Niazesk
The Niazesk are a species that appeared in Bionicle (Generation 1).
History
The Brotherhood of Makuta created the Niazesk species to keep larger Rahi in check using their toxic bite. (BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe, p.63)
Makuta Mutran brought several Niazesk to Karda Nui that escaped his lab and flew into the Swamp of Secrets. The Swamp's mutagen affected these Niazesk, causing them to grow to around seven feet in height and increasing the potency of their venom. (LEGO Brickmaster Magazine, May–June 2008) Half a dozen of these mutated Niazesk spotted Gali, Pohatu, and Takanuva flying through the swamp and flew over to attack them. Pohatu responded by conjuring rocks that he then launched at the Niazesk, but the Niazesk merely dodged them. Gali stopped one Niazesk with a water blast, but Takanuva feared that the Niazesk were approaching too fast for him to do nothing, so he reluctantly hit them with a wave of shadow energy that stunned them and sent them falling into the swamp below. (Takanuva's Blog, entries August 4-11) All the mutated Niazesk in Karda Nui were later presumably killed by the Energy Storms.
When the Great Spirit Robot was critically damaged in the Battle of Bara Magna, the surviving Niazesk emigrated from the Matoran Universe to Spherus Magna. (Official Greg Discussion)
Overview
Like all Rahi created by the Brotherhood of Makuta, Niazesk are biomechanical creatures whose bodies are composed of both organic and protodermic elements. In their natural state, Niazesk are tiny, flying, insect-like Rahi that use their venomous bites and stings to keep larger Rahi "in check". (LEGO Brickmaster Magazine, May–June 2008) The Niazesk that were mutated by the mutagen of the Swamp of Secrets were about 7 feet tall. (Takanuva's Blog, entry August 4)
