Nuju

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"...and few looked further forward without seeing what was in plain sight, than dear Nuju!"
— Turaga Vakama, Legends of Metru Nui

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Nuju
Matoran
Class Ko-Matoran
Title/Job Scholar
Mask Matatu
Toa Metru
Toa Title Toa Metru of Ice
Mask Great Matatu
Tools Crystal Spikes
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Hordika
Title Toa Hordika of Ice
Tools Hordika Teeth, Rhotuka
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Turaga
Mask Noble Matatu
Tools Ice Pick
Status Alive, hiding in the Archives
Pronunciation NOO-joo
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Nuju is the former Toa Metru of Ice and is now one of the Turaga of Metru Nui.

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Biography

Matoran

Nuju acted as a Scholar in the Knowledge Towers of Ko-Metru. His days consisted of staring into telescopes, hoping to find glimpses of the future in the stars. After being given a Toa Stone by Lhikan, Nuju journeyed to the Great Temple in Ga-Metru. There he found five other Matoran who had been given Toa Stones as well. The Matoran each put their stone into the shrine located in the center of the temple. With a burst of light, Nuju and the other Matoran were transformed into Toa Metru.

Toa Metru

After the shock of their transformation subsided, the Toa Metru embarked on their first quest. Each Toa was ordered by Vakama, who had asserted himself as leader, on a mission to find the Great Disks. The novice Toa knew these were needed by a vision that Vakama had. Nuju has stated that he accepted Vakama as the leader "as long as he doesn't expect me to follow". After many adventures and a strange partnership with Whenua, Nuju located his disk embedded inside an icicle, which hung from one of the highest Knowledge Towers. Then they found the Onu-Metru Great Disk deep within the Archives. The two then met up with the other Toa Metru to work out how to destroy the Morbuzakh that was plaguing their city. Realizing that the plant liked heat, the group headed for the Great Furnace. There Nuju tried to kill sapling Morbuzakh with frost, but his attempts were defeated by the extreme heat. Inside the deepest part of the Great Furnace, they found the king root of the Morbuzakh. During the ensuing fight, Vakama realized what they needed to do and told his teammates to stop fighting. As the Morbuzakh pulled them close, the six Great Disks that the Toa Metru were holding created a sphere around the king root and destroyed it. All around the island, Matoran rejoiced as the plants that had threatened them began to turn to dust.

The Toa had used the Great Disks to defeat the Morbuzakh, hoping that this act would prove them to be heroes to the Matoran. After this struggle, they headed for the Coliseum to claim victory over the extremely large plant. On the way, an Onu-Matoran told Whenua about a crack that was found far beneath the Archives. Already, the sea on the other side was leaking in, and if something wasn't done soon, the Archives would be flooded. Whenua wanted to go alone and fix it, but the other Toa Metru wouldn't let him do something so dangerous alone. So the group embarked to seal a crack in the Archives and encountered a Rahi called Krahka. At one point, the mimicking Rahi took on the powers of all six Toa at once. However, the combined powers were too much for her and overwhelmed her, so the Toa were able to escape.

Afterwards, the Toa went to the Coliseum, where the Matoran had been assembled, expecting to be praised as heroes. However, Turaga Dume accused them of not being true Toa and ordered them captured. Nuju, along with Whenua and Onewa, was trapped inside a prison with a strange Turaga who began training the three Toa Metru. Nuju's task was to take rocks and stack them, thus teaching him that the building of the highest tower begins with a single stone. Through this, Nuju learned his mask power, Telekenisis. This power helped the four to escape.

While finding their way through the corridors of the prison, they were rejoined by the other three Toa who had followed Lhikan's Spirit Star there. At this point, the Turaga revealed himself to be Lhikan. Then they learned that Dume was actually sleeping in a pod and that Teridax had been impersonating him. They also soon learned that every Matoran on Metru Nui was placed into a similar pod and stored inside the Coliseum. Taking a Vahki Transport and rigging it to float, the Toa Metru managed to acquire six of the pods, and ventured to the Great Barrier to try and escape Metru Nui. On their way, they were interrupted by Teridax. Vakama attempted to defeat the Makuta, but during the battle Lhikan was killed while saving Vakama. The other Toa soon joined him, and, combining their elements, sealed the Makuta in a prison of Protodermis.

Toa Hordika

Nuju as a Toa Hordika.
Nuju as a Toa Hordika.

Upon their return to Metru Nui, the Toa Metru were ambushed by the spider-like Rahi called Visorak. As a result of the Hordika Venom from the spiders, the Toa were mutated into Toa Hordika. Nuju was at first very upset about the transformation, though in time he realized that there were advantages to being a Hordika, such as the ability to communicate with Rahi. Nuju partnered with the Rahaga Kualus to scavenge up parts of great Airships, which would be used to carry the Matoran to Mata Nui. During his time with Kualus, Nuju learned the language of birds, which he would later speak on a daily basis. Nuju later parted with his fellow Toa Hordika and Rahaga to search for the mythical Rahi Keetongu, though he reunited with them when the great Rahi was found. After the discovery of Keetongu, the Toa and the Rahi launched an assault against the Visorak's fortress. As Keetongu climbed the Coliseum to confront Roodaka and Sidorak, Nuju and three of his fellow Toa fought bravely against the Visorak. In time, the Toa were able to reach Vakama, who had turned to Roodaka's side after being deceived, and return him to the Light.

Nuju, along with his fellow Toa, fired a fully charged spinner at the Viceroy, when she arrived riding a huge Kahgarak, accidentally releasing Makuta from his Protodermis cage. Although the threat of Makuta was great, the Toa parted with the Rahaga and flew their Airships full of Matoran to Mata Nui. The trip to Mata Nui was uneventful, but the end of the journey brought about the final third of Nuju's adventures. Along with his fellow Toa, Nuju sacrificed what was left of his Toa power to revive the sleeping Matoran, becoming a Turaga.

Turaga

Turaga Nuju as a set.
Turaga Nuju as a set.

As a Turaga, Nuju gradually began to speak only in the language of the birds, thus training Matoro to be his translator. Nuju gave his reason for this dramatic change as: If one did not have the patience to hear him speak, then they were not worth talking to. He retained his knowledge of the Matoran language, but used it only in emergencies, such as explaining to a newly-arrived Toa Mata Kopaka his quest. He designated his translator Matoro as his right hand, and Kopeke as his left.

As a Turaga, Nuju oversaw the construction of Ko-Koro, and later aided in its defense. When Kopaka arrived on Mata Nui, Nuju directed him to find the "point of all-seeing" to find his first Kanohi. Nuju also instructed Takua to gather a group of Matoran to defend Kini-Nui while the Toa Mata went to Mangaia, after Matoro had been found and returned to the village. Nuju told Takua to take Kopeke, and that his ice carving skills would come in handy. He helped the Ko-Matoran during Bohrok attacks, and when the Bohrok-Kal attacked, Nuju used his Matatu to lift Kopaka out of a canyon he had gotten stuck in.

Nuju was a witness to the battle between Makuta Teridax and Takanuva, the Toa of Light. The battle resulted in the creation of Takutanuva, the combined form of the two beings. Takutanuva opened a door leading to Metru Nui, permitting the inhabitants of Mata Nui to return to the island-city. Before returning, Nuju and the other Turaga related their story of their lives as Toa to the Toa Nuva.

Return To Metru Nui

When Nuju and the other Turaga traveled back to Metru Nui, they learned that Mata Nui was dying. They then gathered the Toa Nuva, and sent them to Voya Nui, in search of the Kanohi Ignika, a search that they appeared not to have returned from.

During most of the time when the Great Spirit was dying, Nuju watched the stars from a Knowledge Tower as the stars slowly extinguished, signaling Mata Nui's impeding doom. After Mata Nui died, and later revived, Nuju was heard shouting over the Knowledge Tower in the normal Matoran language, proclaiming Mata Nui's revival.

Later, upon learning of the death of his translator, Matoro, Nuju detached from the celebrations and retreated to a private memorial for Matoro, mourning for the death of the trusted Matoran and his lost friend.

The Kingdom

In The Kingdom Alternate Universe, Nuju was working with Nuparu to devise a method of space travel to find new lands to populate.

Dark Mirror

Nuju, still a Matoran, is part of a resistance team led by Pohatu in the Toa Empire Alternate Universe. Their goal is to defeat Tuyet and remove her from power. During the battle between the group and the Toa, Nuju assisted Guardian in fending off a Toa of Magnetism before being dragged into the Archives by out of control plants sent by a Toa of Plant Life.

Abilities and Traits

Nuju disliked anyone who didn't look to the future. He had a cunning wit and he was known to voice his dislike of anything. He had a razor-sharp mind and incredible analytical skills. He always looked to the future, helping the Toa get out of dangerous situations. However, because of this, he often disagreed with Whenua, who insisted on reviewing the past for answers.

Shortly before becoming a Turaga, Nuju learned from Kualus the language of the flying Rahi. After the Great Rescue, he began to speak only in that language, believing that anyone who wants to speak to him has to be patient, or whatever they want to say is not worth his time hearing.

As a Toa Metru, Nuju had the power to create and absorb ice. He also can make a place extremely cold, or extremely hot by absorbing all the cold in the area.

Kopaka saving Turaga Nuju.
Kopaka saving Turaga Nuju.

Mask and Tools

Nuju used two Crystal Spikes while a Toa. When he was transformed into a Toa Hordika, they transformed into Hordika Teeth. He also acquired a Rhotuka Launcher, but lost it when he was transformed back. As a Turaga, Nuju's Badge of Office is an Ice Pick.

As a Toa, he wore a Great Matatu, the Mask of Telekinesis, which could levitate huge objects. As a Turaga, he now wears a Noble Matatu, which has less power. He also has five other Noble Kanohi, given to him from Kopaka.

As a Matoran, Nuju had a special telescopic eyepiece, crafted by Vakama, installed into his mask. It was carried on in his transformation into a Toa, but he had it removed after his transformation into a Turaga.

Set Information

The Nuju Metru set.
The Nuju Metru set.

Turaga Nuju was first released as a small set in 2001. This also had a promotional release with Kabaya sweets in Japan. One could make him raise his ice pick by pressing down a lever on his back.

In early 2004 he was released again, this time as a 48-piece Toa Metru canister set. A gear on his back could be spun to make him swing his arms in opposite directions from one another, and four pins included in the set allowed Nuju's Crystal Spikes to be attached to his feet for traction. Pieces from the set could make a Kraawa when combined with pieces from Toa Nokama and Whenua. Also, pieces from all six Toa Metru sets could combine to build the Rahi Krahka in her form as a fusion of the Toa Metru.

In 2005, the Toa Hordika Nuju canister set was released in winter for North America, and in the summer for European countries. It contained 48 pieces. Parts from this set could be combined with parts from Toa Hordika Nokama to build a Sea Spider, or with Nokama and Onewa to make a Frostelus.

Quotes

"No wonder we had to be chosen to be Toa. Nobody would ever volunteer for this job."
— Nuju, Mystery of Metru Nui
"Like so many Onu-Matoran...and too many Ko-Matoran...he tried to hide away from the world."
— Nuju talking about Mavrah, Voyage of Fear
"He carries a heavy burden. To know so many secrets and be forbidden to share with his friends, even when that knowledge might benefit them. In that way, Matoro has the strength of a Toa."
— Turaga Nuju thinking about Matoro in Maze of Shadows
"He's been talking like that ever since we left Metru Nui. It's the language of the flying Rahi, or something close to it. The Toa of Ice has evidently decided that if we want a conversation with him, we will have to work for it."
— Nokama on Nuju's new method of communication, Time Trap
"Your Turaga speaks in riddles. I hate riddles."
— Kopaka, The Coming of the Toa
"In creation, there is destruction. In destruction, there is rebirth. There is no such thing as void; all things are in flux."
— Nuju (as translated by Matoro), Mata Nui Online Game

Trivia

Nuju's observatory.
Nuju's observatory.
  • It seems as though Vakama can sometimes understand some things Nuju says in his Rahi language, as seen in the prologue of Maze of Shadows and in Tales of the Masks.
  • Nuju speaks in his dialect so as to not forget the events that led to the fall of Metru Nui, as well as the Toa Metru's arrogance. He speaks regular Matoran dialect in emergencies or times of great joy.
  • Nuju now has a new translator, following the death of Matoro.

Appearances

See Also

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Toa Metru/ Toa Hordika
Vakama | Nokama | Matau | Onewa | Whenua | Nuju


Turaga
Alive
Dume | Vakama | Nokama | Matau | Onewa | Whenua | Nuju
Deceased
Lhikan | Jovan


Ko-Matoran
Mata Nui/Metru Nui Residents
Arktinen | Ehrye | Jaa | Jaatikko | Kantai | Kokkan | Kopeke | Kylma | Lumi | Pakastaa | Talvi | Toudo
Southern Continent Residents
Kazi
Tren Krom Peninsula Residents
Mazeka (Formerly)
Transformed
Kualus | Matoro (Deceased) | Nuju
Deceased
Ihu


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