Kanohi Mask of Scavenging

The KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Mask of Scavenging, also known as the Mask of Vulture, was a Great KanohiGreat KanohiThe most common mask type worn by Toa and other powerful beings, forged from the highest-grade Kanoka discs. that allowed its wearer to absorb residual life energy from beings who had recently died. The drained energy was converted into a boost to the wearer's physical strength and durability. Its primary recorded wearer was the MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. IcaraxIcaraxHe thought scheming was for the weak and said so out loud, so the canon made sure the thing that finally killed him was a scheme., who later exchanged it for the KraahkanKanohi KraahkanTeridax's Great Mask sees the darkness in everyone. That's how it conquered the Matoran universe.. A powerless example of the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. was carried by VultrazVultrazVultraz is a Shadow Matoran, formerly a Ta-Matoran, who wears a powerless Mask of Scavenging and carries a sword. Dark red and black in coloration, he possesses an active power of Shadow while his former affinity for Fire remains inactive. He resides in a parallel universe..

Function#

The Mask of Scavenging acted on the lingering bio-electrical energy that persisted in a body for a short period following death. By focusing on the recently deceased within range, the wearer could draw that fading energy into themselves. The absorbed energy was converted into a direct enhancement of physical strength and durability. The greater the number of recent deaths within the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe.'s effective range, the larger the gain available.

The power was bounded in three notable ways. It operated only on the recently dead, with the effective window measured in the brief span before residual energy fully dispersed. It required proximity, with no documented capacity for long-range absorption. And the gain it conferred was strictly physical. The KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. did not heal mental strain, restore willpower, or repair non-physical damage to its wearer.

The Mask of Scavenging was classified among the Great KanohiGreat KanohiThe most common mask type worn by Toa and other powerful beings, forged from the highest-grade Kanoka discs.. The version worn by IcaraxIcaraxHe thought scheming was for the weak and said so out loud, so the canon made sure the thing that finally killed him was a scheme. was forged from protosteel, and as a side effect of being worn by a shapeshifter, it changed form along with him whenever he shapeshifted. Toa regarded the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. as an immoral mask, holding that its power turned its wearers into murderers.

Icarax#

IcaraxIcaraxHe thought scheming was for the weak and said so out loud, so the canon made sure the thing that finally killed him was a scheme. was a MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. of unusual physical strength even within an order known for its raw combat capacity. He served as one of 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.'s most direct enforcers, often dispatched where blunt force was required over the subtler manipulations preferred by TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. or MutranMutranMutran is a Makuta of the Brotherhood of Makuta who serves as the Makuta of Voya Nui and is among the most prolific Rahi creators within the organization. Hailing from the Southern Islands, he wears the Great Shelek and commands the powers of Shadow and Silence alongside the full range of Kraata abilities, wielding a Shadow Blade, Shadow Spear, and Tridax Pod in combat.. The Mask of Scavenging suited that role. In engagements that produced casualties at any scale, the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. compounded his advantage by feeding on the deaths around him.

IcaraxIcaraxHe thought scheming was for the weak and said so out loud, so the canon made sure the thing that finally killed him was a scheme. operated across multiple campaigns of the Brotherhood's later period, including actions on XiaXiaA hostile island southeast of Metru Nui, home to the Vortixx and their brutal mercenary culture. alongside PridakPridakPridak was the most feared of the six Barraki, commander of a shark army and the dominant voice of the League of Six Kingdoms before its imprisonment in the Pit.. During an incident on XiaXiaA hostile island southeast of Metru Nui, home to the Vortixx and their brutal mercenary culture., IcaraxIcaraxHe thought scheming was for the weak and said so out loud, so the canon made sure the thing that finally killed him was a scheme. destroyed a significant portion of the island after losing patience in negotiations, an act that left PridakPridakPridak was the most feared of the six Barraki, commander of a shark army and the dominant voice of the League of Six Kingdoms before its imprisonment in the Pit. impressed enough that he had to be drawn away from the ruin. The Mask of Scavenging contributed to IcaraxIcaraxHe thought scheming was for the weak and said so out loud, so the canon made sure the thing that finally killed him was a scheme.'s standing within the Brotherhood hierarchy. A bearer who grew stronger with every kill could not be safely opposed in any prolonged engagement.

IcaraxIcaraxHe thought scheming was for the weak and said so out loud, so the canon made sure the thing that finally killed him was a scheme. eventually set the Mask of Scavenging aside and took up TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna.'s KraahkanKanohi KraahkanTeridax's Great Mask sees the darkness in everyone. That's how it conquered the Matoran universe. in its place. He was later killed during the events in Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast inner cavern at the core of the Matoran Universe, original home of the Av-Matoran, site of the Codrex and the final battle that decided the fate of Mata Nui..

Vultraz#

VultrazVultrazVultraz is a Shadow Matoran, formerly a Ta-Matoran, who wears a powerless Mask of Scavenging and carries a sword. Dark red and black in coloration, he possesses an active power of Shadow while his former affinity for Fire remains inactive. He resides in a parallel universe. was originally a MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. who fell into the orbit of 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. and was rebuilt and reshaped under their direction. He came into possession of the Mask of Scavenging in the chaotic period surrounding Karda NuiKarda NuiThe vast inner cavern at the core of the Matoran Universe, original home of the Av-Matoran, site of the Codrex and the final battle that decided the fate of Mata Nui., when the collapse of the campaign there scattered Brotherhood equipment among those still present. He carried the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. in its powerless state, retaining none of its life-draining capacity.

The mask served VultrazVultrazVultraz is a Shadow Matoran, formerly a Ta-Matoran, who wears a powerless Mask of Scavenging and carries a sword. Dark red and black in coloration, he possesses an active power of Shadow while his former affinity for Fire remains inactive. He resides in a parallel universe. as a piece of equipment rather than as an active weapon. His later engagements relied on his own training and gear rather than on any function of the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe.. With no power to bind to it, the mask remained inert in his hands.

Place in the Brotherhood arsenal#

The Mask of Scavenging functioned within 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.'s broader pattern of acquiring and engineering powers that operated through decay, drain, and transferral. Comparable instruments included the shadow leeches engineered by MutranMutranMutran is a Makuta of the Brotherhood of Makuta who serves as the Makuta of Voya Nui and is among the most prolific Rahi creators within the organization. Hailing from the Southern Islands, he wears the Great Shelek and commands the powers of Shadow and Silence alongside the full range of Kraata abilities, wielding a Shadow Blade, Shadow Spear, and Tridax Pod in combat., which extracted Light from a target and replaced it with Shadow, and the antidermis production that underwrote much of the Brotherhood's late campaign capacity.

A related principle appeared in the events of the Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open conflict between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta that ended fifty thousand years of operational secrecy and broke the Brotherhood's last assault on Metru Nui. period, when BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, served time in the Pit, and later led the Federation of Fear strike team. absorbed loose antidermis and grew stronger but altered in voice and intent. The Mask of Scavenging operated on a smaller, more immediate scale than these examples, but it shared the same underlying treatment of life energy as a transferable resource.

Status after Karda Nui#

After IcaraxIcaraxHe thought scheming was for the weak and said so out loud, so the canon made sure the thing that finally killed him was a scheme.'s death and the dispersal of Brotherhood holdings, no further wearer of the Mask of Scavenging in its active form has been recorded. The powerless version held by VultrazVultrazVultraz is a Shadow Matoran, formerly a Ta-Matoran, who wears a powerless Mask of Scavenging and carries a sword. Dark red and black in coloration, he possesses an active power of Shadow while his former affinity for Fire remains inactive. He resides in a parallel universe. is the last documented appearance of the KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. in the surviving chronicles of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. No second example is attested in the records of DestralDestralThe headquarters island of the Brotherhood of Makuta, whose installed teleportation technology made the entire landmass mobile and turned it into the most strategically protected location in the Matoran Universe., DaxiaDaxiaDaxia is a location situated east of the Southern Continent, affiliated with the Order of Mata Nui and home to the Shallows Cat., or ArtakhaArtakhaArtakha was the master craftsman of the Matoran Universe, ruler of a hidden island, and the forger of the Toa Mata, the Avohkii, and the Kraahkan..