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[Erebus]

In this chat, I was joined by BZP members Swert and Dorek to speak with GregF.

Once again, please note many questions from this topic were not answered because: 1) I only had an hour and a half with him, 2) there were followup questions, 3) Greg simply does not remember the answer.

Please use spoiler tags when discussing the answers to ANY of the questions below.

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Before we begin, keep in mind that GregF has no information on the whereabouts of Takadox and Marendar. Therefore, questions about them will not be answered.

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Where are the Great Beings?

They are on the planet, that is all I can tell you right now

Not in a place you have seen

But on Spherus Magna?

Yes

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Red Star

Was Gaardus resurrected by Red Star, or did he originally end up there some other way?

I would think he would have had to be resurrected to be there.

How did MU inhabitants react to dead corpses disparitions? What was their interpretation of that?

They were becoming one with the Great Spirit

Is that what happened to Jaller on Mata Nui, then?

Yes, basically what Takutanuva did was what the red star is supposed to do.

Is it reasonable to assume that the MU inhabitant's pattern is stored in a buffer in the Great Spirit robot which allowed for Jaller's ressurection?

Since these beings were created within the Great Spirit, yes, there would be a record of their creation which is shared with the RS

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Some beings require masks to function, such as Matoran and Turaga. When they die, their bodies are teleported to the Red Star. Are they given masks in the Red Star?

Yes

Do you remember what Kopaka saw in the Red Star that freaked him out? Was it the dead bodies? Someone he knew?

I don't remember off the top of my head

Do the "revived" MU Residents in the Red Star have any memories of their "previous life"? (to simplify: do they remember anything in their life before they "died"?)

They should remember everything. That's the intent. But the process of being brough back to life tends to be very traumatic, so it takes a while to get one's thoughts unscrambled

How was the Red Star's teleportation broken?

I don't have specifics on that

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Other

It was mentioned that all Av-Matoran had an ability that they can access if they are connected with a Toa. It was never mentioned what Takua had. We have seen Takanuva use holograms before. Was this his ability or was he never assigned one?

He was never assigned one.

SPIRIT had asked last time who (or what) the voice was that told Matoro to put on the Ignika. You said you would get back to us on that one. Do you happen to have an answer now?

My feeling at the moment was that it was the Ignika itself.

Atakus' weapons were said to be alien to Spherus Magna, are the blades Atakus wield related in any way to the Kestora?

No

Last time we talked, you had mentioned that TSO is building a new army of rogues. Is he calling this new organization the Dark Hunters still?

No, I do not believe so. I think a new time and a new place would call for a new name.

Are Lewa, Helryx, and all of the others in the Great Being's fortress going to have to learn the Agori language for themselves, or will they automatically understand it like everyone else?

There's two ways to approach this: You make them have to learn it

Or you make it that they learn it as soon as they leave the fortress

Basically, you do whatever works best for story

For example, you could make them go on a quest to learn the language

That could be fun

Give a chance to explore more of the planet

Sort of what is the BIONICLE equivalent of Rosetta Stone?

Spoiler tags, use them:

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[toa kopaka4372]

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Once again, very interesting information. Thanks Erebus.

I'm still sort of disappointed about not getting answers regarding the corpses in the story we've seen that didn't disappear, tjough. Hopefully next time, unless this was asked and he didn't remember the answer.

[Toa Xemnas of Crystal]

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Wow, the Great Beings are on Spherus Magna now? I guess they must have returned there after Mata Nui put it all back together again. And now there's going to be even more fanfics developing in the minds of people who read this.

Thanks again to Erebus, Dorek, and Swert for taking time to talk with Greg. And thanks to Greg himself for taking time off his busy schedule to give us some answers.

[Disciple]

Good stuff. The Matoran's view of the disappearing bodies is especially interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[Chro]

Ooh.

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You know, I get the feeling that some of the GBs were on the SM fragments the whole time. Not all of the GBs, of course, as we know that certain ones weren't there.

The Ignika telling Matoro to put it on makes perfect sense, and honestly that's what I'd always assumed, so I guess that's good to know.

It's really too bad that Greg couldn't remember what scared Kopaka, that's one answer I'd really like to have gotten. Perhaps later, though. And until then we can just imagine!

I think that moreso than previous information we've received, this batch'll spawn a lot of fanfics. (How did Gaardus die? What's TSO's new army? Quest for the language? Etc.)

Just wondering, Erebus, how are you communicating with Greg? Is it via Skype or some other voice/video chat host? Or is it a text exchange? Just wondering, if you don't want to say, then that's fine.

Edited by Chro, Nov 28 2012 - 09:11 PM.

[Erebus]

Just wondering, Erebus, how are you communicating with Greg? Is it via Skype or some other voice/video chat host? Or is it a text exchange? Just wondering, if you don't want to say, then that's fine.

I would rather not say.

[Dorek]

What, didn't post my Hero Factory questions? :3

[The Iron Toa]

Spoiler

How did MU inhabitants react to dead corpses disparitions? What was their interpretation of that?

They were becoming one with the Great Spirit

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Like Jedi becoming Force ghosts?

I do wish he had explained how long/why corpses remained, though.

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How was the Red Star's teleportation broken?

I don't have specifics on that

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Meaning he hasn't come up with an answer, or he forgot? Or is this something someone else came up with?

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Last time we talked, you had mentioned that TSO is building a new army of rogues. Is he calling this new organization the Dark Hunters still?

No, I do not believe so. I think a new time and a new place would call for a new name.

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Huh. English names don't have to go through Legal, do they? If he's giving the TSO's new organization a new name, I hope he can actually call them by that new name.

What, didn't post my Hero Factory questions? :3

In the questions thread, he says Bionicle questions only.

[Makuta Matata]

I don't know if I'm more or less satisfied that these questions and answers are less specific than the last ones.
Also, thanks a ton Erebus. And Greg.

[Norik The Student]

Wow, thanks Erebus and Greg these questions helped clear some of my doubts on some stuff.

Edited by Norik Astartes, Nov 28 2012 - 10:49 PM.

[Toa Smoke Monster]

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It hasn't been confirmed until now that the GBs are currently on Spherus Magna, correct? Because I always assumed that they were, and its nice to have it confirmed that they are indeed there. Its also nice that the revived beings in the RS keep their memories.

And I wonder what name TSO will come up with for his new organization. Maybe something like 'League of Thieves' or 'Dark Consortium.' Who knows.

[Dual Matrix]

With all these answers I hope they reach a serial one day

[Toa of Kenn]

Good to see some officials on the storyline again. Thank you Greg, hope to hear more from you some time.

[Nuhrii the Metruan]

Thanks for these answers, ER, Swert and Dorek. And very special thanks to GregF for communicating with us again.

[TNT-Vezon with an Olmak]

WOOOO! Thanx Greg and Erebus! Awesome stuff!

[Content with Life]

Well, this new information is pretty useful.

 

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Never expected the Great Beings to still be on Spherus Magna though. Always assumed they were off somewhere else.

[wolf66849]

 

Just wondering, Erebus, how are you communicating with Greg? Is it via Skype or some other voice/video chat host? Or is it a text exchange? Just wondering, if you don't want to say, then that's fine.

I would rather not say.

 

He's related to you isn't he?

[TheSkeletonMan939]

 

 

Just wondering, Erebus, how are you communicating with Greg? Is it via Skype or some other voice/video chat host? Or is it a text exchange? Just wondering, if you don't want to say, then that's fine.

I would rather not say.

 

He's related to you isn't he?

 

 

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I don't think that's the case.

[Dual Matrix]

 

 

 

Just wondering, Erebus, how are you communicating with Greg? Is it via Skype or some other voice/video chat host? Or is it a text exchange? Just wondering, if you don't want to say, then that's fine.

I would rather not say.

 

He's related to you isn't he?

 

 

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I don't think that's the case.

 

Maybe Erebus Is Greg

[Electric Turahk]

What, didn't post my Hero Factory questions? :3

In the questions thread, he says Bionicle questions only.
 
 
 

Dorek's not referring to that topic at all. He also took part in this little Q&A session and I think it can be inferred he asked questions about Hero Factory in it.

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Lol Erebus is neither related to Greg nor is he Greg. He doesn't want his source revealed - probably because he doesn't want people to start pestering Greg - so I think we should just respect that.

~|ET|~

Edited by Electric Turahk, Dec 01 2012 - 10:28 AM.

[Chro]

 

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I don't think that's the case.

 

Maybe Erebus Is Greg

 

IT'S A CONSPIRACY

 

 

 

 

Lol Erebus is neither related to Greg nor is he. He doesn't want his source revealed - probably because he doesn't want people to start pestering Greg - so I think we should just respect that.

This. I should've known this before asking, but whatever.

[boston100]

Great to hear from u Greg and to know that the story's continuing

[Master Inika]

I might have missed the answer to this, but can someone tell me

 

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when the Red Star malfunctioned? Regarding Jaller's death in MoL, I remember Greg said he was revived by Takutanuva just for the sake of having a dramatic resurrection scene. I had been under the impression that the RS had malfunctioned before that, possible having been broken since Mata Nui first launcher.

 

Also, Greg had said that a Makuta wouldn't have been ressurected by the RS if he had died after evolving into energy. If that's so, how come the dissenter Makuta who questioned Teridax's Plan weren't revived? I speculate they were killed in some way that left no body.

[Electric Turahk]

I might have missed the answer to this, but can someone tell me
 

Spoiler

when the Red Star malfunctioned? Regarding Jaller's death in MoL, I remember Greg said he was revived by Takutanuva just for the sake of having a dramatic resurrection scene. I had been under the impression that the RS had malfunctioned before that, possible having been broken since Mata Nui first launcher.
 
Also, Greg had said that a Makuta wouldn't have been ressurected by the RS if he had died after evolving into energy. If that's so, how come the dissenter Makuta who questioned Teridax's Plan weren't revived? I speculate they were killed in some way that left no body.

Spoiler

Yes, the Red Star started to malfunction nearly from the beginning.

The point about Jaller still stands. That is why it was done in a real-life sense. In the story, Takutanuva basically functioned as the Star in its place. Thus it malfunctioning played no part in his resurrection.

Who's to say any Makuta who died before they evolved weren't revived? We still wouldn't know since the Red Star couldn't teleport them back.

~|ET|~

[Fastcar800]

AWESOME!!! Nice work BZPower!

 

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So, we finally know SOMETHING about Akatus' blades. It's about time.

[GBV]

[spoiler]Ah, so I was right when I told my friend that Lihkan was alive! Cool![/spoiler]

[bonesiii]

For the record, spoiler tags are no longer needed for any of the current Greg answers. (In response to a report about failed spoiler tags.) Sorry I haven't been saying that each time, but the two-day rule should be considered universal unless I or another staff member says otherwise, for future reference.