Minion

"I do not know if he was rendered mute by the Brotherhood's work or is simply keeping his secrets, but I have no doubt a wealth of knowledge is hidden in his bestial brain. Someday, I must find a way to extract it... even if the brain must come with it."
— The Shadowed One, Dark Hunters

Minion
Dark Hunter
Powers	Makuta detection
Tools	Impenetrable armor Long razor-sharp claws
Status	Alive
Location	Spherus Magna

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"Minion" is a creation of the Brotherhood of Makuta who fled and joined the Dark Hunters.

Biography

Over 1,300 years ago, the Brotherhood of Makuta created Minion in an experiment with Rahi. Unbeknownst to the Makuta, Minion gained sapience during their experiments and paid attention to what was going on around him. While with the Brotherhood, Minion worked as an enforcer.

1,300 years ago, when Makuta Teridax's team of Toa Hagah rebelled against the Brotherhood, Minion escaped the organization. He traveled to Odina, joined the Dark Hunters, and has not spoken a word since. The Shadowed One has tried to extract information from him several times, to no avail. The Shadowed One keeps Minion close by in case he begins to talk and reveal Brotherhood secrets.

When the Toa Nuva invaded Odina shortly before the Destiny War, Minion was the first to spot them. Kopaka encased Minion in ice before the Dark Hunter could attack.

After the Matoran Universe was critically damaged in the Battle of Bara Magna, Minion immigrated to Spherus Magna.

Abilities and Traits

Minion is more cognizant than his Makuta creators intended. He has enough agency to defect from the Brotherhood and may continue to exert agency by refusing to disclose his valuable secrets to the Shadowed One.

Minion can sense if there are any Makuta close to him, making him an effective guard against sneak attacks from the Brotherhood. He never speaks; the Shadowed One is unsure if Minion is mute or if he stays silent by choice.

Tools

Minion has impenetrable armor and razor-sharp claws to decimate his opponents.

Trivia

• Minion was originally called Nahtarki and was created by John Brodeur, known as TakuaToa on BZPower. Brodeur submitted the character to The LEGO Group for the LEGO Magazine Dark Hunter Building Challenge, and Greg Farshtey gave Minion a storyline role and place in the book BIONICLE: Dark Hunters.
• Minion's image in BIONICLE: Dark Hunters is mirrored, as evidenced by the creator's photos of the broken down model used for building instructions. Because no official publications feature an un-mirrored image of Minion, the image in this article has been left mirrored.

Appearances

Books	Online
Guides BIONICLE: Dark Hunters (FA) BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated	Story Serials Toa Nuva Blog

External links

• Minion Building Instructions on Brickshelf.com (Courtesy of its creator)