Bonkle Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 This has been bother me for a while. Toa teams are usually named after their island, right? There are some exceptions (Toa Nuva and Toa Hordika) but those names pertain to their upgrades, and otherwise they would have the same name because they were still on the same island. So why weren't the Inika the Toa Voya? I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 1st Shadow Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Because they weren't planning to stay there. The Toa Metru defended Metru Nui. The Inika defended Voya Nui for a couple days, with their primary goal being to locate the Ignika. 2 ~Your friendly, neighborhood Shadow ~Credit for Avatar and Banner goes to NickonAquaMagna~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkle Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Because they weren't planning to stay there. The Toa Metru defended Metru Nui. The Inika defended Voya Nui for a couple days, with their primary goal being to locate the Ignika.All right, maybe the Inika name was derived from Ignika? 1 I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 1st Shadow Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Because they weren't planning to stay there. The Toa Metru defended Metru Nui. The Inika defended Voya Nui for a couple days, with their primary goal being to locate the Ignika.All right, maybe the Inika name was derived from Ignika? Nope. It's a Matoran word that means "energy of a star." Fitting, since it was a discharge from the Red Star that made them Toa. 4 ~Your friendly, neighborhood Shadow ~Credit for Avatar and Banner goes to NickonAquaMagna~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahkshi Lalonde Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 "inika" and "ignika" both came from "ignition" which was the story arc name. in-story i have no idea, i never quite cared for their explanations. :0 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYoSirRahka Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) T1 shadow: The artisan is right about Inika meaning "the energies of a star." In Bionicle Legends #3 on pages 49-50, Garan tells the Toa Inika they don't look like Toa Nuva. After Jaller answers they weren't Nuva, Farshtey writes, "He [Jaller] thought about the lightning bolts that had unleashed their powers, the glow of their faces behind their masks, the way their weapons radiated energy. Then he said, 'No, not Toa Nuva. Toa Inika.' The name caught the other Toa by surprise, but it made sense - inika was the Matoran word for 'the energies of a star.'" tl;drJaller picked the name for the team because of the meaning of the word.P.S. Somebody please remind me what "Nuva" and "Hordika" mean. Edited October 20, 2015 by YoYoSirRahka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahkshi Lalonde Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 T1 shadow: The artisan is right about Inika meaning "the energies of a star." In Bionicle Legends #3 on pages 49-50, Garan tells the Toa Inika they don't look like Toa Nuva. After Jaller answers they weren't Nuva, Farshtey writes, "He [Jaller] thought about the lightning bolts that had unleashed their powers, the glow of their faces behind their masks, the way their weapons radiated energy. Then he said, 'No, not Toa Nuva. Toa Inika.' The name caught the other Toa by surprise, but it made sense - inika was the Matoran word for 'the energies of a star.'" tl;drJaller picked the name for the team because of the meaning of the word. P.S. Somebody please remind me what "Nuva" and "Hordika" mean. "Nuva" i beieve was, well, "new" and Hordika meant something along the lines of "bestial" or "savage" if i recall. o: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petewa Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 This has been bother me for a while. Toa teams are usually named after their island, right? There are some exceptions (Toa Nuva and Toa Hordika) but those names pertain to their upgrades, and otherwise they would have the same name because they were still on the same island. So why weren't the Inika the Toa Voya?The Inika/Mahri are the reverse of normal, being named first based on their upgrade, and then based on an island. Mataru Nui, an Interactive Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Knight Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 T1 shadow: The artisan is right about Inika meaning "the energies of a star." In Bionicle Legends #3 on pages 49-50, Garan tells the Toa Inika they don't look like Toa Nuva. After Jaller answers they weren't Nuva, Farshtey writes, "He [Jaller] thought about the lightning bolts that had unleashed their powers, the glow of their faces behind their masks, the way their weapons radiated energy. Then he said, 'No, not Toa Nuva. Toa Inika.' The name caught the other Toa by surprise, but it made sense - inika was the Matoran word for 'the energies of a star.'" tl;drJaller picked the name for the team because of the meaning of the word. P.S. Somebody please remind me what "Nuva" and "Hordika" mean. "Nuva" i beieve was, well, "new" and Hordika meant something along the lines of "bestial" or "savage" if i recall. o: If I recall, "Hordika" means "Half-Beast", which is what they are, technically. 1 (I'll do this eventually, I swear...) My BZPRPG Characters Corpus Rahkshi Characters: Kol Arsenal Swarm Amalgamation Skyrise Characters: Zavon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 The Toa aren't generally named after an island — the only two teams we know of that were named for the places they defended were the Toa Metru and the Toa Mahri. I believe the Toa Mata were officially named not for the island of Mata Nui, but rather for their destiny of reviving the Great Spirit. After all, when they were created, the island of Mata Nui didn't even exist, but the Great Spirit did. 1 Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwideon Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 hey does anyone know what phantoka and mistika mean. I AM NIGHTHAWK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petewa Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 hey does anyone know what phantoka and mistika mean."Spirits of the mist" and "Spirits of the air" 1 Mataru Nui, an Interactive Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onuki Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I stopped really following the story by the time of Voya Nui, but I think another reason from Lego's perspective would probably have been that "Toa" and "Voya" sound too similar to make "Toa Voya" as easily pronounced. The Latest and Fakest in Bionicle News Wanted: Chronicler | Wedding Announced | Bohrok-Kal Miffed | Staring Contest Continues Hakuna Vakama | Rau Convention Held | Globe Circumnavigated | Carver Offers Advice | Parade Possible Onepu Characterized | Koli Ball Shortage | Le-Koro Discovered | Toa Don Disguises | Top Toa Tied | Ko-Koro Welcomes Tahnok Hakuna Vakama Animation | Macku Goes Missing | In the Ice | The 1000 Word 2001 Poem | Kopaka the Toa | Honest Bionicle Trailers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Windrider- Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 This may be S&T material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkle Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 This may be S&T material.Actually, my question has been answered, so unless anyone else wants to add something I'm fine with it being closed. I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Windrider- Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Closed as requested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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