Nidhiki (Earth-4001)

"This time, your farewell will be forever, brother."

- Nidhiki

Nidhiki was once a Toa of Air of the Toa Mangai. He later betrayed his teammates and became a Dark Hunter, and was mutated into an insectoid monster by Roodaka. He was partnered with fellow hunter Krekka sometime earlier, and would later be sent to serve under Makuta Teridax, only to be killed and absorbed by him.

History
The history of Nidhiki prior to 2553 is the same as his mainstream counterpart.

Personality
Unlike most Toa, Nidhiki had a bit of a cruel and violent streak and was exceedingly selfish, and treacherous. Before, Nidhiki was always ready to get into action, and had to be reprimanded by Lhikan for letting himself pursue enemies instead of guarding Dume. He enjoyed taking risks, such as going through Dark Hunter territory without his Kanohi Volitak activated. He lacked a loyalty necessary for him to be part of teams. After he defected to the Dark Hunters, he tried to leave them only a few months later.

Powers & Tools
As a Toa of Air he controlled the element of air. He carried an Air Scythe and wore the Kanohi Volitak, which allowed him to sneak around by muting common noises and making himself semi-invisible. He lost the ability to use these powers after his mutation.

After being mutated, Nidhiki had a pair of pincer claws, and he could fire Kanoka disks and blasts of energy from his mouth. He also had the ability to fly by folding his insectoid body like the way beetles fly.

Trivia

 * The beach on Odina on which Nidhiki was mutated was named after him.
 * The Toa Hagah Iruini set was originally intended to be Nidhiki as a Toa, which explains the resemblance between Iruini's mask and Nidhiki's mutated face.