.

[carve] BIONICLE.com Stats:

Strength: 12
 
Agility: 10
 
Toughness: 12
 
Mind: 11
 

[carve] Set Information

Kalmah as a set.
Kalmah as a set.
Kalmah as a minifigure.
Kalmah as a minifigure.

Kalmah was released as a set in early 2007. The set includes two Sea Squids which can be stored on clips on his back. He wields two soft rubber tentacles and a Squid Launcher. Squeezing his mandibles causes them to pinch together. The sensory tentacles on the back of Kalmah's head are soft plastic that can be bent like rubber, while the rest of the head is hard plastic.

Kalmah can be combined with the Pridak and Takadox sets in order to create a Zyglak.

A minifigure version of Kalmah was released in 2007 in the Barraki Deepsea Patrol and Toa Terrain Crawler playsets.

[carve] Quotes

"Foolish Matoran...Destruction is my job, not yours."
— Kalmah, Sea of Darkness
"Kalmah never showed the proper respect due a Makuta, so I never sent him Rahi with a lifespan of more than three days."
— Makuta Mutran, The Mutran Chronicles

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Present: Kalmah | Takadox | Ehlek | Mantax | Pridak

Former: Carapar (Deceased)

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