Blade Burrower

"When I lived in the Archives, I tried mapping the Blade Burrower tunnels. They don't seem to be random at all. It seems like they are building something. What it might be, and why, I don't know."

- Rahaga Bomonga, Rahi Beasts

Blade Burrowers are powerful and mysterious Rahi.

History
The Great Beings tampered with the makeup of the Blade Burrowers, which caused the Rahi to begin digging a series of tunnels as a result. The Blade Burrowers' form was created by Makuta Mutran, and used by Barraki Kalmah during his reign in the League of Six Kingdoms. Mutran programmed the Blade Burrowers he sent to die after a span of three days.

While searching through the remains of Kalmah's fortress after the League's defeat, Mutran noticed the Burrowers, who had survived their expiration date. He was intrigued by the series of tunnels they were creating, though he was unable to decipher the meaning. He later had a captured Toa with a Kanohi Rau attempt to contact the Rahi, but the Rahi were unable to convey the meaning behind their behavior.

Rahaga Bomonga tried following a population of Blade Burrowers on Metru Nui, in an attempt to map out their tunnel patterns, but was also unsuccessful in the task.

Abilities & Traits
Using their powerful claws, Blade Burrowers dig tunnels endlessly in a specific pattern when they gather in sufficient numbers. In the Archives, Archivists occasionally mistake these passageways to be parts of the Archives, wander down them, and are never seen again.

Blade Burrowers have very poor eyesight; instead of using sight to hunt down prey, they use their sense of smell. When food in the Archives begins to run low, they often venture to the surface and cause massive destruction. When the Vahki were active, they used to put these raging Blade Burrowers into containers as fast as possible, for the Rahi had long club-like tails that they could swing around, knocking others over and causing them to run, thus causing more trouble.

Trivia

 * The Blade Burrower was an entry sent in to the LEGO Group as part of the LEGO Magazine Rahi-building Contest. It was created by Daniel Settle and given a name and story role by Greg Farshtey in the book BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts.
 * The map that the Blade Burrowers make is the symbol that represents the Three Virtues. It is meant to remind Mata Nui of his mission.

Appearances

 * The Mutran Chronicles (In a Flashback)
 * BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts
 * BIONICLE: Encyclopedia (Mentioned Only)
 * BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated (Mentioned Only)