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Magkoh, toa of earth.

comfortably at home deep underground, when not defending matoran he often helps dig tunnels and catalogue ores and minerals. he has a strong sense of heroism and courage although he may not realize it, many around him often find his successes annoying.

danceswithswords
danceswithswords

So walking along a trail a thought struck me. Did the Toa Metru not know their masks? They seem genuinely shocked (with one exception) about their mask powers, but I feel like some of them would at least have an idea.

Matau: This one is probably the least surprising. Why would he know at all?

Nuju: Not a part of his hyperfixation. He could have found it out, but why would he ever need that information?

Nokama: This is probably the weirdest one to me. She's a teacher actively imparting knowledge. I can't help but imagine using her mask as an example in like kanohi history. Best guess at this point is that it's not her area of expertise, but still seems odd.

Whenua: He knows. That man has probably cataloged the kanohi exhibit of the archives like 3 times. There's no way he doesn't know what a great Ruru looks like. My interpretation however is that he never thought it was useful, so why bring it up. The shock he got when it activated wasn't at its power, but at the actually utility.

Vakama: He knew everyone's mask power frame 1. You don't spend years forging masks and not knowing what a great Huna looks like. Of course though he was too nervous to mention this with the visions and everything.

Onewa: Similar to Nuju in that he could find out what it was if he wanted to, but why would he? Though most importantly he's the one who figures out that Vakama knew. I imagine either on the way to Mata Nui or back. The question gets asked. You're a mask maker, did you know? And from a nervous yes from Vakama, Onewa contemplates, not for the first time, throwing his leader overboard.