Peduik

Peduik is a Toa of Shadows.

History
Peduik was originally a Bo-Matoran and had another name. He lived in Mazra Nui, where he worked as a gardener for a Bukgu nobleman. The nobleman eventually became involved in several debts, and in order to pay off, he decided to sell Peduik to the Makuta.

The Makuta replaced his mask and changed his name, in an attempt to strip him from his identity.

Peduik spent his next years in Destral as a servant of the Makuta Nutrex, who then drained him of its light, transforming him into a Matoran of Shadows.

Toa
When the Makuta set out to invade Karda Nui, Peduik remained in Destral and was the object of experiments that transformed him into a Toa. Upon discovering his potential, Peduik killed his way out of Destral and then disappeared.

During the Reign of Shadows, Peduik encountered a Toa team fighting and saved them. Initially the Toa distrusted Peduik, but they eventually joined forces to help the rebels of the universe.

After Teridax's death, migrated to Spherus Magna along with all inhabitants of the Matoran Universe and to start a new life.

Fearing his nature as a Toa of Shadows, the Spherus Magna Council tried to pressure Peduik to undergo treatment to regain his moral light, but he refused.

The Invasion
When the Chorak invaded Spherus Magna, Peduik was grouped with Frustrator, Deriahk and Brutaka to rescue the Agori Gryk. He and Brutaka only managed to rescue a Ko-Matoran, but Deriahk and Frustrator were successful in returning to the refuge with Gryk.

Gryk revealed the origins and intentions of the Chorak, in addition to the possible salvation for Spherus Magna: the Mask of Wishes. To ascertain the location of the mask, the group consulted Veuy, who communicated them in the spirit of the Agori Finitus. Finitus revealed that the mask was in possession of Ganiaz, an exiled Glatorian.

Peduik eventually joined the group that attacked Metru Magna to rescue Vavakx from the Chorak, ending the war.

With the war over, Peduik became more accepted by the Spherus Magna society, but the Council continued to press him to undergo treatment and stop being a Toa of Shadows. Peduik repeatedly rejected the demands of the Council and finally trained to completely get rid of his moral light, eliminating any possibility of recovering his original element.

Unable to make him change, the Spherus Magna Council decided to assign Peduik outside of Metru Magna. Soon after, he replaced his Mask of Incomprehension for a Kanohi Kaukau.

Abilities and Traits
Peduik, as a Bo-Matoran, spoke alone and used to be distant. Many considered him mad and avoided him; however, Peduik was distant because of shyness.

Being a Toa of Shadows, Peduik has dark impulses that are difficult to control, but after years of meditation he accepted his dark side and managed to keep it under control. He learned to prioritize logic, reason and objectivity above his emotions. Peduik feels that a practical and systematic approach is the right way of doing things and has had trouble reconciling this with the Spherus Magna Council, which prioritises appearances and protocol.

Through his determination, Peduik is accustomed to manifesting his worst qualities productively, rather than repressing or forcing a change in himself, as others had hoped.

Powers
As a Bo-Matoran, Peduik possessed an innate understanding of plants. After being drained of his light by Nutrex, his original element was replaced with Shadows, allowing him to shoot dark pulses.

Upon being transformed into Toa, Peduik gained almost perfect control over the elemental power of the Shadows. As such, at a basic level, he can create, manipulate, and absorb darkness. Peduik is also able to become completely undetectable in the dark.

Peduik is one of the few known beings of the Matoran Universe besides the Makuta who have no inner Light. Therefore, if his inner darkness were drained, he would die.

Mask and Tools
As a Matoran, Peduik wore a Kanohi Kaukau. This mask was replaced with a Mask of Incomprehension when he went to the service of the Makuta, which became a Great version with his transformation to a Toa. He also used a Laser Crossbow to channel his powers and possessed wings to fly.

After being assigned outside of Metru Magna, Peduik replaced his Mask of Incomprehension for a Great Kaukau.