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Before the robot's launch, Velika transferred his consciousness into a Matoran body so as to better observe the workings of the Matoran Universe. Some time into the robot's journey, however, he exercised the higher intelligence and unbounded creativity of his kind, and elevated the minds of all current and future Matoran Universe inhabitants to a level of true sapience.<ref name="chat-23-06-2014"/>
Before the robot's launch, Velika transferred his consciousness into a Matoran body so as to better observe the workings of the Matoran Universe. Some time into the robot's journey, however, he exercised the higher intelligence and unbounded creativity of his kind, and elevated the minds of all current and future Matoran Universe inhabitants to a level of true sapience.<ref name="chat-23-06-2014"/>


As a result of this cognitive evolution, the biomechanical beings developed intricate [[Society|cultures]] and [[languages]]. They also gained the capacity to feel and express emotions such as [[Turahk|fear]], happiness and [[anger]], as well as complex variations thereof. However, love was not intended as part of Velika's plan, as Matoran were unable to reproduce.<ref name="chat-30-07-2014"/>
As a result of this cognitive evolution, the biomechanical beings developed intricate [[Society|cultures]] and [[languages]]. They also gained the capacity to feel and express emotions such as [[Turahk|fear]], happiness and [[anger]], as well as complex variations thereof. However, Velika did not give them the ability to feel romantic love, as Matoran Universe inhabitants were unable to reproduce.<ref name="chat-30-07-2014"/>


This event also caused some beings to act outside the expected parameters set by the Great Beings, and would, in time, lead to [[Makuta (Species)|Makuta]] [[Teridax]]'s [[Mata Nui's Reawakening|usurpation]] of the Matoran Universe.{{OnlineCitation|TYQ|1}}
This event also caused some beings to act outside the expected parameters set by the Great Beings, and would, in time, lead to [[Makuta (Species)|Makuta]] [[Teridax]]'s [[Mata Nui's Reawakening|usurpation]] of the Matoran Universe.{{OnlineCitation|TYQ|1}}

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This article is about Velika giving inhabitants of the Matoran Universe true sapience. You may be looking for Mata Nui's Reawakening.

"No one advocated letting Toa, Matoran, etc. run free on Spherus Magna. They weren’t independent beings with a right to life and liberty, after all. They were tools to be used to keep the Mata Nui robot functioning... weren’t they?"
Angonce's thoughts, The Yesterday Quest


The Awakening
Energy StormsMatoran Civil War
Event
Witnesses Inhabitants of the Matoran Universe
Time Less than 100,000 years ago
Actions Inhabitants of the Matoran Universe elevated to true sapience
Significance Major


The Awakening[1] was an event in which Velika, a Great Being disguised as a Matoran, gave true sapience to the biomechanical inhabitants of the Matoran Universe.[2]

History

The Matoran workers created by the Great Beings to maintain the Matoran Universe were not designed to be fully sapient. They operated on a highly sophisticated artificial intelligence, clever enough to contend with unexpected complications, but simple enough that they could not really be considered true beings. The Matoran operated under this state of being for some time, including the period in which the Toa Mata fought the Avohkah and the Av-Matoran finished their labors in Karda Nui. The Toa and some others, however, possessed a greater measure of sapience.[3]

Before the robot's launch, Velika transferred his consciousness into a Matoran body so as to better observe the workings of the Matoran Universe. Some time into the robot's journey, however, he exercised the higher intelligence and unbounded creativity of his kind, and elevated the minds of all current and future Matoran Universe inhabitants to a level of true sapience.[2]

As a result of this cognitive evolution, the biomechanical beings developed intricate cultures and languages. They also gained the capacity to feel and express emotions such as fear, happiness and anger, as well as complex variations thereof. However, Velika did not give them the ability to feel romantic love, as Matoran Universe inhabitants were unable to reproduce.[1]

This event also caused some beings to act outside the expected parameters set by the Great Beings, and would, in time, lead to Makuta Teridax's usurpation of the Matoran Universe.[4]

References