Extent of Takanuva's powers?

[slifer3000]

Takanuva was a matoran of light, which means he had, at some point in his past, the ability to fire bursts of light and change his armor color. This is the highest level of elemental expression of any matoran type. Av-Matoran are also taller than all other standard Matoran. This explains why Takanuva was as tall as a Toa Nuva despite being only a normal Toa. But, since Av-Matoran have higher elemental power than other Matoran types, should we assume Takanuva, excluding his boosted power from his Avohkii, has higher elemental power than the standard Toa does? Perhaps he is at the level of a Toa Nuva, if not stronger? 

[The 1st Shadow]

Um.... A few points to make.
1) Av-Matoran are NOT taller than other types. The only reason the Matoran in Karda Nui were taller is because their elemental Light was reacting to the closeness to the Core of the Universe. It was super-charging their bodies, so to speak. That's why Takanuva started growing larger once in Karda Nui. Outside in the rest of the MU, Av-Matoran were the same height as any other Matoran. (See BS01, under Abilities and Traits)

 

2) Takanuva was as tall as the Nuva because the Toa Nuva weren't any taller than other types of Toa--still just 7 feet tall. (See BS01)

 

3) The Avohkii does not boost Takanuva's existing Elemental Powers. This has been confirmed by Greg on multiple occasions. (See BS01, under Powers)

 

That said, Takanuva has the same level of power as the Toa Metru, Toa Mahri, Toa Hagah, etc. All the Avohkii does is give him a source of backup energy in terms of Elemental Power, but it doesn't increase his natural abilities.

[Podu]

Um.... A few points to make.

1) Av-Matoran are NOT taller than other types. The only reason the Matoran in Karda Nui were taller is because their elemental Light was reacting to the closeness to the Core of the Universe. It was super-charging their bodies, so to speak. That's why Takanuva started growing larger once in Karda Nui. Outside in the rest of the MU, Av-Matoran were the same height as any other Matoran. (See BS01, under Abilities and Traits)

 

2) Takanuva was as tall as the Nuva because the Toa Nuva weren't any taller than other types of Toa--still just 7 feet tall. (See BS01)

 

3) The Avohkii does not boost Takanuva's existing Elemental Powers. This has been confirmed by Greg on multiple occasions. (See BS01, under Powers)

 

That said, Takanuva has the same level of power as the Toa Metru, Toa Mahri, Toa Hagah, etc. All the Avohkii does is give him a source of backup energy in terms of Elemental Power, but it doesn't increase his natural abilities.

 

 

One thing of note that I would like to add is, Takanuva has access to the Light-based abilities that Av-Matoran could only access when combined with a Toa. So he can now move at the speed of light, create solid light etc., by using his element in ways that Toa of other elements presumably cannot. So while his mastery of his elemental power is more akin to normal Toa than a Toa Nuva, I would probably rank his overall power level slightly above other normal Toa simply based on the extra abilities he possesses.

Edited October 2, 2017 by Podu

[The 1st Shadow]

 

Um.... A few points to make.

1) Av-Matoran are NOT taller than other types. The only reason the Matoran in Karda Nui were taller is because their elemental Light was reacting to the closeness to the Core of the Universe. It was super-charging their bodies, so to speak. That's why Takanuva started growing larger once in Karda Nui. Outside in the rest of the MU, Av-Matoran were the same height as any other Matoran. (See BS01, under Abilities and Traits)

 

2) Takanuva was as tall as the Nuva because the Toa Nuva weren't any taller than other types of Toa--still just 7 feet tall. (See BS01)

 

3) The Avohkii does not boost Takanuva's existing Elemental Powers. This has been confirmed by Greg on multiple occasions. (See BS01, under Powers)

 

That said, Takanuva has the same level of power as the Toa Metru, Toa Mahri, Toa Hagah, etc. All the Avohkii does is give him a source of backup energy in terms of Elemental Power, but it doesn't increase his natural abilities.

 

 

One thing of note that I would like to add is, Takanuva has access to the Light-based abilities that Av-Matoran could only access when combined with a Toa. So he can now move at the speed of light, create solid light etc., by using his element in ways that Toa of other elements presumably cannot. So while his mastery of his elemental power is more akin to normal Toa than a Toa Nuva, I would probably rank his overall power level slightly above other normal Toa simply based on the extra abilities he possesses.

 

True, but other Toa can create "solid objects" from their elements (Pohatu or Onua creating giant hands to grab enemies, Kopaka throwing up walls in midair, etc). The only one that is really "special" to Av-Matoran (and, by extension, Takanuva) is the speed thing, and it was stated that Takanuva would require a lot of training to use that ability to the fullest extent. Even when we saw Photok use that power with Pohatu, they weren't moving at the full speed of light. Just a drastic increase in movement speed. It would require more training and experience than Takanuva ever had time to focus on in the story as we saw it.

 

So, while he is capable of doing those things, it's still a stretch of whether or not he is presently able to. In the Battle for Bara Magna, we saw him struggle to cast an illusion against a pair of Rahkshi.

[slifer3000]

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