Linke

"But you forget, I'm brilliant."

- Linke, Double: Crime and the City

Linke is a Ta-Matoran on the Isle of Doppel Nui.

Early Life
At some point in the past, Linke was saved from some Matoran thugs by a Ko-Matoran named Tezka. For two weeks Linke followed Tezka, wanting his training. Finally Tezka turned on him and beat him within an inch of his life. Linke tried to fight again, but nearly killed himself as a result. Tezka, impressed, taught Linke his self-taught fighting style and sent him on his way.

He also became friends with a Po-Matoran named Allesendro at some point.

Double: Day Zero
When Linke arrived on Doppel Nui, he was asked to help by a Po-Matoran sailor to lift a crate of marble to the island. He helped the Matoran, and three others, ease the heavy crate down, receiving payment for his services from the Po-Matoran, Usin. He bade them farewell and continued on.

Linke ended up at another harbor, watching as Matoran got off the boats. He noticed a Le-Matoran with two briefcases, getting off without going through a security check, by showing off a symbol on his case. Linke left to discover where he could find Epee, and ended up finding out that there was no palace, rather the Doppel Nui City Hall. He was told to follow the same Le-Matoran, who was heading in that direction. Linke followed, believing that his life on the island would be peaceful as a businessman.

Upon entering city hall, he attempted to see Epee, but the Le-Matoran was allowed in first, after showing the Hi-Matoran at the desk the same mysterious symbol. Linke took a seat, but noticed that the door to the throne room was open, and a mirror allowed him to see in. He could also hear to an extent what was happening, so he sat and watched.

He could sense conflict, and saw that Epee was being shown the contents of the cases. Epee became violent, but that was all he could see as the doors were closed when the Hi-Matoran realized she hadn't closed them yet. After a little time, Linke rose and walked in, stating if he didn't, the Le-Matoran would die.

He gave a shout to distract the pair within the throne room, and then tackled the Le-Matoran away from Epee. The two fled with the briefcases in the Le-Matoran's possession, out a window and onto the streets.

Linke got a little information out of his companion, as well as learning his name, Recht. He told his new aquaintnace his name, though soon they were stopped by Epee. They turned to face him, with Recht throwing Linke half of a Duos Stone. He asked Linke to fight alongside him. Linke took up the offer, and merged with Recht to be able to fight, just as Epee attacked.

As a result of their merger, the entire city block was destroyed, and they rose to face Epee, head on.

During the battle, Recht did what he could to help Linke to learn how to use their elemental powers. In the course of the fight, they destroyed Epee's longsword, but using two new swords, Epee was able to wound Recht's leg. The Toa managed to continue the fight, and was able to take Epee by surprise, having Linke breath fire. They fled during the confusion, splitting apart once they found safety.

Using his widgets, Linke purchased some items to help Recht with his wounded leg. The two took cover in a building, trying to figure out what to do next. They wondered how long they would end up surviving from this point on. Suddenly, a Ka-Matoran entered the room, having found them. Linke rose to meet him, telling Recht to flee.

After taking Linke's things, Recht stayed back, waiting and watching. Linke and the Matoran of Spirits circled each other, preparing for battle. They questioned each other for their names, but neither wanted to tell the other. Soon they began to speak about Epee, with Linke trying to sway him into believing that Epee was a tyrant, not an enlightened despot, which the officer - despite his shown skill - denied.

The Ka-Matoran attacked him and the two had a quick, yet hard fight while Recht escaped. As they came out of it, they spoke of combat, and learned each other's identities, with the Ka-Matoran being named Philleppe. When Linke explained his being taught by Tezka, the other Matoran dodged his answer with another fight.

Soon Philleppe told Linke he would also use martial arts. After a quick kick with a kickboxing style, Linke went down, scolding his foe. Philleppe changed into a more proper style this time and attacked again.

Recht didn't stay too far away, and soon returned, smashing Philleppe in the back of the head with a piece of stone. He got Linke out, and the two took cover in the mostly abandoned southern side of the island, hiding in the sewers, despite Recht thinking it was an obvious place.

The two spoke, with Recht explaining why he returned to save Linke. He needed Linke's help for the time being, and knew that Linke would need him. Recht asked him about the fight, and learned what Linke learned during it, and saw his views on the society of Doppel Nui. Recht then expressed interest in wanting the Duos Stone back if they got out alive.

Recht took a piece of stone and began to use his knife to carve it into a statue. Linke told him he was good, and asked him if he was a sculptor. Recht told him he didn't do it often, but it was somewhat of a hobby. Linke told him he could make people happy with his art, which Recht wasn't sure about. He did offer Linke a sculpture if they made it out alive, however.

Soon a figure came to find them, in black armor, hiding in the darkness. Recht directed Linke to him, allowing him to throw his knife into his hidden foe and take him down. Linke started to question him, but got little information. Soon, Philleppe came back and helped Linke to drown his own ally. He challenged Linke once more, and the two started to fight again, giving Recht a chance to escape, thanks to Philleppe.

The fight ended after one blow, with Philleppe victorious. He allowed them to escape, but they did as he didn't expect, they decided to go after Epee, rather than flee the island. The two left the sewers, deciding to merge right away and take the fight to Epee. It took some convincing, but Recht finally saw that it was the right thing to do.

The two made it to the city hall and attacked Epee. He was surprised by their intrusion, and fought back with his two swords, which were soon traded for two others. In the ensuing battle, the city hall burned down, forcing the fight into the streets.

Recht told Linke about using finishing attacks, allowing Linke to plan an attack. They struck Epee with all of their power, taking him down, presumably killing him.

After Linke became a citizen on the island, Recht stayed with him, coming to his shop and getting ready to sculpt for him. Linke tried to convince Recht to stay, but couldn't do it. When a Rahi attack occurred, Linke convinced Recht to merge with him. They took care of the threat, and returned to find a slash through Recht's emblem on the wall. Believing Epee to still be alive, Recht agreed to stay to deal with the threat.

Double
One year later, Linke settled into life on the island, working as a master carver under the name "Recht", and many considered him the best carver on the island. He soon met a Ga-Matoran Detective, by the name of Gahla, who arrested him pursuant to an accusation that he committed the murder of a Fe-Matoran named Kornek. Linke was taken in for questioning and soon had his shop investigated.

While sitting in prison, Linke's Le-Matoran partner, the real Recht, convinced Gahla to free the Ta-Matoran. Linke then met up with them, and was given his part of the Duos Stone, after being cleared of the crime. He and Recht merged into one, and in a quick battle, slew the Dark Hunter who had really murdered the Matoran of Iron. Linke then told Gahla that they were simply Matoran, and departed with his partner in tow.

Double: Crime and the City
The day after the death of the Dark Hunter, Linke decided to try his hand at whittling. Gahla soon arrived, demanding to know about his partnership with Recht and the Duos Stone, as well as demanding to know why she shouldn't haul him off to prison right then and there. He replied that if they were put into prison, then the island would fall if anyone or anything tried to take it over, and that despite being an illegal Toa, they were the guardians of the people.

Gahla didn't take what he said well, and again threatened him with going to prison, but he continued to express his point until he seemingly won out. He asked her if she had ever killed someone, after he had supposedly "threatened" her. He said that he didn't like to kill anyone, and that he presumed that Recht probably did most of the kills, or at least, that's what he liked to tell himself. Gahla replied that she had never killed, which Linke completely believed.

Upon the arrival of Senior Detective Derr, Linke expressed interest in joining the two on their case. He was shot down, but soon brought up a favor he did for Derr, which the Onu-Matoran desired to keep hidden from the Chief. He agreed to have Linke tag along, ignoring Gahla as she questioned him on what was being hidden.

The trio arrived at the scene of a murder of a De-Matoran whom had presumably died from blunt force trauma to the back of his head. Linke debunked this by saying the Kanohi would have been damaged from the fall, and that there was one murderer, not two. He pointed to a small cut on the upper left breast of the armor, expressing that as the kill point, a wound larger inside than outside, referring to it as being similar to what his insignia on his work was to him. He convinced the two detectives to believe in his theory, and soon departed out of boredom.

The next day he watched as Recht sculpted a new piece of work in the morning. Recht questioned him about his involvement with the police, saying that they had a job to do on the island, and it would be bad for the police to find out about them. Linke replied that he was working with Gahla, who already knew about them, because of Recht, claiming Recht to be partially at fault. He then informed Recht that they had been marked by the Dark Hunters, in a manner of speaking. Recht wasn't concerned, claiming they only had to improve, even with only two elements on their side. He told Linke he had a plan, which would take about a week to complete. Linke departed to go in search of Gahla, heading upstairs. He was informed not to forget who he was, to which Linke replied that he was a Toa and fugitive.

Upon leaving the underground, he found Gahla waiting for him by his desk. She informed him that he shouldn't leave the door unlocked, lest someone, such as a client, find he and Recht together. He scoffed at it, claiming clients didn't come in when making requests, and only occasionally when picking up their sculptures. He cut to the chase, questioning if there were any leads on the murder, which was clearly why Gahla was there. The two departed toward the scene of the crime.

They arrived in the midst of other officers and detectives, surrounding a gallery where a Ga-Matoran named Halen was being held hostage by a crazed Ko-Matoran, holding wires that would slit her throat if she tried to move. The detectives weren't sure exactly what to do, so they were waiting on a psychologist to arrive and meet the Ko-Matoran's demands for a game. Linke and Gahla found Derr, prompting Linke to question how the game got through customs. Derr assumed it was snuck through.

Linke left the others, claiming that he didn't want someone else's life in the balance. He barged into the building, causing the criminal to nearly kill the woman. Linke was about to say who he was, but the Ko-Matoran already knew him, telling him his name was Unik. Linke sat down to play him in his game: Uuk-Koi.

The two played their "game of wits" for some time, until Linke was starting to lose. He had no idea how hard the game was on the mind, and couldn't win. Before he was killed by either Unik or the mental pressure of the game, Derr managed to sneak in and stab Unik in the shoulder, disabling him and allowing Derr to bring him in, saving Linke's sanity and his life.

After waking up in a hospital bed the next morning, he saw Halen waiting for him. She was relieved to see him awaken, and thanked him multiple times for saving her life. Linke told her it was his job, which she denied, claiming he wasn't involved with the police in any way, insisting that he was brave for being just a sculptor and yet risking his life like an officer would. Halen questioned him about how he had survived the game, to which he dodged and questioned her about Unik's condition. He wasn't brain damaged in any way, which she joked about, despite the serious nature.

Gahla came into the room, asking him if he was ready to go. When he tried to get out of the bed though, he collapsed, worrying both of the women, who helped him back up. He asked Gahla if he was still going to be working with them even after this. She told him that he had earned a place with them, if he did work this well. Before Halen left, she gave him her name, leaving the two alone in the room.

Gahla soon left Linke in the bed, hoping that he would stay down and recover. After they left, Linke stumbled towards the window, watching down to the street, two stories below. He saw the two Ga-Matoran speak, and then saw Gahla head back to the Doppel Nui Police Station. After a moment, Halen followed, which looked suspicious to Linke. He made his way out of the hospital to follow.

By the time he arrived at the station, he had managed to get enough strength back into his body to fight. He discovered that Unik had been assassinated, and Halen revealed herself as the killer, as well as being responsible for the murder of the De-Matoran. She had tentacles sprouting from her back, each tipped with a blade that had perpetrated the kills. She claimed that she was the perfect Dark Hunter, covert and capable of massive damage, thanks to the mutations she was given through mutagen. As she tried to kill Derr and Gahla, Linke burst in to save them, attacking Halen.

He managed to hold her back for some time, and then took the knives from the two detectives. He fought Halen off, stabbing her shoulders with the weapons. He continued to hammer her with his hand-to-hand combat skills, seeing as they were above that of a normal Matoran's, and eventually managed to throw Halen out of the station, knocking her into the small, nearby lake. When she didn't resurface, he was sure she was finished.

As Linke was about to tell the two detectives that it was finished, bubbles began to come up from the water. A gigantic mutant crab-like monster rose up, revealing itself as the fully mutated form of Halen. Linke was thrown aside, becoming lodged beneath some rubble. Before the detectives could even try to get to him, Recht managed to come to his aide with both halves of the Duos Stone in his possession, merging with Linke so they could fight.

The Toa tried to fight off Halen in her monstrous form, but they were unable to do much damage. For every elemental attack they threw at her, she was able to deflect the attacks with her body, not to mention that the attacks weren't actually wounding her. As they questioned her, she said she was about to complete her mission, which was to kill the Toa, and also claimed that when she won, the entirety of the Dark Hunters would use the mutagen that she had been tested with, to destroy the Brotherhood of Makuta.

They continued whatever they could do against her, including their finishing attack, with limited to zero success. Finally they decided to unleash all of their power in a single blow, using the entire power of the Duos Stone. They propelled themselves into range of Halen, and unleashed all of their Fire and Air powers at once, in a devastating melee attack, ripping her armor apart and mortally wounding her.

As they ran out of power, they split back into two Matoran. Linke grabbed Halen as they fell, hoping to hide behind her body from the on-lookers. As they hit the water, he swam for the rubble, getting beneath it as Recht departed. The two detectives "rescued" him, and Gahla told him they would talk later.

The next night they spoke while Linke and Recht examined their empty Duos Stone. Gahla explained that they took Halen into custody, but their attempts to heal her didn't work, and she died of her wounds. Linke was devastated to learn this, claiming he had saved her, and that he had killed her with his own fist, not alongside Recht, but alone. He told Gahla that she wouldn't understand how he felt. She left, but told them that their secret was safe.

As Linke rejoined Recht, he asked him a vague question of how much time was left for something, and got the answer of "five days". He was then asked if he felt the power inside of his half of the stone, but he said he couldn't, unlike Recht, who believed he could because he'd held them longer. Recht left him to go and sculpt, confirming that he didn't believe Linke deserved to be his partner.

Five days later, Gahla and Derr met with Linke, telling him about an attempted murder involving a Dark Hunter. Linke told them he had to "lock up", and vanished to do so, when in actuality, he and Recht went to meet up with the Dark Hunter and try to stop him as soon as possible. When they met the lanky Dark Hunter - Ekiro - they engaged him immediately, and were able to use their finishing attack quite quickly.

While on the cusp of victory, Ekiro used his belt to give himself "invincible" armor, stopping their attack. He proceeded to beat the Toa around, unable to be stopped. Even as Linke unleashed all of his Fire power into one punch, nothing worked to slow the Dark Hunter down. He slashed them with his axe, thinking that he had split the Toa to atoms since he saw no parts of a body around. Linke then spoke to the two detectives when they found him, giving them the Dark Hunter's name. Derr made it clear that when the Toa was captured, he was sure the Dark Hunters would leave their island.

As the day progressed, Recht threw Linke's Duos Stone into a hot spring on the island, claiming the heat would give the stone its' power back at a higher rate. While it seemed successful, Linke was able to use it regardless later when they engaged Ekiro again. Their Toa form, before even engaging Ekiro, was given a third half of a Duos Stone by Gahla. Recht claimed he had created the artificial Duos Stone with a new power inside of it, replacing his real Duos Stone with this new one, which had the powers of Stone. Using his new powers, he bashed the Dark Hunter around this time, and broke through his armor, allowing for them to return to their normal form and use their standard finishing move of a flaming cyclone to kill Ekiro. As they departed, Recht reminded Linke that he was a master carver, and of course he was able to create an artificial Duos Stone.

The next day, as the Toa, Linke and Recht pursued a being moving as a blur through the streets. Using their powers, they were unable to even slow the being they chased. They discussed what options they had, which were limited to Stone, and that wouldn't be fast enough. They split when they heard someone coming, but it was only Gahla, carrying the artificial Duos Stone with her. They told her they didn't need it, and questioned her about what it could possibly be. The police believed it to be a Dark Hunter, as she told them, but they weren't sure.

Linke questioned if there were any cases open. She told him that there were currently two open cases. Linke suggested to Recht that they could have a race, but he simply walked away, ignoring Linke. Linke persisted, but Recht told him he was a Toa, not a cop, the same with Linke, and he should remember that. They parted ways, with Recht heading off to sculpt, and Linke going off to do something else before going to help Gahla.

An hour later, Linke arrived at the station, only to find Derr. He informed him that he wasn't sure where Gahla was, and then they realized that her case may have gone over her head, and she was possibly in danger. They rushed to check on her case, quickly deducing what they could. Derr gave Linke his case, and took Gahla's himself so he could find her and try to save her, much to Linke's chagrin, he was left out.

Linke looked over Derr's case, which was the hunt for a serial arsonist. Linke had the perfect plan in mind, and then went to see Recht, to ask him to carve something amazing and nothing like he had ever carved before. After some discussion on the matter, Recht finally agreed to do it. Linke left to spread the word of a reward for anyone with information on the arsons, and within the hour, had a sizable group of Matoran informants at the station.

After retrieving the sculpture, which appeared like Recht's symbol and pure rapture together, he began to speak to the informants. He used the statue, claiming that anyone with information on a Matoran named "Linke" and his connections to the arsons should step forward. He instantly eliminated those forty, knowing that they were only in it for the reward, not to help. He then asked the others to swear on Mata Nui that they had correct information, but some left, not wanting to risk claiming such a thing in blasphemy. There were fifteen Matoran remaining, who followed him into the station itself.

Derr questioned him when they entered the station, but Linke assured him he was nearly done, and the case would be over soon, so he could help. Derr questioned how he had done it, so Linke explained his entire method. Derr told him he liked the way he worked, and got back to work while Linke interrogated the remaining Matoran.

By reading their body language and gauging the Matoran, Linke was able to find two Matoran who were reliable sources of information. He took their information and would later decide which one would get the sculpture. He took a group of a few Matoran police, and made his way for where the informants said the arsonist would be located. He and the officers entered the suspect's home, and soon arrested the perpetrator, a Turaga of Sonics, who confessed to the arsons.

Bringing the Turaga into prison, Linke told Derr that the case was over. Derr told him he did a good job and then left Linke to look over the information regarding his case as the Onu-Matoran left to follow up on leads.

After reading up on the information they had, Linke found a residential home that was supposed to be the location. He used the guise of his own name as his alias, combined with claiming to be working as a reporter for a new publication. A Tai-Matoran named Ventre let him in to talk, not to seem suspicious. Linke immediately started looking at the many forgeries through the room. He started to converse with the other Matoran, trying to trap him into admitting he was a forger, as well as that he knew the whereabouts of Gahla and Derr.

Eventually the forger slipped up, claiming that a statue was of a different Toa than he thought. Linke smashed the statue and used a sharpened end to hold Ventre at knife point, threatening him, demanding to know where Gahla and Derr were. He told Ventre to know his forgeries better next time, and told him that his name was "Recht". Soon, Linke was confronted by two others. A Matoran of Iron named Yutrek and his subordinate Matoran of Earth, Kiren.

While Kiren drew a sword on him, Yutrek told Linke that they were forgers, and when needed, murderers. Linke questioned if the detectives were still alive. Yutrek confirmed it, claiming Derr could be useful, and he could rejoin their ring. He went on to explain to Linke how Derr had once been a forger with them, and had a much shadier past than Linke knew.

Yutrek ordered Kiren to kill him. Linke battled him briefly and managed to take him hostage at the point of a shard of stone. He threatened to kill the Matoran, but Yutrek told him to go ahead, that they wouldn't fold to a threat like that. Ventre ran his own partner through, going in at Linke. Linke managed to dodge back and avoid the fatal attack. In the meantime, he took up Kiren's sword and fought off Ventre, before taking out a pedestal and crushing him to death under a statue, leaving only Yutrek and Linke.

Linke begged Yutrek not to kill Gahla, and as he was about to kill her, despite Linke's pleading, Derr awoke and took out the Fe-Matoran's legs, bringing him down. He dazed Yutrek, saying he could finally bring him in.

After returning to the station, Linke demanded to know about what Derr had done in his past. Linke was told that he was actually undercover at the time, attempting to bring down the forgery ring from the start. He told Linke that what he needed to learn was not to believe everything he heard from a suspect.

Five days later, Linke was waiting for Recht to arrive with a sculpture for a Ta-Matoran buyer, and Recht was late bringing it up. He quickly apologized when someone walked in, but was surprised to see it was Gahla. She told him to forget the customer and come with her. Recht came up and dropped off the sculpture, remarking how boring it had been to carve a Hau, before leaving them again. As they left, the buyer came in. Linke told him to leave the money on the desk, and not to give another request if it would be as boring.

Arriving, they found Derr was with a Po-Matoran named Cenrik at the sight of a murdered Ko-Matoran who had a stab wound to the back. Gahla questioned if there were witnesses. Cenrik put in that he was checking into it at the moment and would get back to her. Derr introduced Cenrik to Linke, telling them it was the Matoran of Stone's second case and that he was recently promoted to detective.

Derr had them load the corpse for autopsy at the station. Cenrik and Linke stayed in back with the body and one officer. While they rode in the wagon pulled by a Kane-Ra, the two had a chance to talk. Cenrik told Linke how much he respected him, and tried to talk him into becoming a full time officer or detective. Linke said he probably could if he wanted, but didn't want to. He had other work to do, his own work as an artist.

Soon, the wagon was attacked. The doors were swung open, and three Matoran in cloaks, carrying swords and riding Muaka, appeared behind them. The officer tried to fend them off, but was killed. They managed to steal the body, and the group - which also had members in the front - escaped with the corpse for unknown reasons.

After returning to the precinct, the group talked about why they would want the corpse. After some discussion, Cenrik got them to take a break. Linke left for the time being, while the others did their own jobs in the remaining hour. He returned to his shop, and started talking to Recht. He asked questions, trying to narrow down why someone would want a corpse. Recht suggested that it wasn't the corpse they wanted. When Linke questioned him, Recht said that the last sculpture he made was bigger than requested, because he needed the room. Linke realized what he meant, and headed back to the station.

When Linke returned to the station, he declared that he had understood it. He had an answer to the theft of the corpse. An officer came and told them that the corpse had been recovered, though gutted, making Linke's claims more credible. The group headed to see Karok, the medical examiner, and to see the corpse itself. He showed the group of them the internal damage, and the moving of the organs. He told them that it was probably something swallowed into the stomach, instead of absorbed via contact. It would have had to be something small, leading him to claim it was probably Ethanum, and that the deceased was probably involved with a man they had chased even when Epee was in power: the "Ghost".

Confused on what Ethanum was, Linke asked about it. He was told by the others that they were drugs that were prohibited on many islands. He was told that the "Ghost" distributes it, and it was very popular among struggling artists. He asked about drug dealers, but they were all underground, not foolish enough to be on the streets to be arrested.

Cenrik let on that he knew a little about the case, more than the others did. He told them it was his first case, and his mentor's last. He was ordered not to speak about the case. When pressed about who ordered it, Chief Layef told them that it was him, as he entered the room.

The group of police, along with Linke, returned with Layef to his office. They questioned Layef about the case, specifically about why he would order silence amongst the investigating detectives. He told them they had a man on the inside, and his life would be endangered if they continued the case in any way other than through him. Linke questioned how soon it would be until they acted, and when he wasn't satisfied, pleaded to go and help undercover. He cited his ability as greater than that of a detective's, and that he would be a valuable asset. He assured Layef that he would bring down the ring, as well as capture the "Ghost". Layef agreed to these conditions and allowed him to go.

During the night, Linke arrived, paying his way in, and using his alias. As he looked around, he found a game of Uuk-Koi to play, defeating the Le-Matoran with some ease, thanks to his limited prior experience on top of his Duos Stone-enhanced mind. He continued to play through the night, finding new opponents while searching for the murderer and hopefully the "Ghost".

He attracted a lot of attention because of his wins and was taken upstairs by a Tai-Matoran, where he was held at the point of a knife, with his life threatened. Linke knew this man was the killer, and distracted him long enough for the police to break in and arrest him, along with the rest of the members of the ring underground, saving Linke and helping him complete the mission. He met Quey, and learned that unfortunately the "Ghost" wasn't there.

The next day, Layef called him into his office. He congratulated Linke on his performance in the bust, but also reprimanded him for not bringing in the "Ghost". He also informed Linke that he had a place as a detective, if he wished. Linke turned him down, claiming he wanted more focus on his job, rather than give his life to the police. Layef then told Linke that he could stop coming as often, since Cenrik was joining with Derr's group.

Returning to the shop, Linke questioned where Recht was after he returned from the street. Recht said he used Linke's name when he went out, and left for a walk. Linke reprimanded him for leaving, but Recht told him that the situation was over, and that he could leave if he wanted to. Linke wasn't sure, though, but he decided to agree with Recht on it.

Recht asked him about any cases. Linke told him he hadn't had any since the bust. He saw Quey and Cenrik approaching, and hurried Recht downstairs. Luckily, he got down before the two got inside. When they came in, Quey demanded the widgets from the previous night, his "winnings" from the Uuk-Koi games. Linke returned the money, to Quey's chagrin, looking for anything to take Linke down. Cenrik tried to comfort Linke about Quey, telling him that Quey was actually a good guy, just too black and white in the job.

The two started to talk, and then Cenrik noticed a statue of the Toa. He demanded to know why he would make a statue of a criminal. Linke replied that he believes in what the Toa does, even if he is a criminal. Cenrik had to agree. The two started to talk about cases, and how Cenrik was eager to get into more work with Derr, Gahla, and Linke. As Cenrik left, the speeding Dark Hunter that Linke and Recht had previously pursued rushed by. Linke rushed to find Recht, and the two merged and attacked it.

They found limited success with their attacks, yet pursued the enemy until the police surrounded them, and the being got away. When Quey confronted them, the Toa spoke, claiming to be a hero and champion of the island and its' people, trying to dispel some distrust, before getting away as well.

The next day, Derr held a meeting between himself, Linke, Gahla, and Cenrik, claiming they had a situation that needed to be dealt with. Linke questioned if it was a Dark Hunter, or a Toa. Derr confirmed that it was the speedy Dark Hunter that had been running around on the island, presumably waiting to make a move and assassinate the mayor of the island in the coming days. Derr also mentioned the Toa hadn't stopped the Dark Hunter yet, and even though he claimed to be justice, he wasn't holding up his word.

Eventually Derr reminded Linke about the marble being sent from Angelus Nui and blessed by the four Seraphim of the island, and that his job was to carve something grand for the opening of the new Doppel Nui City Hall, which was the presumed target. Linke said it "slipped his mind" and he would get to work on it. They went about looking for ideas to stop the Dark Hunter after that. Cenrik offered the suggestion of adhesives, or spikes, but the adhesives were thought to be too weak for the speed of the thing, and spikes too easy to see, and too dangerous for the citizens.

Gahla suggested calling on the Toa for help. Cenrik shouted at her for that idea, saying that he was a criminal and he would never work with him. He would never wish to call the Toa a partner in any capacity, which really hit Linke hard, despite knowing that Cenrik really felt that way, but not about him personally, but rather the Toa, which was completely different.

Linke spoke up, defending the idea, claiming they should call on the Toa. Cenrik started to shout at him for that idea as well, demanding to know how Linke could even think about doing such a thing. Derr said that the Toa had tried and failed in the past, and that this wouldn't make much difference this next time around. Linke said he was sure the Toa loved the island, and that was why he stayed, despite being hated. He was sure that the Toa could do it.

Derr decided to put it to a vote. Cenrik voted against it, while Gahla and Linke voted for it. Derr himself was undecided, so they took the matter to Turaga Layef. He demanded to know why they would barge in, and then listened to their story and the question they gave him. Layef said that despite the Toa failing in the past, to go with the majority. The Matoran started to take different areas of the island to look, but Cenrik refused to be a part of the search.

The Matoran split up to search for the Toa without Cenrik's help. Linke met with Recht and merged with him to attack the Dark Hunter once again. Using Fire and Recht's power as a vacuum, they attempted to defeat or at least slow the Dark Hunter, with no success. When Recht switched his powers to Stone, they attempted to use a rock wall to cut the Dark Hunter off, but he vibrated his molecules through the wall to escape.

Questioning what they could do next, Gahla soon arrived and threw Linke a stone. Linke took it and put it into himself, taking the powers of Ice as his own. He told Recht that he had created it himself, but Recht pointed out it was flawed and weaker. Linke still got the job done and froze the Dark Hunter in place long enough for them to return to their default form and use their finishing attack to finally kill the speed demon.

After the death of the Dark Hunter, Recht told Linke he would fix the Ice powers, with Linke saying he would leave the stone creation up to Recht in the future.

After the sculpture for the town hall was complete, and the opening ceremony was held, the mayor, Marchia, had him stand with her to thank him for the work. As he spoke to her, and to the people, about the statue and agreeing with Marchia that it would be a symbol of mayorship, an explosion went off. Linke took Marchia to the ground to protect her, and took off in pursuit alongside Gahla.

The two tracked down the fleeing Matoran, but soon, Linke saw a familiar Po-Matoran and stopped when he realized it was indeed his old friend, Allesendro. The two spoke and caught up, despite Linke being on a mission to hunt down this fleeing Matoran. Linke explained his alias, what his purpose on the island was, and offered that Allesendro could stay with him. When Gahla and Cenrik returned, they told him they lost their suspect in pursuit. Linke explained who Allesendro was to the two of them and they were pleased to meet a friend of Linke's.

As the day came to an end, Allessendro had moved into the shop, and Linke had told Recht about the new living arrangements. Recht agreed and went to his rooms to do more work. Soon, the two Junior Detectives arrived and told him they had an identification on the assailant, who they believed was an agent of the "Ghost". As they theorized, they started to realize that this had to be the Matoran they were after.

The next day, Linke waited with Gahla and Cenrik, hoping to find their suspect. When Linke heard him coming, he tackled him and began questioning him. They got out of him that he was brain damaged from too much Uuk-Koi, and also, was on Ethanum at the time to keep his nerves when he was going to assassinate Marchia. He also revealed that he worked for the "Ghost". He claimed the explosion wasn't his fault, but rather, he enjoyed it. Linke believed every word of it, seeing nothing in his body language to prove otherwise about his allegiance, or anything that suggested he was lying when he said he wasn't the bomber.

Gahla sent Cenrik away to find Quey, hoping that he could get the man taken to prison for them. Gahla and Linke started to speak about their duty, Recht, and about any other leads, which included running any names of other criminals ranging from assault on up. The Matoran questioned them about the "partner" that Linke had mentioned, but they ignored him until eventually he was taken away. Linke then devised the plan to reset the speech to lure out the assailant.

Linke had gone to see Marchia after this, asking if they could reset the speech in an attempt to get at the assailant. She asked him if they had any plans to capture the assassin, but he said they didn't have anything yet. She asked if he thought it could be the Toa, but he said that the Toa fought Dark Hunters, and that he didn't think the Toa was behind anything. Marchia eventually agreed to do it within the hour, with new art to accommodate for the destroyed art from the day before, due to the explosion.

Linke returned to see Recht, asking him to be present, in case it was a Dark Hunter. Recht agreed, but also told Linke not to get too involved with the return of his friend, Allesendro, reminding they had a job to do. Recht left early to arrive at the city hall, while Gahla came in to see Linke. The two left together to head to city hall, and they waited with others, waiting for anything to happen.

When Linke smelled a certain type of dust in the air, he was able to accuse Allesendro of being the assailant, claiming that it was the dust from the mines he always worked in. Finding the bomb, they were able to prove that it was covered in the dust. Allesendro confessed, claiming that the Dark Hunters forced him into their work, to kill the Toa and bring them his head. He apologized for everything, and claimed that in one week's time he would be dead anyway, for failing.

The next day, Recht returned from going through town using Linke's name as an alias again. The two spoke upon his return, speaking of how it was odd they used each other's names as aliases, and the fact that if someone discovered Linke using Recht's name, that they would soon find Recht using Linke's identity, and do the job that the aliases are trying to prevent from happening. They discussed if something happened, they would have to fall back on the Duos Stones, but one could be dead by that point. They figured there was no point in discussing it yet. Then Recht started down to his workshop to work on a personal sculpture of the Kanohi Dragon.

Hearing the footfalls of Rahi, Linke went outside to find a series of Kane-Ra bulls with wagons and officers. When Quey emerged, claiming that Linke was under arrest, he demanded to know what he had done. He had his hands bound and was led into a wagon with Quey, where he was informed that he had been suspected of stealing a jewel known as the Crown Topaz. Linke denied the accusations, claiming an alibi, which Quey disputed as too convenient.

The two began the ride back towards the station, with Linke attempting to defend himself, and Quey attempting to bring him down by countering any argument that the Ta-Matoran made. As they continued, getting nowhere really, Linke and Quey began to talk about their beliefs in crime and the law itself, with Quey's view looking more black and white than ever before. Quey began to say that everyone should be as serious as he was about justice, because it was all that would keep them safe and thriving, with Linke believing his methods to be too extreme.

Eventually Linke began questioning him about his changes in principles, insisting that something had to trigger such a change, which Quey refuted. Linke tried to use body language, which Quey mocked as being a detective's tool, showing another difference between the two of them, the fact that Linke was more of a detective as opposed to Quey's being an officer, and their conflicting styles.

As Linke questioned Quey about his service under Epee, Derr soon came and informed them that a Mi-Matoran was brought into custody as the real thief, and the jewel had already been recovered. Quey was angry, and had Linke released. Derr escorted him back home while Quey and the rest of the officers continued back to the station.

The next day, Linke headed down to Recht's gallery and spoke to him about what he was doing, much to Recht's chagrin. Recht told him to leave, and when he didn't, he began to insult Linke, his connection with the police, and his intellect, proceeding to overshadow the Ta-Matoran's mental abilities with his own. The two got into a heated argument, with Recht becoming physical, continuing to take Linke down a notch at every word.

Linke became physical with Recht after this, and then departed for the station, where he informed Gahla of what was going on with Recht, including Recht's past with a secretive sect of Matoran known as the Meiu. She found it amazing, but he didn't really seem to pay much attention, until Derr and Cenrik informed them of a string of murders, connected to the group, presumably, and that the next target was a Matoran who matched Recht's description perfectly.

The next morning Linke returned to find a frightened Recht, who began to tell him about what had happened in his past, involving his work with the Meiu, as well as the Cu-Matoran named Ezim, and being tortured on the Tren Krom Peninsula. After speaking to Recht, Linke went out again and began to spend more time with Gahla, working on the Ezim case. Later that day, the two spoke specifically about the situation, and about Recht, with Linke saying he had never seen Recht afraid, unlike that morning.

When they returned to the shop, Recht was missing. Linke rushed downstairs and found the empty briefcase. Gahla questioned him, but he didn't know what was in it, but he was sure that Recht wasn't dead, most likely in denial, since the fact could be very likely that he was indeed dead.

The next day, Linke learned of Ezim's death from Derr, and then joined him in the interrogation of Phasm, whom they had arrested on drug sale charges. They began to question him, with Linke's purpose to be reading him to gain information due to an implication that Phasm knew who or where the "Ghost" was. During the course of the interrogation, Linke laid traps, but even if Phasm took them, he got nothing off of the man. Eventually they settled on sending Phasm to prison for the time, and come back to it later.

Linke returned to the shop and entered the gallery, where Recht told him that he had killed Ezim with a handgun that he had, but it was then destroyed in the process. He regretted nothing, and then told Linke that he affirmed a suspicion of his. He told Linke that their partnership was only because there was nobody else when it all began, and Linke was the only option. He informed Linke he found someone better, someone who could detect the power in the Stones, and was destined to become a Toa someday.

Recht revealed this man, his new partner, as Quey. Quey told Linke that he would do the job that Linke wasn't good enough for, and would be a better partner and guardian for Recht, and the island, respectively. He and Linke agreed to never speak of the matter at the station, and then Linke stormed out, but told Recht that no matter what, he would never help Recht again.

The next day, Linke slept at Derr's desk until he arrived, thinking over everything that had happened since he had met Recht, and how it had ended. When Derr arrived for him, he expressed interest taking Cenrik's offer to become a detective. Derr told him briefly of the testing that would be required, but Linke said he would do it.

Derr told him first to see Layef, who gave him a job as an officer, rather than a detective, issuing specific orders to protect a Ce-Matoran named Isha who had come to the island from the Southern Continent. Linke agreed to be her bodyguard, as long as he would become a detective after it was over, to which Layef agreed.

When he met Isha, she questioned why he was alone. He told her that he had been trained by Tezka, whom she had heard of, and was amazed by. As they spoke and headed to see Marchia, she grew more and more impressed by him. Linke caught glimpse of a knife behind them as they passed a corner, and turned to take care of it, but there was nobody there.

As he turned back, Isha was being restrained by two more armed Matoran. He attacked them, but only managed to take care of one of his targets as Isha was rendered unconscious and taken away by another. Linke forced one to talk, and learned that they were a part of a cult planning on sacrificing Isha the following day.

Following his reprimand by Layef, Linke left to figure out a plan. After having seen Recht and Quey spar, he knew the island was in good hands, despite his contempt at the matter. Formulating a plan, Linke got together any remains, which Recht wasn't aware of, of the blessed marble from the Seraphim, and smelted it all together into a small pillar.

Using the pillar, and what Angelus Nui stood for in a bluff, Linke got the captured Matoran to talk, less he touch the stone to him. The Matoran, who wouldn't have broken with torture, told Linke where to find the others, and that he had to act quickly.

Taking Cenrik with him, Linke headed out on tamed Muaka to the south of the island, to the abandoned areas. Linke found the building and hid towards the door, while Cenrik remained outside to await backup. Linke managed to take care of a few of his foes, disable their cannon weapon, and reach Isha, but he took a knife to the back from one of the cult members.

Before Linke went down, Cenrik and the police burst inside to save him. The cult members were taken care of, Isha was freed, and Linke was sent off to get medical attention.

While in the hospital, Cenrik visited Linke to inform him that the trade route negotiations were completed, and goods would start to come in.

When Linke got out of the hospital two days later, he started to feel like he was at a crossroads. Part of him wanted to go back to Recht, to their partnership, and another to the station, to being just an officer or detective. He knew he had the passion to return to his old life, but he couldn't.

He started to believe that the Three Virtues had betrayed him, and then wondered about just leaving, finding a new island and becoming a trader there. He began to think about the powers that they had as a Toa, and wondered if Quey really was better, but then realized they were probably better with both Crystal and Fire, rather than Crystal and Recht's powers of Air.

When Linke returned to the station, Gahla came to him, surprised by his quick recovery. He said he had to visit Layef, but was stopped by Cenrik, who was also surprised by his return. He had the unfortunate news that Allesendro was missing, shocking Linke, making him believe that the Dark Hunters really had killed him, as Allesendro had predicted. When Derr confirmed that there was Dark Hunter activity, Linke raced off, hoping to find Recht and Quey.

When searching, Linke ran into the duo as they were already on their way. When the three arrived, they found a tall, muscular warrior with dark green, brown, and black razor-armor coming from the forest. When Quey and Recht tried to merge, Quey screamed, as Linke had first screamed, but unlike Linke, he couldn't handle the intense pain, and died in the process.

Linke turned to Recht, who begged him to take up the other half of the Duos Stone. Linke complied, merging, and learning of a new artificial stone for Water and one for Earth. Linke used the Earth powers, taking them from Quey's pouch, while Recht used the Stone powers. As they fought, Recht told Linke to use the finisher.

When Linke questioned Recht, he was given instructions. They slammed their combined powers down in an "X" on their foe, and then tore him apart with their powers, crushing their opponent to death. They then split apart, with Linke commenting it was good to be back.

After a little more than a week, Linke returned to the old arrangement of being a consulting detective with the police, and left their employ. He spread the word that Quey had died a hero helping the Toa to stop the Dark Hunter, and was simply tragically caught in the crossfire. Karok backed this story up after his postmortem examination.

Linke found Derr, Cenrik, and Gahla and learned about a case involving a string of murders, exactly the same every time. With no leads, he suggested his plan of using art and a front man to gain leads, which Cenrik took up, becoming a front man and using a painting from Philleppe in place of a sculpture. When this worked, Linke examined the witnesses, finding the common link as a Po-Matoran.

Linke went to Recht, asking for his help, claiming their foe had to be a Sleeper. When Recht was shocked to learn this, he quickly complied, having formerly believed Sleepers to be a myth. Linke found where the Matoran would be, and went to meet him at the docks at twilight, with Recht waiting underwater for him. Linke had also tipped off the police before departing.

When the Sleeper-infected Matoran attacked him, he went under and merged to Water and Fire. With this combination, they blinded their foe with steam. Then, switching to Water and Earth, they encased him in mud, which was subsequently solidified by switching back to Fire. When the police came, the Toa fled underwater and split apart later, commenting that the Sleeper was an unsettling foe, and that more could easily be around. Both agreed that their days were only going to grow harder now.

Three days later, Linke watched as Recht worked, asking him what he was making. Recht revealed that he had created two additional artificial Duos Stones, one with Sonics for Linke, and his own, which contained Iron. Linke believed that no foe could face them due to their new powers, now having enough to stop any Dark Hunter they would encounter.

Linke headed upstairs and felt something odd in the air. He called for Recht, who came up, feeling that there was indeed something off. They rushed outside, soon encountering a viciously armored Toa of Air who claimed to be a Dark Hunter. Linke and Recht combined and fought the enemy Toa.

Their foe proved to be very powerful, using his Air powers in conjunction with energy blasts that his strange helmet allowed him to use. He quickly defeated the Toa, until they started to switch elements. Using Iron and Sonics, they attempted to win, but failed to do so, losing control of their newfound powers. They switched again as they began to lose, trying to use Water and Ice to gain the upper hand, but the finishing attack failed them.

Before the Toa could finish them off, they used the power of Earth to get away, wondering how they would fight next. They both knew they had to regain control of their new artificial stone halves.

Recht found the two of them a side door into the back of a gallery where they could meditate in the darkness, with meditation being the only proper way to learn control. Linke questioned if they couldn't just use their new powers without control and smash their opponent down. Recht explained the troubleshooting, and how the powers could last five minutes, or five seconds.

After a few hours, which felt to Linke like mere minutes, Recht got him out of his meditation, and they headed outside. They found Marchia trapped in an air bubble near city hall. When Recht began to call for their foe, they merged, and Recht released Marchia as the Toa appeared.

Using their new powers, they engaged the Toa, keeping up the rouse that it was a single Toa, not two Matoran, not two minds. They managed to hold their own with a sword made out of the iron in the ground, and soon used a blast of sound to take care of their foe, before Recht impaled him with steel to end his life.

Taking his "X"-shaped mask from his face, they destroyed it upon finding it to be mystical, rather than technological. Turning around, a centaur-like Dark Hunter approached them, having been partnered with the Toa they just defeated. He wore the same "X"-shaped mask and carried a spear.

The Toa engaged him, taking a slash from the spear. Linke used his soundwaves to hit their foe a few times, and then ended it by impaling him with his own shattered armor with a final sonic attack. As they split, Linke asked Recht for his opinion on Dark Hunters. He believed them immoral and dark, sickening beings who fought for money. They both believed that as long as they had justice, they could continue to win.

Two days later, Matoran started to flee into the studio, to Linke's surprise. He questioned them, learning that projectiles were falling from the sky, an attack by the Dark Hunters. Linke rushed away to find a detective, finding Derr, who told him about the patrol patterns of the police, and that no target had been found yet.

Linke returned to the studio, finding that everyone had taken cover in the bunker with Recht. Recht came with him, merged, and they rushed out to track down their foe, using Recht's powers of Air to search out for anything that was out of place around the buildings.

When they found an obstruction, they attacked it with Fire attacks, having used sound as well to distract their foe. When they actually reached his position, they found the Dark Hunter was wearing a shell, launching his projectiles from it. The Dark Hunter fled, forcing the Toa to pursue towards the west.

When they reached the jungle, they used their powers of Iron and Sonics to attack the sniper Dark Hunter. Trapping him in a sphere of iron, they used their finishing attack to create skintight iron, and then shattered his body with a sonic attack. The two headed back to the city, successful, never seeing the avian figure watching them from a branch.

Two days later, Linke and Derr spoke about Phasm. Linke learned that they could do nothing, he would be released shortly, and they had no time for a warrant. They couldn't stop him, since they did believe him to be a criminal and he needed to be stopped. Linke left the station after this.

Linke joined Recht in the studio, and they spoke for a few moments before they heard screams and raced into battle. They soon found themselves facing a black armored Voeren Dark Hunter, making him extremely dangerous. They attempted to fight him, and cycled through multiple elements, but were unable to do anything to stop their powerful new foe, Keizaln.

They were taken down, with his sword at their throat. Before he killed them, he vanished, deciding it better not to kill the Toa yet. Recht and Linke learned how powerful this man truly was, and would have to come up with new plans to deal with his abilities.

Abilities & Traits
Linke comes off as a sly fellow when under the persona of "Recht", but as Linke, he tries to act serious, despite being easily caught off guard in conversation. In combat he's very skilled, and can hold his own even against an armed opponent, or one larger than him. He prefers not to kill, and tells himself every time that Recht was the killer of the duo, not him. This is the only thing he could think to tell himself in order to keep himself able to fight.

Linke knows how to read people, their emotions, and their body language, as well as how to trick people into giving him information. He is a fairly good living lie detector, showing his expertise in deduction and deciphering emotion, able to quickly determine if someone is lying, or not telling the entire truth, at the least. This skill gives him an edge in his police work, making him at least detective level, if not better than most detectives.

When merged with Recht, Linke has access to his innate Elemental Powers over Fire. When faced with an opponent that had too much speed, Linke was able to create an artificial Duos Stone with the power of Ice. This stone allows him to wield the power of Ice in place of his natural Fire powers, however the Ice powers are weaker than they should be because, unlike Recht, Linke wasn't sure how to make it properly. This problem was later rectified by Recht. Following Quey's untimely death, Recht gave Linke a second artificial Duos Stone, this time with the powers of Earth. Linke later obtained one more artificial Duos Stone from Recht, this time allowing him to use Sonics. After intensive meditation, Sonics proved to be his strongest power.

Mask & Tools
Linke wears the Kanohi Trard, Great Mask of Skill, which gives him heightened fighting prowess while merged with Recht.

Trivia

 * This character was created by BZPower and C.I.R.C.L.E. member Koji.

Appearances

 * Double: Day Zero
 * Double
 * Double: Crime and the City