Balta

Balta is a Ta-Matoran and the leader of the Voya Nui Resistance Team.

Prime Reality
Balta was created along with all other Matoran to work inside the body of the Mata Nui robot to keep it functioning. When he began to have problems with his ability to work properly, he was sent to Karzahni to be repaired. However, he was weakened during the rebuilding process, and was sent to live on the Southern Continent.

During the Great Cataclysm, the area on the Continent where Balta lived broke through to the surface of Aqua Magna, becoming the island of Voya Nui.

In 1,000 AGC, Balta and the other Voya Nui Matoran learned of the supposed arrival of a group of Toa. However, Balta learned that the "Toa" in question were in fact a band of rogue Dark Hunters calling themselves the Piraka, and he and five other Matoran formed the Voya Nui Resistance Team. Aided by the Toa Inika, the Resistance fought the Piraka until they disappeared from Voya Nui.

He then led the Matoran of Voya Nui down through the Cord, and when the Cord was severed by the Toa Mahri, the Matoran returned to the Southern Continent safely. During the takeover of the Matoran Universe by Makuta Teridax, Balta was enslaved by Teridax's minions. After Teridax's death, Balta joined the rest of the universe's inhabitants to emigrate onto Spherus Magna.

BIONICLE Legacy II: Birth of Evil
After the Toa Spedoka departed to another universe to search for Teridax, the members of the Voya Nui Resistance team were transformed into the Toa Voyaka and were sent to find them, traveling to another universe. After encountering Mutoka, who stole a Spear of Fusion and Balta's Kiril, they watched as planets began to spontaneously collide, and so to protect themselves, the Toa team hid in dimensional canisters.

They later met up with the Toa Spedoka in a parallel Metru Nui, where they related their adventures, and Balta revealed that he had read on Mutoka's preparation scroll that Mutoka wished to attack multiple parallel universes. After deciding that they were to fight back and attempt to kill Mutoka, the Toa Voyaka charged into battle. After sealing Kirika in a Protodermis cage, they found a piece of the Kanohi Ignika, but upon its release of energy into the sky, Balta and Kazi's spirits were sent to another world.

Upon watching Mata Nui fight four beings, they returned to their bodies to find that Dalu and Piruk had been captured by an enemy caravan. After taking a large Sand Stalker to Crystal Cave, they rescued their teammates, but fell into a deep hole, accidentally discovering where their enemies were hiding. However, they arrived too late to stop Fallen from donning the Ignika, and they were about to be killed when they were rescued by Shata.

They later returned to Metru Nui.

HT Adventures
When Inwirn created the False Reality, Balta became one of the Power Guardians, who were meant to keep the Chosen Ones from finding their memories and restoring the reality to normal. However, Balta instead aided Miira, knowing that doing so would allow him to keep his memories of the False Reality even if it were destroyed. When reality was returned to normal, Balta duplicated into two identical Baltas: one on Voya Nui, and another on Bio-Land, the latter having memory of the incident. The Bio-Land Balta established a samurai school. He later participated in the final battle of Henkka Island against the Piraka.

During the Quest for the Four Great Lands, Balta was captured by Grandeg. They escaped, only to be captured again, and were freed once more by Dvd and Aino. He later traveled to Comic Land to help battle Grandeg's robots. The team of beings later split up to help find the sacred stones that could help save the Four Great Lands. However, he was killed by Grandeg's Elite Robot.

League of Helpful Bounty Hunters saga
At some point, Balta found the DarkFighter. Not much is known about this.

When Balta died, his spirit went to Aaron, carved a new body design into the wall of Aaron's forge, and sent a message for him to build it. After Aaron forged it, Balta's ghost inhabited the body, and they traveled to Bara Magna, where Balta became the leader of the League of Helpful Bounty Hunters. After Spherus Magna was reformed, Aaron found him there, along with Balta's brother Poki.

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After Mata Nui and Teridax finally allied and reformed Spherus Magna, Balta made his home in Vulcanus. One day, he was given a Toa stone by Takanuva, and was instructed to jump in a pool of Terradermis. Reluctantly, Balta did as he was told, and when he emerged, he became a Toa.

Xaterex Multiverse Storyline
At some point, Balta encountered Nightfang. Immediately after, they were confronted by Brutaka and Thok, and though Nightfang was enslaved, Balta managed to escape with Piruk.

The Toa Axalara Story
At an unidentified point in time, Balta was transformed into a Toa Axalara. He later met up with the other members of his team.

Appearances

 * BIONICLE: Arena of Death
 * BIONICLE Legacy II: Birth of Evil
 * BIONICLE Saga
 * Legacy: Chronicles
 * Nightfang's Tale
 * The Toa Axalara Story

HT Adventures

 * False Reality
 * Piraka Attack
 * Time in Comic Land
 * Toatapio Nuva's Comics
 * Comic 3: It Was a Lie!
 * Comic 9: Balta's Samurai Lesson 1
 * Guest Starring Vordahk