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"It serves no purpose to be false, for the earth cannot be deceived."
— Turaga Whenua

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Whenua
Matoran
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Class Onu-Matoran
Title/Job Archivist
Mask Black Ruru
Toa Metru
Toa Title Toa Metru of Earth
Mask Great Ruru, Mask of Night Vision
Tools Earthshock Drills
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Hordika
Title Toa Hordika of Earth
Tools Thumpers
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Turaga
Mask Noble Ruru
Tools Drill of Onua
Status Alive, on Metru Nui
Pronunciation wen-NOO-ah
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Whenua was the Toa Metru of Earth and is now one of the Turaga of Metru Nui.

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[carve] Biography

[carve] Matoran

Whenua had been a member of the Archives for most of his life. He was part of the Underwater Rahi Study with Onepu and Mavrah. When one of the Rahi attempted to escape by trying to smash the ceiling, he fell in. Mavrah saved him just in time to prevent him from being eaten. He was in the Archives when Toa Lhikan came and gave him a Toa Stone. He traveled to the Great Temple where met five other Matoran, each with a Toa Stone as well - Vakama, Nokama, Matau, Onewa, and Nuju. They placed the Toa Stones into the Toa Suva and were transformed into the Toa Metru.

[carve] Toa Metru

Whenua as a Toa Metru.
Whenua as a Toa Metru.

Seconds after becoming Toa, Vakama had a vision of Metru Nui being saved by the Great Disks. Many of the other Toa, like Onewa, were doubtful claiming that the Great Disks were just a legend. Nokama stood up for Vakama and the Toa Metru were sent to find the Matoran who knew the locations of the Great Disks. Whenua was sent to find Tehutti, an Onu-Matoran Archivist, who knew the location of the Onu-Metru Great Disk. Whenua descended into the Archives, but found that a trap had been set and fell to the sub-levels. He barely escaped being killed by a Rahkshi of Laser Vision. To get rid of the Rahkshi, he freed a Muaka. While the two were fighting, Whenua slipped past them and rescued Tehutti. After the Toa regrouped at the Temple, Whenua and Nuju returned to the Archives with Tehutti and Ehrye. The two eventually managed to find the Great Disk in a storage room, escaping just before the Vahki arrived. The Toa and the Matoran went to Ko-Metru afterwards, where Whenua created a distraction for Nuju to draw the Keerakh away from the Knowledge Tower the Disk was on. He joined the other Toa back at the Temple, and successfully destroyed the Morbuzakh plants that were ruining Metru Nui. After that, Nuparu came to him for help, and told Whenua there was a flood in the Archives. Then when the Toa Metru were investigating, a Rahi called Krahka captured and impersonated Whenua. After they defeated Krahka, the Toa entered the Coliseum, expecting to be hailed as heroes for their deeds. But Makuta Teridax, under the guise of Turaga Dume, told the assembled Matoran that they were impostors, and commanded the Vahki enforcers to arrest them. The Matoran working the Coliseum floor also activated a suction vortex in the center of the arena leading to the Dark Hunter Prison. Whenua, Nuju, and Onewa, were sucked into the prison and captured, although Vakama, Nokama, and Matau escaped the Coliseum and went to find Toa Lhikan to help. Whenua and the other two Toa met a mysterious Turaga (later revealed to be Lhikan), who taught them to use their mask powers. After they managed to break out of the prison, the six Toa then went to the coliseum to stop Turaga Dume from his evil plans. But they realized Dume was actually Teridax in disguise. Teridax then combined himself with Nivawk, Nidhiki, and Krekka. Vakama went to stop Teridax while Whenua and the others put the Matoran Spheres on shore. Then Whenua and the other four Toa joined Vakama and defeated Teridax, locking him in a cage of solid Protodermis.

After Teridax's defeat and the death of Lhikan, who had been killed by Teridax, the six Toa Metru took the Vahki transport and six pods into tunnels through the Great Barrier. Inside, they encountered monstrous sea Rahi, which Whenua had seen before, when he was a Matoran.

Whenua and the other Toa Metru were soon captured by Kralhi, which had allied themselves with Mavrah. Draining the Toa of energy, the automatons brought them to their "leader". Mavrah heard their story, but denied them passage, claiming that they wanted only to capture him and his Rahi. Telling the Kralhi to keep watch over them, Mavrah left.

Whenua told his fellow Toa the tale of Mavrah while they worked on escape plan. When he was through, enough time had passed for a plan to be formed, and the energy regained to carry it through. Soon, there was a full-scale conflict going on inside the caves inside the Great Barrier, with Kralhi versus Rahi versus Vahki (which had followed the Toa Metru from Metru Nui) versus Toa. Mavrah attempted to gain control of his Rahi, but to no avail. A large wave swept him out to sea, and it was assumed that he was killed in the conflict.

The Toa Metru managed to reach where Mavrah had stored their vessel, dubbed the Lhikan. There they discovered that one of the Matoran pods had been knocked from the transport. This pod would later be revealed to contain Ahkmou, and would be retrieved by Teridax after the Makuta's failure to regain the Vahi. This did make their vessel less buoyant, but not enough that it couldn't float. The Metru took the Lhikan and escaped from the caves. Soon they emerged off the coast of the island of Mata Nui.

The Toa Metru split up after landing on the island, and each sought out a good place for a new village for their peoples, as well as hiding places for Toa Stones. Whenua investigated the Onu-Wahi area, and was pleased with it. Soon after, the six met up and Onewa revealed that he had found a passage that had a good chance of leading back to Metru Nui.

As the Toa descended, they found the Bohrok Nest. Whenua revealed to his fellow Toa that the Bohrok would not wake from their presence, alleviating the concerns of the others. But soon after this, they were attacked by the Rahi Nui. During the course of this battle, Nokama was severely injured by the creature. Only the intervention of the Karzahni plant saved her, and then, still, it was a temporary measure, a bargaining chip, so that the Metru would retrieve a vial of Energized Protodermis for the plant's own use.

The six made their way through the tunnel system, fighting many Rahi along the way. They finally reached the safe where a black vial, to be used to retrieve the Energized Protodermis, was stored. The vial was not the only thing inside the safe, however. Also inside was a Kratana. It attached itself to Onewa's mask, giving him visions of the Visorak. Whenua remembered hearing the name before, vaguely, and was slightly disappointed when Vakama destroyed the Kratana, though he also knew the necessity of the action.

After gaining the vial, they finally arrived at the pool of Energized Protodermis. But before they could fill the vial, the Energized Protodermis Entity revealed itself. It denied the Toa Metru access to the Energized Protodermis, and sent multiple mutated Rahi to stop them. The Metru prevailed by destroying all but one of the room's supports, and threatened the entity with bringing the room down upon it. After a moment of thought, it allowed them to retrieve some Energized Protodermis, then attempted to double cross them by turning into a tidal wave, with the intention of destroying them. Onewa brought down the last pillar and the Entity's status as a threat ended.

Whenua and the other Toa brought back the Energized Protodermis to the Karzahni, and, after a brief confrontation, it provided Nokama with a root that cured her of the Rahi Nui's poison completely. The Karzahni then exposed itself to the Energized Protodermis. Unfortunately for it, transformation was not its destiny. It was destroyed from within, leaving the Toa to contemplate how it grabbed for power but lost everything.

[carve] Toa Hordika

When the Toa Metru returned to Metru Nui, their beloved city was in a web of shadows. Whenua believed that the Onu-Metru Archives had been breached, with the exotic Rahi beasts loose throughout the island city. After the heroes attempted to go through the Archives and get close enough to the Coliseum to enter, they were ambushed by spider-like creatures called Visorak that proceeded in capturing the six Toa and trapping them in web cocoons. Roodaka, the Visorak viceroy, ordered them to be killed so she could drain them of their Elemental Powers to free her Teridax. Luckily, 6 mysterious beings, called Rahaga, caught the Toa in mid-air and set them down safely on a street in Ga-Metru. Norik, the leader of the Rahaga, told the Toa that they were now Toa Hordika. Norik told them that their only way to change back is to find a mythical Rahi called Keetongu, which was said to have the power to reverse anything the Visorak had done. Along the way, however, they decided to concentrate on finding scraps for building Airships to transport the Matoran to Mata Nui. Then, they stumbled upon demoralizing evidence which indicated they were not the destined Toa Metru. After they built the Airships, the Rahaga told them of the Avohkii and sent them on a mission to collect the Makoki Stones. Then they were betrayed by Vakama. This caused them to quickly switch priorities and start the search for Keetongu, believing he was the only hope for Vakama.

During the hunt for Keetongu, Whenua and Bomonga were attacked by a Kahgarak and trapped in the Field of Shadows. They escaped when the Zivon was summoned into the city. The Hordika and Rahaga eventually found Keetongu, with a surprise too: Keetongu agreed to assist the Toa rescue Vakama, because the Toa cared so much about their friend. They arrived at the Coliseum, battled the Visorak, and because of a deed by Matau, regained Vakama on their side. They then seemingly defeated Roodaka by unleashing their Elemental Rhotuka on her, unwittingly releasing Teridax from the Protodermis cage. Afterwards, Keetongu cured all the Toa Metru of the Hordika Venom and they then resumed their great rescue of the sleeping Matoran. When they were on the way to the island of Mata Nui, Onewa saw that Teridax's prison was empty. Vakama said that Teridax would follow them to the new island, and he was correct. They later sacrificed their Toa Powers to wake up the Matoran, and became Turaga, just as Toa Lhikan did for them.

[carve] Turaga

Turaga Whenua in Mask of Light.
Turaga Whenua in Mask of Light.

When Whenua became a Turaga, he carried the Drill of Onua. He chose the underground caverns of Onu-Wahi for the location of Onu-Koro, aiding in its construction, and later in its defense, using his remaining powers. He chose Onepu as his right hand Matoran, while his left hand Matoran is Taipu. He was once rescued from a Vatuka by Takua in the Onu-Koro mines.

Whenua was swamped by a number of complaints from his village for a long time, ranging from poor mining conditions to a lava flow blocking the Lightstone mine. After Takua had helped with a number of the problems, Whenua was finally able to help him and answer his questions.

When Takua came looking for a Matoran to accompany him to Kini-Nui, Whenua told him to take Taipu, who loved his experience to Le-Wahi. Takua later visited Whenua while the village was under lockdown to ask about the mysterious rock layer, and Whenua told him they suspected it to be another entrance to Mangaia.

After the Bohrok-Kal attacked Mata Nui, Whenua traveled with Onua in search for his Kanohi Nuva. Later on, after the discovery of the Mask of Light, Teridax unleashed his Rahkshi on the island. Whenua took Onua and Pohatu to the outskirts of Po-Wahi into a cave, revealing thousands of Kraata. He informed the Toa Nuva that it was the Kraata that poisoned the Kanohi Teridax used to enslave the Rahi. He continued, saying that it was for this reason that he and the other Turaga captured as many of them as they could, locking them up in suspended animation. Unfortunately, the Rahkshi arrived, causing a cave-in and releasing all the Kraata from their prisons. The three of them managed to escape from the cave, sealing the rest of the Kraata in. A Shadow Kraata also managed to escape, but Pohatu captured it.

[carve] Return to Metru Nui

When Whenua and the other Turaga traveled back to Metru Nui, they learned that Mata Nui was dying. They then gathered the Toa Nuva, and sent them to Voya Nui, in search of the Kanohi Ignika, a search that they appear to not have returned from. When the Toa Nuva began their search for the Staff of Artakha in the Archives, Whenua informed them that it was stolen by the Dark Hunters some time before.

Once the Great Spirit was revived from death, Whenua celebrated with the rest of the inhabitants of Metru Nui.

[carve] Abilities and Traits

As a Toa of Earth, Whenua could control, create, or absorb earth. As a Toa Hordika, his power was focused inside his Rhotuka spinner, which contained the power of earth. He was always trying to learn from the past and make sure not to make the same mistakes in the future.

As a Toa Hordika, Whenua felt the strongest about conserving the escaped Rahi. Working in the archives made him the only Toa to be aware of the Visorak's existence, including that Visorak means "stealers of life."

[carve] Mask and Tools

Whenua wore a Great Kanohi Ruru, Mask of Night Vision, as a Matoran and Toa Metru. It later transformed into a noble Ruru when he became a Turaga. Whenua was also given a Noble Kanohi Huna, Matatu, Mahiki, Rau, and Komau from Onua after he collected them on Mata Nui.

As a Toa Metru, Whenua wielded a pair of Earthshock Drills. They could help him dig, and when spun at high speeds, they could cause a loud sonic vibration. When he became a Toa Hordika, his drills mutated into a pair of Thumpers, which could summon Rahi or charge his Earth Rhotuka. He also acquired a Rhotuka Launcher through which he fired them. Whenua's Thumpers were restored to their original form when he was transformed back into a Toa Metru, but then were transformed into the Drill of Onua when he became a Turaga.

[carve] Set Information

Turaga Whenua as a set.
Turaga Whenua as a set.

Whenua was first released as a set in 2001 as a Turaga, one of that year's small sets. It contained 28 pieces and could raise or lower its staff when one pushed a lever on its back.

He was later released as a 46-piece Toa Metru canister set in early 2004 for US buyers and mid-2004 for European buyers. Parts from this set could be combined with the pieces of Toa Metru Nuju and Nokama to build a Kraawa, or with the parts of all five of the other Toa Metru to build Krahka. By spinning a gear on Toa Whenua's back one could make the set swing its arms alternately, and when the set lay prone one could connect its hands together via an included 45 degree angle connector, thus combining its Earthshock Drills into one larger drill.

In 2005, a Toa Hordika Whenua canister set was released in winter in America and during the summer in Europe. This set contained 48 pieces including two silver Rhotuka spinners and a Rhotuka launcher. A gear on his shoulder could be used to bend the set's elbow. Parts from the set could be combined with parts from Toa Hordika Vakama and Matau to make a Protocairn, or with only Vakama's parts to make a Cable Crawler.

[carve] Quotes

"To be a Toa is to defeat all those who oppose you? Is this what you believe a Toa to be? A mighty arm to strike down your enemies? Your power is nothing. A Toa's true strength lies here," Whenua said, pointing to his head. Then he placed a hand over his heartlight, saying, "And here. Your Toa power can move the dirt ... Your mind and heart can move mountains."
— Whenua to Onua, Tales of the Masks

[carve] Trivia

[carve] Appearances

[carve] See Also

[carve] External Links


Turaga
Alive
Dume | Vakama | Nokama | Matau | Onewa | Whenua | Nuju
Deceased
Lhikan | Jovan


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


Onu-Matoran
Mata Nui/Metru Nui Residents
Aiyetoro | Akamu | Azibo | Damek | Dosne | Kaj | Mamru | Midak | Onepu | Taipu | Tehutti | Zemya
Voya Nui Residents
Gar | Garan
Transformed
Bomonga | Nuparu | Prototype | Subterranean | Whenua
Deceased
Mavrah | Reysa


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