8613 Kanoka Disk Launcher Pack 8613 Kanoka Disk Launcher Pack is a 6 piece BIONICLE set released in 2004 . It contains two Kanoka Disks , a launcher for a Matoran , and two blue pins to attach the launcher to a Matoran or Toa . In the BIONICLE universe , Kanoka Disks are powered frisbee - like disks that are seen all over the city of Metru Nui , used in both sport and defense . They are produced in every Metru ( city district ) , and whatever Metru they are made in determines their flight characteristics . Kanoka are also used as the material to make Kanohi masks . Description . The set contains two randomized glow - in - the - dark disks , two blue pins , and a Kanoka launcher , which can be pinched to fire a disk . Background . Every Matoran on the island of Metru Nui has a Kanoka , a disk used for sport , fun and defense . Kanoka are very diverse , and based on who crafted the disk , the effort put into it , and what district it was made in , Kanoka will all be very different . They are used by Matoran , Vahki , Toa and sometimes by creatures such as Dark Hunters or Rahi . The powers of Kanoka disks can be helpful , damaging or useful in situations and sport . Basic disks can also be combined to make disks with different powers for specific purposes ; " levitation " and " increase weight " Kanoka are used to help airships and other platforms ascend and descend ; and " regeneration " disks are built into buildings so damage could be repaired . Each Kanoka is engraved with a three - digit " Kanoka Code " that describes its strength and special power . The main sport played with Kanoka on Metru Nui , called " " Akilini " " , is used to determine the worth of Kanoka . If the Kanoka is deemed powerful enough or good enough , then it is sent to Ta - Metru to be made into a Kanohi by the various mask - makers there . Depending on the Kanoka ' s properties , the Kanohi will come out as a different result . The first digit in a Kanoka Code describes which Metru the disk was made in . Each Metru ' s disks fly differently : The second digit describes the disk ' s power . These eight disks can be merged in different combinations to create different powers . The only one of these other powers to have an official number code is Time ( which can speed up or slow down a target ) ; its code is 9 . The third digit is the power level of the disk . The higher the number , the more powerful the disk power . Higher levels increase the endurance , how long the effect lasts , etc . The highest power level of any disk made in Metru Nui is 8 ; though six level - 9 disks exist ( see " Great Kanoka Disks " , below ) . Kanoka Codes . With regards to making Kanohi Masks , level - 1 to level - 6 disks are used to make Matoran masks , because all the power of the disk leeches out during the mask - making process , so the masks do not have power . Level - 7 disks are used to make Noble Masks , and level - 8 disks are used to make Great Masks . Great Kanoka Disks . There are six Kanoka Disks in existence with a power level of 9 , called Great Kanoka Disks . These disks were made by the inhabitants of Artakha and hidden in the city of Metru Nui . During the time that the Morbuzakh was attacking the city , one Matoran from each Metru found a Great Disk ; the Toa Metru were later able to retrieve the Great Disks and use them to destroy the Morbuzakh . Toa Vakama later found that he could merge the six Great Disks together to make the Disk of Time ( code 199 , also known as the 7th great disk ) , he then forged this disk into the Vahi Mask of Time . Toa Disks . When the six Matoran chosen by Toa Lhikan transformed into the Toa Metru at the Great Temple , they found six Kanoka with their names and Kanohi Masks carved on them . These disks bear some of the Toa ' s elemental power in them . The location of these disks as of now is unknown . Additionally , Vakama found a Toa Disk with Nuhrii ' s name on it during the Visorak invasion of the city , and in examining his own disk realized that a previous image had been scratched out with his own name and mask engraved in its place . This disk was one of several pieces of evidence supporting the ( ultimately false ) idea that Nuhrii and the other Matoran to find the Great Disks were the ones who were supposed to be the Toa Metru . It was asserted that all such evidence was authentic - if deliberately placed in conspicuous locations - so it is likely , though unconfirmed , that the other five Matoran have their own Toa Disks as well . Disk Combinations . The following Kanohi masks are made from different combinations of Kanoka Disks : Kanoka combinations for all other masks are unknown . The Ignika Mask of Life is said to have been forged by the Great Beings , and likely was not made from Kanoka Disks at all . Collectibility . Although there are 432 possible Kanoka Code combinations ( six Metru times eight powers times nine levels of strength ) , only 50 of these codes were produced by LEGO . Several came with 2004 BIONICLE sets : The remainder of the coded Kanoka disks , including Great Disks , were available in Kanoka Disk Launcher Packs ( in order of strength ) : There are also two more mass - produced Kanoka , not marked with normal Metru symbols : Toa Vakama sets included Vakama ' s Toa Disk ; and Disks of Time were included in specially - marked late releases of Vahki sets , only in Target stores . LEGO also made 500 gold - plated Kanoka as prizes in various contests , notably as First Prizes on " instant win " Kanoka Cards included with Toa Metru sets .