Set:8541

Matau
Small Set
Set number	8541 1418
Subtheme	Turaga
Release date	April 2001 (IN) June 2001 (AM)
Pieces	26
MSRP	$2.99 (US)
Ages	7+ (8541) 6+ (1418)
Instructions

Set 8541 Matau is a small set released in 2001 portraying Turaga Matau.

Set Information

The set packaging

The Matau set was released in 2001 as one of the six Turaga sets. The set consists of 26 pieces, including a spare rubber band.

An identical promotional set, 1418 Matau, was released by the Kabaya Foods Corporation in Japan in 2001 as one of four Turaga. The set was packaged in a polybag, which in turn was packaged inside a box alongside a small bag of candy. The box titled the set as Turaga Matau (トゥラガ　マタウ) and labeled it as set #2 out of #4. The set was packaged in a polybag, which in turn was packaged inside a box alongside a small bag of candy. The 1418 release of the set was labeled as 6+, rather than 7+ like 8541.

By combining pieces from Matau with 8540 Vakama, 8542 Onewa, 8543 Nokama, 8544 Nuju, and 8545 Whenua, one can build a Turaga Nui, though official instructions were never released. The Kabaya version of Matau was also advertised as combining with 1417 Vakama, 1419 Nokama, and 1420 Nuju to create one of three possible combiners. Only one of these combiners has instructions provided.

The set was included in 65025 BIONICLE Mata Nui Collector Pack, K8531 Ultimate Toa and Turaga Collection Kit, K8533 Find the Power Kit, and KC501 Turaga Collector's Kit, and could be included randomly packaged in K8532 Ultimate Toa Collection Kit.

The Kabaya version of the packaging

Features

A lever is present on Matau's back, connected to his right arm, so lowering it causes him to lift his Kau Kau Staff. The arm is automatically lowered due to a rubber band connecting the lever to his neck.

Collectibles

Matau wears a lime green Noble Mahiki.

Reception

The set's score on Brick Insights across its two iterations (8541 and 1418) indicates mixed or average reviews.

See also

• 8605 Toa Matau
• 8740 Toa Hordika Matau