In his early years, Kaine lived on the Northern Continent. He had been told by his elders for as long a he could remember that "strength is supremacy", and so strived to become stronger than his peers. A Turaga that lived in his village trained him, subjected him to the toughest training imaginable. Kaine nearly lost limbs and even his life, and spent many nights and days in cruel arena or on icy mountains. After months and months of extreme dedication, the Turaga decided that Kaine was finally ready to travel to Metru Nui for the Toa Trials in the Coliseum. The Toa Trials was an esteemed contest that pitted thirty-four warriors against various threats, weeding them out until six remianed. The warriors would be disqaulified if they could no longer fight, or if they fought each other prior