Tahu

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Tahu
Toa Mata
Toa Title	Toa Mata of Fire/Toa Nuva of Fire
Mask	Great Hau
Tools	Fire Sword
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Toa Nuva
Original Armor
Tools	Magma Swords
Symbol
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Adaptive Armor
Mask	Hau Nuva
Tools	Rotating Fire Blades, Nynrah Ghost Blaster
Status	Alive, as a Toa Mata
Pronunciation	TAH-hoo
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Tahu was the hot-headed but selfless Toa Mata of Fire and leader of the Toa team tasked with awakening the Great Spirit Mata Nui. After being exposed to Energized Protodermis, he was transformed into the Toa Nuva of Fire and currently continues his role as leader of the team.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Toa Mata 1.1.1 Early Life 1.1.2 Mata Nui 1.1.2.1 Quest for the Masks 1.1.2.2 Bohrok Invasion 1.2 Toa Nuva 1.2.1 Bohrok-Kal Strike 1.2.2 Search for the Seventh Toa 1.2.3 Voya Nui 1.2.4 Preparations for Mata Nui's Awakening 1.2.5 Karda Nui 1.2.6 Teridax's Reign 1.3 The Kingdom 1.4 Dark Mirror 2 Abilities and Traits 2.1 Mask and Tools 2.2 BIONICLE.com Stats: 3 Set Information 4 Quotes 5 Trivia 6 Appearances 7 See Also 8 External Links

Biography

Toa Mata

Early Life

Tahu and the rest of his team were created on Artakha and first awakened on Daxia. There, they were introduced to each other and told of their destiny by Helryx (though she did not appear in person): to be the guardians of the Great Spirit Mata Nui. She then sent them to be trained in combat by Hydraxon. In one of the first exercises, Kopaka was the only one who succeeded in escaping Spinax, by freezing him. All of the others were attacked and taken down by the Energy Hound. On another exercise, Hydraxon took their Kanohi and hid them across the island. Tahu spent most of the day trying to figure out how to get his Kanohi Hau out of a glacier, until Lewa realized that Hydraxon wanted them to work together. That night, Tahu and Kopaka allowed themselves to be captured by the Order of Mata Nui at the fortress so they could get inside. There, they met with Toa Helryx, leader of the Order of Mata Nui, who agreed to tell them of their mission and their future.

After they finished their training, the Toa Mata were then sent to Karda Nui to protect the Av-Matoran who were working there to prepare for the Great Spirit's awakening. The six Toa fought against many Rahi, which were being affected by strange energy spikes. After they defeated the Rahi, the Avohkah, sentient lightning bolt Rahi-by-products of the Matoran's labors, began to attack the Matoran. After several weeks of fighting the Avohkah, the Rahi were finally defeated and the Av-Matoran finished with their labors. Tahu and Kopaka led the others to the Codrex, the strange, spherical building embedded in one of the stalactites. The hatch sealed them in after they entered, and the two Toa were forced to explain everything they had learned from Helryx to their teammates. They could not leave, because the Energy Storms that now filled Karda Nui would turn them to ash. They then entered their separate Toa Canisters, where they remained for thousands of years.

Their canisters were supposed to be launched into the sky outside the Matoran Universe following the events of the Great Cataclysm and land on the island of Mata Nui. From there they would go to the Kini-Nui, descend to Metru Nui, and continue on to awaken Mata Nui. However, a malfunction caused the canisters to instead land in the sea around the island. For one thousand years the canisters floated there until Takua collected the Toa Stones of Mata Nui and the Toa were summoned to the island's shores.

Mata Nui

Quest for the Masks

Tahu's Toa Canister arrived on a beach near Ta-Wahi. When Tahu emerged, he found that some of his mechanical components had separated. He fused the pieces together, and realized he did not remember who he was or what he was doing there. After thinking awhile he remembered his name and rediscovered his fire powers. He wandered around Ta-Wahi, eventually arriving at the Charred Forest. There, he was ambushed by four Matoran, led by the Captain of the Ta-Koro Guard, Jaller. They captured Tahu in a wooden Rahi trap, but Tahu easily burned down the trap with his fire sword. The Matoran were about to attack him, but Vakama, the now Turaga of Ta-Koro, appeared before a battle took place and told the troop that Tahu was a Toa and their protector. The Matoran and the Turaga took Tahu to Ta-Koro where Vakama told him about the Makuta, Teridax. Teridax had been on Mata Nui for a thousand years, tormenting the Matoran. He informed Tahu that the only way he could confront Teridax directly was to collect the six Great Kanohi masks hidden throughout the island. Toa Tahu then started on his journey to find them.

Very soon, Tahu met the five other Toa, Kopaka, Gali, Lewa, Pohatu, and Onua. They all shared tales of how they had arrived on Mata Nui, with the exception of the cold and quiet Kopaka. They then began discussing how they would find the Kanohi Masks. Tahu, Gali, Pohatu, and Onua all agreed that it would be best to search in pairs, while Kopaka and Lewa wanted to work alone. Great amounts of arguments followed, when a great storm erupted caused by Teridax. After the intimidation by the Makuta, the Toa decided to go their separate ways, which greatly angered Tahu.

In his anger, he almost burned Jaller, who was trying to find him. Jaller told him the location of a Kanohi Akaku, was thought to be in one of the deepest caverns in Onu-Wahi. Tahu searched through Onu-Wahi, eventually coming to an area with a deep pit in the middle and a long bridge stretching across to another ledge where the mask was. Tahu started across the bridge when dozens of Kofo-Jaga scorpions attacked him, attaching to his body. With Elemental powers just making the creatures stronger, Tahu started flipping around the narrow bridge. The small Rahi were not able to hold on to his body and fell into the chasm below. Tahu jumped back onto the bridge, with one Kofo-Jaga still holding on. Removing the creature, he noticed the Infected Kanohi on its body. Tahu took off the small mask, and the Kofo-Jaga, now free from Teridax, scurried away. The discovery dwelled on his mind while he retrieved the Akaku.

Onua, discovering that the island was fraught with danger, decided that the Toa needed to unite. He called a meeting, in front of a mountain. The meeting once again was filled with bickering. Tahu was the same as in the previous meeting, only this time, he wanted to destroy every Rahi they crossed paths with. Lewa got distracted and kept investing his attention elsewhere. Kopaka would get immensely frustrated by the arguments. Onua and Gali were the only ones in peace, wanting to join together, and free the Rahi. The meeting was, once again, interrupted by Teridax. This time, he sent lava from the mountains toward the Toa. Onua, thinking quickly, ordered Lewa to use his new Mask of speed to take him up to the magma. Onua dug a great trench to catch the lava flow. Teridax would not cease, so he sent Rahi at the four other Toa. However, with the combined efforts of Kopaka's ice and Pohatu's stone, the Rahi were unable to defeat them. Growing frustrated, Teridax sent masses of sand towards Tahu. Tahu used his abilities to melt the sand into glass. Soon Nui-Rama emerged and caught Tahu. Tahu, wishing he had the Mask of Levitation, was picked up and dropped to fall to his death. He used his heat to slow the fall, but Onua was the one who saved him with his Mask of Strength. Gali, Kopaka, Lewa, and Pohatu were still being attacked by Rahi, but Gali finally summoned her power of water to drown the Rahi. Teridax used his last hope, the Nui-Rama, to attack the Toa. Onua threw a boulder at the creatures, and the battle was ended. Most of the Toa (except Kopaka) now agreed that they indeed must work together.

With a plan to collect the remaining Kanohi in place, the six Toa traveled to the coastline just south of Po-Wahi to retrieve Tahu's Mask of Levitation from beneath the sea. Whilst Gali, Onua and Kopaka went underwater to obtain the mask, Tahu stood guard on the surface along with Pohatu and Lewa. Following this, the team split in half to search for the rest of the Kanohi. Tahu, Gali and Onua went to Le-Wahi to collect a Kakama from atop a tall tree. Tahu quickly became impatient with the problem of retrieving it, and resorted to burning the entire tree down. This sparked anger in Gali, who accused him of not considering whether the fire would spread, or thinking about the flora and fauna dependent on it.

As a team, the Toa obtained the last mask of power, Tahu's Mask of Water Breathing. Gali mentioned that Nokama told her that after finding the Masks of Power, they would need to acquire a golden Kanohi. This reminded Kopaka of a vision he had before joining with the other Toa about Kini-Nui, a temple in the center of Mata Nui. The Toa trekked to the temple for their new goal. The Toa found life size carvings of themselves etched in the temple's side. The Toa figured out that they needed to place their masks into the carvings. Once they had placed all their masks into the carving, a new gold mask replaced them. The Toa realized that the next step was to face Teridax himself. However, if the Rahi were to attack the temple, the Toa would be trapped underground. They were then greeted by the Chronicler's Company, a small group composed of Kapura, Tamaru, Kopeke, Taipu, Hafu, Macku, and Takua. The Matoran agreed to defend the temple while the Toa descended. Gali made a mental link between her and Takua, which would show what the Toa would see in Mangaia. The Toa merged the Makoki Stones, which they had collected earlier, and proceeded into the now opened Mangaia.

Tahu and the others ventured down through the dark tunnels of Mangaia, eventually coming to a giant iron door. They were about to enter through the door when they were attacked by squat crab-like creatures called the Manas. The Toa tried their best to fight the Rahi, but even working together was not enough. Kopaka and Gali shared a vision that they once had, a vision about uniting in a much more physical way, as two Toa Kaita. The Toa tried it, and Tahu, Pohatu, and Onua combined into Akamai, while Lewa, Gali, and Kopaka combined into Wairuha. Though Akamai and Wairuha battled the Manas as best they could, their power was not enough to defeat them. By accident, a Manas shoved Wairuha into one of many small towers within Mangaia. Akamai then noticed a nearby Manas shutting down from extreme cold. The two Toa Kaita discovered that the small towers actually kept the Manas warm enough to not shut down from the cold. They destroyed all the towers, and defeated the Manas, who were weakened enough for the Kaita to freeze them and remove their masks. They then walked up to a doorway which opened up to them. Once inside, the Toa Kaita were forced to separate due to the presence of Teridax.

As the Toa went deeper into this vacant room, they heard a voice in their heads. They identified the voice as Teridax, and the Toa prepared themselves for battle. Out of the shadows appeared six forms, each one a mirror image of the Toa Mata. However, they were black and pitted, and bore dark resemblances to their doppelganger.

The Shadow Toa attacked their counterpart Toa Mata, and the group went off in separate battles. However, since the Shadow Toa were the mirror images of the originals, the Toa Mata were unable to defeat them alone. Soon, the Toa realized that their opponents were merely extensions of themselves, and absorbed them back into their body. When all the Shadow Toa were destroyed, the Toa Mata regrouped and entered the next room.

A whirling void of pieces swirled above their heads as they entered. Teridax wandered out from below the void posing as a mere Matoran, infected like an infected mask. The Toa were stunned, expecting a more powerful foe. Teridax told them that they could not destroy him, saying that they could not destroy him any more than the sea, the wind, or the void. He continued, explaining that he was the power of destruction, and that he would destroy the Toa. Teridax then transformed himself into a swirling monster, combining himself with the void. Tendril-like arms attacked the Toa from all around them. The Toa were no match for Teridax's new form, and even the Hau could not protect them. However, Tahu ordered to the others to work together against the beast. Thus, Tahu brought the full force of fire upon Makuta in a swirling inferno of flame. Kopaka likewise let loose a stream of swirling ice, Gali directed a twisting torrent of water at Teridax, Lewa unleashed a vortex of his own in a strong gust of air, and Onua created a blast of earth that reached Teridax at the same time as a mighty shock wave issued forth from Pohatu's stomping foot. The converging forces of all six Toa were too much for Teridax to withstand, and the void of parts fell to the ground, leaving nothing but a pile of debris. Each of the Toa were then caught in six pillars of light, pulling them back to Kini-Nui.

Bohrok Invasion

Upon arriving at the Kini-Nui once more, The Toa Mata found themselves confronted by a Ta-Matoran who would only say one word over and over: "Bohrok." The Toa Mata quickly returned to Ta-Koro using their Kanohi Kakama to investigate this new threat.

When they arrived, they found the Pahrak and the Kohrak swarms tearing up the ground outside the lava bridge. The Toa immediately launched into action. After Lewa was frozen Tahu saved him and drove away the Kohrak. Gali and Lewa combined their powers to make a massive lightning storm. It struck the Bohrok swarms, and they rushed off, abandoning one of their wounded. Tahu discovered the Krana inside the Bohrok. Soon Turaga Vakama arrived and told the Toa the legends of the Bohrok, and about the Krana and Bohrok Va. He explained that the Toa needed eight Krana from the six different breeds to successfully halt the Bohrok Invasion.

During the ensuing conflicts with the Bohrok, Lewa was controlled, and then freed, from a Krana's influence. Tahu ceased to trust him for some time after this, due to the influence of the Krana on Lewa's mind. Tahu knew how powerful this was due to the fact that a Krana had infected him for a very short time, but he removed it before it could do serious damage.

A week after the initial emergence of the Bohrok, Tahu was giving an inspirational speech to the Ta-Matoran when Toa Kopaka arrived. Kopaka revealed both that Krana were in fact living organisms, and that he had tracked a Bohrok Va to their lair, a massive tunnel stretching far beneath the island's surface. Kopaka took him to see the nest for himself, and Tahu wanted to go down immediately, but the Toa of Ice persuaded him to wait for the others.

After defeating a group of Kohrak in the foothills of the Mangai, Tahu and Kopaka encountered the rest of the Toa. With all the Krana collected, they prepared to enter the massive cavern that was the Bohrok nest, ready to put an end to the swarm's invasion of Mata Nui.

The six Toa traveled through the Bohrok's hive, and Onua noted that the walls could not have been carved by Matoran, for they were too smooth, too perfect for Matoran tools. They passed a large swarm of all Bohrok breeds heading for the surface to complete the mission of cleansing the island.

Eventually the six came to a stone passage in the floor. Tahu volunteered to investigate, and after he passed through, the door slammed shut. The remaining Toa Mata could not get through, until Lewa realized why nothing could smash the door - it was not real. The Toa then escaped the tunnel.

Tahu, meanwhile, was heating the air in the Bohrok Nest he had landed in, doing heavy damage to the cavern structure and Bohrok not yet deployed to the surface. The pressure blew open a wall and allowed him to rejoin the others. Falling through a collapsing floor, the Toa found themselves in a circular chamber with slots on the floor. The Toa inserted their Krana, and six doors opened. Each Toa entered, and found a massive suit of armor. They donned these Exo-Toa, and soon discovered the Bahrag, queens of the swarms, Cahdok and Gahdok. Trying to lure the Bahrag out into the open, the Toa drove the two towards each other, and unwittingly increased their powers.

Unable to triumph in their Exo-Toa suits, which drained elemental powers, the Toa removed the suits and combined elemental energies, encasing the Bahrag in a solid cage of Protodermis. Then, the earth ruptured beneath them, and the six Toa fell straight into a massive chamber of Energized Protodermis, which transformed them, giving them new masks, tools, armor, and powers. With this transformation complete, the Toa found the Bahrag gone and the caverns collapsing around them. Tahu protected the team using his Hau, which could now protect more than one being, and they then combined the powers of the Miru and Kakama to escape to nests. Once out, Tahu christened the team "Toa Nuva," in light of their new forms and powers.

Toa Nuva

Bohrok-Kal Strike

Shortly after returning the Toa returned to their villages, strange symbols appeared at their Toa Suva. Just after placing Tahu's symbol into a niche on the shrine, Vakama informed the Toa of Fire that there were now new Kanohi Nuva to be found across the island, and then cautiously entrusted the Kanohi Vahi to him, with a warning to only use it in the direst of situations.

The Toa Nuva then met in Le-Wahi to discuss their new situations and share news from the village, but the gathering soon turned into a mock battle, with each Toa endeavoring to out-do the others. Eventually, Gali had to break up a tense standoff between Tahu and Kopaka, and the battle ended. The Toa, now confident they were powerful to deal with any threat to their villages alone, decided to split up, much to Gali's annoyance.

Tahu arrived back in Ta-Koro to find the Ta-Koro Guard attempting to fend him off, but they were stood down by Vakama who claimed the villagers were still getting used to the Toa's new appearances. As he entered the village, the Matoran were in the middle of a celebration of the Nuva Symbols. However, a creature commanding the power of Sonics later attacked the Suva, disabling the guards with a wall of intense sound. When the creature took Tahu's symbol and left the village, the Toa of Fire's elemental power immediately deserted him.

He traveled to the Toa's usual meeting point and eventually all of the Toa arrived. Each one's symbol had been stolen by Bohrok-like thieves, all wielding strange powers. After learning that the thieves had been seen in Po-Wahi, the team headed there along a pass along the eastern foothills of Mount Ihu. Arriving in the desert, the Nuva soon encountered the six thieves, who identified themselves as Bohrok-Kal. They demanded the location of the Bahrag, and subsequently attacked the Toa Nuva. The heroes held out for some time, Tahu protecting the others with his Hau Nuva, but eventually they all fell unconscious from a devastating final attack.

On awakening, the Toa found the Bohrok-Kal gone, and decided that they needed to stop the Kal at all costs, and that collecting the Kanohi Nuva could help do that. Tahu sent Gali, Onua and Pohatu to the Bohrok nest to investigate it, whilst he, Kopaka and Lewa would go to try and slow down the Kal.

Some time later, Tahu traveled to Le-Wahi on advice of Turaga Vakama, looking for two Kanohi Nuva the Turaga had given him the location of. He was vainly attempting to extinguish a small fire when Lewa arrived and agreed to act as a guide in the jungles. However, when the pair neared the location of the masks, they found a swamp grove devastated by the powers of Nuhvok-Kal. Realizing the Bohrok would also be after the Kanohi they sought, they resolved to set a trap for the Kal. They gathered Le-Matoran and positioned them around a clearing, armed with disks, stones and branches. Tahu then lured Nuhvok-Kal to the spot, having swing from vines in the process, much to Lewa's later amusement. When the Bohrok-Kal arrived at the clearing, the Matoran let fly with their projectiles, and just as Toa had hoped, it was too much for the Kal to use its powers on at once. Lewa dashed to grab its Krana-Kal, but was felled by the Bohrok's power. After Tahu rescued the Toa of Air, Nuhvok-Kal fled, its powers exhausted. The Bohrok gone, Tahu and Lewa continued on to retrieve the Kanohi Nuva they were hunting.

Gali later summoned Tahu, along with Kopaka, to Kini-Nui, and revealed to them that there were three Kanohi Nuva located in a region known as the "Place of Shadow", and that they would need to work together to obtain them. As they traveled into the area, they faced first a rain of boulders sheared from a cliff by a lightning bolt, and then walls of illusory fire.

After camping overnight, the trio continued on to find the three Kanohi, and on the way saw a carving depicting six Toa fighting a strange creature. However, when they went to take the masks, the ground gave way and dropped Tahu, Gali and Kopaka into an underground cavern, and here they found that Onua, Lewa, Pohatu and Vakama had already been trapped. With the hole through which they fell sealed, the group was forced to continue into the caves and fight a beast that Vakama seemed to know of. Revealed to be a bizarre amalgam of different Rahi species, the Nuva fought first individually and then united, but all their efforts failed to defeat the monster. Vakama, using his Noble Huna to become invisible, taunted the Rahi about its past defeat, but suddenly Teridax manifested himself as a pair of eyes in the chamber, and informed the group that they must defeat the Rahi to leave the caverns, or Mata Nui would be his. Vakama, however, ordered the Toa to leave, and then tricked the beast into wedging its horns in the stone wall. The group proceeded to leave the tunnels via another exit, the Kanohi masks in hand.

Tahu returned to hunting the Bohrok-Kal, and encountered Pahrak-Kal somewhere in Ta-Wahi. They briefly clashed, and Tahu was on the verge of defeat when Jaller and the Ta-Koro Guard arrived. Tahu wanted to attack the Bohrok-Kal, despite knowing he would probably be killed, but Jaller spoke out and prevented the Toa from doing so. Pahrak-Kal began to taunt Tahu, but whilst doing so, Jaller leaped up to the creature and wrenched free its Krana-Kal, shutting it down. Suddenly however, a Gahlok Va appeared and replaced the Kal's Krana, reactivating it. The Toa and Matoran quickly scattered, before the creature could attack again.

Tahu then gathered a swarm of docile Tahnok and challenged Nuhvok-Kal on the plains of Onu-Wahi, but was defeated when the Bohrok-Kal used its Gravity Shields to move the swarm into low orbit and ground the Toa, rendering him immobile as the Bohrok fled. He soon encountered Pohatu and Onua, who took him to meet Gali, Lewa and Kopaka in Le-Wahi, the three of them having just fallen to a Bohrok-Kal Kaita. Pohatu and Onua, meanwhile, had learned from a captured Krana that the Bohrok-Kal now knew the location of the Bahrag. Returning to the Bohrok nest, the Toa found that the massive rocks that had blocked the entrance had been melted away.

Heading inside, they found a hole in the floor of the chamber where they had previously battled the Bahrag, and when Lewa descended into it to investigate, he was shocked to find that the Exo-Toa were running on automatic and quickly falling to the Kal's power. The Nuva dropped into the cavern, and saw the Bohrok-Kal about to place the Nuva Symbols into a glowing cube. Realizing the symbols acted as a key to the Bahrag's prison, Tahu decided to call upon the power the Vahi to stop the Bohrok. He succeeded in almost entirely halting the Kal's movements, but the other Toa were unable to retrieve the symbols due to a forcefield that had formed around the creatures. Gali, however, had an idea, and informed the other Tahu to shut down the Vahi, and then for the Toa to pool their willpower and reach out to their Nuva Symbols. The plan worked, and the symbols fed the Kal energy until they were consumed by their own powers. Reclaiming the symbols, the Toa felt their powers return, and Tahu and the others returned to the surface triumphant.

Search for the Seventh Toa

Gali, Pohatu, and Tahu Nuva celebrated their new time of peace by watching the first Kolhii Championship held on Mata Nui. They were soon shocked to discover that Takua had inadvertently discovered the Mask of Light, which heralded the coming of a Seventh Toa. Makuta had once again returned, wishing to destroy the Mask and stop the coming of the Toa of Light. To do that, he released three of his "sons", beings taken from his essence called Rahkshi. The Rahkshi immediately went to Ta-Koro, but Gali managed to get there first. The Rahkshi arrived soon after, and a great battle occurred between the two sides. The Toa were forced to retreat as the Rahkshi began destroying Ta-Koro, putting the Matoran in danger. As they did so, Lerahk poisoned Tahu's mask, and Ta-Koro sank into the lava.

The Rahkshi again attacked Onu-Koro where Takua had just visited in search of the Seventh Toa, but they were driven off. Tahu began to act irrationally, nearly attacking his Toa brothers and sister. Kopaka froze Tahu, allowing Kopaka, Lewa, and Gali to use their powers to heal him. The six Toa Nuva faced the six Rahkshi at the Kini-Nui, where Takua discovered his destiny and became the Toa of Light. Tahu and the others witnessed him as he defeated the Rahkshi and solemnly placed his now dead friend Jaller to rest. He descended alone into the Kini-Nui and defeated Makuta.

Metru Nui was revealed soon after this, and the Toa Nuva demanded Vakama tell them everything he had kept secret. He obliged, and Tahu and the others listened fervently to his tales. Tahu was the only one allowed to hear the darkest tale, of the Toa Hordika, and he chose to tell the other Nuva of this, despite the dark light it cast on Vakama.

Voya Nui

Upon their arrival to Metru Nui, Tahu Nuva and the other Toa Nuva were informed by Turaga Dume that Mata Nui was dying. They immediately traveled to Voya Nui by way of propelled canisters to find the Mask of Life, the only thing that could save Mata Nui. Upon arrival on the surface island of Voya Nui, the Toa encountered the Piraka. Tahu fought with Zaktan, but as his armor was pierced, Zaktan sent millions of Protodites into his body, attacking his tissues. He was later dragged toward the volcano Mount Valmai along with the other five defeated Toa Nuva. While they were being transported, Mount Valmai suddenly erupted. Tahu and the Toa Nuva narrowly escaped, and after a minor battle with the Voya Nui Resistance Team, they became allies. The team then broke into the Piraka's Stronghold, retrieving their masks and Toa Tools and fought against Brutaka, former Guardian of the Voya Nui Matoran. Brutaka deemed to be too powerful after defeating the Toa Nuva and Resistance with one blow. Tahu, the Toa Nuva, and the Voya Nui Resistance Team were trapped in the Piraka's stronghold, while the resistance team is in Reidak's custody, the Toa were trapped with Brutaka. Brutaka later imprisoned the Toa Nuva in a room with a well that drained the Toa Nuva's energy from them. The Voya Nui Resistance Team freed them from the effects of the Antidermis and their chains. The Toa Nuva traveled to the coast of Voya Nui along with Axonn, the Voya Nui Resistance Team, Botar, and the unconscious Brutaka to meet up with the Toa Inika. Tahu Nuva conversed with Botar, and then informed the Toa Inika that they must go to Mahri Nui and retrieve the Ignika from the Barraki. He also told them that the Toa Nuva would be returning to Metru Nui following their departure from Voya Nui. Axonn approached Tahu Nuva, noting how he had lied to the Inika. Tahu stated that the Inika could not be involved with the Toa Nuva's new mission: preparing the universe for Mata Nui's awakening.

Preparations for Mata Nui's Awakening

Tahu then traveled with his fellow Toa Nuva to fulfill the Preparation Scroll. Their first task was to awaken the Bahrag and start the cleansing of Mata Nui. Tahu himself could not carry out the order to do it, and Onua had to say it for him. The next task was to retrieve the Staff of Artakha, that was possibly being held on the island of Odina. Tahu and the other Toa Nuva encountered the Shadowed One who asked them to kill Roodaka if he helped him find the staff. Tahu accepted, but later revealed to Gali that he had other plans. He and the other Toa went to Xia and found Roodaka. They also had her change the Rahaga back into Toa Hagah. Now with the Staff of Artakha gone and taken by the Makuta Icarax, Tahu claimed that they'd get the staff even if they'd have to take it from a Makuta's dead hands.

Later, Tahu and his team journeyed to the realm of Karzahni, where they fought against Icarax. However, all the Toa but Gali were defeated. After the realm was destroyed by a Nova Blast unleashed by Gali, Tahu was revived and journeyed with Kopaka to a chain of islands to the south of the Matoran Universe where they need to stop several active volcanoes. He was brought to Daxia by Botar sometime afterwards to assist in the restoration of the universe through the Staff of Artakha.

After witnessing the restoration, the Toa waited in a chamber where they were greeted by a Matoran from Artakha. He and the other Toa Nuva were then teleported to the land of Artakha, where they were given Adaptive Armor by Artakha. Artakha then teleported the Toa Nuva to Karda Nui.

Karda Nui

Upon arriving in Karda Nui, the Toa Nuva split into two teams: Lewa, Pohatu and Kopaka as one team, while Gali, Onua and Tahu as another.

Tahu led his team into the Swamp of Secrets in order to retrieve the Kanohi Ignika. There, it was decided amongst the three that they would split up in order to increase the area they searched, but reminded each other that, if anything would be spotted or something would go wrong, they would blast their element into the sky.

As the other three Toa head off in different directions, Tahu soon came across the Codrex. However, he no longer had any recollection as of what it is, and what its purpose and functions are. When he approached the Codrex, he was blasted backwards by the Codrex's energy shield and laid barely conscious in the mud. Krika soon appeared, and began to feed on his energy. While feasting, Krika related to Tahu why the Brotherhood hated the Toa so much. As Tahu continued to lose his energy, he shot a ball of Fire into the sky, alerting the other Toa of his situation.

Meanwhile, Tahu channeled heat into the mud around him, increasing the temperature until it was searing hot, and Krika turned intangible and escaped. He was then reunited with Gali and Onua, who had both encountered the other two Mistika Makuta, Gorast and Bitil, and followed their trails to the Codrex. Before the Makuta arrived, however, the Toa were directed away by an Av-Matoran to a nearby cave. Inside the cave, the Toa witnessed several other Av-Matoran who were transforming into Bohrok. Shocked, the Av-Matoran explained that once their lifetime comes to an end, they transform into Bohrok and are transported into the Bohrok Nest below Mata Nui. The Av-Matoran then handed a Keystone to the Toa, and took on the transformation as well. After witnessing the transformation, Tahu was saddened by the fact that he did not ask the Matoran his name, and that it took so many sacrifices for the life of one.

Departing the cave, the Toa walked carefully through the swamp. They discovered large trails of the Makuta, which served as an intentional trap. Acknowledging this fact, Tahu suggested that they would use the Nuva-exclusive Elemental Power time-bomb trick to attack the Makuta at their field base. They succeeded, but their plans were quickly discovered by the Makuta. Gali formed a wall of mist, and the Toa escaped, with Onua carving a tunnel through the ground.

However, after a short amount of progression, Tahu realized that the Makuta were not following. He deduced from that that the Makuta believed they would journey to the Codrex, where they planned to go, and ambush them there. Tahu ordered Onua to turn back, and the three Toa emerged from the tunnel and approached the Codrex from the sky, protected by the mist above the swamp. There, they found out that the Makuta had indeed journeyed to the Codrex. Tahu quickly formulated a plan, and the three Toa led a large scaled attack on the three Makuta. However, their plan was quickly met by the Makuta, and it was soon that the battle entered a stalemate, with neither sides winning. To the Toa's misfortune, the other Phantoka Makuta, minus Mutran and Icarax, and the Shadow Matoran Kirop, Gavla and Radiak united with the three Mistika Makuta. Outnumbered, Tahu ordered the others to take cover, but was to no avail.

Pinned near the Codrex's energy field, Antroz confronted the Toa, preparing a devastating blast. To their relief, the remaining Toa Nuva and the three Av-Matoran, Tanma, Photok and Solek, arrived at that point and the Toa Nuva were finally reunited. Together, the Toa Nuva began the final battle against the Makuta.

During the battle, Takanuva arrived and temporarily drove the Makuta off. Tahu distributed the Keystones to his fellow Toa, in preparation for what they were about to do. They then went to the Codrex, and Tahu managed to insert the assembled Keystone into a niche, lowering the barrier around it. After the Toa Nuva entered, he removed the Keystones so none of the Makuta could follow. However, Antroz managed to slip in unnoticed.

Inside, Onua pressed a switch to a machine, causing the whole platform to drop down. The Toa discovered three vehicles in the chamber below: the Axalara T9, the Jetrax T6, and the Rockoh T3. While Lewa and Pohatu boarded the Axalara T9 and Rockoh T3, respectively, Antroz hijacked the Jetrax T6, and the two Toa followed him in full pursuit.

With the three Toa gone, Tahu, Gali and Onua remained in the Codrex in hopes of finding a way to reawaken Mata Nui based on the Keystones. They discovered that the method mentioned on the Keystones was too slow and inefficient, and decided that the Ignika would be able to provide the enough energy to awake the Great Spirit in one go. However, this meant the mask had to give up his newly formed body and intelligence, and the idea was taken ill by the mask, who attempted to kill Tahu after he mentioned the plan to it. Eventually, the mask accepted the plan after knowing that Matoro had done the same and thus became a hero.

Onua then left to aid the battle outside. Alone with Gali, Tahu confessed that since they entered the Codrex, he had regained all the details of his and his team's past life, prior to their arrival on the island of Mata Nui. He apologized to Gali for not informing his fellow team when he first made the decision for all of them, to enter the Codrex and take refuge inside the Toa Canisters, which would cause them to fall into an indefinite sleep. Gali acknowledged his apology, and forgave him. Together, they also managed to figure out the only means of escaping Karda Nui, which were the vehicles which Lewa, Pohatu and Kopaka rode on, as they were able to shimmer through walls.

He then exited the Codrex, where he engaged in combat for the last time with the Makuta of Karda Nui. As the Energy Storms began, Tahu and his team held on to the three vehicles and fled from Karda Nui. As they fled the cavern, Pohatu thought he witnessed the Ignika flying out of the Codrex.

Teridax's Reign

The six Toa Nuva and Takanuva eventually returned to the island city of Metru Nui without sustaining any injuries. There, they celebrated the reawakening of Mata Nui, but soon found themselves confronted by Makuta Teridax, who had taken over the Great Spirit's body and subsequently the entire Matoran Universe.

Some time later, Tahu and most of the other Toa Nuva fled into the Archives to hide and regroup. Tahu was badly injured by the group of Rahkshi pursuing them. When the Turaga found Krahka, she informed them of tunnels that could be used to escape Metru Nui. Tahu proposed a plan to split up and begin causing massive disturbances throughout the universe to divide Teridax's attention, for his mind would not be used to it and his control of the universe could slip. After reaching the shoreline and stealing a boat, they met up with the Order of Mata Nui agent Trinuma, who told them of Daxia's destruction.

The Toa Nuva separated to avoid detection. Tahu later discovered Rahkshi had overrun Odina, although the Dark Hunters had been able to relocate to Xia before the attack. He sent his discovery in a message via their Rahi courier system to Takanuva. Tahu grouped himself with Kopeke, Lariska, Johmak, Krahka, and Guardian to make contact with some Order agents looking for weapons, and made camp on Karzahni. During a discussion over a campfire, Tahu suggested that they smash places around the universe in order to divide Teridax's attention. Guardian, disliking the plan, began to walk away. Suddenly, the ground opened up in front of him and pulled him under. A dozen of Exo-Toa then appeared and demanded that the remaining group return to Metru Nui.

Tahu planned to stage a false surrender when Onua suddenly rescued the team, and reported to them that the Order agents they were looking for had been captured by Rahkshi. While discussing plans, Onua developed a theory that Makuta was using Rahkshi and Exo-Toa to monitor the universe, and made a plan to destroy his last remaining source of Rahkshi, the Energized Protodermis pool on Daxia.

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He and Onua later planned an ambush for a number of Rahkshi. They suddenly turned around before triggering their trap, frustrating the Toa. They were soon approached by an Order of Mata Nui member, who informed them that many Rahkshi were traveling to the south of the Matoran Universe. Tahu ordered the Order member to gather other reinforcements, and set out for the Southern Islands in an attempt to destroy the Rahkshi gathering there.

Following Takanuva outside of the Matoran Universe, Tahu was suddenly greeted by the Ignika, which simulated a vision of the island of Mata Nui. The Ignika devolved him back into a Toa Mata, and told him that he needed to be in his original form in order to use the Golden Armor, which it began making for him. The armor was scattered from an energy blast by Teridax, and Tahu set about recovering it with help from Takanuva and the Glatorian Gresh.

In order to retrieve the shield piece, Tahu was drawn into battle with the Skakdi warlord Nektann. Nektann taunted the Toa of Fire, challenging him to use his full strength. Tahu acknowledged that he would do whatever it took to defeat the Skakdi, and Nektann claimed that he had won by changing Tahu’s attitude. Nobly defying the Skakdi, Tahu used his heat power to melt Nektann’s armor, and defeated him with a blow. He let the Skakdi live, to prove that he was a true Toa.

Together with his allies, Tahu managed to complete the Golden Armor, and donned it. He unleashed the power of the armor, which destroyed the Kraata of the attacking Rahkshi. The shock to Teridax gave Mata Nui the chance he needed, and he defeated the Makuta. Mata Nui revitalized the land after Spherus Magna was made whole again, and the robot body he was in collapsed. Tahu and the others rushed to the site and discovered the Ignika, which still housed Mata Nui’s spirit. Mata Nui expressed a desire to stay dormant, in order to let the others rebuild, and Tahu realized that they should honor his wishes.

The Kingdom

In The Kingdom Alternate Universe, Tahu assisted Jaller and Kopaka in driving back the Rahkshi that had broken through Pohatu's and Hewkii's attempts to seal off the Matoran Universe when the two Toa of Stone were killed by the Rahkshi.

Dark Mirror

In the Toa Empire Alternate Universe, Tahu, along with other Toa Mata, were prematurely awakened and led down the path to evil and corruption by Toa Tuyet. When Takanuva was accidentally teleported to this alternate universe, he met Tahu in his Toa Mata form, along with Kopaka, who then attacked Takanuva, imprisoning him in a cell. Later, in a battle outside the Coliseum, Tahu was killed by the Dark Hunter Primal.

Abilities and Traits

Tahu is one of the boldest, fiercest, and most courageous of the Toa; however, this trait often manifests itself as hot-headed temper and aggression. Despite this fault, he is fiercely loyal to and very protective of his team, especially Gali. He takes being a leader very seriously, but in doing so he becomes impatient and doesn't feel inclined to get the opinion of his fellow Toa.

Tahu's personality often clashes with Kopaka's, though they ultimately respect each other. Gali has also become frustrated with Tahu occasionally, particularly when he acts without thinking. After Lewa was freed from the effects of the Krana, Tahu had difficulties trusting him, especially because, unknown to everyone, he had also worn a Krana briefly and therefore knew their power, but this trust was restored when Lewa demonstrated that he would risk anything to save the Matoran from the Bohrok.

Tahu has matured much since his beginnings, attempting to listen to his team more and waiting before heading into a fight without a plan.

As a Toa of Fire, Tahu has the ability to manipulate the element of Fire, able to create fireballs, absorb heat, and emit flames. When he was transformed into a Toa Nuva, these powers were greatly enhanced, though linked to his Nuva Symbol. He also figured out how to start an elemental process and then leave it to function by itself, allowing him to create timed blasts of fire.

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Upon being reverted back to his Toa Mata form, Tahu's elemental power was decreased, and the link to his Nuva symbol was severed.

Mask and Tools

As a Toa Mata, Tahu wore the Kanohi Hau, the Mask of Shielding, which protected him from anticipated attacks but not from ambush. He collected five other great masks and traded them and his Hau at the Kini-Nui for a Golden Kanohi to prepare for his descent into the Mangaia. In his original form he also wielded a Fire Sword, with which he could project fire and could heat objects to the point of melting.

When he became a Toa Nuva, Tahu obtained the Hau Nuva, the Kanohi Nuva Mask of Shielding, which allowed him to share his shielding power with others. This mask replaced his Golden Kanohi, and Tahu was forced to seek out five Kanohi Nuva masks to replace the lost powers. All five of these masks were destroyed when they and Ta-Suva sank with Ta-Koro into the lava after the attack of the Rahkshi. Until receiving the Adaptive Armor, he wielded twin Magma Swords, which can be combined to form a Lavaboard, which he can use to surf lava (as well as water).

In his Adaptive Armor, Tahu Nuva wielded Rotating Fire Blades and a Nynrah Ghost Blaster. His armor was also adorned with four jet rockets.

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When he was reverted back to his Toa Mata form by the Ignika, Tahu's Hau Nuva was transformed into a regular Hau. He thus lost the additional mental discipline needed to activate Kanohi Nuva. His weapon also took the form of his original Fire Sword.

BIONICLE.com Stats:

STRENGTH: 12	AGILITY: 12
TOUGHNESS: 13	MIND: 11

Set Information

The original Tahu set was the first set created, and was released in summer 2001 as a Toa Mata canister set. With 33 pieces, one could rotate the gear on the back of the model to make it swing its sword with its right arm. The parts and instructions of this set could be combined with the parts and instructions from the Onua and Pohatu sets of the same year to build the Toa Kaita Akamai using instructions split between the three sets' instruction booklets. In 2001, around three million Tahu sets were sold.

The Tahu Nuva set was released in summer 2002 with 36 pieces. This new Tahu featured Nuva armor, new legs pieces, a new Kanohi, and his new Magma Swords. When one spun the gear on his back, both arms would swing in opposite directions, although by moving a gear and axle from the left shoulder to his back and replacing them with a pin, two different action features became available. In this mode, the operation gear on the back could be spun to cause the right arm alone to swing, or the smaller gear from the shoulder could be pulled to fix the operation gear (and thus the right arm) in one position. His Magma Swords could be attached to either side of one of his feet to act as a Lavaboard. By combining his parts and instructions with those of the Pohatu Nuva set and Onua Nuva set one could build a model of Akamai Nuva, with instructions found in the backs of the three sets' instruction booklets.

Tahu Nuva was released in summer 2008 in his Mistika form granted by the Adaptive Armor. This set contains 73 pieces. This form's back features an attachment point for a 2008 Matoran set, although no Matoran was released specifically to ride with him in either the set or the story (The canister demonstrates the feature with Solek). Tahu Nuva Mistika also wields a Nynrah Ghost Blaster that fires soft dark gray ammunition pieces in his left hand and his new Rotating Blades in his right. Parts from Tahu's 2008 form can be combined with the parts of the 2008 Gali and Onua sets using instructions on LEGO.com to create the Order of Mata Nui member Trinuma. Tahu in his Mistika form was also part of McDonald's BIONICLE "Happy Meal" promotion in late 2008.

Tahu was released as part of BIONICLE's final set line, the BIONICLE Stars. The set design resembles his first incarnation as a Toa Mata and contains 19 pieces. Six individual pieces distributed throughout the six BIONICLE Stars sets are intended to be added to Tahu to represent the Golden Armor. Tahu's set includes a Golden Hau as part of his Golden Armor.

A large Tahu statue was constructed entirely out of LEGO System bricks for promotional usage. It is currently on display in the LEGO Store in California, near Disneyland.

Quotes

Trivia

• Tahu's voice was supplied by Scott McNeil in Mask of Light.
• Tahu is the only Toa Nuva with only one Kanohi Nuva, as the five others he collected were destroyed in the sinking of Ta-Koro.

Appearances

• BIONICLE Chronicles 1: Tale of the Toa
• Comic 1: The Coming of the Toa
• Comic 3: Triumph of the Toa
• McDonald's Comic 2: Tale of the Toa
• BIONICLE Chronicles 2: Beware the Bohrok
• Wall of History (BIONICLE.com) (Mentioned Only)
• Bohrok Promo Comic
• Comic 4: The Bohrok Awake
• Comic 5: To Trap a Tahnok
• McDonald's Comic 3: Secret of the Swarm
• Comic 6: Into the Nest
• Comic 7: What Lurks Below
• McDonald's Comic 4: Into the Nest
• Comic 8: The End of the Toa?
• Toa Nuva Promo Comic
• BIONICLE Chronicles 3: Makuta's Revenge
• Comic 9: Divided We Fall
• Comic 10: Powerless!
• BIONICLE Chronicles 4: Tales of the Masks (In Flashbacks)
• Comic 11: A Matter of Time...
• Comic 12: Absolute Power
• Rahkshi Promo Comic
• BIONICLE: Mask of Light
• BIONICLE: Mask of Light (Book)
• The Legend Continues
• Comic 13: Rise of the Rahkshi!
• Comic 14: At Last -- Takanuva!
• Comic 15: Secrets and Shadows
• Comic 16: Toa Metru!
• Comic 17: Disks of Danger
• BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear
• BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom
• BIONICLE Legends 2: Dark Destiny
• BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno
• BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit
• Toa Nuva Blog
• BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall
• Comic 12.5 (Mentioned Only)
• BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky
• Comic 12: Realm of Fear (Mentioned Only)
• The Final Battle Animation
• BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets
• Federation of Fear (Mentioned Only)
• The Kingdom (Mentioned Only)
• Dark Mirror (In an Alternate Universe)
• Comic 13: Swamp of Shadows
• Takanuva's Blog
• Comic 14: Endgame
• Comic 15: Mata Nui Rising
• BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle
• Reign of Shadows
• BIONICLE: Journey's End
• Mata Nui Saga
• Comic 7: Rebirth
• BIONICLE: The Official Guide to BIONICLE
• BIONICLE: Encyclopedia (Mentioned Only)
• BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated (Mentioned Only)
• BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe
• Toa Mata Mini Promo CD
• Toa Mata Promo Animations
• Mata Nui Online Game
• BIONICLE: Quest for Makuta (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Toa Mata Nestlé Promo CD
• Toa Mata Platform Game
• The Battle for Mata Nui (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Toa Nuva Promo Animations
• Toa Nuva Promo CD
• Tahu Nuva vs Kohrak (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Bohrok-Kal Online Animations
• Bohrok-Kal Mini Promo CDs
• Mata Nui Explorer (2003)
• Mata Nui Explorer (Movie)
• Lava Surfing (Online Game) (Non-canonical Appearance)
• BIONICLE: The Game (Non-canonical Appearance)
• BIONICLE: Mask of Light (Game) (Non-canonical Appearance)
• BIONICLE Heroes (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Mistika Promo Animation (Non-canonical Appearance)
• BIONICLE: Mistika (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Mistika: Swamp of Secrets (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Stars Promo Animation (Non-canonical Appearance)
• Agori Defender (Non-canonical Appearance)

See Also

• Gallery:Tahu

External Links

• Tahu Mata Building Instructions on LEGO.com
• Tahu Nuva Building Instructions on LEGO.com
• Tahu Mistika Building Instructions on LEGO.com
• Tahu Stars Building Instructions on LEGO.com

Toa Mata / Toa Nuva
Leaders	Tahu | Kopaka (deputy)
Members	Gali | Lewa | Pohatu | Onua
Honorary	Takanuva

BIONICLE Sets of 2001
Small	Standard	Vakama | Matau | Onewa | Nokama | Nuju | Whenua
	Special	Huki | Onepu | Maku | Jala | Kongu | Matoro
Canister		Pohatu | Onua | Gali | Tahu | Lewa | Kopaka
Large		Manas | Muaka & Kane-Ra | Nui-Jaga | Nui-Rama | Tarakava
Collectible		Kanohi
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BIONICLE Sets of 2002
Small		Gahlok Va | Kohrak Va | Lehvak Va | Pahrak Va | Tahnok Va | Nuhvok Va
Canister		Onua Nuva | Lewa Nuva | Pohatu Nuva | Gali Nuva | Kopaka Nuva | Tahu Nuva Pahrak | Nuhvok | Gahlok | Tahnok | Lehvak | Kohrak
Large	Standard	Boxor (Nuparu) | Cahdok & Gahdok | Exo-Toa
	Special	Master Builder Set
Collectible		Krana Pack | Kanohi Nuva & Krana Pack
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BIONICLE Sets of 2008
Small	Standard	Tanma | Solek | Photok | Radiak | Gavla | Kirop
	Special	Klakk
Canister	Kopaka Nuva | Lewa Nuva | Pohatu Nuva | Antroz | Vamprah | Chirox Krika | Gorast | Bitil | Gali Nuva | Tahu Nuva | Onua Nuva
Large	Axalara T9 (Lewa) | Makuta Icarax | Jetrax T6 (Antroz) | Mazeka (Swamp Strider) | Mutran & Vican | Rockoh T3 (Pohatu) | Takanuva | Toa Ignika (Skyboard) | Vultraz (Skyfighter)
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BIONICLE Sets of 2010
Canister	Tahu | Gresh | Takanuva | Skrall | Piraka | Rahkshi
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