I always thought that the "" emoticon was like sticking your tongue out at whoever you were just talking to. It also makes me take what you're saying less seriously. I mean, I never can tell when you're joking or being serious.
And now: on topic.
I feel that the Nuva can never look like what everyone wants them to, as everyone has a different opinion as to what they should look like. I always imagine the Mahri as their Inika forms. As an aside, why does lego always do that thing where the first permutation of a character looks good, but the next year they look all jumbled or mutated (the exception of course being the Mata-Nuva/2001-2002 ark)?