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Gali... being a sniper? Granted, she has the capability to do so, but c'mon. this is Gali. can you picture her shooting anyone at anything other than water? with a gun ? and needing something to aim? (looks at the hefty eyepiece) what ever happened to graceful Gali? all this is going to weigh her down. her shoulders should be smaller, and i'm sorry but i have to laugh at her "ears" it's laughable.... like two big antennas to pick up a frequency that's not there. she's more robot than living thing, something you'd see in a science fiction movie. blue alien from outer space come to destroy all life! and this is our "spirit" of water? her mask looks distorted and she has lost all femininity her previous forms retained. but since gender is only the state of mind, heck, why bother differentiating at all? everyone could look just the same but have different colors! Gali's femininity is what makes her unique. the fact that she's one of the most acrobatic is supposed to give you the impression that she's lithe and at least supple. she looks so limited with all that on, so ungainly, so unlike water, which is flexible. her structure is more suited for Onua than toa of water. can you imagine a woman's voice from that? *snickers* i'm sorry Gali, i really am...

except the Krakhann is evil?! he looks like a Makuta in this... poor poor Onua... and he doesn't even have an evil personality at all, quite the opposite! what happened to making characters visually appealing? he lost his hunchbackness apparently, and he looks off balance. like some insectoid. especially with those "pincers" coming from the sides of his mouth. his Mata form, i thought Onua was cutest of them all. he looked very humble and quiet with his hunchbackedness and his claws made to create and to tear down. his original form was simple and that's what he was. his nuva form was a bit of a disappointment... chainsaws and what looked to be a beard on his mask, but he was still somewhat recognizable (perhaps it was the eyes and that he was low to the ground hunched over, thoughtful... ) i try and i try but i can't seem to find him... the masks is definitely the center of it all, but things like the red and his lack of hunchedness, probably is what keeps me from recognizing poor Onua... as for his weapons, well what is it? @_@;;; i really don't have much to complain now about the Phantoka though... thank goodness they came out somewhat decent (although i think Pohatu acccidently got Gali's mask)

oh finally, confusion over! but that being said, it's awfully clunky for a buzzsaw... could shear off someone's head if he aint careful, and im serious about it. there's an ambush and he's trying to fend off whateverit is, but he has to swing wildly to do it... and what happens if turns it off too late? actually that would be a very messy way of hacking at the enemy, as you'll have pieces flying everywhere. (has watched too many horror movies and is paranoid of sharp spinning objects, especially ones with a switch... like chainsaws, buzzsaws, those dicing machines in kitchens... *shudder* )

wah, i had a long reply but the server ate it and my thoughts... ;;; long story short. Tahu is still a hothead, even if he has cooled down. he may not be all flaming in a tantrum over every little nitpicky thing, but he still would lose his temper. it's natural for him, as Kopaka is naturally antisocial, Lewa is naturally easygoing and wisecracking, Onua is naturally patient. Of course Kopaka would try to talk and cooperate with others but that still doesn't make him not antisocial. Lewa is more mature, but he still has his funny moments and loves to crack quips. casein point. so it would do him better justice if his mask eyeholes gave him more of a glare than those bland eyeholes. True it looks like a helmet, but it only makes his eyes empty, instead of that fierce glare we've known him for having so long. like i said, angle the eyeholes and maybe give it a bit more roundish shape than a square... make the ribs a bit more pleasing to the eye (goodness, it looks more fit for a male version of the Noble Rau or for Toa Vakama or even something that Turaga Dume could've worn when he was a Toa than a mask of Shielding for Tahu) the shield blade thingy... it's okay. first of all, what is it? i don't dislike it, at least not as much as the mask, but there could have been better alternatives compared to that huge thing... not necessarily a sword but at least a blade he could swing around (something a bit like Lewa's katanas but a bit more heavy... a scythe like blade?) other small complaints are dull coloration (but i'll ignore that since they are in a swamp, and for adaptation purposes would need dull colors), an extremely lanky and bare body/torso that makes him look off balance considering the bulk of his buzzsaw/shield and blaster, and the return of said blaster (last one is a pet peeve of mine as Bionicle is slowly moving away from the much favored art of weapons to mindless blasting... okay, not so much mindless, but it's not so hard to shoot a blaster to destroy as a sword to defeat/kill) and what do you mean by the last part of your sentence please? " And there's really no reason this incarnation does a worse job at representing the rest of what you mentioned. smile.gif " wow, never mind, this reply is long enough already! @_@;;;

point is, it doesn't look like Tahu ... it would actually be very well fitted for Vakama, in my opinion, but not for Tahu. the mask makes him look aged instead of fiery, like his previous masks have (first thing I liked about Tahu was his trademark scowl and fiery eyes) if only they angled his eye holes, then it would look a lot like him. sure this design has got "fire" down pat, but what about Tahu, the hothead? our Tahu who loves lavasurfing and thrills? Swordwielder and major burninator? i really can't see him in there... like i said before, i'd be totally pumped if this was Vakama's design, but for Tahu? meh....