Taipu (Earth-4001)

Taipu was a miner, and among the strongest Onu-Matoran.

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

Personality
Taipu was playful and carefree, but he was also rather naïve and gullible - a trait that was occasionally taken advantage of by his best friend, Onepu; for example, while the two were digging a highway to Le-Koro, Onepu went on a break, and "showed" Taipu how he could do both their work at once.

However, what he lacked in brains Taipu more than made up for with his strength and loyalty. He was famous for being the strongest and most diligent miner in Onu-Koro, capable of lifting and throwing boulders twice his size.

Taipu also was also known for being rather adventurous; he longed to visit Le-Koro, and begged Takua to take him along when the Onu-Matoran broke through into the jungle region.

Trivia

 * In the MNOLG, Taipu had a Ruru, Hafu and Kapura had Pakari. It was meant to be vice-versa. This change was subtly referenced in the MNOG II, where upon meeting Hahli, she "mistakes" him for Hafu, leading Taipu to question why everyone confuses him with the Po-Matoran carver.
 * Taipu was originally one of the contenders to be the successor to Hahli as Chronicler, though ultimately Kopeke won the most votes in the poll.