History Characters / BionicleAdventures

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Meets Roodaka under civil terms while dropping off the Kanohi Dragon on her home island of Xia. She will go on to assume command of the Visorak horde under Sidorak and wreak havoc in Lhikan's adopted home of Metru Nui after his death.

-->'''Tuyet''': [[VirtueIsWeakness That's your problem, Lhikan. Always following the rules. Always worrying about others.]] [[KnightTemplar Did you ever think we could do more good if we stopped worrying so much about who might get hurt in the process]]?\\

* IronWoobie: After he answered TheCall, he became a member of a team of heroic protectors for Metru Nui and became the hero who saved Metru Nui from the Dark Hunters and gave the middle finger to the Shadowed One. This would be [[HeroOfAnotherStory a great gig if he wasn't a part of a different hero team's tragic backstory]], as eight of his teammates were killed (including his [[TheNotLoveInterest Not-Girlfriend]] [[NoHuggingNoKissing Naho]]) and two of them turned traitor. Even before that, he was the SoleSurvivor of his original Toa team back when he was just a rookie, and he couldn't even fulfill his comrades' last wish to escape with their most important possession, [[spoiler:a tablet containing information about the Brotherhood of Makuta]], because it was stolen by thieves who would become Dark Hunters. Despite all of this, Lhikan does what needs to be done, helps save Metru Nui by becoming TheMentor to Vakama, and ends up LegendaryInTheSequel.

* {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch: The lady double-crossed both the Dark Hunters and the Brotherhood, to say nothing of her manipulations regarding Sidorak and Vakama.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Early material portrayed him as a competent, capable warlord who's flaw was being too preoccupied with his conquests to notice Roodaka scheming against him. He would then go on to be a coward and incompetent who only achieved his prior reputation by stealing credit for the successes of his subordinates.

* WeCanRuleTogether in UnholyMatrimony: Sidorak to Roodaka. She strings him along until she's set things up so she could say ICanRuleAlone.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Roodaka [[ManipulativeBitch manipulates]] the emotionally vulnerable Vakama and convinces him to [[FaceHeelTurn desert]] his comrades, appointing him General of the horde. When Vakama [[HeelFaceTurn regains his senses]], he takes full advantage of his appointment to get the Visorak to desert her.

* ManipulativeBitch: The lady double-crossed both the Dark Hunters and the Brotherhood, to say nothing of her manipulations regarding Sidorak and Vakama.
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Admittedly, this is mainly due to Sidorak being a complete incompetent, but the female race of the Vortixx is known for being considered much deadlier and cunning than the males of the species.

* GodzillaThreshold: The Visorak consider its summoning this, since the Zivon's main meal ''is'' Visorak and that one way or another, a lot of them are going to end up dead by the end of it.
* HollywoodDarkness: {{Averted}} by its home dimension of the Zone of Darkness. When Whenua and Bomonga get trapped there, Whenua (who's used to low-light conditions), can't see ''anything'' and its only through sound and touch does he know Bomonga is with him him. The Zivon itself is so used to the total darkness that it knows when a dimensional portal opens because it appears like a giant glowing beacon, and it's completely unaffected by a smoke cover that Vakama tries to throw up at one point and just keeps going unimpeded.

* NighInvulnerable: Its shell is incredibly hard, to the point it {{No Sell}}s everything short of attacks from the similarly giant Tahtorak. Even then, the Zivon shrugs off strikes that include getting tossed through the air, smacked with a building, and slammed headfirst into the ground with barely any ill effects aside from slight disorientation. It takes the Tahtorak ripping the Zivon's stinger off to finally elicit a true scream of pain.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Early material portrayed him as a competent, capable warlord who's flaw was being too preoccupied with his conquests to notice Roodaka scheming against him. He would then go on to be a cowered and incompetent who only achieved his prior reputation by stealing credit for the successes of his subordinates.

* TheChessmaster: During ''Adventures'' she arranges the FaceHeelTurn of Vakama and manipulates Sidorak and the horde with ease. After ''Adventures'' however, she loses her touch.

* {{Catchphrase}}: ''The Official Guide To Bionicle'' claims he often uses his quote. However, throughout the story, he is only shown saying this once.

* Catchphrase: ''The Official Guide To Bionicle'' claims he often uses his quote. However, throughout the story, he is only shown saying this once.

* EliteMooks: Kraahu and Kranua serve this purpose, as they're only deployed in emergencies.

* FillerVillain: It was defeated pretty quickly once the Toa Metru completed their quest for the Great Disks. It's telling that said quest was reduced to a {{montage}} in ''Legends of Metru Nui'', and the Morbuzakh was in turn relegated to a mere {{cameo}}.

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* MeaningfulName: His preliminary name used in the Mata Nui Online Game II, "Tehuti", is an alternate name for [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Thoth]], Egyptian gof of, amongst other things, wisdom and knowledge - fitting for an archivist.

* WelcomeBackTraitor: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] He returns to Po-Koro even after his allegiance to Teridax was more common knowledge during the Bohrok crisis. He was mostly ignored because he didn't do anything during that time, apparently scared back into relative safety by his master's disappearance and from fear of the Bohrok.

->I just wanted to be left alone. I didn't want to harm anyone. But they don't understand. No... it's not that they don't... they refuse to understand!

* BattleInterruptingShout: Attempted to do this after getting [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a verbal beat down]] from Whenua regarding using his "friends" to attack the Vahki. It doesn't work though and he instead ends up in the middle of the fight.

* TheBeastmaster: In his own mind he is a "friend" to the many sea monster that lives beyond the great barrier and claims that they obey his command. The novel is a bit unclear whether they do though or just act on their own.
* BusCrash: "Voyage of Fear" leaves it open whether he survives falling into the middle of the Vahki and Sea monster fight. But "Legacy of Evil" confirms that yes, he did die as the Toa Nua runs into him on the [[ArtificialAfterlife red star]].
* FillerVillain: His only real purpose in the story is to provide an obstacle for the Toa Metru as they sail for Mata Nui and provide some backstory for Whenua.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Twice. He was declared dead when the Vahki couldn't find him after escaping Metru Nui and The Toa were to busy fleeing to see whether he survived the Vahki and Sea monster fight. [[BusCrash He was later confirmed to be dead though.]]

* SanitySlippage: If spending great spirit knows how many years alone with nothing but Sea Monsters and Kralhi hadn't eroded his sanity already. The appearance of The Toa Metru and their refusal to turn back (and to stop harming his beloved "friends") might have sent him of the deep end.
* StealItToProtectIt: Well not so much steal as [[FreeTheFrogs "set the sea monster free and follow them"]]. But his crime was treated as such by the Vahki.

* FamedInStory: The Matoran in Metru Nui looked up to him, and he also earned a certain amount of VillainRespect from the Dark Hunters.

-->'''Tuyet:''' That's your problem, Lhikan. Always following the rules. Always worrying about others. [[KnightTemplar Did you ever think we could do more good if we stopped worrying so much about who might get hurt in the process]]?\\
'''Lhikan:''' [[KirkSummation The day we stop worrying about that, we become part of the problem]].
%%* FlamingSword (by association).

--->'''Lhikan:''' ''You'' lost the right to call me "Brother" ''long ago!''

Robotic enforcers of order in the city of Metru Nui. They unquestioningly followed the orders of the honorable Turaga Dume (and, sadly, not-so-honorable impostors); and with their BlackAndWhiteMorality they couldn't be reasoned with, leaving lawbreakers with the options to [[RunOrDie surrender or run]].

Most Vahki were destroyed in the Great Cataclysm, but those who survived had their programming warped in a power surge, leading them to decide that law could be best kept if there were nobody alive to break it. However, they got wiped out in the Visorak invasion, and after the Matoran returned to the city a thousand years later the Turaga elected not to rebuild them.

* ElectiveUnintelligible: They can speak the Matoran language, but high pitched so that others could not hear. At least prior to the Great Cataclysm.
%%* EliteMooks: Kraahu and Kranua.

* {{Flight}}: Prior to the Great Cataclysm.

* MechaMooks: They are security robots mass-produced in Ta-Metru and Po-Metru. The straightest example of this in the entire series, as they 100% mechanical and 0% biological.

* SecretPolice: ''They claim to enforce the law, but instead, Matoran are disappearing...''

Makuta created this monstrous plant as part of his plan otherthrow Metru Nui. Taking root in the Great Furnace of Ta-Metru, the Morbuzakh spread its vines throughout the city to terrorize the Matoran into Makuta's clutches.

* ToylessToylineCharacter: Surprisingly, {{averted}}! The Offical German ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' Magazine came pakaged with, of all things, a sponge toy representing the Morbuzakh's vines.

* BeastMan: The Toa Hordika due to the titular Hordika venom making them half-Rahi.

* MeaningfulName:

* BoobsOfSteel: [[NonMammalMammaries Quite Literally, and the only Bionicle set that does this]]. She's also a deadly fighter.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Upon hearing news of Matoro's death, speaks the Matoran language to announce it.

* ControlFreak: Has shades of it, considering he sees disobedience as grounds to warrant killing someone. {{Justified}} though, considering the fact that a good chunk of his organization is made up of cutthroats who wouldn't hesitate to jump on any perceived weakness to kill him.

* PowerIncontinence: While he can consciously choose what his temporal field effects with no problem, should he be rendered unconscious it will keep going without pause and age ''anything'' that touches him. This nearly killed the Shadowed One when Makuta threw him at the unconscious Voporak and he started going through RapidAging.

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: We never find out what happens to him after he steals the Vahi in ''Destiny War.''

* BladeOnAStick: His Staff of Protodermis, which creates crystallized Protodermis to restrain his foes.

* BladeOnAStick: All are equipped with these in both forms, such as Norik's Lava Spear and Iruini's Cyclone Spear (though the Rahaga versions are closer to staffs).

* [[ContrastingSequelProtagonist Contrasting Prequel Protagonist]]: To Tahu. While Tahu is the bold and undisputed leader of the Toa Nuva, Vakama is plagued with self-doubt and often gets his leadership challenged.

* [[ContrastingSequelProtagonist Contrasting Prequel Protagonist]]: With Pohatu. Pohatu is warm and friendly to a fault, while Onewa is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who [[TheGadfly deliberately antagonizes just about everybody]].

** EliteMooks: Kahgarak, being larger and more powerful than other Visorak.

* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: She is the only ''BIONICLE'' character whose set and movie appearances featured a curvy figure, including a claw piece on her hips to suggest a curvacious caboose, and...
** NonMammalMammaries: Her set in particular features ''Rahkshi heads'' as her *ahem* assets.

** TeleportersVisualizationClause: The mask requires the user to have a clear line of sight to their destination. It also can't teleport living beings other than the user.

** BoringButPractical: Matau mocks his choice of tool when he picks it, only to change his tune when it proves its worth.
--->'''Matau''' (''to Vakama''): Nice choice...for playing Matoran games, mask-maker.\\
(''later'')\\
'''Matau''' (''to Vakama''): Impressive Toa tool. Trade?

* TheLeader: Actually somewhat {{downplayed|Trope}} initially. He only becomes leader in the first place since the Morbuzakh's king root happens to be holed up in his home metru of Ta-Metru (and even then, it's Nokama who decides that he'll be the leader), and it's an open question of who will lead the team after the Morbuzakh is defeated. While he does eventually assume leadership during the Great Cataclysm, he also abandons the team entirely during his FaceHeelTurn during their time as Toa Hordika; however, he's quickly reinstated as team leader after his HeelFaceTurn.
** Incidentally, during the aforementioned FaceHeelTurn, Sidorak appoints him to be the Visorak's field commander, and he proves to be so adept at it that Sidorak (a skilled and experienced FrontlineGeneral himself) can't think of any advice or guidance to offer.

** SpeaksFluentAnimal: It also translates Rahi-speak at Toa level.

** BifurcatedWeapon: His Fire Greatswords can be combined into a shield, as well as a board.
** FlamingSword (by association).

** EliteMooks: Kraahu and Kranua.

** CharmPerson: Bordak's Staffs of Loyalty, causes the target to act as an agent for the Bordakh.
** CompellingVoice: Nuurakh's Staffs of Command: fills the target's head with a single, overriding command
** HypnoFool: Zadakh's Staff of Suggestion: causes the target to be more susceptible to following suggestions.
** PhlebotinumInducedStupidity: Vorzakh's Staffs of Erasing: erases the victim's memory, leaving motor functions intact.
** SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: Rorzakh's Staffs of Presence: allows the Rorzakh to track the target's movements and behaviors from a distance.
** StatusEffects (Confusion): Keerakh's Staffs of Confusion: scrambles the victim's sense of time and place.

** BackForTheDead: It was eventually KilledOffForReal when Makuta smothered it with shadow.

* {{Flawed|Prototype}} SuperPrototype: Lacked the Morbuzakh's need to feed off of fire and heat since it no problems surviving inside the tunnels between Mata Nui and Metru Nui and also lacked its vulnerability to cold and ice, [[NoSell which it proved by casually shattering the ice Nuju tried to cover it with]], but it was abandoned for being too powerful, too intelligent, and, what Makuta disliked most, [[AmbitionIsEvil too ambitious]] to be content as a mere servant.
-->''"[in response to being mistaken for the Morbuzakh] No. I am what the Morbuzakh wished it could be."''

* EldritchAbomination: Even without being [[UndeadAbomination undead]], his ComboPlatterPowers lean towards this.

* BusCrash: "The Darkness Below" leaves it open whether he survives falling into the middle of the Vahki and Sea monster fight. But "Legacy of Evil" confirms that yes, he did die as the Toa Nua runs into him on the [[ArtificialAfterlife red star]].

** Vakama's wit has been key to his major victories as a Toa; most notably both triumphs against [[BigBad Makuta]] and the Toa Hordika's defeat of Roodaka. That's also not getting into how he managed to sow the seeds of the Dark Hunter-Brotherhood war in a bid to escape with the Mask of Time.
** He hasn't lost his edge as a Turaga either, as the Rahi Nui can attest. Notably, despite being in the same room as the six Toa Nuva (granted, they've been stripped of their elemental powers, but they're still way stronger than he is), he manages to defeat the gigantic abomination on his own.
* HeroicBSOD: Vakama gets pushed so close to the DespairEventHorizon (due to his increasing hopelessness over rescuing the Matoran, his [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone own guilt]] over [[LeeroyJenkins causing]] the [[BeastMan mutation]] of his team, and the possibility that he [[TheUnchosenOne wasn't even meant to be a Toa in the first place]] he [[FaceHeelTurn readily accepts]] Roodaka's offer of command of the Visorak Horde just to gain any opportunity to fulfill his team's duty.