Raid of a Brotherhood Fortress
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- "We raided their fortress, stole the mask back, and made our escape."
- — Toa Hagah Norik, Birth of a Rahaga
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The Raid of a Brotherhood Fortress is the name given to a raid on a fortress of the Brotherhood of Makuta by some of Teridax's former bodyguards, the Toa Hagah. While the raid was largely successful, the Toa wound up mutated into shrunken, twisted creatures called Rahaga.
This battle actually consisted of two distinct raids: first, to steal the Kanohi Avohkii Mask of Light; and second, mounted by Toa Norik and Iruini, to rescue the four other Toa Hagah, who had been captured in the interim period between skirmishes.
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Goals
Toa Hagah
- Steal the Avohkii Mask of Light from the Brotherhood of Makuta.
- Rescue four Toa Hagah.
Brotherhood of Makuta
- Prevent the Toa Hagah from stealing the Avohkii Mask of Light.
- Capture the Toa Hagah.
Summary
Prologue
Roughly thirteen hundred years before the time of the Toa Mahri, Norik, a Toa of Fire and leader of the Toa Hagah, discovered the dark secrets of the Makuta of Metru Nui, Teridax, and his Brotherhood. Firstly, they had stolen the Kanohi Avohkii, the Great Mask of Light, from its makers in the realm of Artakha. Secondly, they had been secretly enslaving Matoran, the people that Makuta had explicitly sworn to protect.
The First Raid
Burning for justice, the Toa mounted an attack on a Brotherhood base. From all accounts, this first raid went off without a hitch: the Toa successfully infiltrated the fortress, stole the Avohkii back from the Brotherhood (and also succeeded in filching the Makoki Stones), and made their escape.
After the Raid
Unfortunately, after this victory, Norik allowed his team to grow overconfident, which is widely believed to be the only mistake he ever made during his time as leader of the Toa. Meanwhile, believing that his team spent too much time on huge menaces and neglected relatively insignificant threats, Toa of Air Iruini actually quit the team.
The Toa's overconfidence blinded them to the fact that Teridax, though set back by the betrayal of his bodyguards and the loss of the Mask of Light, was still a clear and present danger. Four of the Toa - a Toa of Water named Gaaki, a Toa of Earth named Bomonga, a Toa of Stone named Pouks, and a Toa of Ice named Kualus - were ambushed and captured by two of Teridax's lieutenants, Sidorak and Roodaka. Norik, who was not with his team during the ambush, tracked down Iruini, and the two forged a temporary alliance to rescue their teammates.
The Second Raid
Returning to the Brotherhood fortress, the Toa were challenged by the Brotherhood's full array of military might: Visorak spiders, Exo-Toa armored suits, Dark Hunter mercenaries, and even Teridax himself. Amazingly, the two Toa Hagah prevailed, destroying most of the Exo-Toa, driving off the Hunters, and even forcing Teridax to retreat from the battlefield. Iruini defeated the Dark Hunter named Krekka by using his own weight to send him plowing into the Visorak; Norik then forced a Suukorak to take them to the other Toa Hagah's prison. Overhearing Dark Hunter Nidhiki's comments about "four captured Toa," Norik sent Iruini to find their teammates. After concealing the Avohkii (which the Toa had brought with them for unkown reasons), Iruini teleported to a likely spot, but he did not see four Toa; instead, he saw four shrunken, twisted, Rahkshi-headed creatures, one of whom identified themselves as his former fellow Toa.
At that moment, Roodaka appeared and trapped Iruini, coining the name "Rahaga" as a pun on "Rahkshi" and "Hagah". Her gloating was interrupted by the sudden arrival of Norik, who had used his Pehkui to sneak into the camp. Iruini opened the Rahaga's cage and let his former teammates out; the two remaining Toa Hagah then turned on Roodaka, who simply summoned an army of Visorak to her aid. Recalling a strategy that had once worked against some Frostelus, Norik and Iruini created a cyclone of molten lava, distracting the Visorak long enough for the two to make their escape. What not even the cyclone could stop, however, were two of Roodaka's mutation Rhotuka spinners, which quickly overtook the battle-weary Toa and mutated them into Rahaga as well. Roodaka called off the Visorak pursuit, believing that the Rahaga were no longer a threat and confident that they were doomed to spend their lives as outcasts from the very society they were supposed to protect.
Aftermath
However, Roodaka's assumption was wrong: the Rahaga successfully recovered the Avohkii and the Makoki Stones and later saw them safely into the hands of the Toa Hordika, who in turn witnessed (as Turaga) the coming of the Toa of Light that the Brotherhood of Makuta so feared. Meanwhile, the Rahaga devoted themselves to aiding Visorak victims and thwarting Visorak efforts at conquest in any way possible. Their efforts culminated in the Battle of Metru Nui.
Appearances
- Comic 25: Birth of the Rahaga (In a Flashback)
- Comic 27: Fractures (In a Flashback)
- The Mutran Chronicles (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows (Appendix: Origin of the Rahaga)
| Battles |
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| Pre-Metru Nui Saga |
| Battle Against the Barraki | Raid of Artakha | Raid of a Brotherhood Fortress |
| Metru Nui Saga |
| Battle of the Great Furnace | Battle in the Archives | Great Barrier Battle | Battle of the Tower of the Toa | Battle of Metru Nui | Battle for the Vahi |
| Mata Nui Saga |
| Battle for Kini-Nui | Battle of Mangaia | Siege of Po-Koro | Battle for Ga-Koro | Bohrok Nest Battle | Second Bohrok Nest Battle | Battle for the Mask of Light | Conflict of Takanuva and Teridax |
| Ignika Saga |
| Conflict with the Piraka | Battle Against Umbra | Battle of Axonn and Brutaka | Battle Against Vezon | Siege of Mahri Nui | Battle of Matoro and Pridak | Battle of Brutaka and Teridax | Battle of Nocturn and Hydraxon | Battle of the Barraki and Teridax | Battle for the Ignika |
| Karda Nui Saga |
| Siege of Karda Nui | Battle in the Shadow Leech Hive | Battle in the Sky | Battle in the Swamp | Battle for the Codrex |
| Alternate Dimensions |
| Battle at the Light Barrier | Rebellion Against the Toa Empire |
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