Light

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Light
Takanuva radiating light and shooting a laser.
Element
Prefix	Av-
Associated Color(s)	White and Gold

Light is an Elemental Power, with only a few beings seen to use it. It is often represented by the Matoran prefix Av- as well as the colors white and gold.

[carve] Species Wielders

Matoran

• Av-Matoran represent the Element of Light and naturally appear as gold and white. Av-Matoran also contain a small amount of Elemental Light Energy, to the extent that they can change how others see their body colors. They can also channel Elemental Light through their hands. Av-Matoran have special light-based powers that can only be used when in contact with a Toa or a Makuta.
• A Toa of Light possesses the Elemental Power of Light; allowing him/her to create, control and absorb light. Their only real limitation is that when they run out of Elemental Light Energy, they must wait for it to recharge.
• A Turaga of Light would have small traces of Elemental Light Energy.

Other

• Umbra also has a wide range of Light powers.
• A race of beings who live in an alternate dimension. They are made entirely of light, and eat shadows for nutrition.

[carve] Examples

• Creating light.
  • Creating solid or intangible illusions.
• Controlling light.
• Absorbing light.
• Moving as fast as light.
• Generating light as an energy source.
• Turning oneself into light. (Umbra-exclusive).
• Unleashing a Light Nova Blast.
• The ability to change how others see their body color. (Matoran species-exclusive)
• Manipulating ultraviolet and infrared light.

[carve] Combinations

• A Toa of Light can combine his or her powers with any other five Toa, or if the powers are manipulated by the Krahka, to create a Toa Seal, as long as each wields a different element except Shadow.

[carve] Users

There are only a few known beings/objects to have or had the Element of Light:

• Av-Matoran
• Takanuva
• Takutanuva
• Umbra
• The Kanohi Avohkii and/or any able mask-using being wearing it.
• The Mask of Light and Darkness and/or any able mask-using being wearing it.

Few locations are affiliated with Light:

• Karda Nui
• Dimension of Light

[carve] Balance of Light

All beings naturally have a measure of Light in them, with any deficiency of this Light referred to as Shadow. A being's balance of Light and Shadow is connected to their moral and ethical state: the more righteous they are, the more physical Light they have; while those lacking Light are prone to be evil. However, none can naturally be wholly one or the other; even the most depraved beings will have a minuscule amount of Light in them, and even the purest good beings cannot fill themselves with Light completely.

Ways have been discovered to completely purge Light from a being, leaving only Shadow to fill the void. The Makuta and Roodaka have done this through deliberate training and meditation. Theoretically, it is also possible to do the same with Light, but Light's emotions of compassion and self-sacrifice are much harder to follow than Shadow's selfishness and greed, so it has never been done.

It is also possible to forcefully drain a being's physical Light by various means; such as a Shadow Leech, the Kanohi Avsa, or Gorast's stinger. In these cases, the victim will naturally regenerate the lost Light. However, if the Light is completely drained then the victim will be psychologically incapable of restoring it (the Shadow Leeches were engineered to instill this mental block first, so in those cases even partial drains cannot be regenerated). This mental block can be somehow shattered by sonic waves of a specific duration and frequency, and the screams of the Klakk make a natural cure for it.

The balance of Light and Shadow also have an effect on a being's other Elemental Powers. Any being unbalanced in either direction will gain the ability to fire bolts of the corresponding element. In addition, any being who previously wielded an Elemental Power will now wield the new element instead. An element wielder who only partially lost their Light and can't regenerate it will be able to wield both their native element and Shadow, though neither one at full strength. Takanuva, suffering such a drain, also continues to lose Light as he uses his Light abilities, but it is unknown whether Toa of other elements lose Light in the process of using their powers.

[carve] Trivia

• Light is very powerful against Shadow and vice versa.
• Light is the only naturally occurring Element that allows for male and female Matoran, Toa, and Turaga.
• Greg Farshtey provided the following example for comparison between a Toa, Matoran, and Turaga of Light: if a Toa of Light were a star, then a Turaga would be a 100 watt bulb, and a Matoran a lantern.

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