Kanoka

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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.

Contents 1 Digits 2 Powers 3 Mask Making 3.1 Mask of Power / Kanoka Chart 4 Games 4.1 Disk Dueling 5 Set Information

[carve] Digits

There are three digits on a Kanoka Disk:

1. The first digit: The Metru the disk was created in (ex: Ta-Metru is number 1).
2. The second digit: The disk's power (ex: freezing disks are number 2).
3. 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:

1. Reconstitutes at random - Temporarily scrambles the molecules of the target, resulting in a new shape.
2. Freezes - Covers the target in a thick coating of ice.
3. Weakens - Reduces the strength of a living or nonliving target. Can be used to bring down structures.
4. Removes poison - Cures the effects of toxic substances.
5. Enlarges - Causes target to grow. Rate of growth is tied to the power level of the disk.
6. Shrinks - Causes target to reduce in size. Rate of shrinkage is tied to the power level of the disk.
7. Regenerates - Can be used to repair a target, normally a structure or piece of equipment.
8. 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:

1. Ta-Metru: Stronger, can knock obstacles out of the way.
2. Ga-Metru: Can change direction in mid-air according to the user's thoughts.
3. Po-Metru: Homes in on other Kanoka and deflects them from their course.
4. Ko-Metru: Dodges obstacles to get to target.
5. Le-Metru: Flies farther.
6. 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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