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Supercheats is a video gaming website that provides cheat codes, hints, questions and answers, walkthroughs/guides, and other information of games. The site was launched in Jan 2000 by Richard Gardner and Mark under the username Team Supercheats.

In addition to the content produced by Supercheats staff, the site also allows users to write their own cheat codes, hints, questions and answers, and post on the site's forums which has over 200000 members and has over 2000000 posts. It also has Kudos for users of SuperCheats, Kudos is how actively the user submits to the site and how well the submissions they add are rated. The maximum kudos level is currently ten.

History
Since 2000, Supercheats has been providing gamers with an unparalleled collection of cheats for thousands of games. Over the years the site have added walkthroughs and an innovative questions and answers features to help gamers with the exact game help that they need. The forums have become very active since 2004 when moderators and super moderators are lined up. The owners, Rich and Mark has made many sites such as LatestScreens, XVGN, CheatHunter and much more.

Features
Instead of being a normal cheat site, SuperCheats also added some features. Which is the Team and Clan, Pokedex, guides and many more.

Teams and Clans
The site also have Teams and Clans feature. Which the member can create their own team or clan on the site. The Teams and Clans feature were originally a forum version and forum made which is quite confusing for newbies, the old Teams and Clans were active in 2004 until 2007 because the webmaster has made a better version of it. Unfortunately, some the old members of SC still felt like the old Team and Clans are fun to use.

Pokedex
On 2007, Richard Gardner made a forum that is similar as the Team and Clans. But its still in construction. It is an unofficial resource and is not in any way associated with Nintendo or Game Freak. The members also can become a Pokemon trainer and work on to be the best Pokemon trainer on Supercheats. The members also can select their favourite Pokemon from the lists of Pokemon inside it to be their Pokemon.

Guides/Walkthroughs
This was made to help newbies in games that they need help. It was made in 2000 when the site was opened. Supercheats has also done guides for top games, such as the Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, God of War, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and many more.

Forums
The SuperCheats forums have many members that are always willing to help, and have good attitudes. The forums have their separate set of Administrators, who go by certain usernames. The current list of admins are as followed:

Team SuperCheats
Sanzano
YouKou
Cross Stinger

There are also Moderators, and Super Moderators who monitor the forum and clean up forum spam. Moderators are in charge of a specific board, where as Super Moderators are essentially Admins without the power to ban, or alter the site itself. New members to the forum are almost instantly welcomed to the forum in a most polite manner. Rules are enforced by the admins quite well, and most members follow them. The SuperCheats forums are bound to expand into a larger community. Banned members are rarely let back onto the forums, but for good reasons. Spammers, Flamers and the like are usually warned, temp-banned, and then permanently banned. This section is from the point of view of a banned member, Tornado212.

Takanuva is a fictional character in the LEGO Bionicle storyline; especially the conclusion of the Chronicles story arc.

History
The Prophecy
For ages in the Bionicle world, there has been a prophecy: that in a time of great darkness a Toa unlike any other would appear to challenge it, one with the power of Light and a Kanohi Mask of Light. This Toa would have a Herald come before him, and was also known as a "Seventh Toa" (the significance of this number is unclear; the standard Toa team size is six but there have been larger groups). However, the Brotherhood of Makuta, who helped guard the Matoran people, declared this a false myth.

But the Brotherhood was secretly corrupt, and they believed and feared that a Toa of Light would oppose their activities. They stole the Mask of Light from its makers and hid it so that this Toa would never arise. In time, they caused the prophesied darkness when one member attacked the universe's protector, the Great Spirit Mata Nui, leaving the universe unguarded. Even more, this member triggered an endless war with a rival group. And the Toa could do little to contain the chaos, with their numbers being a fraction of what they once were.

During this time, the Mask of Light was stolen from the Brotherhood by some Toa that had discovered their corruption. But it would have to reach an Av-Matoran (one with the element of light) to have any chance of creating the legendary Toa; as the mask ended up in the city of Metru Nui, where no Av-Matoran were known to live, the Brotherhood was not overly concerned. When the city was destroyed in the Great Cataclysm, the entire population was brought to the island of Mata Nui, and the Mask of Light was secretly brought with them. (For details on the Mask of Light's journey, see "Avohkii" section under Kanohi.)

Search for the Seventh Toa
One thousand years after the attack on the Great Spirit and the ruin of Metru Nui, Takua, who was considered by everyone to be a rather irresponsible Ta-Matoran, discovered the Mask of Light inside a forbidden lava cave. The Turaga elders, reading the prophesy inscribed on the inside of the mask, proclaimed that the coming of the Toa of Light was at hand and that his Herald must undertake a journey to find him. Having noticed the mask shine brightly on Takua's friend Jaller, they recognized him as the Herald; and Takua was fully in favor of this as he didn't want the responsibility. But Jaller retaliated and had Takua appointed his traveling companion, and they and Takua's pet crab Pewku (their steed), set out to find this Toa by following the mask, which glowed more brightly when facing in the direction they were supposed to go.

Unfortunately, their journey was not easy; the Makuta that attacked the Great Spirit had followed them to Mata Nui and harassed them almost since they first arrived. Desperate to stop the Toa of Light from being found, he released six of his "sons": Rahkshi, who would destroy everything in their path to the mask and its Herald. He also threatened Takua directly, warning him that Jaller would die if the mask was not turned over to him. Takua refused, but he was so shaken by the encounter that he abandoned the search. But when the Rahkshi tracked him down - even though he didn't have the mask with him - he was forced to admit the truth that he was the destined Herald instead of Jaller.

The two reunited and continued their search, bringing them to the island's Kini-Nui Temple. There, the Rahkshi attacked them as one, but they were saved by the island's protectors, the Toa Nuva. The Toa Nuva fought bravely and defeated five of the six, but the last Rahkshi broke through and was about to kill Takua. In a last-ditch effort, Jaller threw himself in the path of the attack, sacrificing himself so his friend could live. At this, Takua realized that he was not meant to be only the Toa of Light's Herald. He put on the Mask of Light himself, transforming into the legendary Toa and renaming himself "Takanuva" (revealing to everyone - including himself - that he had been, in fact, an Av-Matoran and not a Ta-Matoran). He then destroyed all six of the Rahkshi for good, though it was too late for his friend.

Light versus Shadow
The next day, Takanuva and the Toa Nuva built an Ussanui hovercraft from pieces of Rahkshi armor and took off on the vehicle to confront Makuta alone - though upon arriving he found that his friend Hahli had stowed away. While Takanuva sent Hahli to bring the island's Matoran to the lair, Makuta challenged him to a mock kolhii match that ended up shattering most of the lair's pillars; and when the Matoran arrived, Makuta took out the last one, causing a cave-in that trapped everyone in the lair. Takanuva then tried to tear the Mask of Shadows off Makuta's face, but both ended up falling into the lair's pool of energized protodermis. They emerged fused into one being, called Takutanuva, with Takanuva's personality in control. Takutanuva went over to a giant stone gate and lifted it, reopening the path to Metru Nui and allowing the Matoran to escape. When Hahli passed carrying Jaller's mask, Takutanuva stopped her and gave some of Makuta's life force to resurrect Jaller; but this caused too much of a strain on Takutanuva and he was crushed by the heavy gate. However, the Mask of Light survived the impact, and Takanuva's body was restored in a beam of light.

Since then, Takanuva has been adjusting to his new role and responsibilities as a Toa, and is still unsure of himself when with the more experienced Toa Nuva. When Turaga Dume sent the Toa Nuva off to retrieve the Mask of Life, he insisted that Takanuva stay behind to protect Metru Nui. Jaller later gathered a group of Matoran to follow and aid the Toa Nuva, and Takanuva was a part of this group until they came to a gate that no light (or Toa of Light) could pass through, forcing him to turn back.

Now that the Toa Nuva departed for Voya Nui, Takanuva is unknowingly being targeted by a Dark Hunter codenamed "Dweller", who has been stationed in Metru Nui for over a thousand years to wait for the moment when Takanuva is at his most vulnerable. He has also had to deal with a number of Frostelus attacks.

Powers
Takanuva is the only known Toa of Light to exist, so many of his powers are unique to him. He can manipulate and control light, making it possible to shoot a powerful, bright beam of light energy at enemies that can either freeze or destroy them (like a laser beam), or create a sphere of light energy that he can throw at his opponents and cause some serious damage, among other things. He wields the Staff of Light, and his Avohkii Mask of Light can bring understanding and peace to others.

Besides these powers that he has already demonstrated, Takanuva is capable of more. He has been experimenting with such abilities as light-speed movement and the projection of holographic illusions, but has not yet been able to pull them off. He also has the Av-Matoran ability to change what color his armor appears to be, but is not aware of this ability.

Trivia
*It is a common misconception that Takanuva is a member of the Toa Nuva, due to the similarity in his name and style of armor and to Lego promoting him as a "seventh Toa". He is in truth not an official part of the team; he does not have the enhanced Nuva powers and does not share the Toa Nuva's destiny of waking Mata Nui, and canon always describes Takanuva as just a "Toa", never a "Toa Nuva".
*The prophecy of the "seventh Toa" had an effect on the construction of the Toa Canisters. According to one of the builders, they specifically avoided building more than six canisters in each set in an attempt to keep the time of darkness from coming: they reasoned that if a seventh canister was built then a seventh Toa would use it, and the seventh Toa would only come in a time of darkness. So, by their logic, if there was no canister then there would be no Toa to use it and no darkness for him to challenge.

The Ignika is an extremely powerful Kanohi Mask in Lego's fictional Bionicle franchise. It is the focus of the story's third arc, Bionicle Legends. The mask has control over life and death, and over what forms life can take; it also has a degree of life itself and is self-aware. It is for this power that several groups desire to claim and use it.

History
A hundred thousand years ago, near the creation of the universe, the Ignika Mask of Life was forged by the Great Beings. The Ignika's purpose was to restore the Great Spirit Mata Nui's life energies if needed. At first, the mask was kept locked away in an armored golden shell, but one Great Being was curious and opened the shell to hold the mask. To his horror, everything began coming to life around him - inanimate objects, the stones of the building, even rays of light - and everything began making requests and demands about their newfound desires. The Being was eventually locked away where he could not bring anything else to life, and he may have possibly gone mad. Since then, the Great Beings treated the mask with more respect than curiosity.

Soon, the two creators of the Ignika hid the mask far under a volcano named Mount Valmai, which was directly above Karda Nui, the core of the universe where the mask could fulfill its purpose. They appointed Umbra as one of its guardians, and eventually the Order of Mata Nui sent Axonn and Brutaka on their own assignment to protect the mask.

Around eighty thousand years ago, the Great Disruption in Metru Nui had injured Mata Nui. Toa Jovan led his team to Mount Valmai, and they reached and used the Mask of Life to heal the Great Spirit; but not all the Toa survived the incident and the ones that did quickly replaced the mask out of fear of its power.

One thousand years ago, Mata Nui fell unconscious from an attack, causing the Great Cataclysm. Mount Valmai and the surrounding area broke off from the mainland, becoming known as the island of Voya Nui.

Recently, several groups have come to Voya Nui to claim the Ignika. Former Dark Hunters calling themselves "Piraka" wanted to claim the mask in order to ransom it for wealth and power. The Toa Nuva hoped to use the mask to heal Mata Nui, and six Matoran who came to help them were transformed into the Toa Inika.

While the Toa Nuva were quickly taken out of action, the Piraka and Toa Inika have had to face several guardians. The Piraka entered a nightmare zone that brought their worst fear, the monster Irnakk, to life. The Inika also entered this zone and fought enemies they had faced as Matoran, only to have their worst fears happen as their powers spiral out of control and kill their foes. The Inika also faced the Protodax (Protodites enlarged by the mask), but Umbra wiped them out to claim the honor of slaying the Inika for himself.

Eventually, both groups reached the Chamber of Life, only to find one more guardian: The mad Piraka, Vezon. He had reached the mask first, only to become cursed; he was fused with a giant spider, and worse, the mask itself had fused to the back of Vezon's head, which made him believe that its removal would kill him. While the Piraka were swiftly defeated, the Inika made some headway in fighting Vazon - only for the mask to evolve Fenrakk into . Toa Kongu was able to read the mask's mind and find out that it wanted to dispose of Vezon as a guardian in favor of Toa Matoro, as Matoro was a kind, self-sacrificing person; he had volunteered to give his life earlier and, on the way to the island, had offered to help someone that seemed to be in need - never realizing that the "someone" was a manifestation of the mask's power. Vezon became enraged at this news, giving the Toa the opportunity to use a Zamor Sphere that froze him and Kardas in space and time, so that Matoro could safely take the mask. However, when the Zamor wore off Kardas let off one more attack that made Matoro lose his grip, and the mask began to fly away towards the island's shore.

The Ignika dove under the sea, ending up near the lost underwater city of Mahri Nui, where it triggered a war over its power: Banished, mutated warlords called Barraki desired it for its power to return them to their original air-breathing forms, and the Ignika turned the pursuing Toa Inika into water-breathing Toa Mahri in response. It also transformed a local Matoran, Dekar, into a clone of the Barraki's dead jailer, Hydraxon, but this proved to be a mistake as Hydraxon felt the mask was too powerful to allow to exist. Complicating matters was the fact that the waters of Mahri Nui were eroding the mask, causing it to leak energy - in other words, that the Ignika was dying. This added another combatant to the fray, as the leaked energy caused a nearby Gadunka to grow, and the territorial Rahi felt the mask belonged to him.

The Toa Mahri were victorious in the end, and they shattered the stone cord that connected Voya Nui and Mahri Nui, allowing the island to return to its original location. However, as they rushed to follow the sinking island time ran out and Mata Nui died, causing the mask to go dark. Refusing to give up, five of the Mahri stayed behind to hold off the pursuing Barraki while Matoro continued to follow Voya Nui.

Eventually, Matoro was able to catch up and get ahead of the island, plunging through a hole in the ocean floor and following the waterfall into Karda Nui. There he put on the Ignika and sacrificed himself to revive Mata Nui. He only fought the mask's power in order to teleport the other Toa Mahri back home, which the Ignika agreed to.

Out of respect and admiration of Matoro, the Mask of Life will soon use its power to create a body for itself. Equipped with a sword, skyboard, and Midak Skyblaster, Toa Ignika is determined to be a hero. Matoro's use of the mask has also blinded some of the that have invaded Karda Nui, crippling them.

Personality
Though the Ignika is self-aware, it is not fully alive and is somewhat primitive and immature. Series writer Greg Farshtey has made comments on the mask's thoughts:

Kanohi Ignika:



Toa Ignika:


Powers
Unlike most Kanohi masks, the Ignika is sentient and has a mind of its own. It has the power to give, take away, and evolve life and will not hesitate to use its powers to defend itself if threatened.

Just like life can take many forms, so can the Ignika; it has so far taken three separate shapes: One shape seen only in video and web games featuring the Piraka and Toa Inika, a second seen as part of the Vezon toy set, and a third seen in all 2007 and 2008 media (top of page). This third shape, notably, features the image of a humanoid figure on its face.

Secretly, the Mask of Life has a second purpose besides just saving Mata Nui: If the world were to plunge into chaos in a way that threatens all that exists, then a countdown would start and the mask would turn silver. If the problem is not corrected quickly, then the mask will turn black and drain all life from every living creature, ending that universe for good.

Curses
The Ignika will instinctively use these powers to curse whomever touches it unless that person is destined to have it. This curse, or at least the form it takes, appears to be a conscious choice of the Ignika, although it sometimes mistakenly believes it is giving a blessing to the being. The curse lasts only as long as someone is touching the mask.
*Great Being: Uncontrollably grants surrounding objects with life. Unlike the others, this effect is permanent, as the Ignika laid too strong of a curse its first time.
*Vezon: Fused to an enlarged Fenrakk spider and to the mask itself.
*Kyrehx: Local vegetation would grow and attack.
*Dekar: All opponents were unable to be harmed.
*Pridak: Natural personality traits were heightened; mainly violence, paranoia, and insanity.
*Nocturn: Instantly killed anything he touched.
*Mantax: Leeched strength from any nearby.
*Gadunka: Devolved from giant size to former few-inch-long state (the growth to giant size, while caused by the mask, was an accident and not a deliberate curse).