While ruling over the planet Spherus Magna, the Great Beings began the 'Great Spirit Project,' which involved creating a pair of automatons to explore and gather data from the universe.

Once enough construction was complete on the first robot, named Mata Nui, Artakha and Karzahni were created and given purpose within him. When Heremus observed the brotherly relationship between Artakha and Karzahni, he thought it would be interesting to have them compete in a contest to see who was superior. Heremus had Kanohi create a Kanohi Xanadu, the Legendary Mask of Creation, and used it as a prize for the contest. Artakha would go on to defeat Karzahni and claim the mask for himself.

Artakha was granted an island haven to rule within Mata Nui, in an area which would later be known as the Matoran Universe. He chose to make his island a paradise where Matoran could work in peace and comfort, and would name the island Artakha, after himself. During this time, he honed his ability to create, and used it to make various objects for anyone who asked, including the Order of Mata Nui.

Artakha was instructed to create the six Toa Mata to act as a failsafe if anything were to happen to Mata Nui. Artakha did as instructed, and placed the Toa Mata in Karda Nui, the heart of the robot, to be trained and put in stasis until called upon by Mata Nui.

When the Great Spirit Mata Nui left Spherus Magna, Domarius noticed Crasevous enter the Matoran Universe. He reported this information to Angonce, who asked Domarius to pursue Crasevous to ensure he did not jeopardize Mata Nui's mission.

When Domarius entered the Matoran Universe, he replaced Artakha so that his presence would remain undetected, and any actions he took to direct the Matoran Universe would not seem unusual. Over time, he took on the personality of Artakha, and changed his name to reflect this.

Abilities & Tools

Artakha is highly skilled at creation. He can even create Toa, but will only do so at the request of Mata Nui or the Great Beings. Some of his most notable creations include: the six Toa Mata, the Kanohi Avohkii, the Nuva Cube and Nuva Symbols, the Staff of Artakha, the Rockoh T3, the Jetrax T6, and the Axalara T9. Although Artakha is a skilled creator, he has no experience developing viruses, and is terrible at creating Rahi.

Artakha possesses extremely powerful telepathic abilities, which are strong enough to penetrate the shields of Karda Nui and undo the psychic abilities of Tren Krom.

He also possesses the ability to teleport himself or any object anywhere he chooses by warping space around his target. However, his teleportation can be blocked by the Great Spirit Robot.

Artakha is not typically known to carry weapons. However, he did bring a hammer from his forge to use as a warhammer during a battle in the Core Processor.

Artakha wears the Kanohi Xanadu, the Legendary Mask of Creation, which he won in a contest against his brother, Karzahni.

Personality

Artakha was initially a generous benefactor to the Matoran Universe; it was said that, should a Matoran want the impossible built, they should leave the materials at the gate of his fortress and return the next day to find their desired object made for them. Because of his godlike status to the Matoran, he came to be known informally as ‘The Originator.’

Because of an invasion of his island led by Makuta Kojol, Artakha became reclusive, refusing contact with anyone outside the island, and even asked the Order of Mata Nui to eliminate any trace knowledge of his island’s location.

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