Kanohi Mask of Possibilities

The KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Mask of Possibilities is a Great KanohiGreat KanohiThe most common mask type worn by Toa and other powerful beings, forged from the highest-grade Kanoka discs. that lets its wearer make a particular outcome more or less likely to happen. Its only wearer in the story is Toa NikilaNikilaNikila is a Toa of Lightning and a former Vo-Matoran, serving as a member of the Toa Cordak. She wears the Great Mask of Possibilities, commands powers of lightning and probability, and wields a trident in her role as Protector of Matoran. Clad in royal blue and white, she resides in the Red Star., a Toa of LightningToa of LightningVo-Matoran elevated to Toa form wielded Elemental Lightning, an unstable and scarce power in the Matoran Universe, with few named figures on record. on LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose.'s team, the Toa CordakToa CordakThe first Toa team ever formed, wiped out by Zyglak except for their leader Lesovikk., who was killed with the rest of that team by the ZyglakZyglakZyglak are a species of dark red, dark blue, and white creatures who are amphibious and wield spears and knives in combat. Formerly confined to the Pit, the Zyglak now inhabit Spherus Magna.. (Dreams of Destruction)

Power#

Writer Greg Farshtey described the mask's power in an online answer: it can be used to make a certain event more likely to happen, or less likely. He also said he based it on the hex power of the Marvel character the Scarlet Witch. None of that is spelled out in a story. (Writer's later comment, not a published story)

How far the odds can be pushed, and whether it works on people's choices as well as on chance events, is never set down. (Writer's later comment, not a published story)

Nikila#

Toa NikilaNikilaNikila is a Toa of Lightning and a former Vo-Matoran, serving as a member of the Toa Cordak. She wears the Great Mask of Possibilities, commands powers of lightning and probability, and wields a trident in her role as Protector of Matoran. Clad in royal blue and white, she resides in the Red Star. was a Toa of LightningLightning: The Elemental Power of ElectricityLightning was the elemental power over electricity in the Matoran Universe, carried by Vo-Matoran, Toa of Lightning, and the Bohrok-Kal Tahnok-Kal, among others. and Lesovikk's close friend on his team. She carried a trident and wore the Great Mask of Possibilities. (Dreams of Destruction)

Her look was drawn by a fan for a contest, and the winning design was accepted into the canon. The mask's shape came from the same entry. (Writer's later comment, not a published story)

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. Cordak mission#

While out on patrol, Lesovikk's team ran into a band of ZyglakZyglakZyglak are a species of dark red, dark blue, and white creatures who are amphibious and wield spears and knives in combat. Formerly confined to the Pit, the Zyglak now inhabit Spherus Magna.. LesovikkLesovikkA Toa of Air and former commander whose team was destroyed, leaving him fractured and searching for purpose. failed to react in time, and the Zyglak slaughtered NikilaNikilaNikila is a Toa of Lightning and a former Vo-Matoran, serving as a member of the Toa Cordak. She wears the Great Mask of Possibilities, commands powers of lightning and probability, and wields a trident in her role as Protector of Matoran. Clad in royal blue and white, she resides in the Red Star. and the rest of the team. Lesovikk alone survived, and the guilt of that moment shaped his long wanderings afterwards. (Dreams of Destruction)

Much later, when Lesovikk tried to ambush KarzahniKarzahniBionicle used one cursed name three times, for a being, a realm and a plant, and every one of them earns it. This article untangles all three., Karzahni used his OlisiOlisiThe Olisi is a Mask of Alternate Futures that grants its wearer the ability to see and show alternate timelines and possible futures. The mask was formerly worn by Karzahni. to show him a vision of that day, with the Zyglak swapped for a living acid cloud. In the illusion Lesovikk reacted in time and saved his team, and he spent what felt like years with them, Nikila included. When Nikila mentioned going on patrol to fight Zyglak, he remembered how his team had really died, saw through the illusion, and it fell away. (Dreams of Destruction)

No account shows NikilaNikilaNikila is a Toa of Lightning and a former Vo-Matoran, serving as a member of the Toa Cordak. She wears the Great Mask of Possibilities, commands powers of lightning and probability, and wields a trident in her role as Protector of Matoran. Clad in royal blue and white, she resides in the Red Star. using the Mask of Possibilities in the real ambush or anywhere else. (Dreams of Destruction)

The powerless mask#

Farshtey's answers add that Nikila wore a powerless Mask of Possibilities as a Matoran, before she became a Toa. Like the rest of her early life, that isn't shown in a story. (Writer's later comment, not a published story)

Place in the Kanohi catalogue#

The Mask of Possibilities belongs with a small group of KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. that work on events rather than on direct physical force. Karzahni's OlisiOlisiThe Olisi is a Mask of Alternate Futures that grants its wearer the ability to see and show alternate timelines and possible futures. The mask was formerly worn by Karzahni. shows a target visions of what might have been, as it did to Lesovikk. The Mask of Possibilities would work at a quieter scale, shifting the odds within one situation. (Dreams of Destruction)

No other Great Mask of Possibilities is recorded after NikilaNikilaNikila is a Toa of Lightning and a former Vo-Matoran, serving as a member of the Toa Cordak. She wears the Great Mask of Possibilities, commands powers of lightning and probability, and wields a trident in her role as Protector of Matoran. Clad in royal blue and white, she resides in the Red Star.'s death. (Dreams of Destruction)