Kralhi
"We needed law enforcers. Instead, we got dusty, clanking energy vampires. They should have just sent all of you to the Moto-Hub and turned you into Ussal carts."
— Toa Metru Nuju, Voyage of Fear
| Kralhi | |
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| Robot | |
| Function | Enforce the law on Metru Nui Serve and protect Matoran |
| Powers | Energy draining |
| Tools | Blades Stinger |
| Status | Unknown[note 1] |
| Location | Onu-Metru Ko-Metru Great Barrier (all formerly) |
| Pronunciation | KRAHL-hee |
| Set | Kralhi (instructions) |
Kralhi were the failed robotic predecessors to the Vahki designed by Nuparu.
History
Long before the creation of the Vahki, the Kralhi were designed as a result of a perceived need for law enforcers in Metru Nui. About two dozen[1] were constructed according to Nuparu's design, based on an idea from Ko-Metru,[2][3][4] and began their task of enforcing rules as given by Turaga Dume.[3] However, Matoran who were brought to justice by Kralhi were too weak to go back to work for several days, resulting in Turaga Dume ordering the robots' destruction, but the Kralhi refused to be taken apart. A few of them were successfully shut down and scrapped by the Matoran,[2] but most of the Kralhi fought back hard and remained active.[1][4] After the Vahki were created, they helped the Matoran drive the Kralhi away.[2] Some Kralhi remained in Metru Nui, with a few having taken refuge in little-used parts of the Archives and others in Ko-Metru.[4][3] The rest left Metru Nui entirely, fleeing across the Silver Sea to within the Great Barrier.[2] The Kralhi that left Metru Nui formed an alliance with the self-exiled Archivist Mavrah, who used them as his personal guards and servants.[2]
During their trip to Mata Nui, the Toa Metru were spotted by six Kralhi, one of which recorded Vakama's statement and informed Mavrah of the Toa's arrival. The Onu-Matoran then ordered the Kralhi to capture the Toa and bring them to him, convinced that they were attempting to return him to Metru Nui. The Kralhi captured each of the Toa in energy bubbles and brought them back to Mavrah.[5]
Three Kralhi stayed to guard the Toa as they awakened. When Onewa attempted to use his Kanohi Komau on Mavrah, the robots responded by launching a weakness disk at him. Mavrah sent two Kralhi to find Vakama, who had escaped using his Kanohi Huna. Vakama ambushed the Kralhi, destroying one with his Fire powers and the other with a Freeze Kanoka. Meanwhile, Onewa crushed the remaining Kralhi into a cube using the stone floor. Nuju battled another Kralhi, sealing its tail with ice as it was about to fire an energy bubble, which caused it to explode. After the Toa united, they destroyed most of the Kralhi, while the last Kralhi was destroyed by one of the First Rahi with head shaped like an axe, before the Toa escaped Mavrah's tunnels.[5]
Abilities and Traits
The Kralhi's method of deterring crimes was to create a bubble with their tail that could contain disruptive beings and drain them of their energy so that they could no longer cause trouble. However, this method often rendered the affected Matoran too weak to do any work, thus making the Kralhi ineffective.[2] Mavrah modified a few of them to be able to fire Kanoka disks.[6][7] Kralhi have built-in sound recording devices and reproductors for replay.[2]
The Kralhi had a desire for self-preservation that led them to flee Dume's destruction order. Several of Mavrah's Kralhi were eager to kill.[8]
Set Information
The Kralhi can be built out of the Toa Metru sets 8601 Toa Vakama, 8604 Toa Onewa, and 8605 Toa Matau. Its upper body could swivel while a gear function caused the arms to alternately swing at the same time. The Kralhi's instructions were found in three parts, in the back of Vakama, Matau and Onewa's instruction booklets.
Quotes
"Kralhi. I never expected to see those junk heaps again."
— Onewa, Voyage of Fear
Trivia
- After the Kralhi were deemed a failure, they became known as "Nuparu's folly".[9]
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| Vahki | |
| Standard | Nuurakh | Bordakh | Vorzakh | Rorzakh | Zadakh | Keerakh |
| Specialized | Kranua | Kraahu |
| Prototype | Kralhi |
| BIONICLE Combiner and Alternate Models of 2004 | |
| Combiner Model | Kralhi | Kraawa | Kranua | Kraahu | Kinloka | Kavinika | Lohrak | Ultimate Dume | Krahka |
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