Matatu

"Now the Toa of Ice's mask was glowing as well. Suddenly, great stones tore lose from one wall of the prison cell. The rocks flew rapidly across the room to form a wall between Onewa and Whenua."
— Narrator, Legends of Metru Nui

Matatu
Kanohi
Title	Mask of Telekinesis
Powers	Telekinesis
Component disks	Teleport Shrink
Bearers	Nuju
Pronunciation	MAH-tat-too

The Kanohi Matatu is the Mask of Telekinesis.

Powers

The Matatu allows its user to move targets within their range of view by utilizing the power of thought. The user cannot telekinetically move themselves to fly. The only differences between the Great and Noble versions are the power's duration and the maximum weight able to be moved, but both can move more than one target at once.

Kanohi Matatu were made from Teleport and Shrink Kanoka on Metru Nui.

Example Usages

A Great Kanohi Matatu in action

• Great: Toa Metru Nuju used his Great Kanohi Matatu to lift Vakama onto the Great Barrier in Legends of Metru Nui.
• Noble: Onua used his Noble Kanohi Matatu to throw rocks and an Electric Bug at Lewa while the latter was controlled by an Infected Kanohi in the Mata Nui Online Game.

Bearers

Great

• Toa Metru Nuju - Formerly; briefly mutated when he became a Toa Hordika; became Noble when he transformed into a Turaga

Matoran

• Nuju - Formerly; became Great when he transformed into a Toa Metru
• Kazi

Noble

• Turaga Vakama - Former secondary mask; destroyed during the sinking of Ta-Koro
• Turaga Nokama - Secondary mask
• Turaga Matau - Secondary mask
• Turaga Onewa - Secondary mask
• Turaga Whenua - Secondary mask
• Turaga Nuju - Primary mask
• The Toa Mata - Former secondary masks; lost when they became Toa Nuva; now with the Turaga

Onua's Noble Kanohi Matatu in action

Matoran

• Azibo
• Kalama
• Kantai
• Kopeke
• Makani
• Piatra
• Orkahm - Formerly; on Metru Nui
• Shasa

Forms

A Great Kanohi Matatu in BIONICLE Heroes

Concept art of a Hordika-mutated Great Matatu

Picture	Description
	A Matoran Kanohi Matatu in Great form with a telescopic lens, as seen in Legends of Metru Nui
	A Great Kanohi Matatu with a telescopic lens
	A Great Kanohi Matatu with a telescopic lens mutated by Hordika Venom
	A Noble Kanohi Matatu

Set Information

The noble Matatu was first released in 2001 as part of 8544 Nuju in light gray. 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. Due to production errors, European releases of the mask pack also included the mask in red, blue, green, brown, black, and white. It was later released again in dark gray as part of set 8581 Kopeke in 2003. In 2004, it was released as part of 8611 Orkahm in dark green dual-injected with silver. The mask bears the code X-77 on the inside.

The Great Kanohi Matatu was released in white in 2004, as part of set 8606 Toa Nuju, and in sets 8722 Kazi and 7716 "QUICK Good Guy White" in 2006.

A Hordika-version of the mask was released in white as part of 8741 Toa Hordika Nuju in 2005.

Trivia

• Nuju's mask had a telescopic and heat-sensing eyepiece installed in it by Vakama. It continued to function even while Nuju was a Toa Hordika. However, it disappeared when Nuju became a Turaga. It was most likely lost due to damage to the mask.
  • Most Great-shaped Matatu had similar eyepieces because the practice of installing them became widespread.
  • The eyepiece aided Nuju in using the Matatu, as the mask's power requires the user to be able to see their target.

See also

• Gallery:Kanohi § Matatu