Toa Metru

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"The six of us traveled to the Great Temple in Ga-Metru in answer to a mysterious summons. We went there as Matoran...we came out as far, far more."
— Turaga Vakama, Toa Metru!

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Toa Metru
Organization/Group
Headquarters/Base Metru Nui
Leader(s) Vakama
Status Now Turaga
Goal None
Allies Lhikan, Great Disk Matoran, Order of Mata Nui (unwittingly), Keetongu, Karzahni (briefly), Rahaga
Enemies Morbuzakh, Teridax, Brotherhood of Makuta (indirectly), Karzahni, Rahi, Vahki, Dark Hunters, Visorak (formerly)

The Toa Metru were six Toa that were created to stop the Makuta Teridax's plan to take over Metru Nui and the Matoran living there. While unable to stop Teridax from wrecking the city itself, the Toa Metru successfully spirited the Matoran to safety on the island of Mata Nui.

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[carve] History

[carve] Origins and Background

Around eighteen months before the Great Cataclysm, the city of Metru Nui was subtly attacked. City elder Turaga Dume was captured by the evil Makuta Teridax who impersonated him as part of his grand plot. He began hinting of an impending crisis, going so far as to ask the city's top Kanohi Mask Maker, a Ta-Matoran named Vakama, to craft him a Vahi Mask of Time. About a month before the Great Cataclysm, the monstrous plant known as the Morbuzakh appeared and quickly achieved a stranglehold on the city. The guardians of the city, the Toa Mangai, were sent out on various missions, none of them returning, until only one was left: a Toa of Fire named Lhikan. Around the same time, Dark Hunters reappeared in the City of Legends. Lhikan, suspicious of "Dume" but aware of the fact that he could not hope to confront the entire city singlehandedly, broke into the Great Temple, stole six Toa Stones, and quickly distributed them to various Matoran around the city. After delivering the last of the stones, he was captured by the Dark Hunters. But Lhikan could not have known that he had been influenced to choose the six Matoran he chose to receive the Toa Stones - influenced by none other than Teridax.

Aware that Lhikan would be choosing six Matoran to be Toa Metru, Teridax read the stars and picked six Matoran that were not listed as being destined - namely, Vakama, Nokama, Matau, Whenua, Onewa, and Nuju. Makuta then telepathically influenced Lhikan, causing him to "frustrate the will of Mata Nui." However, what not even Teridax knew was that he had been duped in an elaborate ruse. After Makuta attacked Mata Nui, Mata Nui knew that it was vital that new Toa be created to facilitate the escape of the Matoran from Metru Nui. He also knew that Teridax would be watching the stars in an attempt to thwart his plans. Mata Nui thus personally altered the stars to prophesy the six Matoran who had discovered the location of the Great Disks - Nuhrii, Vhisola, Orkahm, Tehutti, Ahkmou, and Ehrye - and then planted the names of the six destined Matoran in Teridax's mind. Meanwhile, his Order planted evidence that supported this erroneous claim. Unaware of Mata Nui's tampering, Teridax telepathically influenced Lhikan to choose the Matoran who were destined to be Toa Metru.

Obeying Lhikan's final directive, each of the six Matoran took their Toa stone to the Great Temple. There, they were transformed into mighty heroes. They received their tools and Toa Disks shortly afterward.

[carve] Early Adventures

Almost immediately after the transformation, Vakama had a vision of the six legendary Great Disks, which were the key to stopping the Morbuzakh. Although some of his new teammates - especially Onewa - doubted his vision, they nonetheless tracked down the Matoran who knew the locations of the Great Disks. Along the way, it became obvious that they were facing a determined enemy, and one of the Matoran was a traitor.

Braving Morbuzakh vines, Dark Hunters, Vahki order enforcement mechanoids, and other threats, the Toa Metru succeeded in retrieving the six Great Disks from their hiding spots. Acting on a hunch from Nuhrii, the Toa traced the Morbuzakh king root to its home in the Great Furnace. After a fierce battle where the Toa exhausted all their Elemental Powers, the Great Disks defeated the Morbuzakh king root, destroying the Great Furnace in the process. What the Toa did not realize was that the Morbuzakh had been commanded to do what it had been doing...

After the victory, the Toa were alerted to a potentially disastrous liquid Protodermis leak in the Archives of Onu-Metru; while investigating the leak, the Toa encountered a female shapeshifting Rahi named Krahka for the first time. Believing them to be invaders attempting to conquer her home, Krahka battled the Toa, capturing and imprisoning them but falling after she attempted to duplicate all their powers at once.

[carve] The Great Cataclysm

The Toa next went to the Coliseum to receive official recognition as heroes. As proof, they presented the Great Disks to Turaga Dume. Dume, however, refused the "simple gifts" and instead presented the Toa with a challenge. When the Toa failed that challenge, Dume denounced them as impostors and ordered their arrest.

Three Toa - Vakama, Nokama, and Matau - escaped and proceeded to track down Lhikan. Their journey involved clashes with Vahki and Dark Hunters, a bizarre vision, a battle with a Tahtorak, and an adventure with a herd of Kikanalo.

Meanwhile, the other three Toa were captured and placed in the Dark Hunter Prison. There, they met a strange Turaga who promptly set them to work performing seemingly meaningless tasks. However, these tasks caused the Toa to discover their mask powers, enabling the four to escape.

Reunited - and with the revelation of the mysterious Turaga to be none other than the lost Lhikan, and with the discovery of the real Turaga Dume in a Matoran Sphere - the Toa Metru raced to the Coliseum to confront "Dume". When they arrived, the entire Matoran population of Metru Nui had been rendered comatose and "Dume" revealed himself to be Teridax. More than merely a disguise, this exposed the Brotherhood of Makuta, formerly regarded as good, to be evil.

The Toa Metru being trapped by the Visorak's Rhotuka spinners.
The Toa Metru being trapped by the Visorak's Rhotuka spinners.

The Toa Metru quickly did what they could, strapping six Matoran Spheres to their Vahki Transport and fleeing the city. During a last confrontation with Teridax, the finished Vahi was revealed and lost, Lhikan was killed, and Teridax was imprisoned in a cage of solid Protodermis. The Toa made good their escape from the city; on the way, they encountered ancient sea Rahi, prototype order enforcement robots called Kralhi, and a strange old Onu-Matoran named Mavrah. After braving even more danger, the Toa Metru set foot on a new island, which would be the home of the Matoran for centuries to come.

The Toa Metru in cocoons made of Visorak webs.
The Toa Metru in cocoons made of Visorak webs.

[carve] The Great Rescue

After various confrontations with bizarre beings, such as freakish mutations, the Rahi Nui, the plant-being named Karzahni, the Energized Protodermis Entity, and the Fire Entity, the Toa Metru finally returned to Metru Nui to rescue the rest of the Matoran from their imprisonment underneath the Coliseum. Their re-entry into the city was less than auspicious, as their boat was caught in a storm and shipwrecked.

Emerging on the shore, the Toa quickly noticed the oppressive mist and the enormous spiderwebs that crisscrossed the city. The Archives had been badly damaged by an earthquake during the Great Cataclysm, freeing its contents into the city. Whatever Vahki had survived the Great Cataclysm had been altered for the worse. Regardless, the Toa marched to the Coliseum - and were promptly captured by Visorak spiders and mutated into Toa Hordika.

Despite severe odds - not least of which was their own bestial natures - the Toa Hordika managed to construct several Airships with which to ferry the Matoran to the new island. They also managed to locate Keetongu, a powerful Rahi that could reverse the effects of Hordika Venom, and were returned to their Toa Metru forms. After loading the Matoran pods into the airships, the Toa left the city, which they would not see again for a thousand years.

During their journey, Vakama remembered the Mask of Time; he embarked on a mission of his own to retrieve it from the Silver Sea. How much of his adventures are known to his comrades remains unknown.

Upon arriving on the new island, the Toa Metru sacrificed their power to awaken the Matoran; they thus transformed into six Turaga. Vakama declared their new home to be named Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit.

[carve] Members

The Toa Metru as sets.
The Toa Metru as sets.

The Toa Metru consisted of:

Toa Metru
Toa Kanohi Tool(s)
Vakama, Toa of Fire Huna, the Great Mask of Concealment Disk Launcher
Nokama, Toa of Water Rau, the Great Mask of Translation Hydro Blades
Matau, Toa of Air Mahiki, the Great Mask of Illusions Aero Slicers
Onewa, Toa of Stone Komau, the Great Mask of Mind Control Proto Pitons
Nuju, Toa of Ice Matatu, the Great Mask of Telekinesis Crystal Spikes
Whenua, Toa of Earth Ruru, the Great Mask of Night Vision Earthshock Drills

[carve] Set Information

The Toa Metru were released as six canister sets in early 2004 in the United States and in late 2004 elsewhere. They each featured a gear or axle on their back which when spun made the Toa Metru's arms swing in opposite directions.

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[carve] See Also


Toa Metru/ Toa Hordika
Vakama | Nokama | Matau | Onewa | Whenua | Nuju


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