Kopaka (2001)

Kopaka is the current Toa of Ice. He is a member of the Toa Nuva, and is probably the least social of the group. He enjoys being in cold places, often skiing down mountainsides, as he did down Mount Ihu. Kopaka is very intelligent and is protector of Ko-Metru, though he used to protect Ko-Koro when the Matoran still inhabited Mata Nui.

Kopaka's primary weapon is his Ice Blades which can cut through most materials and freeze anything at will. He can also summon blizzards and cold drifts. He wears the Kanohi Akaku, the Great Mask of X-Ray Vision. It allows him to see through things, making him a very good spy.

The Arrival of Kopaka
Kopaka, like the other Toa Mata, fell from the sky in his Toa Canister when the Great Cataclysm occured to protect the Matoran from Makuta. But for reasons yet unknown, he missed Mata Nui and fell into the ocean. When Takua activated the six Toa Stones in Kini Nui, Kopaka's canister was drawn to the land. His canister washed up at the base of Mount Ihu.

Then he built himself. As he trudged up the mountan, he met Matoro, a Ko-Matoran. There Matoro introduced him to Nuju. It was time to begin the quest for the masks.

Quest for the Masks
Kopaka trudged up Mt. Ihu in order to find the Kanohi Hau. There he met Pohatu. Pohatu introduced him to the rest of the Toa: Tahu, Gali, Lewa, and Onua. They were also on the very same quest: find the six great Kanohi masks and defeat Makuta.

One day, a Matoran named Takua was trying to find Matoro, who is the only one who could translate Nuju's clicks and beeps. When Takua found the Ko-Matoran, they were attacked by a Muaka. Kopaka managed to defeat it, and Takua and Matoro returned to Ko-Koro.

Kopaka eventually found the rest of the masks, and united with the other Toa to defeat Makuta. Suddenly, Takua and his company showed up do defend the Kini-Nui from the Rahi. Then it was settled. Kopaka and his fellow toa swiched to their Golden Kanohi and decended down into Makuta's lair.

The six hereos found that it was gaurded by the Manas. They all could not defeat them alone, but together, they realized it could be done. Kopaka merged with Lewa and Gali to form a mighty Toa Kaita.

They drove off the Manas and entered the lair of Makuta. But suddenly, the Kaita were torn apart into 6 seperate Toa again. Gali stated that the Toa Kaita could not exist in the realm of destruction, which is Makuta's lair. Takua then quickly rushed to the sight of where the Toa would fight Makuta.

Battle with Makuta
Kopaka was shocked when he saw Makuta's form: a Matoran! Makuta said the Toa could not destroy him, for he was nothing. Then he shapeshifted into a form of A kanohi mask being held up by tentacles. Kopaka tried to outrun it with the Kakama. The tentacles got to him. Tahu said they needed to work together, and that was what they did. Makuta was seemingly defeated.