Hura

Hura

Toa
Group	Toa Mangai
Element	Ice
Kanohi	Kaukau
Tools	Ice Chainsaw
Status	Deceased
Pronunciation	HOOH-rah

Hura was one of the four Toa Mangai of Ice.

Biography[]

Life as a Toa[]

Some time after becoming a Toa of Ice, Hura was among the Toa who traveled to Metru Nui to combat the Kanohi Dragon. After a lengthy battle, the Toa emerged victorious and restrained the Rahi, thanks in no small part to the efforts of four Toa of Ice. Hura and his teammates were thus honored with the title of Toa Mangai.

Around 3,500 years ago, in a period of Metru Nui's history where most of the Toa Mangai were taking part in missions outside the island's dome, Lhikan, Tuyet and Nidhiki were charged with defending the island alone while Hura was deployed on an unknown assignment.

During this time, Tuyet was imprisoned for murder and attempting to overthrow Metru Nui. Before Lhikan and Turaga could determine her ultimate fate, she was abducted by the Order of Mata Nui overnight. Tuyet's betrayal, as well as Lhikan and Dume's explanation for her disappearance, began to sow distrust amongst Hura and the other Toa Mangai.

With attitudes towards Toa taking an unsavory flavor across the Matoran Universe, the Dark Hunter organization notably began to grow in size, becoming a recognized power faction and a constant menace to Toa on a universal scale, establishing footholds in regions across the universe. Now confident in his claim to power, The Shadowed One became prideful, and sought a base of operations in Metru Nui. This period would thus witness numerous attempts from the Dark Hunters to win Metru Nui, both through political assassination of Turaga Dume and through clashes with the Toa Mangai, which Hura and his teammates were able to repel.

After nearly three centuries of brewing tensions, the Toa/Dark Hunter War erupted, prompting a full-scale invasion of Metru Nui by the Dark Hunters. Toa Naho was able swim to a nearby island, demanding the local Turaga's aid in repelling the Dark Hunters. With the Turaga proving hesitant to involve himself in the affairs of Metru Nui, Naho was ultimately able to persuade him otherwise, ensuring that one hundred Toa would be sent to join the war effort and repel the Dark Hunters from Metru Nui's shores.

However, Toa Nidhiki come to betray his fellow Toa, orchestrating a Dark Hunter ambush in the Canyon of Unending Whispers. However, having grown privy to Nidhiki's deception, Lhikan made preparations for Toa reserves to make landfall in Metru Nui that morning, flanking the Dark Hunters in a counter-ambush once Nidhiki revealed his true intentions. The Toa Mangai allowed the Dark Hunters to leave unharmed in return for the Makoki Stone and taking the traitorous Nidhiki away with them. Present for the defeat of the Dark Hunters, Hura and his teammates witnessed the exile of Nidhiki, even more distrustful of one another.

Abilities and Traits[]

Hura alongside two other Toa Mangai of Ice

Prior to becoming a Toa, Hura was unable to fully access his powers. Instead, he possessed a degree of enhanced endurance to cold temperatures.

As a Toa of Ice, Hura could create, control, and absorb Ice. This also gave him the ability to manipulate temperature, trigger avalanches, flash-freeze a target, and produce frozen constructs. Furthermore, Hura possessed a natural resistance to colder temperatures.

Mask and Tools[]

Throughout his time spent as a Toa, Hura wore a Great Kaukau, the Great Mask of Water Breathing. a Kanohi that allowed the user to breathe underwater for an extended period of time beyond their natural capability. As a Toa, Hura wielded an Ice Chainsaw, a tool which he often used in melee combat.

Forms[]

Picture	Form
	Toa Hura as designed by Kodiak.

Trivia[]

Hura and Mafa were often sent on missions together, thus their moniker became the "Hura-Mafa" duo.
Several years after the Great Cataclysm, Mafa would be honored by the Toa Metru, who notably named the Hura-Mafa River in his memory.

Appearances[]

Bionicle Legends 4: Legacy of Evil - Mentioned