Archives Mole

	Archives Mole
	Rahi
Conservation status	Common
Known locations	Po-Metru (formerly); Great Archives (formerly); Le-Wahi (formerly); Spherus Magna

"Even the small, helpless, creatures are stalked by the Visorak. I do what I can to save them, but it is not easy to coax them from their places of refuge."
— Rahaga Bomonga, Rahi Beasts

Archives Moles are small subterranean Rahi.

History

The Archives Mole species was created by the Makuta using viruses and Liquid Protodermis to be one of the Rahi to inhabit the Matoran Universe.^[2]

Originally living in Po-Metru, the Archives Moles were forced to flee due to the increase of Assembler's Villages. A great number of the population fled to the shadowy corners of the Archives and fed on small Rahi insects and Protodites. Due to their personality and their size, the Archives Moles had to focus on cooperation instead of fighting back to predators. They are proficient at this, forming ladders and bridges of themselves to help others of their species through the more treacherous areas of the Archives.^[3]

When the Visorak arrived in Metru Nui, the Archives Moles followed their own instincts to run and hide. They fled to areas in which the Visorak could not fit, such as small cracks between buildings, and remained there motionless. The Visorak would either leave, as they thought better of their time than to try at impossible prey, or spin thick webs blocking the only way out, thereby sealing the Archives Moles within. As a Rahaga, Bomonga always looked out for stray Visorak webbing in the Archives, as they commonly marked one of the Archives Moles' hiding spots.^[3]

After the Great Cataclysm, the Archives Moles traveled to Mata Nui and settled in Le-Wahi for 1,000 years.^[4] When the Matoran moved back to Metru Nui, the Archives Moles followed.^[5]

After the Mata Nui Robot was critically damaged in the Battle of Bara Magna, many Archives Moles emigrated from the Matoran Universe to Spherus Magna.^[1]

Trivia

The Archives Mole was created by Matthew Nichols and sent as an entry in to the LEGO group as part of the LEGO Magazine Rahi Building Challenge. It was given a name and story role by Greg Farshtey in the book BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts.
- Matthew Nichols intended the original entry as a hedgehog, but it was changed to be a mole in the book.^[6]
The model of the Archives Mole was repurposed for the City-Building Creatures in BIONICLE: Journey of Takanuva.

Appearances

Books

Online

Novels

BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets (M)

Guides

Story Serials

Into the Darkness (M)
The Mutran Chronicles (M)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Official Greg Dialogue", post 11964. BZPower Forums. (archived on greg.thegreatarchives.com)
↑ "The Makuta." Makuta's Guide to the Universe, p. 63.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Archives Moles." Rahi Beasts, p. 6.
↑ "Archives Moles." Encyclopedia Updated, p. 10.
↑ "Official Greg Dialogue", post 1357. BZPower Forums. (archived on greg.thegreatarchives.com)
↑ "Archives Mole Original Photos (Rahi Building Challenge ca. 2004)". www.reddit.com.

External Links

The original Archives Mole photos by Matthew Nichols

[http://greg.thegreatarchives.com/2008-2010/page300#post11964-line5,12-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Official Greg Dialogue", post 11964. BZPower Forums. (archived on greg.thegreatarchives.com)

[MGttU.The_Makuta.p63-2] "The Makuta." Makuta's Guide to the Universe, p. 63.

[RB.Archives_Moles.p6-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Archives Moles." Rahi Beasts, p. 6.

[BEU.Archives_Moles.p10-4] "Archives Moles." Encyclopedia Updated, p. 10.

[http://greg.thegreatarchives.com/2008-2010/page34#post1357-line5,20-5] "Official Greg Dialogue", post 1357. BZPower Forums. (archived on greg.thegreatarchives.com)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/bioniclelego/comments/jm5det/archives_mole_original_photos_rahi_building/-6] "Archives Mole Original Photos (Rahi Building Challenge ca. 2004)". www.reddit.com.

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Marine	Cave Fish \| Dermis Turtle \| Dweller in the Deep \| First Rahi \| Gadunka \| Giant Squid \| Great Temple Squid \| Hahnah \| Hydruka \| Keras \| Lightfish \| Makuta Fish \| Proto Drake \| Rahi Nui \| Razorfish \| Razor Whale \| Ruki \| Sea Spider \| Spider Crab \| Stinger Whale \| Takea \| Taku \| Tarakava (Sand Tarakava) (Tarakava Nui) \| Toa Terrain Crawler \| Venom Eel \| Waikiru \| Water Wraith
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Subterranean	Archives Mole \| Blade Burrower \| Fire Entity \| Kofo-Jaga \| Krahka \| Kuma-Nui \| Longfang \| Mana Ko \| Manas \| Stone Rat \| Subterranean Worm \| Troller
Miscellaneous	Unnamed Rahi