Comic 5: In Final Battle

Comic 5: In Final Battle was the fifth issue in the relaunched BIONICLE comic series, and the fifth in the Ignition sub-series. It was released with the November/December 2006 edition of the LEGO Club Magazine. This issue saw the Toa Inika and Piraka reach the Chamber of Life.

Opening
''Believing they have finally defeated the Toa Inika, the Piraka rushed into the Chamber of Life to retrieve their prize: the ancient and powerful artifact known as the Mask of Life. What they found was crushing defeat at the hands of a former ally and his bestial pawn.''

''Now the revived Toa Inika must pit their strength and skill against the madness of Vezon and the might of Fenrakk. But can they hope to win against enemies who return from every defeat more monstrous and powerful than before? And what of Axonn and Brutaka, locked in combat in the Piraka stronghold.''

Above and below the surface of Voya Nui, battles are about to fought, wrongs to be avenged, and the fate of a universe decided.

Plot
The Piraka storm into the Chamber of Life, where Vezon is waiting for them. He uses the Spear of Fusion to fuse Vezok and Reidak together.

After defeating the other four Piraka, Vezon defuses the two, and they fall unconscious from the shock of separation. Suddenly, the Toa Inika burst into the Chamber. Vezon and Fenrakk then attack the Toa, who fight back well. However, Fenrakk absorbs the force from each attack, growing stronger and stronger. Vezon then reveals that he is in possession of the Kanohi Ignika. Jaller fires at the ground beneath Vezon and Fenrakk, knocking the two into the lava. Just as Jaller is going to jump in after them to retrieve the mask, the duo emerges from the lava, Fenrakk transformed into the Kardas Dragon.

Meanwhile, in the Piraka Stronghold, Brutaka and Axonn duel near the Antidermis vat. Despite repeated blows, Axonn continues to fight, giving a heroic speech as he battles. Brutaka plans to use the Antidermis to make himself stronger, but Axonn smashes the vat with his Axe, dispersing its contents into the air.

Back in the chamber, the Toa Inika are losing badly to the Kardas Dragon. Jaller takes out a Zamor Sphere given to him by Axonn and fires it at Kardas, freezing Vezon and Kardas in time and space. Matoro walks over to them and retrieves the mask from Vezon.

Credits

 * Greg Farshtey - Writer
 * Stuart Sayger - Artist
 * Alex Bleyaert - Colorist
 * Phil Balsman - Letterer
 * Toby Dutkiewicz - Art director/design
 * Ron Perazza - Editor
 * Carmela Pomano - Assistant editor

Characters

 * Axonn
 * Brutaka
 * Hakann
 * Hahli
 * Hewkii
 * Jaller
 * Kongu
 * Matoro
 * Mata Nui - Mentioned only
 * Nuparu
 * Piraka Fusion
 * Reidak
 * Thok
 * Vezok
 * Vezon
 * Zaktan

Locations

 * Voya Nui
 * Chamber of Life

Organizations

 * Order of Mata Nui
 * Piraka
 * Rahi
 * Fenrakk
 * Kardas Dragon
 * Toa
 * Toa of Air
 * Toa of Earth
 * Toa of Fire
 * Toa of Ice
 * Toa of Stone
 * Toa of Water
 * Toa Teams
 * Toa Inika/Toa Mahri