Nuparu
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- "I'm an Engineer, not a poet."
- — Nuparu, Bohrok Online Animations
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| Nuparu | |
| Matoran | |
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| Class | Onu-Matoran |
| Title/Job | Metru Nui: Archives Rahi Receiving Official |
| Mask | Pakari |
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| Toa Inika | |
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| Toa Title | Toa Inika of Earth |
| Mask | Great Kadin |
| Tools | Laser Drill, Zamor Launcher, Claws |
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| Toa Mahri | |
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| Mask | Great Volitak |
| Tools | Aqua Blaster Blade, Razor-Edged Protosteel Shield, Cordak Blaster |
| Status | Alive |
| Pronunciation | Noo-PAH-roo |
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Nuparu was a famed Matoran inventor, a Toa Inika, and is now the Toa Mahri of Earth.
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Biography
Matoran
Metru Nui
Nuparu was employed as a Rahi Receiving Official at one of the Onu-Metru Airship, Chute, and boat docks, but he always spent his spare time dreaming and designing new inventions, and would sometimes sneak off into the Archives sublevels to collect parts to make his machines. One of his more notable inventions on Metru Nui were the Vahki. He was also responsible for the designing of the Kralhi, which were less successful and were later dubbed "Nuparu's Folly". Nuparu's curiosity sometimes got the better of him. But sometimes it would help him lead to new heights. While Nuparu was searching for random Rahkshi pieces in the Archives sub-level, Nuparu stumbled upon a leak in one of the sea walls which could have burst, causing liquid Protodermis to flood in. He rushed to Toa Whenua and the Toa Metru came to help. There they encountered Krahka, the shape-shifting Rahi. After the Toa left to stop this threat, Nuparu vowed to someday create something that would help the Matoran defend themselves, without help from Toa. He later accomplished this on Mata Nui, when he created the Boxor.
Mata Nui
Like all the Metru Nui Matoran, Nuparu had his power and size decreased by a Matoran pod. However, this did not affect Nuparu's ability as an inventor.
As the Tunnel Engineer 2nd Class, Marn Tunnel 12, Section 4 of Onu-Koro, Nuparu had a big duty, and worked hard throughout the long years underground. The Matoran trusted Nuparu to build inventions and machines for the village. During the Bohrok invasion, when the Gahlok attacked Onu-Koro, Taipu and Onepu were making sure everyone got out alive. Nuparu, however, didn't get to the exit quick enough. The three of them ended up trapped in a cave. After finding a Lightstone, they were all surprised by an inactive Gahlok whose Krana had been taken away. At first Onepu thought he was slacking off from trying to find a way out, but actually Nuparu had taken out his tools and started to take apart the humbled Bohrok. With nothing better to do, the other two Onu-Matoran helped him rebuild the Bohrok into the new Boxor vehicle. He tested his new invention by knocking out the rock wall and some Gahlok inside the mine. Soon these Boxors were being drastically produced to help the Matoran fight the Bohrok. After The Rebuilding, Nuparu modified the Boxors slightly so they could better fit the Matoran's new forms.
Nuparu was granted permission to bring several of his Boxors with him on the return to Metru Nui, so he can continue to build them using the Bohrok there, and so his fellow Matoran can continue to use them in their defenses. Regretting he never got to see and examine a full Exo-Toa, he also secretly salvaged pieces of those robots, and smuggled them onto the boats without anyone knowing.
Toa Inika
After a strike which occurred on Metru Nui, Jaller gathered Nuparu, along with Hahli, Hewkii, Matoro, and Kongu, and took off to find the missing Toa Nuva after Turaga Nokama told Jaller about the missing Toa. The six Matoran journeyed to the realm of Karzahni with Takanuva. However, they encountered a stone arch that would not allow any light to pass through, thus separating the Matoran from Takanuva.
After the separation, the six Matoran journeyed into the realm alone. There, they encountered the Manas Crabs and were captured by Karzahni, where their masks were switched with ones of Karzahni's. The six Matoran were placed briefly in servitude, when the Matoran discovered the Builder of the Toa Canisters. The Matoran lead them to six Toa Canisters, where Nuparu figured out how to use them. After another brief encounter with Karzahni, the Matoran escaped from the realm using the canisters.
Upon arriving on Voya Nui, the six Matoran were transformed into the Toa Inika after being struck by lightning from the Red Star. The Toa Inika then journeyed onto the island, where they found out about their special Toa abilities (glowing faces, etc.). The Toa then journeyed into the island, and confronted with Vezok. After defeating the Piraka, they met with the Voya Nui Resistance Team.
The Toa Inika then split into three different teams. Nuparu, along with Kongu, Velika and Garan were on one team, and they launched an attack on the Piraka Stronghold. They were later reunited with the other Toa Inika, where they started a fierce battle with the Piraka. During the battle, Nuparu defeated Zaktan by plunging him into the sea.
After being defeated by Hakann and Thok, who managed to suck Brutaka's powers and channel into themselves, the Toa and the four remaining Piraka followed. Another battle took place once more, with the Toa able to return the powers back to Brutaka but being knocked out in the process.
After awakening, the Toa Inika began to descend down the 777 Stairs. Along the journey, the Toa Inika encountered guardians such as Umbra, and traps such as the Chamber of Death. The Toa were able to pass through all the challenges, and faced the Piraka at the Lava Chamber Gate. After being defeated once more, the Toa Inika stormed into the Chamber of Life, where they found the Piraka being defeated by Vezon and Fenrakk. The Toa fought against the two beasts as well, only for Fenrakk to be transformed into the much stronger Kardas Dragon. Jaller ordered Kongu to use his mask power to read the mind of the Mask of Life. To everyone's surprise, the Ignika did not want Vezon to be its guardian anymore, but rather it wanted Matoro. Because of this, Vezon went into a frenzy. In Vezon's temporary moment of pure insanity, Jaller was able to use a special Zamor Sphere, given to them by Axonn, on them. Matoro was then able to retrieve the Mask of Life, but he lost his grip when he was hit by a concussive blast made by the now-revived Kardas Dragon. The Toa Inika then raced behind the Mask of Life as it journeyed out of the chamber, eventually plunging into the sea. Toa Hahli tried to retrieve it, but the pressure was too much, and she nearly drowned, but was saved by a Matoran. After a reunion with the Toa Nuva, it was decided that the Toa Inika shall continue their search for the mask, while the Toa Nuva would leave on their own mission. The Toa Inika then journeyed down The Cord, where they were transformed into Toa Mahri by the Kanohi Ignika.
Toa Mahri
Upon first entering the water, Nuparu and the other Mahri were confronted by a giant Venom Eel, enlarged by the Mask of Life. Their masks and tools altered, they were forced to adjust to the change in the middle of combat. After a brief battle, Hewkii used his Garai to sink the creature to the bottom of the ocean. They then proceeded towards Mahri Nui, immediately conflicting with the local Matoran. Jaller eventually convinced them that they were not there to harm them, and had Matoro converse with the head of their council. The rest of the Toa set out to free the Fields of Airweed, as per their agreement with Defilak. Unfortunately, they were captured by the Barraki, and imprisoned in small coverns guarded by various sea creatures commanded by the Barraki. Utilizing their masks and powers, the Toa escaped their confinement, and split up to search the ocean. Nuparu stumbled upon a cave filled with weapons. Testing a Cordak Blaster, Nuparu deemed it satisfactory, and added it to their arsenal. Hewkii met up with him then, and, taking a load of Cordak Blasters, found the other Toa, who each took a blaster, with Kongu forgoing his melee weapon for a second one.
While exploring, Nuparu and Hewkii were ambushed by Ehlek, who knocked them into a crevice, and knocking the Toa unconscious. Upon awakening, Hewkii found himself being attacked by albino eels, and quickly woke Nuparu. Nuparu then devised a plan and set it into motion, creating a pillar of earth to raise them up to the top of the chasm while Hewkii fended off the eels with his Cordak Blaster. At the surface, they were again ambushed by Ehlek and a portion of his army. However, Hewkii used his Garai to send a few passing Takea sharks into the midst of the eels, igniting a battle between the eels and the sharks. Using the battle as a distraction, the two Toa made their escape.
Nuparu and Hewkii then joined their fellow Toa, where they were informed that The Cord needed to be destroyed as part of their task to save Mata Nui. To save the Matoran, the Toa led them up the Cord to Voya Nui. Along the way, they were ambushed by the Piraka, who had been mutated into being just heads and spines. They were saved by a timely blast of electricity from Axonn, who took the Piraka into custody and brought the Matoran and Toa to Voya Nui. Axonn informed the Toa that he would hide the Matoran on Voya Nui, and took the Toa to a chamber containing the Toa Terrain Crawler, which transported them back to Mahri Nui. Nuparu helped Hahli delay the Barraki, and the two went to the aid of Hewkii, who was losing against the Gadunka. They won the fight, and prepared to destroy the Cord, but were interrupted by the revived Gadunka, the enlarged Venom Eel, and an ancient creature that Kongu had summoned earlier. With the others knocked out, Nuparu attempted to delay Gadunka, but was struck down by the creature. Gadunka tried to grab the Ignika from Matoro's hands, but the mask shrunk him down to his normal size.
Revived, the Mahri proceeded to destroy the Cord, despite a short confrontation with Hydraxon. Its anchor destroyed, Voya Nui plunged into the sea and crushed Mahri Nui, before shooting off deeper into the ocean. Nuparu and the others followed it, until stopped by the Barraki. As Matoro hurried after Voya Nui with the Ignika, the other Toa Mahri attempted to delay the Barraki long enough for Matoro to get where he had to go. As a last act of friendship before he died, Matoro used the Ignika to transport the other Toa Mahri back to Metru Nui, just in time to save their lives. Nuparu was the first to discover Matoro missing, and they were soon after informed by Vakama that he was dead.
After returning to Metru Nui, Nuparu and the other Toa Mahri became its new guardians, having fulfilled their destiny. In doing so, they defeated and captured the Kardas after it ventured to Metru Nui. Following that event, Nuparu went in search of Takanuva with Hahli, Kongu, and Hewkii. Unable to find him, they returned to the island-city, and were soon confronted by the Toa Hagah, who had arrived to destroy the Coliseum. Despite Bomonga's superior experience, Nuparu was able to avoid him using his Mask of Stealth until Kualus exposed him with a snowstorm, and even then continued to attack the other Toa of Earth. The conflict was halted when a giant Rahi summoned by Kualus to grab Nuparu escaped his control due to an attack by Hahli, resulting in Nuparu being thrown so hard that only skillful manipulation of Gravity by Hewkii prevented his death. Once the beast had been defeated, Nuparu worked together with Jaller, Norik, and Pouks to create a tunnel under the lifted Coliseum to allow the Hagah to travel beneath the city in search of Makuta Teridax.
Afterwards, they were contacted by a female Order of Mata Nui member with the Heart of the Visorak, who informed them that told that the Visorak were on their way to Metru Nui because of the artifact. She tasked them with going to Artidax with the Heart, and Nuparu left with Hahli and Jaller to the far south while Hewkii and Kongu remained in Metru Nui. Once they arrived at Artidax, they discovered Takadox somehow escaped and was also on the island. Takadox then used his hypnosis, and though Nuparu tried to use his shield to protect his eyes, Jaller and Hahli had already succumbed to his will and forced Nuparu to look. Once Takadox had them trapped on the island, he escaped by taking their boat.
Not long after they had been hypnotized, Nuparu was awoken by Jaller who had fired a small fireball at him. He and his allies momentarily discussed what to do. Deciding that jumping into the sea and avoiding the explosion and the clutches of the Visorak would be a good idea, they fought their way back into the sea just as the volcano erupted. With the Visorak horde destroyed, the three swam back to Metru Nui.
Upon arriving, they immediately joined the Siege of Metru Nui. Nuparu used his Earth powers to break through the army of Rahkshi and make it through the walls. There, Turaga Vakama briefed them on the situation. Nuparu and the other Toa fended off the Brotherhood, eventually emerging as the victors.
The Kingdom
In The Kingdom Alternate Universe, Nuparu was working with Nuju on a project for space travel in order to find new lands to populate.
Abilities and Traits
Nuparu always finds himself at home when surrounded by machinery he could tinker with, even as a Toa. As the Toa Inika of Earth, Nuparu's natural Earth powers were entwined with lightning, due to his unnatural transformation. While entering the Pit, he and the other Toa became waterbreathers and lost their lightning powers. When Matoro used the Ignika's power to teleport the other Toa Mahri to Metru Nui, he gave them the ability to breathe air again by making Nuparu and his teammates amphibious.
Mask and Tools
Nuparu's mask as a Toa Inika was the Kanohi Kadin, the Mask of Flight, which allowed him to soar through the sky under his own power. Nuparu was a bit shaky with this skill at first, but grew accustomed to it; he once knocked out Zaktan in Power Play with his Kadin, and in the comic books, was able to fly through him and pull his Protodites along.
Below is the reason given by Greg Farshtey for this choice of mask:
As for why Nuparu has it instead of Kongu, basically because it's more fun this way -- you have a Matoran used to being underground suddenly having to deal with the power of flight, and a Matoran who knows something about flight wondering how come he didn't get that mask.
As a Toa Inika, Nuparu had a Laser Drill which could channel his Elemental Power intertwined with Lightning, or release a laser blast. He also had a pair of Claws for digging. The claws were really part of his hands. He also had a shoulder-mounted Zamor launcher.
When the Mask of Life transformed Nuparu into a Toa Mahri, his Kanohi Kadin became a Kanohi Volitak, Great Mask of Stealth, which allows the user to become almost invisible and any sounds they makes are muted. His Laser Drill was also transformed into a Razor-Edged Protosteel Shield which is sharp enough to penetrate a Makuta's armor, and an Aqua Blaster Blade, which can send shockwaves. His claws were also removed.
BIONICLE.com Stats
| Strength: | 12 | |
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| Agility: | 10 | |
| Toughness: | 12 | |
| Mind: | 12 |
Set Information
Nuparu was first released in 2002 as part of the Boxor set. The Nuparu set used seven of the 157 total pieces.
Nuparu was later released in summer 2006 as one of the Toa Inika canister sets consisting of 54 pieces. In this form he featured a shoulder-mounted Zamor launcher loaded with four Zamor spheres varying in color from yellow to red. Nuparu Inika could also be combined with Toa Hewkii and Toa Hahli to create the Jovan model.
Toa Mahri Nuparu was released in the Summer of 2007 as a canister set consisting of 59 pieces. In his left hand he wielded a Cordak Blaster whose chambers held six mini-rockets, while three more mini-rockets were stored on his right arm which held his Razor-Edged Protosteel Shield.
Toa Mahri Nuparu could be combined with the Mantax, Carapar, and Matoro Mahri sets in order to create the Manutri model.
A Toa Inika Nuparu minifigure was released in the 2006 playsets Piraka Stronghold, Lava Chamber Gate, and Race for the Mask of Life (the last of which was non-canon). A Toa Mahri Nuparu minifigure was then released in 2007 in the Toa Terrain Crawler and Toa Undersea Attack playsets. This featured a recolored minifigure Kanohi Faxon rather than a Kanohi Volitak. The reason for this is unknown, as a minifigure Kanohi Volitak was released in the 2007 playsets, although only in white, yellow-orange, and green rather than silver.
Quotes
- "As soon as he had returned the Kanohi to his face, the light went out. "That was strange," he said, his inventor's curiosity piqued.
"That was your face," answered Hewkii.
"Very funny," said Nuparu. "You're no vision of beauty yourself, Hewkii." - — Nuparu and Hewkii, BIONICLE Legends 3: Power Play
- "Remember that time I was hanging upside down in a swamp hole, just above some hungry mud crawlers," said Nuparu. "You know, the ones with the acidic tongues and the breath that smells like Tarakava that's been out in the sun too long?"
"Sure, what about it?" answered Kongu."
"Nuparu sighed. "Those were the good old days, huh?" - — Nuparu and Kongu, Power Play
- "Oh, I've been crazy for years... Ask anyone."
- — Nuparu to Zaktan, Showdown
Trivia
- Toa Inika Nuparu's Claws were a part of his hands.
- Nuparu was the only Inika who didn't hold his Zamor Launcher. Instead, he mounted it on his shoulder. It is unknown how he activated it.
- Nuparu Mahri was originally to wield a shield and the Aqua Blaster Blade. The final product only had the shield, however he is still depicted as having the Aqua Blaster Blade in Downfall.
Appearances
- BIONICLE Adventures 3: The Darkness Below
- BIONICLE Chronicles 2: Beware the Bohrok (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE Legends 2: Dark Destiny
- Comic 2: Vengeance of Axonn
- BIONICLE Legends 3: Power Play
- Comic 3: Showdown
- Comic 4: A Cold Light Dawns
- BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno
- Comic 5: In Final Battle
- Comic 6: Web Comic (Minor Appearance)
- Comic 8: Sea of Darkness
- BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of The Pit
- Into the Darkness (Mentioned Only)
- Comic 9: Battle in the Deep!
- Comic 10: The Death of Mata Nui
- BIONICLE: Toa Mahri
- BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall
- Comic 11: Death of a Hero
- The Kingdom (Mentioned Only)
- Destiny War
- Dwellers In Darkness
- BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle (Mentioned Only)
- Takanuva's Blog (Mentioned Only)
- The Official Guide to BIONICLE
- BIONICLE: Metru Nui - City of Legends (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE Encyclopedia
- BIONICLE Encyclopedia: Updated
- Bohrok Online Animations
- Bohrok-Kal Online Animations
- BIONICLE: The Game (Non-canonical Appearance)
- Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle
- Whenua's Toa Metru Mini Promo CD
- Toa Inika Promo Animations (Non-canonical Appearance)
- 2006 Playset Promo Animation (Non-canonical Appearance)
- Voya Nui Online Game (Non-canonical Appearance)
- Piraka Online Animations (Non-canonical Appearance)
- Inika Island Assault (Non-canonical Appearance)
- BIONICLE Heroes (Non-canonical Appearance)
- Voya Nui Adventure (Non-canonical Appearance)
- BIONICLE Challenge (Non-canonical Appearance)
- Command Toa Nuparu (Non-canonical Appearance)
- Command The Toa Mahri - The Final Challenge (Non-Canonical Appearance)
- BIONICLE Defenders (Non-canonical Appearance)
See Also
External Links
- Matoran Nuparu Building Instructions
- Toa Inika Nuparu Building Instructions
- Toa Mahri Nuparu Building Instructions
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