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Hello all! I am attempting to create a comprehensive in-universe timeline of the BIONICLE story. This is my progress so far. (Most of the wording taken verbatim from the timeline given in BIONICLE: World, in the chapter on Metru Nui.)
 
265,000 Years Ago (Greg)
Death of Lein.

150,000 Years Ago (Greg)
The Great Beings' Prototype Robot self-destructs.

103,000 Years Ago (Mata Nui's Guide)
The Dreaming Plague wipes out the Iron Tribe.
 
100,000+ Years Ago (BL5)
The Great Beings place the Mask of Life in the Matoran Universe.

100,000 Years Ago
Metru Nui founded by the Great Beings, who lay its foundations. Actual construction work done by the Matoran. (The Shattering)

87,000 Years Ago
Metru Nui forges trade pact with League of Six Kingdoms.

80,000 Years Ago
League of Six Kingdoms rebels and is crushed by Brotherhood of Makuta. All pacts nullified. Trade with many areas interrupted.

79,500 Years Ago
The Great Disruption. Matoran civil war breaks out in Metru Nui.

79,100 Years Ago
Brotherhood of Makuta steps in to end conflict. War leaders banished to the Pit. Order of Mata Nui places agent in city to head off future problems, if possible.

79,000 Years Ago
Golden Age of peace and prosperity begins for Metru Nui.

 

75,000 (World) or 70,000 (Encyclopedia Updated!) Years Ago

Spiriah's experiments on the Skakdi race trigger the Zakaz Civil War.

 

60,000 Years Ago
Time Slip. Six-month period that no one in the universe can recall and of which no historical records exist.

17,500 Years Ago (Makuta’s Guide)
Toa Dume rescues Lhikan, a Ta-Matoran.

15,000 Years Ago
Dume named Turaga of Metru Nui.

7,005 Years Ago (Makuta’s Guide)
Lhikan becomes a Toa and is stationed at the Toa Fortress.
 
7,000 Years Ago (BL4)
Toa Fortress attacked by Frostelus. Dark Hunters gain possession of Makoki Stone.
 
5,000 Years Ago (BL4)
Future Piraka unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow Shadowed One.

4,000 Years Ago
Kanohi Dragon attacks Metru Nui. Defeated by Toa Lhikan and his team.
 
3,500 Years Ago
Tuyet betrays the Toa Mangai.

3,000 Years Ago
Toa–Dark Hunter War. Dark Hunters defeated.

1,300 Years Ago
Six Toa Hagah are mutated into bestial Rahaga, but not before they steal the Mask of Light from the Brotherhood of Makuta.

1,050 Years Ago
Rahaga take refuge in Onu-Metru Archives.

1,001 Years Ago
Makuta, disguised as Turaga Dume, attempts to seize control of Metru Nui and is defeated by Toa Metru. The Great Cataclysm, a major earthquake, destroys much of city. Visorak spiders invade, defeated by Toa Hordika. Matoran and Toa Metru depart for island of Mata Nui, leaving real Dume and Rahaga to watch over city.
 
250 Years Ago (BL4)
Zaktan learns Teridax's plan.
 
One Month Ago
Toa Nuva and Matoran return to Metru Nui.

I welcome any comments on this project. Please let me know anything I've missed or any interesting observations you have. I can't help but notice that the Piraka must have arrived on Mata Nui only shortly after the Matoran, Turaga and Toa Nuva left. It also restricts all of BL1-BL3 to a single month.

As far as I can tell, Mutran's meeting with Tren Krom, Teridax's takeover of the Brotherhood, and the Makuta's evolution occurred at some point between 79,100 and 1,300 years ago. Does anyone have any information that can get these facts down more concretely?

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I'll state the obvious first, which is that you can easily find one such timeline (albeit not all on the same page) on BS01.

 

That said, I must ask first of all how "big" are the events that you want this timeline to report. If you want to classify even the less significant ones, there are several that you missed.

 

You do not mention the Core War and the Shattering at all. Again, I don't know whether you want to make just one entry, or several: although we don't know too much about it, we have heard about a number of battles (from Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna), as well as about the events recalled in All Our Sins Remembered.

 

The creation of Metru Nui does occur about 100,000 years ago, along with that of the Great Spirit Robot. Also created are all the other lands of the universe (Artakha is the first one, if I'm not mistaken) and several beings, among them Artakha, Karzahni, Helryx, Orde (very stupid retcon, in my opinion) and later the Toa Mata, the first Matoran (Takua... another terrible retcon; I won't blame you for omitting it), Krana and Zyglak... and possibly lots more, though these are the ones which are explicitly stated, at some point, to occur in those early ages of the universe (the time before time, if you prefer).

 

Not everything has a date. In that same period, the Hand of Artakha is formed and then dissolved, to be replaced by the Order of Mata Nui (this causes Axonn first to become a conqueror and then to be recruited into the Order) and by the Toa. We can also place the destruction of Lesovikk's team during this time.

Then there are all the episodes featured in the flashbacks of BL10, the awakening and training of the Toa Mata and their adventures in Karda Nui. The beginning of the energy storms coincides with Mata Nui's awakening and takeoff. At about the same time, the Shattering occurs on Spherus Magna.

 

After the Shattering, on Bara Magna the Glatorian system is established amongst the survivors. Again, no actual date. The Great Tournament is held yearly at Atero, dominated by Certavus until he dies... BS01 says about 20,000 years ago, though this comes from a very recent retcon.

 

In the Matoran Universe, Mata Nui creates the Makuta species. In TMC 1, we see a small contention between the Brotherhood and Xia... which as a side effect leads to the birth of the Mountain. Another episode that isn't actually shown anywhere but probably occurs around this time is the first defeat of the Kanohi Dragon at the hands of Toa in Metru Nui.

 

Then we have all the sequence of events relative to the League of Six Kingdoms. Apart from the trade pact with Metru Nui, the League also makes a deal with the Brotherhood to obtain war Rahi (TMC 2). After its fall, we see in TMC 3 Mutran and Gorast visit a League fortress... not sure if it's worth mentioning.

 

The Matoran Civil War is correctly reported. However, the Great Disruption only ends when Jovan and team visit Voya Nui, take the Ignika and restore Mata Nui to health at the price of the life of one of their comrades.

 

Shortly afterwards, Mutran visits Tren Krom and upon his return with the information gained from the encounter Teridax summons a Convocation, overthrows Miserix and sets the Brotherhood on the path of evil, so to speak.

I'm not sure whether Chirox's creation of the Visorak (which leads to the genocide of Tobduk's species) and their subsequent submission to Gorast occurs before or after this... it should happen around the same time, anyway.

 

A large span of time then exists about which we know very little: for Metru Nui, this is the Golden Age of peace and prosperity. We can place during this time Spiriah's failed experiment on Zakaz and his subsequent banishment from the Brotherhood, as well as the beginning of war on Zakaz. At some point we also see the Makuta evolve into Antidermis, though there is no date for this.

 

Let's see, then... before the recruitment of the Piraka into the Dark Hunters No One Gets Left Behind takes place: Varian and Norik encounter a team of Dark Hunters and are defeated and Varian is placed in stasis by the Shadowed One.

 

You have reported all the events in BL4, it seems. However, you forgot The Many Deaths of Toa Tuyet, which takes place between the defeat of the Kanohi Dragon and the Toa-Dark Hunter war.

 

After the war, you could mention Nidhiki's mutation.

 

Then, after the Toa- Dark Hunter war and before the Toa Hagah steal the Mask of Light, the latter mask is first stolen by Makuta Kojol in the Raid on Artakha, which leads to Artakha being cut off from the rest of the universe and in Kojol being assassinated by the Order of Mata Nui, along with everyone else who knew Artakha's location.

At about this time, I think, the Brotherhood allies with the Dark Hunters in their bid to conquer the universe. This alliance will be disrupted by the Toa Hagah raid and then finally dissolved when the Shadowed One fights Teridax in Metru Nui (BA10) and declares war on the Brotherhood.

 

After the raid on Destral you might mention that Sidorak is named king of the Visorak and Roodaka his viceroy... though the two of them had already been placed in charge of the Visorak before that.

At the same time, Teridax attacks Mata Nui with a virus, setting off the sequence of events that culminates in the Great Cataclysm.

 

You summarise all the events of 2004 in just one entry... that's OK, but you should at least mention the Great Cataclysm, which sees Mata Nui fall asleep and crash onto Aqua Magna, the creation of the island of Mata Nui, the expulsion of Voya Nui from the MU (death of Jovan and many others), the end of the energy storms in Karda Nui and fall of the stalactites, which carry the Av-Matoran with them, and the breach of the Pit, which brings about the death of Hydraxon and Tuyet (copy... don't even get me started on this) and the mutation of its occupants, the Barraki chief amongst them.

 

You might also make an entry about 2005: the mutation of the Toa Metru, their battle against the Visorak, the death of Sidorak, defeat of Roodaka and temporary disbandment of the Visorak Horde, the Great Rescue and the migration to Mata Nui, the events of BA10, which see the Shadowed One declare war upon the Brotherhood.

 

We don't know too much about the following millenium, but we do know that, shortly after BA10, Teridax puts down Icarax's rebellion. Then, about 700 years ago, Mahri Nui sinks into the ocean, crushing Ehlek's fortress and setting off a low-intensity conflict between Matoran and Barraki.

After this we can place the events of the three canonized short stories (Tentacles, the Dweller Report and Hope), which you might mention.

 

Meanwhile, on Bara Magna, the Skrall are attacked by the Baterra and forced to migrate to the desert. Malum is banished from Vulcanus at around the same time.

 

Present storyline begins after this. I can't seem to recall any more events. There are some minor occurrences that are mentioned in the Dark Hunter guide as part of the biographies of the presented Dark Hunters, but for the most part these have no date and cannot easily be inserted in a timeline. I've possibly forgotten about something, but that's all I can remember for now.

 

 

I welcome any comments on this project. Please let me know anything I've missed or any interesting observations you have. I can't help but notice that the Piraka must have arrived on Mata Nui only shortly after the Matoran, Turaga and Toa Nuva left. It also restricts all of BL1-BL3 to a single month.

 

It's worse. The whole storyline (2004 and 2005 excluded) actually takes up less than two years (one year for 2001-2003 and the other for everything else)... solving every problem that accumulated itself over 100 000 years in that short a time... another thing on which you shouldn't even get me started.

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I welcome any comments on this project. Please let me know anything I've missed or any interesting observations you have. I can't help but notice that the Piraka must have arrived on Mata Nui only shortly after the Matoran, Turaga and Toa Nuva left. It also restricts all of BL1-BL3 to a single month.

It's worse. The whole storyline (2004 and 2005 excluded) actually takes up less than two years (one year for 2001-2003 and the other for everything else)... solving every problem that accumulated itself over 100 000 years in that short a time... another thing on which you shouldn't even get me started.
Well, technically, everything 2001-2008 plus 2010 (as well as some aspects of 2009, like Reign of Shadows and Mata Nui’s presence on Bara Magna) is Teridax’s fault, so his death would solve a lot of problems. Edited by Cheesy Mac n Cheese

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I welcome any comments on this project. Please let me know anything I've missed or any interesting observations you have. I can't help but notice that the Piraka must have arrived on Mata Nui only shortly after the Matoran, Turaga and Toa Nuva left. It also restricts all of BL1-BL3 to a single month.

It's worse. The whole storyline (2004 and 2005 excluded) actually takes up less than two years (one year for 2001-2003 and the other for everything else)... solving every problem that accumulated itself over 100 000 years in that short a time... another thing on which you shouldn't even get me started.
Well, technically, everything 2001-2008 plus 2010 (as well as some aspects of 2009, like Reign of Shadows and Mata Nui’s presence on Bara Magna) is Teridax’s fault, so his death would solve a lot of problems.

 

As far as I know, someone once asked Greg how much time had passed since the Toa first awoke on Mata Nui, and he said one year, and later said not much time had passed between that time and the Reformation of Spherus Magna, so all of 2001-2003 and 2006-2011 spanned only one year.

 

I'll be adding the Spherus Magna perspective (Core War and Shattering) later on. So far, I have only cataloged events from the sources I mention in the legend, and Mata Nui's Guide only mentioned the Iron Tribe disbanding.

 

I think one of the big reasons for why the BIONICLE timeline must be so disorganized is because events that are established as having happened at a specific point are recontextualized by "big reveal" moments and accidentally create these tiny inconsistencies. Someone once pointed out that there had to have been a giant waterfall falling through the center of Mata Nui's universe for 1,000 years.

"You are an absolute in these uncertain times. Your past is forgotten, and your
future is an empty book. You must find your own destiny, my brave adventurer.
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-- Turaga Nokama

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I welcome any comments on this project. Please let me know anything I've missed or any interesting observations you have. I can't help but notice that the Piraka must have arrived on Mata Nui only shortly after the Matoran, Turaga and Toa Nuva left. It also restricts all of BL1-BL3 to a single month.

It's worse. The whole storyline (2004 and 2005 excluded) actually takes up less than two years (one year for 2001-2003 and the other for everything else)... solving every problem that accumulated itself over 100 000 years in that short a time... another thing on which you shouldn't even get me started.
Well, technically, everything 2001-2008 plus 2010 (as well as some aspects of 2009, like Reign of Shadows and Mata Nui’s presence on Bara Magna) is Teridax’s fault, so his death would solve a lot of problems.

 

As far as I know, someone once asked Greg how much time had passed since the Toa first awoke on Mata Nui, and he said one year, and later said not much time had passed between that time and the Reformation of Spherus Magna, so all of 2001-2003 and 2006-2011 spanned only one year.

According to the final issue of the Ignition comics, at the time Mata Nui awakened it had been one year since the Toa Mata arrived on the island of Mata Nui.

 

Also, I'm curious what you're trying to accomplish with this project that isn't already taken care of by Biosector01's timeline

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According to the final issue of the Ignition comics, at the time Mata Nui awakened it had been one year since the Toa Mata arrived on the island of Mata Nui.

 

Also, I'm curious what you're trying to accomplish with this project that isn't already taken care of by Biosector01's timeline.

Thank you for that comic reference. I remembered one of the comics said it, but I felt like it was the very last comic released for some reason.

 

As for why I'm doing this, I'm not really sure why. I've been really into making historical chronologies lately, and I felt like this was one area that, compared to BS01's, could be made somewhat more approachable.

"You are an absolute in these uncertain times. Your past is forgotten, and your
future is an empty book. You must find your own destiny, my brave adventurer.
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-- Turaga Nokama

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