Sonics
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"The wall of sound surrounded him, pummeling him with its intensity, so loud that it seemed it would crack the earth and sky themselves."
— Narrator, Makuta's Revenge
| Sonics | |
 Kohrak-Kal being shaken apart by its own powers | |
| Elemental Power | |
| Matoran prefix | De- |
| Associated colors | Unknown[note 1] |
Sonics, sometimes called Sound,[3] is an Elemental Power.[4]
Species Wielders
Matoran Universe
In the Matoran Universe, Sonics is represented by the Matoran prefix De-.[5]
- De-Matoran represent Sonics and contain a minuscule amount of Elemental Sonics Energy, to the extent that they are very sensitive to sound and have a very acute sense of hearing. All De-Matoran, and Toa and Turaga of Sonics are male.
- Toa of Sonics possess the Elemental Power of Sonics, allowing them to create, control and absorb sound. Their only real limitations are that when they run out of Elemental Sonic Energy, they must wait for it to recharge; they are also vulnerable to their own abilities, whereas many Toa of other elements have natural resistance to the elements that they command.
- Turaga of Sonics have small traces of Elemental Sonics powers.
- Kohrak-Kal had a wide range of Sonics powers.
- Rahkshi and Kraata of Sonics, Silence, and Power Scream, as well as all Makuta, have limited Sonic powers.
- All Boggarak can emit sonic hums that transmute matter around them.[6]
- All klakk can emit powerful and dangerous sonic screams,[7] which were at the right frequency to shatter the mental barrier created by Shadow Leeches or the Kanohi Avsa.[8][9][10]
- Lohrak mutated by Hordika Venom gain the ability to emit sonic screams[11][12] and create things made of solid sound, such as the Sonic Entity.[13]
- All Kikanalo can unleash a powerful roar that can blow enemies away.[14][15][16]
- Skakdi of Sonics can only access their power if they work with another Skakdi, or if they carry a weapon that allows them to focus their Sonics power individually.
Other
- The Sonic Entity was a creature made of animate sonic energy.
Examples
- Creating sound waves and/or concentrated beams of sound
- Controlling sound waves
- Imitating sounds[23]
- Absorbing sound
- Controlling/Absorbing sound to generate a field of silence
- Using sonar[24][25]
- Sensing the natural frequency of an object[26]
- Creating creatures made of sound[27][28][29]
- Creating Sonic Entities (exclusive to Lohrak Hordika)
- Releasing amplified screams or roars (exclusive to klakk, Kikanalo, Lohrak Hordika, and wielders of Power Scream)
- Releasing sonic hums that turn solid matter to gas (exclusive to Boggarak)[6]
- Unleashing a Sonics Nova Blast (Toa-exclusive)
Combinations
- As long as each of them wields a different Element, providing that Light and Shadow are not included at the same time, any six Toa can create a Protodermis cage.[30] Beings other than Toa and the Krahka cannot combine powers of any sort to create a Protodermis cage.
Users
All of the following beings have/had the Element of Sonics and/or its sub-powers:
- The Kanohi Arthron and any user of one - Echolocation
- All Boggarak - Sonic hum that transmutes solid matter to gas[6]
- All De-Matoran - Inaccessible; manifests as enhanced hearing capabilities
- All Kikanalo - Powerful roar[14][15][16]
- All klakk - Sonic scream[7][8][9][10]
- Krahka - Power scream; while using a Power Scream Rahkshi's form
- Kohrak-Kal (Formerly; now destroyed)
- Bohrok-Kal Kaita Ja - A Kaita of Kohrak-Kal, Gahlok-Kal, and Lehvak-Kal. (formerly; now unmerged)
- A Lohrak mutated by Hordika Venom - Sonic scream,[11][12] and creating solid sound[13]
- All Makuta - Sonics, silence, and power scream
- All Kraata and Rahkshi of Power Scream
- All Kraata and Rahkshi of Sonics
- All Kraata and Rahkshi of Silence
- Takutanuva - Sonics, silence, and power scream (formerly; now unmerged)
- Silence - Aura of silence
- All Skakdi of Sonics - Only in conjunction with other Skakdi, or through certain weapons
- The Sonic Entity - Sonic booms (formerly; now destroyed)
- All Toa of Sonics
- Krakua
- A Toa of Sonics from the Toa Cordak (deceased)
- A Toa of Sonics killed by the Piraka (deceased)
- A Toa of Sonics on the Northern Continent who was killed as part of a Dark Hunter plot (deceased)[31]
- All Turaga of Sonics - Diminished after their transformation from Toa
All of the following objects have/had the Element of Sonics and/or its sub-powers:
- Any Toa Disks of Sonics
- Any Kanohi Masks of Sonics and any user of one
- The Kanohi Shelek and any user of one - Silence
- Kazi's Echo Forks (non-elemental)
- Nuju's Hordika Teeth - Generated an ultrasonic hum when rubbed together to summon flying Rahi
- Rahaga Kualus's staff - Had the power to emit high-pitched signals (formerly; now transformed)
- A sonic device possessed that Vultraz used to incapacitate a village of De-Matoran[5]
- The Destral Cycle - Uses sound to power its motion
The following locations are/were affiliated with Sonics:
- De-Koro (formerly; now destroyed)
Trivia
- The prefix "De-" was derived from the word "decibel,"[32] a real-world unit commonly used to describe sound pressure.
- Because their sensitive hearing is vulnerable to their own power, Toa of Sonics are uncommon.[33]
References
Notes
See also
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