Miserix
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- "Little one, I am Makuta Miserix. I am no one's pawn. I am no one's ally. And I am no one's fool!!"
- — Miserix to Roodaka, Federation of Fear
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| Miserix | |
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| Makuta | |
| Assigned Region | None |
| Mask | Unknown |
| Tools | Unknown |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pronunciation | Miz-err-icks |
| BZPower page | |
Miserix was the first leader of the Brotherhood of Makuta.
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[carve] Biography
Miserix was created alongside most other Makuta, and was appointed to run the Brotherhood by Mata Nui shortly afterwards.
Around the completion of the island of Destral, Miserix ordered Mutran, Icarax, and his aide Pridak to travel to Xia and negotiate with the Vortixx about lowering their prices for trade with the Matoran.
When Pridak left the Brotherhood and started the League of Six Kingdoms, Miserix hired Takadox to act as a spy for him. He later attended a meeting with the Barraki, where they demanded that the Brotherhood continue to provide Rahi and anything else they might ask for. Miserix then ordered his most trusted lieutenant, Teridax, the future Makuta of Metru Nui, to keep watch on the Barraki. This Teridax did and he eventually led the attack which effectively ended the League's reign.
500 years after the defeat of the League of Six Kingdoms, the Matoran Civil War broke out on Metru Nui. Once again, Miserix turned to Teridax for assistance in this matter and ordered him to stop the fighting, an order which the lieutenant brutally carried out by means of what was later referred to as the Archives Massacre. During the War, Miserix sent Mutran on a mission far to the south to pay a visit to Tren Krom, as the Brotherhood could not allow a being of such great power to go unchecked in the universe without knowing its intent or potential danger.
Following the ordeal, Miserix decided that each Makuta would be assigned a particular region to supervise to avoid any similar conflicts in the future. Because of his trust in Teridax, Miserix assigned "the prize" of Metru Nui to his lieutenant. Miserix himself chose to remain on Destral and run the Brotherhood from there, not taking any particular region to watch over.
When Mutran returned with the knowledge of how the universe worked he had gleaned from Tren Krom, Teridax demanded Convocation on Destral, something no Makuta other than Miserix had ever done. To exacerbate the situation, he had not asked Miserix's permission to do so. In the Convocation Chamber of the Destral Fortress, Teridax revealed his plan to the assembled Makuta. Miserix correctly understood this move to be a bid to take over leadership of the Brotherhood and fired Shadow energy from his gauntlet, blasting Teridax halfway through the wall. Miserix dismissed the plan as treason and stupidity, but Teridax's retaliation was fierce and swift, knocking his leader against the walls of the Chamber and then pinning him to the ground with his staff pointed at Miserix's throat. Miserix seized the staff and channeled his Lightning power through it, sending Teridax hurtling backwards. Teridax then seceded from the duel and asked his fellow Makuta to choose whom they wished to follow. Miserix was initially joined by some loyal Makuta, but after seeing that most had sided with Teridax, they reluctantly abandoned their leader as well. Teridax claimed leadership of the Brotherhood through the will of the Convocation and as his first act, sentenced Miserix to death.
He then ordered Krika and Spiriah to carry out the execution, but, unbeknownst to Teridax, Krika instead imprisoned Miserix on the island Artidax, far to the south of the Matoran Universe. There, he was heavily guarded by Rahi and other beings strong enough to detain a Makuta. When the Makuta evolved into Antidermis, Miserix's armor was not upgraded by the Nynrah Ghosts and he was forced to absorb mass from other beings to accomodate for it.
The chains shackled to Miserix weakened him, so he was unable to control the Klakk that guarded him. He spent thousands of years absorbing them into his armor until he was big enough so that their screams did not have any effect on him. The chains increased in size as well, to accommodate for his form.
Tahu and Kopaka unknowingly saved Miserix by closing the volcanoes, which would have killed him.
[carve] Freedom
The Order of Mata Nui member Brutaka led a team to Artidax to track Miserix down, and the Order plans to use Miserix as a weapon to attack the island of Destral. He was controlling a large swarm of crimson insects in a cavern connected to his chamber using his Insect Control power, which Spiriah discovered after he failed to take control of the insects using his own Insect Control power. After escaping, Brutaka and his team then discovered Miserix chained to the ground inside a vast chamber, in the form of a dragon-like beast around 40 feet (13 meters) tall and occasionally grabbing specimens of Klakk from the air using his shadow hand.
Brutaka and his team then tried to reason with Miserix, attempting to win him over to their side. Miserix spotted Spiriah, however, and asked him to come forward. He promptly killed Spiriah by absorbing him into his body, as a reprisal for his betrayal.
Brutaka's team then proceeded to free Miserix, breaking the chains that held him. Miserix then destroyed the volcano's side wall, grew wings and fled, taking the remainder of Brutaka's team. Before leaving, he turned to the island that had imprisoned him and vowed to destroy it someday.
Miserix then flew to a barren island under Brutaka's orders for an unspecified reason. During the time of the flight back to Daxia, Miserix had flown some loops, dropping Vezon in the cold ocean in the process. Some time after arriving, Miserix shapeshifted again to change his color to green.
Miserix, who had reduced his size down to 20 feet (6 meters), later traveled to Stelt in search of Teridax, disturbing the peace of a local Trader, whom Miserix believed would know the location of the Makuta of Metru Nui. Not learning anything, he then ordered the Trader to spread the word of his return.
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By the time of Teridax's announcement to the universe that he has taken control of Mata Nui, Miserix will be dead. How and why remains to be seen.
[carve] Abilities and Traits
Like other Makuta, Miserix possessed powerful elemental Shadow powers. One such power was the ability to produce a Shadow hand capable of absorbing beings into his body. He also has the ability to shapeshift, produce Kraata, and has access to the forty-two Kraata powers.
Miserix was extremely intelligent, but more cautious than Teridax. He had a penchant for shapeshifting into vicious reptile-like forms. In terms of size, Miserix's current form is around three times the size of an average Toa. The form he was found in by Brutaka's team was closer in size to a Tahtorak, as well as being red, while his current form is green and at half the size.
[carve] Quotes
- "The Makuta serve only Mata Nui. We do not put our secret knowledge to work for every being with a strong arm and legions of rabble behind him."
- — Miserix, The Mutran Chronicles
- "Swords so easily drawn beg to be used...and are rarely so easy to put away again. These Barraki may prove troublesome. Watch them."
- — Miserix to Teridax, The Mutran Chronicles
- "And what will you use to attack the Great Spirit? Your shadow hand? A troop of Rahkshi? You are an insect in the eyes of Mata Nui...and in mine."
- — Miserix to Teridax, The Mutran Chronicles
- "Well, it's about 40 feet tall, red and silver, with four legs, a tail, and a nasty disposition-–and it's who we're here to rescue."
- — Brutaka, Federation of Fear
- "Oh, by the way, have you met tall, green, and gruesome here? Don't mind the scales and teeth, but you might want to stay downwind of him."
- — Brutaka introducing Miserix, Destiny War
- "I don't have time for this. I have places to be, and bodies to break. I want you to send out a message to all your friends, to everyone who sails in and out of this island. Tell them Miserix is back, and when I find him, Teridax is dead!"
- — Miserix, Destiny War
[carve] Trivia
- The winning model of LEGO Group's BrickMaster Makuta Building Contest, made by Sarah Newkirk, was named as Miserix.
[carve] Appearances
- The Mutran Chronicles (First Appearance; In a Flashback)
- Federation of Fear
- Destiny War
- Brothers In Arms (Not Mentioned by Name)
- BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle (Mentioned Only)
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