Shadow Toa

Shadow Toa
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The Shadow Toa were six illusions created by Makuta Teridax, and were evil counterparts of the Toa Mata.

History

After the arrival of the Toa Mata on the island of Mata Nui, Teridax created the Shadow Toa to be one of the obstacles in his lair, Mangaia.

After the defeat of the Manas, the Toa Mata faced the Shadow Toa, the final guardians of Mangaia. The Shadow Toa taunted the Toa and used their own elements against them. The Toa Mata eventually realized that the Shadow Toa were extensions of themselves, as darkness was as much a part of them as Light, and they absorbed their shadow counterparts into their bodies. The Toa Mata then continued on to their final confrontation with Teridax.

Members

• Shadow Tahu
• Shadow Gali
• Shadow Lewa
• Shadow Pohatu
• Shadow Onua
• Shadow Kopaka

Abilities and Traits

The Shadow Toa were identical to the Toa Mata, except they were colored in much darker hues and were tainted with Shadow. They possessed the same elemental and Kanohi powers as the Toa Mata, making it virtually impossible for each Toa to defeat his or her own Shadow Toa.

The Shadow Toa were aggressive in temperament, and constantly jeered at and taunted the Toa Mata, urging them to give in to their flaws. For example, Shadow Pohatu tried to convince Pohatu that his teammates had abandoned him.

Trivia

• In Tale of the Toa, Cathy Hapka wrote that the Toa had to face each other's Shadow Toa to defeat them. However, in 2005, the BIONICLE: Encyclopedia stated that the Toa defeated the Shadow Toa when they acknowledged that the darkness was a part of them and absorbed the shadows into their bodies. The second version is based on the original Story Bible for 2001 and is canon.