The Battle of the Mask Makers

In the 2015 reboot continuity, set on the island of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. and separate from the original story, the Battle of the Mask Makers was the cataclysm that ended the island's old age. It took place at Capital CityCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below. in the Region of StoneRegion of StoneThe northwestern desert region of Okoto, home of the Stone Tribe and the Protector of Stone, site of the Battle of the Mask Makers and the Black Crater, and the territory through which Pohatu hunted for the Golden Mask of Stone., where MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. unveiled the forbidden Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn. at an exhibition of ancient masks. His brother EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. arrived with the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived., struck the mask from his face with the Hammer of PowerHammer of PowerThe Hammer of Power is a weapon wielded by Ekimu, capable of creating as well as melee and ranged combat. In its powered-up form, the hammer manifests as light, its colors intact., and set off the explosion that drew the city and Makuta into the Shadow RealmShadow DimensionAn alternate dimension sealed forever after Makuta was pulled in by the Mask of Ultimate Power's destruction, then trapped by the Toa's combined elemental assault.. The event left Ekimu in a long slumber and scattered the masks of the future Toa across the island. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; BIONICLE Webisodes; BIONICLE: The Journey to One)

Conditions before the battle#

The breach had been building since a Festival of Masks thousands of years earlier. At the forge in the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it., MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. showed off new masks he claimed any Okotan could use. When a groundskeeper used one to prune a tree with fire, the mask set the tree ablaze, and Ekimu realised his brother had given his masks the powers of more than one element, in violation of ancient law. Asked why, Makuta answered that Ekimu's masks had always been preferred by the islanders. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers)

Soon after, the six Elemental CreaturesThe Elemental Creatures of OkotoThe six elemental animals of Okoto, partnered with the Toa to recover the Mask of Control, joined by Agil the Creature of Light at Ekimu's side. Part of the 2015 to 2016 reboot continuity. appeared together above the city. Taking it as an omen, Ekimu left his brother behind and flew with the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. to the Temple of TimeThe Temple of TimeThe Protectors' most sacred site on Okoto, built to house the Mask of Time and the place at which Ekimu received the vision that prepared the island for the coming of the Toa., where the Mask of Time showed him a coming cataclysm and the eventual arrival of the Toa. He resolved to forge Golden Masks for them and sent the Protectors to gather the Elemental Crystals he needed. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers)

Back at the forge, MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. had just finished a new mask. He apologised to Ekimu and promised never again to put two crystals into a single mask, but he had already gone far beyond that. Melting down his two-element masks and combining them with Elemental Crystals stolen from Ekimu, he had made the Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn., a mask imbued with all six elements in defiance of sacred law. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; BIONICLE Webisodes)

The exhibition at Capital City#

Capital CityCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below. was the capital of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.. It stood in the Region of StoneRegion of StoneThe northwestern desert region of Okoto, home of the Stone Tribe and the Protector of Stone, site of the Battle of the Mask Makers and the Black Crater, and the territory through which Pohatu hunted for the Golden Mask of Stone., and its museum was holding an exhibition of ancient Masks of PowerThe Masks of Power of OkotoThe six elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu and quested for by the Toa of Okoto, one for each tribal element: Fire, Water, Stone, Jungle, Ice, and Earth., to which the two Mask Makers had been invited. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers)

MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. told Ekimu he meant to go early in his own airship, and Ekimu, busy with his secret work on the Golden Masks, declined to join him. Makuta took the Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn. with him, intending to unveil it before the crowd. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers)

The pursuit came late. Agarak, the Protector of Jungle, saw MakutaMakuta: species, title, and TeridaxMakuta means three things in the Matoran Universe: the Antidermis species Mata Nui created, the Brotherhood rank, and most often Teridax himself.'s airship leave for Capital City while he was with his family. When Ekimu finished the Golden Masks, he found his Elemental Crystals missing and one of Makuta's moulds, and guessed what his brother had made. Fearing Makuta would demonstrate it with hundreds of islanders nearby, and that he might be the evil Ekimu had foreseen, Ekimu set out in his own airship with all six ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived.. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers)

The strike and the shock wave#

At the museum, the Chief of the Capital introduced MakutaMakuta: species, title, and TeridaxMakuta means three things in the Matoran Universe: the Antidermis species Mata Nui created, the Brotherhood rank, and most often Teridax himself. to the crowd, and Makuta unveiled the Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn., claiming it would benefit all the islanders. Its power began to overwhelm him, unleashing a torrent of energy that sent the crowd fleeing. Seeing the light from the airship, Ekimu leapt down and, with tears in his eyes, used the Hammer of PowerHammer of PowerThe Hammer of Power is a weapon wielded by Ekimu, capable of creating as well as melee and ranged combat. In its powered-up form, the hammer manifests as light, its colors intact. to strike the mask from his brother's face. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers)

The result was a massive explosion that levelled the city, left the great Black CraterBlack CraterThe vast depression in Okoto's Region of Stone, left when the Mask of Ultimate Power drew Capital City into the Shadow Realm, and the site from which Umarak later raised the Black Volcano. in its place, and scattered the masks of Ekimu, Makuta, and the future ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm. across the island, changing the very shape of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.. The destruction of the mask also opened a rift that drew Capital CityCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below., and MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. with it, into the Shadow RealmShadow DimensionAn alternate dimension sealed forever after Makuta was pulled in by the Mask of Ultimate Power's destruction, then trapped by the Toa's combined elemental assault.. The Elemental Creatures later hid Makuta's Mask of ControlThe Mask of ControlThe Kanohi of mind control once worn by Makuta of Okoto, hidden by the Elemental Creatures, sought by the Toa, and seized by Umarak, who became the Destroyer when he put it on. in the Labyrinth of Control. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; BIONICLE: The Journey to One)

The stunned Agarak was found by the other ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived., and together they found EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him.'s motionless body, with the Prophecy of Heroes rising from him. They passed the prophecy down through the generations. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; BIONICLE Webisodes)

The aftermath on the surface#

The ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. carried Ekimu back to the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it., vowing that they or their descendants would find the scattered Toa masks. To their relief, the city was almost untouched and its people, including Agarak's family, were safe. They laid Ekimu to rest in a tomb there. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers)

A great storm then descended on OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.. In time the City of the Mask Makers was abandoned and fell into ruin, and the Okotans lived on under the protection of the regional ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived.. (BIONICLE Webisodes)

The ruined city in the Shadow Realm#

In the Shadow RealmShadow DimensionAn alternate dimension sealed forever after Makuta was pulled in by the Mask of Ultimate Power's destruction, then trapped by the Toa's combined elemental assault., MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. was transformed and took a new mask, and he plotted his escape and the conquest of Okoto. When a portal later opened, GaliGali, Toa of WaterThe Toa Nuva of Water and conscience of the Toa Mata, whose attunement to her element anchored the team across every campaign from Mata Nui to Karda Nui.'s spirit was drawn through to the ruined Capital CityCapital CityThe former main city of Okoto, drawn into the Shadow Realm by the destruction of the Mask of Ultimate Power, leaving the Black Crater on the surface and a ruined court for Makuta in the dark below., where she saw Makuta addressing his minions and found a carving of the Prophecy of Heroes that showed how to defeat him. (BIONICLE: The Journey to One)

Legacy#

The Battle of the Mask Makers was the defining catastrophe of Okoto's past in the reboot story. Ekimu's long sleep, the scattering of the ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm.'s Golden Masks, the ruin of the City of the Mask Makers, and the Black CraterBlack CraterThe vast depression in Okoto's Region of Stone, left when the Mask of Ultimate Power drew Capital City into the Shadow Realm, and the site from which Umarak later raised the Black Volcano. in the Region of StoneRegion of StoneThe northwestern desert region of Okoto, home of the Stone Tribe and the Protector of Stone, site of the Battle of the Mask Makers and the Black Crater, and the territory through which Pohatu hunted for the Golden Mask of Stone. all trace back to it. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; BIONICLE Webisodes)

It also broke the partnership of the two brothers. When the ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm. found EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. in his tomb and woke him, he faced the struggle ahead without his brother, while MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. remained in the Shadow RealmShadow DimensionAn alternate dimension sealed forever after Makuta was pulled in by the Mask of Ultimate Power's destruction, then trapped by the Toa's combined elemental assault.. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; BIONICLE: The Journey to One)

The shards of the Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn. still held the key to the Shadow RealmShadow DimensionAn alternate dimension sealed forever after Makuta was pulled in by the Mask of Ultimate Power's destruction, then trapped by the Toa's combined elemental assault.. Ages later, UmarakUmarakUmarak hunted the Elemental Creatures of Okoto until the Mask of Control bound him to Makuta's will and remade him as the Destroyer., serving MakutaMakuta: species, title, and TeridaxMakuta means three things in the Matoran Universe: the Antidermis species Mata Nui created, the Brotherhood rank, and most often Teridax himself., travelled to the Black CraterBlack CraterThe vast depression in Okoto's Region of Stone, left when the Mask of Ultimate Power drew Capital City into the Shadow Realm, and the site from which Umarak later raised the Black Volcano., raised the shadowy Black VolcanoBlack VolcanoThe volcano that Umarak raised from the Black Crater on the former site of Capital City, atop which the second portal to the Shadow Realm formed and the Okoto campaign was decided. from its depths, and used the shards to open a portal at its peak. The ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm. combined their elemental powers to close it, sealing Makuta in the Shadow Realm on the ground where Capital City had once stood. (BIONICLE: The Journey to One; BIONICLE Webisodes)