Hau Nuva

"The shield flared to life around Kopaka. Stone rained down upon it and shattered to harmless fragments, while the ancient energies of the Kanohi kept the Toa of Ice from harm."

- Narration, BIONICLE Chronicles 4: Tales of the Masks

The Hau Nuva was the Kanohi Nuva Mask of Shielding, formed when a destined Kanohi Hau was exposed to Energized Protodermis and transformed. The Hau Nuva gave its user and those nearby the power to shield themselves from physical harm, as long as the user(s) was aware of all attacks made at them. In the event of a mental attack, however, the Hau Nuva was useless. Additionally, attacks such as molecular disruption could disrupt the shield. The only beings able to activate this mask's power were Toa Nuva.

Example Usage
In BIONICLE: Mask of Light, Tahu Nuva used his Hau Nuva to protect Takua and himself from a wave of lava. Later on, Tahu attempted to deflect Panrahk's fragmentation beam, only to have it blast him backward through a stone wall.

Great

 * The Toa Nuva
 * Tahu Nuva - Former primary mask
 * Gali Nuva - Secondary mask
 * Lewa Nuva - Secondary mask
 * Pohatu Nuva - Secondary mask
 * Onua Nuva - Secondary mask
 * Kopaka Nuva - Secondary mask

Set Information

 * Hau Nuva: The Great Mask of Shielding--Provides the user and those around him protection against the most powerful attacks, but not against strikes from ambush.


 * A red Hau Nuva was included in the 2002 Tahu Nuva set. The mask was also released in brown, black, green, blue and white as well, to represent the Hau Nuva collected by the other Toa Nuva. Finally, the Hau Nuva came in a pearl silver form to represent the de-powered form of Tahu Nuva.
 * The red Hau Nuva was also used to represented the appearance of Akamai Nuva's Aki Nuva.
 * A poison-infected version of the Hau Nuva was also released in 2003, to represent Tahu after being poisoned by Lerahk.
 * A swamp-adapted form of the Hau Nuva was included in the 2008 Tahu Nuva Mistika set.

Trivia

 * In the picture of the Razor Whale in BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts, a Matoran with a Hau Nuva can be seen riding on top of it. This mask is non-canonical.