Gorta (Fractures Alternate Universe)

Gorta was a Ga-Matoran who became a Toa of Water and later a Toa Hordika, in the Fractures universe.

Early Life
Like all other Toa of Water, Gorta began her life as a Ga-Matoran on Spherus Magna, where she helped to construct the Matoran Universe and was placed on an island on an unnamed island, along with a number of other Matoran.

Life as a Toa
At some point in her life, Gorta was transformed into a Toa. Though details of her home island and actions in this period remain largely unclear, it is also known that she was part of Toa Kualus' original Toa Team.

Mutation
Early on in her life as a Toa, Gorta's Toa Team was informed of a disturbance on an island in the Southern Island Chains. Unwilling to leave their island unprotected, Gorta and a novice Toa of Sonics were sent to investigate the situation.

However, they soon discovered that the island had been overrun by Visorak and were swiftly amubushed by a patrol. While Gorta's teammate was immediately killed, she was bound in webbing and carried away to be mutated by Hordika Venom as this particular branch of the Visorak swarm believed that females were more likely to survive the transformation. Against her will, the Toa of Water was enwrapped in a cucoon and left dangling from the stalactite of a large cavern. As the Hordika venom took root in her body, she was transformed into a more bestial form and was left to fall. Although she survived the fall with few injuries, Gorta turned sour and blamed her fellow Toa for her mutation, convincing herself that they had betrayed her. Enraged, she returned to her home island and began to terrorize her former team mates.

Over the course of her life, she would track down each and every member of her former team until only a Turaga of Plasma and Kualus - who had become a Toa Hagah and left the island - remained.

Cult of Darkness
Temporarily abandoning her search for her former allies, Gorta soon discovered that the Brotherhood of Makuta was becoming interested in her movements and applied to become a servant of the organization. Interested by her blood-lust for hunting down her fellow Toa, the Makuta noted her violent, aggrssive nature and decided to assemble a strike team named the Cult of Darkness due to an number of prisoners unexpectedly volunteering to serve the organization. Gorta was integrated into it and was stationed on a small island in the Southern Island Chains, with the rest of her group, until she would be needed.

Due to the fact that Makuta Teridax never existed in the Fractures Universe, the Brotherhood did not form The Plan and, instead of waiting for events to fall into place around the Great Cataclysm, accelerated their invasion of the Matoran Universe. Mata Nui still was able to safely land on Spherus Magna. By this point, Gorta was still an ally of the Brotherhood.

Final Push
Despite the Brotherhood spilling out onto Spherus Magna and invading the Agori villages, members of the Cult of Darkness were ordered to remain in the Matoran Universe to fight off the Final Push, where Gorta encountered several Toa. During this battle she was able to impale a particularly militant Ta-Matoran named Sarda and was responsible for the murder of Toa Zaria. Gorta survived the Final Push and regrouped with the other servants. However, unlike the majority of the group, she - and a handful of other Cult members - was sent to Stelt whilst the others launched an attack on Metru-Nui in an attempt to cripple the city, something that irritated Gorta as she felt she was missing out and that her talents were not seen as important.

Abilities and Traits
Whereas most Toa of Water are known for their calm, relaxed, pure personalities, Gorta is unsuble, anger-driven, and aggressive, seeking confrontation wherever she travels. Being a Toa Hordika, she is clumsy and has something of a hot-headed character, often resorting to violence and brute force instead of negotiating her way out a situation.

However, prior to her mutation, Gorta was a quieter, refined, almost shy character, which directly contrasts her personality after her transformation.

As a Toa of Water, Gorta had the ability to control, absorb and manipulate moisture, able to create liquid protodermis at will. However, upon becoming a Toa Hordika, she lost access to her Elemental Powers and now relies on more direct battle tactics.

Mask and Tools
As a Matoran, Danza wore a powerless Kanohi Kiril. As a Toa this mask was transformed into a Great Kiril, granting her the power to regrow parts of inorganic substances.

However, her ability to access her Kanohi was disabled as a consequence of her mutation into a Toa Hordika. Currently, her Kanohi Kiril is fused to her face and cannot be utilized.

Gorta's weapon prior to her transformation remains unknown. Upon becoming a Toa Hordika, however, her weapon was altered into her current Tidal Sword, a broadsword laced with Protosteel.

Additionally, Gorta's back-mounted Rhotuku Launcher is known to temporarily take away the sense of hearing from a target, allowing her to deafen an opponent for a period of time.

Appearances

 * Judgement-Day - First Appearance