@@87583 To be honest, I've been out of the loop of Bionicle for a long while, and today I decided to see if he had more videos about Vezon's adventures. But it's sad to now learn he's gone. At 28, no less.
Damn! That... is actually a really good point. The Elda is practically useless for anything else... but without it, both Jovan and Jaller's Toa teams would have been doomed to never find the Mask of Life.
@@krakenito5248 It's largely implied that the only reason she could see Matoro's spirit while he was outside his body was because of a weird side effect of her mask rather than an ability unto itself. Since it detects the mask of life, it seems she has some type of direct life sensing ability.
Useful in the bottom-of-the-sea setting it was in? Something you're looking for down there, Dr. Bright? Or is that information redacted and I need amnestics?
Granted, some of these masks could be very useful if used alongside another since Toa usually started off as a team. Like, the Mask of Clairvoyant and Mask of Possibilities could be used together to find that one possible outcome out of millions like Doctor Strange. Or the Mask of Summoning alongside the Mask of Mind Control or Mask of Charisma to have the summoned creature at your side.
That would be interesting to see! Kind of like how the Toa would combine their elements to make glass tornados or thunder storms, but with mask powers!
I mean, the Vahi would be very useful if you can use it properly. Being able to speed or slow time in a specific area would certainly have advantages, like slowing down an enemy or speeding up a process that would usually take a long time. The main reason Vakama probably couldn't use it properly is because he was still somewhat of a rookie Toa who hadn't even figured out how to use his own mask power yet.
I'm actually surprised the Mask of Undeath isn't on here. It only resurrects you to complete your last goal before dying, with the life force in the mask expiring afterwards. It's otherwise useless, and there is the chance of having others finish what you started without having your zombified corpse do it for you.
I didn't expected to see my Toa Cordak used in a video, especially from an old hand of the Bionicle community. Thank you. This list is interesting, and after studying the subject myself before, I came to the same conclusion for the miru, the mask of clairvoyance, the ruru, the zatth and the vahi (which is an extremely frustrating case when you sees the possibilities that offers a true time control in other media such as Jojo's bizarre adventure with The World). However, for the other, I think that other interpretation can be established. Water breathing, even for a limited period, can stay usefull depending on the environement, same for the Arthron. For the jutlin, make your oponent rust when most of them are cyborgs is more than cheated in my opinion, and if the delay of action is described as slower than fragmentation or disintegration, the precise delay is not clearly established, so it can be assumed that is still acceptable. But wathever, in any case, it will probably never be established, so both case are possible. For the mask of possibilities, I understand your statement, but on paper, affect probabilities is literally playing with chaos, so I think it can be very powerful in the hand of a good user. The mask of Charisma has limited application, but with a good tactic, it can be a powerfull weapon as well. I think that other mask such as the mask of psychometry which serves only for investigation and is limited to inorganic material, the rau that only serves for translation of some rare languages , the elda that is even described as a rare kanohi because of its niche purpose, and the mask of undeath, that is useless before your death, could have been honorable mentions.
I don't really agree with judging masks based on the existence of other masks. Like the Miru is still good, just that the Kadin is better in most situations. You don't get to choose what mask you get sometimes. And if we are judging it based on that, the Elda should've been on the list. It's basically the Rode without the lie detector, and gives you a headache on the southern continent.
Obviously, you don't get to choose what mask you get but my idea was based off of a conveyor belt of Kanohi masks and you have every single one ever created in front of you and you have to smash the 10 that aren't worth it to even use.
@@TheShadowedOne1 Going by this criteria it'd make sense to get rid of duplicate powers. And I suppose the Elda gets by because it is the most useful mask if when Ignika is needed (which is twice in the entire existence of the MU). I'd still argue this isn't the best way to judge the masks but I digress. I do have to question where is the Mask of Undeath in all this.
@@TheShadowedOne1 By that logic, the Ignika should be on the list. Cant even wear it without mutating horribly or dying...unless you are Mata Nui or the masks construct body, you are pretty much not worth ever using that mask.
I sort of thought the Mask of Undeath would be in the list (Reanimates user into powerless, near mindless zombie after being deceased) The Ignika is also kind of weird, beyond something for the sake of mata-nui's life, it can't really be used in combat or willingly utilized by any user (including mata-nui) unless the mask wants to, and most other beings who wore it disintegrate
Well to be fair the Ignika isn't supposed to be a tool for a lowly MU being, it pretty much only exists to be Mata Nui's defibrillator. The fact it even does other shit good or bad is kind of going beyond the call of duty
On Legends of Metru Nui, the Mask of Night Vision was also used to see through a stadium floor to find the chamber with the Matoran capsules l, so technically it has the same powers as the mask of X-ray but with the added bonus of actually emitting light. Though with the ambiguous way X-ray actually works in fiction it could still be useless.
Honestly, I kinda wish you took a bit of time to go into more detail about how each mask has been used in their scenarios. That being said, the Kanohi Ruru really is a terrible mask! It'd be nice if it was like night-vision goggles! Of course, why did Whenua have the ability of X-Ray vision, when that ability was designated to the Kanohi Akaku, Mask of X-Ray Vision? Of course, the Akaku was also called the Mask of Vision, so could the Akaku have night vision, heat vision, etc.? Questions, questions, questions...
There's kind of one problem with over half of these Kanohi. Aren't most of these masks designed for exploration and not combat? Possibility, Clairvoyance, and Charisma are absolutely worthless, and Summoning is too random to be of any use. But the Kanohi Vahi absolutely annihilated the Bohrak-Kal by making time become so slow that the power built up beyond their control, or become so fast that they couldn't stop it before it backfired spectacularly in their face.
That wasn't the mask. The toa fed their elemental power into the nuva cube and in turn made the Bohrok Kal's powers go haywire as they were empowering themselves though it. All the Vahi did was give the toa a moment to think.
This is shockingly short. It's a shame that some of my favorite masks are on this list, including Jaller's Samurai Kanohi mask, AKA Arthron. edit: I disagree with the Kaukau! Makes you a scuba diver without tanks and masks! Also, the Ruru wasn't executed that well in the movies. Personally, I saw it as less a flashlight and more night vision. Just my take on the two masks.
I wanted to make a short Top 10 for once but still do the same amount of crazy work that I usually do. Short videos, from my research, mean that people are more likely to actually watch it more often. Also these masks don't deserve more elaboration like Terrifying did.
@@TheShadowedOne1 They sure did deserve more elaboration! But I guess if you did that, then you'd have to remove them after realising that they're actually decent, and then you wouldn't have a top ten list anymore
I'll say the mask of clairvoyance can be useful. you could get rich by betting on kohlii matches if you see their results^^ also the mask of charisma is kinda strong because it is basically mind control under the illusion of free will (or so I've heard). and the kaukau is one of my favourite underrated masks, well the kaukau nuva is. because by sharing the ability with your nearby enemy you can suffocate them because they lose the ability to breathe air^^ forget about toa code, we've seen gali risk killing everybody with a nova blast. if shit hits the fan she would probably be fine with doing this.
The Khanoi Ruru (the toa metru design) is one of my favourite bionicle masks of all time, but damn is its abilities so pointless, for crying out loud we have street lights to do it’s job…
@@TheShadowedOne1 Dare I say, the Faxon is pretty underrated. In fact, it’s the mask of my moc build character Aguo (the first unofficial male Toa of Water)
I thought the Kanohi Ruru also lets you use some sort of X-ray vision, at least that's what it seemed like in one scene in the movie where Whenua spotted to captured Matoran in the ground underneath them
Surprised Kraahkan didn't appear. Mask of Shadows which brings no greater Shadows power to Makuta and attacks any other species makes it absolutely useless, unless we count the ability to "see all those little shadows in others"
The mask of charisma should've been the mask of mind control or maybe a different power we've never seen before like mental blasts (telepathically sends a blast of energy enough to mentally stun an opponent for a short time, you have to be near someone or next to someone for it to work) or maybe splitting your soul into two halves (one half is still in your body but the other half is in an opponent, but the mask can only work if both halves think the same thing).
Personally just because the mask of time requires extreme willpower doesn't mean it's useless. Teridax's entire 1st plan hinged on using the Vahi to accelerate the brain washing of the Matoran. I mean just imagine if you were able to control it, sure you can't time travel but you could also make every single fight you're in play out like a quicksilver montage.
Signature Kanohi Hau is not also perfect: it protects you, but only when you are aware of attack, so ambushes and mental attacks (what evil masterminds and their minions mostly do) are out of options. Also rest in peace Nathan Paisie, aka TheShadowedOne1.
Gotta disagree with the choice of the Miru and the Mask of Charisma. Even if it's not as good as flight, Levitation is far from a useless power. As for the Mask of Charisma, did you actually read the description of it? It might as well be called the Mask of Mind Rape, and unlike the Mask of Mind Control, the effects are permanent if the mind is weak enough. On another note, quite a few of these Masks certainly have more uses than you're claiming, albeit they are fairly situational, but certainly not useless. Also, why wasn't the Mask of Undeath on this list? You literally have to die in order to actually use it, and even just wearing it drains your life force and effectively helps kill you.
I think Kongu's reaction to the fact that he wasn't given the Mask of Flight. Though I wonder if there's a technicality that makes Levitation more useful in certain situations.
in defence of the 7, if the user know the events of the future, but its unable (or dont want) to do something to change it... that is not a problem of the mask, thats up tu him,
I believe that the mask of life changed their powers for the plot and the terrain theyre going into. I havent got to the mahri arc in the books just yet(but isaw duckbricks recap), but i cant realy imagine nuparus mask of flight, or jallers mask of physical abilities to be very useful that deep in the ocean. On the other hand, their new masks also dont seem THAT good.
The Mask of Time saved the lives of everyone in Metru Nui. Which was essential for the ultimate defeat of Makuta and ensured the safety of the Matoran. How exactly is that useless?
The first seven are situationally useful, in spite of their limitedness, even if we only saw limited use of their abilities. The final three, I fully agree, they are dumb.
The Kanohi Kaukau is particularly bad, because in the Bionicle board game from 2001, the game literally swaps out its function to become similar to the Kanohi Kakama.
That might be the next one I do but I'll make it longer if that's what people would want. Shorter videos are normally more appealing than a longer 12 minute one.
@@ericschuller908 The mask is basically a Star Trek Universal translator (both written and spoken languages), it is insanely useful not just on a daily basis but in establishing better interactions and cooperation between cultures, worlds, nations, people (and even freaking animals). However, Bionicle underplayed its usefulness cause, despite how fans overhype the lore, the Mata Nui Universe (and the surrounding Bara, Aqua, Bota Magna) is not that complex when it comes to different cultures. People are somehow able to interact with each other with no issue. This is mostly a problem of the story writers not putting much thought about this aspect of worldbuilding and less about the mask. It would be insanely useful outside of the current bubble of Spherus Magna star system if they ever interacted with actual extra terrestrials and the line actually cared about different cultures being a thing.
@@ericschuller908 mask of undeath for me. All it does is take some of your life force and use it to temporarily resurrect you after you die, but only so you can complete your last goal before dying
@@Bionickpunk Even then, most Akakus have eyepieces built into them, something that is useful in its own right. Yeah, the mask ability is more specialized, but I also see it with the comparison between the Huna and the Volitak: one has two unique abilities, while the other specializes in one of those with some different advantages to go with it
I'm surprised that the mask of life isn't on the list, not only that it iss sentient, but even touching the mask gives you a curse, and having the power of life, it gave more death and insanity, only even if you're able to wear it, it's a one time used killing the user, yeah it has a greater purpose but it's more trouble than helpful
yeah.... Lewa and Kongu both got fucking cheated. wtf. also rip i feel like the mask of possibles was poorly used i think it makes sense for the vahi to be tricky to use number 1 should be see in the dark, not flashlight
Rest in Peace, Nathan. You were a king of this community, and a king gone far too soon.
Wait, what happened
@@87583 Nathan Paisie, aka TheShadowedOne1, passed away suddenly on November 26th, 2022. He was 28 years old.
Wait, he's gone?
@@valutaatoaofunknownelement197 yeah, I wish it wasn’t true.
@@87583 To be honest, I've been out of the loop of Bionicle for a long while, and today I decided to see if he had more videos about Vezon's adventures.
But it's sad to now learn he's gone. At 28, no less.
I'm genuinely shocked you didn't include a mask whose only power is giving you a headache when you're not around the mask of life.
Damn! That... is actually a really good point. The Elda is practically useless for anything else...
but without it, both Jovan and Jaller's Toa teams would have been doomed to never find the Mask of Life.
It actually gives you a headache when you ARE around the ignika and also let's you see invisible beings and objects
@@krakenito5248 It's largely implied that the only reason she could see Matoro's spirit while he was outside his body was because of a weird side effect of her mask rather than an ability unto itself. Since it detects the mask of life, it seems she has some type of direct life sensing ability.
@@purplehaze2358 I never got that from the story. Anywhere you look it seems like it's always been the intended power of the mask
To be fair, a mask of sonar actually does sound kinda useful in the bottom-of-the-sea setting it was in.
it could also be useful in mines
But compared to jaller’s previous mask it’s a complete downgrade.
Even Kopaka’s mask of vision is better.
I mean if you're very deep and can't see shit
@@nezaniatoimya Not unless you have the Ruru, mask of nightvision EEEEH....but yeah sonar would also be useful.
Useful in the bottom-of-the-sea setting it was in? Something you're looking for down there, Dr. Bright? Or is that information redacted and I need amnestics?
The "flashlight" effect of the Ruru can be used as a flashbang grenade to blind your enemies.
And somehow see through rock to find thousands of matoran and never be used again.
Its also useful for underground and underwater light source. Not everyone is Takanuva so they cant generate light sources when they want.
ruru is useless but not whole
LONG LIVE FLASH POWERS.
It was a great run bro...
May Mata-Nui hold you by his side...
Granted, some of these masks could be very useful if used alongside another since Toa usually started off as a team.
Like, the Mask of Clairvoyant and Mask of Possibilities could be used together to find that one possible outcome out of millions like Doctor Strange. Or the Mask of Summoning alongside the Mask of Mind Control or Mask of Charisma to have the summoned creature at your side.
That would be interesting to see! Kind of like how the Toa would combine their elements to make glass tornados or thunder storms, but with mask powers!
A moment of silence for the GOAT.....
3:48 when I was still a baby, I couldn't swim, and Kaukau was what I needed the most at the time!
I mean, the Vahi would be very useful if you can use it properly. Being able to speed or slow time in a specific area would certainly have advantages, like slowing down an enemy or speeding up a process that would usually take a long time. The main reason Vakama probably couldn't use it properly is because he was still somewhat of a rookie Toa who hadn't even figured out how to use his own mask power yet.
RIP to a talented creator of the community🙏🏽🙏🏽
Rest in peace my Friend. Thank you for everything hope to see you again one day.
his top 10 videos were always my favorite, it's so incredibly unfortunate that this will be his last. Rest in peace ❤❤
I'm actually surprised the Mask of Undeath isn't on here. It only resurrects you to complete your last goal before dying, with the life force in the mask expiring afterwards. It's otherwise useless, and there is the chance of having others finish what you started without having your zombified corpse do it for you.
Rest in peace ❤
Rest in Piece 💔
You will be missed
He ded?
@@mechmaster315 yes, unfortunately he passed away
@@mrclappersxd i mean I did hear that later on
RIP dude. Where ever you are, I hope your good
I didn't expected to see my Toa Cordak used in a video, especially from an old hand of the Bionicle community. Thank you.
This list is interesting, and after studying the subject myself before, I came to the same conclusion for the miru, the mask of clairvoyance, the ruru, the zatth and the vahi (which is an extremely frustrating case when you sees the possibilities that offers a true time control in other media such as Jojo's bizarre adventure with The World).
However, for the other, I think that other interpretation can be established. Water breathing, even for a limited period, can stay usefull depending on the environement, same for the Arthron. For the jutlin, make your oponent rust when most of them are cyborgs is more than cheated in my opinion, and if the delay of action is described as slower than fragmentation or disintegration, the precise delay is not clearly established, so it can be assumed that is still acceptable. But wathever, in any case, it will probably never be established, so both case are possible. For the mask of possibilities, I understand your statement, but on paper, affect probabilities is literally playing with chaos, so I think it can be very powerful in the hand of a good user. The mask of Charisma has limited application, but with a good tactic, it can be a powerfull weapon as well.
I think that other mask such as the mask of psychometry which serves only for investigation and is limited to inorganic material, the rau that only serves for translation of some rare languages , the elda that is even described as a rare kanohi because of its niche purpose, and the mask of undeath, that is useless before your death, could have been honorable mentions.
Now we need the top 10 most useful kanohi masks.
nah the top 10 most OP would be a better name
@@crushedcan5378 i actually agree. The mask of life is a definite OP mask in there.
Calix, Kakama, Crast, Matatu, Kualsi, Garai, Avohkii, Mask of Possibilities, Faxon, and #1, Olmak. In my opinion.
I don't really agree with judging masks based on the existence of other masks. Like the Miru is still good, just that the Kadin is better in most situations. You don't get to choose what mask you get sometimes. And if we are judging it based on that, the Elda should've been on the list. It's basically the Rode without the lie detector, and gives you a headache on the southern continent.
Obviously, you don't get to choose what mask you get but my idea was based off of a conveyor belt of Kanohi masks and you have every single one ever created in front of you and you have to smash the 10 that aren't worth it to even use.
@@TheShadowedOne1 Going by this criteria it'd make sense to get rid of duplicate powers. And I suppose the Elda gets by because it is the most useful mask if when Ignika is needed (which is twice in the entire existence of the MU). I'd still argue this isn't the best way to judge the masks but I digress. I do have to question where is the Mask of Undeath in all this.
@@TheShadowedOne1 By that logic, the Ignika should be on the list. Cant even wear it without mutating horribly or dying...unless you are Mata Nui or the masks construct body, you are pretty much not worth ever using that mask.
@@Bionickpunk Even that has the purpose of serving as Mata Nui's equivalent to a defibrillator
@@SpacklerStudios Only for Mata Nui, it is useless for any other use outside of him.
I'd like to point out that Tahu downgraded from the ability to shield everyone on his team to a higher charisma score.
And he got shielding back when he went to Bara Magna
Guess he wanted to multiclass into bard
@@custodianguardofthemagyari216 Trinuma just wanted his dialogue speech checks to pass. Aint noting useless with that RPG strat.
I sort of thought the Mask of Undeath would be in the list
(Reanimates user into powerless, near mindless zombie after being deceased)
The Ignika is also kind of weird, beyond something for the sake of mata-nui's life, it can't really be used in combat or willingly utilized by any user (including mata-nui) unless the mask wants to, and most other beings who wore it disintegrate
Well to be fair the Ignika isn't supposed to be a tool for a lowly MU being, it pretty much only exists to be Mata Nui's defibrillator. The fact it even does other shit good or bad is kind of going beyond the call of duty
When I played with Toa Mata, Levitation was one of the most useful abilites xD
On Legends of Metru Nui, the Mask of Night Vision was also used to see through a stadium floor to find the chamber with the Matoran capsules l, so technically it has the same powers as the mask of X-ray but with the added bonus of actually emitting light. Though with the ambiguous way X-ray actually works in fiction it could still be useless.
I cant wait to see this vid!
I would find all of these Kanohi useful for collection purposes. Some can be great for fun.
Honestly, I kinda wish you took a bit of time to go into more detail about how each mask has been used in their scenarios.
That being said, the Kanohi Ruru really is a terrible mask! It'd be nice if it was like night-vision goggles! Of course, why did Whenua have the ability of X-Ray vision, when that ability was designated to the Kanohi Akaku, Mask of X-Ray Vision? Of course, the Akaku was also called the Mask of Vision, so could the Akaku have night vision, heat vision, etc.? Questions, questions, questions...
There's kind of one problem with over half of these Kanohi.
Aren't most of these masks designed for exploration and not combat? Possibility, Clairvoyance, and Charisma are absolutely worthless, and Summoning is too random to be of any use. But the Kanohi Vahi absolutely annihilated the Bohrak-Kal by making time become so slow that the power built up beyond their control, or become so fast that they couldn't stop it before it backfired spectacularly in their face.
That wasn't the mask. The toa fed their elemental power into the nuva cube and in turn made the Bohrok Kal's powers go haywire as they were empowering themselves though it. All the Vahi did was give the toa a moment to think.
I'm not even going to lie, I forgot you did Bionicle countdowns prior to seeing the premiere for this.
This is shockingly short. It's a shame that some of my favorite masks are on this list, including Jaller's Samurai Kanohi mask, AKA Arthron.
edit: I disagree with the Kaukau! Makes you a scuba diver without tanks and masks! Also, the Ruru wasn't executed that well in the movies. Personally, I saw it as less a flashlight and more night vision. Just my take on the two masks.
I wanted to make a short Top 10 for once but still do the same amount of crazy work that I usually do. Short videos, from my research, mean that people are more likely to actually watch it more often. Also these masks don't deserve more elaboration like Terrifying did.
@@TheShadowedOne1 They sure did deserve more elaboration! But I guess if you did that, then you'd have to remove them after realising that they're actually decent, and then you wouldn't have a top ten list anymore
Rest easy 💔
The mask of clairvoyance sounds fuckin anxiety-inducing to me.
The "You Can't Fight Fate" trope in mask form.
Rest in peace TheShadowedOne1.
the thing about the effect of the mask of charisma vs mind control is that the mind control wears off
Gaaki: Guys, we're going to become Rahaga!
Norik: What will we do to stop that?
Gaaki: Nothing. We're just going to let it happen.
I'll say the mask of clairvoyance can be useful. you could get rich by betting on kohlii matches if you see their results^^
also the mask of charisma is kinda strong because it is basically mind control under the illusion of free will (or so I've heard).
and the kaukau is one of my favourite underrated masks, well the kaukau nuva is. because by sharing the ability with your nearby enemy you can suffocate them because they lose the ability to breathe air^^ forget about toa code, we've seen gali risk killing everybody with a nova blast. if shit hits the fan she would probably be fine with doing this.
The Khanoi Ruru (the toa metru design) is one of my favourite bionicle masks of all time, but damn is its abilities so pointless, for crying out loud we have street lights to do it’s job…
The mask of night vision, wielded by an Earth Toa. WHO COULD ALREADY SEE IN THE DARK!
Rest in peace brother
How dare you insult the ruru, the original mask of light?
And then you have something like the Olmak, which is so useful, it feels OP.
I just realised that the Akaku is very effective since X-Rays can course Cancer
Its a safe bet that my favorite mask the Kanohi Faxon will be able to avoid the list.
You were correct. It was never on my original list.
@@TheShadowedOne1 Dare I say, the Faxon is pretty underrated. In fact, it’s the mask of my moc build character Aguo (the first unofficial male Toa of Water)
N1: every powerless Kanohi
Vahi:
Plus Side? Let's you slow or accelerate time.
Downside? ...You are hunted by gigantic dark hunter for rest of your days.
Other downsides: incredibly hard to control and could probably destroy the space-time continuum if used incorrectly.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2:59 But what if you need to up your Rizz game?
Personally the only Kanohi I would consider to be actually useless is the one of charisma but that's just me.
"Mask of charismatic!"
There's no such thing a a useless power, just situations where certain powers are disadvantageous.
I thought the Kanohi Ruru also lets you use some sort of X-ray vision, at least that's what it seemed like in one scene in the movie where Whenua spotted to captured Matoran in the ground underneath them
Surprised Kraahkan didn't appear. Mask of Shadows which brings no greater Shadows power to Makuta and attacks any other species makes it absolutely useless, unless we count the ability to "see all those little shadows in others"
Rest in peace
There is also that once the vahi is created, it is a hazard as destroying it will destroy time
The mask of charisma should've been the mask of mind control or maybe a different power we've never seen before like mental blasts (telepathically sends a blast of energy enough to mentally stun an opponent for a short time, you have to be near someone or next to someone for it to work) or maybe splitting your soul into two halves (one half is still in your body but the other half is in an opponent, but the mask can only work if both halves think the same thing).
Personally just because the mask of time requires extreme willpower doesn't mean it's useless. Teridax's entire 1st plan hinged on using the Vahi to accelerate the brain washing of the Matoran.
I mean just imagine if you were able to control it, sure you can't time travel but you could also make every single fight you're in play out like a quicksilver montage.
It's been a while since I've been up to date with Bionicle, but all I can say now: *SAD WHENUA NOISES!*
R.I.P THESHADOWEDONE1 you will be missed
Signature Kanohi Hau is not also perfect: it protects you, but only when you are aware of attack, so ambushes and mental attacks (what evil masterminds and their minions mostly do) are out of options.
Also rest in peace Nathan Paisie, aka TheShadowedOne1.
Cool I think your right. I have always wondered about the mask of flashlight
Gotta disagree with the choice of the Miru and the Mask of Charisma. Even if it's not as good as flight, Levitation is far from a useless power.
As for the Mask of Charisma, did you actually read the description of it? It might as well be called the Mask of Mind Rape, and unlike the Mask of Mind Control, the effects are permanent if the mind is weak enough.
On another note, quite a few of these Masks certainly have more uses than you're claiming, albeit they are fairly situational, but certainly not useless.
Also, why wasn't the Mask of Undeath on this list? You literally have to die in order to actually use it, and even just wearing it drains your life force and effectively helps kill you.
I missed your top 10s
I think Kongu's reaction to the fact that he wasn't given the Mask of Flight. Though I wonder if there's a technicality that makes Levitation more useful in certain situations.
in defence of the 7, if the user know the events of the future, but its unable (or dont want) to do something to change it... that is not a problem of the mask, thats up tu him,
Kanohi ruru is actually good design but poor at function, it just a flashlight but at face
Pitch black underground or underwater scenarios would disagree.
The mask of charisma is for hard dnd fans, lol
I always disliked how the Toa Mahri couldn't keep their original mask powers, it seemed so dumb to me because the Inika mask powers were awesome
I believe that the mask of life changed their powers for the plot and the terrain theyre going into. I havent got to the mahri arc in the books just yet(but isaw duckbricks recap), but i cant realy imagine nuparus mask of flight, or jallers mask of physical abilities to be very useful that deep in the ocean. On the other hand, their new masks also dont seem THAT good.
i disagree with literally all of these
Who knew Whenua’s Kanohi would appear as #1?
the mask of concealment was also pretty useless. why use that when the mask of stealth does the same thing but bettet?
The Mask of Time saved the lives of everyone in Metru Nui. Which was essential for the ultimate defeat of Makuta and ensured the safety of the Matoran. How exactly is that useless?
Miss you guy
You should do a list about rahi.
do a video with top10 biggest bionicle characters pls
He can't he died.
He’s dead
The first seven are situationally useful, in spite of their limitedness, even if we only saw limited use of their abilities. The final three, I fully agree, they are dumb.
The Kanohi Kaukau is particularly bad, because in the Bionicle board game from 2001, the game literally swaps out its function to become similar to the Kanohi Kakama.
Rip :(
I'll bet if you did useful masks, the Huna, Rode and Calix and so on would be on that list
That might be the next one I do but I'll make it longer if that's what people would want. Shorter videos are normally more appealing than a longer 12 minute one.
Huh, not what I was expecting but I am curious to see which ones you consider useless.
In real-life, translation would be the most useful on a daily basis.
@@ericschuller908 The mask is basically a Star Trek Universal translator (both written and spoken languages), it is insanely useful not just on a daily basis but in establishing better interactions and cooperation between cultures, worlds, nations, people (and even freaking animals). However, Bionicle underplayed its usefulness cause, despite how fans overhype the lore, the Mata Nui Universe (and the surrounding Bara, Aqua, Bota Magna) is not that complex when it comes to different cultures. People are somehow able to interact with each other with no issue. This is mostly a problem of the story writers not putting much thought about this aspect of worldbuilding and less about the mask. It would be insanely useful outside of the current bubble of Spherus Magna star system if they ever interacted with actual extra terrestrials and the line actually cared about different cultures being a thing.
@@Bionickpunk, exactly. What Kanohi would you actually consider to be useless?
@@ericschuller908 mask of undeath for me. All it does is take some of your life force and use it to temporarily resurrect you after you die, but only so you can complete your last goal before dying
Wait doesnt the kanohi ruru also give the user x ray vision?
Yes, but not to the same degree as the Akaku
@@SpacklerStudios But the Akaku doesnt have a flashlight feature, clearly the Ruru is more versatile, especially for underground use.
@@Bionickpunk Even then, most Akakus have eyepieces built into them, something that is useful in its own right. Yeah, the mask ability is more specialized, but I also see it with the comparison between the Huna and the Volitak: one has two unique abilities, while the other specializes in one of those with some different advantages to go with it
Incredibly hot takes, yet i cant disagree w any of your reasoning. Thanks for another great video
I'm surprised that the mask of life isn't on the list, not only that it iss sentient, but even touching the mask gives you a curse, and having the power of life, it gave more death and insanity, only even if you're able to wear it, it's a one time used killing the user, yeah it has a greater purpose but it's more trouble than helpful
(3:36) are they organic?
Mask of charisma is the other name for kanohi atuma
I knew the ruru will be the number one.
Imagine how triggered bozo eljay is now that his clown mask was on the list. Lol
Usless? They are useful
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The mask of night vision is so lame. Yeesh.
yeah.... Lewa and Kongu both got fucking cheated. wtf. also rip
i feel like the mask of possibles was poorly used
i think it makes sense for the vahi to be tricky to use
number 1 should be see in the dark, not flashlight