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"The Manas welcome all with open claws. It's when they snap shut again that the problems start."
— Karzahni, Dark Destiny

Parent Page: Rahi

Manas
Rahi
Conservation Status Unknown
Pronunciation MAH-nuhz

The Manas are large, powerful crab-like Rahi that are found in the deepest subterranean caves of Mata Nui and in the realm of Karzahni. They are so powerful that they cannot be defeated by a lone Toa.

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[carve] History

A Matoran carving of a Manas.
A Matoran carving of a Manas.

During their journey through the Great Barrier to the island of Mata Nui, the Toa Metru first spotted the Manas when two of them attacked an octopus-like Rahi.

At some point after the Great Cataclysm, Makuta Icarax lost faith in Teridax's master plan, and gained the motivation to attempt and conquer the universe himself with an army of Manas crabs. He mananged to fell several villages until Teridax challenged him. After several hours of combat Icarax had exhausted his energies, allowing Teridax to turn the Manas against his fellow Makuta.

The Manas were also the creatures Teridax chose to guard his lair, Mangaia. During the Toa Mata's journey to confront Teridax, they were attacked by a pair of Manas, but were unable to defeat them alone. They merged their identities and formed the Toa Kaita, and discovered that these Manas were connected to an energy tower that Teridax had built on the road to his lair; when the towers were destroyed, the Manas were weakened, and the Toa Kaita were able to defeat them more easily. With this new finding, they were able to overcome the Manas and defeat them with blasts of Fire and Ice.

Onua Nuva and Whenua, while searching for a Kaukau Nuva, encountered two Manas, which were fighting amongst themselves. The two were able to get past the Manas by heating the cave intensely so that a stampede of Kofo-Jaga, which is attracted to heat, could distract the Manas. Their plan worked, and the Toa and Turaga were able to escape with the mask.

Karzahni also had numerous Manas as guards in his realm. When Jaller and the other five Matoran, Hahli, Kongu, Nuparu, Matoro and Hewkii entered Karzahni, they were confronted by Manas shortly after their entry, although they were not attacked.

Karzahni later organized the Manas into an army and took them to The Pit with him, and in a conflict against Teridax and Matoro, he ordered the Manas to battle the two. However, at the last moment, Teridax used his powers of Rahi control to turn them against each other, killing most of the Manas.

[carve] Set Information

The Manas set.
The Manas set.
A yellow Manas in set form.
A yellow Manas in set form.

Two Manas were released together as a large boxed set in 2001, consisting 442 pieces altogether. The set featured two battery-powered motor bricks and two battery-powered infrared remotes. The three possible frequencies allowed up to three people to control the Manas in battle. The two motors of the motor brick each operated an arm and a tread, so one could attack and drive or steer simultaneously. When the two masks were hit and possibly knocked off by the Manas, a foot would drop and the Manas would lose its capacity for movement as if in injury. The two Manas could be combined to form a Mana Ko, the instructions for which could be found in the instruction booklet of the orange Manas.

[carve] Trivia

  • "Manas" is a Matoran word for "monster"; Nokama thought it was a fitting name for the creatures they saw during their trip to Mata Nui.
  • In the Mata Nui Online Game, the Toa Kaita fought against a horde of Manas instead of just two. They defeated them by destroying towers that provided heat for the Manas, and then freezing them.

[carve] Appearances

A Manas in the Mata Nui Online Game.
A Manas in the Mata Nui Online Game.

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Brotherhood of Makuta
Leader
Present: Teridax
Former: Miserix
Members
Deceased: Antroz | Bitil | Chirox | Gorast | Icarax | Kojol | Krika | Mutran | Spiriah | Tridax | Vamprah
Minions
Present: Colony Drones | Exo-Toa | Gate Guardian | Kraata (Shadow Leeches)
Mana Ko | Manas | Rahkshi | Venom Flyers | Visorak | Vultraz | Zivon

Former: Ahkmou | Brutaka | Fohrok | Karzahni (Deceased) | Kraata-Kal | Maxilos
Minion | Morbuzakh (Deceased) | Nivawk (Deceased) | Pridak | Rahi Nui | Roodaka
Seeker | Shadow Matoran | Sidorak (Deceased) | Takadox | Toa Hagah | Voporak


2001: Coming of the Toa
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