BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui
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"In the time before time, in the glorious city of Metru Nui, we believed our noble Toa would protect us. But they fell one by one as an unrelenting shadow sought to enforce endless sleep so that he could create a time of dark order, then awaken the world as their conquerer..."
— Turaga Vakama
| BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui | |
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| Movie | |
| Director | David Molina, Terry Shakespeare |
| Producer | Vanessa Chapman |
| Writer | Henry Gilroy, Greg Klein, Thomas Pugsley |
| Starring | Alessandro Juliani, Tabitha St. Germain, Brian Drummond, Paul Dobson, Trevor Devall |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
| Released | 19 October 2004 |
| Runtime | 75 min |
| IMDb Page | |
Legends of Metru Nui is the second BIONICLE movie. Legends of Metru Nui is not a sequel to BIONICLE: Mask of Light, but rather a prequel film. It chronicles the Toa Metru's struggle to defeat a false Turaga Dume and save the Matoran. To add to their troubles, they must find out what happened to Toa Lhikan and fight two deadly Dark Hunters, Nidhiki and Krekka. The story is continued in BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows.
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Plot
Legends of Metru Nui begins with a retelling of the legend of Mata Nui and of Teridax. It then features Toa Mangai Lhikan, who steals six Toa Stones from the Great Temple and, evading the Dark Hunters Nidhiki and Krekka, then travels through Metru Nui, delivering them to six Matoran: Nokama - a Ga-Matoran Teacher, Onewa - a Po-Matoran Carver, Whenua - an Onu-Matoran Archivist, Matau - a Le-Matoran test driver, Nuju - a Ko-Matoran Scholar, and Vakama - a Ta-Matoran Mask Maker.
Lhikan meets Vakama while he is attempting to forge the Vahi, the Mask of Time, out of a Kanoka Disk. After Lhikan gives Vakama the Toa Stone, Krekka and Nidhiki ambush Lhikan, and Lhikan attempts to fight them off, while Vakama hides the Toa Stone. Nidhiki picks up Vakama and, holding the Matoran over a pit containing molten Protodermis, threatens to throw the Matoran in if Lhikan continues to resist. Lhikan surrenders but Nidhiki drops the Matoran anyway. Lhikan saves Vakama by pushing his joined Fire Greatswords under him, which carries the Matoran out of the room. The Dark Hunters capture Lhikan and take him away. Vakama has a vision of Lhikan telling to "save the heart of Metru Nui". As Vakama blames himself for Lhikan's capture, elsewhere a voice declares ominously that it must have the Mask of Time. Vakama returns to his forge and examines the Toa Stone. He is then visited by Turaga Dume, who enquires about the status of the creation of the Vahi and advises him to use purer disks. The Turaga also tells him to bring the finished mask to him soon. When the Turaga leaves, Vakama decides to go to the Great Temple as directed on the map covering the Toa Stone.
The six Matoran meet in the Great Temple, and, after a bit of quibbling, place their Toa Stones in the slots of the Toa Suva. They see a ghostly version of Lhikan's mask which speaks to them, and, through their Toa Stones, they are transformed into the Toa Metru. The newly-transformed Toa then examine their tools. Toa Vakama has a vision of Metru Nui destroyed and of the Great Disks, the key to saving Metru Nui. This vision leads the Toa to search for the Great Disks. Onewa finds his on a precariously balanced statue in Po-Metru which falls and nearly kills the Toa. Nuju discovers his in an icicle on the wall of a Knowledge Tower. Matau finds his disk in a Force Sphere in a Chute. Whenua finds his in a room in the Archives in Onu-Metru, avoiding a dangerous creature. Nokama recovers hers in an underwater crevice and is nearly eaten by an underwater beast. Vakama recovers his Great Disk in the Ta-Metru Fire Pits, while being attacked by Morbuzakh. However, they are being watched by Nivawk who goes off to report to Turaga Dume who is announcing the disappearance of Toa Lhikan.
The Toa then take the great disks to the Coliseum, where they present them to Turaga Dume and the Matoran population who are present for an Akilini match. Dume discredits them, and makes them take the challenge of the "Sea of Protodermis". The field is manipulated into waves and the Toa have to make it across. Not yet used to their powers and tools, they fail miserably. Dume halts the spectacle and denounces them as traitors. The field changes into a whirlpool, sucking in Onewa, Whenua and Nuju, who are later captured by the Vahki, while Matau, Nokama and Vakama narrowly escape by collapsing a statue of Toa Lhikan on the Vahki. Vakama sees the Dark Hunters stand next to Dume and suspects that the Turaga has betrayed his city. Turaga Dume is disgruntled and Nidhiki reassures him that the Toa are no threat. Dume retires to his private chambers and converses with a mysterious figure to whom he states that an unspecified plan can be carried out even without the Vahi.
The three Toa travel Metru Nui in search of Toa Lhikan, all the while chased by the Dark Hunters. They escape in a Chute whose flow is reversed by Kongu under the threat of the Dark Hunters. They escape the Chute, Vakama having another vision in the meantime. Matau accidentally discovers he can fly using his Aero Slicers. Vakama also finds he can join the Great Disks together. The three fugitive Toa then board a Vahki transport where Vakama has another vision, of a Matoran in the strange spheres they see there. After disembarking in an Assembler's Village, Nokama, Matau and Vakama fight the two Dark Hunters, only for their battle to be interrupted by a Kikanalo stampede. Nokama discovers her mask power, and speaks to the Kikanalo herd, learning that the intelligent Rahi are also against the Dark Hunters, and thus gaining a new ally. The Kikanalo provide information and also taunt Matau about being a "tall Matoran". Vakama asks Nokama to see if they have seen the Dark Hunters carry another "tall Matoran" away. The Kikanalo then tell them that the "tall Matoran" (actually Lhikan) was taken to a place of Unending Whispers. The Kikanalo allow the Toa to ride them as both are against the Dark Hunters. The Toa and Kikanalo lure the Vahki guarding a passage away. The Toa then outwit the Dark Hunters with their help, using Matau's newly discovered mask power and make it into the tunnel leading to the jail where their fellow Toa are imprisoned. The Kikanalo then block the entrance.
In captivity, after trying futilely to escape, Whenua, Onewa, and Nuju meet a mysterious Turaga, who sets them to do various tasks. Nuju carries and stacks rocks across the cell and Whenua tries to navigate blindfolded. Onewa watches their fruitless efforts and laughs. The Turaga then reprimands him and makes him then carry rocks blindfolded, to the Toa of Stone's shock. While carrying out their tasks, Onewa and Whenua bump into each other. In anger, Whenua tears off his blindfold and calls the tasks a waste of time. Onewa orders the irate Toa to sit down, discovering his mask power of mind control. At the same time, Nuju finds his mask power of telekinesis, tearing a hole in the wall. As the four captives escape into the series of underground tunnels in the Archives, Whenua learns his mask power of night vision. On the way, a Vahki ambushes them, leaping onto Whenua. However, the "Vahki" is soon revealed to be Matau, using his ability of shapeshifting. The Toa Metru are reunited, all having learned their mask powers, except for Vakama. The mysterious Turaga then reveals himself to be none other than Lhikan, and with his help, the Toa learn that the real Turaga Dume has been taken captive by Makuta and placed in a Matoran Pod. Teridax plans to force all Matoran into hibernation inside stasis pods, and then awaken them as their ruler. They are then attacked by Vahki, and manage to lock themselves inside a room, where they find an outdated Vahki Transport. They escape the Archives and appear on the surface, only to find that all the Matoran are gone. The Toa and Lhikan then travel to the Coliseum.
After confronting "Dume" who reveals himself to be Teridax, and finding that they are too late to stop him from imprisoning the Matoran populace in Matoran Spheres, the Toa and Lhikan manage to rescue six of the Matoran Spheres from the Vahki, and use their Vahki transport to escape from Metru Nui. The are then attacked by Nidhiki and Krekka, but Onewa defeats them by making Krekka tackle Nidhiki. Vahki chase after them but are tricked into abandoning the chase when the transport is piloted into the Silver Sea, making it seem like the vehicle had gone under. The Toa and Lhikan traverse the sea while Teridax absorbs the city's energy. He also absorbs Nivawk, Krekka and Nidhiki, becoming much more powerful and shapeshifting into a greater form. At this moment, the Great Cataclysm takes place. While on the transporter, Vakama finally crafts the Vahi, using the fused Great Disks. When he does so, he has one more vision, which shows him part of the future, as well as recounting all his previous visions. Teridax flies after the Toa, and begins to manipulate the sea of Protodermis that they are floating on, replicating the challenge the Toa faced earlier. The Toa manage to avoid them using their tools.
Vakama goes to face Teridax via Nuju's Matatu, and reveals the newly-forged Vahi. Impressed, Teridax offers Vakama the chance to join him. Vakama vehemently refuses and then uses the Vahi against him. However, due to his lack of control, he is unable to move when attacked by Teridax's Shadow Hand. At this moment, Lhikan jumps in front of Vakama and sacrifices himself for the Toa of Fire, leading to Vakama to discover his mask power: invisibility. As Teridax gets hold of the Mask of Time, which was knocked from Vakama earlier, Vakama fires a disk at it, which knocks the Vahi into the Protodermis Sea. Then, using his mask of concealment, Vakama tricks Teridax into grabbing boulders and slamming them into the Makuta's own body. Weakened, Teridax prepares for a final attack, which slams him into the Great Barrier. Teridax weakly taunts Vakama, and the other Toa then show up and combine their powers to seal Teridax into the cliffside. Just after this, up above, Toa Lhikan's Spirit Star splits into the Toa Metru's six stars. The Toa see this and realize themselves properly as Toa.
The Toa and the sleeping Matoran proceed to the island of Mata Nui, which Vakama proclaims as their home. There is a brief time skip, skipping over the events in BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows. Having rescued all the Matoran, the Toa use their powers to awaken them, themselves becoming Turaga in the process. The Matoran exit the pods and Vakama gives Jaller Lhikan's mask in place of the Matoran's which had been broken. The island is then named Mata Nui in honor of the Great Spirit.
Cast
| Actor | Role(s) |
|---|---|
| Alessandro Juliani | Vakama |
| Christopher Gaze | Turaga Vakama (Narrator) |
| Michael Dobson | Lhikan/Krekka |
| Tabitha St. Germain | Nokama |
| Paul Dobson | Nidhiki/Whenua |
| Brian Drummond | Onewa/Matau |
| Trevor Devall | Nuju |
| Gerard Plunkett | Dume |
| Lee Tockar | Teridax/Kongu |
Trivia
- A running gag throughout the movie is Matau's constant slamming into solid objects.
- Several Matoran who had a prominent role in Mask of Light have cameos in Legends of Metru Nui, Takua, Jaller, and Hahli appear near the end, and Hewkii can be seen in the Coliseum.
- At one point, Matau mentions planning to have a "romantic ride-drive" with Nokama. This has been confirmed to be non-canon.
- The huge poster of Turaga Dume that Toa Matau crashes into in Ko-Metru has the Matoran writing for "play well," the official slogan of the LEGO company and the meaning of the company's name.
- All the background Matoran seen in the movie only wear five types of masks: Komau, Kakama, Ruru, Rau, and Huna. The Hau, Kaukau, and Pakari are exclusive to Jaller, Hahli, and Takua, respectively.
See Also
- Gallery:BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui
- BIONICLE: Unmasked 2
- BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui
- Saga Guide - Legends of Metru Nui
- Timeline - Legends of Metru Nui
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