The Kanohi Pehkui is one of my favorite masks power-wise, and the shape it takes for Norik is one of my favorite mask designs.
In my headcanon a Kanohi Pehkui looks exactly as it does on Norik. In this headcanon, a great Kiril looks completely different from a noble Kiril, so noble Kirils and great Pehkuis just happen to look very similar. I know that directly contradicts canon, but it allows my favorite mask design and power to be one in the same, and I thought it was worth sharing.
But canonically, the Hagah’s Kanohi are of course just honoring past Toa. Iruini’s Kualsi is a Kualsi because he’s honoring another Toa who wore a Kualsi.
I never liked the idea of the masks not being their canonical designs either. I think my headcanon for the Pehkui would’ve been a better explanation for Norik wearing a Kiril. or they could’ve just said he was wearing a Kiril. Just one of the sillier things in canon IMO, and I kinda wish it wasn’t a thing.
I definitely agree with this. I’d have been fine if the Canon Contests went so far as to retcon Norik’s mask into a standard Pehkui.
I don’t particularly mind the use of non-standard masks on the Hagah, given their backstory, but I strongly dislike the way that it set a precedent for people to claim that other Toa might have non-standard mask shapes as well, be they MOCs or headcanons of official characters; standard shapes exist for a reason.
It looks exactly like Norik’s Kiril transmog. Oh, and it always has to be silver. Anything else makes it look like a Kiril, and its powers won’t work for some reason.
Random idea: what if we make the hagah’s true mask shapes based on their spears? Such as the Pehkui resembling the lava spear and the mask of emulation sharing textures from the avalanche spear. That way, the masks can still fit with the mocs.