Faxon

The KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Faxon, known as the Mask of Kindred, was a KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. that let its wearer mimic the powers of RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. sharing their environment. It was worn by HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. as a Toa MahriToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself.. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

Introduction#

The Faxon came into the story with the Toa MahriToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself.. When the Kanohi IgnikaThe 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. transformed the Toa InikaToa Inika and Toa MahriSix ordinary Matoran transformed by lightning from the Red Star into heroes who ultimately revived the Great Spirit itself. in the waters of the Pit, HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe., now a Toa of WaterToa of WaterToa of Water were rare heroes who commanded water power, typically selected from the Ga-Matoran people. adapted to the deep, gained a Great Faxon as her new mask. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Powers#

The Great Faxon lets its user copy the powers of RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. that share their general environment, for example land Rahi. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

The copied abilities weren't only for attack. Hahli used the mask to copy a sea creature's hypnotic power and to counteract a Barraki's venom, so it could cover defensive and support powers too. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

Hahli's use during the Mahri Nui campaign#

When the BarrakiThe BarrakiSix warlords who built an empire spanning most of the Matoran Universe, fell to a Brotherhood strike, and spent millennia imprisoned in the Pit. imprisoned the Toa Mahri in sea caves near the Fields of AirThe Fields of AirThe airweed beds on the seabed beside the sunken village of Mahri Nui, harvested by Hydruka under Matoran supervision to supply the air bubbles that kept the settlement alive., HahliHahliA Ga-Matoran scholar who rose to become Chronicler of Mata Nui, then Toa Inika, then Toa Mahri of Water during the final crises of the Matoran Universe. used her Faxon to copy a sea creature's hypnotic power and lull the giant squid guarding her cave to sleep, then escaped. Later, exploring alone, she was paralysed by MantaxMantaxMutated Barraki warlord of the Pit who uncovered Takadox's Brotherhood collaboration through a hidden Tablet of Transit.'s venom and used the Faxon to counteract the poison. (BIONICLE Legends 7: Prisoners of the Pit)

At the Cord, the Ancient Sea BehemothAncient Sea BehemothThe colossal sea creature woken by Kongu's Zatth, which fought and then joined the giant venom eel before the Toa Mahri beat it with a trick of Hahli's Faxon and a well-timed rockfall., the 300-foot venom eel and an enlarged Gadunka attacked the Toa together. KonguKonguKongu captained Le-Koro's Gukko Force before lightning from the red star turned him into a Toa of Air, who later served among the Toa Mahri. tried to summon a creature with his ZatthZatthGreat Kanohi mask of Summoning, allowing its wearer to call a random local animal for aid without control over which creature responded or its actions. but only conjured a school of small glowing fish, which the Behemoth ate. Hahli copied their glow with her Faxon, and the Behemoth chased her, wanting to eat her too, until an explosion of rocks caused by Kongu stunned it. (BIONICLE Legends 8: Downfall)

Limitations#

The Faxon only works if there are suitable RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. in the wearer's environment to copy. Further limits, such as how long a copied power lasts or which powers can't be copied, come from Greg Farshtey's later answers to fans, not the stories. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)