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A notable fact about this year is that the Maori people, angered at LEGO's lack of respect for some of their words, sued the LEGO Company and won.<REF>[http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/Matoran#Tohunga Tohunga#Matoran] at BIONICLE Sector 01 Wiki</REF> As a result, many characters' names were changed (i.e., ''Maku'' was changed to ''Macku'', ''Huki'' to ''Hewkii'', etc.). LEGO used this to bring the idea of Naming Day Ceremony, where brave Matoran recieve longer and better names, though they are still pronounced the same. Takua, who had saved all six of the villages, was not renamed, so he had his own private "ceremony" where he renamed his Ussal Crab from Puku to Pewku.

 

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In early 2001 the [[Rahi]], creatures of the BIONICLE saga, were released. Each of them came in boxes and had a [[Kanohi]] mask, which could be removed. They usually came in pairs, although they were available in singular boxes too. The Rahi were able to rip off the mask of the other Rahi by using one of its attacks, [[8549 Tarakava]] by boxing with its long arms or [[8538 Muaka & Kane-Ra]] by launching their heads forward.