The Mask of Creation

The Mask of Creation was the signature KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. of EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him., the legendary Mask Maker of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., and one of the island's legendary Masks of Power. It was said to be made of magic and gold, and it gave Ekimu the creative abilities he used to forge masks for the OkotanOkotanThe Okotans were the villager population of Okoto, six regional groups corresponding to the island's six elemental regions, who lived through the Battle of the Mask Makers, the long retreat into the lesser villages, and the recovery of the Ancient City after the defeat of Kulta and the revival of Ekimu. people. Where the ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived.' masks and the Toa's Golden Masks each channelled one element, the Mask of Creation answered to craft itself. It was lost when its bearer fell into a deep sleep, seized by MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City.'s forces, and reclaimed at the very forge where Ekimu worked. This is the 2015 reboot continuity; the original story's Mask of CreationMask of Creation: the Legendary Kanohi of ArtakhaThe Kanohi worn by Artakha, the master builder of the Matoran Universe. It let its wearer envision a finished object from raw materials and learn how to build it, and Artakha won it in a fight with his brother Karzahni. belonged to Artakha. (BIONICLE Webisodes, "The Legend"; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

The mask and its maker#

EkimuEkimu the Mask MakerEkimu is the Mask Maker of Okoto in the 2015 BIONICLE reboot, brother of Makuta, who knocked the Mask of Ultimate Power from his brother's face and slept for thousands of years before the Toa woke him. and his brother MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. were the two legendary Mask Makers of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., and the Mask of Creation was Ekimu's own. The mask was adorned with ancient runes from which it drew its power, and it granted Ekimu the creative gifts he used to make Masks of Power for the island's inhabitants. Within the OkotanOkotanThe Okotans were the villager population of Okoto, six regional groups corresponding to the island's six elemental regions, who lived through the Battle of the Mask Makers, the long retreat into the lesser villages, and the recovery of the Ancient City after the defeat of Kulta and the revival of Ekimu. craft, every mask was bound by a sacred rule: a mask should never hold more than one power. (BIONICLE Webisodes, "The Legend"; Mask Maker vs. Skull Grinder; BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers)

The Okotans came to favour Ekimu's masks over those of his brother, and Makuta grew jealous. He first tried masks that combined two elemental powers, which proved dangerous, and Ekimu rebuked him for breaking the sacred law. Makuta then stole a set of Elemental Crystals from his brother, melted down his earlier attempts, and forged the Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn., which held all six elements at once. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; The Journey to One: The Legend Begins)

The Battle of the Mask Makers#

Ekimu wore the Mask of Creation at the moment of the OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. cataclysm. MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. took his new mask 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., hoping to show its usefulness to the people there, and put it on. It overwhelmed him, and the island began to crumble. Ekimu, who had followed him with the Protectors, struck the mask from his brother's face with the Hammer of PowerHammer of PowerThe Hammer of Power is a weapon wielded by Ekimu, capable of creating as well as melee and ranged combat. In its powered-up form, the hammer manifests as light, its colors intact.. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; BIONICLE Webisodes, "The Legend")

The Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn. could not contain its six elements and destroyed itself. The blast drew MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. and 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. into the Shadow RealmShadow DimensionAn alternate dimension sealed forever after Makuta was pulled in by the Mask of Ultimate Power's destruction, then trapped by the Toa's combined elemental assault. and left behind the Black CraterBlack CraterThe vast depression in Okoto's Region of Stone, left when the Mask of Ultimate Power drew Capital City into the Shadow Realm, and the site from which Umarak later raised the Black Volcano., from which the Black VolcanoBlack VolcanoThe volcano that Umarak raised from the Black Crater on the former site of Capital City, atop which the second portal to the Shadow Realm formed and the Okoto campaign was decided. would later be raised. The shock wave sent both Mask Makers into a deep sleep. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; The Journey to One: The Legend Begins)

The same impact knocked the Mask of Creation from Ekimu's face and scattered it across the island along with the Golden Masks of Power. It eventually came to rest on a pedestal at the bridge entrance to the City of the Mask MakersCity of the Mask Makers: Home of Ekimu and MakutaThe City of the Mask Makers was a city on the island of Okoto, named for the brothers Ekimu and Makuta who dwelt there before the Battle of the Mask Makers. It fell to ruin and became the lair of the Lord of Skull Spiders before the Toa reclaimed it.. (BIONICLE Webisodes, "The Legend"; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

Centuries on the bridge#

The ProtectorsProtectorsThe six elders of Okoto's villages, each wielding elemental powers and guarding their regions before the Toa arrived. found Ekimu's sleeping body, heard the Prophecy of Heroes whispered from it, and laid him in a sarcophagus. They gave him a new mask to wear until the Mask of Creation could be returned to him. The mask itself stayed at the city's entrance while the island changed around it. (BIONICLE Webisodes, "The Legend")

When the six Toa reached the city, they fought and defeated the Lord of Skull SpidersLord of Skull SpidersAn oversized Skull Spider that guarded the ancient City of the Mask Makers and commanded the rest of its species through the Golden Mask of the Skull Spiders. at its entrance. Ekimu, still asleep, reached them in a vision and urged them to find and wake him. By then the mask was already gone. (BIONICLE Webisodes; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

Seizure by 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. 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., leader of the Skull Raiders and MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City.'s agent on the surface of OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., had been ordered to destroy the Masks of Power. Directed by Makuta, he took the Mask of Creation from the entrance to the city just before the Toa arrived, and went with his lieutenant Skull Basher to the Forge of the Mask Makers, the only place the mask could be destroyed. (BIONICLE Webisodes, "17: Forge of the Mask Maker"; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

The ToaThe Toa of Okoto: The Six Heroes Summoned to Save the IslandThe six elemental heroes summoned by the Protectors of Okoto, who recovered the Golden Masks, woke Ekimu, fought the Skull Army, and twice banished Makuta to the Shadow Realm. woke Ekimu in his tomb by combining their elemental powers. Ekimu told them that Kulta had the mask and meant to destroy it in his forge, and he led them there. At the entrance they saw Kulta starting the furnace, and they had to get past Skull Basher before they could reach him. (BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks; BIONICLE Webisodes, "17: Forge of the Mask Maker")

The duel at the forge#

Inside the forge, Ekimu tried to talk Kulta into standing down. Instead of throwing the mask into the furnace, Kulta put it on, drawing energy from the forge. Wearing it, he struck down all six Toa with a single blow that shattered their masks. (BIONICLE Webisodes, "18: The Mask of Creation"; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

Ekimu told the Toa to hold Kulta off while he remade his Hammer of PowerHammer of PowerThe Hammer of Power is a weapon wielded by Ekimu, capable of creating as well as melee and ranged combat. In its powered-up form, the hammer manifests as light, its colors intact.. The weakened Toa slowed Kulta's advance just long enough. With the finished hammer in hand, Ekimu knocked the Mask of Creation from 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.'s face and claimed it. Reuniting with the mask released an explosion of light, and Kulta was defeated. (BIONICLE Webisodes, "18: The Mask of Creation"; BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks)

Ekimu then reforged the Toa's broken Golden Masks. When the present-day Protectors reached the city, they found Kulta's inert body; as a precaution Ekimu had separated him from his own mask, and Kulta and Skull Basher were locked in separate cells. (BIONICLE: Revenge of the Skull Spiders)

Worn again#

Reclaimed, the Mask of Creation remained Ekimu's signature KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. through the rest of the OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors. conflict. Ekimu planned to combine its energies with those of the Toa's Elemental Masks to build a new bridge for the city, since the mask, used together with properly wielded Elemental Masks, could shape their energies into very durable matter. He also crafted new armour and weapons for the Toa before sending them after the Mask of Control. (BIONICLE: Revenge of the Skull Spiders; The Journey to One: Quest for Unity)

Ekimu's forge had been built on top of the ancient Temple of LightThe Temple of LightThe great temple at the center of Mata Nui where the Mask of Light was placed, the Toa of Light was born, and the gate to Mangaia opened beneath the floor.. Wearing the Mask of Creation, he entered a shrine inside the temple and emerged in a taller form, infused with Light, and the mask changed in appearance. At the Black VolcanoBlack VolcanoThe volcano that Umarak raised from the Black Crater on the former site of Capital City, atop which the second portal to the Shadow Realm formed and the Okoto campaign was decided., he combined that Light with the power of AgilAgilAgil was an Elemental Creature of Light native to Okoto, gold and silver in coloring and armed with talons, who served as the partner of Ekimu. in one blast against UmarakUmarakUmarak hunted the Elemental Creatures of Okoto until the Mask of Control bound him to Makuta's will and remade him as the Destroyer. the Destroyer, which returned him and the mask to their earlier forms. The Toa then banished MakutaMakuta (2015)Ekimu's brother and rival Mask Maker, who forged the forbidden Mask of Ultimate Power and was sealed in the Shadow Realm with Capital City. into the Shadow RealmShadow DimensionAn alternate dimension sealed forever after Makuta was pulled in by the Mask of Ultimate Power's destruction, then trapped by the Toa's combined elemental assault. once more. (The Journey to One: Destroyer's Game; BIONICLE.com Explore; The Journey to One: The Dark Portal)

Of the legendary masks on OkotoOkotoOkoto is a world whose known inhabitants include the Toa, the Mask makers, and the Protectors., the Mask of Creation was the only one to come back to the wearer it started with. The Mask of Ultimate PowerMask of Ultimate PowerA heretical Kanohi forged by Makuta of Okoto that contained the powers of all six elements and ruined the Mask Makers' civilization the moment it was worn. had been destroyed at 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., and the Mask of ControlThe Mask of ControlThe Kanohi of mind control once worn by Makuta of Okoto, hidden by the Elemental Creatures, sought by the Toa, and seized by Umarak, who became the Destroyer when he put it on. was seized by Umarak and left behind when he was destroyed. (BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers; The Journey to One: The Dark Portal)