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'''Protodermis''' is a mysterious fictional substance within [[Lego]] [[Bionicle]] franchise. It seems to be similar to the [[matter]] of which our universe is made of.

==The Substance of Life==
This nickname for Protodermis first appeared in the BIONICLE storyline when Turaga Whenua called it 'the stuff of life'. Protodermis is called the 'Substance of Life', namely because almost everything in the Bionicle universe is made of it, except for the air and the water surrounding the island of [[Mata Nui (Island)|Mata Nui]]. The [[Matoran]] do not eat it; however, the biomechanical bodies of the Matoran are made with it. The forges of Ta-Metru construct and forge masks and launchers and tools and [[Kanoka]] disks with it, making it extremely vital to the Matoran. Without it, nothing would be. It is a somewhat magical substance, with very interesting applications. ⏎
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Solid protodermisThis substance was also once creatused by the [[Toa Metru]] to defeat the [[Makuta]], encasing him in the substance (sealing him within it) and binding him to the side of the [[Great Barrier]]. Unfortunately, the seal could unlocked by the. Unfortunately, it was held tight by the force of the Toa Metru's combined elemental powers, the same force that created the prison. Inand, in the case of ''[[Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows|Web of Shadows]]'', [[Roodaka]] carved a stone from that seal, with which she would want to fulfill her plan to release Makuta. T, the [[Toa Hordika]] hit the stone (which was placed in Roodaka's chest at the time, as a heartstone, rather than a heartlight) with their elemental [[Rhotuka]] spinners, breaking that seal, and thus setting Makuta free.

Rougly a thousand years later, the [[Toa Mata]] used a similar seal to trap the [[Bahrag]] queens of the [[Bohrok]] swarms on the island of Mata Nui. Unlike the Makuta's prison, this one could be unlocked by fitting the symbols of the transformed Toa Mata, or [[Toa Nuva]], onto a strange cube-like lock. The [[Bohrok-Kal]] came close to accomplishing this, but were defeated by the Toa Nuva. Following their time on [[Voya Nui]], the Toa Nuva returned to Mata Nui to complete the first of a new series of tasks, using their elemental powers to free the Bahrag and allow the Bohrok to restore Mata Nui to its original state.⏎
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==Forms==
Technically, nearly everything in the Bionicle universe is made of protodermis. When a substance is specifically referred to as being made of protodermis, it refers to one of the following forms:
*'''Solid Protodermis''' is a kind of metal ore that can be either carved or melted down and forged into useful objects. The hardest known variation of this metal is called '''protosteel''', analogous to [[Marvel Comics]]' fictional metal [[Adamantium (comics)|adamantium]].<REF>[http://www.bzpower.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=49257&st=7260 Official Greg Discussion p. 243] post #7265</REF> In its molten state, protodermis is similar to lava, hot enough to melt anything in its path. When protodermis is properly forged, it imbues the object with a special power. [[Dark Hunters#The Shadowed One|The Shadowed One]] can also create crystalline protodermis with his staff. A stronger variation of solid protodermis can be created by combining six or more elemental blasts, and this stronger protodermis can only be broken by a combination of those same elements.
*'''Liquid Protodermis''' is, for all intents and purposes, identical to water, except for its silvery color; when cleansed of impurities, this color turns blue. A [[Toa]] of Water can control this form of protodermis as easily as she can regular water. Liquid protodermis can be heated into its molten state, or frozen into protodermic ice.
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==External links==
*[http://www.biosector01.com/wiki/index.php?title=Protodermis Protodermis article at '''Bionicle Sector 01 Wiki''']

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