Mask of Mutation

The Mask of Mutation was one of the many types of KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. found within the Matoran UniverseMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. It granted its wearer the power to permanently alter the form of another living being, and within the universe it was worn only by MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate., most prominently by MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne., the original leader of the Brotherhood.

Powers#

A GreatGreat KanohiThe most common mask type worn by Toa and other powerful beings, forged from the highest-grade Kanoka discs. Mask of Mutation gave its user the power to permanently mutate another living being into whatever form the user wished, and the change could be worked on a target some distance away. The mutation it caused was permanent unless the wearer chose to undo it. A wearer could also attempt to reverse mutations they had not caused themselves, but without knowing how the target had originally been altered, restoring the being to its true form became far harder. The mask could not be turned on its own wearer, and it could not reverse mutations caused by Energized ProtodermisEnergized ProtodermisA sentient substance that could remake or annihilate any being that touched it. One of the Matoran Universe's most lethal hazards., whose transformations lay beyond its reach.

A Noble version of the mask carried the same power on a weaker level, working the same kind of permanent change but over a shorter range and to a lesser degree.

Wearers and significance#

Only MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. were known to wear Masks of Mutation. The most prominent bearer was MiserixMiserixThe deposed Makuta leader clawed back from exile to hunt the brother who stole his throne., who wielded a Great Mask of Mutation that allowed him to inflict mutation on any being or creature it was directed at, a change only he could undo. The masks worn 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. were made from protosteelProtosteelThe Matoran Universe's strongest metal, forged for weapons that could cut through virtually anything, even Makuta armor., and because their wearers were shapeshifters, a 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 Mask of Mutation changed shape along with the rest of its form whenever the MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member. shapeshifted.

Despite being the mask of a being as feared as Miserix, the Mask of Mutation was not regarded as an immoral Kanohi, in part because Miserix stood apart from the later rebellion that turned 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. against the rest of the universe. The power to reshape another being against its will nonetheless made it one of the more dangerous masks in MakutaMakutaA glossary entry distinguishing the three referents of the word Makuta: the species, the individual Teridax, and the title held by every Brotherhood member. hands.