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So, my thought for where G2 might go is what if Makuta isn't that bad of a guy? In the story so far we see that he is after two of the legendary masks in this world: the Mask of Creation and Control. My idea is that what he really wants is to use these masks to combine the two pieces of the Vahi and go back in time. Why? Because he regrets what he's done.

 

Makuta so far is one of the more interesting characters in this theme, for his intentions were driven by jealousy that led him to create the Mast of Ultimate Power. But the last anyone saw him, the MOUP was being knocked off his face. I predict that now, he doesn't have the MOUP, and actually doesn't want it as it has become its own entity which corrupted him when he put it on. He's afraid of it now and is worried what it could do, and now wants to go back in time to undo his betrayal to Ekimu, and the creation of the MOUP.

 

So he might be seeing the Toa as threats to his quest, which is why he sends Umarak after them. For all we know, Makuta could be trying to undo what he'd done, but is ashamed of it and can't face Ekimu to apologize, and knows after wearing it that the MOUP is unstoppable and has been the source of darkness in the world.

 

So, I know this theory isn't super well put together, but do you think there's a chance that Makuta is actually a misunderstood hero/complex villain who truly believes their way is right?

 

Right now, as much as I'm disappointed by G2, the biggest strength it has is its opportunity and finale to its current planned run. I feel that it could still end on a really high note, and I think Makuta is in a perfect place to be a really interesting and cool character.

 

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That's an interesting theory. But I don't know if ascribing intentions that noble to Makuta is that realistic, not because his character isn't that complex, but rather because what we've seen of his character is defined by jealousy and bitterness. I doubt that even after his failure and defeat that he truly regrets his actions—at the most, he probably regrets his failure to control the Mask of Ultimate Power and achieve his ambition. There's also the question of whether Makuta's mind is even completely sound—it's possible that his use of the Mask of Ultimate Power changed him, and even without the mask his thoughts and emotions may not be 100% his own.

 

Another issue with this theory is that his goal with the Mask of Creation was not to use its power, but to destroy it. He is still jealous and angry at Ekimu and his apparent motive in commanding Kulta to destroy it was to keep his brother from returning to power (and his position of honor among the villagers of Okoto).

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Nice Theory, but I still believe Ekimu is just only assuming that Makuta is evil and is doing all these things. He says that various times in the animations. By having read the second graphic novel, I don't think he's evil by himself, but is probably being controled by the MoUP, which has its own consciousness. I can't believe that Makuta is doing these things by himself after reading the second graphic novel. He just wanted to help everyone. Of course, the ways he did weren't the best, but Ekimu always forgave him.

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I'd love for the theory to be like that, with the twist of Ekimu being the true villain, but such a deep character twist wouldnt be ideal for a kids toy line, sadly.


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I'd love for the theory to be like that, with the twist of Ekimu being the true villain, but such a deep character twist wouldnt be ideal for a kids toy line, sadly.

 

If you ask me, it would be the best way to go if the Bionicle team wants us to take this story seriously. To elaborate on your proposal, I'd postulate that Ekimu is unknowingly suffering from a god complex. I don't think that this would cause a huge shift in the story, per se, but it would provide so much more dramatic tension to the characteristic and near-archetypal conflict between Ekimu and Makuta. Knowing that Makuta's act of forging the Mask of Ultimate Power was more of an act of unbridled anger and jealously in spite of Ekimu's potential egotistical attitude and ignorance would bring both brothers into a delicious grey area.

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I'd love for the theory to be like that, with the twist of Ekimu being the true villain, but such a deep character twist wouldnt be ideal for a kids toy line, sadly.

 

If you ask me, it would be the best way to go if the Bionicle team wants us to take this story seriously. To elaborate on your proposal, I'd postulate that Ekimu is unknowingly suffering from a god complex. I don't think that this would cause a huge shift in the story, per se, but it would provide so much more dramatic tension to the characteristic and near-archetypal conflict between Ekimu and Makuta. Knowing that Makuta's act of forging the Mask of Ultimate Power was more of an act of unbridled anger and jealously in spite of Ekimu's potential egotistical attitude and ignorance would bring both brothers into a delicious grey area.

 

I don't think derailing Ekimu's characterization just to gray things up would be good storytelling. The idea of a highly revered leader suffering from a god complex is not outrageous, but not one of Ekimu's appearances has characterized him that way. In fact, his appearance in the latest graphic novel makes it fairly clear that aside from Makuta's occasional rashness, he considers him an equal, he has intense gratitude for the service of the Protectors and villagers of Okoto, and he sincerely regrets not realizing how jealous the villagers' praise for his masks made his brother was before it was too late. No stories so far have presented him as any more egotistical than any of the Turaga from G1.

 

Also, in the latest graphic novel, it's revealed that Makuta's forging of the Mask of Ultimate Power was done out of jealousy, but not really out of anger.

Makuta believed that by combining the elements he could help the people of Okoto in ways his brother hadn't, but it was never about revenge so much as showing that Ekimu and the people of Okoto were wrong to doubt him. Needless to say, it backfired spectacularly when the mask's energy corrupted him.

 

 

From where I'm sitting, twists that come out of nowhere and contradict previous stories would make it HARDER to take the story seriously, not easier. Even if it were a story for adults, upending Ekimu's previous characterization just to stir up cheap drama would be a bad move.

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Alright, so follow up question: do you folks think that in the end of this main arc of G2 that Makuta and Ekimu will work together in some fashion or that perhaps Makuta realizes the error of his ways? Or do you think that as the novel suggests he was never actually evil or intending wrong on Ekimu, just corrupted by the mask?

 

I still personally feel Makuta was filled with anger and spiteful of Ekimu. Jealousy is a very negative emotion, and it rarely comes packaged on its own. From jealousy usually spawns many other negative feelings. That's why I'd so much like a redemption arc for Makuta.

 

It's almost like G1 is still affecting G2 in the fact that people have this expectation of it for a large plot twist, as if that's a part of the essence of Bionicle now. And plot twists are cool and all, but unless they're really cleverly built up to, it doesn't garner for great story telling, so a redemption arc for Makuta would be a smoother and more interesting thing to do, while still having enough surprise/excitement behind it to satisfy a lot of the expectations for some big twist.

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Oh there is one story I know that successfully upended what we knew about the characters:

 

 

Captain America 2 and Agents of Shield: everybody starts hailing Hydra!

 

 

But yeah for Ekimu to be evil would contradict a lot of his character. I think he is a good natured man who can be egoistical and is keeping some secrets close to himself. Evil? No. Good man with good intentions but very questionable methods? Perhaps.

 

 

Of course good people can become extremist villains in some cases. Take for example The Watchmaker from Kevin Anderson and Neal Peart's Clockwork Angles book (and the Rush album of the same name). He is a tyrannical ruler because he wants order and peace. His "evil" is the fact he is trying to force people to do good.

 

A more famous example comes from Halo 5. Cortana had been a good natured AI up until that point. And when she devised a plan to conquer the galaxy in Halo 5 (and your laptops with Windows 10 :P ) it's not because she's evil, but because she honestly feels that if she controls the galaxy, she could eradicate poverty, war, famine, etc. So she's a dictator who wants what she feels is "the best" for other people.

 

A lesser example of this is The Brain from the classic 90's cartoons "Animaniacs" and "Pinky and The Brain" He is trying to take over the world not only to stroke his ego, but to establish peace at the sacrifice of other people's freedom.

 

So yeah I could see Ekimu take a route like that. It would be strange, but it would be a lesson that a good natured tyrant is still... a tyrant.

 

Oh and watching the Toa be divided over the issue would be a great story. Some allying with Ekimu's vision of absolute peace, other's demanding individual freedom. It would basically be: "Tahu vs Kopaka: Civil War!"

 

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me personly i think that the time that we saw makuta after the mask was knoked off wasent realy makuta it was the mask the reasoning behind this is that the blast put ekimu to sleep would it do the same to him so i beleive that the toa will find him asleep

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So, my thought for where G2 might go is what if Makuta isn't that bad of a guy? In the story so far we see that he is after two of the legendary masks in this world: the Mask of Creation and Control. My idea is that what he really wants is to use these masks to combine the two pieces of the Vahi and go back in time. Why? Because he regrets what he's done.

 

Makuta so far is one of the more interesting characters in this theme, for his intentions were driven by jealousy that led him to create the Mast of Ultimate Power. But the last anyone saw him, the MOUP was being knocked off his face. I predict that now, he doesn't have the MOUP, and actually doesn't want it as it has become its own entity which corrupted him when he put it on. He's afraid of it now and is worried what it could do, and now wants to go back in time to undo his betrayal to Ekimu, and the creation of the MOUP.

 

So he might be seeing the Toa as threats to his quest, which is why he sends Umarak after them. For all we know, Makuta could be trying to undo what he'd done, but is ashamed of it and can't face Ekimu to apologize, and knows after wearing it that the MOUP is unstoppable and has been the source of darkness in the world.

 

So, I know this theory isn't super well put together, but do you think there's a chance that Makuta is actually a misunderstood hero/complex villain who truly believes their way is right?

 

Right now, as much as I'm disappointed by G2, the biggest strength it has is its opportunity and finale to its current planned run. I feel that it could still end on a really high note, and I think Makuta is in a perfect place to be a really interesting and cool character.

Oh, no. No no no. More time-traveling dimension-hopping confusion is the exact thing BIONICLE doesn't need. It made things crazy complicated in G1, spawning off so many alternate dimensions or universes it rivaled the illustrious number DC's piled up. That's the last thing fans young and old could hope for: more confusion.

 

I agree, Makuta is a very enigmatic character, and possibly having him relent from the control of the Mask of Ultimate Power and be a hero would be an interesting plot twist. But to be sitting back, sending gigantic drones of enemies to wipe his home village off the face of the map, all because he's a rather broken coward and can't just have a small chat with his brother? Even the worst LEGO villains were better than that, much less the G2 continuation of the most powerful BIONICLE villain of all time.

 

Once again, not possible. If Makuta was just trying to find a way to convey the private message, why not send Umarak (or some other villain) to just give it to him, instead of filling the ancient city full of zombies under supreme evil lord zombie, and do absolutely nothing while deadly armies of dim-witted spiders tear everyone to shreds?

 

I agree, it's not very well put together. The most likely theory, if Makuta is actually a good character, is that he is still being controlled by the malicious and somewhat sentient Mask of Ultimate Power, which is how he knew the location of the Mask of Creation and the Mask of Control. Whether or not the MoUP is in his possession (or on his face) is another story.

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