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Lhikan
Set Toa Lhikan
Toa
Group
Occupation
Toa Mangai (Formerly)
Element
Kanohi
Hau (Variant Shaping)
Tools
Fire Greatswords
Status
Revived
Location
Red Star
Pronunciation
LEE-kan


Lhikan was a Ta-Matoran and later Toa of Fire who served as leader of the Toa Mangai, defending the island until the Great Cataclysm.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Similarly to most other Toa of Fire, Lhikan began his life as a Ta-Matoran on Spherus Magna, where he aided in the construction of the Great Spirit Robot. Upon its completion, he was placed inside the Nynrah dome of the Matoran Universe, which then departed Spherus Magna.

While details of Lhikan's life in the time after the Great Spirit Robot's completion remains unclear, it is known that he lived amongst a community of Matoran for the majority of his life, finding work as a crafter and proving especially talented in the trade.

Roughly 17,500 years ago, notably in the aftermath of the Great Disruption, Lhikan was rescued from an industrial accident by Toa Dume, a traveling Toa of Fire. It is assumed that Lhikan made something of an impression upon the Toa for, 7,005 years ago, Toa Dume would return to Nynrah to transform Lhikan into a Toa.

Life as a Toa[]

With no Toa unit to support him and with his mentor all too keen on settling down in Metru Nui, Lhikan would travel to the Toa Fortress in hopes of receiving formal tutelage in the use of his Elemental Powers and the principles of the Toa Code. With attitudes towards Toa taking on universally hostile characteristics during this period, the Toa of Fire's early training proved a largely personal endeavor until he was accepted into the Fortress as a sentry.

In the interests of modeling Lhikan into a competent and fully-enlightened Toa of Fire capable of patrolling the region, the more experienced Toa of the Fortress offered Lhikan rudimentary but practical advise in the use of his Elemental discipline and taught him to activate his Kanohi Hau.

7,000 years ago, however, just five years into his training, the Toa Fortress was besieged by a Frostelus invasion. Instructed to retrieve the Makoki Stone from the Fortress' Vault, Lhikan soon discovered that the artifact had already been stolen in a Dark Hunter stealth operation that coincided with the Frostelus attack. Forced to retreat, Lhikan was the only surviving Toa from the attack, lamenting that the fall of the Toa Fortress marked not only the downfall of his fellow Toa, but also all physical evidence of the Toa Code. Rather than let guilt consume him, however, Lhikan vowed that he would never flee from a battle again.

4,000 years ago, Lhikan traveled to Metru Nui, having received a distress beacon from Turaga Dume. Arriving on the island, Lhikan joined an amalgamated group of ten other Toa summoned from different islands, a lineup that notably included Naho, Tuyet and Nidhiki. Charging themselves with defending the island in the absence of an existing Toa Team, Lhikan assumed command and led his fellow Toa in subduing the Kanohi Dragon, a powerful Rahi that had been unleashed on Metru Nui by a band of Dark Hunters. After a lengthy battle, the Toa emerged victorious and restrained the Rahi. Electing to stay in Metru Nui and defend the local Matoran, Lhikan and his teammates earned the title and rank of Toa Mangai.

In the years following the defeat of the Kanohi Dragon, however, Lhikan came to remark Tuyet's increasing paranoia. Unknown to Lhikan and his teammates, however, Tuyet secretly harbored the Nui Stone had set about creating a complex scheme to ensure her safety against Dark Hunters.

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 was charged with defending the island alone with Tuyet and Nidhiki. After discovering that a small squadron of Dark Hunters had made landfall in Metru Nui, Tuyet began to enact her plan, brutally murdering three random Matoran and framing their deaths on the Dark Hunters operating in the city. With Lhikan and Nidhiki endeavoring to investigate the incidents and engage the Dark Hunters, however, the pair eventually grew skeptical, sensing that the Dark Hunters were not in fact responsible for the deaths.

Lhikan Hau 1

Lhikan battling an unseen opponent in Ga-Metru.

With Lhikan growing wise to Tuyet's deception after confronting her in her hut, however, the Toa of Water was forced to reveal her possession of the Nui Stone, proposing that they use it to assert themselves as the dominant species of the Matoran Universe and forcibly suppress the Dark Hunters. Deeply troubled by Tuyet's proposal, Lhikan challenged the Toa of Water in combat. Activating the Nui Stone and using her enhanced Elemental Powers to fend off Lhikan, Tuyet earned the upper hand in the brief battle that ensued. Unable to kill the leader of the Toa Mangai while empowered by the Nui Stone, however, the intervention of Nidhiki ensured Tuyet's downfall, notably resulting in the Nui Stone being shattered into shards and embedded in the Toa of Water's armor.

Detained and imprisoned within the Coliseum, Tuyet would reside within a cell for several hours whilst Lhikan debated with Turaga Dume over her ultimate fate. During this time, however, the Order of Mata Nui grew privy to Tuyet's destructive potential and saw fit to study the Nui Stone fragments, dispatching Botar to abduct her overnight. The mystery of Tuyet's disappearance would continue to haunt Lhikan for the remainder of his career.

Great Cataclysm[]

In the months preceding the Great Cataclysm, Makuta Teridax enacted the first phase of his Grand Plan for universal conquest, capturing Turaga Dume and placing him in a Matoran Pod, then assuming his form to carry out his agenda. Whilst impersonating Turaga Dume, Teridax commissioned the Dark Hunters for assistance in securing control over Metru Nui. With "Eliminator" silencing the remaining Toa Mangai, Krekka and Nidhiki were tasked with gathering intelligence on the Great Kanoka Disks.

After his teammates started disappearing and the Morbuzakh plant began spreading across the districts of Metru Nui, Lhikan defended Metru Nui alone for an unclear period of time. Unable to evade Dark Hunter forever, he sought to pass Toa Stones stolen from the Great Temple on to a new generation of Toa, selecting six Matoran who he believed to have been chosen by the Great Spirit to defend Metru Nui in its darkest hour. Unable to prevent Lhikan from creating more Toa, Teridax read the names of six Matoran in the Wall of Stars and endeavored to influence Lhikan's decision so that the Toa of Fire would not choose the destined Toa; prompting him to instead choose Vakama, Nokama, Whenua, Onewa, Matau and Nuju. However, anticipating that Makuta would take such action, Mata Nui, changed the Wall of Stars to reflect the names Nuhrii, Vhisola, Tehutti, Ahkmou, Orkahm and Ehrye so as to trick the Makuta into choosing the destiny had always intended to become the Toa Metru.

Distributing the Toa Stones, Lhikan was ultimately captured by Nidhiki and Krekka in Ta-Metru, before relinquishing his Toa Power and transforming into a Turaga. Held captive, Lhikan was taken to the Prison of the Dark Hunters in Po-Metru.

For several weeks, Lhikan adjusted to life as a Turaga, adopting a Firestaff and adorning a ceremonial helmet to disguise his Kanohi. During his isolation, the Morbuzakh threat was quelled and Makuta grew conscious that a new wave of Toa would complicate his Grand Plan and used his guise to brand the Toa Metru as public enemies and ordered the Vahki to detail them. With Onewa, Whenua and Nuju captured by Vahki, the three Toa Metru were taken to the Prison of the Dark Hunters, where they were approached by Lhikan, who offered to help them escape. Blindfolded, the Toa were instructed to concentrate on their surroundings and pick their way across the chamber. After the exercise riled tensions in the cell, Onewa and Nuju were able to access their Kanohi powers for the first time, facilitating their escape from the chamber. In the darkened corridor outside, Whenua was also able to access his Kanohi Ruru and illuminate the way forward.

Traveling a great distance through the Prison of the Dark Hunters, Lhikan and the Toa eventually reconvened with the other Toa Metru, who had arrived to mount a rescue. At this point, Lhikan revealed his identity to the Toa and lamented that Vakama had not ensured the safety of the Matoran. After stumbling upon the Matoran Pod that contained the real Turaga Dume, however, Vakama came to understand the scope of the Makuta's plan and insisted that the Toa return to the Coliseum to confront the false Turaga. Hijacking a Vahki Transporter, Lhikan and the Toa escaped a squadron of Vahki and made for the surface.

Arriving in the center of the island, the Toa resurfaced to find that the entire population of Metru Nui had been summoned to the Coliseum by the Vahki and placed inside Matoran Spheres, where they entered into a comatose state. With the Matoran unable to carry out their tasks of maintaining the districts of Metru Nui, Makuta was able to set in motion a chain of events that debilitated the Great Spirit Robot and transferred the seat of power to himself, also siphoning off energy from the city's power grid to shapeshift himself into a larger form.

Beset by the Dark Hunters, Nidhiki moved to confront Lhikan in one final encounter with his former teammate. Rather than allow the battle to play out, Onewa was able to use his Komau, compelling Krekka to turn on Nidhiki and driving the pair into the Makuta's Shadow Hand, where they were absorbed.

LoMN Toa Metru Vakama With Dying Turaga Lhikan

Lhikan's sacrifice

With the Vahki Transporter knocked into the waters of the Great Barrier, Lhikan attempted to keep the vessel waterborne while Makuta obstructed the Toa with columns of Liquid Protodermis. When Vakama confronted the Makuta alone with the Kanohi Vahi, Lhikan ventured to the top of the Great Barrier and sacrificed himself to free Vakama from a stasis field he had accidentally locked himself in. Throwing himself in front of Makuta's Shadow Hand, Lhikan's Fire Greatswords were destroyed and he was mortally wounded. With Makuta giving chase to the Vahi, Vakama cradled Lhikan in his final moments. Before succumbing to his injuries, the Turaga expressed his gratitude at having watched Vakama become a Toa and gifted him his Noble Hau.

Death[]

Mortally wounded, Lhikan's body was transported to the Red Star for repairs at the hands of the Kestora, a practice that was not uncommon for members of the Matoran species upon sustaining terminal injury. With the Red Star's teleportation function disabled, however, Lhikan was placed in stasis while the Kestora endeavored to return him to the Matoran Universe.

Vakama would late go on to name the Toa Metru's Vahki Transport "The Lhikan" in honor of the fallen Turaga. This Vahki Transporter would later be damaged enough to warrant repairs, at which point it was renamed "The Lhikan II".

When the Toa Metru eventually became Turaga themselves, they decided not to reveal the truth of Metru Nui to the Matoran. Vakama in particular became a prolific orator and created stories of Lhii the Lava Surfer to tell the villagers of Lhikan's heroic exploits.

Alternate Universes[]

In the Dark Mirror alternate universe, Tuyet was able to convince Nidhiki to side with her, overpowering and killing Lhikan before establishing the Toa Empire. Renouncing the Toa Code and offering positions within her empire to all living Toa, Tuyet militarized the Toa population using the Nui Stone, asserting herself as Empress of the superior species in the Matoran Universe from her vantage point in the Coliseum.

As the last Toa to have stood in opposition to Tuyet and her ideologies, Lhikan would come to be immortalized as a symbol of the resistance movement. Following the defeat of the Empire and the gruesome death of Tuyet, Lhikan's legacy would be remembered.

Abilities and Traits[]

As a Toa of Fire, Lhikan could create, control, and absorb heat. This also gave him the ability to manipulate most forms of Molten Protodermis, alter the temperature of a target area, trigger volcanic eruptions, and conjure fiery constructs. Lhikan was also able to withstand considerably warmer conditions.

Following his transformation into a Turaga, the extent of Lhikan's Elemental Powers was greatly reduced, though he retained his ability to manipulate Fire to a limited but nonetheless sufficient extent.

Mask and Tools[]

As a Matoran, Lhikan wore a powerless Kanohi Hau. As a Toa, this mask was transformed into a Great Hau, which enabled him to project a quasi-holographic force field around himself, blocking most physical attacks.

He also carried a pair of Fire Greatswords, a set of Toa Tools capable of channeling his Elemental Power that also doubled as a Lavaboard with limited flight capabilities.

Forms[]

Picture Form
Set Toa Lhikan Lhikan's original Toa form

Fanon[]

Picture Form
BTD27 Toa Lhikan 01 Toa Lhikan, as designed by BobTheDoctor27
BTD27 Turaga Lhikan Turaga Lhikan, as designed by BobTheDoctor27

Trivia[]

  • Lhikan was voiced by Michael Dobson in BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui, who notably also voiced Kopaka and Krekka.

Appearances[]

  • The Many Deaths of Toa Tuyet
  • Birth of a Dark Hunter
  • BIONICLE Legends 4: Legacy of Evil
  • BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui - First Appearance
  • BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui
  • BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear
  • BIONICLE Adventures 9: Web of Shadows
  • BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap - Illusion
  • BIONICLE Legends 5: Inferno - Illusion
  • BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle - Mentioned
  • Into the Darkness - Mentioned
  • Dreams of Destruction - Illusion
  • The Mutran Chronicles - Mentioned
  • Dark Mirror - Alternate Universe; Mentioned
  • Reign of Shadows - Mentioned


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