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Mata Nui Revealed


GregF

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In the wake of the new animation appearing on BIONICLE.com, I am of course getting loads of PMs with questions. So I thought it would save time to just answer them here. I am going to put the answers in spoiler tags, so if there is a question you don't want to know the answer to, you can skip it. So let's get started:

 

1. How tall is Mata Nui?

 

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The conservative estimate I have seen from the story team is about 40 million feet high.

 

2. Is Mata Nui the Matoran universe?

 

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Yes. The actions of 2004-2008 all took place inside the Great Spirit. The action of 2001-2003 took place on the surface of Mata Nui's "face." Since Mata Nui is not normally laying still, that explains why Matoran were never meant to live outside the domes.

 

3. Why did Mata Nui have trees, rivers, etc. on his face??

 

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One of Mata Nui's jobs -- though not his main one -- was observation of other worlds. To achieve this, he had the ability to conceal himself underwater and camouflage himself with something resembling local flora. In the case of this incident, the Great Cataclysm damaged the EP system and caused a wild growth of plant life without the system really being triggered.

 

4. What were the Bohrok for?

 

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When it came time for Mata Nui to move onto another world, the Bohrok would clean the "camouflage" off so he could operate efficiently. This also had the effect of loosening/weakening the stone/soil base the plant life grew on, so it would fall away when Mata Nui rose.

 

5. Is Mata Nui a robot?

 

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That is an accurate term in that his body is fully mechanical, not bio-mechanical, but he is much more than how we define robot. He is alive; he is intelligent; he can think, feel and reason. In that respect, it can be argued he is more of a "synthezoid" -- a living being made of artificial parts.

 

6. Does Mata Nui wear a Kanohi mask?

 

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No, he does not.

 

7. What was Mata Nui's main job?

 

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This gets dealt with in future story.

 

8. Why didn't the Toa/Matoran/Turaga etc. know they were inside Mata Nui?

 

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Well, some of you might remember the old story about all of Earth's universe being a microbe inside the bloodstream of a larger being -- and if that were the case, how would you know?

 

9. Was Mata Nui always on this planet?

 

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No, he was not.

 

That's all I can think of for now, but I am sure these answers will prompt other questions :)

 

Greg

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Wow. I really didn't think that the MU was inside Mata Nui. You really fooled me!

 

Once again, GregF, your awesomeness shines brightly. Keep up the good work!!

 

~ :t: :a: :r: :k: :a: :n: :a:

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Cool!

 

My only question is this: Was Teridax in control of Mata-Nui when Matoro woke MN up? Mata Nui was dead before, and I don't think Teridax had enough time to get under Metru Nui before Matoro used the mask to bring MN back. Now, if Mata-Nui was alive but sleeping before the Ignika woke him up, how could Teridax "possess" his body if his spirit was already inside?

 

*PM's GregF*

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I can't get the books where I live, so is Teredax in control of Mata Nui or not?

 

About him being a living robot, It's the same Idea of an autobot, right?

 

Just plain EPIC... Sad about the IoMN, though...

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Wait, so, everything that happened was inside Mata nui? Thats... weird.

Does this mean that in the second movie, when the two "suns" close, they are Mata nui's actual eyes?

If he hasn't always been on the planet? Where was he before? Other planets? Does that mean the Great Beings, or better yet, the things more powerufl than them that make planets, follow him and make new planets for him?

 

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If Mata nui is the Matoran Universe.... and there are other Great Spirits.... and each Spirit observes a universe.... does that mean theres other Great Spirits laying in the planet, conealed underneath it? You said theres other Great Spirits.....
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Wait, I think I've got it, Matoro had Teridax' Antidermis in him (All the Mahri do, it said in a book, though in an indirect way) So Matoro entered Mata-nuis mind, and unwittingly let Teridax in.

Good?

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Nice! So I guess Metru Nui's twin suns are his eyes, right? If it's true, he had got snow in his eye! (Mount Ihu)

Oh yeah. And so if wars occur in Mata Nui, it's like he's sick or has a fever, right? You don't need to answer these questions, though, I'm not trying to be a burden.

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AMZING! you hinted evey thing before, and we could never put all the pices togther! great job greg!

 

now I need to get the rest of the 2008 bionicles and wait for 2009!

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1) Pulled that out of nowhere, didn't you?

2) Wait, it said 'In the Endless Ocean'. That means he isn't in the Matoran Universe as much as he is the MU.

3) Woah. :blink: That's the most bizarre thing I've ever heard!

4) So the Bohrok act sorta like Oxy? :P

5) Ah... Nice Perspective on that! :)

6) Okay...

7) Aww...

8) True dat. XD

9) VAHT?! :blink: Interesting...

 

 

-Em-

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I don't really follow the story much so this may have been answered, but...

 

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Didn't the Toa Mata arrive on to Mata Nui (the island) from the sea? How and where were they launched from then?
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WOW! That's really cool! and wierd.

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Everything from 2004-2008 took place IN Mata Nui? Ooookkkaayy...

 

That's just really coincidental because I was thinking about Q2's answer, you know the one about where it all took place because I had thought about that since the start of 2004...Hehe.

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See if you are able to clear this up for me, greg.

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If Mata-Nui IS the matoran universe, what is the ocean that he is rising out from,
and what covers the rest of that planet?

And how can there be a universe on a planet, though I could see how you might use the
"earth microbe in big being" explanation.


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See if you are able to clear this up for me, greg.

 

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If Mata-Nui IS the matoran universe, what is the ocean that he is rising out from,

and what covers the rest of that planet?

 

And how can there be a universe on a planet, though I could see how you might use the

"earth microbe in big being" explanation.

 

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The Matoran Universe is the Domes Universe, which lies inside Mata Nui. It was originally believed that the Matoran Universe was simply underground on the planet, but apparently it was in Mata Nui. So, he is rising from the ocean on the surface of the planet, which is the only thing covering the planet.

 

 

:t: :m_o: :c:

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Thanks, Greg!

 

Although I have two questions:

 

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When the Great Cataclysm happened, why didn't the Great Beings come down and vanquish the Makuta, awaken him, and end the threat? Sort of like what they did to put the Kanohi Ignika in its chamber.

 

And

 

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So if there are more planets then are there more Great Spirits?

 

Thanks!

 

-Kagha

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Thanks, Greg!

 

Although I have two questions:

 

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When the Great Cataclysm happened, why didn't the Great Beings come down and vanquish the Makuta, awaken him, and end the threat? Sort of like what they did to put the Kanohi Ignika in its chamber.

 

And

 

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So if there are more planets then are there more Great Spirits?

 

Thanks!

 

-Kagha

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Ok so now I gotta know- what is the purpose of the blade burrower's tunnels?
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The big Bionicle mystery has become more compelling than ever. Thank you very much for the info! And now we can finally say the MN=MU theory I created is a closed case.

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