Many Turaga have ruled over Metru Nui since the time Metru Nui was first founded. Each Turaga had major contributions to the development of the island. A Turaga of Metru Nui was either elected by their predecessor or by popular vote from each Metru district. Below goes over the line of Turaga of Metru Nui. The most recent Turaga of Metru Nui is at the bottom of the table. After the Great Cataclysm, the lineage of Turaga of Metru Nui was disbanded in favor of having multiple Turaga leading the city.
Line of Turaga[]
| Timeline | Name | Kanohi | Badge of Office | Contributions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~100,000 years ago | Irdar, Turaga of Air, the First Turaga | Mask of Biomechanics | Glaive | Helped with finalizing the foundations of Metru Nui, performed the first trial runs of the city, worked alongside with Toa Helryx, retired and moved to the Northern Continent to live in peace | Retired, Alive |
| ~95,000 years ago | Unnamed Turaga of Fire | Faxon, Mask of Kindred | Lantern | Helped with the main expansion of the Ta-Metru district (which inevitably awoke the Kanohi Dragon), ordered the construction of the Great Furnace, asked for assistance from a team of Toa to take down the Kanohi Dragon, burned alive by the Kanohi Dragon | Burned, Deceased |
| ~91,000 years ago | Unnamed Turaga of Plantlife | Iden, Mask of Spirit | Sickle | Helped with the main expansion of the Ga-Metru district, ordered the construction of the original Great Temple, oriented Matoran towards a deeper connection with the spiritual, started agriculture and botany, retired to find deeper enlightenment | Retired, Alive |
| ~87,000 years ago | Unnamed Turaga of Psionics | Kakama, Mask of Speed | Scale | Helped with the main expansion of the Le-Metru and Po-Metru districts, ordered the construction of the Moto-Hub, started road and highway projects and improved transportation, started the train system, formed trade pact with the League of Six Kingdom to preserve the city's freedom and exemption from conquest, was removed from his position after public backlash for allying with the League | Removed, Alive |
| ~84,000 years ago | Unnamed Turaga of Ice | Mask of Possibilities | Buzzsaw | Helped with the main expansion of the Ko-Metru district, chose to ignore the League's conquest of the Matoran Universe and focused on the future, obsession over knowing the future drove him mad and pushed him to travel elsewhere to find more answers | Disappeared, Unknown |
| ~80,000 years ago | Unnamed Turaga of Earth | Mask of Conjuring | Roller | Helped with the initial expansion of the Onu-Metru district, rejected the trade pact with the League which pushed the League to raid Metru Nui, was targeted for assassination by Dark Hunters hired by the League | Assassinated, Deceased |
| ~79,500 years ago | Unnamed Turaga of Water | Pakari, Mask of Strength | Oar | Shifted the Ga-Metru District to be less spiritual and more practical, helped to solidify the education system, kept a neutral stance during the Matoran Civil War and called for peace which was ineffective, retired early after failing to stop bloodshed and exiled herself to the Southern Islands | Retired, Alive |
| ~79,000 years ago | Tolhen, Turaga of Iron | Mask of Rebounding | Cestus/Mace | Once part of the Toa Amaja, tasked with rebuilding Metru Nui following the Matoran Civil War, focused on societal policies to help keep the Matoran together, provided relief and aid for victims of the Zakaz Civil War but turned back any Skakdi traveling to Metru Nui for fear of destruction of the city, started the Golden Age of Metru Nui, was killed in an accident during improvements of the city | Killed by accident, Revived on Red Star |
| ~60,000 years ago | Unnamed Turaga of Stone | Mask of Sensory Aptitude | Pickaxe | A puppet of the Order of Mata Nui, tasked with assisting the Order in transporting Av-Matoran to various locations throughout the entire Matoran Universe during the Time Slip, memory was wiped after the Time Slip, contributed in maintaining transportation of supplies throughout the Matoran Universe, believed in the prosperity of other islands through craftsmanship, retired to craft sculptures on his own time | Retired, Alive |
| ~40,000 years ago | Unnamed Turaga of Magnetism | Rau, Mask of Translation | Halberd | Helped with the expansion of the Onu-Metru Archives, focused numerous studies on archaeology, Rahi biology, and anthropology, commissioned the creation of Stasis Tubes, traveled often to other islands, rebuilt the Great Temple after the original temple was destroyed by Protocairns, murdered by the Brotherhood of Makuta in an effort to hide their plans | Assassinated, Deceased |
| ~15,000 years ago | Dume, Turaga of Fire | Kiril, Mask of Regeneration | Started the Chute system, commissioned the Vahki, pushed for Kanoka disk manufacturing, helped in forming the Toa Mangai | Retired, Alive |
Trivia[]
- Ahkmou was never considered to be part of the line of Turaga of Metru Nui since he was only a "Turaga" by title and was not appointed by a predecessor or by popular vote