Kanohi

> *"Your Kanohi also gives an additional ability, sometimes it can be extremely useful other times it rarely is used, it's really a roll of the dice."* Helryx
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Kanohi (かのひ Kano hi) are masks that when worn by a Matoran deemed worthy will transform them into a Toa.

## Description

### Overview

Kanohi are masks that vary in design across each type of power the Kanohi gives the user. Kanohi were originally created by the Toa Mata with the help of Mata Nui and distributed to the Matoran as gifts to his people. If a Matoran attempts to put on a Kanohi and it deems the worthy they are transformed into a Toa, if the Kanohi doesn't deem the Matoran worthy nothing happens. Once a Kanohi has deemed a user worthy it will serve the user regardless if they go on to be a good person or not. Kanohi are virtually indestructible and will repair themselves if in the unlikely situation that they are damaged, while repairing the secondary power of a Kanohi cannot be used. The Kanohi of the Shadow Toa members of the Brotherhood of Makuta have had their Kanohi modified by Makuta so that they are not judged on moral values but instead on loyalty to Makuta, these Kanohi will also only allow Toa of Shadow to use them. Every Kanohi is named after a notable wielder of said Kanohi which is considered an honor by most Toa to have their names preserved in such a way.

### Shadow Kanohi

Shadow Kanohi are a special case of Kanohi that have been modified by Makuta so that the spirit of the Toa wielder is trapped inside of their former Kanohi upon death. Makuta selects only morally corrupt Toa to do this to and they are considered to be a variation of a Spirit. The spirit residing in the Kanohi has some influence over the current wielder that can vary from influencing their decisions to taking control over their body. The spirit also override the Kanohi judgement system and can allow users that they deem suitable to wield their Kanohi. If the Shadow Kanohi is damaged in any way the seal keeping the spirit inside the Kanohi is broken and the spirit will likely be forced into the afterlife.

### Kanohi Nuva

The Kanohi Nuva are a group of pseudo-legendary Kanohi that are remarkably powerful. Each one is wielded by one of the six Toa Mata. While there is not much else known about the Kanohi Nuva they do give the users elemental conversions although not on the same level as the Avohkii or Kraahkan.

### Legendary Kanohi

These Kanohi grant the users incredible power though elemental conversions based on the user's sheer force will. Though it is quite difficult if a Toa were to push this power to the maximum they would be able to destroy an entire universe. There are only two known legendary Kanohi the Avohkii and the Kraahkan both were created to balance each other's existence so that one would not go unchallenged. Following the death of Makuta and the creation of Universe 74 both the Avohkii and Kraahkan have been destroyed.

## List of Kanohi

### Legendary Kanohi

* Avohkii - Destroyed
* Kraahkan - Destroyed

### Kanohi Nuva

* Ikir Nuva
* Akida Nuva
* Melum Nuva
* Terak Nuva
* Ketar Nuva
* Uxar Nuva

### Great Kanohi

* Calix
* Faxon
* Tryna
* Kadin
* Suletu
* Sanok
* Pehkui
* Felnas
* Tuyet
* Helryx
* Hau
* Kiril
* Huna
* Kualsi
* Olisi
* Rode
* Volitak
* Olmak
* Jutlin
* Shelek
* Crast
* Mohtrek

## Trivia

Kanohi usually chose their champions at younger ages due to their more innocent nature than older users. This leads to most Toa acquiring their powers in their early to late teens or sometimes their early twenties.