Onua (DMU)

In the Dark Mirror Universe, Onua was a member of the Toa Empire who survived its downfall.

Early Life
Onua was created by Artakha on his island early in the history of the Matoran Universe. Onua and his five teammates, who were known collectively as the Toa Mata, were tasked with reawakening Mata Nui if he ever fell asleep and were trained for this mission by the Order of Mata Nui. Once the Toa Mata's training was complete, the Order put them into stasis in Toa Canisters in the Codrex until such a time when they would be needed.

When Tuyet learned of the existence of the Toa Mata, she decided to find and awake them prematurely to add them to her Toa Empire. She gained the knowledge of their location from Artakha and sent teams of her own Toa to retrieve them, but none reported back from the expedition, so she looked into alternate means of recovering the Toa Mata instead. Eventually, she found a hidden area of the Coliseum from which she could fake the launch signal for the Toa Mata's Toa Canisters. Tuyet found the Toa when they washed ashore and manipulated them into believing that the only way to protect Mata Nui was to eliminate all threats to the Empire. The six Toa Mata were drafted into the Toa Empire and taken back to Metru Nui, where each individual member was assigned certain tasks across the city. Because there was no need for the Toa Mata as a team anymore, it subsequently ceased to exist.

Dark Mirror
In 3500 ADP, Onua participated in the Battle at the Coliseum. He worked with Kopaka to kill the resistance member Ahkmou: Kopaka froze the Matoran solid, and Onua shattered him into pieces with his claws. Onua then noticed that Pohatu was attempting to fight his way into the Coliseum, so he intercepted and fought him, but both Toa found that they were evenly matched.

Dusk and Dawn
Onua was one of the Toa Empire members who were chosen to represent the fallen empire at the meeting of world leaders in Ta-Metru. The other representatives of the Toa Empire were Nidhiki, Karzahni, a Toa of Plant Life, and one other Toa. Onua voiced his intention to resurrect the Empire to save Mata Nui, which prompted Dume to inform him that Tuyet lied when she claimed that the Empire was beneficial to Mata Nui.

After the meeting, the loyalist representatives stood outside the venue and discussed ways to revive the Toa Empire. One of them speculated that the Kanohi Ignika could resurrect the Empire forces who were killed in the Battle at the Coliseum and help them reestablish control of the Matoran Universe.

Elemental Powers

 * Earth Creation: Onua create blasts or constructs of earth by projecting elemental Earth energy from his hands.
 * Earth Control: Onua had complete control over earth, and could manipulate it to create small hills and caverns with ease.
 * Earth Absorption: Onua could absorb certain amounts of earth into his body, which became stored for use in future elemental attacks.
 * Earth Nova Blast: In extreme circumstances, Onua could release all of his elemental energy in the form of an Earth Nova Blast, which would be an explosion of soil large enough to bury an area the size of a large city.

Mask Powers

 * Enhanced Strength: When activated, Onua's Kanohi Pakari multiplied his physical strength, enabling him to lift heavier objects and throw punches with greater force.