The Brotherhood of Makuta supposedly existed to protect the Matoran . However, for unknown reasons, they became corrupt and sought power. Among their plans to do so was stealing the Kanohi Avohkii , and forming an army of Visorak , Exo-Toa , and Dark Hunters . They also seem to do extensive work in Genetic Engineering , creating and altering living beings as they see fit.
The following beings are not Brotherhood members, but rather served under them. Note that this list does not include those who were enslaved, manipulated, or forced into service; but it does include machines programmed to follow the Brotherhood's commands.
- Shadow Toa - The dark sides of Toa , given physical form. They can perfectly counter the attacks of the Toa they were made from, but fare much worse against other opponents. So far, we have only seen shadow versions of the Toa "Mata" .
- Rahkshi - All Brotherhood members can create sluglike Kraata from their essences, which can then be transformed into Rahkshi armor.
- Morbuzakh - A plant being that Makuta created to drive the Matoran to the center of Metru Nui . While its vines spread throughout the city, its King Root made its home in the Great Furnace, as the Morbuzakh hated the cold. It was destroyed by the Toa Metru , using the Great Kanoka Disks.
- The Visorak hordes - Led by King Sidorak and his Viceroy, Roodaka (and briefly Toa Hordika Vakama); the Visorak served as the Brotherhood's main conquering army. After Sidorak was killed at the hands of Keetongu , Vakama gave the hordes the order to disband - and as Roodaka betrayed their King, the Visorak were perfectly willing to abandon the traitor.
- Toa Hagah - Elite Toa who believed the Brotherhood was good and served as bodyguards. When they discovered what the Brotherhood was truly up to, they rebelled. They were mutated into Rahaga as punishment, but not before they stole the Avohkii Mask of Light from a Brotherhood stronghold.
- Exo-Toa - the Brotherhood programmed a number of these machines to act as sentries.
There are also a number of beings who are connected with the Brotherhood, yet not exactly their servants. These consist mostly of the Brotherhood's allies and failed Brotherhood experiments.
- The Dark Hunters - The Brotherhood and Dark Hunters once had a close working relationship, but when Makuta killed two Hunters to increase his own power, it sparked a war between the two groups that continues to this day.
- Karzahni - Makuta's first attempt at creating a plant creature, but it was too powerful and ambitious, so he created the Morbuzakh in its place. The Karzahni seeks revenge on its creator. It was destroyed once by energized Protodermis (as it was not destined to transform), but then resprouted when its remains came into contact with seawater. It was destroyed again when Makuta encased it in a shell, cutting it off from heat and light.
- Fake Bohrok - The Brotherhood tried to have purely mechanical Bohrok built to follow their commands, but the Matoran engineers building them caught wind of this and programmed them to go on a rampage. The Toa Hagah destroyed the Bohrok and the Brotherhood executed the Matoran. The fakes are known among fans as " Faux -rok" (commonly misspelled "Fohrok").
- Roodaka - Since the Visorak armies dissolved, Roodaka seems to have left the Brotherhood's service as well. In the war between the Brotherhood and the Dark Hunters, she is known to have acted as a free agent.
The Brotherhood has been known to create several mutant creatures for different purposes. Whether they have altered themselves in such ways remains unknown.
- Morbuzakh and Karzahni - As described above, the Karzahni and the Morbuzakh were plant creatures created to kidnap Matoran and drive them to the center of Metru Nui . Both were intelligent and able to communicate telepathically.
- Rahi Nui - A creature that's a Frankenstein -like combination of parts from several Rahi . It was given to the Dark Hunters for them to use. It was bred to hunt down Toa , and could detect and feed off of Toa Energy. Originally, it also had the eight basic Kanoka Disk powers. A thousand years ago, the Toa Metru confronted it and won by causing it to grow so big that it atoms drifted apart; but not before it critically injured Toa Nokama . More recently, it seems to have come back under Makuta's control; it faced the Toa Nuva (no longer having its Kanoka powers) and ended up with its horns stuck firmly in a wall.
- Voporak - One of the ways Sidorak gained favor with the Brotherhood was by betraying one of the clan leaders on his island. This leader was mutated into Voporak, created in anticipation of the day when a Vahi Mask of Time would be made. Voporak could sense temporal anomalies whereever they occured, and could therefore track down the Vahi when it is used. Voporak was given to the Dark Hunters to learn discipline; and after sensing the Vahi's use by Toa Vakama , it claimed the mask and gave it to the Dark Hunter leader, the Shadowed One . As of now, it is unclear whether Voporak is in the hands of the Hunters or the Brotherhood, but it is almost certainly tracking down the Vahi again after Toa Tahu used it.
- Dark Hunters - When hiring Dark Hunters, it was common practice for the Brotherhood to pay for services with physical enhancements. Avak said that his ability to create custom, inescapable prisons out of thin air was thanks to the Brotherhood; it is currently unknown who else benefited from Brotherhood tampering.
- Krana / Kraata Hybrid - A strange, parasite-like creature that can attach to someone's face and give them visions. Toa Onewa was given horrific visions of the Visorak by one of these creatures, and later Toa Vakama was able to communicate with a future Toa named Krakua .
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