Aqua Blaster Blade Entry
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So, this is my plan for the KanohiJournal contest.
Trying not to sound too pretentious, I consider this version of Nuparu's aqua blaster blade to be the solution to a problem.
Nuparu’s aqua blaster blade is mentioned and seen in action in the books, and, if you want to be particular, is therefore considered part of the canon storyline. Here’s the thing. The weapon is only mentioned in the books because the prototype Nuparu set that Greg Farshtey was given to work off held a blade weapon. But here we have the final, marketed version of the set that has a shield instead of a blade. And supposedly now both the shield and the ABB are part of the canon. This creates problems. Nuparu shouldn’t be able to carry so many weapons. Carrying a Cordak blaster, shield, and his aqua blaster blade would make Nuparu prohibitively bulky, and he just doesn’t have the hands to carry three weapons at once. It also stinks to have a set that doesn’t even include the character’s main weapon that is featured in the story.
Now, I have an entry that reconciles all the story and even set problems concerning the ABB quite elegantly, I think. This ABB is a dual-function ability of Nuparu’s shield. Now Nuparu doesn’t have to deal with the problem of juggling three weapons anymore; his protosteel shield and aqua blaster blade are now one and the same. It’s the same difference as calling Pohatu Nuva’s climbing claws the Kodan ball when they are latched together. Just as the old Toa Nuva and Toa Metru’s tools had dual-function abilities, Nuparu can now switch his weapon between shield and blade modes. Nuparu can split his shield apart, holding one of the halves in his hand like a blade and attaching to it the power cell kept on his back to power its shock-wave function. He then relocates his leg armor to act as a brace for the blade. With this armor removed, he now has ample space to store the other half of his shield on his back. Now anyone who has the Nuparu Mahri set to begin with already has all the pieces he needs to build his melee weapon, because the blade is now in the set.
For anyone who wants to put the nagging inconsistencies of the aqua blaster blade to rest, assuming the contest is going to be poll-based -- this is the entry to vote for. If not my entry, choose another one with dual-function idea, although I don't know if there will be many.
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