Great Barrier

"Up ahead lay the Great Barrier, a cliff so high it vanished into the sky and so wide it encompassed the entire horizon."
— Narrator, Legends of Metru Nui

Great Barrier
Location
Status	Dismantled
Position	Metru Nui

The Great Barrier was the wall of the dome that surrounded the island city of Metru Nui.

History

An opening in the Great Barrier

The Great Barrier separated Metru Nui from the rest of the Matoran Universe with only six gates open to access the city. In the early days, a visiting team of Toa imprisoned the Kanohi Dragon in a cave inside the Great Barrier. When Makuta Teridax was assigned to Metru Nui, he built his lair, Mangaia, inside the Great Barrier. During his struggle for power in Metru Nui, Teridax disguised himself as the city's leader, Turaga Dume, and sent most of the members of the Toa Mangai to shut the gates. Unknown to the Toa Mangai, the Dark Hunter Eliminator, hired by Teridax, was stationed at the Barrier to kill the Toa.

The Great Barrier was damaged during the Great Cataclysm, causing several holes and tunnels to open up in the wall. While fleeing the damaged City of Legends with six Matoran Spheres, the Toa Metru fought and imprisoned Teridax here, and then later came back to save the rest of the sleeping Matoran from the Visorak hordes to take them through a tunnel to the island of Mata Nui above.

The Great Barrier, with much of the rest of the Matoran Universe, was heavily damaged following its impact with the planet Aqua Magna during Mata Nui and Teridax's battle. Later, the Great Barrier, along with all other locations in the Matoran Universe, was dismantled.

Landscape

The barrier has many cliffs along its face, and a large door that connects Mangaia, Teridax's lair, to a ledge in the barrier that looks out over Metru Nui's Silver Sea. There are also several Sea Gates in the wall of the Great Barrier which, along with many underwater Chutes, go through the base of the barrier, leading to other islands.

Appearances

Books	Multimedia
Novels BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui (FA) BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear BIONICLE Adventures 7: Web of the Visorak BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap	Movies BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows Video Games BIONICLE: Maze of Shadows (NC)

See also

• Gallery:Metru Nui § Great Barrier