Kanoka
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| Kanoka | |
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| The Great Disks | |
| Use | To aid in battle, creating Kanohi, other uses |
| User(s) | Matoran, Toa, Vahki, Dark Hunters, Rahi |
| Launcher | Disk Launchers, Vakama's Disk Launcher, other |
Kanoka is the Matoran word for 'disk' and is the basic tool and protection that the Matoran used on Metru Nui. Invented in the Ko-Metru Knowledge Towers, they are made from purified liquid Protodermis by forgers in all areas of the city and contain different powers depending on the properties and purity of the protodermis that is used. They are available at central reserve areas or various traders throughout the city. Kanoka disks can be made into Kanohi.
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[carve] Digits
There are three digits on a Kanoka Disk:
- The first digit: The Metru the disk was created in (ex: Ta-Metru is number 1).
- The second digit: The disk's power (ex: freezing disks are number 2).
- The third digit: The disk's power level. The higher the number, the more powerful the disk is. Power levels run from 1 to 8, the absolute highest being level 9, the Great Disks or the Disk of Time.
[carve] Powers
There are eight main Kanoka powers:
- Reconstitutes at random - Temporarily scrambles the molecules of the target, resulting in a new shape.
- Freezes - Covers the target in a thick coating of ice.
- Weakens - Reduces the strength of a living or nonliving target. Can be used to bring down structures.
- Removes poison - Cures the effects of toxic substances.
- Enlarges - Causes target to grow. Rate of growth is tied to the power level of the disk.
- Shrinks - Causes target to reduce in size. Rate of shrinkage is tied to the power level of the disk.
- Regenerates - Can be used to repair a target, normally a structure or piece of equipment.
- Teleports - Transports target to another location. Range of teleportation is tied to the power level of the disk.
Different kind of Kanoka, such as increase weight, levitation, and speed, are used, but it is from these eight that they are all made. Some Kanoka were originally brought to Mata Nui with the Matoran, but, as Kanoka wear out with repeated use, they became powerless over the years. Later, the Matoran made replicas of Kanoka out of Bamboo, but they were powerless and could only be used to strike things.
One unique thing about each Kanoka is where they come from, or are made. Kanoka could be made in any Metru, and disks from different Metru had different abilities.
Here are the characteristics of Kanoka from different Metru:
- Ta-Metru: Stronger, can knock obstacles out of the way.
- Ga-Metru: Can change direction in mid-air according to the user's thoughts.
- Po-Metru: Homes in on other Kanoka and deflects them from their course.
- Ko-Metru: Dodges obstacles to get to target.
- Le-Metru: Flies farther.
- Onu-Metru: Always returns to thrower if diverted from course.
[carve] Mask Making
Ta-Matoran in Metru Nui learned to soften disks and carve them into masks. Power levels 1-6 were made into powerless Matoran masks. Level 7 disks were made into Noble Kanohi. Level 8 disks were made into Great Masks. The six level 9 Great Disks were melted together, then made into the Vahi. By melting two disks together, new powers could be produced, allowing the Ta-Matoran mask makers to make Kanohi with many different powers. An example of this, as mentioned before, is the Vahi. Vakama melted the six Great Disks (level 9) together and carved the Vahi from the resulting disk, which had the power of Time.
[carve] Mask of Power / Kanoka Chart
Greg Farshtey provided BZPower with a comprehensive list of the Great Masks and the Kanoka used to create them. It is as follows.
Listed below are the various Kanohi that have appeared in BIONICLE and, where known, the Kanoka disks used to create them.
| Kanohi | Respective Disks Combined to Make Them |
|---|---|
| Kanohi Hau, Mask of Shielding | Enlarge + Regeneration disks |
| Kanohi Miru, Mask of Levitation | Teleport + Weaken disks |
| Kanohi Kakama, Mask of Speed | Teleport + Reconstitutes at Random disks |
| Kanohi Pakari, Mask of Strength | Regeneration + Enlarge + Removes Poison disks |
| Kanohi Kaukau, Mask of Water Breathing | Regeneration + Shrink + Removes Poison disks |
| Kanohi Akaku, Mask of X-Ray Vision | Regeneration + Teleport disks |
| Kanohi Mahiki, Mask of Illusion | Reconstitutes at Random + Weaken disks |
| Kanohi Huna, Mask of Concealment | Enlarge + Shrink + Freeze disks |
| Kanohi Komau, Mask of Mind Control | Freeze + Weaken + Removes Poison disks |
| Kanohi Rau, Mask of Translation | Removes Poison + Enlarge disks |
| Kanohi Ruru, Mask of Night Vision | Enlarge + Teleport disks |
| Kanohi Matatu, Mask of Telekinesis | Teleport + Shrink disks |
| Kanohi Kiril, Mask of Regeneration | Regeneration disk |
| Kanohi Kraahkan, Mask of Shadows | None |
| Kanohi Avohkii, Mask of Light | None |
| Kanohi Vahi, Mask of Time | Disk of Time, made from the six Great Disks |
| Kanohi Pehkui, Mask of Diminishment | Shrink disk |
| Kanohi Kualsi, Mask of Quick-Travel | Teleport disk |
| Mask of Clairvoyance | Unknown |
| Mask of Growth | Enlarge disk |
| Mask of Rahi Control | Unknown |
| Kanohi Rode, Mask of Truth | Unknown |
| Kanohi Olmak, Mask of Dimensional Gates | Unknown |
| Kanohi Ignika, Mask of Life | None |
| Kanohi Calix, Mask of Fate | Unknown |
| Kanohi Elda, Mask of Detection | Unknown |
| Kanohi Suletu, Mask of Telepathy | Unknown |
| Kanohi Iden, Mask of Spirit | Unknown |
| Kanohi Sanok, Mask of Accuracy | Unknown |
| Kanohi Kadin, Mask of Flight | Unknown |
| Kanohi Olisi, Mask of Alternate Futures | None |
| Kanohi Volitak, Mask of Stealth | Unknown |
| Kanohi Garai, Mask of Gravity | Disk of Gravity |
| Kanohi Tryna, Mask of Reanimation | Unknown |
| Kanohi Zatth, Mask of Summoning | Unknown |
| Kanohi Faxon, Mask of Kindred | Unknown |
| Kanohi Arthron, Mask of Sonar | Unknown |
| Kanohi Jutlin, Mask of Corruption | Unknown |
| Kanohi Avsa, Mask of Hunger | Unknown |
| Kanohi Shelek, Mask of Silence | Unknown |
| Kanohi Felnas, Mask of Disruption | Unknown |
| Kanohi Mohtrek, Mask of Time Duplication | Unknown |
| Kanohi Crast, Mask of Repulsion | Unknown |
| Mask of Creation | None |
| Mask of Elemental Energy | Unknown |
| Mask of Intangibility | Unknown |
| Mask of Possibilities | Unknown |
[carve] Games
Kanoka Disks are used in all sorts of games in Metru Nui, including Disk Surfing, Akilini, and Kanoka Toss.
[carve] Disk Dueling
Physical violence between Matoran is almost unheard of, but Matoran with serious disagreements have been known to engage in disk dueling. Standing on opposite sides of an Akilini field, Matoran sling disks at each other. The first one to hit the other wins. Unfortunately, depending on the disks used, these duels can have very serious effects (one Matoran was shrunk so small that he still has not been found. Another was reconstituted into something so grotesque he almost wound up on display as a Rahi in the Archives). In Metru Nui, disk dueling was highly illegal and certain to bring swift action from the Vahki.
[carve] Set Information
Kanoka were released in 2004, reusing the "throwing disk" mold that had previously been used in BIONICLE for Bamboo Disks. Each set containing a Kanoka also featured a Disk Launcher that held the disk between two tines and fired them when squeezed. Every Kanoka Disk design besides the Disk of Time and Vakama's Toa Disk were made from glow-in-the-dark plastic and printed with the typical design of their Metru as well as their code.
Kanoka were released in the following sets:
| Kanoka Code | Accompanying Set | Kanoka Code Cont. | Accompanying Set Cont. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | #8607 Nuhrii | 116 | #8614 Nuurakh |
| 226 | #8608 Vhisola | 225 | #8615 Bordakh |
| 685 | #8609 Tehutti | 555 | #8616 Vorzakh |
| 373 | #8610 Ahkmou | 334 | #8617 Zadakh |
| 574 | #8611 Orkahm | 665 | #8618 Rorzakh |
| 437 | #8612 Ehrye | 447 | #8619 Keerakh |
| None | #8601 Toa Vakama | 638 | #8622 Nidhiki |
| 338 | #8623 Krekka | Unknown | #8602 Kraatu |
| None | #3259 Disk Launcher | Various | #8613 Kanoka Disk Launcher Pack |
| 199 | Exclusive Vahki Sets, 400 Piece Tub | 116 | #6620 Ultimate Accessory Set |
The Kanoka Disk Launcher Pack listed above contained two random Kanoka Disks out of 51 possible disks (eight each from Ta-Metru, Po-Metru, and Onu-Metru and nine each from Ga-Metru, Ko-Metru, and Le-Metru), a Kanoka Disk Launcher in any of the primary colors of the Toa Metru, and a 2-length blue peg/axle.
In addition to the aforementioned Kanoka disks, an unprinted solid gold Kanoka disk with a 50 USD value was released as the first prize of an instant win game. A disk of this sort has never appeared in the BIONICLE story.
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