Thok

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Thok
Skakdi
Powers	Ice (Only in conjunction with another Skakdi), Spellbinder Vision, bring inanimate things under his control, resistance to extreme cold
Tool(s)	Ice Gun (formerly), Zamor Launcher (formerly)
Status	Alive, mutated; Held by the Order of Mata Nui for interrogation
Pronunciation	THOCK
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Thok is one of the seven rogue Skakdi Dark Hunters who banded together under the name Piraka.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Pre-Dark Hunters 1.2 Dark Hunters 1.3 Piraka 2 Abilities and Traits 2.1 Tools 3 Set Information 4 Quotes 5 Trivia 6 Appearances 7 External Links

Biography

Pre-Dark Hunters

Thok was part of Makuta Spiriah's failed experiments 75,000 years ago on the Skakdi on the island of Zakaz in an attempt to create an army. 5,000 thousand years later, Thok went to a Brotherhood of Makuta fortress as a thief, and found three Dark Hunters there on a mission. Thok used his Ice Gun to freeze the Hunters in an attempt to steal their weapons. He failed, however, and the Hunters captured him and brought him back to the Dark Hunter base on Odina to face the leader of the Dark Hunters, The Shadowed One.

Dark Hunters

Thok was presented to The Shadowed One in a chamber, along with a five other Skakdi. They were Zaktan, Reidak, and Avak, and later Vezok and Hakann. The Shadowed One decided to hire them into his organization, but not before showing them the price of betraying the Dark Hunters. He accomplished this by casting his lethal eyebeams, and so disintegrating the traitor, at a winged Dark Hunter who had told Hakann the location of the Makoki Stone, an item that the Dark Hunter was supposed to steal himself.

Two thousand years later, Thok joined Zaktan, Reidak, Vezok, and Hakann in an attempt to overthrow The Shadowed One and take over the Dark Hunters. The five Dark Hunters gathered inside The Shadowed One's Fortress. However, they went in circles in the labyrinth of corridors, and were then informed by Darkness that The Shadowed One knew of their rebellion. The rebels were soon herded into The Shadowed One's chamber. There, the leader of the Dark Hunters sat on his throne, and when the rebellious Hunters arrived, The Shadowed One blasted Zaktan with his eyebeams. To Thok and the others' surprise, Zaktan didn't die; instead his body shattered into billions of Protodites, and only with great willpower did Zaktan pull his body parts together. The Shadowed One then let the Skakdi leave.

A thousand years later, The Shadowed One attempted to capture the city of Metru Nui. Vezok, Reidak and Avak were sent to the city to unleash the Kanohi Dragon upon the city, and so to create the need for the Dark Hunters' "protection," in exchange for permission to construct a base in the city. Their efforts were frustrated by Toa Mangai Lhikan and his team. Thok was later sent to abduct Turaga Dume, ruler of Metru Nui. When Thok failed, The Shadowed One declared war on the Toa, thus beginning the Toa/Dark Hunter War. The war ended when Nidhiki betrayed the Toa, and the Dark Hunters were ambushed in the Canyon of Unending Whispers. Lhikan allowed the Dark Hunters to leave unharmed in return for the Makoki Stone, along with the conditions that the Dark Hunters never return, and to take the traitor Nidhiki away with them.

3,750 years later, Thok was assigned to guard a Brotherhood of Makuta base that had been turned into base for the Dark Hunters. The relationship between the Brotherhood and the Dark Hunters were straining during this time, due to the theft of the Makoki Stone and the Mask of Light from a Brotherhood base with the Dark Hunters on guard there. When Zaktan abandoned his post at the southern wall with Reidak at the hint of Roodaka, Reidak convinced Thok into helping him with his job by threatening him. At Reidak's prompting, Thok glanced down from the wall and spotted a massive horde of Visorak heading toward the fort. After defending the fortress briefly, Thok and Reidak, and later Zaktan, abandoned the fortress and as a result were the only Dark Hunters to survive the battle.

Piraka

Eventually, Thok and the other Skakdi abandoned the Dark Hunters, calling themselves what the Dark Hunter Ancient had called them thousands of years prior: Piraka. The six Piraka reached Mangaia, Teridax's lair, by boat, to loot the place after the Makuta's supposed defeat. The Piraka found Teridax's crushed armor, but there was nothing inside the heap of Protosteel. Reidak discovered the Kanohi Kraahkan, Mask of Shadows, from the wreck and tried to take it, but it blasted him with Shadow energy until the pain caused him to throw it into the Silver Sea. Later, Hakann found the Spear of Fusion and then accidentally fired its energies upon Vezok, in reverse. As a result, Vezok was split into two beings, one physically his original self and a silver-armored being. The newcomer was named Vezon by Thok, as "vezon" was the Matoran word for "double".

It was by then that Teridax (in his Antidermis form) planted the knowledge of the Kanohi Ignika, Mask of Life, and its location, into the seven Piraka's minds, so as to use them to get it for him. They were then attacked by the Mana Ko that guard the lair, and Vezon disappeared during the ensuing battle. Thok tricked the Mana Ko into blasting an escape tunnel from the lair, and the Piraka emerged and found themselves on the island above. They found the island deserted, proving that the Matoran there had indeed left to return to Metru Nui. The Piraka then found six canisters and used them to sail to the island of Voya Nui to steal the Kanohi Ignika.

Thok emerged from his canister upon arriving at the ice ring that surrounded the entire island of Voya Nui. Unknown to him, the Matoran Garan was spying his arrival, thinking that Thok was a Toa. According to Zaktan's plan, explained before the Piraka headed for Voya Nui, each Piraka would declare themselves as Toa, so as to gain the help and trust of the Matoran. Then the Piraka started their search for the Kanohi Ignika. Believing the mask to be inside the volcano, Mount Valmai, the Piraka ordered the Matoran to dig holes on the side of the volcano to drain the lava, while at the same time commanding the villagers to build a stronghold at the center of the island. Soon, Garan grew suspicious, as the tasks that the "Toa" ordered the Matoran to accomplish did not seem to be in the interests of the Matoran. Thusly, he and five other Matoran began to investigate. However, before they had a clearer picture of these false Toa, Thok and the other Piraka used their Zamor spheres filled with Antidermis (which was really Teridax), and attacked the entire Matoran population of Voya Nui after they gathered them at the Matoran settlement. The six Matoran who were investigating the Piraka - Garan, Kazi, Balta, Dalu, Piruk, and Velika - were not present, and thusly not affected. Together they formed the Voya Nui Resistance Team that opposed the Piraka.

The next day, the Toa Nuva arrived at the island by night, seeking to use the Mask of Life to save Mata Nui. Reidak and Hakann attacked the Toa Nuva, while at the same time Balta managed to steal a Zamor Sphere from Vezok. Thok and Vezok pursued, as ordered by Zaktan. The pair chased Balta into a cave, where Vezok trapped him inside with a boulder after a brief search. The two then joined the other four Piraka in their battle with the Nuva, which the Piraka eventually won. The Nuva's masks and tools were taken by Zaktan, and then he ordered the other Piraka to throw the Nuva into the volcano. However, Mount Valmai erupted before they reached the top, and the Nuva were abandoned as the Piraka fled, allowing the Toa to escape. Thok then went with Reidak to find Vezon (who was believed to have reached Voya Nui), but they were beaten by the armored titan Axonn. Before the final blow was landed, Brutaka, Axonn's now-former friend, arrived and defeated him.

Later, Thok and Avak were searching for the Kanohi in the lush Green Belt of the island, despite the drought that plagued Voya Nui. There, Thok managed to convince Avak that the thriving life there was due to the Kanohi Ignika's proximity, while Zaktan had kept the Piraka focused on the volcano. Thinking that Zaktan has betrayed them, Avak confronted Zaktan in the Piraka stronghold's chamber were the vat containing the Antidermis was. He caged Zaktan in a resonance field that drove his Protodites mad. Thok tried to claim leadership over the Piraka, but Hakann arrived, with Brutaka as an ally as a result of the deal that he would help him in return for the Antidermis, which could increase Brutaka's strength. Thok and Avak then fought Hakann's new pawn in a battle for the rewards. Reidak entered the scene soon, and joined the battle by grabbing Hakann and throwing him toward Avak. Robbed of concentration as Hakann struck him, Avak lost the concentration needed to sustain Zaktan's prison. Zaktan was freed, but before anything could be done, the Toa Nuva, along with the Resistance Team, arrived with their masks and tools restored. Zaktan promised Brutaka the Antidermis in exchange for the defeat of the attackers, and he thusly complied. With one swing of his blade, Brutaka downed the twelve attackers. The Toa Nuva were then to be kept in Brutaka's custody while the Matoran Resistance fighters would be interrogated. As for the Piraka, the team was now fragmented, with Zaktan, Vezok, and Reidak holding onto a loose alliance while Thok, Reidak, and Hakann tried to avoid being eliminated.

With all the commotion inside the Piraka Stronghold, none of the Piraka were witness to the arrival of the Toa Inika. The team included Jaller, Hahli, Kongu, Matoro, Nuparu, and Hewkii. Their Spirit Stars alerted the Piraka of the arrival of Toa. But Thok, Reidak, and Avak were worrying about Brutaka as Zaktan's ally as they entered the chamber where the Antidermis vat was. They found Hakann sitting on the floor after being defeated by Zaktan when he attempted to overthrow him. They ignored him, but Hakann pursued and told the three his plan to deprive Zaktan of his ally, Brutaka.

Meanwhile, Toa Inika Kongu and Nuparu were teamed with Garan and Velika to infiltrate the Piraka's stronghold to search for the Toa Nuva while the other Toa and Matoran freed the Matoran with their Energized Protodermis-filled Zamor Spheres. Inside, they found the Nuva's mask hanging on a wall as trophies, and also the Antidermis vat. Before they could destroy it they were found by the Piraka and Brutaka. Then, the rest of the Toa Inika arrived, and a battle erupted between Toa and Piraka while the Resistance team searched the stronghold for the Nuva. Brutaka was buried in rubble by Hewkii, and when he emerged, Hakann fired a Zamor containing a portion of Vezok's power at him. Thok was fighting Matoro when he noticed the Zamor, and after knocking Matoro down he leaped at Hakann, making contact with his armor. The Zamor stole Brutaka's power and gave them to Hakann and Thok. Thok then used his enhanced powers to bring the stronghold to life, with hands sprouting from the walls to grab the Toa and Piraka. After Hakann defeated them with his mental blasts, Brutaka told him and Thok of the 777 Stairs, which would lead to the Chamber of Life, where the Ignika was located. Thok and Hakann headed for the stairs, but before they reached it, attacked each other. Thok used his spellbinder vision to topple Hakann near the end, who ended up falling face down into the mud. In a desperate bid, Hakann used his heat vision to pierce through the ground. It struck a gas pocket and exploded, sending a great fireball into the air and thus giving their position to the Toa and the other Piraka. The explosion also destroyed a false wall that concealed the entrance to the stairs.

Then the other Piraka, and soon the Inika, caught up with the pair and a battle erupted. At the conclusion of the battle, Hewkii fired the Zamor Sphere that Zaktan, Avak, Reidak, and Vezok made for them (in exchange for their freedom from the stronghold) at the point where Hakann and Thok's armor met, exactly when the two super-Piraka aimed their energies at the Toa and Piraka. Thok and Hakann were robbed of Brutaka's power when the Zamor struck them, while the Toa and Piraka were devastated by their blast.

The Piraka recovered first, and the six of them headed down the stairs. After turning right at a fork, for the left was blocked, they entered a chamber in which the trespasser's worst fears would come to life. To the Piraka, it was the legendary Irnakk, a feared myth of the Skakdi. When he attacked the Piraka, Thok tried to bring the tunnel walls to life to attack, but he was struck by one of Irnakk's Zamor and his power was reversed. As a result, his armor came to life and squeezed the breath out of his lungs. None of the Piraka fared any better, but Zaktan was absorbed into the giant creature's mind. Zaktan later realized that Irnakk existed because the Piraka feared him, and to defeat him, they would have to stop fearing Irnakk. Zaktan made Irnakk fear death by threatening to bring down the tunnel upon all of them, and so finding his true being. As a result, Irnakk disappeared and the other Piraka were allowed to pass through.

Later, the Piraka reached another chamber where six cylinders erupted from the ground and trapped the six Skakdi. A voice said that if one raised the stone latch that was present inside the cylinders first, only he will be allowed to proceed and the others will be destroyed. If all six raised the latch together, all of them would be allowed to pass. Reidak raised first, but instead of being the sole survivor the ground beneath all six gave way and they fell into a pool of water (which contains the Pit Mutagen) in a vast cavern. Fire bars then blocked the way that they had came, and would soon heat the pool until it boiled. Vezok dove into the water and found a way out, and the Piraka escaped by the underwater tunnel that led them to a vast plain of hardened magma. At the edge a river of lava flowed, with a stone bridge spanning across it. The Piraka waited in the tower at the end of the bridge, planning to ambush the Toa to avoid complications later. When the Toa arrived, they were found by Nuparu, who shook most of the Piraka from their posts with an earthquake. When Kongu used a cyclone in an attempt to scatter Zaktan, it also caused the bridge to collapse, raining masonry upon the Toa. With the Toa buried, Thok and his partners headed for the Chamber of Life. Inside, the Piraka found Vezon riding atop a giant spider Rahi, named Fenrakk. On Vezon's head was the Kanohi Ignika, fused to the back of his skull. Using his Spear of Fusion, Vezon fused Vezok and Reidak together. Vezon then ordered his new servant to defeat the Piraka, and soon the four Piraka remaining were strewn about the chamber. Vezon then separated the giant brute back into two.

Later, the Toa Inika recovered and entered the chamber, finding Vezon and his steed. After the Fenrakk was transformed into the Kardas Dragon, they managed to defeat both with the Zamor that Axonn gave them, freezing them in the air. After Matoro retrieved the Ignika, Thok and the others chose that moment to awaken and prepared to wring the mask from them. But then Kardas unleashed an energy blast at Matoro before it became unconscious. Matoro dropped the mask, which flew away from both Inika and Piraka. The Inika pursued the Kanohi Ignika until it plunged into the ocean that surrounded Voya Nui, into the depths of The Pit. The Piraka followed, planning to ambush the Inika after the Toa lost the mask at shore. However, Axonn was heading toward them, along with the six Matoran Resistance fighters, the freed Toa Nuva, and a being called Botar with Brutaka slung over his shoulders. Seeing this most unwanted assemblage, the Piraka decided that they should wait.

However, Thok and the other Piraka were mutated as a result of exposure to the Pit Mutagen that the sea water contained, turning into sea snakes with only their heads and spines. They entered The Cord that connected Voya Nui to Mahri Nui, where they killed the Zyglak that lived there. When the Toa Mahri took the Matoran of Mahri Nui up The Cord, the Piraka attacked them. However they were then defeated by Axonn, and taken for interrogation by the Order of Mata Nui. Thok and the other Piraka (sans Zaktan) are presently being kept in a water tank on Daxia, the Order's base, next to Roodaka and Karzahni.

Abilities and Traits

Thok is an expert in exploiting the conflicts of his partners. He is, as The Shadowed One had said, brilliant and arrogant, and does not work well with others. In fact, being around others for too long can make him a bit mad. Never completely a team player, Thok prefers to work alone. If teamed with others and the tides of battle goes against them, Thok won't even hesitate to abandon his teammates to their fate while he escapes. When the Piraka searched for the Ignika, Thok was aware of the fact (and counted on it) that deep down the Piraka distrusted each other. Once the Ignika was stolen, each Piraka would attempt to eliminate the others to enjoy the rewards alone. It was said that Thok had made alliances with each of the five other Piraka so that, if the Ignika ever landed in any of their hands, he would have to share it with Thok. However, Thok secretly planned to dispose the wielder of the mask and take the Ignika for himself, just as they planned to destroy Thok if they got the mask.

Thok's spellbinder vision power disorients opponents, mostly to make them lose their balance. Thok also possess the power to make inanimate objects come to life to serve him, be it walls, rocks or plants. He is immune to extreme cold but weakens when exposed to extreme heat.

Tools

Thok carried a dual-use Ice Gun as a weapon. On one end was the ice gun which could fire ice blasts that covers anything it touched with ice, and on the other end was an ice peg. The tool was not powered by his elemental powers (since it must be used in conjunction with another Skakdi to work), and so could be used without teaming with the other Piraka. Thok also carries a Zamor Launcher that Avak made for the Piraka. However, Thok lost his weapons after his mutation.

Set Information

Thok was released in early 2006 as one of the six Piraka canister sets. He came with 42 pieces, including four Zamor Spheres. His action features were the same as those found in all the Piraka canister sets.

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

A Thok minifigure was released in the Piraka Stronghold, Piraka Outpost, and Race for the Mask of Life playsets of 2006.

Quotes

Trivia

• Thok's promotional nickname is "The Drifter".

Appearances

• BIONICLE Legends 4: Legacy of Evil
• BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom (First Appearance)
• BIONICLE Legends 2: Dark Destiny
• Comic 1: If a Universe Ends
• Comic 2: Vengeance of Axonn
• BIONICLE Legends 3: Power Play
• Comic 3: Showdown
• Comic 4: A Cold Light Dawns
• Comic 5: In Final Battle
• BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno
• BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall
• The Kingdom (Mentioned Only)
• BIONICLE: Dark Hunters
• BIONICLE Encyclopedia: Updated
• Piraka Promo Animations (Non-canonical Appearance)
• 2006 Playset Promo Animation (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Island Investigation (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Voya Nui Adventure (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Piraka Online Animations (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Piraka Attack (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Matoran Escape (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Inika Island Assault (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Voya Nui Online Game (Non-canonical Appearance)
• BIONICLE Heroes (Non-canonical Appearance)

External Links

• Thok Building Instructions

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