Lanous

Lanous was a Toa of Fire.

History
Lanous was created by the Great Beings to aid in the construction of the Matoran Universe. When it was completed, he went on to populate along with his fellow Matoran. Sometime after the Great Spirit Robot left Spherus Magna, Lanous opened up his business as a captain, manning a cargo ship. Unfortunately, the ship was raided and sunk by Dark Hunters, and he became stranded on Zakaz. He was around when Spiriah experimented on the Skakdi, and stowed away on his ship when he left them to their own devices. He found himself on Xia, and became a worker in one of their factories. While he was working, someone slipped a Toa Stone into his toolbox, and he touched it, he was transformed. Although he lost his job as a repairman, he was allowed to serve as a supervisor of sorts, allowing him to still contribute to his coworkers.

Unfortunately, the factory became the place where Kojol's essence was disposed of, and Teridax had it demolished as a warning to the Vortixx. Lost and without a job, Lanous left the island and eventually met Jismal and Yagvi. The three joined together and formed a trio of sorts. They caught wind of strange experiments occurring on an island called "Unoyr", and Jismal went to investigate. When she returned, she found that Tridax was attempt to "rebuild" an unknown species into an army for himself. A year later, Yagvi and Jismal set out to sabotage the operation, though only the Toa of Psionics managed to escape. He was surprised when she was teleported with a Makuta, and overheard their conversation. When the visitor vanished, he confronted her and asked if she trusted him. Once she gave him her answer, she returned to recon work.

In the aftermath of the breakout on Unoyr, Lanous and Jismal gathered whatever surviving outsiders they could and recruited them into their group. They used guerrilla warfare against the Brotherhood of Makuta, even after Teridax's takeover of the Matoran Universe. When he landed on Bara Magna, Lanous was among the Toa who exited the Matoran Universe and onto the outside world. He challenged a group of Rahkshi head-on, though he was servery wounded due to his headstrong nature. Before the Rahkshi could finish him, Tahu activate the Golden Armor, and whipped out the Rahkshi army. He bore witness to Teridax's death and Mata Nui's restoration of Spherus Magna. The Life-energy wave healed him, and he recovered. He was among a select few who bid the otherworlders farewell as they returned to their homeworlds and universes. Several years after that, however, he died of natural causes.

Abilities and Traits
While most Toa of Fire had a fiery temper, Lanous didn't. Rather, he was somewhat laid back and lighthearted. He also headstrong, charging into battle without a second though or even a plan.

While he wasn't always the smartest, he was by the strongest of the trio. As a Toa of Fire, he could generate and manipulate heat, and bend existing fires to his will. He could also create a Nova Blast and create a protodermis seal alongside five other Toa.

Mask and Tools
What Kanohi he bore before he became a Toa is unknown. However, it is known that shortly after the trinity was formed, Jismal gave him a Pehuki-shaped Miru, which belonged to one of her fallen comrades. He also bore a Magma Sword, which allowed him to channel his Elemental power through it.

Trivia

 * Lanous's personailty was inspired by Sig, a supportive character from the Jak and Daxter series.
 * His name is somewhat based off of Lanius', a high-ranking member of Caeser's Legion in the videogame: Fallout: New Vegas. This is rather ironic, considering the personalities of both characters are polar opposites.