"Makuta knows all."
— Kavala
| Kavala, Toa of Earth | |
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Species: |
Toa of Earth |
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Element: |
Earth |
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Kanohi Mask: |
Black Kaukau |
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Alignment: |
Evil |
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Weapons/Tools: |
Sword of Makuta |
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Occupation: |
None |
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Status: |
Alive, inactive |
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Creator: |
Toatapio Nuva |
Kavala is a suspicious Dark Toa who lives in the ruins of Xa-Koro. Although he is generally known to be evil, none have ever managed to gather evidence of this fact. Kavala has a sneaky way of using diplomacy and manipulation on others.
Biography
Pre-BZPRPG
Kavala was originally a Matoran who served Makuta during his reign. One day he was altered by the Makuta himself and given Toa power. Kavala obeyed Makuta and resided in Xa-Koro. When the village sunk, Kavala was somewhere else and was shocked to find his former home and the symbol of Makuta in ruins. He took on a new life in the ruins of Xa-Koro, settling in the old Makuta temple, or at least the parts of it that are not flooded.
During his life underwater, Kavala learned a lot about the behavior of marine Rahi, allowing him to survive among them. He also started feeding the local Tarakava in an effort to make them loyal to him. He partly succeeded, making the Tarakava act very protective about him, and even loyal to an extent. However, Kavala never managed to gain full control over the Rahi.
BZPRPG 2013
A long time later, Tuli and Khervos arrived to search for secrets in the ruined Xa-Koro. Kavala "saved" them from Tarakava, who he had actually commanded to attack in the first place. Kavala tried to get information from the two and eventually let them leave his realm. Kavala did send two Tarakava after them, however, to kill them and prevent them from spilling any secrets of Kavala.
Tuli and Khervos decided to return to Kavala and smite him, first hiring Skakdi Colx as some additional muscle against the Toa. Upon returning to Xa-Koro, however, Kavala pointed out that there was no way to prove he had been responsible for the Tarakava attack and that the two Matoran were about to commit a crime by attacking him. The Matoran and Colx left then, to leave Kavala alone in his lost city. Kavala began making plans on how to turn all the villages of Mata Nui against one another.
Kavala and Iraira battle.
He left Xa-Koro in an effort to enact his plans, but shortly returned after failure. He witnessed the arrival of the Kumu Islet diving expedition team and attacked them after failing to get them to leave his home by other means. Kavala almost toppled the Infernavika with his earth powers, but the captain of The Invincible, Iraira, dove into the water to confront him. The two battled and in the end Kavala was wounded and forced to leave. Later he tried attacking the group again, only to fall unconscious due to overusage of his elemental power. He was captured by the crew of the Invincible and locked up in the Ga-Koro prison, where he remains to this day.
Personality and Traits
Kavala is a mysterious villain. His personality is almost charming and friendly, but he has motives that no one knows about. He wants to crack open Makuta's vault, believing himself to be the chosen one of Makuta to do so. Although an efficient killer and fighter, Kavala more often resorts to trickery in order to confuse his opponents. Kavala is a very careful villain, always making sure that his fingerprints are in none of the crimes he commits. Although many suspect him as being evil, it has never been proven.
In the ruins of Xa-Koro, Kavala has tamed a number of Tarakava and they serve him, although they are not as loyal as Kavala would want them to be. His Kanohi Kaukau allows him to breath underwater as he travels from one point of Xa-Koro to the next.
Appearance, Weapons and Powers
A stylized poster of Kavala.
Appearance
Kavala has black, somewhat rusty-looking armor. He is quite muscular, but is surprisingly agile, having trained himself by swimming around in the ruins of Xa-Koro.
Weapons
Kavala holds a sword he calls the "Sword of Makuta" with great pride. The sword is large and durable and has symbols carved all over it. The two biggest symbols are those of an infected Hau and the Koro symbol of Xa-Koro, used to represent the village before it was sunken.
Relationships
Allies
- Makuta : Kavala considers himself Makuta's chosen to open the vault and reach Makuta's old secrets.
- Seren: Possibly. Kavala proposed a deal with Seren, who considered his offer.
Enemies
- Khervos: Enemies, due to Kavala's attempt to send Tarakava to kill him.
- Tuli: Enemies, due to Kavala's attempt to send Tarakava to kill her.
- Crew of the Infernavika: Kavala attacked the Infernavika and thus became enemies with the entire crew.
- Lohkar: Kavala became enemies with Lohkar after the pirate arrived in Xa-Koro as part of the Kumu Islets Dive Expedition.
- Crew of The Invincible: Kavala's attack on The Infernavika spurred the crew of the other major ship to also consider him an enemy.
- Iraira: Enemies due to the attack on the expedition.
- Mons Shajs: Enemies due to association with the diving expedition.
Trivia
- Kavala's theme song is Freedom Fighters from the movie Star Trek: Two Steps from Hell.