Brotherhood of Makuta

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In the LEGO Bionicle universe, the Brotherhood of Makuta is composed of several powerful beings with the title of "Makuta". The Brotherhood itself has yet to appear in the Bionicle storyline; however, a few lieutenants and several underlings have been shown. The Brotherhood of Makuta was originally a force for good in the universe. However, for unknown reasons, they became corrupt and sought power.

Contents 1 History 2 Members 2.1 Makuta 2.2 Other Members 3 Servants 3.1 Traitors and Rebels 3.2 Mutants 3.3 Suspected Agents 4 References 5 External link

[edit] History

The Brotherhood originally existed to create and alter beings as needed to keep the universe running smoothly.^[1] However, they eventually became corrupt, culminating in one member attacking the universe's guardian, the Great Spirit Mata Nui. The rest of the Brotherhood supported this attack, and are now working to fill the resulting power vacuum and become the world's rulers. The corruption was only revealed a thousand years ago in the Great Cataclysm; when Mata Nui finally fell unconscious from his injuries, and the Makuta who attacked him tried to brainwash the Matoran of Metru Nui into forgetting their Great Spirit.

As part of their plans, the Brotherhood has taken several actions to insure their dominance:

• Knowing legends of a Toa of Light and the threat that it represents (particularly for creatures of shadow), they stole the Avohkii Mask of Light from its makers. However, the mask was stolen by the Toa Hagah three hundred years before the Cataclysm, and was recently claimed by its destined wearer, Toa Takanuva.
• Three hundred years ago, they had conquering armies that included Visorak, Dark Hunters, and Exo-Toa; the armies were later reduced to just Visorak though Exo-Toa were still used separately.
• The Brotherhood is also seeking to control at least two extremely powerful and dangerous Kanohi Masks: the Vahi Mask of Time and the Ignika Mask of Life.
  • No action is currently being taken to claim the Vahi, for it is held by Turaga Vakama, who would risk destroying the future rather than give it up.^[2] The Vahi is currently in the possession of Tahu Nuva, and the Brotherhood likely has no way of getting it from him without killing all six Toa Nuva.
  • Any act to claim the Ignika would be done through pawns, because the mask is cursed. This mask is desired for the ability to take life from enemies, and so that the Brotherhood can control when Mata Nui is healed.^[3]

The Brotherhood has been weakened considerably in the past thousand years. Due to actions taken in the Cataclysm, the Dark Hunters have declared war on the Brotherhood, and the Toa have taken advantage of the fighting to strike the Brotherhood whenever they can. However, the Brotherhood's master plan is still in effect: since the Matoran of Metru Nui escaped and met up with a team of Toa - Toa that weren't easily eliminated - Mata Nui will eventually be allowed to reawaken... and then a reign of darkness will be released such as no Matoran has ever imagined, even in their worst nightmare.^[4] It is unknown whether this plan takes into consideration the possible existence of such an organization as the Order of Mata Nui.

[edit] Members

All members of the Brotherhood are of a single race (also called "Makuta"), and have long since evolved past the point where they need physical bodies.^[5] As a result, they exist as masses of energy that merely inhabit and animate unliving armor (see "Powers" section in the article for the Brotherhood's leader for details, though individual members' powers might differ somewhat).

Each member also possesses the ability to create Kraata from their essences, which can then be transformed into Rahkshi armor.

In addition, the Brotherhood "as it is currently constituted" is somehow connected to an unknown curse; further details have not yet been revealed.^[6]

[edit] Makuta

Main article: Makuta

The Makuta of Metru Nui is considered "the most experienced and powerful in all the Brotherhood",^[7] and has become the de facto leader since the rest of the Brotherhood supported his plan to put the Great Spirit Mata Nui into an eternal sleep. When simply referring to a character as "Makuta", it is this one that is being referenced. However, Makuta does not seem to take priority over any of the other members, as in the Brotherhood's plan to take over the universe, they are apparently willing to let him perish if it means they can secure power.^[8] Members in the Bortherhood are both male and female.

[edit] Other Members

• An unknown Makuta has left the Brotherhood and gone into hiding; the Dark Hunter codenamed "Tracker" is currently hunting him down.^[9]
• Another Makuta was subjected to the power draining effects of the Dark Hunter "Conjurer"; Conjurer has been rendered comatose, but it is unknown how the Brotherhood member was affected.^[10]

[edit] Servants

The following beings are not Brotherhood members, but rather served under them. Note that this list does not include those who were enslaved, manipulated, or forced into service; but it does include machines programmed to follow the Brotherhood's commands.

• Exo-Toa - the Brotherhood programmed a number of these machines to act as sentries.
• The Morbuzakh - A plant being that Makuta created to drive the Matoran to the center of Metru Nui. While its vines spread throughout the city, its King Root made its home in the Great Furnace, as the Morbuzakh hated the cold. Besides having vines that could crush buildings, the King Root could launch thorns and vine-sprouting seeds and communicate telepathically. It was destroyed by the Toa Metru, using the Great Kanoka Disks.
• Rahkshi - All Brotherhood members can create sluglike Kraata from their essences, which can then be transformed into Rahkshi armor.
• Shadow Toa - The dark sides of Toa, given physical form. They can perfectly counter the attacks of the Toa they were made from, but fare much worse against other opponents. So far, we have only seen shadow versions of the Toa Mata.
• Visorak - The Visorak served as the Brotherhood's main conquering army. After Sidorak was killed at the hands of Keetongu, Vakama gave the hordes the order to disband - and as Roodaka betrayed their King, the Visorak were perfectly willing to abandon the traitor. However, the Brotherhood was eventually able to reform some of the armies.
• Sidorak - King of the Visorak horde, Sidorak was originally a failed recruit of the Dark Hunters before he became and agent of the Brotherhood. He led the horde in their conquest of countless lands, but met his death on Metru Nui, courtesy of Roodaka's treachery and Keetongu's weaponry.
• Roodaka - Viceroy (and temporarily Queen) of the Visorak horde, Roodaka wielded authority over the spiders until the horde was disbanded. Later, she served as a spy for the Brotherhood, providing information on the Dark Hunters-and supplying the Hunters with stats on the Brotherhood in turn.
• Vakama - Temporarily commander of the Visorak army in Metru Nui, Vakama would likely have become a full agent were it not for his fellow Toa. He then put his authority to the will of Mata Nui, disbanding the horde.

[edit] Traitors and Rebels

There are also a number of beings who are connected with the Brotherhood, yet have openly or secretly gone against the organization for some reason or another.

• Dark Hunters - The Brotherhood and Dark Hunters once had a close working relationship, but when Makuta destroyed and drained the power of two Dark Hunters to increase his own power, it sparked a war between the two groups that continues to this day.
• Fake Bohrok - The Brotherhood tried to have purely mechanical Bohrok built to follow their commands, but the Matoran engineers building them caught wind of this and programmed them to go on a rampage. The Toa Hagah destroyed the Bohrok and the Brotherhood executed the Matoran. The fakes are known among fans as "Faux-rok" or "Fohrok".
• Karzahni - Makuta's first attempt at creating a plant creature, but it was too powerful and ambitious, so he created the Morbuzakh in its place. The Karzahni seeks revenge on its creator. It was destroyed once by energized protodermis (as it was not destined to transform), but then resprouted when its remains came into contact with seawater. It was destroyed again when Makuta encased it in a shell, cutting it off from heat and light.
• Roodaka - Since the Visorak armies dissolved, Roodaka now acts as a double agent, selling inside information on the Dark Hunters to the Brotherhood. However, what the Brotherhood doesn't know is that she's also selling Brotherhood information to the Hunters.
• Toa Hagah - Elite Toa who served as bodyguards to the Brotherhood before the group's corruption. When they discovered what the Brotherhood was truly up to, they rebelled. They were mutated into Rahaga as punishment, but not before they stole the Avohkii Mask of Light from a Brotherhood stronghold.

[edit] Mutants

The Brotherhood has been known to create several mutant creatures for different purposes. Whether they have altered themselves in such ways remains unknown.

• Morbuzakh and Karzahni - As described above, the Karzahni and the Morbuzakh were plant creatures created to kidnap Matoran and drive them to the center of Metru Nui. Both were intelligent and able to communicate telepathically.
• Dark Hunters - When hiring Dark Hunters, it was common practice for the Brotherhood to pay for services with either physical enhancements, or with mutant creatures the Hunters could use. Avak said that his ability to create custom, inescapable prisons out of thin air was thanks to the Brotherhood (though this claim has been called into question; see Avak's entry under "Piraka"). Brotherhood-created mutants given to the Hunters include:
  • Kraata-Kal - A Kraata that was exposed to the same energies that turned Bohrok into Bohrok-Kal. Kraata-Kal is now a full-fledged member of the Dark Hunters, though he sometimes puts his own profit ahead of the mission. He controls the elements of fire, water, and shadow; and wears armor more powerful than Rahkshi armor that's equipped with a double-bladed flame sword and a Kanoka launcher.
  • Minion - A Rahi experiment that the Brotherhood didn't realize had become intelligent. Rather than being given to the Dark Hunters, he escaped when the Toa Hagah rebelled. Luckily for the Brotherhood, Minion can't or won't tell the Brotherhood secrets he learned. Minion has tough armor, sharp claws, and exceptional tracking skills.
  • The Rahi Nui - A creature that's a Frankenstein-like combination of parts from several Rahi. It was bred to hunt down Toa, and could detect and feed off of Toa Energy. Originally, it also had the eight basic Kanoka Disk powers. A thousand years ago it was under Dark Hunter control, the Toa Metru confronted it and won by causing it to grow so big that it atoms drifted apart; but not before it critically injured Toa Nokama. More recently, it seems to have come back under Makuta's control; it faced the Toa Nuva (no longer having its Kanoka powers) and ended up with its horns stuck firmly in a wall.
  • Voporak - One of the ways Sidorak gained favor with the Brotherhood was by betraying one of the clan leaders on his island. This leader was mutated into Voporak, created in anticipation of the day when a Vahi Mask of Time would be made. Voporak could sense temporal anomalies wherever they occurred, and could therefore track down the Vahi when it is used; he also aged anything he touched unless he willed otherwise, and had a defensive field that aged incoming attacks. Voporak was given to the Dark Hunters to learn discipline; and after sensing the Vahi's use by Toa Vakama, he claimed the mask and gave it to the Dark Hunter leader, the Shadowed One. As of now, Voporak is still in the hands of the Hunters, and he and the Hunter codenamed "Ancient" are tracking down the Vahi again after Toa Tahu used it.
• Krana/Kraata Hybrid - A strange creature that can attach to someone's face and give them visions. Toa Onewa was given horrific visions of the Visorak by one of these creatures. Later, Toa Vakama was able to communicate with a future Toa named Krakua using a second creature. They only look like a cross between a Krana and a Kraata, and are not necessarily related to either.^[11] It has not been confirmed that these creatures are actually the result of a Brotherhood experiment, but considering the Brotherhood's history of genetic tampering and the fact that the hybrids were found in lairs of Makuta's, it seems likely. These creatures are commonly referred to by fans as "Kraatana".

[edit] Suspected Agents

A number of characters in the Bionicle universe are suspected, but not confirmed, to be servants of the Brotherhood.

• The Dark Hunter codenamed "Vanisher" is suspected by the Shadowed One to be a double-agent for the Brotherhood, but this has not been confirmed.
• An unnamed Dark Hunter, assigned to spy on Vanisher, is also being spied upon as a precaution against him turning out to be a Brotherhood agent as well.
• There are hints that Avak might have been a former servant of the Brotherhood, who he claim gave him his ability to generate prisons from thin air. However, author Greg Farshtey has revealed that Avak only claimed this so that, in the event that the Toa Nuva managed to defeat the Piraka, he would be kept alive as a valuable prisoner. ^[12]

[edit] References

[edit] External link

• Brotherhood of Makuta article at Bionicle Sector 01 Wiki