Mask of Growth

The Mask of Growth was a KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. that allowed its wearer to grow larger. Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators. BomongaBomongaBomonga was the Toa Hagah of Earth, mutated by Roodaka into a Rahaga, later restored to Toa form and resettled on Spherus Magna. is the only wearer shown in the story, using it to reach almost the size of the TahtorakTahtorakMassive, articulate Rahi that turned against their Skakdi riders and nearly wiped out an entire civilization.. (Dwellers In Darkness)

Origin and the writer's rules#

The story itself says little about the mask beyond what it does. Writer Greg Farshtey filled in the rest in later online answers: Masks of Growth can be made from Enlarge KanokaKanoka DisksMetru Nui's most versatile artifact: flying disks equally at home in sport, combat, and crafting., the Great version lets its user grow to a maximum of sixty feet, the user's strength grows in proportion to their size without reaching the strength of a PakariPakariThe Mask of Strength amplifies physical power and never stops working, giving its wearer a constant edge. user, and tools and weapons grow along with the wearer. Treat these as the writer's later comments rather than story events. (Writer's later comment, not a published story)

Function#

In the story, the Mask of Growth made its wearer larger, and that's the whole of what's shown. BomongaBomongaBomonga was the Toa Hagah of Earth, mutated by Roodaka into a Rahaga, later restored to Toa form and resettled on Spherus Magna. used it to bring himself close to the size of a giant opponent. Growing did not hand him the opponent's strength, so the mask let him meet a much bigger creature on something like its own scale without making him its equal. (Dwellers In Darkness)

Bomonga against the Tahtorak#

During the Toa HagahToa HagahElite Toa teams appointed by the Brotherhood of Makuta to serve as personal guardians, later rebelling against their creators.'s operations in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., BomongaBomongaBomonga was the Toa Hagah of Earth, mutated by Roodaka into a Rahaga, later restored to Toa form and resettled on Spherus Magna. faced the TahtorakTahtorakMassive, articulate Rahi that turned against their Skakdi riders and nearly wiped out an entire civilization.. His Mask of Growth let him reach almost the size of the creature, but he could not match the Tahtorak in sheer strength. (Dwellers In Darkness)

That outcome is the clearest statement of what the mask is for. It works as an equaliser of scale, not a means of overpowering a bigger foe through size alone. (Dwellers In Darkness)

Other wearers#

No other wearer of the Mask of Growth appears in the story. PouksPouksPouks is a Toa Hagah of Stone, distinguished by his golden brown and gunmetal armor and bearing the Great Mask of Emulation. Once a bodyguard to Makuta Teridax and later a Rahaga, he served as a Rahi hunter before reclaiming his Toa form. He carries an Avalanche Spear and Rhotuka Launching Shield, and resides on Spherus Magna., Bomonga's teammate, wore the Mask of EmulationMask of EmulationA Kanohi that analysed and temporarily copied a target's non-Kanohi, non-weapon, non-Rahi power. Worn by Toa Hagah Pouks during the engagement with Makuta Miserix., not the Mask of Growth. (Dwellers In Darkness)

Distinction from Pakari strength#

The Mask of Growth and the PakariPakariThe Mask of Strength amplifies physical power and never stops working, giving its wearer a constant edge. do different jobs. The PakariPakariThe Mask of Strength amplifies physical power and never stops working, giving its wearer a constant edge. gives its wearer great strength at normal size. The Mask of Growth makes the wearer bigger, and Bomonga's fight with the TahtorakTahtorakMassive, articulate Rahi that turned against their Skakdi riders and nearly wiped out an entire civilization. shows that being bigger did not make him strong enough to win. (Dwellers In Darkness)

The two roles follow from the masks. A PakariPakariThe Mask of Strength amplifies physical power and never stops working, giving its wearer a constant edge. bearer is the team's muscle. A Mask of Growth bearer changes the scale of a fight rather than overwhelming opponents through force, and BomongaBomongaBomonga was the Toa Hagah of Earth, mutated by Roodaka into a Rahaga, later restored to Toa form and resettled on Spherus Magna. used it that way in his one recorded engagement. (Dwellers In Darkness)