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This article is about the Piraka. You may be looking for Nektann, who was advertised as "Piraka".

"In place of honor, you have greed; in place of duty, you have treachery; and in place of a heart, you have an empty black pit."
— Toa Inika Jaller, Power Play

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Piraka

The Piraka, excluding Hakann and Vezon
Organization/Group
Headquarters/Base Piraka Stronghold (formerly)
Leader(s) Zaktan (formerly)
Status Mutated; five fused; one deceased; one on Spherus Magna
Goal Obtain the Ignika (formerly)
Allies Brutaka (formerly)
Enemies Voya Nui Resistance Team, Toa Nuva, Toa Inika, Vezon, Dark Hunters, Brotherhood of Makuta, Order of Mata Nui
Pronunciation PIE-rock-ah

The Piraka were seven rogue Skakdi Dark Hunters who banded together in an attempt to acquire the Kanohi Ignika, the Mask of Life, on the island of Voya Nui. The Piraka are psychopathic beings who are regarded as highly ruthless and sadistic even by the standards of the Dark Hunters. The name that the group adopted, "Piraka," is a Matoran word very close to an obscenity which means "thief and murderer."

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History

Shortly after the Makuta Teridax's defeat, the Piraka left the Dark Hunters after getting news of treasure near the Great Barrier. Finding Teridax's lair, they stumbled onto the Spear of Fusion. Hakann accidentally shot Vezok with it, splitting Vezok into two beings: Vezok and Vezon. At this time, they all suddenly gained the knowledge of a Mask of Life, the Kanohi Ignika, that would be found on the island of Voya Nui. They were soon attacked by two Mana Ko, and fled. Vezon deserted the others and escaped before them using an Order of Mata Nui member's canister. On the island of Mata Nui, the remaining Piraka used the Toa Mata's Canisters to travel to Voya Nui.

Once arriving, they tricked the native Matoran (except Piruk, who was frightened of Zaktan) into believing they were Toa and making them a stronghold. The masquerade soon ended, with the Piraka enslaving the Matoran to drain the Lava out of Mount Valmai. Vezok and Avak destroyed a cavern filled with records, while Thok and Reidak got into a fight with Axonn. Before Axonn ould finish the two Piraka, Brutaka arrived and defeated the warrior. The Toa Nuva then arrived, but the Piraka managed to defeat them. Zaktan instructed the others to dump the Toa into the volcano. When it erupted, however, the five Piraka just left the Toa on the slope. Around this time, Zaktan bought the services of Brutaka with the Antidermis virus. Soon the Toa Nuva, along with the Matoran resistance, attacked the stronghold, but were swiftly defeated by Brutaka.

The Piraka in set form

Soon after, Vezok met with the newly formed Toa Inika, and lost a fight with them. He fled, though the Inika did not bother to track him down. The Piraka later got in another fight with the Inika, though neither side won. Thok and Hakann then stole the powers of Brutaka with a gold Zamor Sphere. The new Toa and the Piraka teamed up against the super-powerful Thok and Hakann, and the power was eventually returned to a weak Brutaka. The Piraka later traveled down to the tunnels leading to the Kanohi Ignika, leading to a race against time with the Inika. The Piraka encountered Irnakk, and Zaktan was sucked into his mind, later being released. The Piraka then proceeded deeper underground, eventually being trapped in six stone "cages," and Reidak betrayed them all, sending everyone plummeting into the water below; as the threat the Great Beings had placed there thousands of years ago had clearly warned. They fell into the water, and could find no way out for a short while, until flame erupted from the walls of the cavern, causing the water to heat up fast. They found a stone tunnel leading to the next section of the tests, never noticing the small changes the mutagen was making. They then set up base on the Lava Chamber Gate, hoping it would slow the Toa Inika down. It did not much, and they proceeded to the Chamber of the Mask of Life. They met up with Vezon, who had the Mask of Life, and he fused Reidak and Vezok together to make a hulking combination of the two, who were eventually separated.

The Piraka, later awoke to find the Mask of Life, which was in Matoro's hands, flying up out of the chamber and into the Voya Nui waters, sinking into the Pit below. The Piraka decided not to attack the Inika, who were with the Toa Nuva and Axonn, but instead wait for a better time.

Due to exposure to the mutagen in submerged tunnels during their chase to retrieve the Ignika, the Piraka were gradually mutated into water-breathers and lost their bodies, retaining only their spines and heads. Apparently, the transformation occurred while they were still on land, forcing them to seek water before they suffocated. They traveled down the Cord following the Inika, where they encountered a tribe of Zyglak, promptly killing the creatures.

During the Toa Mahri's journey up the cord with the Matoran of Mahri Nui, the mutated Piraka ambushed the Toa; however, they and the Toa were knocked unconscious by a blast from Axonn. The Piraka were later taken away by the Order of Mata Nui for questioning and imprisoned in a water tank on Daxia, with the tyrant Karzahni residing in a neighboring tank and their former ally Vezon briefly occupying a cell nearby. The Order interrogated them for information, and left them imprisoned on Daxia, their crimes not mandating a sentence in the Pit. Zaktan eventually made a deal with the Order; he would guide the Toa Hagah to Teridax in exchange for his freedom. Some time later, Zaktan was killed by Teridax. Teridax, after taking control of the Matoran Universe, destroyed the island of Daxia. The Piraka were able to survive, and were taken to Zakaz, where they were thrown into a tank of Energized Protodermis and fused with members of other species. The newly fused being then offered the Skakdi who had created it the chance to join them and feed it in exchange for a gift.

Vezon faced a wave of Energized Protodermis that fused him with the power of the Kanohi Olmak he was wearing. Unable to control the power of the mask, he was sent hurtling through various dimensions, eventually arriving in one where he made contact with a Great Being. At the behest of that Being, who had been imprisoned after coming in contact with the Mask of Life, he brought Makuta Miserix, Artakha, Brutaka, Axonn, Lewa, Kapura, Hafu, Tuyet, and Helryx from the space outside the Matoran Universe to the Great Being's prison in order to free him.

Spherus Magna Alternate Universe

In an alternate universe where Mata Nui had completed his mission, the Piraka were conscripted into an army led by Makuta Miserix and attacked a village where the prime reality Vezon had just arrived.

Members

The Piraka (excluding Vezon) in a police line-up on Piraka.com

The members of the Piraka are of following:

Former Members

Set Information

The six original members of the Piraka were released as sets in early 2006. They featured a new "skull" piece with glow-in-the-dark painted teeth and a new orange eyepiece that lit up with a red LED when one pressed on the top of the head, symbolizing the vision powers of the Piraka. Each also featured a unique rubber piece designed to serve as both the spine and face. The tools of the Piraka were double-sided and could be switched from one function to another by pivoting the right hand of the Piraka. Every Piraka canister set contained a Zamor sphere launcher and four Zamor spheres.

Vezon was released in late 2006 in two separate sets, a titan set featuring Vezon atop Fenrakk and a titan combiner set featuring Vezon atop the Kardas Dragon.

In 2010, a set labeled as "Piraka" was released as part of the BIONICLE Stars line. The name was chosen as it is more recognizable, but the set was chosen to represent the Skakdi Nektann within the storyline.

Appearances

See Also


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