Onewa

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Onewa
Turaga
Occupation	Elder of Po-Koro
Element	Stone
Kanohi	Komau
Tools	Stone Hammer
Status	Alive
Location	Spherus Magna
Pronunciation	oh-NEE-wah

Onewa was a Po-Matoran Carver from Metru Nui, who became the Toa Metru of Stone and later Turaga of Po-Koro.

Biography

Early Life

As a Po-Matoran, Onewa began his life on Spherus Magna, where he aided in the construction of the Matoran Universe. He was later placed in Po-Metru with a small community of Matoran.

With the Po-Metru manufacturing industry developing into a city-wide infrastructure, Onewa rose to a position of early esteem as a crafter, training initially in the Assembler's Villages and gaining several unique perspectives on the mechanics behind the assembly process. After several of his sculptures came to decorate the Sculpture Fields, Onewa was named a Master Carver and came to own his own workshop, where he taught a handful of students. At one time, Onewa took on a young crafter named Ahkmou as an apprentice and tried to teach him the value of adhering to blueprints, though Ahkmou continuously challenged him with his belief that all crafting should not conform to such a rigid pattern with no room for creative innovation.

With the commission and implementation of the Vahki as a fully mechanized law enforcement entity, Onewa began to concern himself with building mechanical components. Once Po-Metru became the leading manufacturer of Vahki parts, Onewa came to possess valuable information concerning how the Vahki were constructed. Although he considered selling blueprints to various Matoran smuggling circuits, he was fearful of losing his position as a Master Carver.

Toa Metru

Onewa scaling a cliff face in Po-Metru

With the remaining Toa Mangai disappearing in rapid succession, Toa Lhikan grew wise to the Dark Hunter plot and the intentional spread of the Morbuzakh. Mistrustful of Turaga Dume, the Toa of Fire looked to the stars and saw the names of six Matoran written among them. Reviving the ancient practice of creating Toa Stones, Lhikan imbued his Toa Power within the stones then transported them to the six Matoran: Vakama, Nokama, Whenua, Matau, Nuju, and Onewa, in the hopes that they could succeed where he and his fellow Toa Mangai had failed. Distributing the Toa Stones, however, Lhikan was ultimately captured by Nidhiki and Krekka in Ta-Metru.

Traveling to the Great Temple in Ga-Metru, Onewa convened with the five other Matoran destined to become Toa. Placing his Toa Stone into the Great Temple's Suva, Onewa was transformed into a Toa of Stone. Intent on rescuing Lhikan and stopping the Morbuzakh, the Toa Metru set off in search of the Great Disks hidden in the six districts of Metru Nui by the Toa Mangai. Seeking the Po-Metru Great Disk, Onewa came to the realization that Ahkmou had both uncovered the location of the Disk and gone missing over the course of recent weeks. Investigating the disappearance of his former student, the Toa of Stone found Ahkmou on top of a large sculpture in the Po-Metru Sculpture Fields. Aware that Ahkmou often climbed sculptures like that one for fun, Onewa grew suspicious of Ahkmou, who tried to flee to Chute Station 445, the busiest transport hub in Po-Metru, as a carved message left by Nidhiki on top of the sculpture had suggested. Onewa saw the message as well and caught Ahkmou at the chute station before he could escape. It was when Onewa caught a glimpse of Nidhiki, watching from the shadows, that he began to understand and Ahkmou reluctantly agreed to side with Onewa.

Onewa confronting Ahkmou

Reconvening with the Toa Metru and six missing Matoran, the Toa made clear their plans to use the Great Disks to stop the Morbuzakh from destroying the city. Holding private concerns that one of the Matoran was working for the Dark Hunters, however, the Toa suspected that one of the Matoran set the others up, and after discussing all the clues they had noticed, they realized it was most likely Ahkmou. Because all six of the Matoran were still needed, they agreed to keep that suspicion quiet for the moment.

Traveling to Po-Metru, Onewa and Vakama encountered a Tunneller on the rampage. Striking the Rahi with his elemental energies, Vakama inadvertently allowed it to adapt and reconfigure its form from his Fire powers. Working together with Onewa, the two Toa were able to trick the Tunneller into replicating a form made of glass, putting an end to its rampage. Accompanying Vakama to the Sculpture Fields, Onewa ascended an unstable structure at Ahkmou's and recovered the Po-Metru Great Disk.

When the Toa Metru had retrieved all six Disks, they traveled with their respective Matoran to the Great Furnace to confront the Morbuzakh. With the Toa soon finding themselves overpowered, the Matoran were forced to fend for themselves using Kanoka Disks to limited effect. Joining hands, the Matoran were able to form a powerful mental link, merging to form the first Matoran Nui seen in Metru Nui for 100,000 years, staving off the Morbuzakh long enough for the Toa to combine energies of the Great Disks and sever the King Root from its branches, destroying the Morbuzakh spores once and for all and burning it with the Furnace's intense flames.

Attempting to prove their merit as Toa, Onewa 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. Conscious that a new wave of Toa would inevitably complicate his Grand Plan, the Makuta used his guise to brand the Toa Metru as public enemies and ordered the Vahki to detail them. While Vakama, Nokama, and Matau were able to escape, Onewa was captured alongside Whenua and Nuju and taken to the Prison of the Dark Hunters in Po-Metru.

The Toa Metru battling the Morbuzakh

Trapped in a cell with no prospects for escape, Onewa and his teammates lamented their circumstances for some time before they were approached by a mysterious Turaga, 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, the Toa eventually reconvened with their teammates, 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.

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, Onewa defended Turaga Lhikan in the Vahki Transporter until Onewa was able to use his Komau, compelling Krekka to turn on Nidhiki. With the Vahki Transporter knocked into the waters of the Great Barrier, Onewa 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, Onewa 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, Onewa and his 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 NOnewa 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.

The Toa Metru imprisoning Makuta Teridax during the Great Cataclysm.

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 large desert canyon with high walls in the north-east, Onewa founded Po-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 refer 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. The Toa then sensed a series of vibrations in the earth as the Toa were attacked 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 Onewa returned to consciousness, it became clear that Nokama had sustained serious injury during the battle.

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, Whenua led the way 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, the Energized Protodermis Entity attempted to disintegrate Matau. 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, Whenua freed Matau from the wreckage of the vessel while 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, Onewa 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, Whenua 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 Onewa and 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.

The Toa Metru paralyzed by Visorak Keelerak

While descending a narrow access shaft, the Toa were attacked by a mutated Lohrak, which was 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

Onewa 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, Onewa and his 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.

Under the instruction of Rahaga Pouks, Onewa was escorted through the ruins of Po-Metru.

Reconvening with the Toa Hordika, Onewa soon learnt of a Visorak campaign in Le-Metru. Rescuing Whenua and Bomonga from captivity, Onewa witnessed the arrival of the Zivon, an enormous predatory Rahi that would later emerge from the Field of Shadows. Despite the arrival of the Zivon, the Toa Hordika were able to secure a Visorak Watchtower in the region, which would come to be repurposed as a base of operations, named the Tower of Toa.

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 Onewa 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.

Onewa and Nokama firing Rhotuka at Visorak

Trekking across the island with the other Toa Hordika, Onewa followed Norik to a tower in rural Ko-Metru, identified by a frozen waterfall marking the end of their journey. Venturing inside, Onewa 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.

Vakama and Onewa fending off Visorak Vohtarak

Intent on rescuing the Rahaga and recovering Vakama, Onewa joined his 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 Onewa to fend off the Visorak alongside Nokama, Nuju, and Whenua. 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, Onewa 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 Onewa 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, Onewa bid his farewell to Pouks and the other Rahaga, who had chosen to reside in Metru Nui and repair the damage of the Great Cataclysm and Visorak occupation.

Turaga

Onewa as a Turaga in Po-Koro

Settling on Mata Nui, Onewa and his 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 Motara Desert, Onewa oversaw the construction of Po-Koro from the Airship parts and became the village elder, commissioning Hewkii and Hafu as his aides while reintegrating the Po-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 rockslides, Onewa came to situate himself in the Po-Koro Sanctum, rarely traveling beyond the village for fear of the Kane-Ra and Nui-Jaga. Over the course of the next 1000 years, Onewa oversaw construction of the Path of Prophecies and the Po-Koro Quarry, which were built to reinforce the defenses around the village as hostile Rahi continued to encroach on the village. Ahkmou would also attempt to make a living by selling “lucky Ghekula” to superstitious Matoran during this time, though Onewa put a stop to this enterprise.

Onewa approaching the Po-Koro Suva

In the final days of the Dark Times, a Matoran named Takua would rescue Onewa from a Kofo-Jaga in Po-Wahi. As a result of Takua's exploits, the Toa Mata would be summoned to Mata Nui. Landing on the shores of Po-Wahi beach, Toa Pohatu would journey to Po-Koro and approach Onewa for guidance. Contrary to the legends, however, Pohatu and his fellow Toa suffered from amnesia and could not recall their past lives, prompting Onewa to begin the long process of mediating the role of the Toa upon the island, instructing the Toa of Stone 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 Po-Matoran to defend their village from threats such as Kofo-Jaga, Muaka, Kane-Ra and Nui-Jaga with limited success. Continuing to show his allegiance to the Makuta, Ahkmou would distribute infected Comet Balls, instigating the Po-Koro Epidemic. After Takua discovered the source of the infection in the Po-Koro Quarry, Toa Pohatu was able to close off the cave and deposit the infected Comet Balls in the ocean. As the Po-Matoran recovered, Turaga Ahkmou rewarded Takua with a Chisel.

After the Toa succeeded in their quest to collect the Golden Kanohi and descended into the Mangaia tunnels, Matoran of Po-Koro rallied to defend Kini-Nui from the Rahi swarms, uniting for the first time in 1000 years. After a decisive Matoran victory, Makuta would awaken the Bohrok.

Obeying their programming directives, the Bohrok Swarm began its assault on the island, emerging from the Bohrok Hive that Onewa and his fellow Turaga had traveled through as Toa. Besieged by Tahnok, Onewa busied himself protecting the Po-Matoran in the confines of the village while Pohatu attempted to collect all eight breeds of Krana.

Invasion of Po-Koro

Onewa and the Po-Matoran fleeing Po-Wahi by boat

Following the Bohrok Invasion and the defeat of the Bohrok Kal and Onewa's transformation into a Toa Nuva, Onewa would witness the theft of Pohatu's Nuva Symbol from the village Suva.

Relevance

In the weeks after the defeat of the Bohrok Kal, the Matoran of Mata Nui began to rebuild their villages and begin a process of cooperation, venturing out of their native regions for the first time in 1000 years. With Po-Matoran Hewkii and Hafu qualifying for the final round in the first Kolhii Tournament, Turaga Onewa was summoned to the Ta-Koro Kolhii Stadium, serving as a spectator alongside Nokama and Vakama. Witnessing the Toa squabble, the Turaga lamented the unwillingness of their protectors to work together. With Hahli winning the Kolhii Tournament for Ga-Koro, Onewa was also able to witness the victory of the Ga-Matoran in a match that favored Ta-Koro or Po-Koro to win.

Following the Kolhii Tournament, however, the Ta-Matoran known as Jaller was known to have dropped a Kanohi mask on the field, which shone its light upon him. With Turaga Nokama studying the inscription and revealing that it was the long-lost Kanohi Avohkii destined to be worn by a Toa of Light, the Turaga proclaimed the coming of a Seventh Toa.

Onewa warding off a Manas

Onewa would later travel to Kini-Nui with his 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, Onewa 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, Onewa and his 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, Onewa and his 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, Onewa 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, Onewa and the other Turaga resolved not to inform the Matoran while they settled back into their homeland.

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 reptillian 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. Onewa 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.

Abilities and Traits

As a Toa of Stone, Onewa could create, control, and absorb Stone. This also gave him the ability to mentally conjure and move rock formations, trigger landslides and fissures, and entitling him to greater durability than most other Toa. Furthermore, Onewa possessed a natural muscular frame and was considerably stronger than most of his teammates.

Mask and Tools

Onewa wore a Great Komau, which enabled him to influence the mind of a single target, convincing them to perform a series of basic commands. However, the Kanohi could not allow a subject to violate their moral code and was ineffective against fully robotic organisms and some types of Rahi. Upon his transformation into a Turaga, Onewa's Mask of Power was transformed into a Noble Kanohi, offering more limited commands.

As a Toa Metru, Onewa was equipped with a pair of Proto Pitons, which he often used for digging, climbing, and combat.

Onewa's Proto Pitons were temporarily transformed into Club Claws during his time as a Toa Hordika. These tools were able to catapult large stones and could be used to charge a Rhotuka.

As a Turaga, Onewa came to wield the Stone Hammer, a long-handed staff that served as his Badge of Office. The Stone Hammer could notably channel Onewa's diminished Elemental Powers and could sense vibrations. Most often, Onewa used his staff to continue his work as a Carver.

Forms

Picture	Description
	Onewa's form as a Matoran on Metru Nui.
	Onewa's form as a Toa Metru.
	Onewa's form as a Toa Hordika.
	Onewa's form as a Turaga on Mata Nui.

Appearances

• Quest for the Masks
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