Kanohi Nuva

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Kanohi Nuva
Object
User(s)	Toa Nuva
Location(s)	With Toa Nuva or at Suva
Functionality(ies)	Providing power(s) to their wearers and those near them
Status	In use

Kanohi Nuva are Kanohi masks that have been exposed to Energized Protodermis and transformed.

History

The first Kanohi Nuva were the Kanohi formed when the Toa Mata transformed into the Toa Nuva and the thirty subsequent Kanohi Nuva made by the residents of Artakha that were teleported to Mata Nui. After the Bohrok-Kal's theft of the Nuva Symbols, the Turaga advised the Toa Nuva to seek out the thirty hidden Kanohi Nuva. With the Turaga's instruction, each Toa Nuva successfully obtained these masks, which remain at their Suva as secondary masks with the exception of Tahu's, which were destroyed with Ta-Koro by the Rahkshi.

The Kanohi Rua Nuva was formed when Lewa, Gali, and Kopaka merged into Wairuha Nuva to battle the three Bohrok-Kal Gahlok-Kal, Lehvak-Kal, and Kohrak-Kal. When Wairuha Nuva was forced apart into the Toa Nuva who had formed him, the mask ceased to exist. The Kanohi Aki Nuva would likewise form if Tahu, Pohatu, and Onua were to merge into Akamai Nuva, although such a fusion has never occurred.

Artakha later gave each of the Toa Nuva an environmentally shapeshifting Kanohi Nuva along with the rest of their new Adaptive Armor, replacing the Kanohi Nuva they had worn as their primary masks. Together with the thirty-one Kanohi Nuva previously obtained, these were the only Kanohi Nuva in existence.

When the Kanohi Ignika devolved Tahu back into a Toa Mata, his Hau Nuva was also transformed into a regular Hau.

Characteristics

As Kanohi Nuva are more powerful than standard Kanohi, they have certain differences that set them apart:

• They give their user(s) an enhanced version of the original mask's power.
• They grant their user the ability to share their mask power with nearby beings (even Matoran, Rahi, and Spherus Magna inhabitants), although the range for this is limited.
• Only Toa Nuva can mentally trigger the use of a Kanohi Nuva.

Known Kanohi Nuva

Only eight types of Kanohi Nuva are currently known to exist. They are:

	Hau Nuva	Kaukau Nuva	Miru Nuva	Kakama Nuva	Pakari Nuva	Akaku Nuva	Aki Nuva	Rua Nuva
Normal
Adapted to an aerial environment
Adapted to a swamp environment
Adapted to pilot vehicles

Set Information

The Kanohi Nuva were first released in summer 2002 in the Toa Nuva sets, each containing their usual mask in their primary color. In the same year the "Kanohi Nuva and Krana" pack was released, featuring three random Krana and two random Kanohi Nuva in any of the primary colors of the Toa Nuva.

Silver Kanohi Nuva (representing the masks of the Toa Nuva after the loss of their Nuva Symbols) were released in early 2003 in the "Kanohi Nuva and Krana-Kal" pack. This set featured three random Krana-Kal and two random Kanohi Nuva either in any of the primary colors of the Toa Nuva or in silver.

Kanohi Nuva were released again in 2008, with Kopaka, Lewa, and Pohatu in their forms adapted to the skies of Karda Nui, and three more Kanohi Nuva were released with Tahu, Gali, and Onua in summer 2008, with their Kanohi adapted to the swamp environment of Karda Nui. The Miru Nuva and Kakama Nuva were also released once more in the summer, this time adapted to their forms while in vehicles.

Kanohi
Legendary	Ignika | Vahi | Mask of Creation
Great/Noble	Hau | Kaukau | Miru | Kakama | Pakari | Akaku | Aki | Rua Huna | Rau | Mahiki | Komau | Ruru | Matatu Calix | Elda | Suletu | Sanok | Kadin | Iden Arthron | Faxon | Zatth | Garai | Volitak | Tryna Jutlin | Avsa | Felnas | Mohtrek | Shelek | Crast | Mask of Mutation | Mask of Scavenging Pehkui | Mask of Clairvoyance | Kualsi | Mask of Emulation | Mask of Growth | Mask of Rahi Control Avohkii | Kraahkan | Mask of Light and Shadow Mask of Psychometry | Rode | Olmak | Mask of Charisma Olisi | Kiril | Mask of Intangibility | Mask of Possibilities | Mask of Elemental Energy
Nuva	Hau Nuva | Kaukau Nuva | Miru Nuva | Kakama Nuva | Pakari Nuva | Akaku Nuva | Aki Nuva | Rua Nuva
Others	Golden Kanohi | Infected Kanohi | Mask of Victory | Other Kanohi

Collectibles
Kanohi | Krana | Kanohi Nuva | Krana-Kal | Kraata (Variations) Kanoka (Toa Disks) (Great Disks) | Rhotuka | Zamor | Sea Squid

BIONICLE Sets of 2002
Small		Gahlok Va | Kohrak Va | Lehvak Va | Pahrak Va | Tahnok Va | Nuhvok Va
Canister		Onua Nuva | Lewa Nuva | Pohatu Nuva | Gali Nuva | Kopaka Nuva | Tahu Nuva Pahrak | Nuhvok | Gahlok | Tahnok | Lehvak | Kohrak
Large	Standard	Boxor (Nuparu) | Cahdok & Gahdok | Exo-Toa
	Special	Master Builder Set
Collectible		Krana Pack | Kanohi Nuva & Krana Pack
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