Great Temple

This article is about the structure in Metru Nui. You may be looking for Kini-Nui, a structure on the island of Mata Nui which was also called the Great Temple.

"Built on a spit of land so that it stands apart from the rest of the metru, the Great Temple is a haven for those who are troubled and a symbol of hope for all citizens."
— Metru Nui - City of Legends

Great Temple
Location
Status	Dismantled
Position	East of Ga-Metru

The Great Temple, also known as the Temple of the Great Spirit, was located off the coast of Ga-Metru and was the spiritual center of Metru Nui.

History

The burnt down temple

The gate leading to the Great Temple

The Great Temple was constructed early in Metru Nui's history. It was here that Kanohi masks are stored for safekeeping, and it was also home to a Protodermis purification facility. The original Great Temple was destroyed by Protocairns, but was then rebuilt on a strip of land they formed after dying.

At the heart of the temple was the Toa Suva, which is where Matoran were transformed into Toa with the help of Toa Stones. The scriptures in the Great Temple were ancient, but told secrets like the location of Keetongu and the Great Disks. Prior to the Great Cataclysm, the Great Temple was a popular tourist destination for Matoran, although the Toa Suva was off-limits at one point due to Toa Lhikan's 'theft' of the Toa stones inside, which he took soon before the Great Cataclysm. While doing so he was ambushed by the Dark Hunters Nidhiki and Krekka and briefly fought them outside the temple.

The six Matoran who had been given the Toa Stones by Lhikan, Nokama, Vakama, Matau, Onewa, Whenua, and Nuju, all traveled to the Great Temple as requested. After some discussion between each other, they placed the stones in the Suva which immediately transformed them into Toa. They then received a message from Toa Lhikan, informing them of their mission and they chose their Toa Tools from a tool storage in the Suva. The newly-transformed Toa left shortly after to find the Great Disks which Vakama had a vision of. When they had all located one of the Matoran knowing the location of a Great Disk, they returned to the Temple and discussed together, before they left to find the Great Disks. Later, Nokama and Matau discovered a Great Disk in the water underneath the Temple and retrieved it from the Dweller in the Deep. After finding the Great Disks, the six Toa and six Matoran gathered at the Great Temple and, after conversing more about the recent events, left to defeat the King Root of the Morbuzakh.

The temple survived the Great Cataclysm relatively intact. During the Great Rescue, Nokama and the Rahaga, Gaaki, had traveled to the Great Temple in search of Kanohi. While the two mutated Toa battled against a Gate Guardian protecting the closed vault, Krahka uncovered a prophecy concerning the true Matoran destined to be the Toa Metru. After defeating their foe, Nokama found the disheartening evidence that Krahka had left behind.

Some time later, the temple was heavily damaged in a fire started by Toa Hordika Vakama while he was working for Roodaka and kidnapped five of the Rahaga. At the time, the Rahaga had come to the temple to decipher inscriptions relating to Keetongu, while the other five Toa Hordika stood outside. The next morning, the five Toa entered the temple and found Norik under the rubble. They dug him out and he informed them of what had happened, before they embarked on their quest to find Keetongu.

After the Visorak horde's withdrawal from Metru Nui the Great Temple underwent further damage when Teridax teleported the Shadowed One's disintegrator eyebeams from the path of their previous target, Toa Vakama, during their battle. When the Matoran returned to Metru Nui, the Ga-Matoran managed to rebuild the Great Temple.

The Toa Nuva used their Kakama Nuva to sneak into the temple to retrieve a scroll with a list of tasks for them to do before the awakening of Mata Nui.

After a fragment of Aqua Magna struck the Mata Nui Robot, the Great Temple, along with the rest of Metru Nui, was severely damaged. Later, the Great Temple, along with all other locations in the Matoran Universe, was dismantled.

Trivia

• Following the Toa Nuva's escape from the Energy Storms and their return to Metru Nui, Tahu told Gali to research in the Great Temple, hoping to learn the secrets of the Great Beings.

Appearances

The Great Temple as seen from the air

The Great Temple in the comics

Books	Comics	Online	Multimedia
Novels BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui BIONICLE Adventures 8: Challenge of the Hordika BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit Guides BIONICLE: Metru Nui - City of Legends (M) BIONICLE: World (M) BIONICLE: Encyclopedia (M) BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated (M) BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe (M)	BIONICLE BIONICLE 16: Toa Metru! (FA)	Chronicle Takanuva's Blog Story Serials The Many Deaths of Toa Tuyet (M) Toa Nuva Blog Animations Toa Hordika and The Mask of Light	Films BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows CDs Toa Metru Mini Promo CDs Nokama's Toa Metru Mini Promo CD (M) (SC) Board Games BIONICLE: Quest for Keetongu (NC)