An interesting theory about BIONICLE

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But what about Umarak and Agil, then? They’re both elemental creatures too.

Here’s what I think of Umarak, taken from the lore interpretation I did for Legends of Okoto:

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Umarak, legends tell, is a creature born of pure Shadow and, I believe, created to ensure Shadow’s hegemony over the universe went unchallenged. His purpose is to capture the elemental creatures of our world, to bind them in Shadow and break their influence over the elements. Without the creatures to hold the elements in balance in the quantity that they are found in our world, those elements would eventually clash, dissipate, and the world would fall apart because of it. Shadow would engulf the remaining pieces, leaving nothing but a void behind. Thankfully, the creatures are wise and crafty, and have been able to avoid being captured by Umarak so far; Shadow alone could not create a being strong enough to best those created by the other elements combined. I hope Umarak never gets the help he would need to break that stalemate and capture the creatures; the consequences would be catastrophic.

As for Agil, I haven’t come up with much of an explanation for him yet, but having construed Light and Shadow as the elements capable of producing life (easier with the presence of other Elements), the idea of Okoto playing home to a creature of light isn’t all that far-fetched. Since all Okotans are in part beings of Light in this headcanon, any of them can temporarily combine with Agil to become a being whose power is tantamount to that of a Toa, a Toa of Light in function if not in form. Ekimu just happened to be the only one that we’ve seen do it.