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New project will IMPROVE drawing skillz.
Well, seeing as there is only one thing that I could think of that has a lot of variations (and is Bionicle related), I decided to draw every single one of them.
Them what? Well... :3
I have 6 full drawings done and 36 to go.
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Heeeeey...
I can write in the blog again.
Let's see if I do anything with this...
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Hai there.
Hey there, kids.
Just a few minutes ago, I was taking a little break from my writing when I had the sudden urge to check out BZPower. Ever since senior year of high school, and especially now with college, good ol' BZP has been put on the back burner. I won't say 'no longer' since that would be lying.
Though I may pop in here and there (maybe review a story or two, enter a contest), I'm going to remain rather ghost-like as I work on some personal projects... projects of the writing variety. As much as I'd like to write a random comedy or SS, I have some other stories to focus on.
It makes me nostalgic, really, as I look at the Epics forum or scan through some of my old epics... But, for right now, I'm moving on. No, this isn't goodbye. Just, I'll see you every once in a while.
Message me if you like.
-JGP.S. Wow, it's amazing how I did my sign-off so automatically, even though it's been a few months.....
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Four Years
Tomorrow will be my four year anniversary of joining BZPower. I have been quite inactive here lately, but I have not forgotten this place. I am proud to have been a member of such a great community for so long.
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Yo.
Just popping in to say hi. Guess no one cares anymore. Times have changed so fast.
Also, I am in a need of a moderator/admin help for an artist friend of mine, named Evil_Accret. She's got some sweet art to post, but she forgot the pw to her account. Sadly in her attempt to reset, the account is linked to an old e-mail, in which she forgot the pw and the question required to change said pw.
And the BZP system is not so willing to give her a second account since she shares the same computer with another BZPer.
If anyone is willing to help return her account, send a PM my way for further discussions.
Thanks.
B_D
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40: A Short Leave
Vacation! I will not be able to get on BZPower from the 30th to the 7th of July. So that means I won't be here for the RPG Contest! Sad.
And I'll also miss out on a crucial week of Day Run. So not only will I not be able to promote Shifting Sands, I won't even be able to cause trouble for Parugi. And I just know he is dissapointed about it. 
So I leave it all upon everyone who reads this blog post to go out and vote/promote Shifting Sands for RPG Contest 24! Obviously Parugi is in control of my characters while I'm gone, although I have a lot. And he already has enough to worry about with finishing Day Run on time.
Also, if Shifting Sands does win, I probably won't be able to get it up on Sunday. It will be up Monday, if nothing stops me. Wait, did I say if? I meant when it wins. With Waves of the South, obviously. Because both are awesome.
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New Moc
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/ToaZehvorBlackout/ToaAcaras/img_4205.jpg
My very last minute entry to the BBCC 63!
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So, I'm Back, Again
And I have to ask,
What are these warning point things?
I haven't been here in month, and I have 4 of them. Is that bad?
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Campsis Radicans
So, I have recently determined that the breathing issues that I have had for numerous years are due in part to a large hummingbird vine growing by my bedroom window. Just handling it causes my breathing to become more labored, something that I'm surprised I never realized before now. So, I've set out on a mission to eradicate this plant and (quite literally) breathe easier.Easier said than done.
I've done a bit of research, and the plant is officially known as a Trumpet Vine, Latin name Campsis Radicans. I've Googled how to kill the plant, and what I found was quite depressing. As it turns out, it is one of the most hardy plants in New England; it seems that few things short of thermonuclear weaponry can effectively kill it. One site I read even said that to get rid of it, simply rip out all plants in the vicinity and cement over it.
What I have to laugh at is that the plant isn't even native to this region; it belongs in the southeastern US, where people have a hard time even getting them to grow. They don't know just how lucky they are...
This horrid plant has sprouted all across the lawn in that corner of the house, even growing up through our back porch and compromising its integrity. Our current plan is to rip out all of the accursed shoots as well as the mother plant and salt the ground where they're sprouting. If that doesn't work, I think I'll look into the legal repercussions of napalm...
~ Rumpelstiltskin
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So... Hello Again.
Well, it's been a long time since I've been on here and I'm quite content to say I regret nothing.
No, I'm not here to socialize, nor am I here to act like a harlequin. That doesn't mean I won't jot some stuff down here, but I'm not interested in being an entertainer- and no, I don't plan on being one of those passive agressive guys in the corner, mumbling and rolling their eyes either.
Trimming the fat away, I'm here to sell off my Bionicle collection and I plan to provide information on that here if any of you would happen to be interested.
But hey, hello again everyone!
P.S: I plan on ignoring all the nonsense I've jibbered on here before, as nearly two years have passed and would serve as a poor example of who I am now, so I would be thankfull if you could give me the benefit of the doubt and do the same.
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I Hate Being A Teenager Sometimes.
Because those moments where you feel inexplicably depressed and futless for no reason are no fun.
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Trackmania
Anyone here on BZP play the TrackMania games? I have TrackMania Nations Forever and TrackMania 2: Canyon. Both are very fun.
I mentioned back when the forums came back that I needed to clean up this blog, TrackMania was the reason I didn't.
I've probably put around 20 hours into TrackMania 2, and exactly 73 hours into TrackMania Nations.
Boy, I'm getting really good at spelling TrackMania.
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Tales Of Kamas Nui: Skakdi Origins Plot Line
One of the purposes of writing this is to explain the past of the Skakdi with three in particular; Dronik; intelligent and scheming, but insane with a delight in seeing others in pain. Zaktan; the ruthless future self-appointed leader of the Piraka. Lupike; the "muscle" of the group and the most skilled in combat of the three.
The story begins in the time before Makuta Spiriah's experiments on the Skakdi began. Together they are hired to steal important research from the Brotherhood regarding the Skakdi species. With the research information, the Skakdi species can be altered to become a powerful fighting force. While the research exists, the job itself is a set-up by the Dark Hunters to capture the three Skakdi for the reward placed on them by the Brotherhood. Should they succeed, the Dark Hunters gain important information and the reward for the Skakdi's capture. Should they fail; the Dark Hunters merely gain the reward. However, the three succeed in stealing the research, but Dronik, not wanting to split the profits, betrays Zaktan and Lupike. Lupike is believed to be dead and Dronik and Zaktan are captured, but before his capture, Dronik destroys the research.
The Dark Hunters receive the reward placed on the Skakdi. Dronik is sent to Makuta Sinosis for the extraction of any information the Skakdi might remember from the research. Finding nothing and intruiged by the Skakdi's love for inflicting pain on others, Makuta Sinosis teaches Dronik the ways of torture and interrogation then sells him to the Dark Hunters. Without the fundamental research, Spiriah's experiments on the Skakdi species fail and he is exiled. Zaktan is sent to work in a proto mine until he is later found and recruited by the Shadowed One. Lupike wakes to find himself on the shores of Kamas Nui with a badly fragmented memory and no recollection of how he got there. The Skakdi is found by the local Matoran and amazingly enough, becomes a leading figure on the island, forming an impressive Matoran military.
Just after the Great Cataclysm and the start of the Brotherhood/ Dark Hunter, reports of the death of Makuta Sinosis reach the Dark Hunters and a team of Dark Hunters is sent to investigate. Dronik, having been trained by the Makuta, is made a part of the team. After several confrontations with the island's new Toa team, Dronik is captured and he and Lupike meet. The encounter restores Lupike's memories and Dronik reveals the knowledge that he, Lupike, and Zaktan were actually the first and only Skakdi to be altered through the process described by the research they had stolen so many years ago. He continues to relate how they had killed the Makuta who mutated them and escaped, leaving only the research information as any clue to the Makuta's experiments. The Brotherhood placed a bounty on the three Skakdi for killing a Makuta without realizing their value.
Matuka Sinosis having faked his death and infiltrated the Matoran society, overhears Dronik's story and reveals himself to capture the two Skakdi and reverse-engineer the mutation process. However, through the combined forces of the Toa Kamas and the Dark Hunter team, the Makuta is stopped and killed.
I'd appreciate any thoughts on this, especially towards any possible conflicts with the canon story. Thanks!
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9 Years Ago Today..
I became a member of this wonderful website.
9 years.
I feel old.
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Sup People
'Sup dudes and dudettes. I've finally come out of my cocoon of inactivity, and I'll hopefully post more than I have over the past month or two. (Or three, or four...
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Splash
Suffice it to say that I've been sick for the last three/four years (I've lost track of how long it actually was). It's been worse for the last yearish or so. However, mostly better now.
So, have a nice doodle.
I promise nothing. We'll see what happens.
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Battle With Makuta (Wallpaper)
Wow, my first topic post here in a long time! I want to apologize for constantly dropping of the face of BZP, only to pop up again every now and then. But that's been done before, and I suppose it's just the way it's going to be.
Anyway, check out my latest post, though it's nothing special. Just a wallpaper.
Source:
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Farshtey Feed - Final Entry
Monday, January 9, 2012
Hello friends.
It certainly has been a long time. I see now that I managed to go through all of 2011 without making a single post - anywhere on this website! The downtime throughout the entire summer probably did not help any. Now it looks like the Official Greg Topic, has just... stopped. And from reading the home page these days you would hardly know that this is a BIONICLE website.
Anyway, even though this is a very busy period of time, I think it is important to take some time to wrap up an old tradition. So just in case you feel like you never got a proper conclusion to the Farshtey Feed, and even though this should be considered way out of date, I give you its last entry ever, corresponding to p328-334; 1-5. Enjoy. =)
LIFE ON SPHERUS MAGNA
• It has been a month or so in the story since the defeat of Teridax. [source] [source]
• There are many species from the Matoran Universe in the new Matoran/Agori settlement on Spherus Magna, but there are far more Matoran than anyone else from the Matoran Universe. [source]
• In the aftermath of the battle between Mata Nui and Makuta on Bara Magna, there are probably a little over 40 Toa left. [source]
• Kualus and Nuju are not able to speak to the birds native to Spherus Magna in the way they can communicate with bird Rahi from the Matoran universe, because the languages are completely different. The biomechanical birds from the MU speak a variant of programming language, like the other languages in the Matoran universe. [source] [source]
• The Order of Mata Nui will stay together. [source]
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• Lightstones no longer work now that the Matoran Universe is destroyed. The Matoran did not bring any of them to Spherus Magna. [source]
• The Makuta stone from the Amaja Circle tales was brought from Metru Nui to Spherus Magna. The Makoki Stone and other items of value would also have been taken when the Matoran migrated from Mata Nui to Metru Nui, etc. [source]
• The Matoran did not bring heatstones to Spherus Magna. [source]
• The Matoran military groups from Mata Nui/Metru Nui have not been disbanded since Makuta's fall. [source]
• The Matoran will probably continue their sports and games on Spherus Magna when they have the time. [source]
• Old enemies such as the Dark Hunters and Barraki will doubtfully be welcomed in to the new society. [source]
• Now that the Matoran Universe and prototype robots have broken down, they will be used to build shelters on Spherus Magna. [source]
• Some beings are holding out from evacuating the Matoran universe, primarily those who can survive without heat or light. [source]
• The Order of Mata Nui will certainly try to establish a new version of the Pit, in collaboration with the Agori. Greg supposes that guarding the new Pit would be a shared responsibility between Glatorian and the Maxilos robots. Hydraxon's role is unclear, but he may be used as more of a bounty hunter. [source]
CHARACTER STATUSES
• Takanuva still has yet to fulfill his true destiny. Greg knows what this destiny is, and whether or not it will ever be revealed depends on whether it becomes important to story. [source] [source]
• Takanuva and the Toa Mahri should be considered veteran Toa by now. [source]
• Tahu is adjusting rapidly to his newfound Rahkshi powers. [source]
• After the fall of Roxtus, Branar met up with one of the fragments of the Rock Tribe. [source]
• The following characters/creatures have made it out of the Matoran universe and are on Spherus Magna: Voporak, the Rahi Nui, the Kardas Dragon, Tahtorak, the Kanohi Dragon, and Umbra. It is unknown whether Varian has made it. Tren Krom was freed from his island and allowed to escape, but it is unknown who. [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] [source]
STORY SERIALS
• Greg, on the outcome of "The Powers That Be": "Best answer is to look at the title -- it's about power. BUT -- I will give you a clue -- in the end this story is not going to be about death and murder ... the story is about to take a BIG turn." [source]
• Greg strongly hints that the Red Star is "causing trouble." [source]
• According to Greg, the reason why Toa and Glatorian characters have been the ones seen settling problems between the Matoran and Agori instead of the Turaga and village elders is because the village leaders are busy trying to set up a social structure for their new society, and are leaving the handling of internal disputes to the respected heroes. [source]
• Metus transformed back into an Agori because what Mata Nui did to him wore off. [source]
• The gold-skinned fusion creature knew so much about Annona because it is telepathic. [source]
• Annona was referring to Zaktan when he mentioned the "one thought dead." [source]
• The elemental power inhibitor which Kabrua is using only works on Toa. [source]
• Mavrah really is who he appears to be in "The Powers That Be." [source]
SISTERS OF THE SKRALL
• All of the Sisters of the Skrall who went looking for Angonce fell under Annona's power, as seen in "Sahmad's Tale." [source]
• Unlike the male Skrall, all female Skrall have personal names. [source] [source]
• The female Skrall of Bota Magna are much like the ones on Bara Magna. They too have psionic powers and do not get along with the male Skrall in their region, having formed an enclave of their own. The Skrall of Bota Magna in general are just as militaristic as the ones on Bara Magna. [source] [source]
• If female Skrall have a male child, they give it back to the males. [source]
ANNONA
• The name of the red, tentacled creature from "Sahmad's Tale" is spelled "Annona." [source]
• Annona has always lived on Spherus Magna. [source]
• Greg sees Annona as female. [source]
• Annona looks like a ball of energy with tentacles. [source]
• Annona remained in hiding for so long out of fear of the Great Beings. [source]
KESTORA
• The Kestora, the beings found living in the Red Star in "The Powers That Be," are of the same species as the black and purple creatures seen in "The Journey of Takanuva," when Takanuva was visiting a pocket dimension. [source] [source]
• Kestora are biomechanical and are creations of the Great Beings. [source]
• The Kestora are the same beings Gali Nuva saw living in the Red Star through the telescope. [source]
• Kestora appear to wear masks and hold bladed weapons, and are a little smaller than Matoran or Agori. [source] [source]
• Kestora do not live anywhere else in the main universe besides the Red Star. [source]
• The reason why Kestora were found living in a pocket dimension is an unclear topic. Greg once stated that there is no reason to believe that the Great Beings are responsible for their presence there. According to him, the Great Beings did create all of the pocket dimensions tied to the Matoran Universe, but they did not put the Kestora in the pocket dimension Takanuva visited. In his words, "How exactly the GBs created these entities [is] not yet known. So what they may have done is gotten the ball rolling, but the actual creation took place over time in the two different places, which would then explain some of the behavioral differences between the two groups. The ones in the City of Silver seem to be warriors; the ones on the red star are not." When asked later why the Great Beings put Kestora in such a place, Greg replied with a conflicting answer, saying, "Because the Kestora were good for what they wanted done there." [source] [source] [source]
GAARDUS
• Gaardus, in addition to teleportation, has the power of flight, enhanced senses, and considerable strength. He also wears a functional Great Kanohi Hau, which is the mask he wore as a Matoran. [source] [source] [source]
• Judging from the combiner model of Gaardus, he was originally a Ta-Matoran. [source]
• The Nynrah Ghosts who experimented on Gaardus were rogues who had been exiled from Nynrah and forced to work elsewhere. [source]
• Gaardus was mutated before the Barraki rebellion and before Phantom was mutated as well. [source] [source]
• The Order of Mata Nui, Brotherhood of Makuta, and likely Artakha as well all knew about Gaardus. [source]
• Gaardus likely had no knowledge of the Red Star before he went there himself the first time. [source]
OTHER CHARACTERS
• Toa Chiara wears the Mask of Stealth, which she also wore as a Matoran. [source] [source]
• The gold-skinned fusion creature does not wear any armor. [source]
• Marendar keys in on Toa power to find Toa. [source]
• The Element Lords are physically one with their elements. They do not wear extra armor. [source] [source]
CHARACTER AGES
• Perditus is older than Gelu. [source]
• Tarduk is older than Berix. [source]
• Tuma is probably older than Stronius. [source]
• Greg has estimated how old these characters would be considered to be in human years:
Gresh: mid-20's [source]
Ackar: late 40's [source]
Raanu: early 60's [source]
Tarix: early 40's [source]
Kiina: mid-30's [source]
Tuma: mid-40's [source]
STORY DETAILS
• Orde, Zaria, and Chiara all fought in the battle against the Rahkshi during the final battle between Mata Nui and Teridax. [source]
• In the serialized form of Journey's End, Makuta comments on Pohatu and Gali devastating half a legion of Rahkshi, whereas in the Bionicle comic book that covered that same scene, he comments on Pohatu and Gali devastating half a legion of Skakdi. Greg says that Skakdi were meant in both cases. [source]
• Kyry is depicted differently in "All Our Sins Remembered" from his winning MOC contest entry because the artists were never aware of the contest or its results. [source]
• The Order of Mata Nui destroyed most of the energized protodermis sources in the Matoran Universe with a counteragent. What's left is still inside the Matoran Universe. [source]
• The Mistika Makuta's armor was the same color before they were mutated. [source]
• Greg, explaining the different types of physical dimensions that exist in the story: "The main universe is the one in which the 2001-2009 story has taken place. It is the equivalent of Earth-616 in Marvel. We consider it to be the core reality for purposes of story. An alternate reality is another version of the core reality in which events unfolded differently. It is not linked to the core reality, it exists on its own. New alternate realities are formed whenever a decision is made in the core reality. A pocket dimension is a totally separate reality linked to the core reality. New ones are not constantly formed, and it need not have any relation at all to the core reality." [source]
• Greg imagines that there were still problem Rahi with infected Kanohi on Mata Nui as late as the start of the 2003 story. [source]
• Greg, on how Tahnok-Kal was able to retain its memories after its Krana was stolen in Comic 11: "Well, it would be fairly impractical if everytime a Bohrok changed its krana, it lost all its memories, etc. My guess would be there has to be some mental link between krana to insure things like that don't happen." [source]
THE GREAT BEINGS
• The Iron Wolves and biomechanical dinosaurs created by the Great Beings were modifications of existing creatures. [source]
• Greg, on why Angonce chose to stay on Spherus Magna: "I personally feel it is because he felt more of an attachment to the Agori than some of the others did. Keep in mind, though, that there is no evidence the other GBs actually left the planet, just that they disappeared. No one knows where they went." [source]
• Greg, on how the Great Beings built the prototype robot: "[T]hey did not build it with their own hands. There aren't that many GBs, it would have taken them ages to build something that big by hand. They mostly used construction robots and a few Agori." [source]
• The prototype robot was not built with a machine analogous to the Red Star, since it was not designed to leave the planet. [source]
• The Great Beings already knew how to repair Spherus Magna when they created Mata Nui, but for geological reasons the repair of the planet could not be safely done until 100,000 years had passed. Therefore they did not implement an immediate solution and programmed the task into Mata Nui to be completed after his journey through space. [source] [source]
• Marendar and the elemental power inhibitor were developed more or less at the same time, but by different Great Beings. [source]
• The Great Beings did not stay in contact with the Kestora inside the Red Star; otherwise, they would have known that Mata Nui crashed. [source]
• The Matoran universe inhabitant who is a Great Being in disguise is not being controlled remotely. The Great Being put his consciousness into one of the Matoran universe beings at the time of its creation, so he was never who he appeared to be. This Great Being is confirmed to be male. [source] [source]
• Greg, on whether the disguised Great Being's intentions are evil: "Who defines evil? All we know is that whatever he is planning to do, Orde objects to it and wants it stopped. But to the GB, it might not be 'evil' at all." [source]
• Even though the disguised Great Being would have left his old body on Spherus Magna for the others to find after he transferred his consciousness, the other Great Beings could have done nothing to stop him if they did not know where he had gone, and they had no access to the Matoran universe once it was launched anyway. [source]
• The disguised Great Being is not using his real name. [source]
• A Great Being would not be able to transfer his consciousness to a non-biomechanical being like a Glatorian or Agori. [source]
• The Great Being who was cursed by the Mask of Life affects everything within a certain range of himself, and the effects only last while those things are in range. It would be possible for the Mask of Life to lift the curse or revert affected objects. [source]
MATORAN UNIVERSE HISTORY
• It was not possible to travel between the Red Star and the Matoran Universe when they were docked together. [source]
• The various forms of protodermis in the Matoran Universe were created artificially. [source]
• Greg, on Tren Krom's original function: "He ran the universe - basically, he acted as the operating system for the machine until Mata Nui's AI came online. [... T]he MU was not turned on yet at that point, so he did not need to be wired into it to run it. Which is why once it was turned on, he wasn't able to do it anymore. All he had to be able to do was basically oversee the living things in the MU, and being telepathic, that was easy for him to do." [source]
• Greg, on what Shadow Stealer did to protect the Matoran universe in the days before the first Toa: "There are always menaces -- remember, there was a giant robot being built in an area where there was wildlife and the robot was not sealed yet, so someone had to be defending the construction site from the inside." [source]
• In the case that a planet did not have any large bodies of water, Mata Nui would have had to observe it from space. [source]
• The Great Beings created the pocket dimensions tied to the Matoran universe, although we have not yet seen one which really served an important purpose. [source]
• The lake of energized protodermis where Keetongu and Helryx encountered the Energized Protodermis Entity has existed in the Matoran Universe since 100,000 years ago. [source]
• Lesovikk's mad Turaga, the one who sent all of his Matoran to Karzahni while Lesovikk's team was fighting Zyglak, went crazy all on his own; no external power caused him to go insane. [source]
• During the Time Slip, the Order of Mata Nui did not hide more than one Av-Matoran in any one location, in order that they be spread out. [source]
• The Great Beings did not create any male Ce-Matoran before deciding they should all be female. [source]
• The Energy Hound species of Rahi was created by the Hand of Artakha. [source]
• The Toa Mata were in training around the time when Mata Nui was being activated for the first time, and they were not even the first Toa team in existence. Even so, the Matoran Universe was constructed in a matter of months at the most. [source]
• Protodites are biomechanical. [source]
• Greg says that it is likely that all the Makuta had a Toa Hagah team at some point. Toa Hagah generally followed their Makuta wherever they went. It is likely that the Makuta employed Toa of Magnetism and Iron, given that they wanted Toa with those elements to be where they could keep an eye on them. [source]
• Greg's opinion is that the fact that Life, Time, and Creation have legendary masks implies that these powers are considered beyond standard elements. [source]
• According to Greg's belief, all the Nynrah Ghosts are Fe-Matoran. Therefore, Phantom was originally a Fe-Matoran, since he was a Nynrah Ghost. [source] [source]
• When Av-Matoran become Bohrok, their consciousness does fade away, and they effectively die. From their point of view, it is a natural part of the cycle of life, and not something they fear. [source]
• The primary color for the Iron element is metallic gray, like Zaria. Iron may also have other colors such as gold, bronze, and gray. [source]
• Greg, on whether Matoran-language names are actually pronounced like they are spelled: "MU inhabitants speak programming language, so it may not sound anything at all like what our language sounds like. If I recall, one of the early online animations had them speaking in this very high-pitched way that sounded pretty much like programming noise." [source]
• The inhabitants of the Matoran universe have mechanical eyes. [source]
• Matoran of Plasma probably prefer hot climates like Matoran of Fire. [source]
• Fe-Matoran would settle in environments near where metal can be mined. [source]
• Matoran of plant life like to live in forests or jungles. [source]
SPHERUS MAGNA HISTORY
• According to Greg, the Energized Protodermis Entity is not as old as the Great Beings, since it did not achieve sentience that early. [source]
• Vorox have always been aggressive, even before devolving into beasts. [source]
• Like the Vorox on Bota Magna, the Zesk there did not regress into savagery either. [source]
• The terms "Vorox" and "Zesk" are demonyms for members of the Sand Tribe rather than the names of species.
• The Vorox and Zesk's tails are probably biomechanical. [source]
• The Element Lord of Rock was not a supreme leader of the Skrall tribe before becoming an Element Lord. Basically, the Skrall were broken up into legions, and each legion had a leader. To Greg's knowledge, there was no overall supreme leader. [source]
• Greg, on the whereabouts of Gresh's parents: "No idea. Probably still out there somewhere. Eventually, you do leave your parents and go out and make your own life, and that is what Gresh did." It is "not impossible" that they fought in the Core War. [source] [source]
• A very popular delicacy among Glatorian is a particular species of hawk, for the reason that it is so hard to catch. It lives on mountain peaks. [source] [source]
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• Aqua Magna may have had sand bars for seabirds to rest on in the time before Spherus Magna was reformed. [source]
POWERS AND ABILITIES
• Kanohi Nuva powers can be shared with the inhabitants of Spherus Magna. [source] [source]
• The Kanohi Rau only works with languages of the Matoran universe. The Rau would be able to decipher codes as well, since codes are basically languages. [source]
• Toa and Glatorian can channel their elemental powers through any of each other's tools; they are not limited to work with only one element. [source]
• In terms of elemental power, the following rank from strongest to weakest: Makuta, Toa Nuva, Toa Hordika/Toa Inika/Takanuva, Glatorian. Toa Hordika have the same level of elemental power as normal Toa but less mental capacity to use it. [source]
• Toa Tuyet is much more powerful than a Toa Nuva, but Greg argues that she is not as powerful as an Element Lord, since an Element Lord essentially is one with the element it controls, whereas Tuyet merely wields it. She has more raw elemental energy than a Makuta, but a Makuta has more willpower and mental discipline to be able to use its power more efficiently. [source] [source]
• Tahu, with his new Kraata powers, is more powerful than Toa Tuyet with her Nui Stone. [source]
• A normal Toa would not be able to use a Toa Kaita mask. [source]
• When used above water, Lesovikk's sea sled does not fly, but hovers above the ground. [source]
• Krahka would be able to change herself to look mostly like a Glatorian or an Agori but would not be able to make herself mostly organic like on of them. She would be a biomechanical version of one and not terribly convincing to anyone who really knew what one was like. [source]
• The Shadowed One is not able to use Kanohi. [source]
• A Mask of Rahi Control would not work on Spherus Magna wildlife. [source]
• Takutanuva, like Makuta, had the ability to shapeshift. [source]
• A user of the Mask of Intangibility avoids falling through the ground by willpower. [source]
• It is known that Av-Matoran can access special powers when in contact with a Toa or Makuta. These same powers would be available to them upon becoming a Toa. Takanuva never found out what his Av-Matoran power was as Takua, so he cannot access it. [source]
• The Kanohi Hau cannot block unseen attacks, so it would not be effective for blocking attacks from an invisible opponent. [source]
• Makuta can only use one Rahkshi power at a time. The particular strength of these powers in comparison to a Kraata depends on the willpower of the individual Makuta. [source]
• The quick healing Rahkshi power only affects organic components, not armor. [source]
• Rahkshi powers like fire resistance need to be consciously activated. [source]
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Timeshadows Anouncement
That's right, I'll be soon starting on a new crossover fanstage series called Takua Timeshadows. Takua stars in it along with many side-characters from the different franchises Timeshadows will run though.
This saga is gonna be divided into 8 parts or "books" in this case;
Book 1 will start on Rahka Magna (Takua's home planet); what better place to kick off an epic adventure then right at home, right.
Books 2-6 will take place on other worlds from the said franchises.
Book 7 is a surprise.
Book 8 will be the grand final boss of the entire series.
That my friends is how big Timeshadows is, 8 whole games of fanstages.
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I have chosen Bionicle as one of the world he will go to, so I'll need suggestions for stages, bosses, respective music themes, gimmicks, etc. I will need every idea as possible!
I'll be going over the entire Bionicle series so you've got a LOT to choose from.
Just put them below, kay?
With that, TTA out!
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Skyrim Adventures - Part One, Chapter One
Well, l'm chronicaling my adventures in the land of Skyrim on this blog, because Skyrim is now officially my second-favorite game ever, second only to Twilight Princess.
And we begin!
THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
SKYRIM ADVENTURES
PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE
"RIVERWOOD MISCHIEF"
Deep in the land of Skyrim-well, not that deep, more to the south-a carriage moves along a bumpy road, carrying some prisoners destined for death, including the great Ulfric Stormcloak, assassin of the corrupt High King. Next to him sits a confused Argonian hero named Alius Ramentuk. The carriage reaches the quaint Imperial town of Helgen, where a mean lady decides that although Alius is not listed, he is to meet his fate at the chopping block.
One elf decides to escape. But he gets shot with an arrow. And so Alius watches the head get severed from the body of some guy, then he is called to the block. He sadly positions his head. There have been loud roars lately, but the Imperials have ignored them. Just as the executioner raises the axe and begins to bring it down, the dragon attacks and the executioner falls over, missing the fortunate Alius Ramentuk.
Alius gets to his feet, his hands bound, and follows some Imperial guy. The guy argues with Ralof, who is apparently a traitor, on the Stormcloak side. Alius isn't feeling very supportive of the Imperials after almost losing his head, so he goes into Helgen Keep with Ralof, who cuts his hands free. Some Imperials then attack the two, and Ralof and Alius defeat them. An ally of Ralof is killed, and Ralof tells you to borrow his weapon. Alius searches his body, taking some necessary weapons, armor, and a little gold for when he is free.
They continue on through a passage. Alius recieves some lockpicks from his friend Ralof, and opens some cells in a torturer's room-now you see why Alius does not like the Imperials-and gets more gold. His lockpicking also starts to improve. He seems to be on the road to leveling up and becoming level two.
The duo fights their way through Imperials, spiders, and a bear, finally reaching the freedom of Skyrim. Ralof takes his friend Alius Ramentuk to the Guardian Stones, where Alius selects the Warrior Stone as his blessing for the time being (*let it be noted that Alius changes his blessing later, more than once). Ralof tells Alius to visit his sister down the road in the small, humble community of Riverwood. Ralof also tells Alius to head to Windhelm to officially join the Stormcloak rebellion. Alius makes a note of this, remembering to drop by and join up when he's in the area.
Alius, overwhelmed by his freedom but still wanting to learn more about these sinister dragons, heads down the road to Riverwood, where he meets up with Ralof's sister and is given a key to her house. He is told to notify the Jarl of Whiterun of Helgen being burned down. He figures that can wait a short time, and heads to the town blacksmith's, where he makes a few things for the blacksmith Alvor, which he is told to keep. He happily has the ropes of crafting, forging, smithing, the like, and some new stuff.
Next he asks around about a shop, the only one in the small town being the Riverwood Trader's. Alius heads there, seeing that the shopkeeper Lucan Valerius and his sister Camilla Valerius are distraught. He accepts a quest from them to retrieve a family heirloom-the Golden Claw. He decides to remember to retrieve that soon, as the major pressing matter is the whole first-dragon-seen-in-Skyrim-in-like-a-thousand-years-or-maybe-five-hundred thing or something.
But Alius is distracted again, this time by a local named Sven. He is in love-awww-with the ever-so-charming Camilla, who Alius just met. Sven happens to notice Faendal, a fellow local and an elf, has been spending time with Camilla, and Sven doesn't like it. Alius asks if he can do something about it, perhaps he will get paid. He is given a letter written by Sven that looks like it's written by Faendal, and is told to deliver it to Camilla so she'll hate Faendal. Alius, however, takes the honest path, notifying Camilla of Sven's plan. Camilla is now over Sven, and wants Alius to tell Faendal how he helped him. He does, and Faendal is so greatful, he decides to become Alius's companion. Alius is overjoyed.
The Argonian adventurer is satisfied with a good days work in Riverwood, so he and Faendal head north to Whiterun, which is not too long of a journey (*let it be known that the nine holds, or main areas, of Skyrim, includes the Whiterun Hold, which both Whiterun and Riverwood are a part of). On the way in, Alius sees a group of Imperials taking a Stormcloak Soldier as a prisoner. Now, he hasn't officially joined the rebellion, but he knows who he likes better, so he tries to convince Faendal to attack the Imperials. Faendal replies, "Not for you, not for anybody."
So Alius decides to take matters into his own hand.
TO BE CONTINUED
*note: any advice given to me about a decision, for example, I should make will not be taken into consideration, for I'm a good ways ahead of this. I've already made any decisions mentioned at this point.
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
Wow. Just wow.
That movie is amazing. Go see it now. It was better than the first.
I'm still getting over it; it was incredible.
Like, seriously... amazing.
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The Group Of No-Do-Gooders!
Well this is just a start, where we'll discuss the following: a group of people just wandering around the island who are up to no good, doing thievery, bounty hunting, treasure hunting, etc. Thing is, they're not evil, they're just people who want to have fun.
