Umbarax

"Teridax was evil, he was selfish and sought power only for himself. He was everything the Makuta were created to stand against. I desire to rectify his crimes, and uphold The Three Virtues. As such, I wish to reinstate the Brotherhood of Makuta, with myself at its head. Mata Nui still has enemies. No doubt they linger in the dark places."

-Umbarax to Tahu

Umbarax was an ex-Dark Hunter, who proclaimed himself leader of the Makuta after Teridax's death.

Early Life
Umbarax was created years ago by The Shadowed One from a pool of antidermis in The Southern Islands. By The Shadowed One, he was named Umbra. In his time as a Dark Hunter, he became close friends with fellow Dark Hunter Haradrak. Umbra was trained by "Ancient ". Before obtaining his Hau and Staffs of Loyalty, Umbra wore a powerless Kanohi Olmak, and used a Fire Sword and Zamor launcher.

Dark Hunter Missions

 * Umbra took part in  the Dark Hunter invasion of Metru Nui, in which he single-handedly killed 20 Toa. It was here that he found his Staffs of Loyalty, taken from a destroyed Vahki.


 * Later, Umbra was tasked with retrieving antidermis from The Southern Islands . While he was there, he submerged his staffs in the antidermis, giving them enhanced powers. He almost succeeded, but before he could escape, he was attacked by Makuta Bitil, who used his Kanohi to summon past versions of himself. Umbra was hopelessly outnumbered, but he knew the mask's drawbacks. Umbra attempted to kill one of Bitil's past selves, by throwing one of his staffs, but the double caught it and tossed it aside. Umbra was forced to leave the antidermis behind, but Bitil let him escape with his life.
 * Umbra's final mission before deserting was to assassinate a high priority target, Toa Lhikan. Umbra managed to infiltrate Metru Nui, and found Lhikan in the Coliseum. Had his aim been true, Lhikan would be dead, but Umbra's Zamor sphere missed by mere inches.Turaga Dume was alerted of Umbra's presence, and ordered an army of Vahki to capture Umbra, but the Dark Hunter escaped.

Exile
When Umbra returned to the Dark Hunters' base, and informed The Shadowed One of his failure, his leader was enraged. in his anger, The Shadowed One banished Umbra from the fortress. Umbra's career as a Dark Hunter was over. Umbra wandered for many years, seeking work where he could, if only to pass the time. When he came to Karda Nui, he found the Av-Matoran population intriguing. Umbra enslaved a portion of them, with his enhanced Staffs of Loyalty, with could convert any creature to serve the Staff's user, after the Staffs had been dipped in antidermis. A great number of these Matoran Umbra employed to find an entrance to The Codrex, but without the keystones, there was no way in. The rest of Umbra's Matoran guarded his makeshift fortress from attacks by the free Av-Matoran. Umbra found a modified Great Hau

left abandoned in his fortress, and decided to take the mask for himself. Eventually, Umbra's forces were defeated, his matoran reverted to their usual selves. The Av-Matoran combined their arms to force Umbra out of their home.

Order of Mata Nui
While searching for a home, Umbra came across Axonn. Axonn agreed to let Umbra join the Order of Mata Nui, unaware of his past deeds. With the order, Umbra successfully subdued many Dark Hunter attacks, while in league with The Brotherhood of Makuta, trading weapons and information with them. For a brief time, Umbra served the Order faithfully, until Teridax took over the Matoran Universe, but upon meeting with his old friend Haradrak-who had also left the Dark Hunters a short time after Umbra was exiled-he devised a plan should Teridax fail. Haradrak joined the Order of Mata Nui, and the two remained members, conitnuing to plan, while making deals with the Makuta.

In a fight against some Makuta, Umbra and Haradrak were mortally wounded, so Brutaka teleported them to the planet of Bara Magna.

Glatorian
Umbra and Haradrak landed on Bara Magna, surprised to find their wounds healed. The two traveled to Vulcanus, and become Glatorian of the Fire Tribe. They fought-and won-many many arena matches, before Umbra was banished for killing one of his opponents, a Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe. Haradrak joined Umbra in self-imposed exile. As they traveled the desert as caravan guard, they continued their plan. it seemed unlikely that Teridax would fail, but someone had to take his place if he did.

The Battle of Bara Magna
During the Battle of Bara Magna, Umbra and Haradrak fought alongside the Toa and Glatorian, as they couldn't afford to give away their true allegiance. Umbra saved Tahu from a barrage of Zamor spheres shot by a group of Skakdi, reinforcing his ruse. Though the Toa were their temporary allies, Umbra and Haradrak found and misplaced pieces of the Golden Armour, in an attempt to delay Tahu from recovering it. They failed in this task however, as Tahu found all six pieces and destroyed Teridax's armies. Umbra looked on in despair, as a piece of Spherus Magna hit the head of The Great Spirit Robot, killing Teridax.

The Reformation of Spherus Magna
After Spherus Magna was reformed, Umbra remained allied to the Toa, while, in the ruins of the Great Spirit Robot, he began experimaneting with energized protodermis, creating fire and shadow charged Thornax Fruit, as well as powering his old Kanohi Olmak. Here, he also planned to reform the Brotherhood of Makuta, with himself at its head, and Haradrak as his deputy. As such, he renamed himself Umbarax. Umbarax spoke with Tahu, who agreed to allow Umbarax reinstate the Makuta. Umbarax remained a benevolent protector for 500 years, before he decided he had gained the people's trust. Umbarax then turned on the Toa Mata, killing each of them but Tahu, and accused The Toa of Fire of doing so. Umbarax then ordered Tahu be banished to wander the desert, and took most the planet for his own, renaming it Umbar Magna.

(To be Continued)