Hammer of Power

The Hammer of Power was a weapon wielded by EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu was the legendary Mask Maker of Okoto, brother of Makuta, and bearer of the Mask of Creation who struck down his brother's tyranny at the cost of his own consciousness., the Mask Maker of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors.. It functioned both as a tool of his craft and as a weapon of war. As a Maskmaker, Ekimu used it to shape his creations, and in battle he could wield it as a melee weapon capable of delivering a powerful blow or as a long-range weapon that rapid-fired elemental blasts of ice.

The hammer played its part in one of Okoto's defining moments. When MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member. traveled to 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. at the invitation of its chief and donned his Mask of Ultimate Power, Ekimu arrived in pursuit alongside the island's Protectors and acted at once, striking Makuta with the Hammer of Power to knock the mask from his face. The resulting blast opened a rift that drew Capital City and Makuta into the Shadow Realm, while Ekimu was left in a coma.

The weapon featured again in Ekimu's struggle against the Skull GrinderSkull GrinderThe title borne by Kulta after his alliance with Makuta, marking his role as the wielder of the Mask Stealer Staff, the mask-burner at the Mask Makers' forge, and the first foe to defeat the Toa in single combat on Okoto., KultaKultaKulta was the leader of the Skull Creatures, a group native to the island of Okoto, and operated from the City of the Mask Makers. Armed with a Mask Stealer Staff and Hook Blade, he possessed the ability to drain masks of their Elemental Powers and once held both the powerless Skull Mask and the Mask of Creation., who had seized the Mask of Creation. With his hammer lost, Ekimu told the ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed. to distract Kulta while he searched his forge for pieces to build a new Hammer of Power. Once it was rebuilt, he used it to fire Elemental Gatling blasts and to knock the Mask of Creation from the Skull Grinder's face, reclaiming the mask and repairing the Golden Masks of Power.

In a later confrontation with Kulta in the city of the Skull Raiders, the two agreed to single combat on the condition that Ekimu would not use the Hammer of Power. Honoring the terms, Ekimu instead borrowed OnuaOnuaOnua was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Earth, a quiet, deliberate warrior whose patience and underground mastery anchored his team across the Matoran Universe.'s Earthquake Hammer and used it to defeat Kulta. The Hammer of Power continued to serve Ekimu as both forging tool and weapon, alongside the Saw Shield he carried for protection and flight.