Kaukau

> "Hey, just borrow some Kaukaus and come dive!"
> - SpongeBob SquarePants
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### Noble

Allows the user to breathe water and other liquids for up to 30 minutes at a time
Grants the user immunity to water pressure
Grants major improvements to the user's swimming abilities
Allows the user to heal slightly faster

### Humble

Allows the user to breathe water and other liquids for up to 10 minutes at a time
Grants the user great resistance to water pressure
Grants minor improvements to the user's swimming abilities

## Technical Information

### Kanoka

Regeneration
Shrink
Remove Poison

### Notable users

SpongeBob Squarepants
Hahli
Nuhrii
Kivi
Gali (formerly, now uses the Kaukau Nuva)

### Pronounciation

KOW-KOW

The Kanohi **Kaukau** is the *Mask of Water-Breathing*, and one of the twenty most common Kanohi masks among the populace of Mata Nui. When worn, the Kaukau allows the user to breathe water and other liquids, and also allows some very limited healing powers.

## Abilities and Variants

The Kanohi Kaukau allows the user to breathe water and other liquids instead of air for a limited period of time, as well as granting resistance and immunity to water pressure to able to swim to lower depths. This allows one to escape from enemies by traveling underwater, explore areas they otherwise could not, and avoid disasters such as being trapped underwater. The Humble variant of the Kaukau, the least powerful, allows the user to breathe liquid for up to 10 minutes per usage before needing to recharge, and also increases their resistance to water pressure greatly, but not completely, meaning that they will not be able to travel to extreme depths. It also makes the user a better swimmer by increasing their abilities underwater. The Noble variant of the Kaukau allows the user to breathe liquids for up to 30 minutes, and also grants complete immunity to underwater pressure, allowing the user to travel to any depth without fear of injury. It also has a more noticeable increase on the user's swimming abilities and causes them to heal from wounds slightly faster, allowing the Noble Kaukau to be used as a improvised first aid kit, providing temporary relief to injuries and preventing wounds from getting worse. The Great variant of the Kaukau, the most powerful variant, in addition to providing all the benefits of the Noble variant, increases the amount of time per use to 2 hours, allowing for deep sea exploration, and also increases the user's rate of healing tenfold, allowing them to recover from wounds completely.

## Limitations

Like most Kanohi, the Kaukau must be mentally activated, and the effects will stop as soon as the mask is removed or if the mask is damaged, although unlike most it does not stop working when the user loses concentration and instead must be mentally turned off. The ability to breathe underwater is useless for any being who is naturally amphibious, although it can be used to breathe in other liquids. Most prominent of all, the Kaukau makes the user a water-breather, thus meaning they will be unable to breathe air until they mentally turn off the mask's power.

## Notable users

### Humble

* Hahli
* Nuhrii
* Kivi

### Great

* The Toa Mata - formerly, exchanged for the Golden Kanohi
	+ Gali - former primary mask
	+ Tahu - former secondary mask
	+ Lewa - former secondary mask
	+ Kopaka - former secondary mask
	+ Onua - former secondary mask
	+ Pohatu - former secondary mask
* SpongeBob Squarepants - built into his Adaptive Armour