Manas

Most species of Rahi are not very smart. They use their strength- not their wits- to battle their opponents. But the most dangerous Rahi, the Manas, were both smart and strong. These gigantic, crab-like creatures were often used as guards, Makuta controlled two Manas that were later freed (these same two were later encountered by Toa Onua and Turaga Whenua. Karzahni had several Manas in his realm. These Rahi were also attracted to heat.

No single Toa could overcome the Manas. The only way the Toa Mata could defeat them was by merging into the Toa Kaita. Onua was able to pit Kofo-Jaga to defeat them in the Quests for the Masks.

Trivia

 * Manas is the Matoran word for "monster".
 * In the wild, Manas tended to turn on each other when they ran out of opponents to fight.
 * In Mata Nui Online Game, there were tons of Manas on the way to Mangaia that Toa Kaita had to battle. They destroyed them by destroying strange poles that controlled them.

Set Information

 * The Manas are the only BIONICLE sets that could be controlled by remote control.
 * The two Manas included in the set could be combined into a Mana Ko.
 * The Manas was released in 2001.
 * The Manas' set number was 8539 and had 442 pieces. (As a whole, not for each Manas.)
 * The Manas set is the most expensive set recorded along with the Skopio XV-1.

Appearances

 * Mata Nui Online Game
 * Bionicle Chronicles #1
 * Bionicle Chronicles #4
 * Bionicle Adventures #5
 * Bionicle Legends #2
 * Quests for the Masks

Manas