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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Tera, a Glatorian con artist of the Earth Tribe trapped in the [[Valley of the Maze]] for thousands of years, was a character in the planned [http://www.bzpower.com/board/blog/26/entry-76198-bionicle-5-treatment/ fifth BIONICLE movie]. Since this movie was never made, Tera never became an official character, nor was the name approved by the legal team. BZPower and BIONICLEsector01 user [[User:Angel Bob|Angel Bob]] later proposed the existence of the Earth Tribe to Greg Farshtey, who accepted the tribe into official canon.<ref name="chat-30-05-2014"/>
* Tera, a Glatorian con artist of the Earth Tribe trapped in the [[Valley of the Maze]] for thousands of years, was a character in the planned [http://www.bzpower.com/board/blog/26/entry-76198-bionicle-5-treatment/ fifth BIONICLE movie]. Since this movie was never made, Tera never became an official character, nor was the name approved by the legal team. BZPower and BIONICLEsector01 user [[User:Angel Bob|Angel Bob]] later proposed the existence of the Earth Tribe to Greg Farshtey, who accepted the tribe into official canon.<ref name="chat-30-05-2014"/>
* Lego Shop@Home erroneously identified the [[Zesk]] and [[Vorox]] as members of the Earth Tribe. This was long before the Earth Tribe was confirmed canonically.<!-- The page was never archived, so there's no way to cite it -->{{OnlineCitation|LEGO}}<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20081228212840/http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=8983 8983 Vorox] on Lego Shop@Home {{C|archive}}</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20091126013742/http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=8977 8977 Zesk] on Lego Shop@Home {{C|archive}}</ref>
* Lego Shop@Home erroneously identified the [[Zesk]] and [[Vorox]] as members of the Earth Tribe. This was long before the Earth Tribe was confirmed canonically.<sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>[http://web.archive.org/web/20081228212840/http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=8983 Product info]<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup><sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>[http://web.archive.org/web/20091126013742/http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=8977 Product info]<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 14:38, 29 March 2017

Earth Tribe
Organization
Headquarters Bota Magna
Leader Element Lord of Earth
Goals Defend themselves from the tribes of Spherus Magna[1]
Prevent a worldwide alliance against themselves[2]
Allies None
Enemies Tribes of Spherus Magna
Status Active


The Earth Tribe is a tribe on Spherus Magna whose deceitful diplomacy brought about the Core War and the Shattering.[3][4]

History

The Earth Tribe resided in the Great Jungle of Spherus Magna.[3]

More than 100,000 years ago, the Great Beings selected an Earth Tribe warrior and granted her[5][6] Elemental Powers. She ruled over her tribe as the Element Lord of Earth.[7]

The Earth Tribe, aware of what went on beneath Spherus Magna, discovered Energized Protodermis before it appeared on the planet's surface. The Element Lord of Earth contemplated claiming the substance, but reconsidered as such a powerful resource would make herself and her tribe a valuable target. Instead she shrewdly waited for Energized Protodermis to rise to the planet's surface so that others would discover it. Then, the Element Lord hoped, she could foment conflict among the other tribes and claim the substance for herself.[4]

Eventually the Ice Tribe found a spring of Energized Protodermis.[8] The Earth Tribe subtly encouraged the Ice Tribe to claim the well and in so doing underhandedly kickstarted the Core War. The Earth Tribe abstained from the war, preaching peace all while subverting attempts to end the conflict.[4]

Spherus Magna grew unstable as the conflict waged on, and before the Earth Tribe could claim the Ice Tribe's well, the Core War was brought to an end by the Shattering.[4] Although a few Earth Agori were on Bara Magna at that time, the Element Lord of Earth and most of the surviving Earth Tribe were stranded on Bota Magna.[1][2]

While the Core War raged, many did not realize the Earth Tribe's schemes. After the Shattering, however, it became common knowledge that the Earth Tribe was responsible for the Core War. For its treachery, the Earth Tribe was effectively exiled from the rest of Spherus Magna society.[4]

Over 100,000 years later, Mata Nui used the Prototype Robot and the Great Spirit Robot to reunite the three fragments of Spherus Magna.[9] The Earth Tribe now resides on the reformed planet.[10] They plan to seed discord among the other tribes to prevent a worldwide alliance against themselves.[2]

Known Members

Villagers

  • A few Agori that were stranded on Bara Magna after the Shattering[1]

Warriors

Social Structure and Interactions

The Earth Tribe's people are farmers,[3] and their tribal colors are brown and black.[10] While male members prefer to work in farms, female members such as the Element Lord of Earth tended to rule Earth Tribe territory until the Great Beings became Spherus Magna's scientist-kings.[5] The Earth Tribe has greater numbers on Bota Magna than on Bara Magna.[3] The Earth Tribe is extremely tied to nature, and they justified their neutrality in the Core War by claiming that they feared the conflict's effects on the planet.[12][2]

Prior to the Shattering, the Earth Tribe had enough influence to sway the other tribes into war. When the other tribes realized the Earth Tribe's treachery, however, the Earth Tribe was outcast from Spherus Magna society.[4]

Trivia

  • Tera, a Glatorian con artist of the Earth Tribe trapped in the Valley of the Maze for thousands of years, was a character in the planned fifth BIONICLE movie. Since this movie was never made, Tera never became an official character, nor was the name approved by the legal team. BZPower and BIONICLEsector01 user Angel Bob later proposed the existence of the Earth Tribe to Greg Farshtey, who accepted the tribe into official canon.[3]
  • Lego Shop@Home erroneously identified the Zesk and Vorox as members of the Earth Tribe. This was long before the Earth Tribe was confirmed canonically.[Product info][Product info]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chat with Greg Farshtey, 8 January 2017
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chat with Greg Farshtey, 9 January 2017
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Chat with Greg Farshtey, 30 May 2014 (archive)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Chat with Greg Farshtey, 8 January 2017
  5. 5.0 5.1 Chat with Greg Farshtey, 8 January 2017
  6. Chat with Greg Farshtey, 8 January 2017
  7. 7.0 7.1 Chat with Greg Farshtey, 1 June 2014 (archive)
  8. "All Our Sins Remembered". "Legends of Bara Magna". BIONICLE 8.
  9. Journey's End, p. 52.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Chat with Greg Farshtey, 3 June 2014 (archive)
  11. Chat with Greg Farshtey, 22 February 2017
  12. Chat with Greg Farshtey, 4 June 2014 (archive)