Shadow Takanuva

"He was pretty sure -- could have sworn, really -- that he hadn’t wanted to destroy the world before. But now?
The dark Takanuva just couldn’t wait to get started."
— Narrator, Dwellers In Darkness

Shadow Takanuva
Organization
Headquarters	Destral
Leader	Tridax (formerly)
Goals	Serve the Brotherhood of Makuta
Allies	Teridax (formerly)
Enemies	Alternate Teridax Order of Mata Nui Matoran
Status	Some alive (in stasis) Some deceased
Pronunciation	TAH-kah NOO-vah

The Shadow Takanuva are a group of corrupted Takanuva from various alternate universes, who were captured and drained of light by Makuta Tridax to create an army of evil Toa.

History

Makuta Tridax, using a Kanohi Olmak, traveled to almost a hundred alternate universes and captured a Takanuva from each one. He then stored the Takanuva in Stasis Tubes in a chamber below Destral. About half a dozen of these were drained of their light using Shadow Leeches, becoming Toa of Shadow. Makuta Tridax planned to assemble an army from these Toa of Shadow.

Several of the Toa survived Destral's destruction. One awoke from the stasis, and began to consider destroying the world. Later, Teridax teleported that Takanuva and two others to Ba-Koro to combat Mazeka and an alternate version of himself. All three were killed by the alternate Teridax.

Some Shadow Takanuva still survived, though most remained in stasis, waiting to be rescued.

Abilities and Traits

Each Shadow Takanuva has varying degrees of control over Light and/or Shadow, depending on how much his inner light was drained by Tridax. Those Shadow Takanuva who were fully drained are able to create, control, and absorb elemental Shadow energy in a variety of ways. Their armor was black and gray in color.

After their inner light was drained, the Shadow Takanuva lost their sense of morality, and gained new murderous and destructive urges.

Mask and Tools

Shadow Takanuva wear the Kanohi Avohkii, the Great Mask of Light. It gives the user control over elemental Light, but cannot be used to promote peace and understanding in other beings like the Avohkii from the core universe.

Trivia

• While the core dimension does not have its own known Toa of Shadow, the Shadow Takanuva are the only known Toa of Shadow to appear there.
• Shadow Takanuva who die in the Matoran Universe are not revived by the Red Star, because they are not native to the core dimension.

Appearances

Online
Story Serials Destiny War (FA) Brothers In Arms Dwellers In Darkness Reign of Shadows

See also

• Takanuva