Sword (Mata Nui)

"I manage to block his blow with the stinger tail. But how long can it last against cold iron? Not long, it seems, as Strakk's power forces it toward... my mask? Yes, my mask indeed. Now, let's try this again."
— Mata Nui's thoughts as the Kanohi Ignika creates the sword, Before the Storm

Sword
Tool
Manufacturer	Kanohi Ignika
Users	Mata Nui
Function	Melee combat Channeling the Ignika's Life powers
Status	Out of use

While on Bara Magna, Mata Nui used a sword as his primary offensive weapon, which he also used to channel the Ignika's powers.

History

The sword was originally a Vorox's stinger tail, which Mata Nui broke off from a Vorox when it tried to attack him. Mata Nui kept the broken stinger, and began using it as a weapon.

During a fight with Strakk, Mata Nui used the stinger tail to prevent the Ice Tribe warrior from attacking a downed Ackar following an arena match. Mata Nui was pressed to the ground, and used the stinger tail to shield himself from Strakk's Ice Axe. The stinger tail was forced towards, and made contact with, the Kanohi Ignika, resulting in it being transformed into a brand new sword, which Mata Nui used to defeat his opponent. He used the sword in further conflicts, the most notable being his battle with the Skrall leader Tuma.

He later abandoned it when he transferred his consciousness into the Prototype Robot.

Example Usage

Mata Nui using the sword

In The Legend Reborn, Mata Nui used the blade to channel the Ignika's powers to slice through a clifftop, creating a rockslide, which buried a Skopio.

In The Legend Reborn, Mata Nui used the sword to channel the Ignika's powers to combine it with Ackar's, Kiina's, and Gresh's elemental powers to repel the Skrall and Bone Hunter army.

Set Information

The sword in the Toa Mata Nui set

Mata Nui's Sword was included in 8998 Toa Mata Nui in 2009. It consists of five pieces: the silver blade, a light orange blade guard, a blue pin, and two yellow connector rods.

Trivia

• The depiction of Mata Nui's Sword varies by the medium it is depicted in.
  • In "Before the Storm", the hilt is identical to Ackar's and the blade is similar to the Vorox's broken stinger which erupts from the middle of the hilt.
  • In The Legend Reborn and BIONICLE: Challenge of Mata Nui, the hilt lacks the handguard, each sideblades of the hilt are identical and the main blade of the sword is elevated from the back of the hilt.
  • In "Valley of Fear", the sword is a mixture of both mentioned above: the hilt is identical to Ackar's while the blade erupts from the longer, front side of the hilt.
  • The set version uses Jaller Mahri's sword with Ackar's hilt in yellow, and due to the large size of the model, the hilt is extended with an additional axle connector. The hilt piece is in the reverse orientation from how it is depicted in the comics.

See also

• Gallery:Tools § Mata Nui's Sword