Jutlin

The Kanohi JutlinJutlinJutlin, 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., the Great Mask of Corruption, granted its wearer the power to break down lifeless and inanimate objects within their range of view, causing the targets to rust or decompose. It was worn most prominently by Makuta AntrozAntrozMakuta commander who led the Phantoka assault on Karda Nui and pilot of the Jetrax T6, ultimately outmaneuvered by Kopaka's superior strategy. and Makuta SpiriahSpiriahA Brotherhood Makuta exiled for a failed experiment who briefly controlled an outcast strike team before his death by absorption., and was considered an immoral mask by ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed., who would not usually wear one.

Capabilities and Construction#

The Jutlin's power was tightly defined. The mask gave its wearer the ability to break down lifeless or inanimate objects within their line of sight, causing the target to rust or decompose. The restriction to non-living matter was the load-bearing element of its design. The Jutlin could rot a door from its hinges or rust a sword in an opponent's hand, but it could not act on a ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed.'s body or any living tissue.

The mask was crafted from Weaken Kanoka, placing its origin in the same family of disks Toa had historically used to weaken structures. VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. and the other Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. had used Weaken Kanoka in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. for similar structural-collapse purposes. The Jutlin extended that disk power into a permanent, gaze-targeted form rather than a single projectile.

When worn by MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate., the mask was constructed from ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor., in line with standard Brotherhood KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. material.

Antroz and Spiriah#

The two known Great Jutlin wearers were Makuta AntrozAntrozMakuta commander who led the Phantoka assault on Karda Nui and pilot of the Jetrax T6, ultimately outmaneuvered by Kopaka's superior strategy. and Makuta SpiriahSpiriahA Brotherhood Makuta exiled for a failed experiment who briefly controlled an outcast strike team before his death by absorption.. AntrozAntrozMakuta commander who led the Phantoka assault on Karda Nui and pilot of the Jetrax T6, ultimately outmaneuvered by Kopaka's superior strategy. wore a ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor. Jutlin during the Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast inner cavern at the core of the Matoran Universe, original home of the Av-Matoran, site of the Codrex and the final battle that decided the fate of Mata Nui. campaign, where he led MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. operations against the Toa NuvaToa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age. in the skies above the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. village. The corpus places him in the PhantokaPhantokaPhantoka is the term for the 2008 Toa and Makuta aerial combat wave, meaning 'Spirits of the air' in Matoran. and MistikaMistikaMistika was the designation given to the Toa Nuva and Makuta who fought in the Swamp of Secrets at the floor of Karda Nui during the final campaign. period of 2008, including BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands. Ignition 12: Realm of Fear and BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands. Ignition 13: Swamp of Shadows.

SpiriahSpiriahA Brotherhood Makuta exiled for a failed experiment who briefly controlled an outcast strike team before his death by absorption.'s Jutlin was red and black, also of ProtosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor.. He carried it through the period following his exile, after his experiments on the SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. of ZakazZakazThe island where Skakdi civilization developed, shaped by isolation and harsh Makuta rule. failed and the BrotherhoodThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. ostracised him. He resented both the SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions., for failing to make use of the gifts he had granted them, and his fellow Brotherhood members for their treatment of him afterward. He continued to wear the Jutlin through the events of Federation of FearFederation of FearAn Order of Mata Nui strike team of imprisoned villains, led by Brutaka, rescued Makuta Miserix from the volcanic prison of Artidax to install him as the figurehead of the coming war against the Brotherhood., when BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team.'s team recruited him alongside RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game., VezonVezonHe started as a weapon misfire and a throwaway joke, and the canon spent four years quietly turning him into its most useful expendable asset., CaraparCaraparOne of six Barraki warlords imprisoned for 80,000 years, Carapar sought the Mask of Life and became expendable muscle for a final, fatal mission., and TakadoxTakadoxA Barraki warlord whose hypnotic vision and cunning made him dangerous even in defeat..

A documented side-effect of the Jutlin in MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. use was its response to shapeshifting. When AntrozAntrozMakuta commander who led the Phantoka assault on Karda Nui and pilot of the Jetrax T6, ultimately outmaneuvered by Kopaka's superior strategy. or SpiriahSpiriahA Brotherhood Makuta exiled for a failed experiment who briefly controlled an outcast strike team before his death by absorption. shifted form, their Jutlin reconfigured to match.

The ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. Prohibition#

ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed. custom held the Jutlin to be immoral, and they did not normally wear one. The prohibition is unusual within KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. culture, which generally treats masks as morally neutral instruments whose meaning derives from the wearer's intent. The Jutlin was treated as an exception: the mask itself was held to be ethically off-limits, irrespective of the wearer.

The classification was consistent with the Brotherhood of MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to police his universe and build Rahi, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit.'s broader approach to mask design. Brotherhood KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. emphasised decay, unmaking, and sabotage; Toa KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. emphasised direct elemental control and protection. The Jutlin sat squarely on the Brotherhood side of the line, and the cultural prohibition kept it from passing into Toa hands even in situations where its capabilities might have served.

RadiakRadiakAn Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who was corrupted into a Shadow Matoran by a Shadow Leech, restored by a Klakk, and evacuated to Metru Nui before the Energy Storms. and the Powerless Variant#

The third known Jutlin wearer was RadiakRadiakAn Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who was corrupted into a Shadow Matoran by a Shadow Leech, restored by a Klakk, and evacuated to Metru Nui before the Energy Storms., one of the Shadow MatoranShadow MatoranAv-Matoran corrupted by the Makuta in Karda Nui, drained of Light and weaponized with shadow powers. of Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast inner cavern at the core of the Matoran Universe, original home of the Av-Matoran, site of the Codrex and the final battle that decided the fate of Mata Nui.. He wore a Powerless version of the mask: the design was present, but the corruption power was not active. The arrangement followed the standard Shadow MatoranShadow MatoranAv-Matoran corrupted by the Makuta in Karda Nui, drained of Light and weaponized with shadow powers. pattern, in which the visual style of Brotherhood KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. was adopted without the corresponding mask power, preserving the appearance of MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. authority without granting elemental capability.

RadiakRadiakAn Av-Matoran of Karda Nui who was corrupted into a Shadow Matoran by a Shadow Leech, restored by a Klakk, and evacuated to Metru Nui before the Energy Storms. operated under AntrozAntrozMakuta commander who led the Phantoka assault on Karda Nui and pilot of the Jetrax T6, ultimately outmaneuvered by Kopaka's superior strategy. during the Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast inner cavern at the core of the Matoran Universe, original home of the Av-Matoran, site of the Codrex and the final battle that decided the fate of Mata Nui. campaign and appeared in Ignition 12: Realm of Fear, drawing Toa into ambush positions within the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. Village. His Powerless Jutlin is the only documented appearance of the mask's design outside the Brotherhood proper.

Scope of the Record#

The Jutlin is not extensively documented in scene-by-scene use. The BS01 entry catalogues the mask's capability rather than specific deployments, and the AntrozAntrozMakuta commander who led the Phantoka assault on Karda Nui and pilot of the Jetrax T6, ultimately outmaneuvered by Kopaka's superior strategy. and SpiriahSpiriahA Brotherhood Makuta exiled for a failed experiment who briefly controlled an outcast strike team before his death by absorption. entries describe its use in similar terms. Where the surviving record does not establish a particular feat or engagement, no such feat is on the record. The mask rusted lifeless matter within its bearer's sight, its MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. wearers used it in service of long-term Brotherhood goals, and Toa custom kept it out of Toa hands. The capabilities are documented. The detailed combat record is not.