Vakama

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Vakama
Turaga
Occupation	Elder of Ta-Koro
Element	Fire
Kanohi	Huna
Tools	Firestaff
Status	Alive
Location	Spherus Magna
Pronunciation	vah-KAH-mah

"I am Vakama. I am the Turaga of this village. I am the Legend-Keeper, the Takara-Leader, he of the Great Firestaff who farms the Mangai's burning core."

―Turaga Vakama, Mata Nui Online Game

Vakama was a Ta-Matoran Mask Maker from Metru Nui, who became the Toa Metru of Fire and later Turaga of Ta-Koro. Vakama notably created the Kanohi Vahi, Legendary Mask of Time.

History

Early Life

As a Ta-Matoran, Vakama began his life on Spherus Magna, where he aided in the construction of the Matoran Universe. He was later placed in Ta-Metru with a small community of Matoran.

Vakama began his career as an apprentice smelter working under Nuhrii. After only a short period of tutelage, Vakama went on to succeed Nuhrii and caught the attention of the Mask Maker's Guild. Earning his own forge in a matter of years, Vakama was offered a number of high-end contracts for specialty Kanohi. He would later be responsible for fitting Nuju's mask with telescopic lens, allowing the Ko-Matoran to prosper as a renowned Stargazer in Ko-Metru. Unbeknownst to Vakama, Nuhrii came to harbor a grudge against his former student for overshadowing him.

In the weeks before the Great Cataclysm, Makuta Teridax secretly captured and impersonated Turaga Dume, the elder of Metru Nui. Under the guise of the Turaga, Makuta would visit Vakama and petition him to create the legendary Kanohi Vahi, the Mask of Time.

With the Toa Mangai disappearing as a result of Makuta's scheme, Toa Lhikan grew wise to the Dark Hunter plot and the intentional spread of the Morbuzakh. Mistrustful of Turaga Dume, the Toa of Fire looked to the stars and saw the names of six Matoran written among them. Reviving the ancient practice of creating Toa Stones, Lhikan imbued his Toa Power within the stones then transported them to the six Matoran: Nokama, Whenua, Onewa, Matau, Nuju, and Vakama, in the hopes that they could succeed where he and his fellow Toa Mangai had failed.

While distributing the final Toa Stone to Vakama, however, Lhikan was ambushed by Nidhiki and Krekka in Ta-Metru. With Vakama caught in the crossfire, he was forced to surrender so the Ta-Matoran could escape the Dark Hunters. Pushed down a ventilation tunnel with Lhikan's Greatswords, Vakama was struck by a vision of Lhikan, warning him that he must save the heart of Metru Nui in his place.

Toa Metru

Vakama as a Toa Metru

Traveling to the Great Temple in Ga-Metru, Vakama convened with the five other Matoran destined to become Toa. Placing his Toa Stone into the Great Temple's Suva, Vakama was transformed into a Toa of Fire. Intent on rescuing Lhikan and stopping the Morbuzakh, the Toa Metru set off in search of the Great Disks hidden in the six districts of Metru Nui by the Toa Mangai.

Searching for a Ta-Matoran named Nuhrii believed to know the location of the Ta-Metru Great Disk, Vakama soon discovered that his old colleague has vanished from his workstation. Over the course of his investigation, Vakama notably stopped a Morbuzakh attack with a Freeze Kanoka. Consulting with Kapura the Vat Control Attendant, he soon discovered that a vat of Molten Protodermis had been sabotaged and that Nuhrii was last seen searching for a Kanohi he had discarded.

The Toa Metru embarking on their quest to find the missing Matoran

Searching the Protodermis Reclamation Center, Vakama was able to find the Kanohi that Nuhrii deposited and confirm that it was in fact damaged. Approached by Kalama, the foreman of the Reclamation Yard, he was shown a cryptic note had been attached to the mask, set aside for only Nuhrii to find. The note suggested that Nuhrii should travel to an abandoned region of factories to meet an anonymous benefactor, who promised to teach him a Maskmaking technique to forge the Ta-Metru Disk into a legendary Kanohi. Nuhrii had disappeared shortly after visiting the Reclamation Yard.

Venturing deep into a district of Ta-Metru abandoned due to Morbuzakh activity, Vakama eventually located Nuhrii pinned beneath rubble. After freeing the Ta-Matoran, Nuhrii confessed that the mysterious trade partner had never arrived and that he had been trapped inside a derelict building.

Reconvening with his fellow Toa and a Matoran from each district at the Great Temple, Vakama and his cohorts discerned that one of the Matoran had attempted to seize the Great Disks to bargain with two Dark Hunters present in the city, Krekka and Nidhiki. As a result, the Toa became mistrustful of the Matoran and decided never to leave them alone.

Partnering with Onewa and Ahkmou, Vakama and Nuhrii traveled to Ta-Metru to retrieve the Great Disk of the Fire district. Journeying to the Fire Pits by way of the Reclamation Center, Vakama and Onewa lowered themselves onto an active conveyor belt only to be attacked by the Dark Hunter Nidhiki and paralyzed by his force bolts. Barely escaping being fed into the incinerator at the end of the conveyor belt, Vakama was able to shut down the reactor by absorbing all the heat, allowing him and Onewa to escape. Once they arrived at the Fire Pits, Vakama and Nuhrii descended down a narrow shaft, where they found the Ta-Metru Great Disk wedged into a cavity. Fending off Morbuzakh vines, Nuhrii and Vakama worked together to mutate the Morbuzakh vine with a Reconstitute at Random Kanohi.

Traveling to Po-Metru, Vakama and Onewa encountered a Tunneller on the rampage. Striking the Rahi with his elemental energies, Vakama inadvertently allowed it to adapt and reconfigure its form from his Fire powers. Working together with Onewa, the two Toa were able to trick the Tunneller into replicating a form made of glass, putting an end to its rampage. Accompanying Onewa to the Sculpture Fields, Vakama witnessed his teammate ascend an unstable structure and recover the Po-Metru Great Disk.

When the Toa Metru retrieved all six Disks, they traveled with their respective Matoran to the Great Furnace to confront the Morbuzakh. With the Toa soon finding themselves overpowered, the Matoran were forced to fend for themselves using Kanoka Disks to limited effect. Joining hands, the Matoran were able to form a powerful mental link, merging to form the first Matoran Nui seen in Metru Nui for 100,000 years, staving off the Morbuzakh long enough for the Toa to combine energies of the Great Disks and sever the King Root from its branches, destroying the Morbuzakh spores once and for all and burning it with the Furnace's intense flames.

The Toa Metru battling the Morbuzakh

Attempting to prove their merit as Toa, Vakama and his teammates approached Turaga Dume in the Coliseum and presented the Great Disks. Unaware that Makuta Teridax had abducted the Turaga and assumed his form, however, the Toa were faced with an impossible task and humiliated in front of the Matoran. Unwilling to allow the new Toa team a foothold from which to disrupt his Grand Plan, the Makuta branded the Toa as impostors, pinning blame for the disappearance of Toa Lhikan on the Toa Metru and ordering the Vahki to apprehend them. With Whenua, Onewa, and Nuju captured, Nokama was barely able to escape the Coliseum alongside Matau and Vakama, who used a Kanoka Disk to topple an ornate statue of Lhikan and cover their exit.

Branded fugitives of Metru Nui, Vakama spent several weeks evading the Vahki with Nokama and Matau. Sticking to the Chute lines and Airships, the three Toa traveled the island in search of Lhikan for some time. Pursued by Nidhiki and Krekka, the Toa had a number of confrontations with the Dark Hunters, though they were able to escape each time. Over the course of his journey, Vakama's visions of the future became more frequent.

Following a battle with the Tahtorak, Vakama and his teammates would witness Lhikan's Spirit Star splintering in the sky above Po-Metru. Traveling north to the District of Stone, the Toa would again encounter the Dark Hunters in an abandoned crafting village. On this occassion, however, Nokama was able to access her Kanohi Rau and communicate with a herd of stampeding Kikanalo, which drove Nidhiki and Krekka from the village. Befriending the Kikanalo, the Toa would journey to the Canyon of Unending Whispers, where Lhikan was said to have last been sighted.

Infiltrating the Prison of the Dark Hunters, the Toa eventually reconvened with their teammates and a mysterious Turaga, who had arrived to mount a rescue. At this point, the Turaga revealed himself to be Lhikan, who had become a Turaga after his Toa Power had been transferred to the Toa Metru. After stumbling upon the Matoran Pod that contained the real Turaga Dume, however, Vakama came to understand the scope of the Makuta's plan and insisted that the Toa return to the Coliseum to confront the false Turaga. Hijacking a Vahki Transporter, the Toa escaped a squadron of Vahki and made for the surface, Whenua using his Earthshock Drills to tunnel a large hole wide enough for the transport to fit through.

Vakama's vision of a Matoran Pod

Arriving in the center of the island under Vakama's leadership, the Toa resurfaced to find that the entire population of Metru Nui had been summoned to the Coliseum by the Vahki and placed inside Matoran Spheres, where they entered into a comatose state. With the Matoran unable to carry out their tasks of maintaining the districts of Metru Nui, Makuta was able to set in motion a chain of events that debilitated the Great Spirit Robot and transferred the seat of power to himself, also siphoning off energy from the city's power grid to shapeshift himself into a larger form. Beset by Krekka and Nidhiki, Vakama defended Turaga Lhikan in the Vahki Transporter until Onewa was able to use his Komau, compelling Krekka to turn on Nidhiki.

With the Vahki Transporter knocked into the waters of the Great Barrier, Vakama began crafting the Great Disks into the Kanohi Vahi, believing that the Mask of Time was the key to defeating Makuta. Upon completing the Mask of Time, Vakama ascended the Great Barrier and confronted the Makuta alone. Eager to prove himself, he would call upon the Vahi too eagerly, trapping himself and Makuta in a stasis field he was unable to control, allowing Makuta to conjure a Shadow Hand at him. Throwing himself into the path of the Shadow Hand and destroying his Fire Greatswords in the process, Turaga Lhikan would be mortally injured saving Vakama. As Makuta gave chase to the Vahi, Vakama cradled Lhikan in his final moments. The Turaga expressed his gratitude at having watched Vakama become a Toa and gifted him his Noble Hau before succumbing to his injuries.

Spurred by the death of Lhikan, Vakama was finally able to confront his guilt and activate his Kanohi Huna, allowing him to turn invisible. With his movements concealed, the Toa of Fire used his Kanoka Launcher to knock the Vahi from Makuta's hands and into the Silver Sea, where it could not be used to advance the Makuta's plan. After a brief confrontation, Vakama goaded Makuta into using his Shadow Hand to absorb stone pillars, eventually tricking him into absorbing an especially large pillar, flattening himself against the Great Barrier. Joined by his teammates, Vakama and the other Toa Metru combined their Elemental Powers to encase Makuta in a prison of solid Protodermis. Under the leadership of Vakama, the Toa sought to transport the Matoran beyond the Great Barrier, to allow them to live beyond the Makuta's reach.

Lhikan's sacrifice

Traveling through the Great Barrier in the Vahki Transport, the Toa Metru came into conflict with several ancient Rahi specimens that Whenua had once encountered in the Underwater Rahi Study. Eventually captured, the Toa were brought before Mavrah, who wrongly assumed the Toa were agents of Turaga Dume intent on capturing and eliminating his Rahi. Orchestrated a synthetic whirlpool to trap Vakama and his teammates, Mavrah instead dispatched the Kralhi to capture the Toa and bring them before him. With the Kralhi succeeding in their mission, Mavrah confronted the Toa and remarked Whenua among their number. Skeptical of the Toa, Mavrah was temporarily caught under the mental influence of Onewa, who attempted to use his Kanohi Komau to trick the Onu-Matoran into releasing the captive Toa. However, attuned to the use of Kanohi powers, Mavrah's pet Kavinika broke the Toa's concentration with a piercing shriek, freeing Mavrah but unwittingly creating an opening for Vakama to escape using his Kanohi Huna. Dispatching the Kralhi to hunt down the Toa, Mavrah witnessed the Toa eliminate his robotic enforcers and engage his marine Rahi.

Unmoved by Whenua's initial pleas for his surrender, Mavrah commanded the Rahi to attack the Toa with the full fury of their powers. Confronted by Onewa, Mavrah witnessed the Toa of Stone being flung into the depths. With Whenua hazarding all to rescue his fellow Toa from a school of Takea, Mavrah was finally persuaded to stop the fighting, a decision that was expedited by the arrival of several Vahki Vorzakh, which critically diminished his Rahi numbers. Appealing for a ceasefire, Mavrah was caught in a tidal wave and thrown into the turbulent waters, where he drowned in the moments before Onewa triggered a cave-in.

The Toa Metru imprisoning Makuta Teridax during the Great Cataclysm.

Continuing on to the island of Mata Nui on the surface of Aqua Magna, the Toa each found a region of the island that would support Matoran colonies. Finding a volcano in the eastern reaches of the island, Vakama founded Ta-Koro before reconvening with the other Toa Metru. After Onewa's confrontation with a Nui-Jaga that had managed to reach the island from Metru Nui, the Toa investigated a subterranean cavern that led deep underground. Encountering a Bohrok Hive and Energized Protodermis, the Toa refer to Vakama's visions for guidance. As Matau and Whenua discussing the regions they had picked on the island, the Toa were tripped by a Kranua. While not directly confrontational, their attempt to flee prompted it to retaliate, suffocating the Toa in a sandstorm. Rescued by Nuju, the Kranua was blasted by Vakama's daring offensive, which fused it to glass.

Venturing deeper into the tunnel network, Matau split off from the group to scout ahead and was assaulted by a Red Serpent, which knocked him unconscious with an energy beam. Encountering a mutated Muaka, Nokama revealed that the Rahi was in considerable pain after sustaining injuries in Metru Nui. Continuing on, the Toa would find Matau fused to the cave wall. Delicately, Onewa used his Elemental Powers to free the Toa of Air from his predicament. While Matau vowed revenge on the Rahi, Nokama and Whenua questioned if hunting down the creature would be wise. Investigating further and finding carvings of the Bahrag Queens and Bohrok, the Toa began to surmise that the caverns were older than the island itself. While Whenua confessed his anxieties over the Archives succumbing to the earthquake, Vakama confided his concerns that the Chutes and Molten Protodermis lines may have ruptured during their time away from Metru Nui.

The Toa were then ambushed by the Rahi Nui. Determining that the creature was capable of using Kanoka Disk powers, Nuju and Vakama were able to devise a plan, blasting the Rahi Nui with Elemental Energy as it Enlarged, temporarily disrupting its density. As the other Toa returned to consciousness, it became clear that Nokama had sustained serious injury during the battle.

Vakama rallying the Toa Metru

While Onewa, Matau, and Whenua resolved to take Nokama back to the surface, Nuju insisted that they must continue as Nokama had a better chance of treatment in Metru Nui while Vakama could not condone preserving Nokama's life at the expense of the Matoran. With Matau carrying Nokama, the Toa set off to complete their quest, descending deeper into the Maze of Shadows. Restrained by moss in one of the tunnels, Vakama openly challenged to Morbuzakh only for its precursor, the Karzahni vine, to reveal itself. Recounting the Matoran legend of Artakha and Karzahni, the plant revealed its origin as a failed creation of Makuta. Temporarily healing Nokama, the Karzahni persuaded the Toa to retrieve a vial of Energized Protodermis from one of Makuta's lairs. Recounting an experience as a trainee Archivist, in which he was surrounded by Kinloka in the dark after wandering onto the wrong level of the Archives, the Toa continued their journey through Makuta's lair while Vakama retrieved the Kanoka Disks that littered the floor, studying unfamiliar carvings drawn by Makuta. In opening a cavity in the wall, however, Onewa was attacked by a Kratana, which showed him a vision of Visorak in Metru Nui. While Nuju wished to hear more, the Kratana was forced off of Onewa, who apologized to Vakama for making light of his visions.

Encountering a number of Rahi traveling through the tunnel to the surface of the island, Whenua recounted an instance where Lhikan had struggled to defend Ta-Metru against a Stone Rat infestation, which was prompted by an underground Nui-Rama hive driving the vermin to the streets. With this realization, the Toa grow wary of events in Metru Nui that may be driving the Rahi beyond the Great Barrier. Delving into the Mangaia and locating Makuta's inner laboratory, the Toa were confronted by the Energized Protodermis Entity, which denied the Toa a sample of its form, using its transformative powers to enlarge an insect-Rahi only for Nokama to swiftly tame the creature. Dissolving one of Vakama's Weaken Kanoka. Targeting the stone pillars, the Toa Metru eventually managed to strike a deal with the Energized Protodermis Entity, leaving the last pillar in exchange for a vial of its substance. Despite providing the vial, the Energized Protodermis Entity attempted to strike at the Toa regardless, only for Onewa to destroy the final pillar and block the tidal wave. Returning to Karzahni's lair and demanding the antidote to the Rahi Nui's stinger, the Toa Metru were able to permanently heal Nokama. Consuming the Energized Protodermis sample, the creature was burnt from within by its touch and began rapidly decaying. Dying, the Karzahni vine warned the Toa that they had only slowed Makuta down. Nuju then remarked that, like Mavrah and Ahkmou, the Karzahni vine had succumbed to its inner darkness.

After ensuring that a Toa Stone was hidden in each village of Mata Nui, the Toa would use the trunks of Karzahni to repair the Lhikan II, affixing the wooden pieces to the vessel's underside before sailing back across the Silver Sea. As the Toa Metru approached Metru Nui, however, Onewa remarked that Makuta had obstructed on of the suns in the sky while Nuju was able to spot Rahkshi on the rooftops, confirming their suspicions that the Archives had been breached and that the abandoned city had been overtaken. Capsizing along the coast of Le-Metru, Vakama proved over-eager to reach the Coliseum and free the Matoran. Observing a worrying new reckless streak in the Toa of Fire, the Toa traveled to the Moto Nub of Le-Metru, where they discovered a squadron of Vahki capable of firing lethal energy blasts and communicating in the Matoran dialect. With Matau posing as a Vahki in hopes of warding suspicion away from the Toa, Vakama and his teammates discovered that the Great Cataclysm had caused an energy surge, altering the programming of all remaining Vahki. Their investigation also revealed a ruptured Visorak cocoon missing its occupant. After a battle with a Sonic Entity, the Toa would finally come to understand that the Visorak had arrived on Metru Nui, prompting an explanation as to their origins and behavior. Enraged that Whenua had not thought to voice such relevant details earlier, Vakama admonished the Toa of Earth so relentlessly that the other Toa Metru came to his defense. Theorizing that all Rahi previously housed in the Archives had traveled to Metru Nui fleeing the Visorak Horde established across the Matoran Universe, the Toa came to understand why Rahi now migrated across the Great Barrier.

The Toa Metru suspended in cocoons above the Coliseum

While descending a narrow access shaft, the Toa were attacked by a mutated Lohrak, which Whenua identified as the creature that had inhabited the cocoon. As the Toa battled the Lohrak and Vahki, three Visorak Suukorak ambushed Onewa and Nokama as they splintered off from the group. Although Onewa was ensnared in an energy field, the Visorak would retreat when the other Toa approached. Escaping the Vahki, the Toa descended further into the Archives access tunnels beneath Le-Metru, relying on Whenua's expertise to the network to travel beneath the surface of the island. Coming across a mortally injured Ash Bear, Nokama persuaded the Toa to heal the Rahi by sacrificing a portion of their Toa Power. Weakened by the experience but restoring the Rahi to health, the Toa Metru returned to the surface, where the Toa each remarked a change in Vakama's character, noting that he had become especially impatient in his quest to reach the Coliseum and rescue the Matoran as quickly as possible. Following Vakama's lead, the Toa were paralyzed by a squadron of Visorak Keelerak and taken to the Coliseum as prisoners. Bound in Visorak webbing and suspended in cocoons high above the city, the Toa were injected with Hordika Venom and left to mutate.

Toa Hordika

While Sidorak, the ruler of the Visorak Horde intended for the Toa to meet a simple end, his viceroy, Roodaka, intended to extract their Elemental Powers to free Makuta from the Protodermis Cage. As a result, Vakama and his teammates were mutated into Toa Hordika and dropped from the cocoons on Sidorak's orders. Intercepted by the Rahaga, the Toa Hordika were carried to the safety of Ga-Metru, where they were introduced to Norik, Gaaki, Bomonga, Pouks, Iruini, and Kualus, who explained the nature of their mutation, offering them tutelage in the use of their diminished Elemental Powers and unclear Rhotuka capabilities.

Under the instruction of Rahaga Norik, Vakama was escorted through the ruins of the Ta-Metru, searching for components to build an Airship. Over the course of his investigation, however, Vakama found evidence that Nuhrii had been intended as the Toa Metru of Fire. After infiltrating the dwelling of the late Toa Lhikan, he uncovered further evidence that the six Matoran who had revealed the locations of the Great Disks had been destined to become Toa Metru instead. Discovering that Lhikan had only delivered the Toa Stones after a change of heart, Vakama blamed himself for the destruction of Metru Nui and came to believe that his name had been planted in Lhikan's head through the machinations of Makuta.

Toa Hordika Vakama and Onewa fending off Visorak Vohtarak

However, growing confrontational and impulsive on account of his mutation, Vakama's relationship with his teammates became increasingly strenuous, especially given Matau's constant antagonizing of his leadership. Venturing off on his own, the Toa of Fire was captured by Visorak and brought before Roodaka, who swayed him to use his abilities in the service of her cause. Moved by the willful obedience of the Visorak Horde, Vakama came to be blinded by thoughts of vengeance on his ungreatful former teammates.

Ambushing the Rahaga during a sweep of the Great Temple for inscriptions relating to Keetongu, Vakama assaulted all six of the former Toa, leaving Norik buried beneath a pile of rubble and abducting the others, bringing Gaaki, Bomonga, Pouks, Iruini, and Kualus to Sidorak as prisoners of war. The following morning, Norik was located by the Whenua and the remaining Toa Hordika, who pried him free of the wreckage and listened to his account of the attack. Skeptical at first, Norik soon convinced the Toa that their leader had struck an alliance with Roodaka and that Keetongu was the only being capable of reversing the mutation and curing Vakama of his affliction.

Vakama listening to Roodaka.

Intent on rescuing the Rahaga and recovering Vakama, the remaining Toa Hordika launched an assault on the Coliseum, making an explosive entrance through the gates of the structure so as to draw Vakama's attention away from their new ally, Keetongu, who was scaling the side of the structure to engage Sidorak and Roodaka. Unwilling to rejoin his teammates, Vakama unleashed the full fury of the Visorak Horde on the Toa Hordika.

Once Norik had liberated the prisoners, the Rahaga eagerly joined the battle alongside the remaining Toa Hordika. Using their Rhotuka Spinners to propel themselves across the Coliseum, the Toa Hordika evaded the Visorak for some time, though Matau splintered off from the group to confront Vakama alone, leaving Nokama, Onewa, Whenua and Nuju to fend off the Visorak. Engaging Matau in a heated battle at the top of the Coliseum, Vakama vented his frustrations and fought relentlessly, eventually gaining the upper hand and pinning Matau to the edge of the Coliseum. Moved by Matau's words of apology and failure to rescue the Matoran, Vakama was reminded of the reason he had returned to Metru Nui and was shaken from the influence of Roodaka. In one final act of self-sacrifice, Matau threw himself from the edge, prompting Vakama to dive down and rescue him.

Fending off Visorak, the Toa and Rahaga were soon overwhelmed following the arrival of Roodaka atop a Kahgarak. Concealing a shard of the Protodermis Cage on her person, Roodaka goaded the Toa to strike her with their Rhotuka Spinners, which appeared ineffective. However, once Vakama came to betray the Viceroy by disbanding the Visorak Horde, the Toa of Fire would join his fellow Toa in defeating Roodaka, launching the final Rhotuka Spinner needed to defeat her but unknowingly destroying the Protodermis Cage that trapped Makuta in the process. With Keetongu appearing once more after killing Sidorak, Vakama and his fellow Toa appealed to Keetongu to cure them of their mutations. Complying with their request, Keetongu would purge the Hordika venom from all six Toa, restoring Vakama to his Toa form.

Finishing the construction of the Airships needed to transport the Matoran Pods to the island of Mata Nui, Vakama would make peace with his teammates. Intent on settling on a newly-discovered island beyond the Great Barrier with the other Toa Metru, Vakama bid his farewell to Norik and the other Rahaga, who had chosen to reside in Metru Nui and repair the damage of the Great Cataclysm and Visorak occupation.

Vakama transformed into a Turaga

Time Trap

Before the Airship departed for Mata Nui, Vakama would then have second thoughts leave the Airship to return to Metru Nui alone, intent on retrieving the Kanohi Vahi alone. Reasoning that the mask was too dangerous to be left in the abandoned city, the Toa Metru begrudgingly agreed to let him remain behind.

Plunging to the bottom of the Silver Sea, Vakama searched the ocean floor until he located the Mask of Time, noting that it had changed from gold to a dull orange as a result of exposure to the waters. Recognizing a minute crack upon its surface, he used his elemental Fire powers to seal the crack and retrieve the mask.

To Be Added

Turaga

Vakama as a Turaga in Ta-Koro

Settling on Mata Nui, Vakama and his fellow Toa would unload the Matoran Pods onto the shore of Naho Bay and sacrifice the final vestiges of their Toa Power to awaken the Matoran, transforming into Turaga in the process. With their memories erased and their bodies shrunken from prolonged stasis, the villagers turned to the Turaga for wisdom and protection, a duty they undertook with sincerity and devotion. Returning to volcanic basin of Ta-Wahi, Vakama oversaw the construction of Ta-Koro from the Airship parts and became the village elder, commissioning Jaller and Kapura as his aides while reintegrating the Ta-Matoran into various new professions suited to life on Mata Nui.

Enjoying a year of peace, the progress of the Matoran was halted by the arrival of Makuta on the island, however, who used Infected Kanohi to corrupt the island's Rahi population. Relentlessly hounded by Rahi attacks and avalanches, Vakama came to situate himself in Ta-Koro, rarely traveling beyond the village for fear of the Hikaki. Over the course of the next 1000 years, Vakama oversaw the construction of the Wall of History as well as the establishment of the Ta-Koro Guard, which was commissioned in response to hostile Rahi encroaching upon the village.

Vakama fending off a Muaka.

In the final days of the Dark Times, a Matoran named Takua would rescue Vakama from a flock of Fire Mahi in the trenches of Ta-Wahi. As a result of Takua's exploits, the Toa Mata would be summoned to Mata Nui. Landing on the shores of the Ta-Wahi Beach, Toa Tahu would journey to Ta-Koro and approach Vakama for guidance. Contrary to the legends, however, Tahu and his fellow Toa suffered from amnesia and could not recall their past lives, prompting Vakama to begin the long process of mediating the role of the Toa upon the island, instructing the Toa of Fire to seek a number of Great Kanohi masks scattered across the island so as to defeat the Makuta and restore the island.

With the Toa Mata arriving on the island, the Rahi attacks increased in their frequency, prompting the Ta-Matoran to defend their village from threats such as Kofo-Jaga, Nui-Rama, Kane-Ra and Hikaki with limited success. When the Toa succeeded in their quest to collect their Golden Kanohi and descended into the Mangaia tunnels, Onu-Matoran miners were able to penetrate the depths of the Great Mine, where they found the Great Sundial. Attempting to follow the Toa on their quest, Takua the Chronicler accessed the chambers of the Mangaia and prematurely awakening the Bohrok in the process. Escaping the creatures through the Bohrok Nest Portal, Vakama found the Chronicler on the shores of Ta-Wahi, where he noted the coming of the Bohrok was a troubling portent of events to come.

Shortly after the return of the Toa from the Mangaia, Ta-Koro was besieged by a swarm of Pahrak and Kohrak Bohrok. Travelling to the island's volcanic region, the Toa united in defense of Ta-Koro, ultimately managing to overwhelm the advancing swarm of Tahnok units through use of their combined Elemental Powers. Upon the inspection of one such unit after the battle, the Toa were approached by Vakama, who revealed the functionality of the Bohrok and informed them of the various breeds of Krana housed within their chasis. Instructing the Toa to collect all eight variants of Krana breeds from the six types of Bohrok, Vakama watched the Toa part ways once more. After a brief invasion attempt, Toa Tahu was able to rid the village of Bohrok while amassing a number of their Krana.

Vakama consulting the Sacred Flame

Following the Bohrok Invasion and Tahu's transformation into a Toa Nuva, Vakama would witness the theft of Tahu's Nuva Symbol from the village Suva. With the loss of Tahu's elemental powers, Vakama instructed him to seek out the Kanohi Nuva and cautioned him that the other Toa may be in danger. Too prideful to heed the words of the Turaga, Tahu would stride off to reclaim his Nuva Symbol from the Bohrok Kal alone, accompanied by Jala and Takua.

Hearing word that Tahu, Kopaka and Gali had journeyed to the Place of Shadow in search of Kanohi Nuva, Vakama summoned Onua, Pohatu and Lewa to follow them. Venturing down a passageway, the Toa Nuva were reunited in the moments before they were attacked by a monstrous creature. Revealing their adversary to be the Rahi Nui, Vakama cautioned the Toa to hold back before activating his Kanohi Huna and leading the Rahi Nui into a trap set by the Toa, ultimately allowing the Toa to escape.

To Be Added: mask of light

Vakama would later travel to Kini-Nui with his fellow Turaga, eventually learning that Takua had become Takanuva, the destined Seventh Toa, and that Jaller had sacrificed himself to save his friend in a confrontation between the Toa Nuva and the Rahkshi. Feeling the loss of Jaller to be a failure caused by their own overconfidence, the Toa Nuva collectively dismantled the Rahkshi and used their components to construct the Ussanui, a vehicle they theorized would lead them to the Mangaia lair of the Makuta for their final confrontation. Commandeering the vehicle, however, Takanuva insisted upon facing the Makuta alone, leaving the Toa Nuva in the center of Kini-Nui. With the Turaga swiftly arriving on the scene, Vakama was soon swayed to defy Takanuva's instructions by Hahli, descending into the catacombs beneath the island and confronting the Makuta in his lair one final time. Locked in the midst of a battle with the Toa of Light, Makuta launched a powerful energy sphere at the entrance to the his lair, triggering a locking mechanism and slamming a metallic door down, sealing the exit and trapping the Toa Nuva and Turaga within the chamber. Witnessing Takanuva merging with the Makuta in a pool of Energized Protodermis, Vakama and his teammates marveled at the form of Takutanuva before the newly-formed entity raised the gateway to the Mangaia, allowing the Toa and Turaga to pass through. Sacrificing its residual life force to revive Jaller from the imprint of consciousness left in his Kanohi Hau, the Takutaknuva fusion became unstable and collapsed beneath the weight of the gateway. Conjuring Takanuva from the Avohkii, Vakama was able to reunite the Toa and led the islanders back to the surface, proclaiming that the time had come for the Matoran to return to their homeland of Metru Nui.

Owing the Toa a debt of gratitude, the Turaga resolved to finally reveal to them the secrets of their past. Recounting the tales of their previous lives, Vakama revealed to the Toa Nuva that he and his fellow Turaga had once been the guardians of Metru Nui: the Toa Metru. While the Matoran busied themselves deconstructing their villages and preparing to migrate back to their homeland, Vakama and his fellow Turaga bore witness to Vakama's dramatic retelling of Metru Nui's history, a tale that required multiple installments and that helped alleviate any lingering suspicions that the Toa had of the Turaga. Content with the reasoning behind such secrecy, the Toa Nuva would journeyed to Metru Nui alongside the Matoran populace and the Turaga, eventually landing in the City of Legends.

Return to Metru Nui

Intent on settling the villagers back into their original homeland, Vakama and the other Turaga returned to find that Turaga Dume and the Rahaga had rebuilt much of the city's infrastructure over the Dark Times. During this time, Turaga Dume revealed several unusual constellations appearing in the Wall of Stars, which suggested that Mata Nui's injuries sustained from the Great Cataclysm had been left too long without treatment and that the Great Spirit was dying. Informing the Turaga and Toa Nuva of the Kanohi Ignika, Dume directed the Toa to a secret cluster of Toa Canisters, instructing them to travel to Voya Nui and claim the Mask of Life in hopes of reviving Mata Nui and remedying him of his affliction. Aware of this ambitious undertaking, Vakama and the other Turaga resolved not to inform the Matoran while they settled back into their homeland.

Several days after the departure of the Toa Nuva, however, Nokama broke her silence and informed Jaller of the quest the Toa Nuva had embarked on. Upon this revelation, Jaller instigated a protest, entreating the island's entire Matoran population to lay down their tools until the Turaga revealed the nature of the mission. Eventually, the Turaga were able to quell suspicion and return the Matoran to work, though not before Jaller, Hahli, Nuparu, Hewkii, Kongu, Matoro, and Takanuva had left to follow the trail of the Toa Nuva. Unbeknownst to the Turaga, this journey would see the six Matoran transformed into the Toa Inika, and later Toa Mahri.

Some time after the return of Takanuva, Metru Nui would be suffer a minor Frostelus attack, though the Matoran were able to repel the reptillian creatures with little instruction from the Turaga, a feat they would not have been able to achieve in the past without their experiences on Mata Nui. Vakama was later present for a ceremony held for Kopeke's appointment as Chronicler. Several weeks later, the five remaining Toa Mahri were teleported to Metru Nui from the Pit, where they were greeted by the Turaga. The return of the Toa Mahri also heralded the revelation that Matoro had sacrificed himself to restore life to the Great Spirit.

Reign of Shadows

Several months later, the Toa Nuva would return to Metru Nui having completed their destiny and awakened the Great Spirit from the Universe Core. During a public celebration in the Coliseum, however, the Toa Nuva were confronted once more by Makuta Teridax, who revealed himself to be in command of the Matoran Universe, having usurped Mata Nui as the Great Spirit. As a result, Vakama and the other Turaga were forced to find shelter from the Brotherhood of Makuta armies that razed the domes of the Great Spirit Robot. Despite the best efforts of the Toa Nuva, the Matoran would eventually be rounded up by squadrons of Rahkshi enforcing the will of Teridax and forced to swear their allegiance to the Makuta. Rewarded Ahkmou for his allegiance, Makuta would appoint the Po-Matoran as the Turaga of Metru Nui, Vakama and his fellow Turaga were held captive in the Coliseum for a period of time, though they were eventually able to escape and lead the Matoran of Metru Nui to safety.

Once the Matoran Universe successfully landed on Bara Magna, Vakama and his compatriots remained with the Matoran throughout the Battle of Bara Magna, a battle fought between the Matoran Universe resistance and the Glatorian and Agori against the combined Skakdi, Skrall, and Rahkshi forces. The conflict would last for some time, until Toa Tahu used the Golden Armor to vaporize the Rahkshi army, allowing Mata Nui to complete his mission of reforming Spherus Magna from Bara Magna, Bota Magna and Aqua Magna, destroying Metru Nui and Makuta in the process.

Spherus Magna

Following The Reformation, Mata Nui used his final vestiges of energy to revitalize the Spherus Magna ecosystem, enabling the planet to accommodate the denizens of both Bara Magna and the destroyed Matoran Universe.

With Spherus Magna restored, Whenua and the other Turaga helped Tahu to establish a Spherus Magna Council to ensure lasting peace between the denizens of the Matoran Universe and Bara Magna. Once peace had been secured and a stable system of government had been established, Vakama would continue his duties as a village elder.

Abilities and Traits

Vakama engaged in his favorite past time of Maskmaking

When Vakama became a Toa, he initially wrestled with feelings of deep inadequacy, believing himself to be personally responsible for the capture of Toa Lhikan. These anxieties would color much of Vakama's time as a Toa and were exacerbated by the revelation that Lhikan had intended for another group of Matoran to become Toa Metru. Unable to assert himself as the leader of his Toa team, he often longed to return to his simpler Matoran life as a Mask Maker.

In the months before his transformation into a Toa Hordika, Vakama's attitude led to much strife amongst the Toa, especially from Onewa and Nuju. As a leader, he became singularly focused on returning to Metru Nui and rescuing the Matoran, often risking the safety of his teammates and venting his frustrations at Whenua. Once mutated, Matau in particular antagonized Vakama, holding him personally responsible for their mutation with his reckless leadership. Unable to control his team, Vakama's frustrations compounded and he would eventually defect to join the Visorak Horde, swayed by the influence of Roodaka to betray his former teammates. After capturing the Rahaga and damaging the Great Temple, Vakama would eventually be swayed to rejoin his teammates after Matau withdrew his previous accusations and reminded Vakama of their quest to free the Matoran.

Restored to his Toa form and transforming into a Turaga, Vakama would spend his life in service of the Matoran. While the Turaga decided not to reveal the truth of Metru Nui to the Matoran, he became a prolific orator and created stories of Lhii the Lava Surfer to tell the villagers of Lhikan's heroic exploits. He also recounted the legend of the Toa during this time and took great strides to overcome his guilt. To this end, he spent much of his time consulting the Wall of History and the Sacred Flame of Ta-Koro.

As a Toa of Fire, Vakama could create, control, and absorb heat. This also gave him the ability to manipulate most forms of Molten Protodermis, alter the temperature of a target area, trigger volcanic eruptions, and conjure fiery constructs. Vakama was also able to withstand considerably warmer conditions.

Following his transformation into a Turaga, the extent of Vakama's Elemental Powers was greatly reduced, though he retained his ability to manipulate Fire to a limited but nonetheless sufficient extent.

Mask and Tools

Vakama wore a Great Huna as a Toa Metru, a mask that enabled him to appear wholly or partially invisible by mentally bending all wavelengths of light around himself. The mask, however, did not conceal any sounds or shadows that Vakama created and offered no protection against a bearer of the Kanohi Elda, Arthron, or Rode. Upon his transformation into a Turaga, Vakama's Mask of Power was transformed into a Noble Kanohi, offering more limited invisibility.

As a Toa Metru, Vakama was equipped with a modified Kanoka Launcher, which he carried as it was a familiar tool from hisdays as a Matoran working with Kanoka. Able to channel his Fire powers through the Toa Tool, Vakama carried a range of Kanoka in reserve and was able to equip the Kanoka Launcher to his back for limited flight.

Vakama's Kanoka Launcher was temporarily transformed into a pair of Blazer Claws during his time as a Toa Hordika. These tools were able to create bursts fire and could be used to charge a Rhotuka. The Blazer Claws would eventually be transformed back into Vakama's Kanoka Launcher when his mutation was undone, though the Kanoka Launcher would be damaged beyond repair by Makuta in the battle for the Kanohi Vahi.

As a Turaga, Vakama came to wield a Firestaff he had used in Metri Nui, a long-handed staff that served as his Badge of Office. The Ancient Firestaff could notably channel Vakama's diminished Elemental Powers and could generate enough heat to sculpt Metallic Protodermis or ward off Rahi.

Forms

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	Vakama's form as a Toa Metru on Metru Nui.
	Vakama's form as a Toa Hordika.
	Vakama's form as a Turaga on Mata Nui.

Appearances

• Quest for the Masks
• Relevance - Mentioned