Maxilos Robots

"Carapar, you are an ignorant spawn of a Brakas monkey. You couldn't snap your fingers without help...if you had fingers."

- Teridax in the body of Maxilos

Maxilos was once just a guardian robot created to help Hydraxon guard the Pit. He was taken over by Teridax in order to get the Ignika.

Pre-Great Cataclysm
Maxilos, after being created by the Order of Mata Nui, was sent to the Pit as a guard. There he stayed until the Great Cataclysm occurred, shattering the inner Pit.

Post-Great Cataclsym
After the Pit shattered and many prisoners escaped, Maxilos stayed in the area and hunted down escaped prisoners. However, since the Barraki and Nocturn were not captured, it would seem that he had no success.

Coming of the Mask of Life
Shortly before the Toa Inika were transformed by the Mask of Life, Teridax floated down to the Pit in the form of Antidermis and presumably found Maxilos and inhabited his body.

When the Mask of Life recreated the Matoran Dekar as Hydraxon, the new Hydraxon chased down the escaped prisoners of the Pit, and the first one he caught was Toa Mahri Matoro, leaving Mahri Nui. Matoro was dropped into a cave, where he was introduced to Maxilos and Spinax. After Hydraxon left, Maxilos used several of Teridax's powers on Matoro, revealing that he was truly Teridax. However, he assured Matoro that they were on the same side.

The Toa Mahri returned to Mahri Nui, wondering where Matoro was. Then, Matoro rejoined them, explaining to them that Maxilos and Spinax were their new allies. Maxilos suggested that they split up. He and Matoro encountered Pridak and Takadox at a Takea hunting ground, and there Teridax temporarily stopped controlling Maxilos. Matoro used his Kanohi Tryna and unintentionally started a war among the Barraki.

Later, when Makuta took control of Maxilos again, he told Matoro that in order to awaken Mata Nui, the stone cord connecting Voya Nui and Mahri Nui would have to be broken, even if it would kill all of the Matoran in those places in the process.

After a fight with the Barraki, the Maxilos body was badly damaged and Teridax left it. Hydraxon later discovered the damaged robot and picked up its parts, planning to repair it.

Personality
Being a robot, Maxilos had no personality and was incapable of being bribed or deceived. Once possessed by Teridax, of course, he gained Teridax's personality. He was cruel and sadistic.

Powers and Tools
Maxilos carried a twin-bladed sword that could be used to channel his internal electrical energies, and had a Cordak Blaster mounted on his shoulder. Once taken over by Teridax, Maxilos gained all of his powers, although of course Teridax controlled them and not him. Maxilos was also said to have a cold, hollow voice, which made Teridax happy.

Set Information
Maxilos was released in the summer of 2007 and was sold with his energy hound Spinax.

Trivia

 * Maxilos fought Spinax and Takadox in BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall and Karzahni in the web serial Dreams of Destruction.
 * There were multiple Guardian Robots in the original Pit, but when it shattered, they all scattered and started hunting down escaped prisoners. It is unknown what became of them.
 * Gregf has stated that "Maxilos" was the name of the Robot type, not the unit's actual name.

Appearances

 * BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit
 * Comic 9: Battle in the Deep
 * Into the Darkness
 * Dreams of Destruction
 * BIONICLE: Toa Mahri
 * Comic 10: The Death of Mata Nui
 * BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall
 * Comic 11: Death of a Hero
 * BIONICLE Encyclopedia: Updated (Mentioned Only)
 * Command Toa Jaller (Non-canonical Appearance)
 * Command Toa Nuparu (Non-canonical Appearance)
 * Command The Toa Mahri - The Final Challenge (Non-canonical Appearance)