| “ | Look at this universe - damaged, broken, disorderly. It needs someone to take care of it... to take care of everything and everyone, from now until forever. | „ |
| ~ Karzahni, BIONICLE.com. |
| “ | There is a war to be fought in this place, and a universe to win. But first... i need to sharpen my claws in combat. When i am done with the two of you, I will be ready at last... ready to conquer! | „ |
| ~ Karzahni to Lesovikk and Sarda. |
| “ | As for who I am, you may call me Karzahni. | „ |
| ~ Karzahni to the Toa Mahri. |
Karzahni is the major antagonist in the BIONICLE series. He was a brother of Artakha and the ruler of the hellish land that shared its ruler's name. He also serves as the final antagonist in the Mahri Nui story arc. He was also an archenemy of Lesovikk, due to him being responsible for his friends' disappearance.
He was voiced by Sean Schemmel, who also voiced as Icarax in the animated show and Makuta Teridax in BIONICLE: The Game.
History[]
Around 100,000 years ago, Karzahni was created alongside his brother, Artakha by the Great Beings. Soon after their creation, the two brothers fought for the possession of the Mask of Creation. After the few days of the battle, Karzahni was eventually defeated by his brother who then claimed the Mask of Creation and he retreated into the island, which he created and named it after his name.
While Artakha chose to make a heavenly island for good Matoran workers, Karzahni chose to take in the bad ones, intending to repair their faults and return them to their homelands.
However, his ability to fix the Matoran was not up to par, and he completely rebuilt the Matoran, but into weaker and hideous forms. To compensate for his inability to properly repair the Matoran, he gave each of them weapons.
He then sent them to the Southern Continent to make sure his failures would not be discovered. The Turaga eventually noticed that Matoran sent to Karzahni never returned from their exile, and stopped sending their poor workers.
Angered by the lack of Matoran coming to him, Karzahni went into denial, blaming the Matoran for his failures. He refused to send any more Matoran away and trapped them within his realm, replacing their masks with his own twisted designs, stripping them of their identities. He also have no contact with the universe outside his realm for many thousands of years, leaving him ignorant of many developments in the universe such as the existence of the Makuta.
Mahri Nui[]
When Karzahni have learnt of the turn of events in the universe and schemed to take over the universe from Mata Nui, he began to organize the Matoran slave into his army and train them for the battle. He later left his realm and traveled to Mahri Nui as the water inside mutated him into his monstrous form.
He traveled across the ocean as he came across Lesovikk and Sarda. Eager to pit his skills against his enemies, Karzahni attacked them. At first, Karzahni was gaining an upper hand of beating Lesovikk, though the Toa of Air manages to overcome his attacks thanks to Sarda's encouragement before telling the ruler that his friends were sent to his realm long ago, and that he spent his time assaulting his realm trying to save them, failing everytime. Stunned by Lesovikk's determination, Karzahni attacked Sarda with his Olisis, horrifying the Matoran with the vision in which the Matoran of Mahri Nui perished in the sinking of the island. While Lesovikk was forced to abandoned the fight to help Sarda, Karzahni escapes.
Personality[]
| “ | Powerful, almost regal and quite insane - all three terms can be used to describe Karzahni. He has ruled the realm named after him for more than 100, 000 years, and time has not made him any kinder or more merciful. | „ |
| ~ Helryx describes about Karazhni. |
Karzahni was a completely insane, sociopathic and unpredictable ruler. At first, he could be friendly and kind at one moment but later revealed his malicious nature as he went in a murderous rage the next. He also ruled his realm through fear and psychological abuse, such as replacing the masks of his Matoran subjects to rob them of their identities and was also proved to be sinister and sadistic as he tormented his victims and enemies alike with nightmarish visions with his Kanohi Olisi.
Karzahni also had a deep hatred of Artakha due to his past defeat at his brother's hands and since extended his hatred to him and anything related to and made by Artakha as he goes into any length to spite him and destroy anything that he made.
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Trivia[]
- The plant called Karzahni that was created by Makuta Teridax was named after Karzahni.
- Greg Farshtey mentioned in an interview that Karzahni was his favorite set because it was the only set featuring him that Greg created.
- In Dark Destiny, Karzahni's appearance was ebony and gold in color, but in the BIONICLE World, he is bluish-purple and green.
- Later, this was eventually confirmed that he has the ability of rebuilding himself.
- His thighs resemble Hordika Vakama's mask.
