- "Primary transport system for the Island City of Metru Nui."
- — Narrator, Encyclopedia Updated
Chutes
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The Chute System is a method of transportation centered in Le-Metru, which extends over all of the Isle of Metru Nui. It is used as a fast way of transportation between locations.
History[]
The Chute System was invented and put into practice soon after Turaga Dume was appointed leader of Metru Nui. From its' conception, the system has been managed by the Le-Matoran, who control the Chutes from Chute Stations. The Chutes ranged over the entire island, and were used as efficient transport between the various Metru.
The illegal activity of Disk Surfing in the Chutes sprang up, though Matoran who participated in it were rarely punished for it unless they disrupted others' work or sustained injuries that prevented them from working. This sport was especially popular with Le-Matoran, many of whom knew where the best Chute tracks could be found.
The Chute System became an essential part of the habitats of several species of Rahi. Chute Lurkers live and hunt inside of the Chutes, and Nui-Rama often feed on the Liquid Protodermis contained within them. The Ko-Matoran Scholar Ihu was killed when a swarm of Nui-Rama attacked the Chute he was riding to feed on the Protodermis.
After the Toa Metru were branded as impostors by Makuta Teridax disguised as Turaga Dume, Vakama, Matau, and Nokama fled from the Coliseum via a Chute headed towards Ko-Metru. In a main Chute Station, the Dark Hunters Nidhiki and Krekka forced the Chute Station Attendant Kongu to reverse the flow of the Chutes to endanger the Toa Metru. The Toa Metru were forced to manually evacuate the Chute, making use of Nokama's Hydro Blades to latch onto one of the metal supports and swing themselves to safety.
Later, the same three Toa Metru were attacked by Vahki Bordakh. Matau allowed the Vahki to pursue him in a nearby Chute but noticed that a portion of the Chute ahead had been destroyed by Vahki Vorzakh. Thinking quickly, he hooked his Aero Slicers on one of the Chute Rings and stopped himself before he exited the Chute. The Vahki were unable to stop themselves in time, flying out of the Chute and crashing to the ground below.
The Chute system was heavily damaged in the Great Cataclysm, but repaired after the Staff of Artakha was used.
Underwater Chutes[]
Many Underwater Chutes connect Metru Nui with the domes of various other locations within the Matoran Universe. These Chutes are all over Metru Nui, but they fell into disuse because they were considered unsafe, making them a very good way for different types of Rahi to travel, including the Visorak horde.
Jaller, Hewkii, Kongu, Hahli, Matoro, Nuparu, and Takanuva traveled in an abandoned Underwater Chute from Le-Metru to Karzahni.
Dark Mirror[]
In the Toa Empire Alternate Universe, Lesovikk and Takanuva used an Underwater Chute to travel from Karzahni to Metru Nui.
Features[]
The Chutes are made of magnetized Protodermis held in place by an electromagnetic sheath, causing them to flow at rapid speeds. The electromagnetic field pulses, weakening and strengthening every few seconds, allowing solid objects to pass through the Chute's outer field at the right time. The field's strength can be altered, so as to make it weaker or stronger, at a Chute Station. Chutes can vary in size, from small one-Matoran Chutes to huge Cargo Chutes.
Sometimes, when there is trouble in the Chutes, the Chute's speed is slowed or even stopped. Reversing it is believed by the workers to possibly cause the entire system to explode. Damaged Chutes were closed off to the public, and were often used illegally, until the Chute's condition was normalized.
Boarding[]
The most common way to board a Chute is from Chute Stations. At a Chute Station, the Protodermis flow is slowed down and the magnetic field is weakened enough for Matoran to pass through easily, allowing them to enter and exit the Chute, or load or unload cargo. However, some Matoran use an illegal and more exhilarating method called Chute Diving. In this method, the Matoran board the Chutes by performing precisely timed dives into them at the moment when the field is considered the weakest. This is an extremely dangerous act, since the Matoran may time their dive incorrectly and as a result land hard on the Chute, possibly falling off of it. In order to reach the boarding platform of a Chute from ground level, a system of ladders is utilized.
Force Spheres[]
Occasionally, there is a flaw in a Chute System, which causes a piece of the Chute's field to break off and wrap around itself, becoming a sphere of magnetic energy, called a Force Sphere. Force Spheres travel through Chutes at high speed, sucking in tools, bits of junk, Kanoka Disks, and other things. The longer the Sphere exists, the stronger it becomes, until it causes the Chute it is traveling in to collapse in upon itself. The Sphere then implodes under the wreckage, destroying its' contents.
During the quest for the Great Disks, Matau had to retrieve Le-Metru's Great Disk from a Force Sphere. The Toa managed to create a tornado inside the magnetic field to push himself out. After that, the Sphere destroyed "The Notch".
Appearances[]
- Late Dawns (Mentioned Only in an Alternate Universe)
- Through My Own Eyes (Mentioned Only)
- The Many Deaths of Toa Tuyet
- Bittersweet Melancholy (Mentioned Only)
- Prophecy of Destruction
- BIONICLE Adventures 1: Mystery of Metru Nui
- Comic 16: Toa Metru!
- BIONICLE Adventures 2: Trial by Fire
- Lunchable Comic 2 (Mentioned Only)
- Lunchable Comic 3
- Comic 17: Disks of Danger
- Comic 19: Enemies of Metru Nui
- BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui
- BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui
- BIONICLE Legends 2: Dark Destiny
- Dark Mirror (Mentioned Only in an Alternate Universe)
- Like Birds, Like Wind (Mentioned Only in an Alternate Universe)
- BIONICLE: Metru Nui - City of Legends
- BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE: Encyclopedia (Mentioned Only)
- BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated (Mentioned Only)
- Matau's Toa Metru Mini Promo CD
- Toa Metru Promo Animations
- Vahki Online Animations
- BIONICLE: Quest for Keetongu (Mentioned Only)
See Also[]
- Gallery:Metru Nui
- Chutes of Murtua
Transports | ||
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Murtua | Boat ( Braxel's Skiff | Gravemos' Skiff | Piraka's Barge ) Cerise Outrider | Jetrax T12 | Quailec NX-4 | Thornatus V5 | Thornatus V8 | |
Aqua Magna | Boat | Boxor | Cable Car | Caravan Crawler | Dikapi | Gukko ( Ka | Kahu | Kewa ) Keras | Lavaboard | Lavacraft | Moa | Nui-Kopen | Nui-Rama | Pit War Tortoise Sea Sled | Spider Crab | Stinger Whale | Toa Terrain Crawler ( Mini-Sub ) Underwater Submarine | Ussal ( Pewku ) | Ussanui | Volo Lutu Launcher | |
Bara Magna | Baranus ( Baranus V7 ) | Caravan | Cendox ( Cendox V1 ) | Kaxium ( Kaxium V2 | Kaxium V3 ) Rock Steed ( Skirmix ) | Sand Stalker | Skopio XV-1 | Spikit | Thornatus ( Thornatus V9 ) | Wagon | |
Matoran Universe | Aero Slicers | Airship ( Cargo Hauler | The Kadin Skakdi | The Ouir Nui Deathbringer ) Aki ( Aki Nuva ) | Anverius X3 | Aralor ( Aralor PT2 | Aralor PT5 ) | Archives Transport Cart | Axalara T9 Boat ( Strider | Swingin' Safari | Terralani | The Af | The Hakeahu | The Invincible | The Xian Boulder ) Cargo Loader | Chutes | Crast | Destral Cycle | Elevator | Ewa | Exo-Armor | Exo-Toa Fire Greatswords | Flame Cycle | Gear | Glidrax T5 | Golden Kanohi | Hexacycle ( Papa Wheelie ) Jaril Wheeler | Jetpack | Jetrax T6 | Kadin | Kakama ( Kakama Nuva ) | Kerapon PT4 Kualsi ( Vahualsi ) | Miru ( Miru Nuva ) | Moto-Sled | Nivawk (Deceased) | Nui-Kopen | Olmak Predator Bike | ProtoSteel Board | Red Star | Rockoh T3 | Rua ( Rua Nuva ) | Skiddvar T12 Skyboard | Skyfighter | Swamp Strider | Tahtorak | The Bonecrusher | The Inferno The Lhikan | The Red Solstice | The Vamis One | Thunder Wing | Toa Canister | Turtle Ussal ( Muako | Pewku ) | Vahki Transport | Vakama’s Disk Launcher | Visorak Battle Ram |
Dome of Metru Nui |
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Land Gates | Maze of Shadows ( Bohrok Nests | Mangaia ) Metru Nui | Sea Gates | Silver Sea | Sun Holes | Underwater Chutes |
Metru Nui |
Coliseum | Ga-Metru | Ko-Metru | Le-Metru | Onu-Metru | Po-Metru | Ta-Metru |
Le-Metru |
Chutes ( Chute Stations | Sector Three | "The Notch" ) | Gana Koral | Moto-Hub ( Test Track ) | Tower of Toa |
Locations | ||
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Galactic Universe | Solis Magna System | Benevus ( Kattan | Spirit City | Tormel | Traznalac | Volcanic Continent ) | Elucca | Jattillus | Murtua | ( City in the Depths | City in the Sky | Deax Nui | Great Sea | Kehtyva | Mining Country | Resvan | Tukaia | Uteara ) | Red Star | Spherus Magna ( Aqua Magna | Bara Magna | Black Spike Mountains | Bota Magna | Valley of the Maze | White Quartz Mountains ) | Terra Magna |
Matoran Universe | Northern Islands | Mata Nui | Metru Nui ( Land Gates | Maze of Shadows | Metru Nui | Sea Gates | Silver Sea | Sun Holes | Underwater Chutes ) | Nui Sea ( "The Pit" | Xioc Nui ) |
Western Islands | Angelus Nui ( Angelus Nui ) | Artakha ( Arkai | Artakha ) | Fennal Nui ( Ak-Ţuat Nui | Fennal Nui ) Morridox ( Kiriva Maha | Morridox ) | Navas Nui ( Navas Nui ) Shadraw Nui ( Shadraw Nui | Shakiu ) | Tren Krom ( Tren Krom ) Vuata Maca ( Lightstone | Vuata Maca ) | Zera Nui ( Zera Nui ) | |
Midwestern Islands | Choaus Nui ( Choaus Nui | Mahik Iula | Thārlax Påzil ) | Destral ( Destral ) Detark Nui ( Detark Nui ) | Kaiva Nui ( Kaiva Nui ) | Kamas Nui ( Kamas Nui ) Kemet Nui ( Åm-Ţuat Nui | Byblos Nui | Kazbåh Nui | Kemet Nui | Kush Nui | Punt Nui ) Korlok ( Korlok ) | Nurane Nui ( Nurane Nui ) | Onurak Nui ( Onurak Nui ) | Ouir Nui ( Ouir Nui ) Tiuarga Nui ( Arkai | Kofu Nui | Maie Nui | Tiuarga Nui ) | Xen ( Cerda | Kion Nui | Malu Nui | "Floating Machine Isle" | "Isle of Confusion" | "Sacred Land of Burial" ) | Yezo Nui ( Yezo Nui ) Zelix Nui ( Dezin | Zelix Nui ) | |
Continents | Northern Continent ( Eliax | Northern Continent | Northern Islets | "Princess' Island" | Tren Krom Peninsula ) | Southern Continent ( Fenzor | Karda Nui | Leoda | Manax Nui | Marat Nui | Southern Continent | Southern Islets | Valrah-Nui | Voya Nui ) | |
Mideastern Islands | Amohi Nui ( Amohi Nui | Hekhåto Nui | Kaben Nui | Mahilu Nui | Perkh Nui | Renetu ) Anarchos Nui ( Anarchos Nui ) | Ceronox Nui ( Ceronox Nui | Farcron | Ish | Jurane | Kig | Lagek | Sanghel | Shayem | Ungar | Yamee ) | Cyril Nui ( Cyril Nui ) | Daxia ( Daxia ) | Hytrax ( Hytrax ) Karzahni ( Karzahni ) | Shakaz ( Shakaz ) | Stelt ( Stelt ) | Terra Nui ( Terra Nui ) | Xia ( Vort | Xia ) Zakaz ( Zakaz | Irp-Ţuat Nui ) | |
Eastern Islands | Corrunai ( Corrunai ) | Kopen Nui ( Kopen Nui ) | La Nui ( Hau Isles | He-Ţuat Nui | La Nui | Zrack Nui ) | Marak Nui ( Krahma | Long Isle | Marak Nui | Survijah | Trinity Isles ) Nynrah ( Nynrah ) | Odina ( Odina ) | Resi Nui ( Resi Nui ) | Visorak ( Visorak ) | |
Western Chain of the Southern Islands |
Artidax ( Artidax ) | Azutra Nui ( Twins of Azutra Nui ) | Bybral ( Bybral ) | Crosies ( Crosies ) Dyteeli ( Ayomeii | Batarknokk | Dyteeli | Rode Nui | Tolliwam | Tonryak ) Fironia ( "The Abandoned Place" ) | Harvask ( Ac-Ţuat Nui | Harvask | Po-rakio ) Jera Nui ( Jera Nui ) | Mora Nui ( Mora Nui ) | Tepthei ( Defa Nui | Tepthei ) Wesko Nui ( Bybral | Kignaar | Wesko Nui ) | Whiro ( Whiro ) Zerox Nui ( Falax | Kora Nui | Refuge | Zakaz Nuva | Zerox Nui ) | |
Eastern Chain of the Southern Islands |
Ackro Nui ( Ackro Nui | Recla Nui ) | Be'nau ( Be'nau ) | Cytos Nui ( Cytos Nui ) Fasha Nui ( Fasha Nui ) | Kaocotic Nui ( Kaocotic Nui ) | Kakraah ( Hardes Nui | Kakraah ) Keetongu ( Keetongu ) | Mashau Nui ( At-Ţuat Nui | Doppel Nui | Mashau Nui ) | |
Alternate Locations |
Pocket Dimensions | City of Silver | Dying Breath | Field of Light | Field of Shadows | Kiriva "The Death Zone" | The Shadow's Realm | The Void |
Alternate Universes | Alternate Spherus Magna | Conquer and Enslave ( Aviar Nui | Nafao | Ukronia Magna ) Empire of Kohilå | Empire of Uvira | Empire of Whenua | Jump!!! Kingdom of Celestia ( Celestia Magna | Neo-Metru ) | Kingdom of the Great Spirit The Melding | Republic of Darkness | Toa Empire | Zamorslinger |