Mata Nui (Great Spirit)
From BIONICLEsector01, working on 1,438 articles.
|
| This article is about the Great Spirit. You may be looking for the island of the same name. |
- "In the time before time, the Great Spirit descended from the heavens, carrying we, the ones called Matoran, to this island paradise. We were separate and without purpose, so the Great Spirit blessed us with Three Virtues: Unity, Duty, and Destiny. We embraced these gifts and, in gratitude, we named our island home Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit himself."
- — The Legend of Mata Nui
Parent Page: Characters
| Mata Nui (Great Spirit) | |
| |
| Information | |
| Kanohi | None |
| Powers | Unknown |
| Tools | None |
| Status | Alive, exiled |
| Pronunciation | MAH-TAH NOO-EE |
| BZPower page | |
| Spoiler Warning: Plot or ending details follow. (Please highlight the white space below if applicable) |
Mata Nui, or Great Spirit, is a robot who acts as the guardian and host for the Matoran Universe. Mata Nui is an omnipotent being, and is far more powerful then his creators, the Great Beings.
Contents |
Biography
| Spoiler Warning: Plot or ending details follow. (Please highlight the white space below if applicable) |
Mata Nui was created by the Great Beings to observe other universes and to care for the Matoran Universe and its components, which is located inside him; providing heat, light, gravity, and generally ensuring that it operated smoothly, and protecting it from external threats.
He was revered by the Matoran, and they erected numerous temples and shrines in his honor. He and the Great Beings also made preparations for his possible absence by ensuring that the world wouldn't collapse while he was gone, and providing resources to bring him back if needed. Thusly, the Toa Mata were created as a failsafe if the Great Spirit should ever fall asleep.
Before being awoken, Tren Krom had substituted for Mata Nui in the meantime, operating out of Karda Nui, Mata Nui's "heart." Following Mata Nui's awakening, Energy Storms erupted in Karda Nui. These storms are ever-present while Mata Nui is awake, making it unsafe for any being to be in Karda Nui.
Mata Nui created the Makuta species to make wildlife to fill the world, and this race served the Great Spirit as the Brotherhood of Makuta. He also later created the six Barraki species and chose one from each to maintain order, but when the Barraki plotted to usurp Mata Nui, the Brotherhood took action and defeated them.
Within the thousand years afterward, the four hundred year-long Matoran Civil War in the city of Metru Nui began affecting the rest of the world, leading to the Great Disruption and causing Mata Nui to fall ill. A team of Toa led by Jovan traveled to Mount Valmai, claiming the Mask of Life and using it to heal Mata Nui. The Brotherhood of Makuta, meanwhile, forcibly put a stop to the war and ended the Disruption.
| Spoiler Warning: Plot or ending details follow. (Please highlight the white space below if applicable) |
Eventually, though, the Makuta rebelled as well. Teridax, supported by the rest of the Brotherhood, used a specialized virus to poison Mata Nui. The poison slowly weakened Mata Nui, and 300 years later he eventually slipped into unconsciousness, and plummeted from space as he was observing the BIONICLE Planet, crashing into the Endless Ocean which covered the planet. His crash landing caused a large-scale catastrophe named the Great Cataclysm. Even so, the Matoran continued to keep their faith in Mata Nui. The result of his crash also caused a malfunction in his camouflage system, which lead to the creation of the island of Mata Nui which covered his face.
During the Cataclysm, the Toa Mata were launched out of their Toa Canisters from the Codrex in Karda Nui to begin their task of restoring Mata Nui; but due to a malfunction in the canisters, they drifted aimlessly for a thousand years, until a beacon was inadvertently created that summoned the Toa to their intended destination.
Unfortunately, the long time had caused Mata Nui's condition to worsen, and he was on the brink of death. The Toa - now transformed by Energized Protodermis and going by the name Toa Nuva - went after the Mask of Life to heal him. However, their destiny was to awaken him, not save his life; a group of Matoran that followed them were transformed into the Toa Inika, and it was they who claimed the mask, and the duty of healing him. As they attempted to keep it from enemies and bring it to Karda Nui, Mata Nui's health finally collapsed and he died. However, fast action by Toa Mahri Matoro was able to revive him before he could be lost completely, at the cost of the Toa's life.
Mata Nui continued to sleep, though his near-death experience plagued him with nightmares of darkness; events that not even he could stop. The Toa Nuva returned to Karda Nui, where they sought the Keystones that detailed how to awaken Mata Nui once more.
| Spoiler Warning: Plot or ending details follow. (Please highlight the white space below if applicable) |
At last, the Toa Nuva succeeded in awakening the body of Mata Nui with the Toa Ignika's help, who rose from the endless ocean, his face penetrating and thus destroying the island he had created in his malfunction. However, before his spirit could return to his body, Makuta Teridax took over his body instead, and banished Mata Nui's spirit into the Kanohi Ignika. The Makuta then banished the mask and Mata Nui into outer space to prevent the Great Spirit from finding a way to shut down the body.
As he and the mask flew through space, Mata Nui vowed that he shall return.
The Kingdom
In "The Kingdom" Pocket Dimension, Toa Matoro failed to revive Mata Nui in time, and he remains dead.
Dark Mirror
In the Toa Empire Pocket Dimension, Mata Nui was never put to sleep by the Makuta. He continues to maintain the universe, and the actions of the Toa Empire have not unbalanced the world enough for him to take notice.
Abilities and Traits
| Spoiler Warning: Plot or ending details follow. (Please highlight the white space below if applicable) |
Mata Nui is roughly forty million feet (12,000 km.) tall, and is incredibly strong.
Mata Nui is equipped with a camouflage system that instantly engages whenever he lands to observe a place. This produces localized plant flora so as to disguise him. When he crash landed, the system was damaged, and the Energized Protodermis used to create the flora leaked out, triggering the system and disguising him. The Bohrok were designed to clean Mata Nui of all that was produced so he would be able to move freely when he chose to leave.
Mata Nui controls every aspect of the universe within his body, from maintaining gravity, to ensuring heat is present. Though his purpose was to make sure that the elements are stable, he could manipulate them to suit his own desires. Teridax used this to kill the remaining Makuta after he had fully possessed the body.
Quote
| Spoiler Warning: Plot or ending details follow. (Please highlight the white space below if applicable) |
- "I will return."
- — Mata Nui, BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle
Trivia
- The Turaga of Mata Nui used a special rock carving to represent Mata Nui when they told stories to the Matoran.
Appearances
- Comic 15: Mata Nui Rising (First Appearance)
- Mata Nui Rising Animation
- BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle
| Navigation |
|---|
| BIONICLEsector01 | Characters | Locations | Rahi | Society | Objects | Collectibles | Expanded Universe BZPower | BIONICLE | Sandbox | Tutorial | Timeline | Saga Guides | Transportation | Sources |
