Pewku
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Pewku (formerly Puku) is an Ussal crab that has had a long history of being passed down between Matoran.
Biography
Puku was created by the Makuta using Viruses and Liquid Protodermis to be one of the Rahi to inhabit the Matoran Universe.[1]
On Metru Nui, she was the favorite Ussal of Orkahm,[2] and pulled Ussal Carts for him. During the search for the Great Disks, Puku's name was used as a marker on a chute, which Orkahm had to take to travel to Sector Three.[2][3] After the Great Cataclysm, Toa Whenua suggested that they take Puku with them.[4]
On Mata Nui, she became Onepu's racing crab, and the two went on to win the Great Ussal Race three times. After Puku became too old for racing, Onepu entrusted her to Midak. Under his care she worked as a taxi crab, transporting Matoran between Po-Wahi and Onu-Koro. It was said that while Puku was old, she could navigate the pitch-black tunnels better than any Matoran. It was while working as a taxi crab that she first met the wandering Takua, and took a liking to him. When the Ussalry arrived at the Kini-Nui to assist Takua and his company, Puku voluntarily came with them, and Takua rode her back to Onu-Koro just before he descended into Mangaia.[5]
After the defeat of the Bohrok-Kal, Takua assumed full ownership of Puku. After the Naming Day ceremony, in which brave Matoran were renamed in honor of their acts against the Bohrok, Takua, feeling she merited the honor as well, renamed Puku to Pewku in his own private ceremony.[6] When the Kanohi Avohkii was discovered, Takua and Jaller rode Pewku all over the island, braving dangers such as Graalok and the Rahkshi. When Pewku and her master were searching for the seventh Toa, they traveled to Onu-Koro where they witnessed a fierce battle between three Rahkshi and the Toa Nuva, from which they managed to escape.[7]
When Takua was transformed into Takanuva, Jaller became Pewku's new owner, and she resided with him in Metru Nui.[8][9] After Jaller left to find and assist the Toa Nuva, Pewku befriended Kapura.[9] When Toa Mahri Jaller returned to Metru Nui, he decided to give Pewku back to Orkahm.[10]
After the Great Spirit Robot was critically damaged in the Battle of Bara Magna, Pewku and the Matoran left the Matoran Universe and immigrated to Spherus Magna.[11][12]
Alternate Universes
Toa Empire Alternate Universe
In this universe Pewku pulled a cart driven by Jaller, provided by Orkahm,[13] accompanied by Toa Kualus and Toa Bomonga, on a trip through Karzahni to deliver the Kanohi Vahi to Tuyet in Metru Nui.[14]
Abilities and Traits
Pewku has many natural abilities, traits common in all Ussal crabs, such as being able to climb vertically upwards. She is also capable of curling up into her shell as a defensive measure.[7]
Like all Ussal Crabs, Pewku has two natural crab claws.[7] She has an unusual coloring and is relatively old,[15] and has consequently grown much larger than the average Ussal Crab,[16] with a carapace wide enough to accommodate two riders rather than the usual one.[7]
References
- ↑ "The Makuta." Makuta's Guide to the Universe, p. 63.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chapter 7." Mystery of Metru Nui. BIONICLE Adventures 1, p. 99.
- ↑ "Chapter 7." Mystery of Metru Nui. BIONICLE Adventures 1, p. 102.
- ↑ "Ussal Crab." Rahi Beasts, p. 89.
- ↑ "Chapter 9." Mata Nui Online Game.
- ↑ "Naming Day." Wall of History. BIONICLE.com.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 BIONICLE: Mask of Light.
- ↑ "Chapter 3." Island of Doom. BIONICLE Legends 1, p. 35.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Pewku." Encyclopedia Updated, p. 111.
- ↑ "Official Greg Discussion," page 258, post 10312. BZPower.
- ↑ "Official Greg Dialogue," page 295, post 11800. BZPower.
- ↑ "Official Greg Dialogue," page 297, post 11859. BZPower.
- ↑ "Official Greg Dialogue," page 33, post 1303. BZPower.
- ↑ Dark Mirror.
- ↑ "Chapter 5." Mata Nui Online Game.
- ↑ "Official Greg Discussion," page 4, post 150. BZPower.