BIONICLE 22: Monsters in the Dark
"You have become both more and less than what you were."
— Rahaga Norik to Toa Hordika Vakama
| BIONICLE 22: Monsters in the Dark | |
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| Outside/alternate title | Hordika Unleashed! |
| Author | Greg Farshtey |
| Illustrator | Randy Elliott |
"Monsters in the Dark", also known by its title text "Hordika Unleashed!", is issue #22 of the BIONICLE series of comic books and the seventh issue in the "Metru Nui" story arc. It was included with the January/February 2005 LEGO Magazine.
Plot Summary
After the voyage from Metru Nui to Mata Nui and back, the Toa Metru are ready to rescue the Matoran. They crash onto the shore near Le-Metru, to the annoyance of some of the Toa. They then round up and walk forward into the city.
Matau notices strange fog-like webs covering the city, as the Toa despair over the condition of the city. As Vakama orders Matau to scout ahead, a Visorak notices them and sends a message through the webbing. Soon hundreds of Visorak start to appear. Whenua remembers the Legend of the Visorak, and recounts it to the others. Vakama angrily reproaches him for not recalling earlier, much to Nokama's shocked disapproval.
Suddenly two Rahkshi appear, and Whenua tells the others that the Archives were shattered and all the Rahi have escaped. Undaunted and headstrong, Vakama urges them to go on, saying that nothing can harm them.
After their journey to the Coliseum, Visorak then attack the Toa with their Rhotuka. Paralyzed, the Toa fall to the ground. The Visorak wrap the Toa in cocoons and hang them far above the city. As the Visorak venom changes them, the Toa in the cocoons start to fall one by one, but the Rahaga hang from the webs and snag the cocoons before bringing them down to safety.
The Toa emerge, changed into monstrous Toa Hordika, much to their own shock. The Rahaga introduce themselves and explain about the Hordika Venom and the Toa's new appearance.
Meanwhile, in the Coliseum, now inhabited by the Visorak, Roodaka crushes a messenger Visorak, who delivered news of the Toa's escape, in anger as she needed the Toa captured. She then swears that she will have them, mentioning her quest to free Makuta.
Characters
Trivia
- In some parts of the world, this comic came packaged with a golden-colored Kanohi Kualsi.
- When Norik is introducing himself and the other Rahaga, his speech bubble is attributed to Gaaki.
- When Norik and Kualus are explaining the concept of Toa Hordika, their speech bubbles are swapped.
See also
- BIONICLE Adventures 6: Maze of Shadows
- BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak
- Saga Guide - The Great Rescue
- Timeline - The Great Rescue
External links
- View
- View it on BIONICLE.com (archive)
| Comics | ||
| BIONICLE (2001-2005) | 2001 | "The Coming of the Toa" | "Deep into Darkness" | "Triumph of the Toa" |
| "The Bohrok Saga" (2002) | "The Bohrok Awake" | "To Trap a Tahnok" | "Into The Nest" | "What Lurks Below" | "The End of the Toa?" | "Divided We Fall" | |
| 2003 | "Powerless!" | "A Matter of Time..." | "Absolute Power" "Rise of the Rahkshi!" | "At Last -- Takanuva!" | "Secrets and Shadows" | |
| "Metru Nui" (2004-2005) | "Toa Metru!" | "Disks of Danger" | "Seeds of Doom" | "Enemies of Metru Nui" | "Struggle in the Sky" | "Dreams of Darkness" "Monsters in the Dark" | "Vengeance of the Visorak" | "Shadow Play" | "Birth of the Rahaga" | "Hanging by a Thread" | "Fractures" | |
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