Kini-Nui

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"I had a vision," Kopaka said... "In it, I saw a temple - a huge temple at the center of the island. I think we're meant to go there."
— Kopaka, Tale of the Toa

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Kini-Nui

Status: Destroyed

Location Info
Location Mata Nui
Pronunciation kih-NEE NOO-ee

The Kini-Nui was the ancient temple at the center of Mata Nui. It consisted of two distinct regions, an upper area that contained the Suva Kaita and a lower area that consisted of the Amaja-Nui. An important place for the Matoran and Turaga, it was also the site of several battles and covered an entrance to Mangaia.

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[carve] History

The foundations for the Kini-Nui were laid by the Great Beings many millenia before the Toa Metru discovered the island.

The temple itself was built shortly after the Toa Metru and Matoran of Metru Nui came to the island, around the same time as the six villages. As part of its design, the Turaga made it so that only the assembled Makoki Stones could open the entrance to the tunnel underneath it. For most of its history since then, it was used mainly by the Turaga to hold meetings and to recount legends.

The Toa Mata approach the Suva Kaita
The Toa Mata approach the Suva Kaita

[carve] The Coming of the Toa

Shortly before the arrival of the Toa Mata, Takua traveled around Mata Nui completing various quests. In the process he gathered the six Toa Stones the Toa Metru had made, and was told by the Turaga to arrange them in the Kini-Nui. When he did this, an enormous beam of energy was released into the sky, which blasted Takua away from the temple and summoned the Toa Mata's canisters to the island.

The Turaga held at least one conference at the temple shortly after this, in which they told the stories of what had happened recently to Lewa and Gali.

At the end of the Toa's search for the Kanohi, the Toa gathered at the Kini-Nui after Kopaka saw the place in a vision. There they found six life-size carvings of themselves, onto which each Toa placed all six of his or her Kanohi. Each mask disappeared after being placed on the carving's face, and shortly after all six had gone a Golden Kanohi appeared on each Toa's statue. At the same time, each Toa received one of the Makoki Stones, which they then assembled into the whole stone, unlocking the tunnel to Mangaia.

The Kini-Nui in the Mata Nui Online Game
The Kini-Nui in the Mata Nui Online Game

At this point Takua arrived at the temple again, this time with a group of six Matoran known as the Chronicler's Company, which he had gathered at Nuju's instruction. The Toa had been discussing what to do about the temple while they were below, and Gali suggested that Takua and the Company would defend the Kini-Nui while the Toa battled Teridax. Tahu charged them with this duty and the Toa then descended into Mangaia.

Shortly after the Toa left, the Company was attacked by infected Rahi and the Battle for Kini-Nui began. The Matoran fought off several waves of Rahi on their own, using disks to knock off their Infected Kanohi, until finally they were severely outnumbered and almost overwhelmed. However, they were relieved at the last moment by the arrival of the Gukko Force, Ussalry, and Ta-Matoran Guard, whose combined might was enough to defeat the Rahi.

[carve] The Bohrok and Bohrok-Kal Strike

After battling Teridax, the Toa returned to the surface via the Kini-Nui, but they were forced to leave almost immediately after they heard something ravaging the jungle around them and a Ta-Matoran came to them asking for help. It is unknown if the Kini-Nui was used at any other point during the war, or if it was damaged at all by the Bohrok.

The Kini-Nui in the Bohrok-Kal Online Animations
The Kini-Nui in the Bohrok-Kal Online Animations

After the defeat of the Bohrok-Kal, the Turaga gathered all the Matoran at the Kini-Nui to teach them how to rebuild themselves, using Takua and Jaller to model the new forms.

[carve] The Mask of Light

When the Mask of Light was discovered, Gali Nuva went to meditate at the Amaja Circle. She was present as Guurahk, Lerahk, and Panrahk, sent by Teridax to find the Mask, emerged from the Suva Kaita, destroying it in the process. The Rahkshi attacked her, but she was able to escape by diving into the stream at the bottom of the valley.

The Avohkii, in the keeping of Jaller and Takua, eventually led the two Matoran back to the Kini-Nui. All six Rahkshi confronted them, but the six Toa Nuva arrived almost immediately and formed a ring around Jaller, Takua, the Avohkii, and the Amaja Circle. In the battle that ensued, the Toa were able to defeat all the Rahkshi but one, Turahk, who attacked the two Matoran. To protect Takua, Jaller threw himself onto Turahk's staff and was killed within seconds of grabbing onto it as a result of being struck by the Rahkshi's full power of Fear. Takua then realized that he himself was the Seventh Toa, put on the Avohkii, and became Takanuva.

As a demonstration of his power, Takanuva trapped Turahk in a column of light and then directed his staff at the Toa head statue, breaking it apart and revealing a giant statue of a Pakari underneath. The next day, Takanuva oversaw the construction of the Ussanui from pieces of the Rahkshi. He then parted with the Toa Nuva and Hahli and used the vehicle to fly down to Mangaia, using the same tunnel that the Rahkshi had used to come up.

Hahli at the Kini-Nui in the Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle.
Hahli at the Kini-Nui in the Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle.

Soon afterward, Hahli emerged from the tunnel and persuaded the Toa, Turaga, and Matoran to come down with her, as Takanuva had instructed her to do. They did, again using the tunnel under the place where the Suva Kaita had been.

It is presumable that the tunnel was used once more by the Toa, Turaga, and Matoran when they came back up to the surface, and again when they went down for the final time, on their way back to Metru Nui.

The newly reawakened Bohrok swarms have since destroyed all the Matoran-made parts of the Kini-Nui, but the foundations created by the Great Beings remained. When Mata Nui awoke, the pillars came tumbling down and the temple was split with the island and fell into the sea.

[carve] Landscape

The Kini-Nui is located at roughly the center of Mata Nui, in a valley to the west of the Mangai Volcano. It is situated above a ravine, whose breadth is spanned by the bridge joining the two halves of the temple.

On one side of the valley is the upper temple area, which includes a tall temple with four spires, at the center of which is the Suva Kaita. This area includes six life-size carvings of the Toa Mata, only without masks.

The Amaja-Nui
The Amaja-Nui

On the other side of the valley is the lower temple area, which includes the Amaja-Nui and a giant statue of a Toa Head. The Amaja-Nui was essentially a raised, larger version of the Amaja Circles found across the island and was used for the same purpose, to recount legends. The Toa head was later turned into a giant statue of the Pakari worn by Takua.

The valley itself is forested, and tropical plants are often shown growing on the various parts of the Kini-Nui. Many tall, pointed rock spires fill the area surrounding the temple. At the bottom of the valley, running between the two halves of the Kini-Nui, is a stream that turns into a waterfall not far from the temple.

[carve] Location

There are a number of ways of reaching the Kini-Nui, though only one has been shown explicitly. Whatever route one takes, it is said to be very difficult to reach.

The path taken by the Chronicler's Company begins behind the Naho Falls in Ga-Wahi, where there is a cave that leads into an icy tunnel. The tunnel ends on a cliff beside a ravine, across which is a small forest. Beyond the forest, one crosses a rocky canyon and comes to a snow field, in which is a giant carving of a Toa head, known as the Gate of Ice. The gate can only be opened with a key, but once one has crossed it, one emerges into the jungle around the Kini-Nui.

The symbol representing the Kini-Nui.
The symbol representing the Kini-Nui.

[carve] Trivia

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  • Kini-Nui was meant to be a pathway for the Matoran to get up to the surface when Mata Nui was hidden on a planet. Under normal circumstances Kini-Nui would have been retracted back into Mata Nui's face. Since Mata Nui was not woken up the proper way his system was over-ridden and only the important functions were left intact. Everything else was ejected from the system. Kini-Nui was one of the non-essential parts and was destroyed when Mata Nui woke up.

[carve] Appearances

A concept sketch of the Kini-Nui
A concept sketch of the Kini-Nui

[carve] See Also


Locations << Kini-Nui - Mangaia >> Ta-Wahi
Bohrok Nest | Krana Pits | Amaja-Nui | Amaja Circle | Suva Kaita | Gate of Ice
Mata Nui
Kini-Nui | Ta-Wahi - Ta-Koro | Ga-Wahi - Ga-Koro | Po-Wahi - Po-Koro | Onu-Wahi - Onu-Koro | Ko-Wahi - Ko-Koro | Le-Wahi - Le-Koro
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Planet Surface: Mata Nui | Voya Nui | Mahri Nui

Matoran World: Metru Nui | Karzahni | Northern Continent | Southern Continent | Artakha | The Pit | Odina | Daxia | Xia | Destral | Zakaz | Stelt | Artidax | Nynrah

Universe Core - Karda Nui

Universes: BIONICLE Planet | Matoran Universe | Field of Shadows | Toa Empire Pocket Dimension | "Journey of Takanuva" Pocket Dimension | "The Kingdom" Pocket Dimension

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