Kodan ball

The Kodan ball was a spherical object formed by fitting Pohatu Nuva's two climbing claws together.^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13} The sphere was finely balanced so that Pohatu could kick it with great accuracy using his strong legs, making it a powerful projectile.¹⁴ It could be smashed against rock faces and shatter massive boulders.¹² Pohatu also used the Kodan ball for sport.⁸

In shape and size, the Kodan ball resembled the spheres used on Metru Nui for the earliest versions of the sport of akilini, which were also called Kodan balls^{9, 15} (Kodan was a Matoran credited with inventing akilini¹⁶). This led Onewa to suggest the name "Kodan ball" to Pohatu,⁹ although Pohatu presumably did not know the significance of the name until the Turaga revealed the tales of Metru Nui.

Notes

• It is often described as the legendary Kodan ball.^{1, 2, 3, 6} The term "legendary" refers to the fact that it resembled and was named after the original Kodan balls used in the earliest versions of akilini.¹⁶
• It has been described as a mighty sphere.^{4, 5}
• It was very finely balanced, so it could be controlled better than a boulder when kicked.¹⁴