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There were so many loose ends left at the untimely demise of the first generation. Let's see how many we can compile.

 

1. The Baterra- These guys seem pretty scary. An army of superpowerful shapeshifting robot warriors bent on destruction, and as far as the G1 canon is concerned, still at large.

 

2. The Marendar- Literally built to kill Toa, who, as it turned out, are pretty important to the story. Oh, and the GB's let this one slip too. Oops.

 

3. The Cursed Great Being- The GB's are arguably the most powerful and enigmatic entities in the G1 universe. What if one goes totally off his rocker?

 

4. Velika- Speaking of GB's losing it, this one seems like he could be a bit of a problem. Especially considering that he's just about ready to obliterate the fortress that #3 has conveniently gathered some of the most important characters in the story. (#RIPTrenKrom)

 

5. Miserix- Not really a cliffhanger in the sense of the other items, but I can't be the only one who's curious to see what happens to the last living Makuta

 

 

Have at it! Also feel free to add your own speculation of how these things might have played out.

Since we'll probably never see any of these conflicts resolved in canon, maybe we can at least some ambitious fanfic writers to quench our thirst for continuity!

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The Red Deathtrap Hanger. 

 

Yeah, the Red Star is practically made of cliffhangery-ness, with such intriguing questions, such as: 

 

1) How do Kopaka and Pohatu get out of there?

 

2) What did Kopaka see that scared him so much?

 

3) Does anyone else get out of there when they escape?

 

4) How does their rescue, if there is one, affect Velika's plans to take over the world?

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2) What did Kopaka see that scared him so much?

 

We already know this one. The Kestora tried to dissect some of the revived beings, and sometimes, in their madness, didn't rebuild them quite right, resulting in dozens (if not hundreds) of deformed zombie-like beings. These are what Kopaka saw. The rest of those are good questions, though.

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There's also the Makuta Virus that The Shadowed One uncovered on Xia. That's stretching back a little further (Destiny War), but is presumably still relevant on Spherus Magna. With him trying to rise to power again the virus could play an interesting role.

 

Edit: Sorry, didn't realize that T1S beat me to this one.

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There were so many loose ends left at the untimely demise of the first generation. Let's see how many we can compile.

Yes, let's.

 

1. The Baterra- These guys seem pretty scary. An army of superpowerful shapeshifting robot warriors bent on destruction, and as far as the G1 canon is concerned, still at large.

They only attack combatants, defined as people with weapons. As long as those people travelling through their territory are unarmed, the baterra are mostly harmless. So yeah, not much of a cliffhanger, more a Chekov's Gun waiting to go off.

 

2. The Marendar- Literally built to kill Toa, who, as it turned out, are pretty important to the story. Oh, and the GB's let this one slip too. Oops.

This is another Chekov's Gun rather than a cliffhanger. It's a rising threat or a solution to another problem.

 

3. The Cursed Great Being- The GB's are arguably the most powerful and enigmatic entities in the G1 universe. What if one goes totally off his rocker?

Now this is a cliffhanger. Personally, I like to think the years of isolation have either driven him sane again, or he's finally learned to manage the curse. Or he's simply learned to function with his crazy.

 

4. Velika- Speaking of GB's losing it, this one seems like he could be a bit of a problem. Especially considering that he's just about ready to obliterate the fortress that #3 has conveniently gathered some of the most important characters in the story. (#RIPTrenKrom)

I suspect the IGB in the previous cliffhanger is preparing to counter Velika's move; he's the only one who knew Velika's plan and was 'removed' prior to the MU launch.

 

5. Miserix- Not really a cliffhanger in the sense of the other items, but I can't be the only one who's curious to see what happens to the last living Makuta

You're not. Personally, I belive he either retreats from society to become a King of the Rahi or becomes involved in Tahu's ruling council. More likely the former.

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Elemental Rahi in Gen2, anyone? A write-up for an initial video for a G2 plot

 

I really wish everyone would stop trying to play join the dots with Gen 1 and Gen 2 though,it seems there's a couple new threads everyday and often they're duplicates of already existing conversations! Or simply parallel them with a slightly new 'twist'! Gen 2 is NEW, it is NOT Gen 1 and it is NOT a continuation. Outside of the characters we already have I personally don't want to see ANY old characters return. I think it will cheapen the whole experience to those of us familiar with the original line...

 

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Well thank you, Regitnui for kindly dismantling my original post (I suppose my definition of cliffhanger is a bit looser than yours XD). Let's just pretend the title is "G1 Cliffhangers and Chekov's Guns".

 

As far as the Baterra go, I was ignorant of some of the details. I'm actually glad to see that they're not much of a threat considering that, with the Marendar out too, it felt kind of redundant (GB's accidentally unleash killing machines built to serve obsolete purposes). I guess the Marendar is more of a "Chekov's Gun" rather than a cliffhanger, because we can be pretty sure of what it's going to try to do (kill the Toa). I still felt pretty cliff-hung, though, because I would have liked to see how they dealt with it, and learned some more details of its nature.

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I feel like the Barreta were supposed to counter the Marender and IGB to Velika. Don't know about Makuta Virus though.

That does make sense, in a nice symmetrical way. However, we can still only speculate on how things would have played out!

 

Thanks to Regitnui, though, I'm pretty convinced now that the latter is true. It seems like the only way the conflict could be resolved (although who knows what surprises Greg had up his sleeve).

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2. The Marendar- Literally built to kill Toa, who, as it turned out, are pretty important to the story. Oh, and the GB's let this one slip too. Oops.

This is another Chekov's Gun rather than a cliffhanger. It's a rising threat or a solution to another problem.

 

 

4. Velika- Speaking of GB's losing it, this one seems like he could be a bit of a problem. Especially considering that he's just about ready to obliterate the fortress that #3 has conveniently gathered some of the most important characters in the story. (#RIPTrenKrom)

I suspect the IGB in the previous cliffhanger is preparing to counter Velika's move; he's the only one who knew Velika's plan and was 'removed' prior to the MU launch.

 

2. Marendar is actively seeking the Toa. The Baterra just go after anyone in their immediate surroundings with a weapon. Marendar is programmed to hunt and slaughter Toa. It's a cliffhanger in the sense that it's coming, and there's no stopping it, and now we don't know how long it will take to kill off our favorite heroes. (Olmak opens a portal around it and it jumps to the HF universe, killing Stormer and Evo in the process before returning through the portal to kill Tahu. :P )

 

4. Uh, what? Care to explain that bit, because I don't think ANYONE knew Velika's plan. The CGB was locked up due to being cursed by the Ignika, not because he knew someone's plans.

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4. Velika- Speaking of GB's losing it, this one seems like he could be a bit of a problem. Especially considering that he's just about ready to obliterate the fortress that #3 has conveniently gathered some of the most important characters in the story. (#RIPTrenKrom)

I suspect the IGB in the previous cliffhanger is preparing to counter Velika's move; he's the only one who knew Velika's plan and was 'removed' prior to the MU launch.

 

4. Uh, what? Care to explain that bit, because I don't think ANYONE knew Velika's plan. The CGB was locked up due to being cursed by the Ignika, not because he knew someone's plans.

*cough* Long ago, in the time before time, the Great Beings lived and worked. Amongst their number were great friends, and great enemies. Knowing that their world was to end, they built a giant robot. Yet the one that would be known as Velika yearned for greater things. "Would it not," he said, to his friend and confidant as they labored over the greatest Mask of Power, "be more fitting for us to guide the robot from within, ensuring its mission is completed?"

 

"Fear not," his friend said, "for the robot is well programmed, and will continue in its task unguided."

 

Velika paused at this, and replied, "I have a machine, one that would allow us to enter a matoran and view the machine's workings."

 

His friend looked at him in horror. "No. That machine must be destroyed, for the robot must operate without our intervention."

 

Velika felt alarm. That machine was his pride and joy. He would allow no man to destroy it. He looked at the mask they were creating. "Look at this beauty," he reached down as if to touch it, but stayed his hand. "I believe it has cooled enough for the container."

 

The other Being created a single finger against the edge of the mask, not knowing that this would bring a curse down on him. A curse that would lead me to being locked away, unable to stop the one known as Velika from entering your universe, and unbalancing the world. I know who he pretends to be, and I will teach you how to defeat him. He is outside now. We don't have much time.

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Elemental Rahi in Gen2, anyone? A write-up for an initial video for a G2 plot

 

I really wish everyone would stop trying to play join the dots with Gen 1 and Gen 2 though,it seems there's a couple new threads everyday and often they're duplicates of already existing conversations! Or simply parallel them with a slightly new 'twist'! Gen 2 is NEW, it is NOT Gen 1 and it is NOT a continuation. Outside of the characters we already have I personally don't want to see ANY old characters return. I think it will cheapen the whole experience to those of us familiar with the original line...

 

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4. Velika- Speaking of GB's losing it, this one seems like he could be a bit of a problem. Especially considering that he's just about ready to obliterate the fortress that #3 has conveniently gathered some of the most important characters in the story. (#RIPTrenKrom)

I suspect the IGB in the previous cliffhanger is preparing to counter Velika's move; he's the only one who knew Velika's plan and was 'removed' prior to the MU launch.

 

4. Uh, what? Care to explain that bit, because I don't think ANYONE knew Velika's plan. The CGB was locked up due to being cursed by the Ignika, not because he knew someone's plans.

*cough* Long ago, in the time before time, the Great Beings lived and worked. Amongst their number were great friends, and great enemies. Knowing that their world was to end, they built a giant robot. Yet the one that would be known as Velika yearned for greater things. "Would it not," he said, to his friend and confidant as they labored over the greatest Mask of Power, "be more fitting for us to guide the robot from within, ensuring its mission is completed?"

 

"Fear not," his friend said, "for the robot is well programmed, and will continue in its task unguided."

 

Velika paused at this, and replied, "I have a machine, one that would allow us to enter a matoran and view the machine's workings."

 

His friend looked at him in horror. "No. That machine must be destroyed, for the robot must operate without our intervention."

 

Velika felt alarm. That machine was his pride and joy. He would allow no man to destroy it. He looked at the mask they were creating. "Look at this beauty," he reached down as if to touch it, but stayed his hand. "I believe it has cooled enough for the container."

 

The other Being created a single finger against the edge of the mask, not knowing that this would bring a curse down on him. A curse that would lead me to being locked away, unable to stop the one known as Velika from entering your universe, and unbalancing the world. I know who he pretends to be, and I will teach you how to defeat him. He is outside now. We don't have much time.

 

 

While it's an interesting idea, it's still unconfirmed. There's nothing in the story to suggest that this happened.

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Thanks for making this compilation! I was gonna ask for one for fanfic purposes. Another cliffhanger is TSO getting his hands on the viruses used to strike down the GSR and planning to use them for a nefarious purpose. The only hint at what he's gonna do is that I believe Greg once mentioned he's gathering some villainous forces to make some sort of neo-Dark Hunters.

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Thanks for making this compilation! I was gonna ask for one for fanfic purposes. Another cliffhanger is TSO getting his hands on the viruses used to strike down the GSR and planning to use them for a nefarious purpose. The only hint at what he's gonna do is that I believe Greg once mentioned he's gathering some villainous forces to make some sort of neo-Dark Hunters.

Personally I think this is the juiciest of the lot. The Dark Hunters were a great evil faction in that they didn't follow the usual 6-member team format forced by the sets and were strikingly diverse with regards to personalities and abilities. I always hoped they'd make some sort of comeback.

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4. Velika- Speaking of GB's losing it, this one seems like he could be a bit of a problem. Especially considering that he's just about ready to obliterate the fortress that #3 has conveniently gathered some of the most important characters in the story. (#RIPTrenKrom)

I suspect the IGB in the previous cliffhanger is preparing to counter Velika's move; he's the only one who knew Velika's plan and was 'removed' prior to the MU launch.

4. Uh, what? Care to explain that bit, because I don't think ANYONE knew Velika's plan. The CGB was locked up due to being cursed by the Ignika, not because he knew someone's plans.
*cough* Long ago, in the time before time, the Great Beings lived and worked. Amongst their number were great friends, and great enemies. Knowing that their world was to end, they built a giant robot. Yet the one that would be known as Velika yearned for greater things. "Would it not," he said, to his friend and confidant as they labored over the greatest Mask of Power, "be more fitting for us to guide the robot from within, ensuring its mission is completed?"

 

"Fear not," his friend said, "for the robot is well programmed, and will continue in its task unguided."

 

Velika paused at this, and replied, "I have a machine, one that would allow us to enter a matoran and view the machine's workings."

 

His friend looked at him in horror. "No. That machine must be destroyed, for the robot must operate without our intervention."

 

Velika felt alarm. That machine was his pride and joy. He would allow no man to destroy it. He looked at the mask they were creating. "Look at this beauty," he reached down as if to touch it, but stayed his hand. "I believe it has cooled enough for the container."

 

The other Being created a single finger against the edge of the mask, not knowing that this would bring a curse down on him. A curse that would lead me to being locked away, unable to stop the one known as Velika from entering your universe, and unbalancing the world. I know who he pretends to be, and I will teach you how to defeat him. He is outside now. We don't have much time.

While it's an interesting idea, it's still unconfirmed. There's nothing in the story to suggest that this happened.

I thought that was the reason for this thread. Come up with wants to finish the serials.

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Elemental Rahi in Gen2, anyone? A write-up for an initial video for a G2 plot

 

I really wish everyone would stop trying to play join the dots with Gen 1 and Gen 2 though,it seems there's a couple new threads everyday and often they're duplicates of already existing conversations! Or simply parallel them with a slightly new 'twist'! Gen 2 is NEW, it is NOT Gen 1 and it is NOT a continuation. Outside of the characters we already have I personally don't want to see ANY old characters return. I think it will cheapen the whole experience to those of us familiar with the original line...

 

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I suppose "unresolved plot points" might be a better descriptor than "cliffhangers", but I get what you mean.

 

There's the typical stuff like how Matoran are made (which we were never going to learn anyway) and what have you.

 

Oh, and Malum and the Vorox; they don't appear during or after the Skrall War, so while I don't expect everybody to be touchy-feely, finding out what happened to them would be nice.

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I suppose "unresolved plot points" might be a better descriptor than "cliffhangers", but I get what you mean.

 

I understand there's an issue with semantics and what people consider a "cliffhanger". I'd change the title if I could.

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