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You're probably getting exasperated with the incessant stream of Tohunga in this blog, so I'll get to the non-Tohunga news first ( ), that I have final exams next week. I may have English and History switched, but I think this is how they go: Tuesday: Biology – Not hard. Entirely multiple choice, but some can be tricky... English II – Mm... harder. Because a lot is written answers, and though I know the texts pretty well, there are a lot of them... Wednesday: French IIIe – Pah! C'est du français. C'est facile. World History II – Lot to know, but it looks like aside from that and being a lot longer it's like our usual tests... Which are time-consuming more than they are hard. But I always wind up forgetting something on History exams... Thursday: Advanced Algebra – AAAUGH. My hardest class ever. I hate vectors. A lot of the stuff I've had to re-learn because we haven't used it in ages... I just know I'm going to panic and forget how to do something or make a mistake something really basic. Latin III – Easiest final of all. Even more so than French. Very last final, and during the conflict exams slot, so there's barely anyone in the gym with me... It's pretty much a relaxing experience. Then just one more day of school on Monday, to get exams back and listen to a variety of presentations and speeches and award-giving, and then it's summer vacation! Now, Tohunga! Toromaga in a tree! There's actually a real Tohunga like this in the MNOLG, but I realized today it's a perfect Tohunga form for Toro. So it became such! Hanging from a different branch... Aaaand falling out of the tree. Takua in a different willow tree than Hahli, the sun behind him On the railing, shining in the sun A scene from the MNOLG episodes from 2002, with Takua, Nuparu, and Kongu plotting against the Nuhvok in Le-Wahi Lord Beckett: "You're mad!" Jack: "Thank goodness for that, 'cause if I wasn't, this would probably never work." ~ ToM
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My Interest In Bionicle Is Still Going Strong?!
EXTREEEEEME!!! posted a blog entry in blogs_blog_356
Yeah. It is. I've actually been a fan of Bionicle ever since it started. Before I even set my hands on one, actually. Cool thing is, my interest hasn't died out, like others my age have. Lego has been part of my life since I was a teeny likkle baby, and Bionicle just increased that interest. I've actually liked all the sets that have come out the past few years, even though some other people don't. ... In other news, we've gotten a new computer chair, mouse, and keyboard. o_O It all feels so different.... -
They're so fun! Onepu, Nuparu, and Taipu emerging from a tunnel Two Onu-Koronans with a Huna and a Miru in a quarry One of those watches another Onu-Koronan with a Hau hoisting himself out of a hole Talvi stands guard on the porch railing Lumi pondering Hahli coming out of a clump of dense foliage, the sun filtering gently through the trees above Hahli again, practicing Willpower in a willow tree (with a little help) Marka in a wet bush, for some reason The Astrologer observing the dawn I want to build as many of the MNOLG Tohunga as I can. Just because I love both the MNOLG and the Tohunga therein... and I like the title of simply "the Astrologer" better than "Nixie." Jack Sparrow: "...Cuttlefish." ~ ToM
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I'm dilemma'd. What to build for the British Broadcasting Channel 42? I have a few ideas. I want to have something with a novelty, something that will be recognized for what it's representing. I'm adamant against cliched BBC entries, so it can't just be a generic cute creature. I don't think an opposite approach will work like it did in BBC 33 (Or 35? It was that Makuta one). My favorite idea as of now will be a representation of a particular expression we all know and love. And maybe I might take some inspiration out of the Brakelata beast. Contemplations, contemplations. (o)
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Thanks to Makuta Master, as of Monday I am in possession of five of the Bionicle sets I have wanted ever since the beginning... The Tohunga! Jala (with Nuparu) was the only one I had had up till now. I've wanted these five since 2001. I'm ecstatic. Kongu on the porch railing, very bright in the morning sunlight Kongu again, with Matoro in the background Onepu coming out of the earth at the base of a tree Matoro, looking a little lost Maku and Huki hidden away in the ivy Group shots! In addition, today was another day I spent mostly in the yard, and I discovered that we have a mouse living in a burrow near the base of another tree. It was rather surprising – I had thought it was a chipmunk earlier, but today was the first time I saw it clearly. Quite a pleasant find. I want to get a group shot of Onepu, Nuparu, and Taipu (at the sacrifice of Huki) tomorrow... One of Jala may or may not appear. He clashes with the yard. *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* ... ~ ToM
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Hydraxon looks... seaworthy.
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I bought Thulox yesterday... I like him a lot more than I was expecting to. He's actually sort of cute. I wish his body were both more substantial and more fixed in construction, but the Kalmah armor keeps his back double-socket from moving around, and the fact that his front socket can move means he can realistically put one leg in front of the other when walking. I would prefer his tail socket fixed in place, though. And because of the vertical alignment of his body sockets, his legs can't go into their box pose, but that's forgivable. His color scheme is much more coherent than Morak's, at any rate. I actually only got him for pieces. I need the red Visorak feet to build a Combat Nektann (I don't have Vohtarak), and the extra black double-sockets means I can finish my Reidak revamp without tearing into Brutaka, Vezon, or Nocturn. And now I like him so much that I made a sprite of him! On the subject of MOCing, I had to tear apart Keetongu, Roodaka, the Toa of Shapeshifting, Oohnorak, and Mantax recently for my BBC 42 entry. Or entries, rather. A whole flock of them. Because Bohrok Va are just so adorable that it's worth it. ~ ToM
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Hello Sometime in August this year, Atton Rand will come to stay at my place (he's a real good freind of mine) and we will be making a series of episodes with real people (but our identities will be hidden with masks and stuff for safety if we suddenly post it on the internet). If you're interested in what's happening or have some ideas for this feel free to post here or in this topic. Comments? -OMG, Destructor/Eizrakii
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What could it be? A sandwich? A Toa? A MOC? Kohaku
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*weeps* (o)
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they gunn eetchoo. (o)
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Well, my friend finally called me back, and he said "Oh, sure, I can sell you my Bionicle pieces." So, I'm going to have a least three times as many Bionicle pieces as I do now. He has TONS and TONS of stuff. And I'm glad, because there are SO many things that he has, that I missed, when they originally came out as sets. So, that's awesome!
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I made a good MoC the other day. Well... good for me. The chest is based on Axonn's chest, with a few pieces changed. Everything else is custom. Well.... except for the feet, and lower legs. But, I have a good weapon for him, and a cool looking left hand. I may post him soon. He's very posable.
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I don't really understand. If everyone hates 2006, and 2007 sets, why do they even buy Bionicles anymore? Why do they even go to this site? I mean, most people still stay in the hopes that Bio will get better, but I've heard quite a few people say that it's "gone too far" or somethings like that. Why do you stay? Why won't you leave if there's no reason for you to even like what this entire site is devoted to?
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I got Defilak today. He rocks.
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How do I start... I know. Long ago I had a website. The website still exists today although this Bionicle website hasn't been updated since June 01, 2004. Although now it has received an update. *gasp* An update saying I'm going to update. That and I now have FrontPage so I can actually update it. Or it could just be that I'm lazy. Anyway, I'll post blog entries when ever I do something on the website. Link'd Kohaku
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In Ko-Koro, we respect knowledge above all things. --Kopeke Well now that the Chronicler contest is over, and the final results are in, Kopeke will be the next Chronicler! He is also who I ended up voting for, so I'm happy with these results, just personally. But what about whether he fits the job? A lot of people have posted things like "his personality doesn't fit" or the like, and just generally asked, "Why Kopeke?" Well, I can only speak for myself as far as why I voted, but I thought it would be helpful to list the reasoning that went behind my vote (based on original list I posted here). Note, please, this -is- partly my personal taste, since I'm deciding to go with logical reasons he'd work as a Chronicler and coolness of the character in those terms over other things like cool speeches or other "crowd pleasers" that just make the character endearing overall, but not as a Chronicler. Other people are of course free to have different criteria. Still, hopefully this will help show why Kopeke does fit the job description well, if not best. First of all: What are the Criteria for being a Chronicler? I consider them to be the following: 1) Observativeness. Gotta be interested in observing to fill this role. Someone like Okoth could probably do the job if lives depended on it and nobody else could, but over a Kapura or a Kopeke, shopkeepers, crafters, etc. aren't the best choice. 2) Restraint. Chroniclers do their job best when they are not interested in taking all the glory for themselves. To a degree, Takua failed in this respect, though as far as "crowd pleasers" go, Takua obviously was a cool character anyways. Someone like Onepu fails miserably here, for example. 3) Staying alive. Chroniclers are often in dangerous situations (this is where Takua gained tons of ground, BTW), so they need to adept at avoiding the fate of Kodan. Experience in battle, special advantages, anything like that is good here. 4) Alertness. Part of staying alive--using observativeness not just for the job, but to remain alive and avoid things like ambushes. 5) Desire to travel. Many Matoran from Mata Nui have to go against their traditional nature and force themselves to travel. Though most are probably getting over this with the move to Metru Nui, there are certain Matoran, including Kopeke, Kapura, and Taipu, who love venturing out there, so are better for the job in this way. 6) Carving. Just a simple one--should be interested in carving down all that they observe when possible. 7) Real world parallel. This one is personal to me, probably differs from person to person. Kopeke is much like me in personality, and I ended up as a reporter here, lol, as an example, and though I am usually quiet in real life, I type like mad. For this blog entry, I will reshift the list a little from what I've posted before, and add an 8th main note that many people have brought up: 8) Outgoingness. Many have alleged that Kopeke's aloofness is a weakness. To a degree I disagree, given #2, #3, #4, and #7. That said, Kopeke's "aloofness" could be interpreted as "shyness" and it was my main question before I decided finally to vote for him. If you are willing to travel but not willing to discuss things you didn't personally witness with Toa and others, this could be a weakness for the job. 9) Wisdom/intelligence. Another addon to my original list. Kapura, Kopeke, score highly. Taipu doesn't, for example. Then there are two crowd pleasers, and I could add a third that I didn't list before. Note that each of the above is, in my mind, worth 1 point, but the following is only about half a point each: 10) Speeches. Kapura's Makuta Speech, Nuju's Flux Speech, Tamaru's Bohrok Taunt--cool speeches like those. Many of the Matoran have very interesting dialogue in MNOG and elsewhere, and this could make what they write as Chronicler actually interesting enough to read. Especially the ability to be cryptic in speech, and have more than one level of meaning. Kapura stands out to me with this. To a small degree, Kopeke's got this two. Just a lot less of it. 11) Mysteriousness. This one is a 2001er's thing, might not matter to as many fans now, not sure, but personally mystery is really interesting. Someone like Okoth isn't mysterious. Both Kopeke and Kapura are. 12) Coolness. This is a vague concept that will differ for everyone, but I felt it was worth throwing in as a general catch-all for any "crowd pleaser" aspect not covered by the other two. Kapura's cool. Kopeke's cool. Hafu's cool. Even Ahkmou is cool to a degree, XD. Random guard standing by a Koro gate? Eh. Next: Who are the best front runners? I'd like to briefly compare Kopeke to the other front runners--Kapura mainly, and Taipu. Also, Hafu, Macku, and Tamaru are other names I've seen at least a few people vote for. Onepu too. Kapura is in my mind the only clear contender with Kopeke for this position. He likes to travel, he is observative, and he has that nifty power that lets him travel far by moving slowly. Note: Greg does not know what that "power" means, so probably can't actually put it in the story, though as Ikki pointed out, it's in the encyclopedia, so it is official. The idea came from Bob Thompson, not the web producers, who has since left, so the world may never know, unless Greg can find out from Leah or simply make up a new explanation. So it's in doubt for story use, which was the main reason I hesitated to vote for Kapura. I'll list his specific standings on the Criteria List along with Kopeke later. Taipu is one that I don't get why his vote was so high. Endearing character, but not suited to Chronicler. He is super-strong; he could manage #3 well, stay alive. He's uberstrong on #5, desire to travel. He could probably carve, to a degree, though he's clumsy so I can't really call that--his "carving" experience is slamming a pick into rock to dig. But he's very dense in de head, hurting him on #1, the most important one, and #2, #4, and #9. His gullibility also hurts him in #9, and it could very well hurt him on #3 too. He rates a 3, including outgoingness. We can also give him #12 for a 3.5. Hafu would do well, much better than Taipu, IMO. He's obviously strong on #6 carving, and his courage is well known so he could stand #3 well, and as a crafter, he's probably observative, so 1 and 4 he does well on. He'd do notoriously poorly on #2, though, restraint, and I question his wisdom, or at least have not seen evidence that he's exceptional in this category. #1 might be hurt a little, and #8 too, by his ego--he may only observe that which reflects well on himself. And I have to say--though it was a great line, he would get hurt a little on #10, since after everything he wrote down, he'd declare "Another Hafu original!" He is cool, so he gets #12, and his skill can seem slightly mysterious, so a #11 too. He gets a5. Macku? Well, strong on #5, obviously... other than that I frankly don't see enough evidence to judge. She stayed alive in MNOG and was able to rescue her Koro, but that was only because of luck--she had disobeyed her Turaga to run off to Hewkii, and just happened to be out of town when the Tarakava attacked. #1 she'd probably be reasonable at, possibly #4 too. #3, I don't really think so. #6, not expecially, and quite likely not #9, even though her disobedience -did- help the Koro. She didn't know that and didn't do it for that reason. Personally, she's also just not that interesting of a character--she's Hewkii's girlfriend, basically, and not much else. She gets a 3. Tamaru... I just don't see it. He'd probably hold his own at #3, and he too was in the Chronicler's company so I suppose he'd be okay at #5 travel--he also did "leafrun" a lot, which is travel, though as part of his duty to protect the Koro. #9, he'd probably do alright at. #1 though? I dunno, and #8 might be a problem. He'd be another that could do it if nobody else could, but he doesn't stand out for the job. Tamaru does have a lot of #10, and #12, to be fair. He gets 3. Onepu. No. The one thing he'd be good at is #3, staying alive, but he would fail in #1, #2 (especially #2, with his ego and also his being used to leading troops), #5, #6, #8 in the sense that his ego would grate on people, and #9 as well. He can have #12, to be fair, giving him a total of 1.5. Kopeke versus Kapura Okay, so how do the front-runners stack up? 1) Observativeness. Kopeke built a Wahi-wide ice-lense security system in MNOG. He... sees all. [ominous]He is watching you.[/ominous] Kapura is observative enough--he makes those cool riddles with what he's observed, which is a plus. But ya can't beat a Wahi-wide security system, sorry. This one goes to Kopeke, with, to be generous, a 0.3 to Kapura. 2) Restraint. Silence is a virtue. Kopeke being quite might hurt him on #8, but here it's a strength. Someone who's willing to be quiet is probably going to notice a lot more, and with Kopeke's history of noticing things, I have no doubt he would have a greater understanding when chronicling. I think many people are confusing talkativeness with wanting to write a lot--I disagree, just from how I am. I don't like talking much in real life, but I love writing. Kopeke way ahead of Kapura here. I'll throw in a 0.5 for Kapura to be fair though. 3) Staying Alive. Complicated--Kapura usually stands out as being able to escape with his "travel power". But--for it to work, he apparently has to slow way down. In an ambush, you can't afford to slow down, so I see it as up to battle smarts. Now, Kapura is a fair warrior. Sure. But so is Kopeke. I'd consider them tied, but Kopeke is pushed higher with his observativeness. This one goes to Kopeke, with a 0.5 for Kapura. 4) Alertness. As said above, seems to go best to Kopeke. 5) Desire to travel. Kapura and Kopeke tied here. Both spent tons of time outside Koro when possible. 6) Carving. I've seen no evidence Kapura's the kind of guy who'd want to sit down and carve out records. He'd probably prefer to... practice. But Kopeke carved in ice all the time, including that spy-lense, and carving that key. Goes to Kopeke. 7) Real world parallel. I'm a lot like Kopeke. I'm a reporter. Of course, not sure if that's close to universal, lol, but this is my view I'm talking about, so it counts. That's a Kopeke. 8) Outgoingness. As said above, I disagree to an extent that Kopeke's "aloofness" counts as "shyness", since he seems perfectly willing to do what needs to be done and to say that which is vital to be said. However, we can give this to Kapura for sure. I will give Kopeke a 0.3 to be fair though. 9) Wisdom/Intelligence. Gotta go with a tie here. Kapura illustrates wisdom and intelligence, while Kopeke speaks of his wisdom and hints at in in intelligent ways. What little he says shows that he's not making it up. Then the half-point "crowd pleasers": 10) Speeches. Obviously, Kapura wins, though Kopeke's speeches are interesting enough. Overall, no justification for a tie, though, so 0.5 for Kapura. 11) Mysteriousness. Kopeke and Kapura are close to tied--Kopeke might not have cool speeches, but characters of few words can be even more mysterious than those with many riddles. Kapura, of course, makes up lost ground with the whole traveling thing, whether it can be in story or not--Greg doesn't even know what it means, XD. So Kapura wins this round with 0.5. 12) Coolness. This one is very subjective, with these two more than anybody. I think Kopeke is a super-cool character, personally, so I have to give this to him, with the possibility of a tie. However, I love the concept of mysterious powers that even mere Matoran can tap into, and we do know this is official, and Kapura also has cool MNOG speeches. That said, if that power cannot be in the official story, his coolness factor goes waaay down, to me, though of course I'd love it for my fanfics. A Kapura in the story without that is, to me boring--his cameo would probably be nothing better than his one book cameo already, in Metru Nui, which was boring as all get out. For the speeches alone, I have to give him this to for the tie, but if that power -could- make it into the story, I would see that as so rad cool that the value of #12 would automatically go up at least 1 above whatever's needed to beat Kopeke. But since that hangs in the balance, this one goes as a tie to both Kopeke and Kapura. Now for my favorite thing in the whole world. Math. Kopeke gets a 8.8, overall. And Kapura gets a 5.6. Correct me if I counted wrong--quite possible, XD. But it's clear that by those criteria at least, Kopeke is a better choice for the job than Kapura. Kapura is only slightly ahead of Hafu, as I'm counting it, in fact.
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I had been really looking forward to using "Ave Mahria" as a title in praise of the Toa Mahri... But unless these are indeed prototypes and change drastically before their final forms, it looks like that won't be happening. "I must confess I am actually shocked at the mostly positive reaction here so far. These sets appear horrid to me. ... 2007 has started on such an admirably high note; I do not wish for it to end on a bad one." – Sméag "I usually look for the positives, but... There are few. Too few." – Takatu If you don't read this entire entry, read those two quotes – in them Sméag and Takatu sum up my thoughts perfectly. But because I like being specific... Let it be known that I despise them as they currently stand. They look little like Toa beyond humanoid stature (Hewkii), look even less like their characters and Inika selves than the Inika did relative to Matoran (Kongu), look like they were thrown together (Hewkii, Nuparu), and the guns are horrid and ammunition stuck all over them ruins their color schemes (Kongu, Hewkii). (In parentheses are the worst examples of each.) I personally don't like any of the masks, and utterly hate Hewkii's. But I could live with them as a group if not for Kongu. He's been given the stature (short), body shape (wide-shouldered), color scheme (dark grey), and bulky weaponry associated with Onu-characters, all of which are in opposite polarity to Le-Koronans, who are tall, thin, lithe, bright-colored, and weild simple, efficient tools. And for Hewkii, who looks as though he were constructed with no thought to aesthetics: black and yellow-orange is great, but not the way it was distributed, with spikes and red and silver and loose chains all over everything. Matoro's hunchbacked form and mess of tubes on his back look horrid for one with a high and noble destiny and incredible power, but I can live with him. Same with Nuparu's holey, awkward, and spiky construction. Jaller is not a bad build or arrangement, but not one I'm partial to. Hahli is the saving grace of the Toa Mahri. She has plenty of solid dark blue pieces, awesome wings, and the cool color of lime green – even if that color is totally illogical for a Ga-Toa. I like her mask and weapons no better than the others', but her body saves her. Otherwise, the variety of recolored pieces – including a white Inika body and dark green Rahkshi feet! Yaay! – are the only things I especially like about them. I am desperately hoping that these are indeed prototypes and that the finals will be at least somewhat better-looking – though Kongu is beyond repair. ...Well, that was a longer tirade than I had intended to give. I have other stuff to blog about, finally, but I think a good, heartfelt rant on the Mahri will suffice for one entry, don't you? If nothing else, seeing these sets is driving me to make quintessential Toa Mahri MOCs as soon as possible, if only to totally blow these out out of the water... literally. ~ ToM
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Well here's my Ac 13 entry here comments?
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Well I just made this so I thought I'd post it here it took me 2 hoors, but here it is comments?
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I love it. I love the way that Lego is going with this. See, ever since I got my Inika, I thought the neck was going to be bad. I thought it wasn't going to work at all. Then I got it. Then I decided I would like every Bionicle, despite how they looked. See, I'm not going to refuse to get a Bionicle because of something that other members don't like. "Oh, Pridak has blood. Well, I like his weapon and he has useful pieces, but the blood is just something overwhelming, so I won't get him." For me it's like this. "Oh, Pridak has blood. Well, I like his weapon and he has useful pieces, so I'll get him. Those parts can be useful, and I've seen them put to good use in MoCs." See, I don't care if there is something that doesn't appeal to me. If a set has at least one thing I like in it, I'll get it. I just won't get a set if I don't have the money. Now, I know some members won't agree with what I said, but I'm not here to please everyone. This is just my opinion, and opinions are just that, opinions.
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Today i got Ehlek,Kalmah and Mantax from Tescos and All I have to get is Takadox and I have all the Barraki but unfortunately All the places that sell Bionicle I've been to Zip-Nadda! Its the Toa Matoro incident all over again.the Toa Matoro incident was when all I needed was Toa Matoro but wherever I went I couldn't find him and the only place UI could get Him is Lego Shop@Home and it seems Takadox is copying the Incident but ah well what are you gonna do?
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The Playstation is back in action! I have played the the first three levels of BH. The game has thrown storyline out the window; but the older a fan you are, the more it's like a high school reunion. If you're a younger fan, you have an excellent chance to be introduced to the characters from the past. That's one of my favorite aspects of the game. The other is the humor. I wrote something about that it my paper journal, so I'll quote that... when I find it. TOV also started playing the game. I can't believe it: We've only had our PS2 a week, and in his SW game he's already finishing his first run of Episode 6! How does he do it?
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Can't wait for Febuary's Toy Fair! I've seen the Mahri, Titans, and playsets, and I can say they are the best of the best-- except maybe the Barraki, they may be better than the Mahri. Don't know yet, though. [Mahri names and part descriptions below-- Beware of major SPOILERS!] » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Jaller's yellow and red fading color mask looks awesome, and Hewkii's mask with the tube attatched is cool, as well. But guess what-- for those of you who have seen the Mahri, have you noticed how thin the tubes are? It looks like a new size, designed to actually fit through the round pin-holes! Time just flies. . . it seems like just yesturday when I clicked on BZP's link to the News article on the Toy Fair, waiting five minutes for the pics to load. But that was a year ago so. . . yeah. . . StF
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You know yesterday I got to pick up Mantax and my good friend Pridak. Two words: Pridak owns. Anyway I'm glad I picked up Mantax. He will be very useful for my Zelda MOCs, that I have planned. Of which I will now reveal. A Darknut. Picture I'm not going to say anything else about it. Yet. I can't give away the details of how I'm going to build it. Kohaku
