Yahru

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Yahru is a Toa, and former Matoran who lived on Metru Nui, then Mata Nui, back to Metru Nui, and now Spherus Magna.

Biography[]

Matoran[]

Metru Nui[]

Yahru was a Matoran made centuries after the rest of the Matoran population, by Artakha at the request of the Great Beings, With enhanced speed, strength, agility, endurance and adaptivity.

However due to the enhanced traits, it undermined the possibility him possessing any elemental powers, making Yahru the only Matoran of his kind not to belong to a specific elemental group. He only had the ability to adapt to his environment.

In the year 250 BGC, Yahru's capsule was sent floating on a course to the Northern Continent, only to wash up in Metru Nui on a remote shore in Ga-Metru. A Toa of Light named Seihu discovered Yahru asleep on the shore and took him in. Yahru woke up with no memory of his home or the Order of Mata Nui, although he retained a good portion of his skills and knew his own name. Seihu adopted him as a student and trained him in the mostly unarmed but hybrid fighting style of "Mata-Taekworu Zhex". Yahru traveled with Seihu throughout all of Metru Nui in order to study the land, learn more about the Matoran, and acquire new skills. Between the Great Cataclysm and the Great Rescue, Yahru silently witnessed Lhikan’s capture by Nidhiki and Krekka in Po-Metru, and reported it to Seihu in the Coliseum. When the Matoran were about to be placed into Matoran spheres by the Vahki, Yahru fled the hut in Ga-Metru. Yahru fought his way through the Vahki, only to be approached by an intelligent Rahkshi named Draku, who forced Yahru into a Matoran sphere after a small fight between them. While Seihu became aware of it and fought Draku in a fierce battle, Yahru broke out of the Matoran sphere just seconds before the Great Cataclysm began, unlike the rest of the Matoran on Metru Nui, Yahru never had his mind wiped nor his body deformed.

Mata Nui[]

Yahru and Seihu went to Mata Nui after the Great Cataclysm. Yahru continued his training and traveled throughout the island of Mata Nui acquiring new knowledge and skills. Yahru went under Seihu’s training for 500 years before Seihu left to defend Metru Nui against a group of rogue Visorak. He was then under the watch of Seihu’s friends Hulgon and other undercover Order agents. Like his time in Metru Nui, he was a good fighter and pretty smart for a Matoran who didn’t know his element, able to hold his own when attacked by Rahi or even the Bohrok. He met a lot of the Matoran during his travels (including key ones like Takua, Hahli, Macku, Jaller, Nuparu, Taipu, Hewkii, Kongu, Matoro, etc.). Although he performed a lot of typical Matoran duties outside of his training, a lot of the Matoran thought of him as eccentric due to the color of his armor and his nomadic life, but they accepted him as one of their own. He also ran into some of the Toa on occasions, like one instance when he slipped and fell from a tree in Le-Wahi in an attempt to dodge an infected Nui-Rama. Lewa caught him and got Yahru safely on a tree. And once when he was in Ko-Koro and encountered Kopaka briefly before the latter simply kept walking.

Yahru along with the Toa Nuva, and the rest of the Mata Nui inhabitants migrated to Metru Nui after the battle between Teridax and Takanuva.

Voya Nui[]

After the migration to Metru Nui in about 1000 AGC, Yahru reunited with Seihu-who became a Turaga- and helped reestablish Seihu’s school in Metru Nui along with six of the newly drafted Matoran students from each village: Korza from Ko- Koro, Gorvos from Onu-Koro, Pohri from Po-Koro, Ikato from Le-Koro, Miza from Ga-Koro, and Baku from Ta-Koro. Like the other Matoran, Yahru and company reluctantly stopped working under the order of Jaller, who wanted to know what happened to the Toa Nuva and wouldn't rest until he got answers. Eventually Nokama answered them, and Jaller went with 5 other Matoran: Hahli, Matoro, Hewkii, Nuparu, and Kongu, to Voya Nui to search (they would soon be the Toa Inika). Yahru got a little worried over the safety of his Matoran friends who went to Voya Nui and the Toa Nuva. Yahru received a note from a messenger bird called the Carigi from the Order of Mata Nui, prompting him to help out in Voya Nui because Draku was sending a fraction of his troops to Voya Nui in order to get the Mask of Life. He brought that concern to Seihu, only for him to reveal that he knew about it before Yahru did. This made Yahru upset because he felt Seihu held something back from him, when in reality Seihu was protecting him because of how dangerous Voya Nui was and how vulnerable Yahru might be as an elementless Matoran. He snuck out and traveled to Voya Nui by a boat, leaving a note saying “If anything happens to me then so be it, I can’t sit by and do nothing."

Arrival to Voya Nui[]

When Yahru arrived on Voya Nui, he came across the Piraka

As soon as he arrived on the shore of Voya Nui, Yahru was immediately ambushed by a Matoran who went by the name of Tebak, who thought that Yahru was back-up for the Piraka. Yahru tried to make it clear that he wasn’t with the Piraka and not even knowing what Tebak was talking about; they fought each other to a stalemate. That was before the intervention of a local Turaga named Quertox, Tebak’s master and an old friend and sparring buddy of Seihu. Yahru introduced himself to Quertox, saying that he came to search for the Toa Nuva and the Matoran who came there from Metru Nui. As a safety precaution, Quertox brought Yahru with him and Tebak in a secluded hut, and told Yahru everything about what was going on in Voya Nui regarding the Piraka. A few days later, Yahru and Tebak noticed a battle between four Matoran and three Piraka near the Matoran Villages. They were approached by two of the Piraka, Avak and Vezok, who tried to capture them. Fortunately, Yahru and Tebak were able to fight them off and outsmart them. Yahru met those Matoran; Garan, Balta, Dalu and Piruk, who were revealed to be part of the Voya Nui Resistance Team. Yahru was aware that someone watched him, but he didn’t know who it was. He was being watched by Order of Mata Nui spy, Mazeka. Yahru discovered deep in the Nui Caves, a glowing blue crystal that was comprised of half Energized Protodermis and half Toa Stone. It held a lot of energy. It reacted only when Yahru touched it. He kept it in his backpack hoping to find Quertox to explain it to him. Two of the Piraka, Reidak and Hakann, went after Yahru for that crystal because of the power it radiates. Yahru put up a good fight against them and that’s where the two of the Inika, Hewkii and Jaller came and fended them off. Hewkii told him to leave it up to them. Hesitantly obeying them, Yahru ran off.

Toa[]

Yahru hid inside an empty Toa Canister that washed up near the Lagoon Entrance, only for the canister to get hit with lightning from the Red Star. As a result, a blue florescent light burst from the canister as Yahru and the crystal were electrocuted. Yahru limped out of there, partially paralyzed by the shock, only to collapse on the ground a few seconds later. Spotting Yahru and thinking that he was already dead, Vezok moved in to dispose of him, only to find a Toa emerging from where Yahru collapsed and attacking the Piraka head on; that Toa was Yahru. His abilities were enhanced with an unknown non-elemental energy. The Order of Mata Nui again took notice of it, and sent out Krakua and Mazeka to test his abilities in battle. While practicing his combat forms in a Voya Nui jungle, Yahru was ambushed by Krakua and Mazeka. He fought both of them in battle without weapons and barely beat them. Although he won, Yahru didn't finish them off due to his code of honor and his need for answers. They teleported Yahru to the Order's headquarters and told him everything. Although there was still a bit of skepticism on Yahru's part, Yahru understood what they meant and sought an apology from the Order due to his somewhat rash judgement. Yahru trained with the Order as a Toa for half a year. Within that time, he did some secret service work for the Order in various places across the Matoran Universe. In the middle of that training, the Order upgraded Yahru and sent him to quietly aid the Toa Inika and armed him with a set of weapons and equipment. Yahru publicly met up with all six of the Inika when Draku’s minions and Piraka teamed up to get the Mask of Life. Through their teamwork, they were able to send them packing for a brief moment. After Yahru introduced himself to the Inika; Jaller introduced his team: Hahli, Hewkii, Nuparu, Kongu and Matoro; and himself to Yahru. Yahru was relieved to find out that the Inika were his old Matoran friends. Yahru fought alongside with the Toa occasionally. When the Inika left for Mahri Nui, The Order of Mata Nui called him back to complete his training. Yahru let Tebak and Quertox know privately about his transformation, but due to the code of the Order, he didn't tell them about his new assignment. Six days before the Toa Mahri completed their mission; the Order prompted Yahru to head back to Metru Nui. Yahru was hesitant, but Yahru flew back to Metru Nui.

Return to Metru Nui and Migration to Spherus Magna[]

Once the Mahri returned to Metru Nui, Yahru got news that Matoro died while saving Mata Nui. Yahru, like the rest of the Mahri, was shaken up and saddened by the news. He attended Matoro's memorial service out of honor for his deceased friend, before the Order of Mata Nui called him back a day later to complete his training. A year later, the Order prompted Yahru to head back to Metru Nui. Yahru was hesitant because he still felt like there was more that he needed to learn. The Order told him that Draku and his minions are regrouping with Brotherhood of Makuta in order to launch their assault on Metru Nui, after hearing the news, Yahru departed to Metru Nui. When Yahru returned to Metru Nui, he visited Seihu and his school while they were training and gave a respectful bow to them. Seihu called Yahru to his chamber for a private talk. Although he didn’t outwardly explain everything to Seihu regarding his time in the Order of Mata Nui because it was expected of him, Seihu knew what went on. Seihu, while not too disapproving, made it clear to Yahru that he was going to have to choose between serving the Order of Mata Nui or staying on Metru Nui to help the Matoran. Yahru took part in the Siege of Metru Nui in the Order of Mata Nui/Brotherhood of Makuta War. This is where he allied with the Order of Mata Nui, Toa Mahri, Toa Nuva and Matoran to fight a combination of Draku and his minions, and members of the Brotherhood of Makuta. He along with a few Order of Mata Nui members, Seihu and his new students defended the School of Mata Taekworu Zhex as they fought against Draku and his forces.

After the battle, Yahru was faced with the tough choice: to either work full-time for the Order of Mata Nui, or to protect and serve the Matoran as a Toa. After considering and weighing the options, Yahru went to the Order and told them that he decided to protect the Matoran with the Toa, not only because of his friendship with the Matoran, but because he knows that it is his duty as a Toa to protect the Matoran. The Order reluctantly accepted Yahru's decision. Once they saw Yahru defending and helping a Matoran on Metru Nui who fell and hurt their leg while running from some of the Makuta during the battle, it convinced the Order that it was Yahru's real place to be a guardian to the Matoran. The Order made Yahru an honorary member for his hard work and dedicated service to them throughout his tenure. So he can now work as a part-time agent.

Yahru witnessed Teridax's announcement of his rule over the universe during the celebration of Mata Nui's awakening. He was among the many that fought Skakdi and Rahkshi of Heat Vision.

After the death of Makuta Teridax, Yahru migrated to Spherus Magna with the rest of the former inhabitants of the Matoran Universe, including Seihu and his new students. He was a part-time teacher to the school, traveling through Spherus Magna to teach Mata-Taekworu Zhex. Now he is going through Spherus Magna with several Order members like Hulgon to investigate the Red Star.

But Yahru is aware of the new threats that would emerge on Spherus Magna…

Abilities, Tools, and Traits[]

Yahru is an anomaly since he was the only Matoran that doesn't belong to an element.

Yahru can be a mixed bag. Sometimes, he can be calm, reserved, practical and intellectual. Other times, he can be creative, spontaneous and unpredictable.

Yahru is smart, bold, and excellent in times of crisis, but he can be too independent sometimes. It makes teamwork and camaraderie a challenge for him. Especially since he has a small tendency to be a workaholic.

In spite of his independent streak, Yahru might have a caring side underneath that people don’t often see, except for his master, Seihu.

Yahru has been able to master a variety of unarmed fighting styles across the Matoran universe that use punches, kicks, throws, strikes, grapples, blocks, and pressure points. His emphasized fighting style is known as Mata Taekworu Zhex. Yahru’s skills were impressive to the point that as a Matoran, he was able to hold his own against and/or defeat some Rahi, Vahki, and Rahkshi.

As a Matoran, Yahru used a lot of tools, including a sword he requested from a Ta-Koro weapon smith and carried it around him since.

When he became a Toa, he wielded a wide arsenal of weapons like the Turbine Staff, Exploding Throwing Stars, and a Dagger.

Yahru uses weapons sparingly since he has proficient hand-to-hand fighting skills, but when he does need them he always has them on hand.

Although Yahru's doesn’t have elemental powers, through:

1) His training with Seihu, Quertox, members of the Order of Mata Nui, and various Matoran.

2) The new insights and skills gained from his travels and interactions across the Matoran universe.

3) His bio-mechanical makeup

Yahru can compensate with capabilities in these areas:

· Martial arts skills– One of Yahru’s best and most recognized skills. Through years of vigorous training with Seihu, the Order of Mata Nui, and for a short time, Quertox; Yahru has been able to master a variety of unarmed fighting styles across the Matoran universe that use punches, kicks, throws, strikes, grapples, blocks, and pressure points. His emphasized fighting style is known as Mata Taekworu Zhex. Yahru’s skills were impressive to the point that as a Matoran, he was able to hold his own against and/or defeat some Rahi, Bohrok, Draku’s minions, and some Piraka. As a Toa, his skills and power improved. He was able to hold his own against skilled fighters like Axonn and Brutaka. Even holding his own against both Krakua and Mazeka in a jungle, shortly after becoming a Toa.

· Agility – Yahru has balance and body coordination that is above the average coordination of the finest athletes in the Matoran Universe. Yahru's agility gives him great acrobatic skills. His acrobatic skills include but are not limited to performing maneuvers such as somersaults at great heights, backflips, handsprings, and cartwheels.

· Strength – Yahru can lift and pull up 3 times his own weight. Yahru is shown to be strong to the point where he can punch and kick a brick wall that is up to 0.25 bio thick.

· Speed – Yahru can move up to 65% of the speed of a Kakama user.

· Intelligence – Yahru has studied under the wisest and most intelligent teachers, scholars, and historians throughout Metru Nui/Mata Nui. Yahru’s intellect also enables him to be able to solve puzzles and riddles.

· Reflexes – Yahru has the ability to react quickly but appropriately. He has the ability to dodge bullets or block attacks quickly.

· Swimming – Yahru is able to swim better than most Matoran, except Ga-Matoran. As a Matoran, Yahru only had about 65% of the Ga-Matoran’s swimming ability. As a Toa, it was 75% of a Toa of Water’s swimming ability

· Endurance – Yahru has the ability to persevere through some of the hardest conditions. His determination often gives him the urge to keep fighting and working

· Marksmanship – Yahru is able to shoot and throw objects with incredible accuracy.

· Vehicle riding – Yahru was able to learn this skill through his time on Le-Metru before the Great Cataclysm. He still retained this skill.

· Survival skills – Part of Yahru’s training was learning how to survive in some of the most isolated and hardest conditions in the Matoran Universe. One of his exercises included living for 2 months in a jungle with only a knife.

· Limited psychic abilities – Yahru has the ability to sense an attack coming for him and thanks to the Order of Mata Nui, Yahru has the ability to block his own mind from mental intrusion.

· Melee weapon skills – Although Yahru doesn't always rely on weapons in battle; Yahru knows that when he is battling an armed opponent, he has to level the field sometimes. Thus, he learned swordsmanship, and two forms of stick-fighting: with a staff and dual short sticks. Yahru became skilled in those weapon forms.

· Immunity to Antidermis virus – Part of his bio-mechanical makeup.

· Stealth – Yahru was taught how to move quietly and blend in the shadows. Yahru also knows how to breathe in such a way that during a stealth mission, he can be undetected.

· Escape tactics – Yahru is also is good escape artist. He is able to use his intelligence and available tools in order to know how to escape certain traps.

· Supercharge attacks - Yahru has the unique ability to charge up his weapons, feet, or fists to perform powerful fighting techniques. As he does this, the blue accents on his body and mask glow.

Tools[]

Although Yahru fights a fair share of his battles unarmed, he is aware that at times, he has to use some weapons to level the playing field against armed/heavily armored opponents, or to make an escape. As a Matoran, he carried a small sword with him on Metru Nui during the Great Cataclysm and when he was traveling to Voya Nui, for self-defense.

His weapons/tools as a Toa are:

· Turbine Staff: A nonlethal Bo (staff) like melee weapon Yahru sometimes uses. The staff can send an electric shock to someone in a close range if Yahru allows it. Yahru only uses this weapon at long range against an opponent armed with a melee weapon. This weapon uses renewable energy sources like hydroelectric, wind and solar, and geothermal. The staff is made of energized Protosteel and power cells. The handle of it is coated with microfibers that could enable good traction when holding it. It can also separate into two smaller yet different handheld sticks at will:

—Electro-Rod: This part of the staff has a fork-like prong on the side for catching an opponent's blade. It can emit energy blasts, shock an opponent and give precise strikes. This handheld weapon is similar in use and appearance to a jutte.

—Thruster Club: This part of the staff can conduct energy and give harder and wider strikes than the Electro-Rod. It is the conductor end of the staff.

· Throwing Stars: Shuriken-like throwing devices with Combustion, Ice, Extinguisher, Electric, Boomerang modes.

· Power Cannon: A hand cannon that Yahru uses for longer range attacks. He only uses it to destroy armored vehicles and walls. Some of the ammunition is Zamor-based in order to reverse Anti-Dermis effects on others.

· Smoke Bombs: Small ball shaped bombs Yahru uses to conceal himself in a pillar of smoke for an escape.

· Flash Bombs: Similar to the smoke bombs in shape but with a different colored band, can burst out some temporary blinding light to distract an opponent.

· Grapple gun: A handheld gun that Yahru uses in order to scale tall structures. It fires a grappling hook and rope.

· Battle Batons: Two Escrima-stick weapons Yahru uses for hand to hand combat. They were given to him by the Order of Mata Nui and made with the same technology used to make Krakua’s sonic sword.

· ProtoSteel Dagger -

Mask[]

Yahru wears a Kanohi Hau, as a Toa it was enhanced with a form of energy that allowed him to not only shield himself but absorb any plasma based energy blast heading for him and convert it. As Yahru charges up his attacks, the blue accents on his mask glow.

Quotes[]

TBA

Appearances[]

-Hidden Light (Debut appearance)

Gallery[]

Gallery for Yahru here