Ahpolki

"They say lightning never strikes twice. That's fine, one shot is all I need."

- Ahpolki to his enemies. Ahpolki is a male Toa of Lightning.

Creation and Awakening
While the Av-Matoran consisted of both males and females, The Great Beings decided to limit each race of Matoran to one gender. Not all agreed to the idea, however. A Great Being by the name of Xeal disagreed, and went on to create Matoran and Toa that broke the traditional code. Ahpolki was one of those creations, a male Vo-Matoran. However, rather than be released into the Matoran Universe, he placed into a stasis pod and hidden on an island. Eventually, he awoke on Lesovikk's island and joined the village there. When the village’s Turaga went mad and sent everyone to Karzahni, Ahpolki stayed behind and fought the madman. However, he lost the battle and was crippled, nearly losing his arms as well. He was shipped to Karzahni and rebuilt into a weaker form. While there, he was looking for an escape route, but was shipped to the Southern Continent before he completed the plan. He acted as a recorder for Turaga Jovan, and helped him create a Wall of History.



Great Cataclysm
Disaster soon struck, however. When the Great Cataclysm occurred, Voya Nui was launched through the Great Spirit’s body. While Ahpolki was successful in saving the records, he was unable to save Jovan. When the crisis was over, he and a select group of Matoran carved the Cavern of Historical Records. Since then, he acted as a scout and herb gatherer, bringing in food and medicine for the village. During a hurricane, he was separated from his people and hid in a cave. It turned out that this ‘cave’ was actually the tomb of a forgotten being. He never got to find out who it was, as the cavern collapsed on him. Hours later, he was found and dug out by Piruk and a group of Matoran. Two hundred years later, Mahri Nui broke off, taking its Matoran Population with it, including Ahpolki. He resumed his place as a scout, doing recon for the Council. During his time in the underwater city, he recieved a  parcel from the Matoran of Voya Nui: A Kanohi Kualsi. Liking it over his Hau, he sold the latter to another Matoran and donned his new gift. He never did, however, want to be elected leader of the city. What he would do often is "dissappear off the radar", avoiding the public until elections are over. Due to ths, he was almost invisible to the public. He was among the Matoran evacuated into the Nui Caves when Voya Nui returned to the Matoran Universe. Shortly after the Reign of Shadows begam, however, he vanished. He didn't resurface until the Reformation of Spherus Magna.

Spherus Magna
Shortly after the death of Teridax, Ahpolki was one of a few Matoran selected to become Toa. At the time, he was believed to be an Onu-Matoran, so many presumed that he possessed the Element of Earth. He was placed under the wing of Bomonga and Gaaki. On the first day of training, however, he accidently electrocuted Bomonga, discovering his true Element. After this revelation, he was reassigned to Pohatu. It was during that time he befriended Janus, Tyniak, Begopah, and Trisna. A few years after completing his training, though, Av-Matoran and Kra-Matoran began to disappear. When the Toa Nuva went to investigate, they vanished too. Worried about his former mentor, Ahpolki and his friends went off to search for them. As the days went by, though, nothing came up. In a twist of fate, a Matoran of Twilight named Nebaq located the lost folk, and pointed the team in the right direction. When they got there, however, they found cult of madmen. Even more insane was their leader, a Toa of Twilight named Untwi. Ahpolki fought the leader head on, fatally wounding him and driving him out into the desert. He never returned since then.

Dimension Hopping
Shortly after that, he was selected for something unexpected: Space travel. Using a vessel discovered within a Great Being’s lab, they went off to find them. While on board, he surprised to see Nebaq again, this time as a Toa. He told him that he was needed elsewhere, that an important contact of his was lost on another world. Though weary and reluctant, he eventually accepted the offer. He was teleported to the main HQ of Diaon and Erab, then sent out to Izewofk along with a group of beings.

Powers and Traits
Ahpolki is something of a lone wolf, prefering to stay silent and hidden. Became of this, people often choose him as a scout, spy, and occasionally assassian. He is also known to be somewhat defiant, sometimes sneaking away from his group to explore on his own. Despite this, he does try his best to help his comrades. He doesn't feel like being the leading type, trying his best to avoid being elected as such. Instead, he acts as an advisor or deputy.



As a Toa of Lightning, create, control, and absorb electricity. In his days on Voya Nui, he wielded a Flamethrower and an electrified shield. While in Mahri Nui, he trade those and his Hau in exchange for Electro-Blades and a Kualsi. When he evolved into a Toa, he was given a Bolt Cannon and a blade.

Appearances
Nuclear Wonderland (First Appearance)

Trivia

 * Ahpolki is my primary Self-MOC.
 * Despite said above, he was the last of my Self-MOCs to have his own page.

