Mask Shape

[Boidoh]

Can mask be in ANY shape the Mask Makers want them to be? Because look at the difference between the original Akaku and the ones that Kopaka and Solek wear.

[Toatapio Nuva]

Yes, any mask can be in any shape. Usually masks are crafted into certain shapes to help others (mostly Toa) to identify the mask and the power.

[~Shockwave~]

hmmm. i can't see why not.but if they where crafted into random shapes, that would get confusing.but if they ae crafted in a certain shape, how can they change?note: this makes me think of lhikan's hau. it looked similar, but it was different.

[fishers64]

hmmm. i can't see why not.but if they where crafted into random shapes, that would get confusing.but if they ae crafted in a certain shape, how can they change?note: this makes me think of lhikan's hau. it looked similar, but it was different.

What do you mean by "change"? You mean the Toa Nuva's changed mask shape?As stated above, masks were normally created in specific shapes to tell others what the power was and to avoid confusion.

[~Shockwave~]

Like toa to turaga. Or matoran to toa

[fishers64]

Like toa to turaga. Or matoran to toa

Hmm...maybe energy warps the mask's shape. Or maybe it's just creative license...

[~Shockwave~]

I say the second one

[BioGio]

The change in shape from Toa to Turaga is usually just a result of the mask becoming Noble from Great. Matoran to Toa mask shape change has been a topic of a lot of discussion, since there are only different shapes for Matoran masks in the movies (so the question just becomes "Are movie images more canon than sets/comics?").

[CeeCee]

Were the Toa Metru matoran masks like the Turaga ones or like the toa ones?Toa Lhikan had a reshaped Hau though. I don't know why, but he did

Edited July 14, 2012 by SamH1995

[The Iron Toa]

Noble Masks are usually crafted with a shape distinct from the Great Version. Powerless masks in the shape of Noble masks would become Great Masks in form and function when their Matoran bearers become Toa, and Great Masks take the shape of Noble masks when their power is lowered to Noble-level when Toa become Turaga. I guess mask-makers have a way of determining what a Great mask will look like when it becomes Noble. Unless the Noble shape is a natural effect of the transformation, which seems unlikely to me because the power didn't have any effect on the shape before.As to what you were wondering, SamH, judging by the movies Vakama and the others had powerless Great-shaped masks, but they were smaller and shaped a little different before they became Toa. I don't think that the difference in shape is canon, but it might be. We don't know why Lhikan's Hau was a different shape. Perhaps in his homeland masks are traditionally shaped a little differently, or maybe he wanted his to be unique.

Edited July 15, 2012 by The Iron Toa

[Click]

Well, masks can be different shapes (for example, the Toa Hagah's masks, they were molded to resemble another mask's shape, with a different power). Another example is Lhikan's Hau, which is either a different form of Tahu's Hau, or in the shape of some other mask, or custom. A lot of it is really Lego's way to use Dume's mask for Norik with a different power.

[bonesiii]

As to how they pick the right shapes when changing, the simplest theory is that the Matoran/Toa's mind causes the shape just as Greg confirmed it does the Toa shape Matoran take. What they are used to is what they end up becoming, body-wise, so mask-wise this would make sense too.Or possibly destiny learns the standard shapes for each power that maskmakers normally use and applies them in transformation.

[Nick Silverpen]

Solek wore a Noble Akaku, so that's why his kanohi was different from Kopaka Mata's. Lhikan's hau being different from Tahu's was a result of cultural difference- just like artists have different styles, maskmakers are the same way. So literally, artistic license works as an explanation.

[High Voltage]

I think tahu's hau was the artahka version while lhikan's was a different version, though I'm not sure where I got that from. But yes, masks could be shaped in any way their forger wanted. It's just that most were forged in the way they were because the shapes were better for identification.

[ActivePalpitation]

Can mask be in ANY shape the Mask Makers want them to be? Because look at the difference between the original Akaku and the ones that Kopaka and Solek wear.

Actually solek wears a noble akaku

[Nuparu1995]

Of course they can. It all depends on the Kanoka disks (different, of course, for special masks like the Avohkii) from which they are made.

[25K Now!]

They probably can, seeing as Norik wore a Pehkui shaped like a Kiril.

[darkslizer]

I suppose any mask could be any shape, with the exception of the masks of Life, Time, and Creation. On second thought, maybe they could, but it would look too dramatic and odd for the wearer to be taken seriously, but still.

I think tahu's hau was the artahka version while lhikan's was a different version, though I'm not sure where I got that from. But yes, masks could be shaped in any way their forger wanted. It's just that most were forged in the way they were because the shapes were better for identification.

Given that Lhikan's mask was created several hundred to thousand years before Tahu's was. It had a different color and style because that was the current fashion(for the lack of a better word). Like how the style in the 1950's is far different from the style of today. You might be arrested in the 1950's for wearing modern day wear for inappropriateness. Something like that.

[Toa Zaz]

Typically, masks retain a certain shape in order to avoid confusion, aside from a few exceptions like the Toa Hagah. Masks have a specific "Great" and "Noble" shape. In the movies, masks also have a specific "Matoran" shape, but in other media they're identical to the Great or Noble incarnations. On Metru Nui, to further clarify, Matoran masks were streaked with silver, and Noble masks were streaked with black. As for your examples, Kopaka's looked different because it had adapted to suit the environment, and Solek's mask was in the shape of a Noble Akaku.

[Tahu5181]

Can mask be in ANY shape the Mask Makers want them to be? Because look at the difference between the original Akaku and the ones that Kopaka and Solek wear.

Yeah, they can be any shape.