Air Launcher

Air Launchers were the weaponry used by the Matoran of Mahri Nui and were based on the natural weaponry of the Hydruka. Solidified Air Bubbles were shot with these.

Invention
A Le-Matoran scientist of Mahri Nui originally created the Air Launchers to be a means of transport, figuring Matoran could move faster on the bubbles than they could swim. In the first test of the system, the Matoran ran into a Tarakava and was killed.

After that, the invention was turned into a weapon, fired from a shoulder-mounted launcher. When they struck a target, the air became a gas again, 'poisoning' the water-breathing species it hit.

Trivia

 * Air Launchers were similar in design to Zamor Launchers.
 * Apparently, there were also larger air launchers that were not shoulder-mounted. Dekar used one of these in BIONICLE Legends 6: City of the Lost.
 * The Solidified Air Bubbles included in the 2008 Bionicle sets only came in the orange-yellow variety, identical to the zamor used by Toa Inika Nuparu and Toa Inika Hewkii in the 2007 sets. The green-blue (used by Toa Inika Hahli), light blue (used by Toa Inika Matoro and Toa Inika Kongu), bright green (used by the Piraka) and the gold, siver and ebony varities were not seen.