Atrokan
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A work that is likely to remain in progress (though not intact) for a very long time until I can acquire Antroz's mask and wing pieces... and a few other things I'm lacking; I only have two red Piraka thigh pieces and one Kalmah armor piece.
Antroz is certainly the most formidable-looking of next year's Makuta (until we see Icarax), and a fairly good set, but I'm just not that fond of him. His mask is rather too spiky and toothy and such for my tastes, too.
I also dislike his name, so I changed it... semiunintentionally using as a root the Latin word atrum, meaning dark. I like Atrokan better than Antroz, given that I prefer the original Maori-esque sound of names to the newer sound.
But anyway, there's only so much you can do in a $10 set, and I thought Atrokan could do with a more even bulk to match the aura of shadowy power I'd want a Makuta to have. So I bulked up his legs a lot, gave him KK2.3 shin armor, claws, used Vahki leg forearms, and, since using his real torso isn't really possible right now, used an Inika-based design I had had sitting around for a while. (It was going to be used on Vezon, but there's no need to talk about him now.) And Kalmah armor, since it matches the color scheme and shoulder pads always help an armored look.
Note the Kraata in the chest. Since the chest ball also isn't really possible, I replaced it with a pair of black/red Kraata and a red Zamor, so he could actually pull Kraata out of his chest... I also got the idea of the bright red being a representation of inner essence, like Makuta and the antidermis.
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Now, his wings. The Brutaka swords are just size representations of the pieces he actually has, of course. I thought he could have a pair of "shoulder wings," attached to his arms and usable if he just needs to stay in the air or something... But to actually fly, those would rotate to point below his arms, and he would point his swords backwards as well in a sort of feather-ish arrangement. (The Brutaka swords aren't half as good at this as his real wings and swords are, but bear with them...)
So, once I do acquire his mask, swords, and wings, plus some more Piraka thigh armor and Kalmah armor, I'll rebuild and finish Atrokan. But what do you think so far?
Oh, also, a poll. And I wouldn't at all mind some reviews for Quest for Lost Dreams (in the review topic, preferably), if you have some spare time... 
~ ToM
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