Elements

The World of The Bionicle is constructed of basic Elements. Most beings belong to one of six main elements, represented by different colors, and living in different environments. These can be manipulated through various powers.

Main Elements
These are the main elements, seen everywhere.

Fire

 * Color: Red
 * Environment: Volcanic Areas
 * Prefix: Ta-

Water

 * Color: Blue
 * Environment: Oceanic Areas
 * Prefix: Ga-

Air

 * Color: Green, silver, other shades of green
 * Environment: Jungles
 * Prefix: Le-

Earth

 * Color: Black, silver, gray
 * Environment: Caves
 * Prefix: Onu-

Stone

 * Colors: Brown, Yellow, black(sometimes), gunmetal(rarely), and Orange
 * Environment: Deserts and Canyons
 * Prefix: Po-

Ice

 * Color: White, gray, silver
 * Environment: Snowy Areas
 * Prefix: Ko-

Other Elements
These are the known secondary elements, not featured as prominently in the main storyline.

Plantlife

 * Colors: Blue and Green
 * Environment: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown

Light

 * Colors: White and Gold
 * Environment: Karda Nui
 * Prefix: Av-

Shadow

 * Color: Black and Red
 * Environment: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown

Lightning

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environment: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown

Iron

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environment: Nynrah
 * Prefix: Fe-

Magnetism

 * Colors: Gray and Black
 * Environment: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown

Gravity

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environment: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown

Plasma

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environment: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown

Sonics

 * Colors: Gray and White
 * Environment: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown

Legendary Elements
These are elements that a Toa cannot control.

Life

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environments: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown

Time

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environments: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown

Unofficial Elements
The following are unofficially considered elements because of their use by members of otherwise elementally-based teams:

Acid/Swamp

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environments: Swamps, Bogs
 * Prefix: Unknown

Vacuum

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environments: Unknown
 * Prefix: Unknown