Hapori Tohu Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 As you likely already know, famed Bionicle artist Christian Faber has started a blog, where he's been posting concept art and thoughts from the development of Bionicle. Today, Faber posted a special thank you to the BZPower fan community. As always, the post includes more behind-the-scenes artwork. <a href='http://faberfiles.blogspot.com/2012/04/tribute-to-all-bionicle-fans-and.html' target='offsite'>Read it in all its glory</a> here, or click through for the text. View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta_of_Oz Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 With Bionicle over for the time being, maybe Christian can join us now? Quote If you use correct grammar in your posts (or try hard to), place this in your signature. Join Myst's campaign for correct grammar usage on BZPower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 This is brilliant! Wait! Metru Nui is directly UNDER Mata Nui?!! Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a goose Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 It's great to finally get an idea of what the locations were originally called. I never pictured Karda Nui as a power plant, even though it is the 'Great Heart'. XPThis is brilliant! Wait! Metru Nui is directly UNDER Mata Nui?!!You didn't know? XD Quote [BZPRPG PROFILES] Nikarra - Kaelynn - Ronan - Muir - Donal - Aerus - Montague - Kira - Koura - Learu - Alteora - Fuacht - Caana - Nessen - Merrill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 We are the ones to thank you, Mr. Faber. Are Metru Nui and Voya Nui really so tiny compared to the island of Mata Nui? Great how you can see the body of the Great Spirit lying beneath the surface. Impressive. The Giant Vortex has become more of a 2007 location in the end, though.-Gata Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Seeing the MU robot lying beneath the surface of Aqua Magna in this map is so cool! Thank you for showing us this, Mr. Faber! http://www.bzpower.com/board/public/style_emoticons/default/cool.png Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iron Toa Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 That is so cool. I noticed the island over Mata Nui's leg in the concept art, maybe they were recycling that concept for Bara Magna's Knee Island? And seeing what would become Voya Nui, Mahri Nui, and Karda Nui (though they were later moved to be on top of each other), including the leak flooding the core... that was awesome. Quote My BlogLatest Update: RPG: Character Creation and StatsMy Story CollectionStory Currently in Progress:End of Yrenta (Review Topic) (Currently at 55 Chapters)I realize I haven't updated my stories or posted much for quite a while. I will get back it it sometime, and I am still checking the site daily for any interesting topics.Brickshelf Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa TAK Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 This blog overall is great! The latest image is really eye-opening. How much they had planned out at this stage is truly amazing.TAK Quote [MNOLG The Movie Website]Need to start a poll? Or start a topic in Games & Trivia? PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I've been really enjoying all the pieces Mr. Faber has been putting up - they're all really impressive, and hearing the story behind their development has been great. Quote Hey: I'm not very active around BZP right now. However, you can always contact me through PM (I have email notifications set up) and I will reply as soon as I can. Useful Topics: The Q&A Compendium | The Official RPG Planning Topic Stories: Fractures | An Aftermath | Three Stories | LSO 2012 Epics: Team Three | The Shadow and the Sea | The Days They Were Needed | Glitches | Transformations | Echoes | The Kaita and the Storyteller | Nui BZPRPG: Komae · Soraya · Bohrei Blog: Defendant Lobby no. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 It's a pleasant surprise to see that BZP can still have some Bionicle news - and even be recognized for it. It's an even more pleasant surprise to see that Bionicle is still viable for something - even if it is just a blog, but nonetheless a cool one. The images are amazing. The blog is good enough, Mr. Faber, but you might consider joining us someday - if you can handle the barrage of questions and PMs that will herald your arrival. Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cederak Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 They really planned this stuff out ahead of schedule. The Mata Nui robot beneath the water giving a sense of scale to Voya Nui and Metru Nui really shows just how massive their universe is. Just incredible...-Ced Quote Cederak's Library l Blog: Fair Enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego_dude Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Wow, the amount of planning for Bionicle is amazing! I still can't get over the fact that the giant robot concept existed from the very beginning, I always thought the idea was brought in after some time. Even in this concept art, the following 2 years after 2006 were planned. Thank you for sharing this Mr. Faber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parazan Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Wow, Voya-nui and Metru-nui are so small compared to Mata-nui? Quote Coming June 22nd: Your chance to become an ECC critic! Power of the pen in your hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrinkledlion X Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I never realized how close Voya Nui was to Mata Nui. Quote [bloog] [brickshelf] [This used to be my library but the link is broken] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the Madness Isles Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Wow. Definitely a great tribute-it's cool to see stuff labeled "Floating Island" and "Giant Power Plant". I'm also glad he takes notice of BZP, though it might be hard not to if you're part of the LEGO community. Quote "The moral of the story is, I chose a half measure when I should have gone all the way. I'll never make that mistake again. No more half measures Walter." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 That is quite a few views in under a week. You're welcome? Quote [my blog] [custom emotes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherDragon Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 So...so awesome...They planned ahead so much without even a hint.(Besides the voice in the crowd in MoL saying "He's a big machine"....but no one heard that until 7 years later! ) Quote "Remember the Heart of NINJAGO."I might eat you if you get too close >:3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 It´s been five days since the latest update. I hope it isn´t the last. Before he would post several in one day, but now? Then again, most of the concept art should be somewhere in the Advance DK studios and he might have to ask for permission to show them. -Gata Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 It´s been five days since the latest update. I hope it isn´t the last. Before he would post several in one day, but now? Then again, most of the concept art should be somewhere in the Advance DK studios and he might have to ask for permission to show them. -Gata Several in one day might have just been to get the website started. I'd rather updates were spaced out more so that they last longer, personally. Lord knows this site will probably be BZP's only source of BIONICLE news for a good long while. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLuke Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Wow. Definitely a great tribute-it's cool to see stuff labeled "Floating Island" and "Giant Power Plant". I'm also glad he takes notice of BZP, though it might be hard not to if you're part of the LEGO community.Eh, we're a comparatively small site, and there is a absolutely vast amount of Lego fansites out there. . .Anyway, I have a load of tabs open looking at this stuff. It'd pretty cool seeing how the story elements changed between the concept art and final product. Quote BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuna Toa of Sonics Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 What a tribute this is. It's so awesome, and it's incredible how virtually the entire Bionicle story was planned from the start.Also, the giant vortex looks like Mata Nui's belly button. Of course, it's a little high. Quote Does anyone want to play the Master Chief Collection with me? I'm trying to get a team going for ranked. PM for GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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