Ehlek

"Yes. Lives. Breath. Futures. All of which i am going to take from -"

- Ehlek to Carapar.

Ehlek is the major antagonist that appeared in the BIONICLE series and also served as one of the secondary antagonists in the 2007 storyline. He is also a member of the Barraki, the band of warlords who led the League of Six Kingdoms to overthrow the Great Spirit before being defeated and banished into the Pit.

He was voiced by Paul Dobson, who also voiced as Nidhiki in the animated series.

Appearance
Prior of being mutated, Ehlek was the light green aquatic being with long, sharp spines fitted on his back and also wore a normal Kanohi. He also have blue eyes.

After being mutated into his monstrous form, his appearance resembled an eel- like form as his head was now resembled an eel with mandibles on both sides of his face and his eyes became bulbous. He also have two pairs of webbed feet.

Past
Ehlek and his unnamed aquatic species were hailed from the island of Zakaz, which was also a home to Skakdi as they lived in the shore which was located in the front of the island.

One day, the members of the Order of Mata Nui visited Zakaz and secretly modified Ehlek and his species as they warned him that the Brotherhood of Makuta will eventually became corrupted and betrayed the Great Spirit and for that, he and the others were needed to defeat the Brotherhood.

League of Six Kingdoms
Sometimes later, Ehlek was recruited by Pridak to join the League of Six Kingdoms and ruled the western chain of islands of the Matoran Universe, as well as Zakaz. During his time, he used a specialized breathing helmet that allowed him to breathe while on land.

Later, he and Kalmah were ordered to go to Destral and held a meeting with the Brotherhood of Makuta as they demanded that they will be provided with war Rahi for use in battle.

When the League begin their attack to overthrow the Great Spirit, Ehlek and the rest of the army were attacked by the Brotherhood's army when they assaulted their fortress. During the battle, he was defeated by Antroz and was eventually captured by the Order of Mata Nui along with the other Barraki.

The next day, Ehlek and the other Barraki were brought into Metru Nui to stand trial for their crimes and Makuta Teridax ordered the Exo-Toa to execute the Barraki in front of the crowd. However, Botar and several Maxilos robots appeared right before the execution can happen and took the Barraki to the Pit where they were to spent their lives in there for millennia.

Quest in Mahri Nui
When the Great Cataclysm broke the walls of the Pit, Ehlek and the other Barraki as well as the other prisoners broke free from their cells and escaped into the surrounding seas. Once inside the water, the Barraki were transformed into their monstrous forms as Ehlek was transformed into an eel-like being though he was already a water-breather.

After the Barraki were reunited, they began to assert their role as new rulers of the sea and assemble their new army as Ehlek was given the role of leading an army of Venom Eels.

While Ehlek and his army were patroling the sea, they came across a fellow Pit prisoner named Nocturn, whom he recruited into becoming his lieutenant of his army. He also built a fortress for the Barraki to rule from, but it was crushed when the city of Mahri Nui, which broke off from Voya Nui into the sea, inciting Ehlek's hatred for the Matoran.

Soon after that, Ehlek and the other Barraki learned that the Kanohi Ignika's presence from Kalmah. Ehlek suggested the Barraki split up to search for the mask. While he and Carapar were looking, Ehlek decided to use this as the rumor for his own gain and launched an attack on Mahri Nui with his army of Venom Eels. Carapar, under Takadox 's orders, told Ehlek that he might destroy the Ignika with the attacks. Ehlek ceased his assault, after heavy persuasion, and went off with Carapar to their fortress.

Later when the Toa Mahri went to the Pit to find the Cordak Blasters, Ehlek and his army confronted them and the battle ensues. His Venom Eels were trapped under the floor by Hewkii and Nuparu but Ehlek used his electrical powers to defeat the two Toa. However, Hewkii and Nuparu got back up and Hewkii used his Garai to crush the eels that inhabitated a trench with Pridak's army of Takea Sharks while Nuparu defeated Ehlek. Ehlek, assuming that it was Pridak who destroyed his army, lead his army to attack Pridak's army.

Three days later, Ehlek and the other Barraki were summoned for Mantax's meeting in the Razor Whale's Teeth to reveal the traitor who was responsible for their downfall and betrayed them to the Brotherhood. However, the meeting was interrupted with the battle between the Toa Mahri and Gadunka and Takadox quickly revealed himself as the traitor as he attacked Mantax. The ensuring chaos then brought the avalanche down onto the site, trapping the Barraki while the Toa Mahri reclaimed the Ignika and headed back to Mahri Nui. However, the Barraki dug themselves out from the ruins though Mantax was nowhere to be seen and they also learnt that the Toa got the mask as Pridak then ordered a full-scaled attack on Mahri Nui to get the mask back.

Ehlek and the other Barraki then led their armies to attack Mahri Nui. During the attack, Ehlek encountered the Toa Mahri once again as he engaged Jaller and Hewkii in the fight. Although Ehlek and the other Barraki were defeated by the Toa Mahri, the Barraki somehow ravaged Mahri Nui and captured both the Toa and Defilak.

After the Barraki led the Toa Mahri into separated cells of their fortress, they cornered Defilak with the Ignika. Ehlek then struck Defilak with bolts of electricity, causing the Matoran to drop the mask. After Pridak got hold of the mask and succumbed with rage, Ehlek was against the wall, babbling like a lunatic.

Death
Later, Ehlek joined with Pridak, Takadox, Carapar and Nocturn who led their armies towards the Cord to destroy the mask and reclaim their old empire once again. However, they were intercepted by a Maxilos robot, who quickly revealed himself as Teridax. The Barraki then sent their armies to attack him, though the Makuta easily crushed them all before engaging them in the fight. During the fight, Ehlek slashed Teridax's armor, causing his Antidermis to leak out and he then tried to struck Teridax with his electricity, only for the Makuta to use his Electricity Kraata to absorb Ehlek's attack and downed Ehlek, Carapar and Nocturn, leaving only Pridak and Takadox standing. After Pridak have defeated Teridax, Ehlek and the others woke up, only to see Pridak have fully succumbed to his rage and attacked his allies in the blind rage. Ehlek grabbed Pridak and used his electricty to snap him out of it. He was nearly succeeded of doing so but he was fatally struck and was then killed by him as he was knocked onto the seabed. Nocturn; upon seeing Ehlek killed by Pridak, quickly attacked Pridak in the blind rage in order to avenge him, only to be killed by him too.

Later, Hydraxon and the reformed Brutaka came across the bodies of Ehlek, Takadox and Nocturn as they believed that Teridax had killed them all, only to find the damaged Maxilos' armor and indicated that Teridax escaped.

When Matoro sacrificed himself to revive Mata Nui by wearing the Ignika, the energies of the mask then destroyed Mahri Nui, vaporizing the bodies of Ehlek and the other Barraki as well.

Personality
Like Pridak, Ehlek is ruled by his emotions. He is extremely hateful and angry against the Matoran of Mahri Nui, blaming them for destroying his fortress as well as resenting them for hunting sea creatures. Ehlek also used the search for the Ignika as an excuse to get his revenge on the Matoran.

Despite that, he have a very cautious nature and is usually aware of everything around him.