Why Everyone Who Used the Mask of Life Died | BIONICLE Deep Dive 

“Ironic, he could save others from death, but not himself” -the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise

Honestly, I know everyone felt the noble sacrifice of Toa Matoro and yet, I wonder how Turaga Nuju felt... Nuju has been one of my favourite characters of the entire franchise : speaks in bird Rahi tongue, telekinetic powers, mastery over the forces of frost, and generally one of the most lucid and conscious of the Toa Metru/Turaga of Mata Nui. Did he knew this would happen? How did he felt? Was he proud because his pupil, his Right Hand, accomplished his Destiny in Peace, two great values for Ko-Matorans? Or was he sad, so sad, that his own student, the one he was especially proud of along with Kopeke, had to die? Probably both.

Certain death as a deterrent makes sense. The only purpose of the mask was to be used to heal Mata Nui (and potentially also Spherus Magna), i.e. a selfless act for the mask's bearer. Risking the possibility of the mask falling into the hands of an individual with even a shred of selfishness might doom the entire MU, millions of lives, so it makes sense that the only beings allowed to obtain the mask are those that are so determined to heal the Great Spirit that it does not matter to them if they live or die - ultimate selflessness.

Here's a wild idea for a video: Gen 1 and Gen 2 both have a Mask of Creation Gen 1 and Gen 2 both have a Mask of Time What if the Mask of Ultimate Power is the Gen 2 version of the Mask of Life, if the consciousness inside it was evil from the start rather than ambivalence turning to heroism?

I really wonder how the Great Beings managed to make something with this kind of power and effect.

I do like this trope a lot. The whole "there's a catch to receiving this power". See it a lot in Kamen Rider. On a side note, I also like to think that the reason why the users of the Ignika die is something akin to a metaphor of sorts. That in life, there is also death. That sort of thing.

7:37 I would assume Zaktan would just make the other Piraka wear it. Then move onto Matoran slaves when he ran out.

Unlike the other great masks of power, the Kanohi Ignika is a living being, like the Krana witch isnt the same thing as the masks of power of the Toa. The explanation is this: Evil beings are destroyed or been cursed, Toa`s like Matoro haves to fullfill their destiny for saving the great spirit Mata Nui, althought the death of a Toa is a extreme thing to do, despite the reason. And yes, the Kanohi Ignika judges and decides the destiny to give to all beings who tries to wear the Mask of Life.

One mask to rule them all One mask to find them One mask to bring them all And in the darkness bind them

Wait, if you are only including those who actually wore the mask, Vezon is still alive.

So the mask makes you a god right?

But vezon is still alive I guess he didn't use it to its full power

What ever happened to the Great Beings? Are they extinct?