Dlakii
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| Dlakii | |
 Dlakii in Matoran form, as seen in Dusk Guard. | |
| Matoran Type | Ice |
|---|---|
| Kanohi | Powerless Kakama |
| Weapons | Bow, Shield of Kualus |
| Status | Transformed into a Toa |
| Pronunciation | duh-lah-kee |
| Toa Dlakii | |
 Toa Dlakii, as seen in Dawn of Destiny. | |
| Title | Toa Calix of Light |
| Element | Light |
| Kanohi | Great Avohkii |
| Weapons | Solar Bow |
| Status | Transformed into a Turaga |
| Pronunciation | duh-lah-kee |
| Turaga Dlakii | |
 Turaga Dlakii, as seen in Eye of the Storm. | |
| Title | Turaga of Light |
| Element | Light |
| Kanohi | Noble Avohkii |
| Weapons | Rapier |
| Status | Alive, in Port Spirit |
| Pronunciation | duh-lah-kee |
Dlakii, formerly the leader of the Toa Calix, is a Turaga of Light. In terms of the history of the Northern Isles, he is generally regarded as one of the great warriors to have ever existed by the Isles's Matoran population, though he himself doesn't agree with that viewpoint.
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History
As a Matoran
Dlakii was originally a Ko-Matoran, and a resident of Destral. He and a large number of other Matoran were enslaved by the Brotherhood of Makuta. Dlakii was forced onto a Matoran Strike Team, led by Vortex, dedicated to eradicating Rahi threats. Often, Dlakii invented theories as to why the Brotherhood would risk the lives of their best Matoran warriors, most of them involving conspiracies. He managed to escape when the Toa Hagah launched their attack on the fortress; he and his friends were led to a set of Toa Canisters by Toa Kualus and Toa Bomonga, and escaped in those. During this journey, the canisters carrying himself and his friends passed through an area of sea which contained energized protodermis, destroying the canisters; half of the group was killed instantly, while Dlakii, Harkha and Enira became Toa.
As a Toa
After a time, Dlakii found Harkha and Enira on a beach in an unspecified location. While Dlakii used his newfound powers to light the beach, they figured out exactly what had just happened and briefly mourned the loss of their friends.
Not much is known about Dlakii's time as a Toa. He and the other Toa Calix roamed the Northern Continent region for some time, accompanied by Hev and Duvek. It appears that the team was constantly hounded by Chya.
It is also known that Dlakii, Harkha and Enira fought the Lord of the Shadow Dragons near the end of Dlakii's time as a Toa. Enira was killed by the Lord. Shortly after that, according to a flashback, it appears that Dlakii killed Chya. It appears that Dlakii disappeared right after this fight, as Enira's tombstone does not mention Dlakii at all.
Some time afterward, Dlakii began teaching at a a Toa school operated by iKKF. His speciality was that of attacks involving lightning speed. Coincidentally, his three best students were Lai, Dreiken, and Thekoo. At the end of his term, he created three Toa Stones, two of which were used by Dreiken and Thekoo. The third was given to Lai who, thinking it a rare rock, never used it. At this point, Dlakii became a Turaga.
As a Turaga
Shortly after becoming a Turaga, Dlakii obtained a large property to the north of Port Spirit. For reasons unknown, he tried to keep his distance from the people of Port Spirit, only going to the town when it was absolutely crucial. It was this behaviour, plus the fact that they knew little about him, that led the people of Port Spirit to give him the nickname "The Unknown Turaga".
A Resurgent Hero
Some hundred years later, an attempt on Dlakii's life was made by a Makuta known as Uthanoz. Summoning a weaker replica of one of the Bahrag queens, he drew Dlakii into a void pocket dimension and let the beast attack him; the Bahrag was slaughtered within minutes. During this fight, expecting Dlakii to die, Uthanoz bragged about his master plan to avenge the "death" of Makuta Teridax of the Matoran Universe by killing Toa Takanuva; in response, Dlakii set out to warn Takanuva or destroy Uthanoz in the process. Along the way, he accidentally assembled a rather large company to assist him: Lai, Dreiken, Thekoo, and Aykif. As Dlakii's miniature army grew, Teridax's forces grew too with the advent of his powerful yet disposable Shadow Rahkshi, to the extent that he eventually challenged Dlakii's army to a fight to the death in a coliseum of his creation; the fight resulted in the loss of much of Uthanoz's power.
Enraged by his losses, Uthanoz unleashed four of his experiments and appointed them as his lieutenants and agents - Lyrrahk, Morkuva, Muntauce and Noir - with the purpose of seeking out and destroying Dlakii. Muntauce was the first to do so, arriving in Port Spirit at the same time as Dlakii's army. The two armies clashed, but with the support of Port Spirit's local guard and pirates, Muntauce was killed and his army was decimated; in the process, Dreiken's powers were somewhat enhanced.
After striking a deal with the Pirate Captain, Dlakii's army set sail for Mata Nui aboard the Crackpot, apparently making use of a passageway discovered recently. Once on the surface of Aqua Magna, Lyrrahk and Morkuva took the opportunity to launch a strike on them with their fleet, the latter of the two forced to teleport out on Uthanoz's orders. When Aykif successfully destroyed Lyrrahk with newfound strength granted to him by Dlakii, the Rahkshi army disbanded and was easily finished off.
Upon their arrival on the now-deserted Mata Nui (with the addition of DudeNuva), Thekoo encountered "Proto D" who, once brought to Dlakii, related the story of Dracos Nui's downfall and how he had ended up on Mata Nui. Shortly afterwards, Thekoo brought news that yet more Shadow Rahkshi, seemingly led by Morkuva, were pouring into a mine shaft he and Dreiken were working on. Again, Dlakii led his team into the mineshaft, and again, the army was destroyed, with Thekoo killing Morkuva. As Morkuva died slowly, Uthanoz absorbed his dwindling life and brought the tunnel down on Dlakii's army; they barely escaped. Later, in Po-Wahi, Beliwa teleported in, bringing news of his recovery of a "key" required at Kini-Nui. Beliwa joined Dlakii's team, who then departed for Ko-Wahi in order to restock.
Ultimatum at Mangaia
The events of The Unknown Turaga: Ultimatum at Mangaia then occurred, but at present the nature of these events (other than Lai transforming into a Toa) are unknown.
The Land of Dragons
Ten years later, Dlakii was informed of a vicious Shadow Dragon assault on the island of Kaku Nui, and was subsequently summoned by the island's Turaga, Doomed, to assist with the restoration and further protection of the island. Regrouping several members of his former army - Lai, Dreiken, Proto D, Thekoo and Aykif - he left Port Spirit for the island, stealing the Crackpot from the Pirate Captain. The Crackpot was destroyed in a storm, leaving those of the group who flew to carry the rest to the island. Once there, they were led by Toa Hev to Doomed's palace; Doomed informed them that he actually intended for them to go to Dracos Nui and exterminate the Shadow Dragons. Though they initially denied this new job, Doomed persuaded them into it; subsequently they left, flying out on Proto D's back.
When they arrived, Proto D led the group on a brief tour of his former home, but were ambushed at the lava falls of Mount Hatau by a mob of Shadow Dragons. The team put up an excellent fight, but were eventually forced back into an ancient storehouse and were forced into its pool of Hordika venom. The team survived and regrouped on a beach the following morning, mutated into Hordika forms (except Proto D).
Rahaga Dlakii
Dlakii, mutated into a form remniscient of the Rahaga, continued to lead the team, albeit saying considerably less than he used to. The group tried to take a brief break after Lai and Thekoo started complaining, but were again attacked by Shadow Dragons; through the course of the fight, each of them learned of their new Rhotuka Spinner powers, with Dlakii's acting like a laser. Lai's spinner power nearly resulted in the destruction of the island itself, as he unleashed a Zivon from the Field of Shadow.
The Zivon's sheer dark power corroded and warped the land surrounding them, killing all the Shadow Dragons in sight, absorbing them, and blocking any other beings from approaching; it is estimated that half of all Shadow Dragons ever existing were killed by the Zivon. Unsurprisingly, the group of Hordika tried to attack it; Dlakii and Dreiken spearheaded the attack, peppering the Zivon with repeated laser-spinner blasts. Proto D and Thekoo merged their powers of lightning and fire, unleashing a devastating meteor on the Zivon; the attack had little effect on it, and in retaliation, it shot a blast of darkness at Dlakii, which sent him flying into the distant Dracogem Mine. In the mine, Dlakii came across a shadowy figure hidden by darkness, which greeted him with the words, "It's been a very long time, hasn't it?"
Shortly afterwards, the rest of the group followed him down into Dracogem Mine on something of a rescue mission; they were attacked by the shadowy being, who eventually backed down at Dlakii's command. This shadow being was revealed to be a now-slightly-paranoid Toa Harkha, who had been hiding in the Mine for several centuries after a failed attempt to bring down the Shadow Dragons. After the two parties briefed each other on recent events, Harkha used his elemental and mask powers to eliminate the Hordika venom infecting the group and restore them into their old forms, albeit with some differences and enhancements.
The Restoration of Dracos Nui
When the group had fully recovered from the transformation, they divided into two teams. Lai would take Dreiken and Thekoo back to Kaku Nui to arrest Turaga Doomed (who, Harkha had revealed, had ties to the Shadow Dragons), while Dlakii and Harkha remained behind with Proto D and iKKF to finish off the Shadow Dragons permanently. With the Dracogem Mine's entrance guarded by a small group of Shadow Dragons, Dreiken dispatched the group, allowing his team to escape to the beach.
Dlakii's team continued to fight the Shadow Dragons for some time, taking a small break in the shadow of Proto D's former village; Harkha told iKKF and Proto D a short story about the relentlessness of evil, using former antagonist Chya as an example. The following morning, the four marched on Mount Hatau which, according to Harkha, the Shadow Dragons had claimed as a base of operations. Though initially cornered, Proto D managed to eliminate the mobbing Shadow Dragons with a high-powered stream of flame. With the outer opposition cleared, Dlakii's team moved into the Shadow Dragons' inner sanctum in Mount Hatau.
Once inside, Proto D announced his intentions to find the Shadow Dragons' barracks, in order to kill them all while they were stuck in confined space and as a result, incapable of escape or retaliation. Instead, the team ended up in a throne room of some description, confronting the Lord of the Shadow Dragons. The Lord breifly explained that, one thousand and ten years previously, Dlakii and Harkha had tried and failed to prevent the Shadow Dragons emerging into the Matoran world from a world beyond. When Dlakii tried to kill the Lord, he escaped, leaving the team confused. The four then spread out to seek him, killing every other Shadow Dragon in their way. As a result of that, the Shadow Dragons were rendered extinct.
After a time, the four regrouped outside Mount Hatau, saying they couldn't find the Lord anywhere. At that moment, Lai, Dreiken and Thekoo returned, accompanied by Hev, affirming that Turaga Doomed had chosen death over imprisonment. With the team regrouped, the Lord of the Shadow Dragons reappeared, demonstrating his existance as insubstantial vapour. Menacingly informing them of his means of restoration, he proceeded to absorb all the remaining Shadow Dragon corpses, regaining full power and transforming into his true form, that of a hideous purple spike-clad dragon.
Dlakii's team engaged in a brief fight with the Lord; at the advice of Toa Harkha, Lai unleashed the Zivon again as a last resort. The Lord briefly regarded the Zivon, then slew it with the barest sample of his power. He absorbed the dead Zivon and its leaking energies, doubling in size and power. He then turned to the island of Kaku Nui and obliterated it, dissolving it into nothing, then flew for Port Spirit.
Leaving iKKF and Thekoo behind to rescue the Matoran of Kaku Nui, Dlakii and the others flew back to Port Spirit on Proto D's back, seemingly arriving before the Lord. They met with DudeNuva, who explained that the Pirate Captain had just come back as well, having spotted the Lord heading for Port Spirit. Though DudeNuva intended to debrief them at the Guard's barracks, they were stopped by the Pirate Captain, who informed them that the Lord had landed on the nearby Shadowed Isle; upon hearing that name, Dlakii and Harkha fell silent. The Lord, his voice magnified to echo across the land, said only, "Come to me. You will all burn".
Aboard the Pirate Captain's new ship, the Battle Axe, Harkha mapped out a plan of assault in cooperation with the pirates. Dlakii's group, now with DudeNuva, were deposited on the Shadowed Isle's shores; guided by his sensitivity to dark powers, Lai led the team into the dying forests of the island in pursuit. They emerged in a set of ruins, in which the colossal form of the Lord stood. Dreiken found a tombstone which was revealed to be that of Toa Enira; the Lord then stepped forward and boasted of his murder of Enira. Apparently immensely angered, Dlakii unleashed his full power on the Lord, severely weakening him; this was followed by Harkha firing a sharp blast of wind. The Lord of the Shadow Dragons shrunk to his original size, his power apparently seeping away; the entire group then leapt up and simultaneously blasted him with their powers (in this case, Harkha relied solely on air power), destroying his body and energies.
The Lord of the Shadow Dragons was reduced to a shrivelled, Matoran-esque form. Harkha told Proto D that he could kill the Lord; Dylok initially agreed, but then said that he could not, that there was no reason for him to do so. Instead, Lai sent the Lord into the Field of Shadow, locking him away permanently. Dlakii and his team returned to Port Spirit, later joined by Thekoo and Aykif, where they then observed Dreiken's appointment to the title of Lord Toa; after this, he returned to his home with Harkha, who had nowhere else to go following his retirement.
Equipment
As a Matoran, Dlakii's weapon of choice was a protodermis bow. This bow had no special powers. He also carried the Shield of Kualus, a small roundshield with an imprint of Toa Kualus's mask on it.
Dlakii's Toa Tool was the Solar Bow, transformed from his old bow by the energized protodermis. It fires bolts of light solidified into arrows, in contrast to the Naegling. He wore a Kanohi Avohkii, Great Mask of Light.
As a Turaga, Dlakii does not own a staff of any description, or at least never used it. Instead, he uses a rapier, a small and light sword. Dlakii's rapier can be charged with his elemental light energy for several purposes. He wears the Kanohi Avohkii, the Noble Mask of Light, which strengthens his light powers and constantly radiates a calming aura. Ironically, said calming aura has no effect on Dlakii himself, who perhaps needs it the most.
As a Rahaga, Dlakii's rapier was converted into a Blinder Staff. Aside from being a melée weapon, it had the power to emit a sharp burst of light to blind the target. His Rhotuka spinners were charged with light, capable of neatly burning through most substances.
Powers and Traits
Dlakii, being the Turaga of Light, is capable of creating and controlling light. So far, he has been seen using his power to fire laser beams, summon jagged "lightning" strikes from above, generate a soft glow to navigate caves, and unleash a devastating storm of light. As with all Matoran-like beings of light, Dlakii is capable of changing his colours, but is generally seen in a default scheme of silver and yellow. Dlakii has always had a penchant for fast movement in combat, opting to move faster to avoid attacks and land more himself in exchange for greater brute strength; he is able to move at speeds sufficient to create illusory copies of himself, this being a trait of beings of light. He is known to have taught such techniques during his tenure at the Toa Academy; none of his students have ever been shown to have adopted the technique themselves.
For a time, Dlakii still possessed a fair amount of Toa Power, presumably stockpiled somewhere within him. He used this power to transform Dreiken, Thekoo, and iKKF into more powerful forms of themselves, presumably depleting the stock of power in the process. A side effect of the Toa Power resulted in Dlakii being far more powerful than a normal Turaga, with his control of light being at the level of the average Toa.
Having originally been a Ko-Matoran, Dlakii still retains resistance to the cold. He remains a master swordsman and archer, resulting in him posessing lethal skill and accuracy. However, nowadays he rarely chooses to use a bow.
Personality
Dlakii demonstrated all the traits of the average Ko-Matoran: quiet, impatient with fools, and razor-witted. Unlike a Ko-Matoran, Dlakii was prone to outbursts of rage that had a tendency to prove fatal to any living being in the area. His personality did not change at all throughout his time as a Toa, and later Turaga; however, the negative aspects were magnified several times while he was a Rahaga. It was Dlakii's reclusive life and the abovementioned traits which led to him earning the nickname "The Unknown Turaga", as few residents of the region truly knew anything about him.
Character origin
Dlakii is based on the BZPower Forum Assistant "Turaga Dlakii", creator of The Unknown Turaga Saga.
Trivia
- In the first three comics in The Unknown Turaga, Dlakii is shown to have owned an Ussal crab. This character later disappeared without explanation; its fate in The Unknown Turaga: Chronicle Edition is as yet unknown.
- Throughout the original versions of the first series, Dlakii was not referred to as "Dlakii". This name had not been invented yet. Instead, Dlakii was referred to as Turaga of Light or Turaga of Takanuva. This is related to the original BZPower username of the author. It was officially changed in all of his media in June 2006.
- Dlakii's appearance has changed dramatically over the years. Originally (in a 2003 avatar) he was portrayed as having tan limbs, a silver Avohkii, and white feet. Later, the feet were changed to silver, the tan to gold, and gold robes were added. Most recently, the robes were changed to silver and his eyes (formerly dark blue) were changed to a lighter shade of blue. In material outside The Unknown Turaga Saga, Dlakii has recently been portrayed as having his head behind his mask gold.
| The Toa Calix |
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| Dlakii | Harkha | Enira |
| Toa of the Northern Isles |
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| Northern Continent Residents |
| Lai | Hev | Dreiken | Aykif | DudeNuva | Harkha |
| Rotah Nui Residents |
| Thekoo |
| Daxian Archipelago Residents |
| Eljay |
| Deceased |
| Enira | Kivrex |
| Fate Unknown |
| Beliwa |
| Transformed |
| Dlakii | Arukka | Gavilan | Morkuvan |
| Other Toa |
