Komau
"Then he triggered his mask power, reaching into the mind of Matau. As a crafter, he knew just when a hammer was needed and when a more delicate tool would get the job done. He carefully applied the mask-energies to drive out the Vahki's influence."
— Narrator, Voyage of Fear
| Komau | |
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| Kanohi | |
| Title | Mask of Mind Control |
| Powers | Controlling the minds of others |
| Component disks | Freeze Weaken Remove Poison |
| Bearers | Onewa |
| Pronunciation | koh-MAOW[1][note 1] |
The Kanohi Komau is the Mask of Mind Control.
Powers
The Komau allows its user to see into the mind of another and to control them, but only if the user has greater willpower than the target.[2][3] The less willpower a target has, the easier it is to control them.[4] It can only work on one target at a time.[5] The Noble version cannot control beings who are as mentally strong for as long a time as the Great version can.[6][7] The Noble is strong enough to control Krana,[8] but not Toa.[9] Both versions can be used to deliver mental blasts with effects debilitating, but not known to be lethal, to their targets.[10][11] Because the mask only works on beings with minds, it is useless against robots like Vahki[12] and most types of Rahi.[note 2] It also does not work on Spherus Magna natives.[22][23]
On Metru Nui, Kanohi Komau were made from Freeze, Weaken, and Remove Poison Kanoka.[24]
Example Usages
- Great: Onewa used his Great Komau to make Whenua sit down in Legends of Metru Nui.
- Noble: Lewa used a Noble Komau to control the mind of a Nui-Kopen to serve as a transport out of a Nui-Rama Hive in the Mata Nui Online Game.
Bearers
Great
- Toa Metru Onewa - Formerly; briefly mutated when he became a Toa Hordika; became Noble when he transformed into a Turaga
Matoran
- Onewa - Formerly; became Great when he transformed into a Toa Metru
- Velika
Noble
- Turaga Vakama - Former secondary mask; destroyed during the sinking of Ta-Koro
- Turaga Nokama - Secondary mask
- Turaga Matau - Secondary mask
- Turaga Onewa - Primary mask
- Turaga Whenua - Secondary mask
- Turaga Nuju - Secondary mask
- The Toa Mata - Former secondary masks; lost when they became Toa Nuva, now with the Turaga
Matoran
- Amaya
- Dosne
- Jaller - Formerly; on Metru Nui
- Kivi
- Kopeke - Damaged; replaced with a Kanohi Matatu
- Nuhrii
- Shu
- Vhisola
- A Ta-Matoran who searched for Artakha during the search for the Seventh Toa[25]
Forms
| Picture | Description |
|---|---|
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A Matoran Kanohi Komau in Great form, as seen in Legends of Metru Nui |
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A Great Kanohi Komau |
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A Great Kanohi Komau mutated by Hordika Venom |
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A Noble Kanohi Komau |
Set Information
The noble Komau was first released in 2001 as part of 8542 Onewa in tan and 8539 Manas in yellow. It was one of the masks possible to be received in 8525 BIONICLE Masks, in orange, lime green, tan, light blue, light gray, and dark gray. It was made available in copper, representing a Copper Mask of Victory, through promotional means. In 2004, it was released as part of 8608 Vhisola in dark blue dual-injected with silver. The mask bears the code 6-AG on the inside.
The Great Kanohi Komau was released in light brown in 2004, as part of set 8604 Toa Onewa, and in 8721 Velika in 2006.
A Hordika-version of the mask was released in light brown as part of 8739 Toa Hordika Onewa in 2005.
Trivia
- Copper Masks of Victory are often made in the shape of a Noble Komau or a Noble Huna.
- Despite being a mask that robs a target of their free will, the Komau is not considered to be an immoral mask because it has the capability of being used for good, depending on the morals of the user.[26][27][28]
- Despite Kivi and Nuhrii being traditionally featured with a Kaukau in Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle, this was caused by a typo in the game code. Kivi and Nuhrii were accidentally programmed to wear a "Kamau," and because the game couldn't recognize this as being the "Komau" which it had a sprite for, the two Matoran were given the game's default mask, the Kaukau. Peter Mack has since confirmed that only Hahli was intended to wear the Kaukau in the game.[29]
References
Notes
See also
| 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 |
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