Magnetism: The Elemental Power of Magnetic Force

Magnetism was the elemental powerElementsThe full elemental system of the Matoran Universe, covering the six primary elements, the secondary group, the opposed pair of Light and Shadow, and the apex Element Lord tier of Spherus Magna. over magnetic force in the Matoran Universe. A being who held the power could draw metal objects toward itself or drive them away, and it was carried by the Fa-Matoran villagers, by Toa of MagnetismToa of MagnetismToa of Magnetism were the rare Toa drawn from Fa-Matoran stock, wielding magnetic force at scales that let them rip Makuta armour apart and made them targets of a Brotherhood-led purge across the Matoran Universe. such as JovanJovanJovan led the Toa team that retrieved the Kanohi Ignika during the Great Disruption, then served as Turaga over the population that became Voya Nui., and by the Bohrok-KalThe Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening. Gahlok-Kal.

The power#

Magnetism gave its wielders command over magnetic force, the ability to attract and repel metal objects at will. The effect was decisive against armored foes. When the Bohrok-KalThe Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening. Gahlok-Kal, which carried the power of Magnetism, lost control of its abilities, it drew the scattered pieces of the Exo-ToaExo-ToaToa-sized powered armor originally produced by the Brotherhood of Makuta, worn briefly by the Toa Mata and later deployed as autonomous enforcers. toward itself and was crushed beneath the wreckage. The same elite Bohrok had earlier used its magnetic power against the armored suits during the Kal's confrontation with the Toa NuvaToa NuvaThe form the Toa Mata took after stepping into the Energized Protodermis beneath the Bahrag, with new masks, new tools, and the elemental scale to fight Karda Nui..

Matoran, Toa, and other wielders#

The Matoran tied to the element were the Fa-Matoran, denoted by the prefix Fa-, a Matoran word meaning magnetism. The prefix marked anything associated with magnetism or with the Element of Magnetism in particular. When a Fa-Matoran was transformed into a Toa, the result was a Toa of MagnetismToa of MagnetismToa of Magnetism were the rare Toa drawn from Fa-Matoran stock, wielding magnetic force at scales that let them rip Makuta armour apart and made them targets of a Brotherhood-led purge across the Matoran Universe.. The most prominent of these was JovanJovanJovan led the Toa team that retrieved the Kanohi Ignika during the Great Disruption, then served as Turaga over the population that became Voya Nui., once a Fa-Matoran, who became a Toa of MagnetismToa of MagnetismToa of Magnetism were the rare Toa drawn from Fa-Matoran stock, wielding magnetic force at scales that let them rip Makuta armour apart and made them targets of a Brotherhood-led purge across the Matoran Universe. and led the team that retrieved the Kanohi Ignika to heal the Great SpiritMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna. Mata NuiMata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna.. Beyond the Matoran line, the Bohrok-KalThe Bohrok SwarmsThe six-tribe Matoran Universe cleanup force awakened to strip the island of Mata Nui back to bare rock for the Great Spirit's reawakening. Gahlok-Kal carried Magnetism as one of the six elemental abilities its swarm-elite possessed.