Reidak

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"Rahkshi, huh? I pick my teeth with Rahkshi."
— Reidak, Island of Doom

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Reidak
Skakdi
Powers Earth (Only in conjunction with another Skakdi), Thermal and Infrared Vision, Adaptation after each defeat
Tool(s) Buzz Saw (formerly), Zamor Launcher (formerly)
Status Alive, mutated; Held by the Order of Mata Nui for interrogation
Pronunciation RAY-dack
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Reidak is one of seven rogue Dark Hunters who have named themselves the Piraka.

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Biography

Pre-Dark Hunters

Reidak is a Skakdi that once lived on a small island off the coast of Zakaz. However, he engaged in an argument with one of the order enforcers, which escalated into a series of disputes that erupted into a war on the island, resulting in much of it being destroyed, and all the inhabitants except himself fleeing it. A group of Dark Hunters found him alone on the ruined island and because of his involvement in the battle, he was recruited into their organization.

Dark Hunters

As a part of the Dark Hunters, Reidak was selected to carry out a number of "smash and grab" missions, with emphasis on the "smash". Later, Reidak joined with four of the other future Piraka in a revolt against The Shadowed One, but failed miserably. He also was assigned to help Vezok and Avak unleash the Kanohi Dragon on Metru Nui. He helped Vezok melt the ice around the Dragon to free it, then left to wait out the destruction. He returned with his companions to try to make a deal with Turaga Dume to eliminate the Kanohi Dragon, in return for the Dark Hunters being allowed to build a base there. Dume refused and Lhikan and Nidhiki drove them off. Around 250 years before the arrival of the Toa Inika on Voya Nui, he was placed on guard duty on a former Brotherhood of Makuta fortress with orders to annihilate any living thing he saw. The Fortress was stormed by servants of the Brotherhood of Makuta, who eventually captured it. However, he escaped the fortress before it was taken over.

Piraka

Eventually, Zaktan convinced Reidak to join the Piraka, and raid Mangaia. The six rogue Dark Hunters found the crushed body of Teridax and found that it was just hollow armor. Reidak claimed the Kraahkan, but the mask struck him with dark energy, throwing him against a wall. He kept trying to pick the mask up, but it kept pummeling him with energy until he let go and tossed the mask into the sea. After the creation of Vezon, Reidak and the other Piraka all suddenly became aware of the existence of the Mask of Life and decided to go after it. They were ambushed by the Mana Ko but escaped to the island above.

Later, the Piraka traveled to Voya Nui in canisters. Upon arriving on Voya Nui, Reidak and the other Piraka masqueraded as Toa to gain the trust of the Matoran living there. The Piraka then set the Matoran to work draining the lava from Mount Valmai and building a fortress for the Piraka. Reidak joined the others in enslaving the majority of the Matoran population with Zamor Spheres filled with Antidermis.

Reidak ambushing Thok.
Reidak ambushing Thok.

When the Toa Nuva arrived to find the Ignika and save the universe, Reidak was the first to engage them in combat, instead of informing the other Piraka and staging an ambush. During the battle, Reidak snapped one of Lewa's Air Katana in half over his knee. After the rest of the Piraka joined the battle, the Toa Nuva were easily defeated, and their tools and masks were looted. Zaktan ordered that the Toa were to be thrown into the volcano, so Reidak helped Hakann, Vezok, Thok, and Avak carry the unconscious Toa to their doom.

On the way, Reidak complained about having to carry two Toa up the slope, while Zaktan stayed at the stronghold. Tahu awoke while being carried by Reidak, but before he could do anything, the volcano started erupting and the Piraka fled, leaving the weakened Toa behind. After the Toa regrouped, they decided to attack the stronghold. Lewa tricked Reidak into opening the door and shoved the Piraka into the fortress. Reidak went to get some Zamor Spheres for use on the Toa but found a battle was already going on inside the stronghold.

Thok and Avak battled Brutaka with Hakann watching, while Zaktan was imprisoned inside a resonating energy cube. Reidak snuck in and grabbed Hakann and threw him at Avak, knocking him unconscious and releasing Zaktan from his prison. The Toa then arrived with the Voya Nui Resistance Team, but a swift, powerful blow from Brutaka's sword knocked them all down unconscious. The Toa were then imprisoned by Brutaka and the Matoran were taken for interrogation. Little did the Piraka know that six new Toa had just arrived on the island.

Reidak later fought the newly arrived Toa Inika in the stronghold along with Brutaka and the rest of the Piraka. After Hakann and Thok betrayed the Piraka and stole Brutaka's power, he, Zaktan, and Avak formed a temporary alliance with the Toa so that they could defeat the traitors. A well aimed Zamor sphere shot at Hakann and Thok by Hewkii returned Brutaka's power at the same time a powerful blast from the two Piraka knocked the Toa unconscious.

While the Toa regained consciousness, Reidak and the other Piraka began their journey down the 777 Stairs that led to the Chamber of Life. They encountered Irnakk in the Zone of Nightmares, and two Zamor spheres from the titan caused Reidak and Vezok to engage in an endless battle, with Vezok absorbing Reidak's ability to adapt after defeats. After Zaktan defeated Irnakk, Reidak and the others proceeded down the stairs. Along the way, they became trapped in six cylinders which erupted from the stairs. The voice of a Great Being told the trapped Piraka that only the "completely selfless" and the "completely selfish" could escape. If all six Piraka opened the latch of the cylinder at the same time, they would be free to move on. If one opened it before the others, only he would be free to move on, and his companions would be destroyed. Reidak attempted to betray the others by opening his latch before the others, but the voice of the Great Being had lied. All six Piraka were dropped from the cylinders into an underground pool of Protodermis. There was a hail of falling stone and dozens of slots were revealed in the walls. Jets of white hot flame began to erupt from the recesses, trapping the Piraka into the water. Vezok found an exit underwater, and the Piraka traveled through it, with Reidak in front. Stone slabs began to fall behind them, ensuring that there was no turning back. Little did they realize that their exposure to the water was slowly beginning to mutate their bodies.

Eventually the Piraka ended up on a vast plain of hardened magma. They knew that the Toa weren't far behind and began to set up an ambush. When the Toa arrived, the Piraka had positioned themselves on the Lava Chamber Gate. An earthquake caused by Nuparu weakened the bridge and threw half of the Piraka off of their posts. Unfortunately for the Toa, one of Kongu's cyclones caused the bridge to collapse on top of them, enabling Reidak and the others to continue with ease.

The Piraka entered the Chamber of Life and found themselves face to face with Vezon, fused to the monstrous Fenrakk. Avak trapped them in one of his cages and the enemies began to negotiate. The Piraka agreed to kill Vezok in exchange for the mask, so Thok trapped him in ice while Hakann destroyed his thoughts with mental blasts. Vezok escaped from his prison and used borrowed mental blasts to keep the other Piraka off him. He knocked Avak unconscious, releasing Vezon and his mount from their prison. Vezon used the Spear of Fusion to fuse Reidak and Vezok into a lumbering, skull faced giant. The beast easily defeated the other Piraka on Vezon's command. When Vezon reversed the spear's action, Reidak and Vezok were left unconscious on the floor from the shock of the fusion and separation.

The Piraka awoke before the Toa defeated Vezon and his new pet, but decided to stay down while the Toa exhausted themselves in battle. Just before the Piraka could claim the mask for their own, a blast of energy from Kardas knocked the mask from Matoro's grip. The mask hovered in mid-air and flew up the stairs at high speed. Hewkii and Matoro trapped the Piraka to get a head start but they broke their bonds in seconds. Vezok wanted to rejoin Vezon to himself, but Reidak broke the Staff of Fusion in half so that they would move on.

When Reidak and the other Piraka came to the surface, they remained hidden because they didn't want to have to face twelve Toa, Axonn, and the entire, freed Matoran populace. They later followed the Toa Inika down the stone cord to Mahri Nui, but contact with Pit Mutagen dissolved their bodies so that only their head and spines were left. They fought with the Toa Mahri in the cord, but were defeated by Axonn. Reidak and the others were then taken into custody by the Order of Mata Nui and imprisoned in a water tank on Daxia.

Abilities and Traits

Strongest of the Piraka, with great endurance, Reidak lives for destruction. He enjoys breaking things — big things, small things, neither make any difference. His personality often drives Avak up the wall, which is fine with him as he doesn’t get along at all with Avak, who is capable of creating a prison that even Reidak cannot escape. Reidak is the hunter of the group (And thus being nicknamed "The Tracer"), going after rogue Matoran. Though smart and cunning, he feels he is strong enough to defeat any foe without having to resort to a lot of planning and trickery, and he is very impatient. Reidak has a great need for freedom of movement. Like a Rahi, Reidak hates to stay in the same spot for long, and despises enclosed spaces, which is one reason he dislikes Avak's cages. Though he doesn't show it often, Reidak is very intelligent, as Vezok found when Reidak figured out by himself all the details of The Shadowed One's plan to unleash the Kanohi Dragon on Metru Nui.

His infrared and thermal imaging vision lets him track down his enemies so he can send them to crushing defeat. He has the power to adapt to his opponents and their powers after every fight, therefore he cannot be defeated the same way twice, and thus explains why the Toa Nuva kept knocking him down and not beating him that way again.

Tools

Reidak carried a Buzz Saw with a drill on the other end that he could use to turn the ground into quicksand. He also carried a Zamor Launcher.

Since his mutation, he lost his Zamor Launcher and abandoned his Buzz Saw.

Weakness

  • Reidak is very energetic and impatient. He will sometimes engage in combat instead of hiding, and he often fights hand-to-hand instead of using other tactics to defeat his enemies. Also, he can't stand small spaces or staying in one spot for a long time.

Alliances

  • Reidak made a deal with Vezok — if either of them found the Mask of Life, they'd take it for themselves and strand the other four on Voya Nui. Naturally, both planned to betray the other.
  • Thok made an alliance with Reidak, just like he did with the rest of the Piraka.

Set Information

Reidak as a set.
Reidak as a set.
Reidak as a minifigure.
Reidak as a minifigure.

Reidak was released December 2005 simultaneously with five other Piraka canister sets. He came with 41 pieces, including four Zamor Spheres, and featured action features much like those of his fellow Piraka canister sets.

Reidak was also included in the Irnakk Wal*Mart exclusive set. The black Piraka can be combined with Thok and Vezok(also included in the set) to create the Irnakk model. This set includes a golden Piraka spine exclusive to this set.

A Reidak minifigure was featured in the Piraka Stronghold, Piraka Outpost, and Race for the Mask of Life playsets, the last of which is non-canon.

Quotes

"Reidak likes to break things--big things, small things, living things, it makes no difference to him."
— The Shadowed One, BIONICLE: Dark Hunters
"I'm not a Toa. I don't look like a Toa. Besides, Toa fall down too easy. I like someone that can give me a fight."
— Reidak
"We had a pretty good life before, Thok... Artifacts to steal, Toa to snap in two. What's so important about this Mask that we had to come here?"
— Reidak, Comic 1: If a Universe Ends
"I know it makes your head hurt, but try thinking, Reidak."
— Thok, Comic 1: If a Universe Ends
"That was a long fall down the mountain. Long climb back up, too. It's an experience you shouldn't miss. How about I throw you over the side, Thok, and see how many times you bounce? Won't that be fun?"
— Reidak to Thok, Comic 1: If a Universe Ends
"Maybe you won't talk so much, Toa, with your mask stuffed in your mouth."
— Reidak, Power Play

Trivia

  • Reidak's promotional nickname is "The Tracer".

Appearances

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