The Spectral Mask

The Spectral Mask was a sentient, transparent Great KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Hau that dwelled in a dead forest within the City of Silver Pocket Dimension. It had no body and no visible means of support, hovering in place and speaking aloud. Its only recorded encounter was with TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history., who arrived in the pocket dimension after 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.'s damaged KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. OlmakThe Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline. misfired.

Location#

The Spectral Mask resided in a dead forest outside the City of Silver, within an isolated pocket dimension separate from the main Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. reached the dimension while attempting to use 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.'s Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline. to travel to 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.. The mask had previously been damaged by AxonnAxonnAxonn served as an arbitrator under the Hand of Artakha and later as an Order of Mata Nui agent, guarding the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui for thousands of years., and the malfunction redirected TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. into the pocket dimension instead of his intended destination. The Spectral Mask was the first inhabitant he encountered.

Appearance#

The Spectral Mask took the form of a transparent Great KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. Hau, the Mask of ShieldingHauThe Mask of Shielding that protected Toa from harm they saw coming, but left them vulnerable to ambush and mental assault.. No body or mechanism accompanied it. The mask hovered in the air and spoke aloud, with no visible source for its voice. Its colouration was recorded as transparent blue. Sentient KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. were highly unusual within the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.; the VahiKanohi VahiThe Kanohi Vahi was the Legendary Mask of Time, forged by Toa Metru Vakama from the six fused Great Disks of Metru Nui during the city's evacuation. and the Mask of LifeThe Mask of Life (Kanohi Ignika), explainedA failsafe forged by the Great Beings to recharge a god. It curses everyone who touches it, and by the end of Bionicle it had learned how to be a hero. were the only other KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. known to act with apparent autonomy, and neither shared the Spectral Mask's classification or behaviour.

Encounter with Takanuva#

The Mask opened its exchange with TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. by reporting that a nearby city required assistance. TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. departed before the briefing concluded.

Upon reaching the City of Silver, TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. found a group of small purple-and-black beings, the KestoraKestoraThe Kestora are a species of purple and black beings associated with the Red Star and the City of Silver Pocket Dimension., in combat with a much larger creature resembling an Archives MoleArchives MoleSmall, harmless burrowing Rahi engineered by the Makuta, originally native to Po-Metru and forced into the shadowy recesses of the Onu-Metru Archives, where their cooperative behaviour built living ladders and bridges through the lower levels.. Judging the larger figure to be the aggressor, he drove the creature out of the city. The KestoraKestoraThe Kestora are a species of purple and black beings associated with the Red Star and the City of Silver Pocket Dimension. closed the gates behind him.

Returning to the Spectral Mask, TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. received correction. The larger creature was the last surviving City-Builder, the species that had constructed the city. The KestoraKestoraThe Kestora are a species of purple and black beings associated with the Red Star and the City of Silver Pocket Dimension. were the invaders. TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. returned to the city, established trust with the City-Builder, and used a display of fireworks to draw the KestoraKestoraThe Kestora are a species of purple and black beings associated with the Red Star and the City of Silver Pocket Dimension. outside the walls. The City-Builder then reclaimed his home and sealed the gates from within.

Once TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. had resolved the situation, the Spectral Mask opened a dimensional portal. The portal carried TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. onward, though it deposited him in an alternate universe rather than at 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., continuing the chain of misfired transits begun by the damaged OlmakThe Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline..

Powers#

Two abilities of the Spectral Mask were demonstrated during the encounter. The first was dimensional gating. The Mask opened at least one functioning portal out of the City of Silver Pocket Dimension, with a destination that misfired in the same pattern as 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.'s damaged OlmakThe Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline.. Whether the Mask drew on power equivalent to the OlmakThe Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline. or on capabilities native to the pocket dimension is not established.

The second ability was judgement. The Mask used TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history.'s misreading of the city situation as a test, withheld the corrective context until after the failure, and granted passage only once TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. had resolved the situation correctly. The Mask demonstrated no defensive abilities consistent with the Hau form, and engaged in no combat.

Classification#

The Spectral Mask was not classified as a Toa, a MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate., an Order of Mata NuiThe Order of Mata NuiThe covert organization founded by Helryx to serve the Great Spirit directly, operating in concealment from a fortress on Daxia and waging the open war against the Brotherhood of Makuta that decided the fate of the universe. operative, or any catalogued species of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control.. The City-Building Creatures and the KestoraKestoraThe Kestora are a species of purple and black beings associated with the Red Star and the City of Silver Pocket Dimension. were separate species native to the pocket dimension. The Mask was recorded as the sole inhabitant of the dead forest. Its origin, creator, and nature were never established.

Legacy#

The Spectral Mask played no recorded role in events outside the City of Silver Pocket Dimension. TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history.'s passage through the dimension was a single transit during his extended journey, and no further visitors are recorded as having reached the pocket dimension afterward. The Mask remained in the dead forest, its purpose, origin, and full capabilities unresolved.