Life Counters

Life Counters are non-canon devices on some of the sets of 2009. They had a scale from 5 to 1, plus a marking for "death", or, "defeat". They were used in the "BIONICLE Action Figure Game".

Function in Canon Storyline.
The Life Counters on the back of most Glatorian in BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn have been confirmed to be small back packs.