Skull Basher

Skull Basher was the title afforded to Kulta's highest-ranking lieutenant, one of the most accomplished of the Skull Raiders.

Biography
Thousands of years ago, Skull Basher was born into the Skull Raider warrior ranks, a tribal clan situated on the outskirts of the Region of Stone.

For many years, the Skull Raiders were known to have plagued the Okotan Islanders, pillaging their settlements and burning their huts. While his true intentions during this period remain unclear, it can be assumed that Skull Basher ascended to a position of prominence within the tribe during this period, eventually earning his title and becoming Kulta's principal lieutenant.

The renegade activities of the Skull Raiders, however, were eventually brought to an abrupt end by the contemporary Protectors of the era and the Mask Makers; Ekimu and Makuta, whose combined might drove the Skull Raiders deeper underground. Shortly after this defeat, Makuta was known to have enlisted the services of the Skull Raiders, ultimately earning their allegiance and respect.

Roughly one thousand years ago, however, Okoto was ravaged by a cataclysmic event when Ekimu used his Hammer of Power to knock the unstable Mask of Ultimate Power from Makuta's face, creating a powerful shockwave that leveled the Capital City and irrevocably tainted the island's ecosystem. Trapped underground by tectonic shifting, the Skull Raider ranks were decimated during this event, with all female members of the tribe succumbing to injuries sustained during the cataclysm or starvation over the following months.

Recovering from the devastation of his tribe, Skull Grinder enlisted the aid of Skull Basher. Traveling to the City of the Mask Makers, Kulta and his lieutenant where accompanied by a legion of reanimated Skull Creatures and an army of Skull Spiders. Under the instruction of Makuta, they set about occupying the city and retrieving the Mask of Creation, intent upon destroying it and debilitating Ekimu's elemental capabilities.

However, the Skull Creatures were swiftly dispatched by a team of Toa, who managed to revive Ekimu and traverse through the city. Guarding the entrance to Ekimu's Forge, Skull Basher set about fending off the Toa whilst his ally started up the furnace and destroyed the Mask of Creation.

First ambushing Tahu and Kopaka, Skull Basher sent both Toa crashing down a series of steps. He then used his Doom Spikes to knock off Onua's Golden Mask of Earth, thereby claiming the mask as his own. With the Toa of Earth weakened, Ekimu ordered the Toa to strike as one, ultimately overwhelming Skull Basher and knocking the Golden Mask of Earth from his face. Defeated, he lapsed into unconsciousness.

Following the defeat of the Skull Grinder, both Kulta and Skull Basher were imprisoned in a dungeon beneath the City of the Mask Makers. With their masks removed and an ancient enchantment written overhead, both captives were left in a severely weakened state.

Several days later, Makuta instructed a Skull Spider to infiltrate the dungeon and free both the Skull Raiders so as to further his ambitions. Disappointed with how easily his lieutenant had been dispatched by the Toa, however, Kulta chose to leave Skull Basher behind in the cell and escape.

Presently, Skull Basher resides in the dungeon beneath the City of the Mask Makers.

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