More for my reference than anything, feel free to comment on something you find interesting or whatever.

Leklo Hakobar

Inspired for the most part by Captain Mal of Serenity for the second year in a row. The song Real Life by Tanlines is also a huuuuge inspiration. He has a shady past, and the lyrics to the song prove that. And you might think I'm still that way / It's only natural / It was a past life thing / It was a past life thing / It wasn't anything at all. His horrible former life was also gleaned from movies I've watched.

Nakaii Hakobar

Actually the very first toa I ever created in fan art. In the original toa team of my invention, Nakaii and Leklo were brothers, and Nakaii was the team's tactical leader (this was wayy before Nikila was ever revealed) and Leklo was the most powerful warrior of the team. Nakaii was a Toa of Air back then just as he is now, but Leklo was a Toa of Ice. Truly no other inspiration for him than what my memory gives me.

Calibran Shays

The idea of a Matoran of Stone as master of the winds on a sailing ship was amusing to me, especially since his strength and resolve would be hard to prove as a matoran in a toa tea. He was imspired for the most part by my subconscious, I think, in that he will surpass all odds to succeed and will stop at nothing to finish a job.

Zaria Sojak

The last name is a corruption of Pat Sajak of Wheel of Fortune fame, lol. She's modeled after the character of Abby Maitland from the British science fiction series Primeval. The dynamic and mistrust the crewmates have of her sprang from elemental superiority, courtesy of Poke'mon. XD

Chamino

In a league similar to Zaria, Chamio was modeled to be a disliked character but tolerated by the crew nonetheless. He was based off of numerous archetypes of old geezers and is a hybrid of all the bad stuff in all the original Turaga Mata.

Baju Perous

This character, a Toa of Gravity, was hugely inspired by the zero-gravity hallway fight from Inception. I haven't done anything with him yet, but you'll see what I mean later on.

Alocha aka LustAside from the obvious source of Lust from Fullmetal Alchemist, Alocha was based off of the character Lucifer from the TV series Supernatural. The scene of Lucifer completely massacring the pagan gods in the episode Hammer of the Gods was a particular inspiration, since Alocha is basically an "evil angel" and Lucifer used pure physical power to outdo the majority of the deities, and Alocha's main ability is her strength.

Antrim Glasglow

His name comes from Irish landmarks and cities, while his personality is derived from the character of Eli from the movie The Book of Eli and has some knight Templar qualities, though they aren't evident just yet. His twisted nature comes from the Evil Godfather tropes, where someone mentors another person, slowly wearing the morals down.