Nidhiki

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"You are a monster, Nidhiki. Matoran seeing you would run screaming. You will never be cheered, never be admired, never be hailed as a savior by the crowds. What are you now? A Toa of Nightmares? A hero, Nidhiki, or a horror? No, I think you will find your place is now, and forevermore, with the Dark Hunters. For who else would have you?"
— The Shadowed One, Birth of a Dark Hunter

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Nidhiki
Toa
Image:Noimage.jpg
Powers Air
Mask Great Volitak
Tools Air Scythe
Dark Hunter
Tools Kanoka
Powers Launching Kanoka from his mandibles, force bolts, flight
Status Deceased
Pronunciation Nih-DEE-Kee
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Nidhiki was a Le-Matoran native to the Tren Krom Peninsula and later became a Toa Mangai of Air. He defected to the Dark Hunters during the Toa/Dark Hunter War, and was mutated into a large insectoid creature. He was ultimately killed when he was absorbed into Makuta Teridax's essence.

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Biography

Matoran

As a Matoran, Nidhiki lived on the Tren Krom Peninsula, where he had to learn as a Toa to strike from the shadows in order to survive.

Toa

After becoming a Toa, Nidhiki was one of the eleven that answered the summons to protect Metru Nui from the Kanohi Dragon. After the defeat of the Rahi and its delivery to Xia, those eleven Toa chose to stay and protect Metru Nui and became the Toa Mangai.

Tuyet's Betrayal

Nidhiki helped Lhikan investigate the mysterious attacks on the Matoran of Metru Nui around 3,500 years ago. Their teammate Tuyet told them that the Dark Hunters believed she possessed the Nui Stone, were after her, and were responsible for the deaths of several Matoran. Nidhiki fought and defeated Devastator and later helped Lhikan to work out that Tuyet was actually the cause of all the deaths, joining Lhikan in confronting her. After her defeat, Nidhiki tried to obtain the Nui Stone for himself, but Lhikan intervened just in time to stop him from making the same mistake.

War with the Dark Hunters

During the Toa/Dark Hunter War Nidhiki was assigned to protect Turaga Dume, though he grew bored with guard duty and slipped out, joining Lhikan on his rounds. Lhikan sent the Toa of Air to patrol Ga-Metru. While searching the Metru, Nidhiki was confronted and cornered by Lariska. Tempted by dreams of conquest, Nidhiki agreed to lead the Toa into the ambush so the Hunters could win the war. Lhikan sent Nidhiki to meet some supply boats the next night, but Nidhiki instead met with Lariska and completed their agreement. The next morning, Nidhiki told Lhikan and the other Toa that the Dark Hunter's base was hidden in the Canyon of Unending Whispers, and that every Toa was needed in order to end the war. Nidhiki led the Toa into the valley, where they were surrounded by Dark Hunters. However, Lhikan's reinforcements (which had arrived on the supply boats Nidhiki was supposed to have visited) then in turn ambushed the Hunters, Lhikan having discovered his agreement with the Dark Hunters. With his betrayal revealed, Nidhiki was given a choice: leave Metru Nui or die.

Dark Hunter

Krekka and Nidhiki outside the Coliseum in Legends of Metru Nui

The Shadowed One made Nidhiki a trainer of new recruits, a task which he did grudgingly. During this time, Nidhiki attempted to teach Vezok how to discreetly open a safe; Vezok instead smashed it to pieces, and Nidhiki chose to pass him. Nidhiki was also responsible for preparing a team to capture the Makoki Stone from a heavily defended fortress. He got easily bored with training the team, and was especially annoyed with one trainee, Krekka.

He later met with the Shadowed One, who decided to send him on a mission with a partner. Nidhiki was convinced that it would be Lariska; however his leader saw fit to pair him up with Krekka, whom he knew would keep Nidhiki in check. Their first mission was to steal three prototype launchers from a Matoran village on a rocky islet known as Nynrah. Lariska went ahead to distract the Toa there. Nidhiki wanted to bring one to the Shadowed One and keep the other two for himself, offering one to Krekka as a bribe. Krekka threatened to turn him in, however, and Nidhiki was forced to give all three to the Shadowed One.

He soon met Roodaka, a powerful figure who wanted the training of a Dark Hunter, but did not want to join the organization. He agreed to train her if she helped him escape the island. Unbeknownst to him, Roodaka was hired by the Shadowed One to spy on Nidhiki. In exchange for training, Roodaka used her Rhotuka power to mutate Nidhiki into a monstrous, insectoid form, which was all the more painful to him due to his phobia of insects. The beach where this happened was named Nidhiki Beach because of this.

Some time after being mutated, Nidhiki and Krekka were hired to guard the Kanohi Avohkii on Destral. When the mask was stolen by the Toa Hagah, four of the Hagah were later captured. Nidhiki was on his way to question them, but the Toa (now mutated into Rahaga by Roodaka) were freed by Norik and Iruini, who were then also mutated into Rahaga.

Return to Metru Nui

Nidhiki and Krekka being absorbed by Teridax

After many adventures with Krekka, Nidhiki, along with Krekka and Eliminator, returned to Metru Nui to assist Teridax, the Makuta of Metru Nui, who was impersonating Turaga Dume. Nidhiki and Krekka ambushed Lhikan in the Great Temple, though the Toa of Fire managed to escape. The pair caught up with him after he delivered the Toa Stones to the destined Toa Metru. Then they attacked him in Vakama's forge and Nidhiki threatened to kill Vakama, holding him over the forge. This gave Krekka the opening he needed to defeat Lhikan. Though Lhikan surrendered, Nidhiki dropped Vakama anyway, forcing Lhikan to sacrifice his own safety to save the Ta-Matoran. Nidhiki and Krekka captured him, and took him to the Prison of the Dark Hunters. Nidhiki then convinced the Matoran Ahkmou to betray the Toa Metru and find the Great Disks so the Toa could not defeat the Morbuzakh. In exchange, Ahkmou would be well-paid, and Nidhiki would not disturb him anymore. Nidhiki gave Ahkmou five notes that would lead the other five Matoran who knew the locations of the Great Disks into traps set by himself. While Vakama saved Nuhrii from Morbuzakh vines, Nidhiki sabotaged the vat controls. However, after three of these Matoran were rescued by the Toa Metru, Nidhiki became impatient, and intimidated Ahkmou by introducing him to Krekka, were he to fail.

The duo later returned to the Coliseum, and attempted to kidnap the Toa Metru, successfully trapping three of them. They unsuccessfully tried to capture the other three by coercing Kongu to reverse the chute flow. The Toa managed to evade them but they soon found and battled the Toa onboard an Airship in Le-Metru. After Vakama teleported Krekka out of the ship, the Toa left Nidhiki, who decided to find Krekka rather than pursue them. Nidhiki and Krekka made another attempt to capture Nokama, Vakama, and Matau in Po-Metru, but were stopped by a stampede of Kikanalo. Afterwards, Matau used his Mahiki to fool the pair into following and attacking each other in the Canyon of Unending Whispers. Later, the two assaulted the Toa Metru's Vahki Transport, but Onewa used his Mask of Mind Control to make Krekka attack Nidhiki. The pair fell off the transport and Nidhiki was absorbed together with Krekka and Nivawk into Teridax's essence and died.

Toa Empire Alternate Universe

In an alternate reality, Nidhiki chose to betray Lhikan and join Tuyet when she went mad, and the two killed the Toa of Fire. After that, they organized the other Toa into a corrupt army, with only the Brotherhood of Makuta and Dark Hunters to fight for freedom. Later, Nidhiki led a team sent by Tuyet to kill the Nynrah Ghosts. He succeeded in wiping out all of them.

Abilities and Traits

Nidhiki in his flight mode
Nidhiki in Legends of Metru Nui

Nidhiki was always ready to get into action, and had to be reprimanded by Lhikan for letting himself pursue enemies instead of guarding Dume. He enjoyed taking risks, such as going through Dark Hunter territory without his Kanohi Volitak activated.

Nidhiki had a revulsion for insectoid Rahi, rendering his transformation into an even more traumatic event.

He lacked a loyalty necessary for him to be part of teams. After he defected to the Dark Hunters, he tried to leave them only a few months later.

As a Toa, Nidhiki had control over the Element of Air. After his transformation into his mutated Dark Hunter form, he gained the ability to launch Kanoka from his mandibles, although he lost his elemental and mask powers. He could fold in his legs and fly, and shoot force bolts. During the transformation, his hands were replaced with large claws. While the claws proved useless at holding objects or accomplishing delicate tasks, they were useful for threatening Matoran or smashing objects.

Mask and Tools

As a Toa, Nidhiki wore emerald green armor and carried an Air Scythe, which allowed him to focus his Air powers. He also wore a Volitak, which allowed him to move almost unseen and completely unheard. His Kanohi Volitak was fused to his face when he was mutated, therefore he lost access to its powers.

Set Information

Nidhiki as a set
Nidhiki in set form

Nidhiki's mutated form was released as a set in 2004. He contained 170 pieces including an Onu-Metru Kanoka disk. His head, identical in construction to that of a Vahki, could fire Kanoka disks from its mandibles, and each of his claws could snap open or shut using a switch near each elbow. His legs could fold up against his body and his body could fold back, rendering his shape thinner and flatter. This symbolized his ability to fold up for flight. Nidhiki's parts could be combined with those of Turaga Dume and Nivawk to construct a Lohrak using instructions included in a 2004 LEGO Magazine. Nidhiki could also be combined with Krekka and Turaga Dume and Nivawk to create the form of Teridax known as "Ultimate Dume," whose instructions could be found in each component's instruction booklet. Nidhiki's parts and instructions were also included in the 2004 special edition Ultimate Dume set exclusive to Toys 'R' Us.

Quotes

"Hi, dear, I’m home."
— Nidhiki to Tuyet, The Many Deaths of Toa Tuyet
"You are so trusting, so convinced of the purity of Toa. I don’t think Nidhiki even trusts himself. Better keep an eye on him, Lhikan, he’ll come to no good."
— Tuyet, The Many Deaths of Toa Tuyet
"You take all the fun out of constant violence, Lhikan."
— Nidhiki to Lhikan, Birth of a Dark Hunter
"A friendly place we have here. Heavily defended, home to several hundred killers, and unfailingly lethal to trespassers, but friendly."
— Nidhiki, Birth of a Dark Hunter
"This time, your farewell will be forever, brother."
"You lost the right to call me brother long ago!"
— Nidhiki and Lhikan, Legends of Metru Nui
"I see you have spirit, little Toa. I hate spirit."
— Nidhiki to the Toa Metru, Struggle in the Sky
"You think you can save Metru Nui, little flame? You are just a Matoran with delusions of adequacy."
— Nidhiki to Vakama in a vision, Dreams of Darkness

Trivia

  • Nidhiki and Krekka were given the Rahi Nui by Teridax as a tool to use against Toa.
  • Nidhiki was voiced by Paul Dobson in Legends of Metru Nui.

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