earthshock drills

The earthshock drills were a pair of scoop-shaped tools that served as Whenua's Toa tools when he was a Toa Metru.^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} Whenua used them to channel his elemental power of earth.⁶ Despite their shape, they functioned primarily as drills. When activated, they spun at high speed and could bore through almost any substance.^{7, 8} When spun at maximum speed, they produced a powerful hum that could be used offensively, although it put strain on Whenua too.^{6, 8} The scoops could be fitted together and used like a jackhammer for fast tunneling.^{9, 10}

Whenua selected these tools from a compartment in the Toa Suva when he first became a Toa.^{11, 12} When Whenua was mutated into a Toa Hordika, the earthshock drills mutated into thumpers. When Keetongu cured him, the earthshock drills returned to their original form.^CN They transformed into Whenua's drill staff when he became a Turaga.¹³

Notes

• These tools could bore through any substance known to Matoran.⁷ Even at low speed, they could bore through almost any substance.⁸
• These tools produced a loud hum when spinning. When they were spun fast enough, this hum went from painfully loud to ultrasonic, at which point it could cause nearby structures to crack.⁸