Taipu

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Taipu
Character
Occupation	Miner
Element	Earth
Kanohi	Pakari
Tools	Bamboo Disk
Status	Alive
Location	Spherus Magna
Pronunciation	TAY-poo

Taipu was an Onu-Matoran Archivist from Metru Nui, who became a Miner in Onu-Koro.

Biography

Early Life

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

Taipu gravitated towards a career in the Archives, a line of employment which made him responsible for documenting current affairs transpiring in the early stages of the world's development. Once the Brotherhood of Makuta had begun to produce Rahi breeds to populate the Matoran Universe, Taipu was one of many Archivists tasked with cataloging the behaviors of early Rahi specimens.

Sometime after the implementation of the Vahki as a fully mechanized law enforcement entity, Taipu became increasingly anxious, growing deeply concerned by the presence of Vahki Rorzakh in the Archives and uncomfortable with their brand of oversight.

With universal attitudes towards Toa growing increasingly contentious, 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 local Toa Mangai by invading the northern-most island in the Matoran Universe. Arming himself with a Kanoka Disk Launcher, Taipu took shelter from the conflict alongside his Onu-Matoran neighbors, staying out of the line of fire and evading the Dark Hunter anarchists.

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, Onewa, Matau, Nuju, and Whenua, in the hopes that they could succeed where he and his fellow Toa Mangai had failed. Unaware that Makuta Teridax had abducted the Turaga and assumed his form, however, the Toa were branded as public enemies and the Makuta ordered the Vahki to detail them through his guise as Turaga Dume.

A matter of weeks later, notably after the Toa Metru had been branded fugitives of the law and the Matoran had turned on them, Taipu was summoned to the Coliseum by the Vahki, along with the rest of the population of Metru Nui. Once he arrived, Taipu was confronted by a squadron of Vahki and placed inside a Matoran Sphere, his anxieties of rogue automation fully realized. Entering into a comatose state, Taipu became dormant and was rendered unable to carry out his task of maintaining Onu-Metru. With the entire population of the island similarly incapacitated, Makuta Teridax set in motion a chain of events that debilitated the Great Spirit Robot and transferred the seat of power to himself. During his time inside the sphere, his body reduced in size, and all his previous memories were erased. Taipu's size and physical strength were also reduced as a consequence of his Matoran Sphere.

Mata Nui

Taipu in his shrunken form

After being awakened by the Toa Metru on Naho Bay, Taipu aided in the construction of Onu-Koro using Airship parts under Turaga Whenua's direction. With his memory erased and his body notably shrunken due to prolonged stasis, Taipu began a new profession as a Miner, retaining only the briefest memories of his interest in Rahi.

Enjoying a year of peace, the progress of the Matoran was halted by the arrival of Makuta Teridax on the island, who used Infected Kanohi to corrupt the island's Rahi population. Relentlessly hounded by Rahi attacks and earthquakes, Taipu came to situate himself in Onu-Koro, rarely traveling beyond the marked tunnel systems for fear of the Manas crabs. Privately, he desired to someday travel the island like Takua.

Over the course of the next 1000 years, Taipu and his fellow Onu-Matoran would thus construct the Marn Tunnel, reinforcing defenses around their village and devising plans for the Great Mine. During this time, Taipu established the Ussalry defence force and trained a number of riders to mount Ussal crabs.

Taipu was among a number of Onu-Matoran villagers who witnessed the arrival of Toa Onua in Onu-Koro. With the Toa Mata arriving on the island, the Rahi attacks increased in their frequency, prompting the Onu-Matoran to defend their village from threats such as Kofo-Jaga, Fikou, Vatuka and Manas with limited success. When the Toa succeeded in their quest to collect their Golden Kanohi and descended into the Mangaia tunnels, Taipu joined the Onu-Matoran strike team that arrived in Kini Nui to defend the entrance from the Infected Rahi. In one final battle, the Matoran emerged victorious, finally freeing the Rahi from Makuta's mental influence and restoring balance to Mata Nui in the process.

However, with the Bohrok Swarms prematurely awoken by Makuta, the Matoran villages were plunged into chaos once more. In Onu-Koro, Taipu and his fellow Onu-Matoran struggled to repel a Nuhvok platoon intent on destroying the pillars that supported the cavern in which Onu-Koro was situated. In spite of the assistance of Toa Onua, the Matoran would lose their village to the Bohrok, after Gahlok reinforcements appeared and flooded the central tunnels, catching many of the Onu-Matoran in a tidal wave and flooding the village.

With Nuparu studying the remains of a damaged Gahlok, the Onu-Matoran was able to construct a battle suit capable of repelling the Bohrok, naming his invention the Boxor. Aiding in the mass reproduction of Boxors, Taipu salvaged a number of invaluable components that would eventually enable the Onu-Matoran to both liberate both Onu-Koro and Le-Koro from Bohrok occupation.

Taipu helping Onepu escape Onu-Koro

Following the Bohrok Invasion and the defeat of the Bohrok Kal, Taipu was rebuilt into a form resembling the one he had held before being confined in a Matoran Sphere. After representing Onu-Koro as a Kolhii Champion alongside Taipu, Onu-Koro lost their first match and did not progress to the Kolhii Championship.

Some time later, Taipu was present in the Onu-Koro village square when Toa Pohatu announced the coming of a seventh Toa and the quest of two Matoran from Ta-Koro to find the bearer of the Kanohi Avohkii. With the revelation interrupted by the arrival of Takua the Chronicler and the subsequent arrival of Rahkshi, Taipu was among the majority of Onu-Matoran who fled the village under the instruction of the Toa Nuva. Hiding in the tunnels of Onu-Wahi, the Onu-Matoran population witnessed the destruction of their village and were forced to temporarily relocate to the foothills of Mount Ihu.

Return to Metru Nui

Taipu in his rebuilt form

Later, after the defeat of Teridax by Takanuva, Taipu aided in the construction of boats to return to Metru Nui when the island city was rediscovered. Landing in the city alongside the entire population of Mata Nui, Taipu helped repair Onu-Metru and the rest of the island, acclimatizing to his role in the Archives with some difficulty.

Several days after his arrival, however, word reached the Matoran that the Toa Nuva had left the island on a dangerous mission for reasons unknown. Upon discovering this news, Jaller instigated a silent protest, entreating the island's entire Matoran population to lay down their tools until the Turaga revealed the nature of the mission. Taipu notably took part in this protest, refusing to update the Archives database with any new Rahi information discovered over the course of the Dark Times. Eventually, however, the protest ceased and Taipu returned to work.

Teridax's Reign

When Teridax took control of the Matoran Universe, Taipu hid in the Archives along with Toa Nuva, Takanuva, the Turaga of Metru Nui and many other Matoran, though he was eventually captured by a squadron of Rahkshi enforcing the will of Teridax and forced to swear his allegiance to the Makuta.

Taipu and his fellow Matoran were freed of Teridax's tyranny when he was killed in the Battle of Bara Magna, sustaining heavy damage to his body. Taipu and all the other surviving residents of Metru Nui, which suffered severe damage, evacuated the city and relocated to Spherus Magna to begin a new life.

Abilities and Traits

Similarly to all other Onu-Matoran, Taipu possessed a minuscule degree of control over the elemental discipline of Earth, though he could not access Elemental Powers or utilize a Great Kanohi. Additionally, he was considerably stronger than most other types of Matoran and possessed limited night-vision capabilities.

Masks and Tools

For the majority of his life, Taipu wore a Kanohi Pakari.

While residing on Metru Nui, Taipu was known to wield a Kanoka Disk Launcher, which he notably left behind in Onu-Metru.

After settling in Onu-Koro, Taipu fashioned a Bamboo Disk to defend himself with. He would later come to carry a Kolhii Staff.

Trivia

• At one time, Taipu was considered in a fan poll to replace Hahli as the Chronicler of Metru Nui, though he lost the title to Kopeke.
• In Mata Nui Online Game, Taipu was incorrectly shown wearing a Ruru while Hafu and Kapura each wore a Pakari. This was due to a mixup in the game files confusing the Ruru for the Pakari. He still had his Kanohi switched in the Bohrok Online Animations and Bohrok-Kal Online Animations, though the error was eventually corrected in the Mata Nui II: The Final Chronicle Online Game, where Hahli mistakes him for Hafu, leading him to question why everyone confuses him with the Po-Matoran carver.

Forms

Picture	Form
	Taipu's diminished form on Mata Nui
	Taipu's rebuilt form on Mata Nui
	Taipu on Spherus Magna

Appearances

• Legacy of the Toa - To Be Written

See Also

• Taipu (Misplaced Alternate Universe)