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Kanohi

46 entries tagged Kanohi. Every entry is sourced from Greg Farshtey’s serials, the BIONICLE novels, comics, or BS01 wiki cross-checks.

Kanohi ShelekThe Kanohi Shelek was the Mask of Silence, which let its user render a target simultaneously deaf and mute for as long as concentration was maintained. It was worn by the Makuta Chirox and Mutran.
The Golden Mask of EarthThe Golden Mask of Earth was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Onua, Master of Earth, recovered from a shrine in the Region of Earth and stolen by Skull Basher on the approach to the Mask Makers' Forge.
The Golden Mask of FireThe Golden Mask of Fire was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Tahu, Master of Fire, recovered from a temple on Okoto's greatest volcano and the instrument through which Tahu first commanded the full power of flame.
The Golden Mask of IceThe Golden Mask of Ice was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Kopaka, Master of Ice, recovered from a shrine in the snow-covered mountains of the Region of Ice and the instrument through which Kopaka first commanded frost.
The Golden Mask of JungleThe Golden Mask of Jungle was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Lewa, Master of Jungle, recovered from a shrine in the Region of Jungle and the instrument through which Lewa first commanded the canopy and wind of Okoto.
The Golden Mask of StoneThe Golden Mask of Stone was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Pohatu, Master of Stone, recovered from a temple in the Region of Stone, stolen by a Skull Scorpio in a Skull Graveyard, and reforged after the Forge engagement.
The Golden Mask of WaterThe Golden Mask of Water was the elemental Kanohi forged by Ekimu for Gali, Master of Water, recovered from a shrine in the underwater Region of Water and the instrument through which Gali first commanded the tides of Okoto.
The Golden Unity Masks of OkotoThe second-generation Golden Masks of Okoto, reforged by Ekimu from the shattered Golden Masks of Power and paired with the Elemental Creatures to unite the Toa with their elemental kin for the Mask of Control campaign.
The Kanohi Huna: Mask of ConcealmentA standard Toa-tier Kanohi that turned its wearer invisible while leaving a shadow on the ground, most famously worn by Toa Vakama.
The Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline.
Tale of the ToaThe chronicle of how six Toa arrived on the island of Mata Nui, recovered their Kanohi, formed the Toa Kaita, and confronted the Shadow Toa beneath Mangaia.
The Forbidden MaskThe Forbidden Mask was the alternate name for the heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto in violation of the single sacred law of Okotan mask craft, whose destruction sent Capital City into the Shadow Realm and whose fragments were later hunted across the island by Umarak.
The Six Golden Masks of Power of OkotoThe ultimate elemental Kanohi of Okoto, forged by Ekimu from sacred Elemental Crystals, hidden in shrines across the island, and worn by the Toa as the proof and the instrument of the Prophecy of Heroes.
Kanohi Faxon, the Mask of KindredThe Kanohi Faxon, or Mask of Kindred, allowed its wearer to mimic the powers of Rahi within the surrounding environment. Worn most prominently by Toa Mahri Hahli and by the Toa of Air Lesovikk during his time in the Pit.
The Mask of ControlThe Kanohi of mind control once worn by Makuta of Okoto, hidden by the Elemental Creatures, sought by the Toa, and lost with Umarak the Destroyer at the Black Crater.
The Mask of CreationThe signature Kanohi of Ekimu the Mask Maker, capable of bringing into being whatever its wearer envisioned. Stolen by Kulta the Skull Grinder, reclaimed at the Mask Makers' forge, and worn again in the final defence of Okoto.
Mask 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.
The 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.
Toa Ignika, the Mask of Life Made ToaThe brief Toa form taken by the Kanohi Ignika after the death of Matoro, built from the organic life of the Swamp of Secrets and sacrificed to reawaken Mata Nui and again in the Battle of Bara Magna.
Kanohi VahiThe Kanohi Vahi was the Legendary Mask of Time, forged by Toa Metru Vakama from the six fused Great Disks of Metru Nui during the city's evacuation.
Kanohi CalixThe Mask of Fate granted its wearer the ability to perform at the absolute peak of their natural physical capability, enabling reflexes, leaps, and dodges beyond ordinary species norms.
Kanohi EldaThe Elda was the Kanohi Mask of Detection, capable of revealing hidden beings and tracking the Kanohi Ignika across long distances.
HunaThe Kanohi Huna granted full invisibility to its wearer, with the limitation that the user's shadow remained visible and detectable.
JutlinJutlin, the Mask of Corruption, rusted and decomposed inanimate objects within its wearer's sight, and was held by the Toa to be immoral to wear.
Mask of AdaptationA Kanohi that automatically altered its user's body to fit any environment or combat situation, with one recorded wearer, an unnamed fixed Matoran on Voya Nui.
Mask of AgingA Kanohi that accelerated life processes in living and inorganic targets, considered immoral by the Toa, with a single recorded wearer in Karzahni.
Mask of BiomechanicsA canonized fan-design with a clean technopathy power and almost no canon presence, the Mask of Biomechanics is a footnote that earns more attention than the lore ever gave it.
Mask of CharismaA canonized contest-winner Kanohi worn by exactly one Order of Mata Nui member, the Mask of Charisma is persuasion engineered into a Great Mask.
Mask of ConjuringA Kanohi that lets the wearer build a custom power on the fly, with a strict cooldown, a built-in weakness, and a backlash penalty for getting the words wrong.
Mask of Elemental EnergyA single-use Kanohi that gives a Toa a quick top-up of their elemental power, used by Toa Varian once in No One Gets Left Behind, and otherwise present mostly through video game appearances.
Mask of FusionA canonized fan-design Kanohi that lets the wearer forcibly merge themself with other beings into a single larger form, with strong-willed minds able to resist and only one unnamed Matoran on record as a wearer.
Mask of HealingA Kanohi that repaired physical injuries on a target other than the user, worn by an unnamed Toa Mangai of Plantlife killed before the Toa Metru era.
Kanohi Mask of PossibilitiesA Great Kanohi that altered probability for its wearer, borne by the Toa of Lightning Nikila on the doomed first mission of the Toa Cordak.
Kanohi Mask of Rahi ControlA Great Kanohi worn by the Toa Hagah Kualus, granting mental command of one or more Rahi at once.
Kanohi Mask of Sensory AptitudeA Great Kanohi that sharpened every non-visual sense of its wearer, recorded in powerless form on an enslaved Voya Nui Matoran.
PehkuiThe Pehkui let Norik shrink to six inches and keep his full strength, and it did exactly that in Comic 25 when he ambushed Roodaka.
SuletuThe Suletu, Mask of Telepathy, allowed its wearer to read thoughts and project thoughts into other minds. Its best-known wearers were Toa Inika Kongu and Toa Krakua.
Kanohi TrynaThe Ignika handed Matoro a mask most Toa considered immoral, then sat back to see what he'd do with it. The answer involved a dead alternate Tuyet and a legion of sea-creature skeletons.
PakariThe Mask of Strength amplifies physical power and never stops working, giving its wearer a constant edge.
AkakuKopaka's mask of x-ray vision was Bionicle's most practical power, granting sight through stone and snow where others saw only obstacles.
The Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero.
Noble KanohiMasks worn by Turaga and some Matoran, Noble Kanohi traded raw power for broader accessibility across Mata Nui's inhabitants.
KaukauThe Mask of Water Breathing lets you dive deep, but depth and time limits are what make it matter.
Golden KanohiSix powers in one mask. The Toa Mata's final upgrade transformed them from scrappy protectors into warriors capable of facing Teridax.
HauThe Mask of Shielding that protected Toa from harm they saw coming, but left them vulnerable to ambush and mental assault.
Silver KanohiUnawakened masks in their neutral state, waiting to be claimed by a Toa.