Naho Bay

"Nothing stirred on the beach... The white sands looked as if no one had ever walked upon them before."
— Narrator, Voyage of Fear

Naho Bay
Location
Status	Destroyed
Position	Ga-Wahi
Pronunciation	NAH-ho

Naho Bay, also called Lake Naho and Gali's Bay, was a large body of water located in Ga-Wahi to the northeast of the island of Mata Nui.

History

Gali Mata swimming in Naho Bay

Naho Bay was created when the Great Spirit Mata Nui's camouflage system was accidentally activated during the Great Cataclysm, creating the island of Mata Nui. One of the two Sun Holes that illuminated Metru Nui was located underneath the bay, although it was covered during the millennium known as the Dark Time.

The bay was named by the Toa Metru in memory of the fallen Toa Mangai Naho. When the Toa Metru successfully completed the Great Rescue, they brought the comatose Matoran population of Metru Nui to the beach of Naho Bay on the island of Mata Nui to escape Makuta Teridax. Turaga Nokama then supervised the construction of the floating village of Ga-Koro, using durable local flora and pieces of the disassembled Airships that had been used to transport the Matoran. The Matoran then created a statue in the shape of a Kanohi Kaukau over Naho Falls, in honor of the coming Toa Gali.

Naho Bay was often patrolled by the Ga-Matoran Macku during the Great War for dangerous Rahi sent by Teridax to terrorize the village of Ga-Koro. A large tentacled creature once assaulted a Ga-Matoran rowing team in the waters of Naho Bay, but it was driven off by the courageous actions of the Ga-Matoran Amaya. The Ferry Service, operated by Pelagia, regularly offered transportation to any part of the bay in exchange for one Widget.

After the coming of the Toa Mata, an infected Tarakava attacked Ga-Koro, trapping its population inside one of the huts and sinking it into the waters of Naho Bay by destroying the pump keeping it afloat. The Av-Matoran Takua communicated with the incarcerated Turaga Nokama through a pipe, and dove into the waters of the bay to retrieve a missing piece of the hut pump. Using a Lightstone, Takua discovered the piece and repaired the pump, which allowed the hut to rise from the bottom of the bay and return to its floating position.

Gali Nuva swimming in Naho Bay in BIONICLE: The Game

During the final days of the Bohrok Invasion, Naho Bay became the site of another conflict when a swarm of Pahrak attacked, seeking to wipe the bay and its floating village clean. After the battle, the Pahrak's now-dormant krana were sealed within a hole dug into the beach, with a sign left to warn Matoran of the danger within.

Shortly after the theft of Gali's Nuva Symbol by the Bohrok-Kal, Turaga Nokama led Gali into an undersea cavern at the bottom of the bay. Here Nokama revealed to Gali a carving of herself and her fellow Toa Metru. As Gali asked the identities of these Toa, Nokama left the cavern, revealing that a Kanohi Nuva was inside the cave before swimming out and pulling a lever which dropped a huge stone slab, blocking the exit.

For some time Gali puzzled over how she might escape this trap before realizing she would likely have to rely on the Kanohi Nuva in the cave. Swimming down beneath the waters, she was startled to find a Great Temple Squid eying her, and she was in its grip before she could flee. Feeling for a grip to aid her escape, she found the Kakama Nuva hidden in the cave, and after some desperate decisions, she was able to generate a high-speed current and cause the squid to loosen its grip. Swimming at great speed with the mask's aid, she was able to pass through the slab without damaging it or injuring herself, and she returned to the surface to rejoin Nokama.

During the Kolhii Tournament, the Ga-Matoran Hahli enlisted the aid of Pelagia to travel to coordinates C9 to chase the Takea shark and train in the Kolhii Skill of Speed. The Lost Reef was also located at coordinates G6 of Naho Bay. Hahli traveled here to retrieve the Crystal of Purity.

The bay was cleared of all vegetation and other objects by the reawakened Bohrok swarms. It was wiped from existence by Mata Nui's reawakening.

Landscape

Naho Bay protruded deep into the eastern shore of Mata Nui. Though not a true lake, it was by far the largest body of water within the island. Its longest tributary, the Hura-Mafa River, flowed northward from the slopes of Mount Ihu and emptied out onto its southern shore; this river was known to be habitable to Takea sharks for at least part of its length. Both the bay and the strait connecting it to the open sea featured multiple islands.

It was the dominant feature of the Ga-Wahi region and was home to Ga-Koro, Ga-Kini, and Ga-Suva, as well as several underwater caves. One such cave was connected to the passage to Metru Nui used by the Toa Metru in their first journey to Mata Nui, although the passage back was collapsed by Toa Metru Onewa to prevent the corrupted robotic Vahki from following them to the island. Also, a large waterfall poured into Naho Bay, and the rock face of the falls was sculpted into the likeness of Toa Mata Gali, before it was destroyed.

Appearances

Naho Bay as seen from above

Books	Online	Multimedia
Novels BIONICLE Chronicles 4: Tales of the Masks (M) BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear Guides 2003 Style Guide BIONICLE: Encyclopedia BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe (M) Activity BIONICLE: Collector's Sticker Book (M)	Chronicle Wall of History Short Stories Tentacles Animations Toa Mata Promo Animations (NC) Mata Nui Online Animations Toa Nuva Promo Animations (NC)	Movies BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui Online Games Mata Nui Online Game (FA) Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle Video Games BIONICLE: The Legend of Mata Nui (NC) BIONICLE: The Game (NC) BIONICLE Challenge (NC) Board Games BIONICLE: Quest for Makuta (NC)