Icarax

"I journeyed to Metru Nui, to the very home of the Toa of Light, to retrieve the Mask of Shadows lost there by Teridax. I returned and claimed this throne. And I arrive to find Antroz presumes to give me orders. Run back to your master. Tell him Icarax comes. If he is wise, he will tremble."

- Icarax to Vican, Shadows in the Sky

Icarax was an arrogant, aggressive Makuta and member of the Brotherhood of Makuta. He was originally assigned to to the region of Karzahni, but later joined the invasion of Karda Nui.

Early Life
Icarax was created on an unknown southern island by the Great Spirit Mata Nui. The Great Spirit used the Makuta pool, and molded it into the living bodies of him and his fellow Makuta.

Shortly after the construction of Destral, not long after the Makuta's creation, Icarax had an aide, Pridak, and the duo were sent with Mutran to make the Vortixx charge lower prices for their goods by Makuta Miserix. After days of negotiations, Icarax lost his temper and demolished a few buildings, which coerced the Vortixx into following their demands. Upon leaving the island, Mutran realized that he had forgotten his sentient rock, but Icarax just stated that “It’s a rock,” although it would grow into the Mountain.

Pre-Karda Nui
Later in his life, Icarax was present during a meeting with the League of Six Kingdoms shortly after the League's formation with Mutran, Chirox, Miserix, and Teridax. After the Great Disturbance, Icarax was then assigned to watch over the realm of Karzahni to keep an eye on the ruler by Miserix, although like many other Makuta, ignored the events there, such as his faulty repairs or oppression of the "native" Matoran.

When Makuta Teridax called for a meeting between the Brotherhood at the Convocation Chamber to reveal his plan to overthrow Mata Nui, Icarax remained silent. Ultimately, he sided with Teridax and later assisted Gorast in executing all the Makuta that had sided with Miserix the next year. Sometime following Teridax's rise to power, Icarax and his brethren evolved from organic tissue to an energy form. As a result, the Nynrah Ghosts were summoned and modified his Protosteel armor to compensate.

After Teridax failed in his attempt to take control of Metru Nui, Icarax decided to conquer the universe without the plan. He gathered an army of Manas crabs and started conquering several small villages on the Northern Continent. Before he could do anything more, Teridax defeated him in a battle that lasted for days. Teridax did not kill him, however, claiming he still needed his abilities later.

While Teridax was on Voya Nui, he telepathically communicated with Icarax and told him to retrieve the Kanohi Kraahkan from the Silver Sea. Icarax retrieved and wore it. Teridax then instructed Icarax to retrieve the Staff of Artakha, which he did, defeating Onua and revealing himself to the Toa of Earth and stating that the Brotherhood was his now, who then told the other Toa Nuva.

He then headed to Karzahni and, because they needed the staff, the Toa Nuva followed him there. Icarax fought and defeated all the Toa Nuva in battle except Gali, who attacked him with a Nova Blast. Afterward, he managed to travel to Mahri Nui, where he handed over the Staff to Teridax.

The Invasion of Karda Nui
After delivering the staff, Icarax returned to Destral, only to be summoned to Karda Nui by Antroz. Although annoyed that Antroz was giving him orders, Icarax complied. Around this time, possibly on the way to Karda Nui, Icarax encountered two members of the Order of Mata Nui: Botar and Trinuma. In a fierce but brief battle, Icarax killed Botar and forced Trinuma to retreat.

He also went to Metru Nui and attacked Takanuva with a Shadow Leech, although it was only a partial Light drain. He then went on to Karda Nui. Antroz assigned him to retrieve the Mask of Life, and the five then confronted the Toa Nuva in a fierce battle. During the melee, Icarax fought Toa Ignika and tried to take the Mask of Life. Angered, the Ignika lashed out with its power, painfully devolving Icarax back into a bio-mechanical form, and guarded him from entering the swamp.

The Final Battle
During the final battle, Icarax attempted several times to defeat Toa Ignika, albeit unsuccessfully. He taunted the Toa of Life to kill him, as he knew the Ignika's countdown would soon kill all life in the Matoran Universe. However, the Toa Ignika did not know of the fact, and unable to know of whether he was lying, abandoned him and left to warn the Toa Nuva.

Icarax then made his way down to the swamp and formed a plan to destroy both the Toa Nuva and the Codrex so that Teridax's great Plan would fail. He convinced Krika to fly through the Codrex's shield by decreasing his density, which caused the shield to malfunction and collapse. Icarax then commenced crushing the Codrex with his power over gravity before Gorast, Vamprah and Mutran intervened and stopped him by causing his power of teleportation to go out of control. Many of Icarax's atoms were sent to different parts of the universe when Vamprah increased the power of his teleportation and Gorast disrupted it with her mask power.

Icarax then died as a result of having his atoms scattered.

"The Kingdom" Parallel Universe
Following Mata Nui's death in the alternate universe referred to as 'The Kingdom', Icarax was killed by Teridax so the latter could take control of his Makuta armor. Thus, Icarax was the first Makuta to die after the universe was destroyed, with the others afterwards being slain one by one.

"The Melding" Parallel Universe
In the alternate universe in which the The Melding took place, Icarax was created by the Great Beings with the other Makuta as protectors and creators of new life. In this universe, the Makuta were beings of Light, rather than Shadow, and were required to meditate for a long period of time in order to shed all darkness from their essence.

When two Matoran from the Prime Reality, Vultraz and Mazeka, were transported to this universe, they were escorted to the Great Beings' fortress by Teridax, the main gate of which Gorast and Icarax were guarding.

Personality and Traits
"I believe in certainties. The strength of my limbs, the power of my mask, the sharp edges of my blades — that is what I build my plans around. Trickery, deception, complex strategies, they are for the weak! If you want power, and another has it, you get it not by outwitting him — you get it by stepping over his corpse."

- Makuta Icarax to Vican, Shadows in the Sky

Icarax was the most skilled and aggressive warrior in the Brotherhood, with even his fellow Makuta being reluctant to challenge him in hand-to-hand combat. He was also known to be quite arrogant and possessed of a hatred of complex schemes and plots, which made him willing to occasionally challenge Teridax's leadership of the Brotherhood.

During his battle with the Toa Ignika, Icarax was devolved into a bio-mechanical form.

Powers and Equipment
Like other Makuta, Icarax possessed powerful elemental Shadow powers. In addition to this, he was able to create Kraata from small portions of his essence, and access all forty-two Kraata Powers.

Icarax originally wore a Great Mask of Scavenging, but later replaced it with Teridax's Kraahkan.

He was armed with a Double-Bladed Sword, Rotating Shadow Blades, and a Tridax Pod.

Quotes
"At first we thought he was the Makuta we had fought before, for he wore the Mask of Shadows. But he was, if anything, a more skilled and ferocious warrior, felling my teammates with swift, sure blows."

- Toa Nuva Gali, Toa Nuva Blog

"Since you ask so nicely, brother, what can I say? I will return with the mask... shall I bring it with or without the head that wears it?"

- Icarax to Antroz, Shadows in the Sky

"Your talents are still of some use to me, and so I will not kill you ... today. But one day - perhaps in a year, or 1000 years, or 100,000 years - I may grow tired of you, Icarax. You may cease to be amusing, with your posturing and your boasting and your lust for battle. And on that day, your armor will be a meal for metal-eating scavengers, and your essence a wisp on the wind."

- Teridax to Icarax, The Mutran Chronicles

Set Information

 * Icarax was released in Feburary 2008 as a Toys 'R' Us exclusive.
 * Icarax's piece count is 159.
 * Icarax's set number is 8953.
 * Icarax was the third BIONICLE set to be released with the Kanohi Kraahkan.

Appearances

 * The Mutran Chronicles (In a Flashback)
 * Toa Nuva Blog
 * Into the Darkness (Mentioned Only)
 * Comic 12: Realm of Fear
 * Federation of Fear (Mentioned Only)
 * The Kingdom (Mentioned Only)
 * Brothers In Arms (Mentioned Only)
 * BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky
 * BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets (Mentioned Only)
 * BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle
 * BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe

Trivia

 * Unlike the other Makuta who invaded Karda Nui, Icarax was not blinded by the light of the Mask of Life when Matoro revived Mata Nui because he was not present in Karda Nui at the time.

Icarax