Brotherhood of Makuta
In the
LEGO Bionicle universe, the
Brotherhood of Makuta is composed of
Makuta and many other beings on the same power level. The Brotherhood of Makuta have yet to appear in the
Bionicle storyline; however, a few lieutenants and several underlings have been shown.
The Brotherhood of Makuta supposedly existed to protect the
Matoran. However, for unknown reasons, they became corrupt and sought power. Among their plans to do so was stealing the
Kanohi Avohkii, and forming an army of
Visorak,
Exo-Toa, and
Dark Hunters. They also seem to do extensive work in mutation, creating and altering living beings as they see fit.
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Makuta*An unknown member has left the Brotherhood and gone into hiding; the Dark Hunter codenamed "Tracker" is currently hunting him down.
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.
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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.
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Rahkshi - All Brotherhood members can create sluglike
Kraata from their essences, which can then be transformed into Rahkshi armor.
*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. It was destroyed by the
Toa Metru, using the Great
Kanoka Disks.
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Visorak hordes - Led by King
Sidorak and his Viceroy,
Roodaka (and briefly
Toa Hordika Vakama); 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.
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Toa Hagah - Elite
Toa who believed the Brotherhood was good and served as bodyguards. 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.
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Exo-Toa - the Brotherhood programmed a number of these machines to act as sentries. The Toa Hagah destroyed various these machines, but actually are only knowns armys of Brotherhood in war of Dark Hunters (Visorak are free).
There are also a number of beings who are connected with the Brotherhood, yet not exactly their servants. These consist mostly of the Brotherhood's allies and failed Brotherhood experiments.
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Dark Hunters - The Brotherhood and Dark Hunters once had a close working relationship, but when
Makuta killed two Hunters to increase his own power, it sparked a war between the two groups that continues to this day.
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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.
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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" (commonly misspelled "Fohrok").
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Roodaka - Since the
Visorak armies dissolved, Roodaka seems to have left the Brotherhood's service as well. In the war between the Brotherhood and the Dark Hunters, she is known to have acted as a free agent.
The Dark Hunter codenamed "Vanisher" is suspected by Hunter leader The Shadowed One as being a double-agent for the Brotherhood, but this has not been confirmed.
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.
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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.
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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. 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.
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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 hybrid. 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".
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Brotherhood of Makuta article at Bionicle Sector 01 Wiki
