Kanohi Crast

The KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Crast is the Mask of Repulsion. It lets its wearer push objects away from themselves at high speed, and it was worn by the MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. KrikaKrikaThe cautious Mistika leader who survived by never taking unnecessary risks, until Teridax's Plan forced his hand. during the Brotherhood's campaign in Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast cavern at the core of the Matoran universe, home of the Av-Matoran's Sky Villages and the Codrex, and the site of the battle to awaken Mata Nui.. (BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets; BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

Function#

The Crast repels things away from its wearer. Used in a fight, it can send an opponent flying at high speed. (BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets)

Turned on the ground, the same power lets the wearer fly, and that's how Krika got around in the skies and swamp of Karda Nui. (BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

Tier and classification#

The Crast worn by KrikaKrikaThe cautious Mistika leader who survived by never taking unnecessary risks, until Teridax's Plan forced his hand. was a Great KanohiGreat KanohiThe most common mask type worn by Toa and other powerful beings, forged from the highest-grade Kanoka discs., the Great Mask of Repulsion. Like the other Makuta of the time, he wore a shapeshifted version of the mask rather than its ordinary form. No Noble version of the Crast turns up in the story. (BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

KrikaKrikaThe cautious Mistika leader who survived by never taking unnecessary risks, until Teridax's Plan forced his hand. and the Swamp of Secrets#

KrikaKrikaThe cautious Mistika leader who survived by never taking unnecessary risks, until Teridax's Plan forced his hand. is the only known wearer of the Crast. He used it in a clash with his fellow Makuta GorastGorastA Makuta defined by rage and ruthlessness, Gorast conquered the Visorak and became Teridax's most devoted enforcer. in the Swamp of SecretsSwamp of SecretsThe Swamp of Secrets was the mutagen-saturated wetland that filled the floor of Karda Nui after the Great Cataclysm, serving as a Brotherhood stronghold until the Energy Storms.. (BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets)

When she came at him, Krika triggered the mask and sent Gorast hurtling away. She hit a nearby stalactite with a sickening thud and dropped into the mud, dazed, but she wasn't killed. (BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets)

Krika was something of an outsider among the Makuta in Karda Nui, more given to brooding over Teridax's plan than to throwing himself into battle. A mask that could fling an attacker away fitted him well. (BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets; BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)

Design#

In set form, Krika's shapeshifted Crast is a silver Great mask, quite unlike the rounded Toa masks such as the HauHauThe Mask of Shielding that protected Toa from harm they saw coming, but left them vulnerable to ambush and mental assault. or MiruKanohi MiruThe Miru keeps you from falling but doesn't make you fly. Toa Lewa proved there's a difference.. (Krika)

Place within the Brotherhood#

In Krika's hands it was a way to deal with a threat without having to kill, which suited the tense, back-stabbing mood among the Makuta in Karda Nui. (BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets; BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

Krika kept the Crast until his death. When he warned the other Makuta that the Energy Storms would kill everyone left in Karda Nui, Gorast took it as betrayal and used her Felnas on him; he lost control of his intangibility and faded from existence. (BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle)