BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts

"In the many, many years since we became Rahaga, my friends - Gaaki, Pouks, Bomonga, Iruini, and Kualus - have joined with me to dedicate our lives to protecting wild creatures from the Visorak. It has been both a difficult and dangerous task, but one vitally important to the future of our world.

If we succeed, then those who read these words will know better how to live with these creatures. If we fail, this may be the only record that these creatures ever existed."
— Rahaga Norik

BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts
Book
Series	Guides
Author	Greg Farshtey, Jeff James
Publisher	Scholastic
ISBN 0-439-69622-4

BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts is a guide book on Rahi, written by Greg Farshtey and Jeff James, and released in the summer of 2005.

Content

In-universe, the book was written by Rahaga Norik during the Great Rescue. After a general introduction to Rahi, the book contains 45 full-page entries of different Rahi (counting the six breeds of Visorak as one). Each entry offers information on that Rahi's habitat, behavior, abilities, and a closing comment from one of the Rahaga with advice concerning that Rahi. On the page opposite each entry is a high-resolution image of the Rahi.

Of the 45 models featured, 19 were custom models created by LEGO fans as part of the Rahi Building Challenge held through LEGO Magazine. The winning model, the Tahtorak, is featured on the guidebook cover. The 26 other featured models were all official LEGO sets or combiner models of official LEGO sets.

The book also contains a six-page appendix with short descriptions of other Rahi that can be found in Metru Nui. Most of these Rahi were smaller models (or combiner models, or alternate models), or had no official depiction at all.

Featured Rahi

Archives Mole (created by Matthew Nichols) Artakha Bull (created by Bryan Chow) Blade Burrower (created by Daniel Settle) Cable Crawler Catapult Scorpion (created by Cody Fullmer) Chute Lurker Colony Drone Crystal Climber (created by Jonathan Mastron) Dermis Turtle (created by Jonathan Sheppard) Doom Viper (created by Allen Proulx) Fader Bull (created by Matthew Longua) Frost Beetle (created by Daniel Mueller) Furnace Salamander (created by Casey Kinsey) Gate Guardian Gukko Ice Vermin Kahgarak

Kane-Ra Bull Kanohi Dragon (created by Tyler Herbst) Kavinika Keetongu Kikanalo Kinloka Kraawa Krahka Lohrak Manas Metru Mantis (created by Eric Richter) Muaka Nivawk Nui-Jaga Nui-Rama Phase Dragon (created by David Daut) Proto Drake (created by Gar and Keane Secrist)

Razor Whale (created by Lawrence Vanderbush) Rock Raptor Sea Spider Silver Chute Spider (created by Daniel Emmons) Spiny Stone Ape (created by Jordan Steelquist) Tahtorak (created by Justin Lamb) Tarakava Ussal Crab Vahki Hunter (created by Nathaniel MacMillan) Visorak Roporak Boggarak Oohnorak Keelerak Suukorak Vohtarak Zivon

Appendix

Archives Beast Ash Bear Bog Snake Brakas Cave Fish Dikapi Fikou

Fireflyer Fusa Ghekula Hapaka Hikaki Hoto Husi

Ice Bat Infernavika Keras Kirikori Nui Kofo-Jaga Kuma-Nui Lava Eel

Lightfish Makika (misspelled as Mahika) Makuta Fish Mata Nui Fishing Bird Night Creeper Nui-Kopen Pokawi

Protodites Rahi Nui Ranama Razorfish Rock Lion Ruki Sand Tarakava

Takea Shark Taku Tarakava Nui Tunneler Vatuka Waikiru

Quotes

Dedications

"To Dawn, Chris, Patrick, and Kyle, for their love and mudgets. To Greg, for his humor and friendship"
— Jeff James

"For my favorite Rahi - Freddie, Sweetums, Mr. Kitty, and Gem"
— Greg Farshtey

Trivia

• BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts was mentioned briefly in BIONICLE: World as one of the books in the Order of Mata Nui's library, written by Rahaga Norik.
• Although the winning Rock Lion model was invited for inclusion in the guide, the builder did not submit the model for an official photo, so it was reduced to a mention in the appendix.