Barion

Barion was a guard for Ba-Koya and later a Toa of Gravity as one of the six Toa Koya who were later known as the Toa Nova.

Biography
As a Matoran, Barion was the head of the guards that protected Ba-Koya from Rahi and other intruders.

On a fateful day while guarding the village, he was attacked by a terrifying creature that could only be described as being completely red. He couldn't prevent it from entering the village and sabotaging the shrine, but as it escaped, he found it left behind a strange stone. He brought it to the village elder, who commanded him to take the Toa Stone to the great Toa Shrine and fulfill his destiny. During this time, five other Matoran were bringing their Toa Stones to the shrine, and in a blinding flash of divine light, Barion and the five others were transformed into Toa.

Not understanding the reason the Great Spirits had transformed them, Sura, Toa of Plasma, requested that they all recall their tales of how they were given the stones, in hopes that this would clear up the mystery behind their transformation. Barion told them about this strange creature that attacked him, called Redd, and how it dropped the Toa Stone.

The Toa resolved that all the stories (except Cellik's) had a connection to a creature called Redd, so they chose their Toa Tools from the shrine and embarked on a journey to find Redd. Barion equipped himself with a heavy fist because it felt similar to using his fists to fight off Rahi. He was, however, dissapointed that there was only one fist, meaning he would have to rely on slow and heavy blows.

The team split up in search of Redd in each Koya, and Barion was attacked by a quick green creature with a frightening snapping jaw. Barion was able to wound it with his bare fist, but wasn't fast enough to dispatch it completely before it fled. As he tried to keep up, he discovered he wore Kanohi Valu, the Mask of Force, which wasable to slow down the creature a bit, but not enough to prevent its escape. Discouraged, Barion returned to the Toa Shrine to tell the others what happened.

When the team regrouped, they explained the events that had passed. Toa Fanua had discovered that Redd was after a great Kanohi known as the Mask of Creation, but could not obtain it because its location was known only by a Turaga known as Goll, who, according to Cellik's story, was dead. The Toa began to question the accuracy of Cellik's tale and don't believe him when he tries to tell them Redd's location, so Cellik embarks on his own while the other Toa go to search for Goll.

They find him in the outskirts of Koya Nui, and Goll tells them that they must obtain the Mask of Creation before Redd does. He tells them that it is hidden in the Shrine of Creation, but the Toa decide to help Cellik first, using the virtue of Unity as a guide. They find Cellik at the mercy of Redd, but Barion is able to hold Redd down using Gravity just in time to save Cellik from death. Believing their foe to be helpless under Barion and Fanua's grasp, the Toa focus their energy on reviving Cellik's strength so they can go to obtain the Mask together. They underestimated Redd's strength, however, and he escaped their grasp and uses his power of intimidation to learn the location of the Mask. He then fled, leaving Barion and the other Toa to battle the twins Fallara and Vallara.

The Toa manage to defeat them and they all go follow Redd's trace, where they finally face Redd at the Shrine of Creation in the center of Koya Nui. Redd is outnumbered by the six Toa, but before his defeat, he slashed a deep gash in the side of the mask, causing it to leak out creation energy from it. This transforms Fanua and the other Toa into the much stronger Toa Nova. Barion's fist becomes a large club with a gravity-altering gyro on its handle, and his body becomes even bulkier, making him the most heavily armored of the Toa Nova.

With their new powers, the Toa defeated Redd for good. Fanua, Toa of Magnetism, fled from the rest of the Toa, and the others returned to their homes where they were celebrated by the Matoran. This celebration was cut short, however, by a creature attacking the Koyas. The Toa panicked at the missing sixth Toa because there was nobody to protect Fa-Koya. However, the creature was stooped by Darius, a one-armed swordsman who the Toa fought when he guarded the Great Shrine of Creation. Although he was not a Toa, Darius fought alongside them and was able to stop the beasts. After the skirmish, Darius tells the Toa that the beasts were attacking because of the Mask of Creation's destruction, and that the only was to stop them permanently was to fight the Lords of Apocalypse and Catastrophe who were creating these creatures. The Toa split up again to search for the Turaga that could teach them to hone their complimentary elements. Barion met this Turaga in Ba-Koya and learned the power of Water.

The Toa and Darius all gathered again with their new powers, except Fanua, who was still missing. Darius had absorbed power from the Mask of Creation after returning to the Great Shrine of Creation and became the Toa of Life, taking Fanua's place as the sixth Toa. They all went to battle the Lords of Catastrophe and Apocalypse, but could not defeat them until Fanua appeared, displaying a massive amount of power and destroying the foes with ease. The destruction of the Lords of Apocalypse and Catastrophe led to a chain reaction that began to sink Koya Nui, and so Fanua displayed one last power and created a large globe that gloated magnetically in the sky for the Matoran to dwell. The Toa all went into this globe except Darius, who felt he belonged with the shrine, and Barion transformed into the Turaga of Gravity.

As a Turaga, Barion was known for his warming embrace, being able to boost the moral of the Matoran as they go through difficult times. He often carved the tales of the Toa Koya that Fanua and Cellik recalled onto tablets to preserve the legend of the Toa Koya for thousands of years to come.

Mask and Tools

As a Toa Koya, Barion wore the Kanohi Valu, the Mask of Force. With this Kanohi, he could create and destroy sources of force, making objects move faster or slower and incresasing or decreasing their mass without adjusting volume. He carried a heavy fist that could send even the heaviest of enemies airborne with a single punch.

After becoming a Toa Nova, Barion weilded a large Gravity Club, which had a gyro on the handle that adjusted the weight of the club, making it feel lightweight to the holder while delivering more force to the reciever of its power. Paired with Kanohi Valu, this proved a terribly dangerous weapon, as he could throw the club into the air above the enemy, then use Valu's power to send it crashing down with the force of a meteor.

Trivia

 * Although his primary color is black, Barion the blue representative of the team, as his complimentary element is Water.
 * Barion is Violet Spinel's second favorite Toa Koya.
 * Barion's role on the team is Tank, because of his extreme physical bulk and incredible close-range damage output.