Onewa

Onewa was the Toa of Stone in Metru Nui and Turaga of Po-Koro at Mata Nui and later Po-Metru.

Toa Metru
Onewa was the Toa Metru of Stone and guardian of Po-Metru. Onewa was a master stone carver before his transformation. Like many residents of Po-Metru, he looked down on those from Ko-Metru and Onu-Metru as not doing "real work." Onewa was courageous, almost to the point of being reckless, and refused to accept defeat. He would always find a way to win. Onewa had no truly close friends among the Toa Metru, mainly because he was so quick to anger. He particularly rides Vakama and Nuju, neither one of whom were his idea of a Toa. But he could always be trusted in a crisis and had more than once come up with the plan to save the situation. He had enormous confidence in his own ability to achieve.

Onewa wore the Kanohi Komau, the Great Mask of Mind Control, which allowed him to direct the actions of other beings. He carried two Proto Pitons, which he used to scale buildings and swing from one to another. They also served to channel his power to control Stone.

Toa Hordika
As a Toa Hordika, Onewa's aleady-aggressive attitude was heavily affected by his transformation. His tools are two Claw Clubs that can hurl stones or energize his Stone Rhotuka. He had violent tendencies and resentment of the other Toa. While searching for levitation disks in Po-Metru, however, Onewa stumbled upon evidence that they might not have been meant to be Toa Metru. Faced with this prospect, Vakama gave in to his emotions and joined the Visorak hordes, capturing five of the six Rahaga in the process. Onewa and the others, however, led by Norik, the last remaining Rahaga, embarked on a journey to find Keetongu, and were successful in persuading him to help them against the Visorak. In the final battle, Onewa killed a great many Visorak, and aided the others in destroying Roodaka and, unwittingly, releasing Makuta. He was then transformed back into a Toa Metru by Keetongu, and then, with nearly 1000 sleeping villagers, he returned to the island of Mata Nui to start life anew.

Turaga
Onewa was often called "The Referee." He and Whenua invented the game of Kohlii. Onewa led the Po-Matoran to Ga-Koro in order to escape the Tahnok swarms, which were ravaging Po-Koro. There, as they and the Ga-Matoran prepared to make a last stand against the Bohrok, the Toa defeated the Bahrag and saved them from the Pahrak swarms. Onewa withheld information about Metru Nui and his life as a Toa from Pohatu, and continued to do so, leaving Vakama the task of telling the story of their lives as Toa Metru. Onewa has finally returned to Metru Nui together with the Toa Nuva, the other Turaga and the Matoran only to recieve grave news that Mata Nui is dying.

* His right hand Matoran is Hewkii while his left hand Matoran is Hafu.