Kirop

Kirop was the spiritual leader of the Av-Matoran, who was captured and transformed into a Shadow Matoran by the Brotherhood of Makuta.

Early Life
Similarly to most other Av-Matoran, Kirop was created by the Great Beings to participate in the construction of the Great Spirit Mata Nui, with no worldly desires or true consciousness. Upon its completion, he was placed inside the Matoran Universe, which then departed Spherus Magna. At one point, Kirop was known to have been awarded one of the six Keystones, a fragment of a key required to unlock the Codrex, by a Hand of Artakha member. Shortly afterwards, Kirop and his fellow Av-Matoran came to settled underneath the Southern Continent to colonize Karda Nui before the awakening of Mata Nui. The colonization effort was hampered by frequent attacks by the Avohkah, but the Toa Mata soon arrived to deal with the threat.

Over the course of the his career, Kirop came to be regarded as the spiritual leader of the Av-Matoran, providing guidance for his people in place of a Turaga. During the Time Slip, Kirop was known to have led the Av-Matoran into the caves beneath the Southern Continent, eventually settling the colony beneath the surface. As a consequence of the Great Cataclysm, however, tectonic tremors across the Matoran Universe caused part of the homeland of the Av-Matoran to fall back into the Universe Core, forming the future Stalactite Villages of Karda Nui. Encouraging the survivors to rebuild, Kirop took up residence in one of the villages.

During this period of his life, Kirop became especially concerned with the defense of his people, who were now once again exposed in one of the most temperamental regions of the Matoran Universe. Fearful of the Energy Storms and mindful of the special role that Matoran of Light played in the Matoran Universe, Kirop would oversee the creation of the Booster Rockets and weapons, insisting that each villager be equipped and able to defend themselves. Kirop would also commission several of his comrades to harvest Lightvine fences around the various settlements of Karda Nui, believing their fluorescent properties to ward off any potential invaders.

Amidst rumors of paranoia, Kirop's anxieties would soon prove justified with the Brotherhood of Makuta discovering the location of the Av-Matoran homeland and mounting an invasion force. Aware that Matoran of Light were statistically more likely to become Toa, however, Makuta Antroz, Vamprah, and Chirox notably besieged Karda Nui for three consecutive days, bombarding the Stalactite Villages with Shadow Leeches and transforming droves of villagers into Shadow Matoran. Attempting a rescue operation to liberate one of the Stalactite Villages on the second day, Kirop was among the casualties of the siege, falling victim to a Shadow Leech and transforming into a Shadow Matoran. Realigning with the Makuta, Kirop came to serve Makuta Chirox, finding that he served as little more than a puppet testifying the defeat of the Av-Matoran.

Following the arrival of the Toa Nuva, however, the Makuta were repelled from the skies of Karda Nui and forced to regroup. Able to

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Appearances

 * BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky - First Appearance
 * BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets
 * BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle