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A set of Lehvak Krana. Top row: Xa, Za, Vu, and Ca. Bottom row: Yo, Ja, Su, and Bo. A Krana Xa can be seen in the Lehvak's "forehead".
A set of Lehvak Krana. Top row: Xa, Za, Vu, and Ca. Bottom row: Yo, Ja, Su, and Bo. A Krana Xa can be seen in the Lehvak's "forehead".

In the LEGO Bionicle universe, each Bohrok contains a parasitic Krana which acts as its brain and gives it its power. Enhanced Bohrok called Bohrok-Kal have similarly enhanced Krana called Krana-Kal. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 406 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (468 × 691 pixel, file size: 295 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 406 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (468 × 691 pixel, file size: 295 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media... Lego Group logo. ... Bionicle as it is stylised by the Lego Company. ... The symbol of the Bohrok Bohrok are mysterious insectoid creatures from Lego Bionicle storyline. ... The symbol of the Bohrok Bohrok are mysterious insectoid creatures from Lego Bionicle storyline. ...

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General Information

The Krana are intelligent organisms that are telepathically guided by the Bahrag, twin queens of the Bohrok swarms. With this guidance, they control and direct the inanimate Bohrok shells to do the Bahrag's bidding. The symbol of the Bohrok Bohrok are mysterious insectoid creatures from Lego Bionicle storyline. ...


It's unknown how Krana are made. The Toa Metru found a carving depicting the Bahrag immersing something in some kind of "primordial soup", with the Krana coming out. Another source claims that they are the product of combining an unknown energy with energized protodermis.[1] The primordial sea, or primordial ocean, is a term applied collectively to the oceans of the earth at a time early in its history. ... Protodermis is a very, very mysterious substance, found only in the fictional world of Bionicle, a complex story of heroes and villians made by Lego. ...

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Krana were originally created by the Great Beings, using leftovers from the process of creating Matoran. However, some of this material became not Krana, but a reptilian race called the Zyglak (see "Zyglak", below) // In the fictional universe of Lego Bionicle, multiple species, races, and other groups exist. ... Matoran as they appeared on Metru Nui. ...

Spoilers end here.

The Krana, while the Bohrok's strength, is also its weakness: even the strongest Bohrok, without its Krana, becomes little more than an empty shell. That shell can then be programmed or trained to repair the damage it inflicted. One of the main functions of the Bohrok Va scouts is to replace a Bohrok's missing Krana. If a Krana feels threatened, it can eject from its Bohrok host; this leaves the host powerless, but if the Krana attaches onto another being's face, it takes control of the other being's mind and assimilates it into the swarm.


The Toa Mata collected 48 Krana (eight types of Krana times six types of Bohrok), and placed them into special slots in the middle of the Bohrok nest. This unlocked the hiding places of six sets of Exo-Toa armor and the lair of the two dreadful Bahrag twins. When the Bahrag were defeated, the Bohrok shut down and the Matoran collected all their Krana, threw the Krana into pits and sealed them away. The Toa Mata. ... This is a list of objects unique to Lego Bionicle universe. ...


Krana-Kal are specialized Krana, mutated to have stronger abilities. Like regular Krana are literally the brains of the Bohrok, the Krana-Kal are the driving force of the Bohrok-Kal. The Krana-Kal are unlike the other Krana in the way that they can act independently, without depending on the Bahrag; and they are able to communicate with other beings by way of telepathy. Krana-Kal also contain a unique property which allows them to turn a silver color and generate an impenetrable shield around their hosts when at the final stages of their mission. The symbol of the Bohrok Bohrok are mysterious insectoid creatures from Lego Bionicle storyline. ... The symbol of the Bohrok Bohrok are mysterious insectoid creatures from Lego Bionicle storyline. ...


Krana Types

The eight types of Krana each have their own name and rank in the swarm. Krana-Kal, though having identical shapes and similar names to ordinary Krana, have slightly different ranks and powers.

  • Krana Xa are Swarm Commander Krana that lead their Bohrok on their mission.
    • Xa-Kal are Liberator Krana; the most important of the Krana-Kal, one of these must be brought into physical contact with the Bahrag to compelete the Bohrok-Kal's mission.
  • Krana Za are Squad Leader Krana that have the ability to communicate telepathically with other Krana of the swarm. A Krana Za controlled Lewa for a period of time.
    • Za-Kal are Overseer Krana that can communicate telepathically with other Krana-Kal and have the limited ability to read minds and sense strong emotions.
  • Krana Vu are Surveyor Krana that can let a Bohrok fly short distances ahead of the swarm to confirm that the path is clear.
    • Vu-Kal are Transporter Krana that can move its Bohrok-Kal host over the surface or through the air at great speed.
  • Krana Ca are Clearance Worker Krana with strong defense shielding; these Krana spearhead the swarm's mission.
    • Ca-Kal are Seeker Krana that are linked to the Bahrag and can sense their presence within a limited range.
  • Krana Yo are Mole Krana that use their Bohrok to tunnel through anything on the island.
    • Yo-Kal are Excavator Krana that can sense stress points in the earth and detect underground movement.
  • Krana Ja are Scout Krana. with radar-like senses that detect distant obstacles in the path of the swarm.
    • Ja-Kal are Tracker Krana that can detect distant obstacles and enhance all of the senses of the Bohrok-Kal.
  • Krana Su are Worker Krana with colossal energy and they inhabit the strongest of Bohrok; they are always around when brute force is needed.
    • Su-Kal are Demolisher Krana that provide tremendous strength, endurance and resistance to heat and cold.
  • Krana Bo are Sentinel Krana that can see in the dark; they serve as night-time lookouts and lead their Bohrok into the darkest places on Mata Nui.
    • Bo-Kal are Visionary Krana that can see in the dark and through any substance except for the floors and walls of the Mata Nui underground.

Krana Colors

Each Bohrok breed uses Krana of different colors. There are actually two colors per breed: a Krana is its "active" color when controlling a Bohrok or some other being, and changes to its "inactive" color at all other times. This inactive colour is sometimes thought of as a Bohrok Va Krana, as their job is to carry around spare, inactive Krana. In addition, Krana-Kal have their own metallic colors. The symbol of the Bohrok Bohrok are mysterious insectoid creatures from Lego Bionicle storyline. ...

Active/Bohrok Inactive/Bohrok Va Bohrok-Kal
Tahnok Blue Yellow Bronze
Gahlok Orange Purple Steel Blue
Lehvak Red Grey Metallic Green
Pahrak Green Tan Iron Grey
Nuhvok Lime Green Black Copper
Kohrak Light Blue White Pearl

Collectibility

Each Bohrok, Bohrok Va, and Bohrok-Kal set came with one random Krana of the appropriate color. Further Krana could be collected from Krana packs produced by Lego, so that all 144 variations could be found. Rare silver Krana Xa-Kal were also made; 5,000 of white metal and 72 of actual sterling silver; included at random in North American and United Kingdom Bohrok-Kal sets.


Zyglak

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

An unintentional accident of the Krana's original creation by the Great Beings, the Zyglak are a savage reptilian race. Shunned by their creators and universally despised, the Zyglak retreated to dark, desolate areas, all the while harboring bitter hatred against the Matoran, their Great Spirit, and all loyal to them.[2] // In the fictional universe of Lego Bionicle, multiple species, races, and other groups exist. ... Matoran as they appeared on Metru Nui. ... Mata Nui, represented by a carved stone. ...


Zyglak are amphibious, and live in desolate areas where nobody else will go. The Toa Inika encountered some in the stone cord that connects Voya Nui and Mahri Nui, and some of the Barraki found a group in the ruins of the original Pit.[3] The Toa Inika. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Mahri Nui is a fictional sunken landmass from Legos Bionicle story and toy line. ... Barraki Ehlek, as portrayed on the cover of Bionicle Legends #6: City of the Lost The Barraki are the main villains of the 2007 Legends arc of the LEGO BIONICLE storyline. ... This is a list of places in Lego Bionicle universe. ...


References

General information comes from the Bionicle Chronicles book series; see List of Bionicle media. Bionicle Chronicles is the first book series based in the Bionicle universe. ... Aside from the toys in Legos Bionicle franchise, Lego has also marketed an ongoing book series, several video games (mostly for the Game Boy Advance), and three computer-animated movies. ...

  1. ^ "Krana" entry, Bionicle Encyclopedia
  2. ^ March/April 2007 Lego Brickmaster Magazine
  3. ^ Official Greg Discussion p. 261 post #7807

External links

  • Krana article on Bionicle Sector 01 Wiki
  • Krana-Kal article at Bionicle Sector 01 Wiki


 
 

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