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KEK! Now that's all I can think about XD I really like this-the way you used the 4 white spike pieces is really inventive! I've been on and off toying around with trying to make an Eye of Sauron/Barad Dur MOC and now I'm getting ideas.... Very cool!

You were actually right on! I forgot to mention that bit in the writeup, but I kinda toyed with the idea of his right eye (the one opposite to the lamp) went blind because he had to rely on the one closer to the headlamp for so many centuries. I'm glad you liked the face and mask! It was fun to make, but lemme tell you-mask modification is terrifying! *makes a tiny cut* "Ok, did I wreck it?" lol I cleaned up the cuts the other day, so here are some updated pics of the mask-I'm pretty happy with how the scar that goes over Tahu's eye turned out

@TerrorsaurThanks! I'm kinda partial to Onua as well-I'm glad you liked the eye piece! Stay tuned! I had a cool idea for the other three a few days ago, I might give it a try in the coming weeks!

I did cut it-I got that Hau as a freebie and it was a duplicate so I thought I'd try my hand at a modification. I need to clean out the cuts still (there's still some wispy bits of plastic in there that don't look good), but I need access to some of my sharper tools to do that. Once I clean them out the mask cuts will have that cleaner look like the head cuts. (It's a 2010 Hau so the softer plastic is harder to cut cleanly)

@Master Inika I had never thought of them looking like the Miramax-style, but now that you mention it I kinda see it to. Maybe it's the articulation points/posability? (Tahu has so many freaking joints he's actually really hard to pose lol) Honestly, I just slapped the story together when I posted the pics as a way to tie them together, but I kinda liked where it was going maybe over the christmas break I'll develop it more and work all my MOCs into the story (I have a big ol' pile of them that I've just been too busy to take pictures of yet). Thanks for the feedback!

That's what we're trying to remove Um... Bro it's an axle pin that's 3'..... Anyway, have you tried The 1st Shadow's thing? I feel like that's your best bet-a paperclip or the ink stick inside a pen might work

The last of the Toa Mata... Thousands of years after the Reformation of Spherus Magna, the Toa, having fought and won countless battles, now lead the new society as Turaga. They may look different as time has caused many changes, but inside of each of them beats the heart of a Toa Mata. Turaga Onua..... Since becoming a Turaga, Onua spends much of his time in the New Atero Archives. His wisdom is unsurpassed, and though he lost his eye in a battle against the Skadi Federation warlords, he can see the truth with more clarity than any other being. Nuparu built a device that enhances his vision when worn over his good eye. It tracks the movement of his good eye and simultaneously scans the area before him. That information is then fed directly into the socket of his damaged eye, allowing him to "see" artificially. Though it is one of Nuparu's favorite inventions, the old warrior is known to prefer his natural sight and will often disable the device while looking over a landscape or watching wild Rahi. While protecting a group of Agori traders from a pack of Baterra, Onua's left arm was torn off. It was replaced by a telescoping arm that he uses frequently in his old age. His staff is carved from black rock, and the blade at the tip is made of hardened Protodermis. The serene and wise Turaga has a passion for teaching, and loves bringing groups of Agori and Matoran into the New Atero Archives to see rare Rahi up close. However, the normally jovial Turaga has a deeply hidden sense of guilt-he blames himself for the fate of Whenua, who was killed by Visorak. When Onua and Lewa reunited, Lewa offered the Drill Staff to Onua, but he refused, wanting to honor Whenua's last wishes. Turaga Hordika Lewa..... While investigating reports of a small group of Visorak, Lewa disappeared and was not heard from for an age. It was discovered that Roodaka had been attempting to reassemble the Visorak horde, and the reports were merely a trap to lure in unsuspecting victims. When the New Visorak Legion was finally defeated and Roodaka killed, rumors began to surface that Lewa was alive and in hiding. A search and rescue team finally found him in a complex network of caves, where he had been hiding and protecting the Matoran and Rahi he had rescued from the Visorak. When he emerged from the caves, it was the first time he had seen the sun in a hundred years. Roodaka had been cruel, and had experimented on him before he had escaped her clutches. Fearing for his sanity as the Hordika within him grew stronger, he released his Toa Power and became a Turaga Hordika. The wisdom and serenity of a Turaga was enough to keep the beast at bay; however, as a Turaga, Lewa remained a very capable warrior. His mutated arm was cybernetically enhanced by Defilak and Balta, who were among the Matoran he rescued. The cybernetic arm functions as a sort of energy cannon, capable of firing sustained beams of pure energy. Lewa found Whenua, who had been captured, and rescued him. But the Turaga of earth had been fatally wounded, and as he died he gave the Drill Staff to Lewa, who used it to carve new tunnels and hiding places in the caves. Balta designed a headlamp for Lewa, which attached to the left side of the Turaga Hordika's head. Lewa became much more solemn and pensive from his many hard and difficult years in the caves, and he developed a deep bitterness against the Visorak. Since returning from the caves however, he has regained his old free-spirited side, and is known to have a mischievous streak. He has unexpectedly found a close friend in Keetongu, who understands and shares both his pain and anger against the Visorak. Tahu..... Of the three remaining Toa Mata, Tahu is the only one who has not become a Turaga. He fears relinquishing the power that he might someday need to protect his people. He remained an active warrior for much longer than any of the others; he was the one who actually killed Roodaka and lead the Toa-Dark Hunter alliance against the New Visorak Legion. His battle with Roodaka was fierce, and Roodaka became desperate, mutating herself into a violent beast while they fought. Tahu won, but not without paying a price: his body was badly wounded, and he lost his right arm and leg and his mask was badly damaged, making its power intermittent and unreliable. He was also forced to kill Roodaka in self defense, driving a pike from a fallen warrior into the beast's stomach. He had his right forearm rebuilt, but left his mask and damaged leg as reminders of the battle (because of Vakama's history with Roodaka, the confrontation was both emotionally intense and physically demanding). After the battle, Tahu joined the team that eventually found Lewa; however, Tahu's wounds had slowed the team down, and he was forced to turn back for his own good. Realizing that the group had found Lewa ultimately without his help, he realized that though he would always protect his people, they might not always need him to. Since then he has become a Mask Maker, using his elemental power in his profession. He had his artificial arm outfitted with a device that can channel his power over fire with incredible precision for Mask Making. He often assists on construction projects in New Atero as well, and is frequently seen hobbling about wearing a bandolier with the various tools he uses for his work. Though he greatly enjoys his new work, he has never lost his desire to protect, and always carries the pike that he slew Roodaka with. ****So a few things: First, Onua's telescoping arm was inspired by another MOC I saw years ago, but that's the only thing I remember about... so if that was you.... thanks! Second, Tahu was (VERY) loosely inspired by Matoro1's Canister Builder on Brickshelf-check it out! https://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=572802 Third, sorry about the pics, I don't have a good camera. Let me know what you guys think! More MOCs to come!

Flashback to my childhood self who idolized Matau (flying Toa+billboard=much funny) **I'm fine with things the way they are now too, so long as Pahrak is fine with it

I like this theory too! I feel like it makes sense with Krekka's not-too-bright character... Like he blew off his own hand by accident or something...

You better pray it's from that small cone.....

The biosector page says nothing about the weapons, and based on the fact that the piece for the Staff of Erasing was new that year, I feel like it would be explicitly mentioned if he carried one, so I guess they're his arms. I never thought of them like that (always assumed they were just tools), but honestly I like them as arms much better now you mention it

Time to build the Tohunga of hockey XD

Oof. That's gonna need some tweezers or something

? post a pic

Very cool! I really like the way he holds his sword-the proportions are a lot smaller but I really like it! How long did this sucker take you?

Seeing my plan falling apart (or is it?) I head for shelter. "Not TODAY boyos!" I quickly signup for a payment plan that will let me be muffin-debt-free in six months, hurl the muffins in the air and wolf down the muffin pan, and throw the ball I'm holding at my forehead. The Pokeball works successfully-MOARBOTAR HAS CAUGHT A WILD MOARBOTAR!-and I hide in the little ball to see what happens. The Bo-Matoran is eyeing the Pokeball with desperation. *** We could take turns controlling Kardas or make Kardas up for grabs? The creativity from all you guys is frankly genius hilarity and I feel like there would be some pretty clever Kardas attacks/reactions... unless someone does something that radically changes our goal.... *Though I've loved how you've been controlling Kardas-when he got so focused on the Pai Sho game I was in stitches

They did a good job of it to! This is the eventual goal of the epic I'm working on (the one with the really long and boring beginning ) Are you on Brickshelf? Some of this stuff reminds me of some MOCs I've been admiring on there recently. Love it

I got really off until I realized you meant tragic, not just awful XD Axonn and Brutaka come to mind-Brutaka betraying Axonn and then being sent to the Pit (though he has a sweet redemptive arc that sorta makes it better) I feel bad for Keetongu-last of his kind, genocide by Visorak, horribly underused in the storyline, hard life. Gavla is sort of sad, but I have a hard time caring lol

While continuing to plead before Kardas to "stop this madness!" I subtly turn my head and nod towards Downfall-a pan of muffins would quite improve my list of assets (which I keep a record of in my evil plan notebook, still residing in my back pocket). Turning back to Kardas I say "My son, let us end this mindless destruction and make up for lost time-how about a game of catch?" I hold up a white and red ball in my hand

Very nice! The trident is very sleek, and I like the way he holds the swords WAY more than in the actual set! I think I see that they can be stored on his back somehow, but (just throwing an idea out there) have you experimented with some sort of hip scabbard system? Just based on the photos it looks like they could even just rest under the heel of the foot/armor pieces. Just a thought Definitely getting some ceremonial armor vibes as well. Can totally se Tarix pulling this out of storage, dusting it off and wearing it for the opening of New Atero or something like that. Well done!

I've recently been replaying Starfox Command-I like the flying mechanics (it's hella fun to just skim along the planet's surface esp. on a mountain or city level), and I like the different types of weapons that the fighters have. But even more recently I've been playing some good old Henry Stickman! XD (http://stickpage.com/henrystickminseries.shtml) cracks me up every time!

I finally open the door-not by using the handle on the inside mind you, but by using the Bo-Matoran as a battering ram to break the glass window, then by beating him against the handle on the outside of the door, causing it to snap off and the door to swing open. As I run out, the Matoran sees his chance to escape my cruel clutches and leaps towards one of the many Olmak lying around. He puts it on and uses it, hoping to flee to another dimension. He appears right below the ship's hatch as I open up said hatch, giving him yet another vicious "thonk" on the head. I exit the ship, singing Jack Sparrow's theme from Pirates of the Caribbean at the top of my lungs while walking in a listing, intoxicated fashion. I fall down on my knees a few feet away from the ship and yell out at Kardas: "MY SON!!!!!!!" flinging my hands into the air.

BLASPHEMY! I remember exactly where I was and who I was talking to-one of my buddies pointed out that Bionicle Stars was just a "highlight reel" and my heart sunk to my shoes. A part of me wishes that it had a more complete ending, the unfinished loose ends drive me crazy ( Velika!) it almost would have been easier if the unfinished serials hadn't been started at all.

K I'm just gonna keep having prolonged, successive aneurysms until I figure this out: which elements go in the overlap areas and WHICH ELEMENT GOES IN THE MIDDLE!? I must know the super element. Time? Creation?

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