Teridax's original form?

[Takanuinuva]

We know from Legends of Metru Nui that Teridax became his Shadow Titan form by absorbing Nidhiki, Krekka and Nivawk.

 

What I'm wondering is. Was he always Turaga sized before impersonating Dume? Or was he more along the size of his fellow Karda Nui Makuta?

 

Was there any mention of his size before Metru Nui?

[Lenny7092]

Good question. To be honest, I don't know, but I always imagine Teridax to be Titan-sized, like Icarax in 2008. 

Plus, the Makuta species are shape-shifters, but they don't have specific heights. 

Anyway, it would be funny if Teridax's original form would be the size of a Turaga. It would be like G2's Makuta's Mask Maker form. Lol.

[The 1st Shadow]

To quote myself from another topic:

Makuta are shapeshifters--they can be however tall they want. 

Given that Teridax and the other Makuta had been around for about 99,000 years prior to him disguising himself as Dume, it's likely that he had other forms before that.

 

Now, here's how Makuta's shapeshifting has been described in the past:

 

They start with a certain amount of mass, and can easily reshape themselves to any form that retains that same overall mass. If they want to go smaller, that matter gets discarded or converted into energy. If they want to get bigger, they need to wait for a while while they build up that energy in order to attain a larger size. However, Teridax was in a hurry during Legends of Metru Nui, so instead of taking days or weeks to fully regain his true form, he absorbed Nidhiki, Krekka, and Nivawk in order to use their mass to supplement his transition. 

 

So, he wasn't always the size of Dume, no. He was as big as, if not bigger than, his fellow Makuta as seen during the Mutran Chronicles. Members of other species tend to describe the Makuta as being intimidating and "having to look up at them," giving the sense that Makuta are ordinarily very tall beings. Some, like the Karda Nui Makuta, take smaller forms when speed and agility are necessary, rather than brute strength.

 

So, in conclusion, he was a lot bigger before. The size and shape of Dume was only a temporary thing for him.

[Takanuinuva]

I didn't know that. I thought he had to absorb someone to gain extra size.

 

I guess his main form would be his Shadow Titan form. (The wings were most likely from Nivawk anyways).

[The 1st Shadow]

I didn't know that. I thought he had to absorb someone to gain extra size.

 

I guess his main form would be his Shadow Titan form. (The wings were most likely from Nivawk anyways).

Correct. As the Shadowed One later noticed, in Makuta's rush to regain his normal size and shape, he accidentally kept some details from Nidhiki and Krekka as well. 

 

Anyway, the information you seek can be easily found here, here, or here.

[Icarax16]

He was always titan sized in my opinion.