Toa Xia (Empire of Makuta Universe)

The Toa Xia were a team of Toa formed to defend the island of Xia.

Formation
The Toa Xia had its beginnings in the form of a loose coalition of novice Toa under the mentorship of Toa Pyreus. A brash and arrogant Toa of Fire, Pyreus desired to form a Toa team that would enter the service of the Brotherhood of Makuta as one of their Toa Hagah teams. To that end, he prematurely clad himself in ceremonial metallic armor in the hopes of attracting the Makuta's attention.

Pyreus' first recruits were Trisuma and Nira, both from the Northern Continent, and Arctur, from the Southern Continent. His next stop was Xia, having heard word of a new Toa of Iron. However, upon arrival, Pyreus was suddenly overcome with a mad craving for power and he ended up marooning his crew on Xia before heading off for uncharted waters. Left without direction, the four remaining Toa decided to operate together as a Toa team for the Vortixx, given permission to stay on Xia in exchange for protection services.

With Pyreus gone, Trisuma became leader of the Toa Xia as she was the only one of the four with any leadership capabilities.