Mata Nui (Location)

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"Incredibly bright and hot sunlight poured down on them from an impossibly blue sky. A salty sea breeze set tropical trees to swaying, while brakas monkeys chased sea birds that flew too close to the branches. The air was alive with the sounds of Rahi and the crash of distant surf against the rocks."
— Narrator, Legacy of Evil

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Mata Nui (Location)

Location Category: Destroyed

Mata Nui, before the Bohrok cleansed it

Location Info
Residents None, formerly the Matoran of Metru Nui
Population Formerly 1,000 Matoran
Position Above Metru Nui
Pronunciation MAH-tah NOO-ee

Mata Nui was a large island on the surface of Aqua Magna, accidentally created by the Great Spirit Mata Nui's camouflage system. It was the home of the Matoran of Metru Nui for over a thousand years following the Great Cataclysm, and the site of several important battles between the Toa Mata (and later the Toa Nuva) and the forces of Makuta Teridax, the Bohrok swarms.

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History

Mata Nui as represented in the Comics.
Mata Nui as represented in the Comics.

During the Great Cataclysm, the Great Spirit fell from space and crashed on his back onto Aqua Magna. This damaged his camouflage system and activated it, creating the island and leaking Energized Protodermis onto the surface. The leak caused a radical proliferation of vegetation to develop on the island's surface. One of Mata Nui's other purposes was to be the landing spot for the Toa Mata, instead of a possibly more dangerous direct-assault on the dome of Metru Nui. They would have used Kini-Nui to get to Metru Nui, instead.

Following the Great Cataclysm, the Toa Metru landed on the shore of what would later be called Naho Bay. The island was named after the Great Spirit Mata Nui by Vakama. They scouted out the land to find areas for the Matoran of Metru Nui to live, and each chose their Wahi and village locations for their own reasons, with security in mind. Vakama had a vision of them one day losing their powers, and in response, they created six Toa Stones and chose locations to hide them. After they returned from the Great Rescue, they hid the Kanohi Avohkii in the Mangai Volcano.

They named several of the landmarks after the Toa Mangai, such as Naho Bay and the Mangai Volcano, or respected figures, such as in the case of Mount Ihu, or common myths like with the Tren Krom Break.

When the Matoran were awakened on Mata Nui during the Great Rescue they constructed villages in the designated spots on Mata Nui, under the instruction of the Toa Metru who had become Turaga.

For one thousand years afterwards, the island was plagued by Rahi attacks. These Rahi were controlled by Teridax and his Infected Kanohi. Once the Toa Mata arrived, they put an end to the attacks by confronting and defeating Teridax. However, he unleashed the Bohrok immediately afterwards, and the island was ravaged by their attempts to level it of everything that had come as a result of the Great Cataclysm. However, after the defeat of the Bahrag, Queens of the Bohrok, the Bohrok were reprogrammed and made to begin rebuilding the island.

When Takua found the Avohkii the island was once again badly damaged by the Rahkshi while they were searching for it. The villages Ta-Koro and Onu-Koro were destroyed in the process. After Takanuva defeated Teridax and rediscovered Metru Nui, the Matoran left the island of Mata Nui. When the Matoran departed, the island was believed to be inhabited only by Rahi.

The island of Mata Nui in its barren state.
The island of Mata Nui in its barren state.

The Toa Nuva later returned to Mata Nui to awaken the Bohrok swarms once more, as per their mission. When Gali Nuva later went back to look through the Great Telescope, she found that all of Mata Nui had been destroyed, save for the telescope itself. Though she did not see it, the foundations of the Kini-Nui also remain intact, for all things constructed by the Great Beings were not destroyed by the Bohrok.

When the Great Spirit Mata Nui finally awoke, his face penetrated the island, which was covering the face of his being. This destroyed the island in the process. The reason for the island's destruction, and why the Bohrok had to clean the island, was because the island itself was the result of a malfunction in Mata Nui's camouflage system that occurred when Teridax attacked the Great Spirit.

The Kingdom

In The Kingdom Alternate Universe, Matoro hesitated on the decision to revive Mata Nui, thus the core was sealed off and Mata Nui remained dead. As a result, the inhabitants of the entire Matoran Universe migrated to Mata Nui except the Zyglak and Makuta. The Makuta attempted to migrate, but were forced back by the Toa and the Order of Mata Nui. Here, the Toa helped stabilize the land to prevent collapse, and extended the amount of land in order to house all its residents, and warded the ground so that if the Makuta dug through to the Kingdom, the residents would know about the action. The residents live in unexpected harmony, with different species working alongside each other without conflict. The Dark Hunters became the law enforcers, and Takanuva surrendered his Toa Power and created a new generation of Toa and formed a ruling council to oversee the Kingdom.

There was a diverse array of architecture around the island, ranging from simple huts to rebuilt landmarks such as the Coliseum and the Great Furnace.

The inhabitants of the Kingdom, however, are preparing to depart from the island, and take up residence among the stars.

Landscape

The former landscape of Le-Wahi.
The former landscape of Le-Wahi.

The island measured 357 kio (303.75 miles / 486 Km) in length and 178 kio (151.3 miles / 285 Km) wide, located in the ocean surface of Aqua Magna.

After the Energized Protodermis leak, Mata Nui's landscape was greatly changed. The landscape of the island during the Protodermis leak was tropical, and was split into 6 different regions, or Wahi, with Kini-Nui located at the center.

Ta-Wahi

The region of Fire, and the former location of the now destroyed Ta-Koro.

Ga-Wahi

The region of Water, and the former location of the now destroyed Ga-Koro.

Ko-Wahi

The region of Ice, and the former location of the now destroyed Ko-Koro.

Po-Wahi

The region of Stone, and the former location of the now destroyed Po-Koro.

Onu-Wahi

The region of Earth, and the former location of the now destroyed Onu-Koro.

Le-Wahi

The region of Air and where the flora grew most densely, also the location of the now destroyed Le-Koro.

All of the plants were destroyed by the Bohrok.

An in-depth map of Mata Nui
An in-depth map of Mata Nui

Other Locations

Major Landmarks

Major Landforms

Inhabitants

Mata Nui from an aerial perspective.
Mata Nui from an aerial perspective.

Matoran

The Matoran were the primary residents on Mata Nui before they returned to Metru Nui. Due to the effects of the Matoran Spheres, the Matoran of Mata Nui were slightly smaller and weaker than their Metru Nui forms. However, they were eventually rebuilt into a stronger form.

Rahi and Creatures

Many types of Rahi resided on Mata Nui, many of which came from Metru Nui. Mata Nui was also the home to organic creatures that learned to coexist with the recent Rahi arrivals. When the Toa Metru first arrived, they noted organic birds in the skies overhead and organic sea life on the island's shores. Other creatures, like the Lightfish were later used for illumination by the Ga-Matoran.

Absolutely no species are native to Mata Nui. All Rahi and Matoran migrated to Mata Nui from mainly Metru Nui or somewhere else. All or most of the Rahi retreated back to Metru Nui as a result of the reawakening of the Bohrok swarms.

These Rahi were known to inhabit the island of Mata Nui:

Trivia

  • The Kingdom Alternate Universe revealed that island of Mata Nui would not necessarily be destroyed with the Matoran Universe in the event of Mata Nui's death, but it would take tremendous effort to keep any landmass stabilized without the support of Mata Nui himself.

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See Also


Mata Nui
Kini-Nui | Ta-Wahi (Ta-Koro) | Ga-Wahi (Ga-Koro) | Po-Wahi (Po-Koro) | Onu-Wahi (Onu-Koro) | Ko-Wahi (Ko-Koro) | Le-Wahi - (Le-Koro)
Locations
Wall of Stars Spherus Magna | Bara Magna | Aqua Magna (Mata Nui/Mahri Nui) | Red Star
Matoran Universe Metru Nui | Karzahni | Zakaz | Xia (The Mountain) | Northern Continent (Tren Krom Peninsula) | Artakha | Stelt | Odina | Southern Continent (Voya Nui) | Karda Nui | Destral | Nynrah | Island of Tren Krom | Visorak | Daxia | Southern Islands (Artidax) | The Pit
Alternate
Locations 		Pocket Dimensions Field of Shadows | City of Silver
Alternate Universes The Melding | Toa Empire | The Kingdom
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