Tahu is a Toa of Fire who onced lived on the planet Spherus Magna and fought in the Core War and survived it. After the war, Tahu headed off on a journey to find the Kanohi Ignika to bring Spherus Magna back together. To do this, he headed to Earth to claim it from the assassin Marendar while battling Teridax and his minions. A battle would ensue in Philadelphia that Tahu and his team would win, with Teridax and several of his minions being killed. Several weeks later, Tahu went to the Dark Continent to find the Olmak Pod to activate their Olmak Portal, which would allow him and his team to return to Bara Magna. However, his team wound up facing Biomechanical Dinosaurs and a resurrected Teridax, who has a new team. After several casualties, the team went to face off Teridax and his warrior