Visorak (Rahi)

"Too late... too late for anything. Visorak. They wait. They watch. They know. They... they know..."

- Onewa, under the influence of a mysterious creature, showing him a vision of the coming invasion

The Visorak were an army of spiderlike creatures. In their language, their name meant "Stealers of Life" or "Poisonous Scourge". They were employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta as foot soldiers and guards. Like almost all arachnids in the Bionicle universe, Visorak possessed only four legs.

Description
The Visorak were highly trained and ruthlessly efficient soldiers. All Visorak could generate and fire Rhotuka spinners with the power to paralyze opponents, and each breed also had its own unique spinner power. Their Hordika venom could mutate Toa into half-beasts and it mutated Rahi severely. They could also make spiderwebs; and use this material to encase victims in cocoons (sometimes laced with the Hordika venom) or communicate through vibrations in the webs.

Although Rahi, the Visorak appeared to be highly intelligent; they had a sophisticated language, could create complex battle plans, and were not blindly loyal to their leaders. When their Viceroy betrayed their King, they barely hesitated to desert her when given the opportunity.

History
The Visorak hordes were made and tamed by Gorast for the Brotherhood of Makuta. The Visorak were led by the Visorak King, Sidorak and his Viceroy Roodaka. These two commanded the hordes in the name of the Brotherhood of Makuta. At one point, the Visorak made up the bulk of a Brotherhood army that included Dark Hunters and Exo-Toa. The mission of the Visorak was to invade and conquer lands, webbing up its inhabitants as they went along; though the exact purpose for this was unknown. Only a few islands had escaped the Visorak, including Mata Nui (which nobody knew existed), and the Dark Hunter base. A few Visorak were near Mount Valmai during the Great Cataclysm, but when the land broke off and became the island of Voya Nui those Visorak were stranded and the region never suffered a full invasion.

When Sidorak and Roodaka led the hordes to Metru Nui, the Visorak went about conquering the city and capturing the inhabitants as they always do. The Toa Metru returned to the city, but their recklessness led to their capture; and being injected with the Visorak's venom mutated them into Toa Hordika. The Toa Hordika were able to escape and later achieve some victories against the hordes, but they only seemed to slow the Visorak's takeover.

The turning point came when Vakama began to succumb to his feral side that the mutation unleashed. Playing on his frustration with the other Toa, Roodaka offered to make him commander of the hordes, and he accepted. Meanwhile, the other Toa had tracked down Keetongu, a mythical Rahi with the ability to counteract poisons including the Visorak's Hordika venom. Keetongu agreed to aid the Toa in stopping the Visorak and rescuing Vakama.

In a climactic showdown, Keetongu went after Sidorak and Roodaka while Matau confronted Vakama. Roodaka had knocked Keetongu down, but refused to help Sidorak finish him off; without Roodaka's help, Sidorak was killed by the beast and Roodaka took over as the Visorak Queen. But Matau had been able to talk Vakama down from his anger; he joined the Toa in facing Roodaka and gave the hordes the order to disband. As the Visorak all hated and feared Roodaka, and because she had betrayed their king - and because Vakama was officially still their commander - they quickly dispersed and went their separate ways.

Breeds

 * Vohtarak
 * Boggarak
 * Keelerak
 * Suukorak
 * Roporak
 * Oohnorak
 * Kahgarak

War Vehicles

 * Visorak Battle Ram

Allies

 * Gate Guardian
 * Colony Drone
 * Venom Flyer
 * Zivon