Earth is the best because it rocks

He's got a removable mask and chainsaws. Hey, waitaminnit, is Mata Nui located off the coast of Texas?

Welcome to ONU-KORO!

@MCLegoboy said:
"Earth is the best because it rocks"

And Cole the earth ninja does indeed enjoy rock.

The Mata Pakari was amongst my favourite masks, the Nuva version just looks... messy? And I mean even by Kanohi Nuva standards xD

Also he is the only Nuva who can't put off his armor without some major issues, since his head is attached to it. However this gave him a little bit of head articulation, so maybe it's good after all?

Also the skate mode was kinda nice (and a whole more interesting than Lewa Nuva's lazy way of getting into 'transport mode').

When the Great Beings were constructing the Great Spirit Robot they realized they would need some sort of failsafe in case the Mata Nui AI that drove it went offline. Their solution were the Toa Mata, or Spirit Heroes, six powerful warriors imbued with the very elements. These heroes were placed in stasis inside of Karda Nui, the Core of the Universe.

When Makuta turned evil and cast Mata Nui into an endless slumber the Toa's Canisters launched to take them to the rescue. But the Canisters had a malfunction. The Toa wound up adrift at sea for 1,000 years and lost their memories.

The Toa eventually washed ashore on an island named in Mata Nui's honor. There they found the Matoran locals were being attacked by wild animals fitted with Infected Masks that let Makuta control them. The Toa set out to collect Kanohi Masks of Power to gain new abilities, and eventually temporarily drove Makuta away.

During this time Toa Lewa was fitted with an Infected Mask, and Onua single-handedly freed him.

After Makuta's defeat the Bohrok Swarms attacked the island, robot bugs determined to wipe it clean. The Toa set out to find the Bohrok Nest and stop their Queens. On the way Lewa was mind controlled AGAIN and Onua freed him a second time.

Eventually the Toa defeated the Queens and were dumped into a pool of mysterious silvery liquid known as Energized Protodermis. This substance transformed them and upgraded them into the more powerful Toa Nuva.

These Toa Nuva briefly had their powers stolen by the elite Bohrok-Kal, but managed to get them back. When Takua found the Mask of Light and was searching for the Seventh Toa, Onua protected him from Vorahk, Rahkshi of Hunger, and was weakened. When the fight got intense Onua accidentally brought the cave's ceiling down on everyone, and he and Toa Pohatu were presumed dead for some time before being rescued and brought to Kini-Nui for the final showdown against the Rahkshi.

When the Turaga Elders learned that Mata Nui was not simply asleep, he was dying, the Toa Nuva were sent to the far off land of Voya Nui to recover the Mask of Life and save him. There the Toa were attacked by a band of thugs known as the Piraka and were captured. When the Toa were gone too long, six Matoran they had befriended on Mata Nui decided to go after them. These Matoran were transformed into Toa themselves, freed the Toa Nuva from the Piraka Stronghold, and retrieved the Mask of Life.

While the new Toa went after the Mask, the Toa Nuva were sent on a series of quests to prepare the Universe for Mata Nui's awakening. As a part of these preparations they had to... free the Bohrok Queens! While the other Toa hesitated Onua knew what had to be done and unleashed the Swarm once more. Afterwords the Toa retrieved (or rather, helped retrieve) the legendary Staff of Artakha to fix damage done to the Universe.

Onua and Pohatu were sent on a special mission to retrieve and artifact known as the Heart of the Visorak. This was a relic that could summon the Visorak Horde (who were a huge chunk of Makuta's army) to one place and take them out of the war.

Eventually the Toa Nuva were taken to the lair of their "father," the legendary Artakha. He gave them new sets of Adaptive Armor that could shapeshift to match their environment, and teleported them to Karda Nui for their final mission.

In Karda Nui the Toa split up, with Onua traveling to the swamps bellow to locate the Codrex, the place where Karda Nui could be reactivated and their Canisters were stored long ago. Onua hated his time in the swamp, as the watered down mud didn't heed his command as well as most Earth did.

Eventually the Toa reactivated the machines in the Codrex and escaped the Core of the Universe, awakening the Great Spirit Robot. But they had been fooled! Makuta had delayed their actions to the perfect hour and in that brief stint of looking for the Mask of Life he had ousted Mata Nui's soul and taken his place. They had awoken Mata Nui's body, with Makuta's mind.

And so a Reign of Darkness began...

Onua was the Toa Mata/Nuva of Earth

Onua was the Toa Mata/Nuva of Earth, and had Elemental control over soil, dirt, and clay. As with most Earth Elementals he had excellent night vision but struggled under the sun, preferring to tunnel underground. He was a quiet sort, patient and observant, always taking in everything around him before acting. This resulted in him becoming the team's strategist.

His primary mask was the Kanohi Pakari, the Great Mask of Strength. While already one of the strongest Toa, this let him lift and smash things many times his size. As a Toa Nuva he carried a pair of Quake Breakers that could function as chainsaws or feet treads.

According to Matoran myth Onua was the second oldest of the Toa. The elder twin of Pohatu, Toa of Stone, the two were born when the planet cooled and hardened eons ago. In truth he was built in Artakha's lab at the same time as the other six, but his intelligence made many mistake him for the eldest of the team.

"ONUA, MY FRIEND!"

I’m glad they managed to carry across Onua’s hunched build from his Mata to Nuva forms, given that very little of this screams “Onua” otherwise

@ThoughtLash said:
""ONUA, MY FRIEND!""

“It seems bashing granite is treating you well!”