Protodermis



Protodermis was a common substance in the BIONICLE universe.

Usage and Traits
Protodermis had a silvery, metallic appearance and texture. It was commonly mined by Matoran, for everyday usage. It was essential to life in Metru Nui and other densely populated areas, because it was used to make many intrinsic things that were important in everyday life, from Kanohi to Widgets. There were a few known types:


 * Solid: Hardly compressed Protodermis in solid form.
 * Liquid: Protodermis in liquid form.
 * Energized: The most exotic type, because it caused bizarre mutations and enhancements in power, that is, if it was the recipient's destiny--they would melt and die if it was not.
 * Molten: Super-heated protodermis with lava-like properties that burnt anything in its path.
 * Crystalline: This type of protodermis could only be formed in two known ways. If six Toa combined their elements together or by the "The Shadowed One". It was strong enough to restrain a Makuta.
 * Protosteel: An allotrope of protodermis, and the strongest of all. In the form of a weapon, it could shred through Makuta armor.

Protodermis