- "This is bad, how can I fight one so much like myself? How can any of us?"
- — Onua, Tale of the Toa
Shadow Toa |
The Shadow Toa were six illusions created by Makuta Teridax, and were evil counterparts of the Toa Mata.
History[]
After the arrival of the Toa Mata on the Isle of Mata Nui, Teridax created the Shadow Toa to be one of the obstacles in his lair, Mangaia.
After the defeat of the Manas, the Toa Mata faced the Shadow Toa, the final guardians of Mangaia. The Shadow Toa taunted the Toa and used their own powers against them. The Toa Mata eventually realized that the Shadow Toa were extensions of themselves, as darkness was as much a part of them as Light, and they absorbed their shadow counterparts into their bodies. The Toa Mata then continued on to their final confrontation with Teridax.
Abilities & Traits[]
The Shadow Toa were identical to the Toa Mata, except they were colored in much darker hues and were tainted with Shadow. They possessed the same Elemental and Kanohi powers as the Toa Mata, making it impossible for each Toa to defeat his or her own Shadow Toa.
Trivia[]
- The Shadow Toa were originally going to appear in The Legend of Mata Nui. However, the media was canceled. The Shadow Toa were therefore only referenced in The Bohrok Awake and made their actual first appearance in Tale of the Toa.
- Although Cathy Hapka wrote that to defeat the Shadow Toa in Tale of the Toa, the Toa had to face each other's Shadow Toa, the BIONICLE: Encyclopedia explains that the Toa actually defeated the Shadow Toa when they acknowledged that the darkness was a part of them and absorbed the shadows into their bodies. Greg Farshtey later explained the absorption was the ultimate method of their demise once the "switching opponent" method proved frivolous.
Appearances[]
- BIONICLE Chronicles 1: Tale of the Toa
- Comic 4: The Bohrok Awake (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE: Encyclopedia (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated (Mentioned Only)
Brotherhood of Makuta | ||
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Destral | Miserix | |
Northern Islands | Metru Nui | Teridax (Deceased) |
Western Islands | Executor | Ankuta (Deceased) |
Northern Region | Ysiel Denalk | Kojol (Deceased) | Seraph | Takano | Terraius | |
Southern Region | Videruk Brydak | Kuntarix | Naberius | Sorai (Deceased) | |
Midwestern Islands | Executor | Unnamed Female Midwestern Executor |
Northern Region | Olkren Boeax | Karvas | Keitos | Quozek | Sinosis | Tarel (Deceased) | Zethrakk | |
Southern Region | Nurtaka (Deceased) Ferofax | Rehkit (M.I.A.) | Sharahk | Solax | Textral | Ul'yathe | |
Northern Continent | Executor | Machoa (Deceased) |
Continental Regions | Gorast (Deceased) | Krika (Deceased) | Purkax | |
Northern Islets | Varnari | |
Southern Continent | Executor | Vagir (Deceased) |
Continental Regions | Gahnges | Mutran (Deceased) | Osoxu Unnamed Female of the Eastern Region Unnamed Female of the Northern Region | |
Southern Islets | Xarax (Deceased) | |
Mideastern Islands | Executor | Voraki |
Northern Region | Zarnax Antroz (Deceased) | Icarax (Deceased) | Spiriah (Deceased) Steeliroc | "The Dark Lord" (Deceased) | Zanctai (Deceased) | |
Southern Region | Krandas Arkatox | Desiron (Deceased) | Montrox (Deceased) | Trichet | Ukaraku (M.I.A.) Unnamed Male Cyril Nui | |
Eastern Islands | Executor | Kytrix |
Northern Region | Pak Zo Artorius | Atrumu | Lerra | Noteverus | Xarkhan | |
Southern Region | Belicossus Chirox (Deceased) | Tridax (Deceased) | Vamprah (Deceased) | Vespax | |
Western Chain of the Southern Islands |
Executor | Bitil (Deceased) |
Northern Region | Nimorak Draclax (Deceased) | Fehrci (Deceased) | Hades | Solizar Unnamed Female Artidax (Deceased) | Unnamed Female Jera Nui | |
Southern Region | Yteryl Afkiro | Ahlet | Aparangi | Hiq-Massad | Kiermroto | Mbana | Qekaal | |
Eastern Chain of the Southern Islands |
Executor | Necros |
Northern Region | Eish Antrax | Garsen | Johkon | Unnamed Female Keetongu (Deceased) | |
Southern Region | Unnamed Male Southeastern Prætor Qequezak | Vahkuax (Deceased) | Veidas | Veix | |
Former Minions | Ahkmou | Akumo (Deceased) | Ballom | Brutaka | Duos | Epee (Deceased) Ekmayor | Exo-Toa | Fohrok (Destroyed) | Illusionary Shadow Toa | Kaelis Karzahni (Deceased) | Kraata ( Kraata-Kal | Rahkshi | Shadow Leeches ) Linke (Deceased) | Magnius Black | Mana Ko | Manas | A Maxilos (Destroyed) "Minion" | Morbuzakh (Deceased) | A Nivawk (Deceased) | Pridak Rahi Nui | Recht (Deceased) | Roodaka | "Seeker" | Shadow Flyers Shadow Matoran ( Shadow Toa | Shadow Turaga ) | Shadow Warriors Sidorak (Deceased) | Smehi (Deceased) | Seraphim | Taeprah | Takadox Toa Hagah | Unemi (Deceased) | Vecor | Visorak | Voporak | Xanes |