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	After many years of peace on Metru Nui, Turaga Dume was silently captured, and the leader of the [[Brotherhood of Makuta]], [[Teridax]], started impersonating him. The false Dume sent the remaining Toa Mangai on various strange missions, supposedly for the city's safety. However, none of them returned, having been killed by one of the Dark Hunters Teridax had hired: [[Eliminator]]. Due to their frequent absence, this would not be noticed until it was far too late. Some of those missions involved sealing all of Metru Nui's seaways, which they did successfully. [[Marn]] was sent on one such mission, while Kodan and two other Toa were sent on another. Due to the nature of Eliminator's attacks, the Toa Mangai and Kodan were not revived in the Red Star.		After many years of peace on Metru Nui, Turaga Dume was silently captured, and the leader of the [[Brotherhood of Makuta]], [[Teridax]], started impersonating him. The false Dume sent the remaining Toa Mangai on various strange missions, supposedly for the city's safety. However, none of them returned, having been killed by one of the Dark Hunters Teridax had hired: [[Eliminator]]. Due to their frequent absence, this would not be noticed until it was far too late. Some of those missions involved sealing all of Metru Nui's seaways, which they did successfully. [[Marn]] was sent on one such mission, while Kodan and two other Toa were sent on another. Due to the nature of Eliminator's attacks, the Toa Mangai and Kodan were not revived in the Red Star.

	Teridax also planted a monsterous plants called the [[Morbuzakh]] inside the Great Furnace, and hired two more Dark Hunters: the now-mutated Nidhiki, and his partner, the [[Kumopak]] [[Krekka]], to hunt down the [[Great Disks]] as well as Lhikan, who remained as the last Toa in the city. Though all the seaways had been sealed, Krekka and Nidhiki busted one them open to enter the city. 18 months after the real Dume had been abducted ~~- suspicious of Turaga Dume~~, ~~and realizing the graveness of the situation -~~ Lhikan stole the [[Toa Stone]]s from the [[Great Temple]] and brought about six new Toa, the [[Toa Metru]]. Shortly afterward, however, he was captured by Nidhiki and Krekka, and later transformed into a Turaga upon the Toa Metru's transformation.		Teridax also planted a monsterous plants called the [[Morbuzakh]] inside the Great Furnace, and hired two more Dark Hunters: the now-mutated Nidhiki, and his partner, the [[Kumopak]] [[Krekka]], to hunt down the [[Great Disks]] as well as Lhikan, who remained as the last Toa in the city. Though all the seaways had been sealed, Krekka and Nidhiki busted one them open to enter the city. Over time, Lhikan grew suspicious of the false Turaga Dume and realized the graveness of the situation. Though he sent out calls for aid, these were all intercepted. 18 months after the real Dume had been abducted, Lhikan stole the [[Toa Stone]]s from the [[Great Temple]] and brought about six new Toa, the [[Toa Metru]]. Shortly afterward, however, he was captured by Nidhiki and Krekka, and later transformed into a Turaga upon the Toa Metru's transformation.

	Nidhiki, after failing to capture the new Toa Metru, was absorbed by Teridax along with Krekka, expanding the Makuta's power and allowing him to assume a new, more powerful form. Lhikan was rescued by the Toa Metru, but eventually killed by Teridax while saving [[Vakama]]'s life, leaving behind the legacy of the Toa Mangai. Lhikan was later sent to the Red Star to be resurrected, but was trapped within it due to the star's damaged teleportation system.		Nidhiki, after failing to capture the new Toa Metru, was absorbed by Teridax along with Krekka, expanding the Makuta's power and allowing him to assume a new, more powerful form. Lhikan was rescued by the Toa Metru, but eventually killed by Teridax while saving [[Vakama]]'s life, leaving behind the legacy of the Toa Mangai. Lhikan was later sent to the Red Star to be resurrected, but was trapped within it due to the star's damaged teleportation system.

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	As the beast rampaged through the [[Great Archives\|Archives]] heading towards the [[Great Furnace]], unhindered by city’s [[Vahki]] enforcers, Dume sent Vahki out of the city to find help. Upon receiving the call for aid, Toa Lhikan gathered ten other Toa, including the members of his existing team such as [[Nidhiki]] and [[Tuyet]]. The Toa rode on the Vahki back to Metru Nui. After interrupting the Dark Hunters attempt to extort the Turaga, the Toa were informed of the situation, and set off to fight the dragon. The Toa fought the Rahi in a series of many battles where both sides were frequently forced to retreat. After an entire month, it was finally subdued through the combined efforts of the group's four Toa of Ice by keeping freezing it.		As the beast rampaged through the [[Great Archives\|Archives]] heading towards the [[Great Furnace]], unhindered by city’s [[Vahki]] enforcers, Dume sent Vahki out of the city to find help. Upon receiving the call for aid, Toa Lhikan gathered ten other Toa, including the members of his existing team such as [[Nidhiki]] and [[Tuyet]]. The Toa rode on the Vahki back to Metru Nui. After interrupting the Dark Hunters attempt to extort the Turaga, the Toa were informed of the situation, and set off to fight the dragon. The Toa fought the Rahi in a series of many battles where both sides were frequently forced to retreat. After an entire month, it was finally subdued through the combined efforts of the group's four Toa of Ice by keeping freezing it.

	Lhikan and six of the Toa oversaw the days-long transportation of the Kanohi Dragon to [[Xia]], where it was received by the [[Vortixx]] [[Roodaka]]. Meanwhile, Nidhiki and the others remained behind to secure the city. Despite being given the option to return to their homelands, the Toa - upon their return - elected to stay in Metru Nui as a team - dubbed the “Toa Mangai” by the [[Matoran]] - in the event that the Dark Hunters should return. In gratitude, newly forged masks, armor, and weapons in the [[Vanguard]]-style ~~were given to each members of the team - with the exception of~~ Lhikan~~, who already possessed such equipment~~. Meanwhile, the [[Po-Matoran]] [[Kodan]], was named the [[chronicler]] of both Metru Nui and of the Toa Mangai, and wrote the chronicle of the Kanohi Dragon's defeat.		Lhikan and six of the Toa oversaw the days-long transportation of the Kanohi Dragon to [[Xia]], where it was received by the [[Vortixx]] [[Roodaka]]. Meanwhile, Nidhiki and the others remained behind to secure the city. Despite being given the option to return to their homelands, the Toa - upon their return - elected to stay in Metru Nui as a team - dubbed the “Toa Mangai” by the [[Matoran]] - in the event that the Dark Hunters should return. In gratitude, newly forged masks, armor, and weapons were given to each member of the team in the same [[Vanguard]]-style worn by their appointed leader, Lhikan. Meanwhile, the [[Po-Matoran]] [[Kodan]], was named the [[chronicler]] of both Metru Nui and of the Toa Mangai, and wrote the chronicle of the Kanohi Dragon's defeat.

	Due to the relative lack of threats to Metru Nui, most of the Toa Mangai were frequently on missions outside of Metru Nui, though they used the city as their base of operations. Most also did not operate very publically or engage much with the Matoran population, with the notable exception of Lhikan, preferred to stay in the city at all times. Over time some of members would leave the team for adventures elsewhere, having grown bored with the uneventful city.		Due to the relative lack of threats to Metru Nui, most of the Toa Mangai were frequently on missions outside of Metru Nui, though they used the city as their base of operations. Most also did not operate very publically or engage much with the Matoran population, with the notable exception of Lhikan, preferred to stay in the city at all times. At some point, a statue of the team's leader was constructed and placed on the [[Akilini]] field of the Coliseum, constructed by [[Po-Metru]] in gratitude of his heroics. Over time some of members would leave the team for adventures elsewhere, having grown bored with the uneventful city.

	=== Tuyet's Betrayal ===		=== Tuyet's Betrayal ===
	500 years later, while all but three of the Toa Mangai were away on missions, Dark Hunters slipped into Metru Nui searching for a fabled artifact, the [[Nui Stone]]. One of the Toa, a Toa of [[Water]] named [[Tuyet]], learned of the Hunters' entrance into Metru Nui and discovered that they were after the stone - which she possessed. Unwilling to relinquish the stone, she murdered a [[Ta-Matoran]], and placed a tablet with her own name on his corpse. When confronted by Lhikan and [[Nidhiki]], she denied any knowledge of the incident, and left the other two to continue their investigation. Later, she killed yet another Matoran, a [[Le-Matoran]], and once again placed the signature tablet on the corpse. Confronted again by Lhikan, Tuyet revealed the existence of the stone, though she denied possession of it. She informed Lhikan that the Dark Hunters were searching for the stone, and told him that the deaths of the Matoran were a sort of countdown meant to throw Lhikan off of the Hunter's scent. Lhikan and Nidhiki later confronted these Hunters - [[Devastator]], [[Gladiator]], and [[Triglax]] - although they themselves seemed to have no knowledge of any of the Matoran murders. However, Tuyet, being unaware of the Hunter's defeat, murdered a [[Ga-Matoran]] to continue her ruse. Lhikan and Nidhiki soon realized that Tuyet must have been behind the murders and confronted her in her home. Cornered, Tuyet desperately tapped into the power of the Nui Stone in an attempt to kill the duo, but she was ultimately defeated and locked in the [[Coliseum]] dungeon.		500 years later, while all but three of the Toa Mangai were away on missions, Dark Hunters slipped into Metru Nui searching for a fabled artifact, the [[Nui Stone]]. One of the Toa, a Toa of [[Water]] named [[Tuyet]], learned of the Hunters' entrance into Metru Nui and discovered that they were after the stone - which she possessed. Unwilling to relinquish the stone, she murdered a [[Ta-Matoran]], and placed a tablet with her own name on his corpse. When confronted by Lhikan and [[Nidhiki]], she denied any knowledge of the incident, and left the other two to continue their investigation. Later, she killed yet another Matoran, a [[Le-Matoran]], and once again placed the signature tablet on the corpse. Confronted again by Lhikan, Tuyet revealed the existence of the stone, though she denied possession of it. She informed Lhikan that the Dark Hunters were searching for the stone, and told him that the deaths of the Matoran were a sort of countdown meant to throw Lhikan off of the Hunter's scent. Lhikan and Nidhiki later confronted these Hunters - [[Devastator]], [[Gladiator]], and [[Triglax]] - although they themselves seemed to have no knowledge of any of the Matoran murders. However, Tuyet, being unaware of the Hunter's defeat, murdered a [[Ga-Matoran]] to continue her ruse. Lhikan and Nidhiki soon realized that Tuyet must have been behind the murders and confronted her in her home. Cornered, Tuyet desperately tapped into the power of the Nui Stone in an attempt to kill the duo, but she was ultimately defeated and locked in the [[Coliseum]] dungeon.

	Not long afterward, [[Botar]] arrived to transfer Tuyet to another dimension, leaving the Toa and Dume unaware of where she had vanished to. ~~Her~~ actions were ~~never~~ made public knowledge.		Not long afterward, [[Botar]] arrived to transfer Tuyet to another dimension, leaving the Toa and Dume unaware of where she had vanished to. Whether or not her actions were ever made public knowledge is unknown.

	=== [[Toa-Dark Hunter War]] ===		=== [[Toa-Dark Hunter War]] ===
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	Various locations on the [[island of Mata Nui]] were named in honor of the Toa Mangai, and various memoirs of the Toa Mangai were eventually placed inside the Coliseum for safekeeping.		Various locations on the [[island of Mata Nui]] were named in honor of the Toa Mangai, and various memoirs of the Toa Mangai were eventually placed inside the Coliseum for safekeeping.

			== Equipment & Abilities ==
			Each member of the team possessed the standard powers of Toa, with the exception of Kodan, being a Matoran. With the exception of Toa Lhikan, all the members of the team, including Kodan, were given Vanguard-shaped masks. Additionally, armor and tools were forged in the same style. The Toa Mangai had access to the Toa [[Suva]] inside the [[Great Temple]].

	== Members ==		== Members ==

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Maxim21: I didn't really bother with the four Ice Toa; while the RSG names where revealed on discord I have no idea which one has which mask.

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I didn't really bother with the four Ice Toa; while the RSG names where revealed on discord I have no idea which one has which mask.

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{{Organization
| headquarter = [[Metru Nui]]
| leader = [[Lhikan]]
| bs01 = Toa Mangai
}}

The '''Toa Mangai''' were a group of [[Toa]] led by Toa [[Lhikan]] that protected [[Metru Nui]] from danger.

== History ==
=== Formation ===
The Toa Mangai were first assembled when [[Turaga]] [[Dume]] was threatened by the [[Dark Hunters]], who wanted to build a base in Metru Nui. These eleven Toa were called from many different islands to fight against the [[Kanohi Dragon]], which the Dark Hunters had unleashed on Metru Nui. After a month-long battle which destroyed half of [[Ta-Metru]], four Toa of [[Ice]] members of the Mangai managed to freeze the Kanohi Dragon, rendering it comatose. The dragon was later shipped to the island of [[Xia]], where it remained until its battle with the [[Tahtorak]] beast. Despite being given the option to return to their homelands, most of the recruited Toa remained to protect Metru Nui.

=== Tuyet's Betrayal ===
At some point in time, while all but three of the Toa Mangai were away on missions, Dark Hunters slipped into Metru Nui searching for a fabled artifact, the [[Nui Stone]].{{BookCitation|MGttU|page=4|entryname=Toa Lhikan}} One of the Toa, a Toa of [[Water]] named [[Tuyet]], learned of the Hunters' entrance into Metru Nui and discovered that they were after the stone - which she possessed. Unwilling to relinquish the stone, she murdered a [[Ta-Matoran]], and placed a tablet with her own name on his corpse. When confronted by Lhikan and [[Nidhiki]], she denied any knowledge of the incident, and left the other two to continue their investigation. Later, she killed yet another [[Matoran]], a [[Le-Matoran]], and once again placed the signature tablet on the corpse. Confronted again by Lhikan, Tuyet revealed the existence of the stone, though she denied possession of it. She informed Lhikan that the Dark Hunters were searching for the stone, and told him that the deaths of the Matoran were a sort of countdown meant to throw Lhikan off of the Hunter's scent. Lhikan and Nidhiki later confronted these Hunters, although they themselves seemed to have no knowledge of any of the Matoran murders. However, Tuyet, being unaware of the Hunter's defeat, murdered a [[Ga-Matoran]] to continue her ruse. Lhikan and Nidhiki soon realized that Tuyet must have been behind the murders and confronted her in her home. Cornered, Tuyet desperately tapped into the power of the Nui Stone in an attempt to kill the duo, but she was ultimately defeated and locked in the [[Coliseum]] dungeon. Not long afterward, [[Botar]] arrived to transfer Tuyet to another dimension.{{OnlineCitation|TMDoTT}}{{OnlineCitation|DID|chapternumber=4}}

=== [[Toa-Dark Hunter War]] ===
After being denied a base in Metru Nui, [[the Shadowed One]] launched several operations in an attempt to gain control of the city. When all failed, he ordered a full scale invasion of the island. While the Toa Mangai attempted to defeat the enemies, they were quickly outnumbered, and the Dark Hunters neared victory. However, Toa [[Naho]] was able to sneak past the Dark Hunter lines and off of Metru Nui, and quickly gathered more than one hundred different Toa from other lands. During the war, [[Lariska]] approached Nidhiki, asking him to betray the Toa. Nidhiki accepted and later led the Toa into an ambush in the [[Canyon of Unending Whispers]] as instructed by Lariska. Meanwhile, over two hundred more Toa were arriving to assist the Toa already on Metru Nui to defeat the Dark Hunters.

When over 300 Toa under Lhikan's command appeared in a counter-ambush, due to Lhikan having discovered Nidhiki's defection, Nidhiki and the Dark Hunters found themselves outnumbered. Lhikan, in hopes of recovering the [[Makoki Stone]] as promised by [[Hakann]], let the Dark Hunters live, under the condition that they would take Nidhiki with them. Reluctantly, Nidhiki left with them and worked for them, training recruits into the Dark Hunters. After the war, several Toa left the city for other islands, in order to have new adventures of their own.{{BookCitation|BEU|startpage=77|endpage=78|entryname=Lhikan}}

=== Teridax's Plan ===
After many years of peace on Metru Nui, Turaga Dume was silently captured, and the leader of the [[Brotherhood of Makuta]], [[Teridax]], impersonated him. The false Dume sent the remaining Toa Mangai on various missions, supposedly for the city's safety. However, none of them returned, having been killed by Dark Hunters Teridax had hired: [[Eliminator]], [[Krekka]] and the now-mutated Nidhiki. For one mission, Makuta sent two Toa and the [[Chronicler]] [[Kodan]] to seal one of Metru Nui's [[Sea Gates]], only to have them killed by Eliminator upon the mission's completion. Due to the nature of Eliminator's attacks, the Toa Mangai and Kodan were not revived in the Red Star.{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=421|post=10850907}}

Eventually, only Lhikan remained. Realizing the graveness of the situation, he stole the [[Toa Stone]]s from the [[Great Temple]] and brought about six new Toa, the [[Toa Metru]]. Shortly afterward, however, he was captured by Nidhiki and Krekka, and later transformed into a Turaga. Nidhiki, after failing to capture the new Toa Metru, was absorbed by Teridax along with Krekka, expanding the Makuta's power and allowing him to assume a new, more powerful form. Lhikan was rescued by the Toa Metru, but eventually killed by Teridax while saving [[Vakama]]'s life, leaving behind the legacy of the Toa Mangai. Various memoirs of the Toa Mangai were eventually placed inside the Coliseum for safekeeping.

Lhikan was later sent to the Red Star to be resurrected, but was trapped within it due to the star's damaged teleportation system.

Over a thousand years later, when Teridax's Plan had finally been completed, [[Macku]] found Tuyet in an unsafe area of the Archives with a shard of the Nui Stone, claiming that she was a perfect ally for the rebellion, as she had been believed dead for so long. Still harboring intentions of enforcing her own justice, Tuyet traveled with the Matoran through the Archives, encountering [[Tren Krom]] in the body of Lewa Nuva. They eventually broke into the [[Core Processor]], and were drawn into a fight between [[Helryx]], [[Miserix]], [[Axonn]], and [[Brutaka]]. The whole group of combatants, as well as the Matoran, were then teleported into outer space by Teridax and barred reentry into the [[Matoran Universe]]. However, [[Vezon]] appeared and transported them to [[Bota Magna]].

== Members ==
The four Toa of Ice are named [[Hura]], [[Mafa]], [[Kosoro]], and [[Komutu]]; it is unknown which one of them wore which mask.

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!colspan="3" style="font-weight: bold; text-align:center; width:33%"|Toa Mangai
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!Toa
![[Kanohi]]
![[Toa Tools|Tool(s)]]
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|[[Lhikan]], Toa of [[Fire]] {{C|leader}} {{C|transformed; revived}}
|[[Hau]], Great Mask of Shielding
|[[Fire Greatswords]]
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|[[Nidhiki]], Toa of [[Air]] {{C|rogue; mutated; deceased}}
|[[Volitak]], Great Mask of Stealth
|[[Air Scythe]]
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|[[Tuyet]], Toa of [[Water]] {{C|rogue}}
|[[Onweku]], Great Mask of Intangibility
|[[Barbed Broadsword]]
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|[[Naho]], Toa of Water {{C|deceased}}
|Unknown
|Unknown
|-
|A Toa of [[Ice]] {{C|deceased}}
|[[Calix]], Great Mask of Fate{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=609|post=11956674}}
|Unknown
|-
|A Toa of Ice {{C|deceased}}
|[[Kahmutil]], Great Mask of Conjuring{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=609|post=11956674}}
|Unknown
|-
|A Toa of Ice {{C|deceased}}
|[[Rode]], Great Mask of Truth{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=632|post=12087258}}
|Unknown
|-
|A Toa of Ice {{C|deceased}}
|[[Kaukau]], Great Mask of Water Breathing{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=609|post=11956674}}
|Unknown
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|[[Motara]], Toa of [[Stone]]{{GregCitation|OGDi|page=323|post=12906|lines=8,16}} {{C|deceased}}
|Unknown
|Unknown
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|[[Marn]], Toa of [[Earth]]{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=550|post=11675461|lines=9,16}} {{C|deceased}}
|[[Kakama]], Great Mask of Speed{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=609|post=11956674}}
|Unknown
|-
|[[Kanae]], Toa of [[Plantlife]]{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=565|post=11755049}}<ref>[http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/15761-final-toa-mangai/ BZPower: Final Toa Mangai], 16 November 2014</ref><ref group="note">At Greg Farshtey's suggestion, a poll was conducted on BZPower to determine the element of the final Toa Mangai. The winning element was Plantlife, which was then accepted into the official canon. Additional polls were conducted on BZPower to determine the Kanohi worn by several of the unnamed Toa Mangai.</ref> {{C|deceased}}
|[[Amana]], Great Mask of Healing{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=572|post=11776782}}
|Unknown
|}

== Trivia ==
* The word "Mangai" is a [[Languages#Matoran|Matoran word]] for "protector".
* Some locations on the island of {{p|Mata Nui|Location}} were named after Toa Mangai, such as [[Naho Bay]]. [[Mangai Volcano|The volcano]] dominating Mata Nui itself was named the Mangai by Turaga Vakama, both in honor of the Toa Mangai and in acknowledgment of the volcano's protective nature.
* While most Toa Mangai lived in the Metru of their respective element, the Toa Mangai of Plantlife resided in [[Ga-Metru]], due to the fact that it was a place close to nature for a city.{{GregCitation|CwGF|page=567|post=11758535|lines=6,10}}

== References ==
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== Notes ==
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