Golden Masks of Power

	Golden Masks of Power
	Mask of Power
Powers	Enhanced elemental powers; Communication with Ekimu
Bearers	Toa (formerly)

"But legend tells of the Golden Masks, sources of even greater power, which were scattered over the island and now lie hidden. The Toa must find them if they are to save the island!"
— Narrator, The Journey Begins

The Golden Masks of Power are six rare Masks of Power pre-ordained for the six Toa by Ekimu.

History

When Ekimu, the Mask Maker used the Mask of Time to look into the future of Okoto, he saw an impending threat that would require the use of six incredibly powerful masks, and crafted the Golden Masks of Power. To accomplish this task, he had the Protectors of that time gather Elemental Crystals from the Elemental Creatures.

The threat Ekimu foresaw came to pass as Makuta's Betrayal, and the resulting fight between Ekimu and Makuta caused a shockwave to scatter the Golden Masks across the island. The Protectors eventually recovered these masks, and hid one in a shrine in every region.

After the Toa were summoned to the island by the Protectors, they were informed of the rising Skull Spiders threat, and that they were to seek the Golden Masks of Power in order to better combat their enemies. The six Protectors individually guided the Toa to their respective Golden Masks, fending off the Skull Spiders along the way.

Once each Toa had claimed their Golden Mask from a shrine in the region, they received a vision of the City of the Mask Makers, and a directive to travel there and awaken Ekimu, the Mask Maker. There, the Toa encountered the Lord of Skull Spiders, which they defeated with their increased elemental powers. The Toa received another vision from Ekimu, urging them to enter the city, and did so.

In the City of the Mask Makers, the Toa were attacked by Skull Warriors, but the Toa managed to defeat them. Lewa's Golden Mask was stolen from him by Skull Slicer, but the Toa defeated him and recovered Lewa's mask. Pohatu's Golden Mask was stolen by Skull Scorpios, and Onua's Golden Mask by Skull Basher, but both masks were recovered by the Toa. In the Great Forge, Kulta destroyed all six Golden Masks of Power with his Mask Stealer Staff. After defeating Kulta, Ekimu repaired the Golden Masks for the Toa.

The Golden Masks of Power later were replaced by the Masks of Unity.

Functionality

The Golden Masks of Power are stronger versions of the elemental masks that the Toa wore when they arrived on Okoto. The masks enhance the Toa's elemental powers. Ekimu can communicate with the masks' wearers through visions, even when he is asleep.

When members of the Skull Army wore the masks and drained their elemental power, each mask's scalp part turned a transparent color that matched its elemental power. The Toa later restored the masks by wearing them.

List of Masks


Golden Mask of Fire User: Tahu (formerly)	Golden Mask of Ice User: Kopaka (formerly)	Golden Mask of Earth User: Onua, Skull Basher (all formerly)	Golden Mask of Jungle^{[note 1]} User: Lewa, Skull Slicer (all formerly)	Golden Mask of Stone User: Pohatu (formerly)	Golden Mask of Water User: Gali (formerly)

Example Usage

In Power of the Golden Masks, Tahu used his increased Fire powers to dispatch a horde of Skull Spiders, which Narmoto was unable to do with his Elemental Fire Blaster.

Set Information

Each Toa set of 2015 came with two masks, their standard Mask of Power and a Golden Mask of Power, which is also used in their respective Power-up models.

In the summer, Pohatu's, Kopaka's, Lewa's and Onua's masks were respectively released in sets Skull Scorpio, Skull Warrior, Skull Slicer, and Skull Basher. These were in power drained forms, being half gold and half a translucent color matching their respective Toa's colors.

Trivia

According to Season 1 episodes of BIONICLE Webisodes and BIONICLE 2: Battle of the Mask Makers, the Golden Masks can unlock the Toa's elemental powers when the Toa wear them, similar to how the Protectors use the Protector Masks to unlock theirs.

Notes

↑ Both 70784's set description and official website refer to it as the "Golden Jungle Mask" rather than following the "Golden Mask of" convention used by other Masks of Power. BIONICLE: Island of Lost Masks, however, refers to it as "Golden Mask of."

Masks of Power
Mask Makers			Mask of Creation \| Mask of Control \| Mask of Ultimate Power
Protectors			Protector Mask of Fire \| Protector Mask of Ice \| Protector Mask of Earth \| Protector Mask of Jungle \| Protector Mask of Stone \| Protector Mask of Water
Elemental Creatures			Creature Mask of Fire \| Creature Mask of Ice \| Creature Mask of Earth \| Creature Mask of Jungle \| Creature Mask of Stone \| Creature Mask of Water
Elemental Beasts			Beast Masks of Corruption
Toa	Masters	Normal	Mask of Fire \| Mask of Ice \| Mask of Earth \| Mask of Jungle \| Mask of Stone \| Mask of Water
		Golden	Mask of Fire \| Mask of Ice \| Mask of Earth \| Mask of Jungle \| Mask of Stone \| Mask of Water
	Uniters	Normal	Unity Mask of Fire \| Unity Mask of Ice \| Unity Mask of Earth \| Unity Mask of Jungle \| Unity Mask of Stone \| Unity Mask of Water
		Golden	Unity Mask of Fire \| Unity Mask of Ice \| Unity Mask of Earth \| Unity Mask of Jungle \| Unity Mask of Stone \| Unity Mask of Water
Skull Creatures		Normal	Skull Grinder's Mask \| Skull Spider Mask \| Skull Mask \| Bull Skull Mask
		Golden	Golden Mask of the Skull Spiders
Other			Ekimu's Golden Mask \| Hunter Mask \| Mask of Time \| Mask of Speed \| Mask of Strength \| Mask of Tree-Cutting \| Mask of Tree-Growing \| "Mask of the Sea Queen" \| "Mask of Hyper Plasma II" \| "Mask of Psychosis"