Factions

In the legend of the Bionicle, there are several different factions in power and in greatest population. Each employ agents to do their duties. The main ones are:

Matoran
The people of the Matoran faction are the protagonists of the Bionicle. It consists of those who are loyal to Mata Nui: The Toa, Matoran, and Turaga.

Dark Hunters
The Dark Hunters are a group of beings headed by The Shadowed One, specializing in bounty hunting, assassination, and espionage. They include creatures of various species, and will do anything if the price is right. They are neutral in quarrels that aren't their own, but have fought against both sides.



Brotherhood of Makuta
The antagonists of the Bionicle. The Brotherhood of Makuta is an organization of the Makuta species who were once loyal to Mata Nui. They became corrupted and cast Mata Nui into a deep sleep in the Great Cataclysm.

Order of Mata Nui
The Order of Mata Nui is a very secretive organization, only known to by few. Most are fiercely loyal to Mata Nui. They are associated with beings of great power and unknown race, and fight the Brotherhood of Makuta.

Barraki
Six warlords and their armies, who had been banished to The Pit for plotting against Mata Nui. Because of the mutagen in the sunken-underwater Mahri Nui, the Barraki have mutated and taken the appearance of water Rahi.



Bohrok
Built by an unknown race of inventors, the insectoid mechanical Bohrok had one purpose: to restore Mata Nui to its "before time" state, when it had been completely abandoned. Makuta awakened them before then, unfortunately. The Bohrok were hive-like in structure, and controlled by sentient, power-imbued parasites called Krana.

Hand of Artakha
The Hand of Artakha is an organization that does not exist anymore.