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. Each main element has a patron Toa; a spirit-hero representing it.

Main Elements
These are the main elements, seen everywhere.

Fire

 * Colors: Reds and Oranges
 * Environments: Volcanic

Water

 * Colors: Blues and Aquas
 * Environments: Oceanic and Watery

Air

 * Colors: Greens and Teals
 * Environments: Sky, Jungles, Plains, Windy

Earth

 * Colors: Blacks, Grays, and Purples
 * Environments: Caves

Stone

 * Colors: Browns, Tans, Yellows and Oranges
 * Environments: Desert, Mountains

Ice

 * Colors: Whites and Blues
 * Environments: Mountains, Glaciers, Snowy

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

Plantlife

 * Colors: Greens and Limes
 * Environments: Jungles, Forests and Swamps

Light

 * Colors: Golds and Whites
 * Environments: Core, Bright

Shadow

 * Colors: Blacks and Silvers
 * Environments: Core, Dark

Iron

 * Colors: Metallic Grays and Silvers
 * Environments: Metallic

Lightning

 * Colors: Yellows or Purples
 * Environments: Electric (Perhaps Storms)

Magnetism

 * Colors: Grays and Whites
 * Environments: Unknown, maybe none

Gravity

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environments: Unknown, maybe none

Plasma

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environments: Unknown, maybe none

Sonics

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environments: Unknown, maybe none

Legendary Elements
These are elements that a Toa cannot control.

Life

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environments: Unknown

Time

 * Colors: Unknown
 * Environments: Unknown

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

Acid/Swamp

 * Colors: Limes and Reds
 * Environments: Swamps, Bogs

Vacuum

 * Colors: Reds and Silvers
 * Environments: Unknown

Poison

 * Colors: Blacks and Limes
 * Environments: Wastelands

Sand

 * Colors: Yellow-Oranges and Tans
 * Environments: Deserts