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Nokama was a Ga-Matoran teacher, who became the Toa Metru of Water, briefly a Toa Hordika, and later a Turaga.
History[]
Early Life[]
As a Ga-Matoran, Nokama began her life on Spherus Magna, where she aided in the construction the Matoran Universe. She was later placed in Ga-Metru with a small community of Matoran.
At some point in Nokama's Matoran Life, she played Kolhii with a number of her friends while at a river that bordered Ko-Metru. Nokama tripped and fell into the lake. She was not saved until a day later, when she was found half frozen.
With the Ga-Metru education industry developing into a city-wide infrastructure, Nokama rose to a position of academic esteem, training initially as a researcher and receiving several diplomas. Launching into academia, Nokama frequently traveled between the Onu-Metru Archives and the Ko-Metru Knowledge Towers, consulted many of the contemporary Seers of Metru Nui. During this time she earned the respect and admiration of Vhisola, a student of hers who came to be a close friend.
Roughly 79,500 years ago, at the onset of the Matoran Civil War, Nokama came to petition the local Turaga for a ceasefire alongside a number of other Matoran, conscientiously objecting to the warfare that gripped the streets of Metru Nui. However, as the war raged on, the teacher became obligated to defend her native region from Le-Matoran militants. For the duration of the war, she begrudgingly came into intellectual conflict with several Ko-Matoran scholars.
4000 years ago, following the activation of the Vahki and the arrival of the Toa Mangai on the shores of Metru Nui, Nokama was known to have suffered minor property damage in the wake of the Kanohi Dragon's rampage across the island. With universal attitudes towards Toa growing increasingly contentious, however, the Dark Hunters made a number of attempts to seize a regional foothold in Metru Nui, which ultimately resulted in the organization declaring war on the Toa by invading the northern-most island in the Matoran Universe. Arming herself with a Kanoka Disk Launcher, Nokama took shelter from the conflict alongside her Ga-Matoran neighbors, staying out of the line of fire and evading the Dark Hunter anarchists. Understanding from an early stage in the conflict that the Dark Hunters were intercepting battle tactics send by Matoran military commands, Nokama was known to have been instrumental in establishing a new command language for Matoran to use, which the Dark Hunters found impossible to decode.
Once Toa Naho returned to Metru Nui with reinforcements, however, the Toa/Dark Hunter War took a noticeable turn in favor of the Toa, permitting Nokama and her fellow Matoran to venture back onto the streets. Within a matter of month, Nokama came to witness the victory of the Toa under Lhikan's leadership.
Roughly 1,001 years ago, with Makuta Teridax imposing as Turaga Dume and orchestrating the abductions of the Toa Mangai, Nokama was one of six Matoran chosen to succeed Toa Lhikan. Interrupting one of the Ga-Matoran's classes with his arrival, the late Toa of Fire offered her a Toa Stone containing instructions to travel to the Great Temple, advising her to be cautious. Accessing the chamber that contained the Toa Suva, Nokama soon encountered Vakama, Whenua, Onewa, Matau, and Nuju, five Matoran who had also been selected by Toa Lhikan. Slotting their Toa Stones into the Suva, the Matoran activated an ancient mechanism and were transformed into Toa by the energies of the Matoran Universe.
Toa Metru[]
Nokama as a Toa Metru
Naming themselves the Toa Metru and taking up the responsibility of defending the districts of their homeland, the six Toa equipped themselves with Toa Tools stored within the Suva and began searching for the Great Kanoka Disks, intent on using their legendary qualities to combat the Morbuzakh vines. Seeking the Ga-Metru Great Disk, Nokama came to the realization that Vhisola had both uncovered the location of the Disk and gone missing over the course of recent weeks. Investigating the disappearance of her former student and admirer, the novice Toa of Water found herself inspecting the Ga-Matoran's hut. Escaping from the local Vahki Bordakh patrol, the Toa of Water turned up no clues as to Vhisola's location, traveling instead to her school laboratory. Finding the facility ransacked and deducing that a four-legged Dark Hunter had pillaged Vhisola's notes, Nokama ascertained that Vhisola's disappearance was no coincidence.
Returning to Vhisola's home and causing a disturbance further down the street to draw the Vahki away, Nokama located a stone tablet depicting the location of the Ga-Metru Great Disk in the waters around the Great Temple, where her quest had begun. Venturing back to the Great Temple, Nokama soon caught sight of a large gathering of Ga-Matoran, pointing atop a large building upon which Vhisola was trapped. Using her command over a surrounding canal, Nokama was able to propel herself up the structure and reach the Matoran. However, she soon discovered that Vhisola was in fact trapped behind rubble, which had been constructed from a series of interlocking blocks, placed precisely enough to crush the Matoran if not removed slowly and in the correct sequence. Cautiously setting about dismantling the lattice of wreckage, Nokama was able to free Vhisola and press her for information about her circumstance, discerning that she had only had contact with a Po-Matoran named Ahkmou.
The Toa Metru embarking on their quest to find the missing Matoran
Retrieving the disk, the Toa of Water was able to reconvene with his cohorts and venture off to Ta-Metru, where the King Root of the Morbuzakh plant was believed to be germinating. Venturing forth with the Matoran, Nokama soon came to observe that Morbuzakh spores were raining down from a vat in the rafters of the Great Furnace. Restrained, the Toa were pressed by the vines, only for Nuju cut himself out using his Elemental Powers. Freeing by her teammate, Nokama joined an offensive with her fellow Toa, managing to clear the room and confront central nexus of the Morbuzakh plant. After a long and tiring fight, the Toa managed to use the combined energies of the Great Disks to sever the King Root from its branches and destroy the Morbuzakh once and for all, burning it with the Furnace's intense flames.
Nokama conversing with Vhisola
Attempting to prove their merit as Toa, Vakama and his teammates approached Turaga Dume in the Coliseum and presented the Great Disks. Unaware that Makuta Teridax had abducted the Turaga and assumed his form, however, the Toa were faced with an impossible task and humiliated in front of the Matoran. Unwilling to allow the new Toa team a foothold from which to disrupt his Grand Plan, the Makuta branded the Toa as impostors, pinning blame for the disappearance of Toa Lhikan on the Toa Metru and ordering the Vahki to apprehend them. With Whenua, Onewa, and Nuju captured, Nokama was barely able to escape the Coliseum alongside Matau and Vakama, who used a Kanoka Disk to topple an ornate statue of Lhikan and cover their exit.
Branded fugitives of Metru Nui, Nokama spent several weeks evading the Vahki with Vakama and Matau. Sticking to the Chute lines and Airships, the three Toa traveled the island in search of Lhikan for some time. During this time, Nokama was briefly influenced by a Vakhi Bordakh, though she was able to break free after being knocked from a height and rescued by Matau. Pursued by Nidhiki and Krekka, the Toa had a number of confrontations with the Dark Hunters, though they were able to escape each time. Over the course of his journey, Vakama's visions of the future became more frequent.
Following a battle with the Tahtorak, Nokama and her teammates would witness Lhikan's Spirit Star splintering in the sky above Po-Metru. Traveling north to the District of Stone, the Toa would again encounter the Dark Hunters in an abandoned crafting village. On this occassion, however, Nokama was able to access her Kanohi Rau and communicate with a herd of stampeding Kikanalo, which drove Nidhiki and Krekka from the village. Befriending the Kikanalo, the Toa would journey to the Canyon of Unending Whispers, where Lhikan was said to have last been sighted.
Infiltrating the Prison of the Dark Hunters, the Toa eventually reconvened with their teammates and a mysterious Turaga, who had arrived to mount a rescue. At this point, the Turaga revealed himself to be Lhikan, who had become a Turaga after his Toa Power had been transferred to the Toa Metru. 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, the Toa escaped a squadron of Vahki and made for the surface, Whenua using his Earthshock Drills to tunnel a large hole wide enough for the transport to fit through.
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, Teridax 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 Krekka and Nidhiki, Nokama defended Turaga Lhikan in the Vahki Transporter until Onewa was able to use his Komau, compelling Krekka to turn on Nidhiki. Meanwhile, Vakama began crafting the Great Disks into the kanohi Vahi, believing that the Mask of Time was the key to defeating Makuta.
With the Vahki Transporter knocked into the waters of the Great Barrier, Nokama attempted to keep the vessel waterborne while Makuta obstructed the Toa with columns of Liquid Protodermis. As Vakama confronted the Makuta with the Kanohi Vahi, Nokama and the other Toa Metru escaped the waves and combined their Elemental Powers to encase Makuta in a prison of solid Protodermis. Learning then that Turaga's Lhikan had sacrificed himself to save Vakama, Nokama and her teammates sought to transport the Matoran beyond the Great Barrier, to allow them to live beyond the Makuta's reach.
Traveling through the Great Barrier in the Vahki Transport, the Toa Metru came into conflict with several ancient Rahi specimens that Whenua had once encountered in the Underwater Rahi Study. Eventually captured, the Toa were brought before Mavrah, who wrongly assumed the Toa were agents of Turaga Dume intent on capturing and eliminating his Rahi. Orchestrated a synthetic whirlpool to trap Vakama and his teammates, Mavrah instead dispatched the Kralhi to capture the Toa and bring them before him. With the Kralhi succeeding in their mission, Mavrah confronted the Toa and remarked Whenua among their number. Skeptical of the Toa, Mavrah was temporarily caught under the mental influence of Onewa, who attempted to use his Kanohi Komau to trick the Onu-Matoran into releasing the captive Toa. However, attuned to the use of Kanohi powers, Mavrah's pet Kavinika broke the Toa's concentration with a piercing shriek, freeing Mavrah but unwittingly creating an opening for Vakama to escape using his Kanohi Huna. Dispatching the Kralhi to hunt down the Toa, Mavrah witnessed the Toa eliminate his robotic enforcers and engage his marine Rahi.
Unmoved by Whenua's initial pleas for his surrender, Mavrah commanded the Rahi to attack the Toa with the full fury of their powers. Confronted by Onewa, Mavrah witnessed the Toa of Stone being flung into the depths. With Whenua hazarding all to rescue his fellow Toa from a school of Takea, Mavrah was finally persuaded to stop the fighting, a decision that was expedited by the arrival of several Vahki Vorzakh, which critically diminished his Rahi numbers. Appealing for a ceasefire, Mavrah was caught in a tidal wave and thrown into the turbulent waters, where he drowned in the moments before Onewa triggered a cave-in.
Nokama using her Hydro Blades to ward off Krekka
Continuing on to the island of Mata Nui on the surface of Aqua Magna, the Toa each found a region of the island that would support Matoran colonies. Finding a great lake that spanned into in the eastern reaches of the island, Nokama named Naho Bay and founded Ga-Koro before reconvening with the other Toa Metru. After Onewa's confrontation with a Nui-Jaga that had managed to reach the island from Metru Nui, the Toa investigated a subterranean cavern that led deep underground. Encountering a Bohrok Hive and Energized Protodermis, the Toa referred to Vakama's visions for guidance.
Venturing deeper into the tunnel network, Matau split off from the group to scout ahead and was assaulted by a Red Serpent, which knocked him unconscious with an energy beam. Encountering a mutated Muaka, Nokama revealed that the Rahi was in considerable pain after sustaining injuries in Metru Nui. Continuing on, the Toa would find Matau fused to the cave wall. Delicately, Onewa used his Elemental Powers to free the Toa of Air from his predicament. While Matau vowed revenge on the Rahi, Nokama and Whenua questioned if hunting down the creature would be wise. Investigating further and finding carvings of the Bahrag Queens and Bohrok, the Toa began to surmise that the caverns were older than the island itself. While Whenua confessed his anxieties over the Archives succumbing to the earthquake, Vakama confided his concerns that the Chutes and Molten Protodermis lines may have ruptured during their time away from Metru Nui.
The Toa were then ambushed by the Rahi Nui. Determining that the creature was capable of using Kanoka Disk powers, Nuju and Vakama were able to devise a plan, blasting the Rahi Nui with Elemental Energy as it Enlarged, temporarily disrupting its density. As the other Toa returned to consciousness, it became clear that Nokama had sustained serious injury during the battle.
Vakama rallying the Toa Metru
While Onewa, Matau, and Whenua resolved to take Nokama back to the surface, Nuju insisted that they must continue as Nokama had a better chance of treatment in Metru Nui while Vakama could not condone preserving Nokama's life at the expense of the Matoran. With Matau carrying Nokama, the Toa set off to complete their quest, descending deeper into the Maze of Shadows. Restrained by moss in one of the tunnels, Vakama openly challenged to Morbuzakh only for its precursor, the Karzahni vine, to reveal itself. Recounting the Matoran legend of Artakha and Karzahni, the plant revealed its origin as a failed creation of Makuta. Temporarily healing Nokama, the Karzahni persuaded the Toa to retrieve a vial of Energized Protodermis from one of Makuta's lairs. Recounting an experience as a trainee Archivist, in which he was surrounded by Kinloka in the dark after wandering onto the wrong level of the Archives, the Toa continued their journey through Makuta's lair while Vakama retrieved the Kanoka Disks that littered the floor, studying unfamiliar carvings drawn by Makuta. In opening a cavity in the wall, however, Onewa was attacked by a Kratana, which showed him a vision of Visorak in Metru Nui. While Nuju wished to hear more, the Kratana was forced off of Onewa, who apologized to Vakama for making light of his visions.
Encountering a number of Rahi traveling through the tunnel to the surface of the island, Whenua recounted an instance where Lhikan had struggled to defend Ta-Metru against a Stone Rat infestation, which was prompted by an underground Nui-Rama hive driving the vermin to the streets. With this realization, the Toa grow wary of events in Metru Nui that may be driving the Rahi beyond the Great Barrier. Delving into the Mangaia and locating Makuta's inner laboratory, the Toa were confronted by the Energized Protodermis Entity, which denied the Toa a sample of its form, using its transformative powers to enlarge an insect-Rahi only for Nokama to swiftly tame the creature. Dissolving one of Vakama's Weaken Kanoka. Targeting the stone pillars, the Toa Metru eventually managed to strike a deal with the Energized Protodermis Entity, leaving the last pillar in exchange for a vial of its substance. Despite providing the vial, the Energized Protodermis Entity attempted to strike at the Toa regardless, only for Onewa to destroy the final pillar and block the tidal wave. Returning to Karzahni's lair and demanding the antidote to the Rahi Nui's stinger, the Toa Metru were able to permanently heal Nokama. Consuming the Energized Protodermis sample, the creature was burnt from within by its touch and began rapidly decaying. Dying, the Karzahni vine warned the Toa that they had only slowed Makuta down. Nuju then remarked that, like Mavrah and Ahkmou, the Karzahni vine had succumbed to its inner darkness.
The Toa Metru suspended in cocoons above the Coliseum
After ensuring that a Toa Stone was hidden in each village of Mata Nui, the Toa would use the trunks of Karzahni to repair the Lhikan II, affixing the wooden pieces to the vessel's underside before sailing back across the Silver Sea. As the Toa Metru approached Metru Nui, however, Onewa remarked that Makuta had obstructed on of the suns in the sky while Nuju was able to spot Rahkshi on the rooftops, confirming their suspicions that the Archives had been breached and that the abandoned city had been overtaken. Capsizing along the coast of Le-Metru, Vakama proved over-eager to reach the Coliseum and free the Matoran. Observing a worrying new reckless streak in the Toa of Fire, the Toa traveled to the Moto Nub of Le-Metru, where they discovered a squadron of Vahki capable of firing lethal energy blasts and communicating in the Matoran dialect. With Matau posing as a Vahki in hopes of warding suspicion away from the Toa, Vakama and his teammates discovered that the Great Cataclysm had caused an energy surge, altering the programming of all remaining Vahki. Their investigation also revealed a ruptured Visorak cocoon missing its occupant. After a battle with a Sonic Entity, the Toa would finally come to understand that the Visorak had arrived on Metru Nui, prompting an explanation as to their origins and behavior. Enraged that Whenua had not thought to voice such relevant details earlier, Vakama admonished the Toa of Earth so relentlessly that the other Toa Metru came to his defense. Theorizing that all Rahi previously housed in the Archives had traveled to Metru Nui fleeing the Visorak Horde established across the Matoran Universe, the Toa came to understand why Rahi now migrated across the Great Barrier.
While descending a narrow access shaft, the Toa were attacked by a mutated Lohrak, which Whenua identified as the creature that had inhabited the cocoon. As the Toa battled the Lohrak and Vahki, three Visorak Suukorak ambushed Onewa and Nokama as they splintered off from the group. Although Onewa was ensnared in an energy field, the Visorak would retreat when the other Toa approached. Escaping the Vahki, the Toa descended further into the Archives access tunnels beneath Le-Metru, relying on Whenua's expertise to the network to travel beneath the surface of the island. Coming across a mortally injured Ash Bear, Nokama persuaded the Toa to heal the Rahi by sacrificing a portion of their Toa Power. Weakened by the experience but restoring the Rahi to health, the Toa Metru returned to the surface, where the Toa each remarked a change in Vakama's character, noting that he had become especially impatient in his quest to reach the Coliseum and rescue the Matoran as quickly as possible. Following Vakama's lead, the Toa were paralyzed by a squadron of Visorak Keelerak and taken to the Coliseum as prisoners. Bound in Visorak webbing and suspended in cocoons high above the city, the Toa were injected with Hordika Venom and left to mutate.
Toa Hordika[]
Nokama as a Toa Hordika
While Sidorak, the ruler of the Visorak Horde intended for the Toa to meet a simple end, his viceroy, Roodaka, intended to extract their Elemental Powers to free Makuta from the Protodermis Cage. As a result, Nokama and her teammates were mutated into Toa Hordika and dropped from the cocoons on Sidorak's orders. Intercepted by the Rahaga, the Toa Hordika were carried to the safety of Ga-Metru, where they were introduced to Norik, Gaaki, Bomonga, Pouks, Iruini, and Kualus, who explained the nature of their mutation, offering them tutelage in the use of their diminished Elemental Powers and unclear Rhotuka capabilities.
To Be Added: Gaaki
Nokama Hordika overlooking Ga-Metru
However, growing confrontational and impulsive on account of his mutation, Toa Hordika Vakama's relationship with his teammates became increasingly strenuous. Venturing off on his own, the Toa of Fire was captured by Visorak and brought before Roodaka, who swayed him to use his abilities in the service of her cause. Ambushing the Rahaga during a sweep of the Great Temple for inscriptions relating to Keetongu, Vakama assaulted all six of the former Toa, leaving Norik buried beneath a pile of rubble and abducting the others, bringing Gaaki, Bomonga, Pouks, Iruini, and Kualus to Sidorak as prisoners of war. The following morning, Norik was located by the Nokama and the remaining Toa Hordika, who pried him free of the wreckage and listened to his account of the attack. Skeptical at first, Norik soon convinced the Toa that their leader had struck an alliance with Roodaka and that Keetongu was the only being capable of reversing the mutation and curing Vakama of his affliction.
Gaaki and Nokama swimming through Ga-Metru
Trekking across the island with the other Toa Hordika, Nokama followed Norik to a tower in rural Ko-Metru, identified by a frozen waterfall marking the end of their journey. Venturing inside, Nokama witnessed Keetongu waking from his hibernation and was introduced to the mythical Rahi by Norik, who earnestly entreating him for aid in the coming battle with the Visorak Horde. Although the Toa Hordika proved irresolute at first, Keetongu observed the Toa's arguments and was ultimately won over by their concern for Vakama, agreeing to offer his services and potentially reverse the effects of the Hordika venom if the Toa proved worthy.
Toa Hordika Nokama and Onewa launching Rhotuka
Intent on rescuing the Rahaga and recovering Vakama, Nokama joined her teammates on an assault on the Coliseum, making an explosive entrance through the gates of the structure so as to draw attention away from Keetongu, who was scaling the side of the structure to engage Sidorak and Roodaka. Confronting their former leader, the Toa Hordika refused to submit their fealty to Vakama and were set upon by the full might of the Visorak Horde. Using their Rhotuka Spinners to propel themselves across the Coliseum, Matau splintered off from the group to confront Vakama alone, leaving Whenua to fend off the Visorak alongside Nokama, Onewa, and Nuju. Once Norik had liberated the prisoners, the Rahaga eagerly joined the battle alongside the remaining Toa Hordika. Fending off Visorak, the Toa and Rahaga were soon overwhelmed following the arrival of Roodaka atop a Kahgarak. Concealing a shard of the Protodermis Cage on her person, Roodaka goaded the Toa to strike her with their Rhotuka Spinners, which appeared ineffective. However, once Vakama came to betray the Viceroy by disbanding the Visorak Horde, the Toa of Fire would join his fellow Toa in defeating Roodaka, launching the final Rhotuka Spinner needed to defeat her but unknowingly destroying the Protodermis Cage that trapped Makuta in the process. With Keetongu appearing once more after killing Sidorak, Whenua and his fellow Toa appealed to Keetongu to cure them of their mutations. Complying with their request, Keetongu would purge the Hordika venom from all six Toa, restoring Whenua to his Toa form.
Finishing the construction of the Airships needed to transport the Matoran Pods to the island of Mata Nui, the Toa would make peace with Vakama. Intent on settling on a newly-discovered island beyond the Great Barrier with the other Toa Metru, Nokama bid her farewell to Gaaki and the other Rahaga, who had chosen to reside in Metru Nui and repair the damage of the Great Cataclysm and Visorak occupation.
Turaga[]
Nokama as a Turaga in Ga-Koro
Settling on Mata Nui, Nokama and her fellow Toa would unload the Matoran Pods onto the shore of Naho Bay and sacrifice the final vestiges of their Toa Power to awaken the Matoran, transforming into Turaga in the process. With their memories erased and their bodies shrunken from prolonged stasis, the villagers turned to the Turaga for wisdom and protection, a duty they undertook with sincerity and devotion. Returning to the shores of Ga-Wahi, Nokama oversaw the construction of Ga-Koro from the Airship parts and became the village elder, commissioning Macku and Kotu as her aides while reintegrating the Ga-Matoran into various new professions suited to life on Mata Nui.
Enjoying a year of peace, the progress of the Matoran was halted by the arrival of Makuta on the island, however, who used Infected Kanohi to corrupt the island's Rahi population. Relentlessly hounded by Rahi attacks and avalanches, Nokama came to situate herself in Ga-Koro, rarely traveling beyond the village for fear of the Tarakava. Over the course of the next 1000 years, Nokama oversaw construction of the Great Telescope and Naho Bay as well as the establishment of the boating trade.
Nokama in the act of storytelling
In the final days of the Dark Times, a Matoran named Takua would rescue Nokama from a Makika. As a result of Takua's exploits, the Toa Mata would be summoned to Mata Nui. Landing on the shores of Naho Bay, Toa Gali would journey to Ga-Koro and approach Nokama for guidance. Contrary to the legends, however, Gali and her fellow Toa suffered from amnesia and could not recall their past lives, prompting Nokama to begin the long process of mediating the role of the Toa upon the island, instructing the Toa of Water to seek a number of Great Kanohi masks scattered across the island so as to defeat the Makuta and restore the island.
With the Toa Mata arriving on the island, the Rahi attacks increased in their frequency, prompting the Ga-Matoran to defend their village from threats such as Ruki, Takea and Tarakava with limited success.
To Be Added: Bohrok Invasion of Ga-Koro
Following the Bohrok Invasion and Gali's transformation into a Toa Nuva, Nokama would witness the theft of Gali's Nuva Symbol from the village Suva. Accompanying the Toa of Water on a quest to find her Kakama Nuva, Nokama sealed Gali in a cave.
Mask of Light[]
Following the Bohrok Invasion and the defeat of the Bohrok Kal, Nokama publicly paired Macku and Hahli as Ga-Koro's primary Kolhii Champions. An unlikely choice, the Ga-Matoran eventually qualifying for the final round at Ta-Koro Kolhii Stadium and progressed to win the Kolhii Tournament for Ga-Koro, much to the entertainment of the other Turaga despite Ta-Koro and Po-Koro being favored to win.
Following the Kolhii Tournament, however, a Ta-Matoran named Jaller was known to have dropped a Kanohi mask on the field, which shone its light upon him. Remaining in the village square after the tournament, Turaga Nokama studyied the inscription and revealed that it was the long-lost Kanohi Avohkii destined to be worn by a Toa of Light. Once Jaller and Takua had been tasked with finding the mysterious seventh Toa somewhere on the island, Nokama remained in Ta-Koro for the victory ceremony.
However, endeavoring to destroy the Mask of Light and rule Mata Nui unchallenged, Makuta dispatched three Rahkshi to Ta-Koro. Despite being warned by Toa Gali, the village's Matoran defenses were swiftly overpowered by the raw strength of their adversaries. With Tahu and Gali rescuing a number of Matoran from direct confrontation with the Rahkshi, Nokama and Vakama were able to escape with the Matoran across the drawbridge. Once she had ensured the citizens of Ta-Koro escape, Nokama and Vakama watched as the internal structures of the village weakened, slowly plunging into the volcano.
Nokama warding off a Tarakava
Nokama would later travel to Kini-Nui with her fellow Turaga, eventually learning that Takua had become Takanuva, the destined Seventh Toa, and that Jaller had sacrificed himself to save his friend in a confrontation between the Toa Nuva and the Rahkshi. Feeling the loss of Jaller to be a failure caused by their own overconfidence, the Toa Nuva collectively dismantled the Rahkshi and used their components to construct the Ussanui, a vehicle they theorized would lead them to the Mangaia lair of the Makuta for their final confrontation. Commandeering the vehicle, however, Takanuva insisted upon facing the Makuta alone, leaving the Toa Nuva in the center of Kini-Nui. With the Turaga swiftly arriving on the scene, Nokama was soon swayed to defy Takanuva's instructions by Hahli, descending into the catacombs beneath the island and confronting the Makuta in his lair one final time. Locked in the midst of a battle with the Toa of Light, Makuta launched a powerful energy sphere at the entrance to the his lair, triggering a locking mechanism and slamming a metallic door down, sealing the exit and trapping the Toa Nuva and Turaga within the chamber. Witnessing Takanuva merging with the Makuta in a pool of Energized Protodermis, Nokama and her teammates marveled at the form of Takutanuva before the newly-formed entity raised the gateway to the Mangaia, allowing the Toa and Turaga to pass through. Sacrificing its residual life force to revive Jaller from the imprint of consciousness left in his Kanohi Hau, the Takutaknuva fusion became unstable and collapsed beneath the weight of the gateway. Conjuring Takanuva from the Avohkii, Turaga Vakama was able to reunite the Toa and led the islanders back to the surface, proclaiming that the time had come for the Matoran to return to their homeland of Metru Nui.
Owing the Toa a debt of gratitude, the Turaga resolved to finally reveal to them the secrets of their past. Recounting the tales of their previous lives, Vakama revealed to the Toa Nuva that he and his fellow Turaga had once been the guardians of Metru Nui: the Toa Metru. While the Matoran busied themselves deconstructing their villages and preparing to migrate back to their homeland, Nokama and her fellow Turaga bore witness to Vakama's dramatic retelling of Metru Nui's history, a tale that required multiple installments and that helped alleviate any lingering suspicions that the Toa had of the Turaga. Content with the reasoning behind such secrecy, the Toa Nuva would journeyed to Metru Nui alongside the Matoran populace and the Turaga, eventually landing in the City of Legends.
Intent on settling the villagers back into their original homeland, Nokama and the other Turaga returned to find that Turaga Dume and the Rahaga had rebuilt much of the city's infrastructure over the Dark Times. During this time, Turaga Dume revealed several unusual constellations appearing in the Wall of Stars, which suggested that Mata Nui's injuries sustained from the Great Cataclysm had been left too long without treatment and that the Great Spirit was dying. Informing the Turaga and Toa Nuva of the Kanohi Ignika, Dume directed the Toa to a secret cluster of Toa Canisters, instructing them to travel to Voya Nui and claim the Mask of Life in hopes of reviving Mata Nui and remedying him of his affliction. Aware of this ambitious undertaking, Whenua and the other Turaga resolved not to inform the Matoran while they settled back into their homeland.
Nokama revealing the truth of the Toa Metru to the Toa Nuva
Several days after the departure of the Toa Nuva, however, Nokama broke her silence and informed Jaller of the quest the Toa Nuva had embarked on. Upon this revelation, Jaller instigated a protest, entreating the island's entire Matoran population to lay down their tools until the Turaga revealed the nature of the mission. Eventually, the Turaga were able to quell suspicion and return the Matoran to work, though not before Jaller, Hahli, Nuparu, Hewkii, Kongu, Matoro, and Takanuva had left to follow the trail of the Toa Nuva. Unbeknownst to the Turaga, this journey would see the six Matoran transformed into the Toa Inika, and later Toa Mahri.
Some time after the return of Takanuva, Metru Nui would be suffer a minor Frostelus attack, though the Matoran were able to repel the reptilian creatures with little instruction from the Turaga, a feat they would not have been able to achieve in the past without their experiences on Mata Nui. Whenua was later present for a ceremony held for Kopeke's appointment as Chronicler. Several weeks later, the five remaining Toa Mahri were teleported to Metru Nui from the Pit, where they were greeted by the Turaga. The return of the Toa Mahri also heralded the revelation that Matoro had sacrificed himself to restore life to the Great Spirit.
Reign of Shadows[]
Several months later, the Toa Nuva would return to Metru Nui having completed their destiny and awakened the Great Spirit from the Universe Core. During a public celebration in the Coliseum, however, the Toa Nuva were confronted once more by Makuta Teridax, who revealed himself to be in command of the Matoran Universe, having usurped Mata Nui as the Great Spirit.
As a result, Nokama and the other Turaga were forced to find shelter from the Brotherhood of Makuta armies that razed the domes of the Great Spirit Robot. Despite the best efforts of the Toa Nuva, the Matoran would eventually be rounded up by squadrons of Rahkshi enforcing the will of Teridax and forced to swear their allegiance to the Makuta. Rewarded Ahkmou for his allegiance, Makuta would appoint the Po-Matoran as the Turaga of Metru Nui, Nokama and her fellow Turaga were held captive in the Coliseum for a period of time, though they were eventually able to escape and lead the Matoran of Metru Nui to safety.
Once the Matoran Universe successfully landed on Bara Magna, Nokama and her compatriots remained with the Matoran throughout the Battle of Bara Magna, a battle fought between the Matoran Universe resistance and the Glatorian and Agori against the combined Skakdi, Skrall, and Rahkshi forces. The conflict would last for some time, until Toa Tahu used the Golden Armor to vaporize the Rahkshi army, allowing Mata Nui to complete his mission of reforming Spherus Magna from Bara Magna, Bota Magna and Aqua Magna, destroying Metru Nui and Makuta in the process.
Spherus Magna[]
Following The Reformation, Mata Nui used his final vestiges of energy to revitalize the Spherus Magna ecosystem, enabling the planet to accommodate the denizens of both Bara Magna and the destroyed Matoran Universe.
With Spherus Magna restored, Nokama and the other Turaga helped Tahu to establish a Spherus Magna Council to ensure lasting peace between the denizens of the Matoran Universe and Bara Magna. Once peace had been secured and a stable system of government had been established, Nokama went on to continue her duties as a village elder and became instrumental in translating the Agori's written language.
Abilities and Traits[]
To Be Added: Personality
As a Toa of Water, Nokama could create, control, and absorb liquid. This also gave her the ability to manipulate most forms of Liquid Protodermis, alter the humidity of a target area, trigger tsunamis, and conjure rainstorms.
Mask and Tools[]
Nokama wore a Great Rau as a Toa Metru, a mask that enabled her to understand any written or spoken language known to the Great Beings. While Nokama often used her mask to establish communication between Rahi and Matoran, it was also capable of translating Skakdi and Agori languages. Upon her transformation into a Turaga, Nokama's Mask of Power was transformed into a Noble Kanohi, offering an understanding only of written languages.
As a Toa Metru, Nokama was equipped with a pair of Hydro Blades, which she often used for propulsion, climbing, and combat.
Nokama's Hydro Blades were temporarily transformed into Fin Barbs during her time as a Toa Hordika. These tools enabled her to climb slippery surfaces and could be used to charge a Rhotuka. The weapon was sometimes depicted as firing its bladed tip, which was affixed to a retractable grapple line.
As a Turaga, Nokama came to wield the Trident, a long-handed staff that served as her Badge of Office. The Trident could notably channel Nokama's diminished Elemental Powers and could launch balls of water.
Forms[]
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Nokama as a Ga-Matoran. |
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Nokama as a Toa Metru. |
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Nokama as a Toa Hordika after being mutated by Hordika Venom. Transformed back into a Toa Metru by Keetongu. |
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Nokama as a Turaga. |