Garan

"We may be doomed to fall, but before we do, we'll give our enemies reason to regret the day they set foot here. Let's show them you don't have to be a Toa to be a hero."

- Garan

Garan was an Onu-Matoran of Voya Nui. Brave and smart, Garan led the Voya Nui Resistance Team in their fight against the invading Piraka. A good tactical thinker, he believed that somehow the Matoran would prevail because they worked together and the Piraka did not.

When crossed, his twin Pulse Bolt Generators fired a ball of energy that grew more powerful the farther it traveled.

Garan was one of the first Matoran to see the Piraka arrive on Voya Nui when he saw Thok's canister float ashore. He claimed to be a Toa, and Garan believed him. However, it soon became clear that they were not Toa. Garan gathered together a group of Matoran to figure out what the so-called "Toa" were up to. They learned that the Piraka had come to steal a powerful mask. However, before they could do anything, the Piraka attacked the Matoran Cliff Village using Zamor Spheres, quickly taking control of every Matoran but the Voya Nui Resistance Team. They discovered the Piraka were using the Matoran to drain the lava from Mount Valmai, in an attempt to find the Kanohi Ignika. The Matoran decided to strike back against the Piraka, and Balta was able to steal one of the Zamor Spheres. Thok and Vezok had followed. Balta went to keep them distracted while Garan and the others fled with the Sphere. While waiting for Balta to return, they encountered the Toa Nuva, whose masks and tools had been stolen by the Piraka. However, the Matoran, thinking the Toa Nuva might be allies of the Piraka, attacked them. Balta, who had been rescued by Axonn, arrived in time to stop the battle. Once they had decided they were allies, the Toa Nuva and the Resistance Team planned to attack the Piraka Stronghold and recover the Toa's lost masks and tools. They managed to get inside, but were defeated by Brutaka. Garan, along with the other members of the Resistance Team, were being held for interrogation by Vezok in the Chamber of Truth. They, however, all escaped. Later, they met the Toa Inika and stormed the Stronghold. As the Inika battled the Piraka, the Matoran searched for the Toa Nuva. During this, Garan found a set of tablets that told him that Mahri Nui, a part of Voya Nui that broke off long ago and sank beneath the waves, still existed at the bottom of the ocean. Later, the Matoran found and freed the Toa Nuva.

The Matoran then began to rebuild their homes after the Piraka incident. During this time, Garan became anxious to search underwater for Mahri Nui and his old friends, but was convinced by Axonn to remain on Voya Nui. Shortly afterwards, the Matoran were led into the Nui Caves below Voya Nui by Axonn for protection after the Toa Mahri cut The Cord keeping Voya Nui afloat. The Matoran have since been returned to the Southern Continent.