Makuta Teridax

"My Toa friend, you have not yet begun to see even the barest outlines of my plans. I have schemes within schemes that would boggle your feeble mind. You may counter one, but there are a thousand more of which you know nothing. Even my ... setbacks ... are planned for, and so I shall win in the end."

- Makuta Teridax to Toa Metru Vakama

"An audience gathers for your final failure, Toa of Light."

- Makuta to Takanuva when they saw the Toa Nuva and their friends are arriving.

Makuta Teridax is the main antagonist in the entire BIONICLE series. He was an evil leader of the Brotherhood of Makuta and was once a former lieutenant who served Makuta Miserix, a former leader of the Brotherhood of Makuta before overthrowing the latter. Teridax was known to be the mastermind behind the events of the story as he orchestrated the master plot of overthrowing the Great Spirit Mata Nui and take over the Matoran Universe.

Past
Over 100,000 years ago just before ths start of the main story, Teridax and the other Makuta were created by the Great Beings, using the substance known as the Antidermis. Later when the Brotherhood of Makuta was first formed by Miserix, Teridax was appointed as the lieutenant  of the army of the Brotherhood.

Legacy
Although Teridax died in the end, he had left behind his legacy.

Personality
Makuta Teridax has a very complex personality, ranging from a fierce enforcer to a cunning mastermind. He was considered as the ultimate pure of evil in the Bionicle universe. He was also sociopathic, devious, arrogant, proud and selfish, desiring praise and devotion and becoming jealous when others got it instead of him. At the same time, though, he did not seem to consider himself being evil, rationalizing his actions to the other beings. Despite his self-justification, he was said to be the sadistic sociopath as he had no conscience, no ability to feel remorse, and no emotional connection to any other living beings.

Like any other Makuta, Teridax also exhibited a sardonic sense of humor along with his sadistic and ruthless tendecies. He also had an unspeakable belief that it was his right to take control of the creation and remake it in his own image; his ego was such that he chose to refer to himself as "the" Makuta, as opposed to using his given name.

Powers & Abilities

 * Power of Darkness: Like all Makuta, Teridax was capable of create the blasts of shadowy energy and cloak the surrounding area in darkness.
 * Master Manipulation: Being the most powerful being in the universe, Teridax's weapon of choice is his manipulation skills. He can also manipulate and control others into doing his bidding.
 * Kanohi Kraahkan: This is the Great Kanohi that Teridax wore during his reign. His mask can also created endless darkness as well as filling the hearts of other beings with fear and anger.Later, the mask was then found by Icarax and he wore it before taking over as the leader. The mask was eventually destroyed when Icarax was destroyed by Toa Ignika.
 * Staff of Darkness:
 * Antidermis: Like all Makuta, Teridax's body was filled with an Antidermis. However unlike them, his Antidermis can be used for manipulating the others, just as like he did to the Piraka for an example.

Forms
These are the different type of forms that Teridax took throughout the main storyline:

Reception
Teridax left the darkest mark on the whole storyline, thus making the audiences and fans, including Greg Farshtey to remember him as the most darkest and evil villain of the Lego universe. This was mainly based on his crimes against the will of the Great Spirit as he commited numerous acts such as; killing numerous Toa, attacking and enslaving the Matoran, waging wars against his enemies,etc. Therefore, he was then fitted into the 100 Most Evil Villains of All Times. As fans simply described:" Whereas the Joker was a comedic, evil clown, Teridax is a monstrous and megalomanical sociopath."

Despite being an evil character, Teridax was also considered as the most popular villains of all the franchise as he was said to be Greg's favorite character to write about. He also appeared in toyline as one of the toys which were geared by children.

Trivia

 * Teridax is one of Greg Farshtey's favorite characters to write about.
 * Most beings in the Matoran Universe referred to him as "The Makuta," although he was more formally known as "The Makuta of Metru Nui" until his original name was revealed in the 2008 storyline - even then, he was rarely referred to by the name, except by fellow Makuta and a handful of others.
 * In Bionicle: The Game, Teridax was voiced by Sean Schemmel, which also voiced as Makuta Miserix at the same time.
 * In the movies, Teridax was voiced by Lee Tockar.
 * According to Greg, Teridax was to take over the Great Spirit Robot and Mata Nui would take over another Robot, but the Makuta's evil intentions caused him to take over the robot early and misuse it.
 * Interestingly, Teridax was also based on Satan and Lucifer.  As all of them are the greatest enemies to the benevolent and good deities (Mata Nui and God) and all of them are evil in nature as they seek to corrupt others to do their bidding.
 * Makuta Teridax also have the same characteristics with Isaac Ray Peram Westcott from Date A Live:
 * Both have the highest and uncanny intelligence.
 * Both are Complete Monsters.
 * Both are considered to be sociopaths.
 * Both were responsible for the majority of bad events in history.
 * Both are master manipulators.
 * Their main colors were black.
 * Both created wars and conflicts.
 * Both have the highest level of authority.
 * Both have control over the large army.
 * Both were treated like God while they treated the others as pawns.
 * Both were not deeply cared or concerned about others' lives, even their own minions' lives.
 * Both turned heroes to the dark side.
 * Also, there was an interesting fact that was Teridax was believed to be deeply inspired of Isaac of his ruthlessness and his diabolical personality. Many fans were also agreed that both of them are considered as the most evil and dangerous villains in both franchises.
 * Some fans also believed that both Teridax and Isaac are possibly the sources of all evils of all beings.
 * Teridax and Isaac are also viewed as the evil counterparts of the Big Goods (Mata Nui and Elliot Baldwin Woodman.)
 * Surprisingly, there was the reason of why Teridax became the protagonist villain in the 2007 storyline. Some fans may believed that the Barraki themselves were once responsible for planning of overthrowing the Great Spirit before he manages to put an end on the rebellion just before his fall to the dark side which turned him to a villain as he was now. In Teridax's case, their conflict eventually leads into the case of Evil vs. Evil. However, it was revealed that he was actually using the Toa Mahri to hasten his plan while attempt to destroy his enemies who were trying to interfere with his plan.
 * Teridax also shares the same characteristics with Sigma from Megaman X series.
 * They were used to be heroes before their fall to the dark side.
 * Both are responsible for the incidents that occurred in the history.
 * Both can assumed into different forms at the sequels.
 * Both are both masterminds and master manipulators.
 * Both are power-hungry.
 * Their spirits have always survived despite the destruction of various forms.
 * Teridax also compared to Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat :
 * Both became the rulers after successfully overthrew their former rulers (Miserix and Onaga),
 * both were responsible for orchestrating the conquest through invasion on the main universes.
 * both are hunger for claiming the universes for their own purposes.
 * Teridax is similar to Myotismon from Digimon franchise, as after each defeat, his spirit would survive and he would return in a stronger form. The only way he could truly be defeated is if his spirit was destroyed.
 * Teridax was also deeply inspired of the literature character of William Shakespeare; which was called Macbeth, who was known to be a former protagonist who later turned into an antagonist. Both of them also ended up usurping their leaders (while Macbeth successfully killed King Duncan, Teridax failed to execute Miserix because Krika saved him.)
 * Teridax was also similar to Wiseman from Sailor Moon series as both of them are well-known for their evil and cruel personalities. Many fans believed that both of them also pretended to help their allies until in the end, they show their true natures and they finally disposed  their servants.
 * Teridax is the only Makuta to be ever banished into the Zone of Darkness. Since he was completely immortal as long as his spirit survives, the way to defeat him was to destroy his spirit. Teridax was also the one who have suffered the most terrifying fate of punishment for his countless crimes against the others by having his spirit banished into the Zone of Darkness. This situation is also considered as the eternal punishment for his long-time crimes of all history.
 * It was then revealed that Teridax was not destroyed but was trapped inside the Zone of Darkness. However, it was almost likely for him to wait for his allies to make their move and free him again.
 * Although he was eventually killed by Tahu during the final battle in the Zone of Darkness as he finally succumbed to his death with a slight smile as he eventually forgave the Toa although he hated them.
 * Teridax also shares characteristics with Zemus from Final Fantasy IV as both of them are evil and cruel beings and are considered as Complete Monsters. Both of them are also very selfish as they care no one but themselves only, so long as they will get what they want. Both are skillful to manipulate others through mind control. Both also happened to be saying that their spirits live on even their defeats.