Powers
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In the BIONICLE storyline, powers are forces that can be controlled but are not naturally occurring forces in nature. There are also beings with the ability to manipulate a single facet of an Elemental Power, but lack the ability to alter the force itself. These occurrences are also regarded as powers.
History
An ancient, tentacled entity named Annona, also responsible for the Dreaming Plague, granted all female Skrall powerful Psionics abilities. However, she did this inconspicuously, and the empowered Skrall believed the Great Being Angonce was responsible.
The Great Beings, powerful inventors, experimented with giving their subjects a variety of powers. The results of their activities formed the Element Lords of Spherus Magna, who were each given control over a respective Element. The Great Beings would later come to refine this ability when creating the Matoran Universe, endowing the primary species of the universe with repressed Elemental Powers. The evolved form of a Matoran, a Toa, was granted full command of a certain natural power. Other beings were also given Elemental Powers, such as the Bahrag and then robotic creations like the Bohrok. Some species, Rahi, and even objects such as Kanohi and Kanoka gained less potent abilities.
Mata Nui, host of the Matoran Universe, was given the ability to imbue powers into beings. He created various beings, including more Matoran and the Makuta species, who were granted both the elemental power of Shadow and an additional forty-two powers to help them contend with the Rahi they were intended to create. One of these powers can be passed on to a Kraata produced from a Makuta, and in turn the Rahkshi it may become. The Brotherhood of Makuta also gave powers to many of their Rahi creations, including the Visorak. Matoran Universe crafters such as the Matoran, the Vortixx, and Artakha would also learn to create objects with powers, such as Kanoka, Kanohi, and various artifacts and weapons.