| “ | Don't mistake us for some stupid Rahi. Before we ended up down here, your kind bowed before us. | „ |
| ~ Carapar. BIONICLE.com |
| “ | Listen to him. Bucket of bolts acting like he's tough. How many pieces should I snap him into? | „ |
| ~ Carapar |
Carapar is the major antagonist who appeared in the BIONICLE series and served as one of the main antagonists of the Mahri Nui arc and one of the protagonists in the serial story, Federation of Fear. He is one of the six Barraki who was sentenced to the Pit for rebelling against the Order of Mata Nui.
He was voiced by Michael Dobson, who also voices Krekka in the animated show.
Biography[]
League of Six Kingdoms and the Pit[]
Thousands of years ago, Carapar was the leader of an army that operated under the League of Six Kingdoms. After a large conflict, Carapar and his fellow Barraki were captured by the Brotherhood of Makuta and sentenced to execution. However, before they could be killed, the Order of Mata Nui intervened and sent them to the Pit.
While in the Pit, the Barraki were exposed to the Pit's mutagens and were mutated into monster forms that resembled sea creatures. Their prison was broken during the Great Cataclysm, allowing the Barraki to escape and begin terrorizing the surrounding area of Mahri Nui.
Search for the Mask of Life[]
When the Mask of Life fell into the Pit, the Barraki saw this as their chance to restore their original forms and conquer the Order of Mata Nui. However, a Ga-Matoran named Kyrehx found the mask first. She left it with the Po-Matoran Dekar and fled. Carapar captured her as she fled, taking her to Takadox. Takadox used his hypnotic powers to get Kyrehx to reveal what she knew about the Mask of Life.
After that, Carapar was sent to stop Ehlek from destroying Mahri Nui with his venom eels. He intended to bring Ehlek back to Pridak, but he found Brutaka in the Barraki's cave instead. When Brutaka discovered that Carapar and Ehlek had been mutated, he formed an alliance with the Barraki to find the Mask of Life. The Barraki later betrayed Brutaka and left him to fight a giant squid.
The Barraki were later able to find Dekar and the Mask of Life. However, upon finding them, all the Barraki got in a fight over it. During the fight, the Mask of Life sent out a huge wave of light. When the light cleared, Carapar was buried in a pile of sand.
Later, the Barraki encountered the Toa Mahri as they entered the Pit. After a series of battles with the Toa, Manta summoned all the Barraki to the Razor Whale's Teeth. Mantax declared that he knew that there was a traitor among them and demanded to know who the traitor was. Takadox revealed himself to be the traitor, and the Barraki forced him to help them retrieve the Mask of Life. Shortly thereafter, they were attacked by Makuta Teridax in the body of a Maxilos robot. The Barraki and their armies fought Teridax and destroyed his robot body, though Teridax' spirit escaped.
Later, the Barraki fought the Toa Mahri as Matoro took the Mask of Life to Karda Nui. They came close to winning the battle, but the Toa Mahri were transported out of the Pit by the Mask of Life.
Federation of Fear[]
Carapar and his fellow Barraki were later captured by the Order of Mata Nui. Carapar, along with Takadox, Vezon, Spiriah, and Roodaka, was recruited by Brutaka to embark on a mission to search for Makuta Miserix. They came to Stelt and were able to obtain a boat from its inhabitants. They found their way to Tren Krom's Island, where they were attacked by Tren Krom. Carapar tried to ambush and slay Tren Krom, but Tren Krom fired a disintegration beam and killed Carapar.
Personality[]
Carapar was the most cruel, aggressive and intolerant among the other Barraki as he punished anyone who disrespected him with destruction and death. However, he was also very cunning and intelligent as he demonstrated by ending the siege by withdrawing and leaving the enemy city with the gift of food supplies, which turned out to be poisoned.
Although he once have his intellect, his mind was later dulled by Takadox's hypnosis, turning him into his minion. However, Carapar was not completely stupid as he still retained his intelligence which he used for his strategy. He also willingly stayed as Takadox's ally as he figured if something terrible happened, the latter will find a way to survive. His friendship with Takadox became strained when the latter was exposed as the traitor for selling information for the Brotherhood of Makuta, though he eventually sacrificed his life to shield Takadox from Pridak's attack with he was affected by the Kanohi Ignika's power.
Powers & Abilities[]
Trivia[]
- Due to his crab-like mutation, Carapar was sometimes referred to as "The Crab".
- His name was derived from the word carapace, an outer hard shell of the crab, tortoise and several animals.
- His set form possesses only one pincer-like claw, like Mantax despite Carapar have two in the story. However, his prototype version of his set form possessed two pairs of claws until one of them was replaced with a Squid Launcher.
- Several pieces of the set, including Carapar's instruction manual, which mistakenly labeled Carapar as "Karapar".
- He is the only Barraki who was not released as the minifigure.
- Carapar is the only Barraki to have died two times in the story.
