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Alternatively, masks that activate a power once, but can’t be deactivated ( perhaps with some magnetic or fusion based enhancement so they can’t be pulled off by the wearer) Mask of underwater breathing? Welcome to your new life in the ocean. Mask of Levitation? Ever wanted to visit outer space? Mask of Mind control? Good luck controlling your own body ever again when every movement you try to make gets sent to someone else. Also, everyone hates you now. Mask of Concealment... just ask Jerbraz.

I would imagine that in story, a Kaita’s mask would be much larger than your standard Kanohi. The size might be what allows it to exist as a mask with three separate powers, rather than the masks combining to form a new power like what happens when you combine Kanoka. Perhaps Artakha builds the golden masks on an even bigger scale. Maybe they take dozens of Kanoka to create and they take up an entire room when they are first crafted. Perhaps they are six ultra thin shells of masks that are layered carefully inside one another before being fused. The whole thing then has to be very precisely shrunk to fit a standard Toa’s face. ...Artakha must have been absolutely livid when they fell in the energised protodermis.

When Vezon threatened to use in on the Inika, he claimed it could separate their Matoran selves from their Toa ones, which sounds quite similar to this scenario. We don’t know if this would actually happen though, given that he’s nuts. The other thing to consider, and there’s no real evidence for or against this theory, but what if the spear of fusion doesn’t have entirely randomised effects, and can be controlled somewhat by the wielder’s intention? Vezok wound up with an unstable copy because he was shot by someone who didn’t know what they were doing, but perhaps an experienced wielder could focus on two distinct aspects of a person that they wanted to isolate. Vezon did that to the bat because that’s just the sort of thing he finds funny. Likewise, fusion effects could range from two beings or objects stuck permanently together side by side, or merged entirely into a new entity, possibly depending on what the holder wanted to do. That prescision would make the spear of fusion a truly powerful and coveted tool, rather than just another way to seriously mess somebody up (which, let’s face it, there are plenty of in Bionicle already.). I find your theory plausible, but it would need to be a deliberate act rather than a random accident. Would they then try to fuse the two Hydraxons back together?

Let's be real here, Teridax would just start fights between all those other villains so that they'd take each other down, or he's assist them only until they achieved their goal and then destroy them, seizing power for himself.. Teridax doesn't have friends, just pawns that haven't outlived their usefulness... yet. But I actually really like a lot of these, especially the ones who don't seem so similar at first but would still have a bit of an understanding, like Pohatu with Garnet. I think Gresh would get along well with Carrot Ironfoundersson from Discworld, they're both naive idealistic types with too many compulsive heroic tendencies for their own good (though this may just be my headcanon that Gresh was raised in an Agori family showing through, similar to Carrot being raised by dwarves). And if non-fictional characters are llowed Nuparu needs to hang out with the Mythbusters. So. Many. Explosions.

The thought of Takanuva as She-Ra won't leave my brain, but I can mostly blame that on the white and gold armour. Anyway, Takanuva is the best princess.

So, we've all seen Christian Faber's posts and cryptic comments. My interpretation is that he wants to reboot Bionicle, or make a spiritual successor of some kind, and intends to approach Lego with the idea, if he hasn't done so already. Now, what we might need to consider is that Lego may not want to relaunch Bionicle as a constraction line. So the main product (the sets) may no longer be produced. But what if Faber found a way to remake Bionicle (or a spiritual successor) without the original product? Could it be done with a relatively small story/marketing team, and still be successful? Could it even draw in new fans? And what sort of medium/format should be used to tell the story in this case? I'm thinking it ould be largely largely web-based content, using media such as the following. - Webcomics - Serialised story Podcast/audiobook - Serialised fiction, possibly with an interactive component (e.g polls to determine characters' choices) - Digital stories/picture books with narration - Online adventure game in the spirit of MNOG - Character diaries/blogs -Alternate reality game incorporating hidden clues and codes across multiple websites - Riddles/puzzles to unlock the next piece of the story (Would unlock when somebody submitted the correct solution) Admittedly, a lot of these are borrowed from the original G1's marketing, but I think they have the potential to sustain the story on a small scale budget. Here's another thought: What if, instead of having a full time marketing team, Faber used the new Bionicle to help kick-start the careers of new artists, animators, web designers and writers? And what if some of those people originated in fandom? Competitions could be held to canonise and publish fans art and stories. As well as showcasing other fandom pastimes such as photography, cosplay sculpture and music. It's also worth noting that we live in an interesting time for fandom, particularly in Denmark and the rest of Europe, where a new law might soon ban fanwork altogether. So, having a story in which fans were included and respected as influencers and fellow content creators could be a way of both working around that and transforming the broader cultural perception of fandom and fan works.

Taika Waititi for director, please and thank you. (I'm thinking they should tell a serious story, but still pack lot of humour and demented fun into it). I actually think the Star Wars model might be a little better than MCU, in that you have films in trilogies for some story arcs, but then flesh out the world through other media in between. I've often said that the first three years of Bionicle are very cinematic in nature, but the complexity of the Metru arc is much better suited to a TV series as so much detail was cut from the films. The backstory of Bara Magna prior to Mata Nui arriving, and the events in the Matoran universe during Makuta's reign would also make good spin-offs. Having multiple series in the same continuity allows variation in animation styles and tone as well. The key to making the franchise last is to provide good entry points for new fans every few years. So, you have some come in on the original trilogy, then a few years later new children are old enough to be brought in by the Metru arc show (which still has appeal for the older fans) , then some years after that there's the Ignition saga as another film trilogy, etc. The original G1 suffered from continuity lockout, so breaking the story into 2-3 year chunks through different media might be the answer.

I don't want Bionicle characters coming to modern Earth so much, but I'd have been fine if the story had implied that Spherus Magna was a future Earth or Earthlike planet populated by species descended from humans in the distant future. Glatorian, Agori and Skrall could plausibly be subspecies of hominids that evolved from humans after millions of years. If it were a film, I'd have everything in the Matoran Universe be photorealistic CGI, but have Agori/Glatorian played by live actors, maybe with some light prosthetics and LOTR style camera tricks to make the Glatorian taller than Agori. Or in a reboot, just replacing those species with human characters outright.

The Mask of Spirit exists, and supposedly allows the user to project what the Matoran think of as their soul/spirit away from their body temporarily. Hahli,with the Kanohi Elda was able to see Matoro in spirit form, which she recognised as him since it mimicked the shape of his physical form. So I'd say this is pretty solid evidence for them having souls, and the souls existing as something separate from the circuits of their core processors or whatever physical part of them is used on the Red Star to revive them. Mata Nui has a soul, as it left his body when he died. It should have returned to his body when Matoro revived the GSR, but Makuta took his place instead. In fact, we've seen several instances of a being's consciousness being transferred elsewhere, such as Lewa being bodyswapped with Tren Krom. Since their heads were not physically opened up and their brains swapped over, I think we have to conclude that their souls were exchanged instead. We also know that the souls of organic beings can exist and function in a Matoran body, as seen with Velika. Presumably the reverse could also be true. Further questions for speculation- What happens to their souls after death? When someone is revived on the Red star, does the soul return to the body, or is a duplicate one made? Could someone with the Elda see a dying person's soul leave their body? Do Makuta have souls separate from their antidermis essence? Did the Great Beings create new souls in creating the Matoran, or just bodies for souls to exist in?

I doubt there still would be given The Legend Reborn was made by a different studio, and it's Lego's IP in the first place.

Bionicle got a very brief shoutout in both The Lego Movie and Lego Batman, confirming that the characters do exist in the Lego Movie's universe. But, is there any possibility that they could put in an appearance, and how should it be done? There are a few obvious obstacles to making this work: 1. The sheer size of the sets compared to the minifigure characters. This means that it's hard to make them work as major characters but could make for some fun cameos. 2. The characters don't have expressive faces like the minifigures do (assume we're sticking to the animators' rules that the characters can only move the way the sets do).There's room for expressive body language, but once again, best suited to a one-off gag or cameo. 3. Making it work for non-Bionicle fans. It has to work with the silly tone of the film, so any Bionicle humour has to either be accessible to those that aren't familiar with Bionicle, or so brief that it doesn't matter if people miss it. That said, I definitely think it could be done. I'm sort of hoping they also get the rights to use some more Disney characters in the sequel, because that opens up a lot of potential for crossover gags. Like if Emmet and co are travelling by sea with Metalbeard, they come across a Moana minidoll in her boat. She asks Metalbeard for help wayfinding back to her island, Motunui. He obliges, gives her some directions, and she sails off. Later cut to Moana standing on the shore of an island, surrounded by very confused Matoran, muttering "This isn't right..." Okay, that one was a little obvious, but I'm sure there are other fun ways Bionicle could be included. How do you think Bionicle should be handled in the Lego 'verse?

Well, Lewa's Mask of Light VA was Irish, right? And Matau would be the best and worst person to play leprechaun because of all the illusory pots of gold you'd have to go through before you found the real one, if there even was a real one.

That is too many movies. I like the idea of arc-based trilogies released over 3-year periods, with longer arcs done as TV series in between. I think the Chronicles arc, for example, would have made a good cinematic trilogy (Toa vs Rahi/Makuta, Toa vs Bohrok, and Mask of Light), possibly with a one-season cartoon about the Bohrok Kal squeezed in. The Metru saga was much better suited to a TV series format than two short movies. So much got left out of the films, such as the traitor plot, elemental powers and the Morbuzahk, and many Toa got the short end of the stick in the characterisation department, particularly in WoS. The Legends arc could also have worked as a trilogy, possibly with mini-series or webisodes fleshing out the lives of the Matoran in those settings prior to the Toa's arrival, the same could even be done for the villain's backstories. Reign of Shadows would have been a good premise for a multi-season TV series, and the Bara Magna arc should have been another film trilogy.

Matoran (well, toa and turaga) have been known to eat with mouths, haven't they? They technically can, but they typically don't unless it's medicine or they need to absorb a specific nutrient rather than pure energy. Fanon is that they think it's utterly revolting and bestial, but I don't know if there was ever any canon statement on that.

I used to want Alan Rickman as Kopaka, but that possibility's sadly gone now... Idris Elba would be pretty amazing for him too though. Seconding David Tennant as Lewa 300%. This might be weird but I also want him to keep the Scottish accent. Lines like " Reidak, mighty defeater of doors" and "I'd almost ever-forgotten how much fun you aren't" would just be hilarious in his voice. I like Australian Pohatu, so Hugh Jackman or Chris Hemsworth (Though I could not be mad if they cast Dwayne Johnson, for obvious reasons. And he pretty much *is* Pohatu personality-wise.) If you're casting Patrick Stewart as Vakama then Sir Ian McKellen has got to be Turaga Matau. Lupita Nyong'o or Cate Blanchett as Gali. Benedict Cumberbatch as Teridax would probably work (Halfway between Khan and Smaug is probably about right) Helen Mirren as Helryx Felicity Jones as Hahli. Russell Brand as Vezon (He's even got the demented Skakdi grin.)

Another fun thought: Matoran and Agori attempting to date each other. Dinner dates are going to be especially awkward given how bizarre each species' method of ingesting food would look to the other. You'd be a bit reluctant to hold your date's hand if you'd just seen her vaporize a whole burger with it... (and she wouldn't want to hold your hand either, you disgusting barbaric mouth-feeder, you!)

I misread this horribly at first glance and can't get the image of Toa Metru Soup out of my head. I think you're right in that the younger fans tend to be more rigidly conservative, and perhaps a bit more likely to get upset over certain headcanons, but I think the fandom generally understands that these kids are still figuring stuff out and politely ignore them. The main problem is when you get people actively spitting out hate speech, sending anon threats, deliberately trolling users with certain views, or having extremely vocal opinions on the use of strategically placed Nuva shoulders. Still, if you know who to follow and who to block, you can definitely avoid the worst of it, and there are definitely good points as well. There's a lot of interaction between the RP and regular blogs, for example ("heckle the supervillain" is an especially fun trend), and getting headcanons passed around and expanded upon is always entertaining. The shipping side is also ridiculously relaxed, given that nothing is canon, therefore nobody has the high ground, and the art and MOCs are usually worth a look.

Apologies if it came across as diminishing the importance of marriage to some people- it certainly wasn't my intention at all. It just feels a bit like as a society we have a very narrow view of what stories of romances should look like and who they should involve, and that can lead to the perception that romances that don't follow that pattern are less valid or less interesting, which I don't think should be the case. Yes, Vhisola could definitely use a break from hopelessly crushing on Nokama all the time. It's not healthy to like your teacher that much, Vhisola! They did have one instance in MNOG2 where Hahli was told "The one you love shall be destroyed!" (referring to Jaller), but it could still be taken as platonic given that the word "love" is still used in other contexts.

Oh man, I wish someone had saved that Greg ask because the way Greg dismissed it was hilarious. Now, I interpreted it with the knowledge that Tren Krom can sprout extra eyes at will. So I assume that as an organic being, he sometimes sheds organic material and regrows it. In one version his eyes were described as dead and yellow, so perhaps his eyes naturally decay and fall out periodically before regrowing. If he needs an eye quickly, he can expend some extra energy to grow one faster, but he has little use for eyes most of the time anyway, being stuck to a rock and all. He's already an edritch horror, so having parts of him constantly decomposing and falling off fits well with his overall image.

I've gotten into the Bionicle fandom content on Tumblr- it's probably one of the best places for headcanons and amazing fanart, if you can learn to steer clear of the drama. Other than that, Pokemon Go has eaten up far too much of my free time, though it's less interesting after you complete the pokedex.

The original post listed 28th of January as the date of the deal, right? Doesn't sound all that likely for a Saturday (doesn't sound likely, period, tbh) but I'll guess we'll know one way or the other pretty soon.

Frankly, the implication that romantic relationships have to lead to marriage or procreation in order to be considered valid or interesting is wrong at best, and potentially quite offensive at worst. It ignores so many different kinds of relationship that exist in the real world (straight couples who don't want/can't have children, same-gender couples in places where marriage or adoption isn't viable, asexuals with romantic partners, a physically disabled partner with certain limitations, etc) Not that I'd expect any of that in Bionicle, of course, but I don't for a moment believe that was the actual reason. But whatever it was, something made Greg uncomfortable about it, and as a fan I try and respect that. No writer should feel forced to write something outside their comfort zone just because of fan demand. My headcanon is that Matoran have no concept of what romance is, but some do experience strong feelings that we might perceive as such. On Sphereus Magna, they finally have a word for it, but, given the lack of any biological orientation, some might have a hard time figuring out which of their "good friends" are just good friends, and which ones could potentially be something else. Then there's the fact that Matoran and Toa's terms of endearment for each other might not translate well to a romantic context, at least as far as the Agori were concerned. "You're dating? I thought you said she was your sister..." "Yeah, what's wrong with that?"

That sponge has got to be the weirdest piece of merchandise in Lego's history. I mean, yes, technically it's not the very worst character in the franchise to make a sponge of, but that's only because Tren Krom exists. Wash your face with the evil tentacle plant, children! Fun!

If only Pohatu could do something about those ROCKS... Well in his defense, he didn't have elemental powers at the time, but Kopaka has no excuse. Also from the Bohrok Kal arc, we have Tahu trying to stop rocks falling on his head with his fire powers. "Mask of Shielding? Why would I want to use that when I can just set things on fire?" I guess it runs in the family. Other silly things: The Hapka books mention the Toa putting new masks on top of their old ones, but completely fail to mention suvas at all. So it sounds as though the Toa are walking around with stacks of six masks on their faces at any given time.The characters pulling objects out of nowhere from behind their backs in the movies (Vakama retrieving Lhikan's mask for Jaller looks particularly unfortunate)Roodaka's entire design, and the silly snake noises that play every time she speaks in WoS (headcanon there was a visorak with maracas taped to its pincers following her around just outside the shot).Hapka's version of Kopaka is tsundere for everyone.Takanuva borrowed the Toa Nuva's weapons and scavenged Rahkshi and Bohrok parts to build a vehicle to help him fly down a deep, dark tunnel to Makuta's lair. Except the hole wasn't that deep, because it took Hahli roughly five minutes to climb out, give an inspiring speech and then get back down with everyone else including six senior citizens and a giant crab. Takanuva took 30 seconds to crash said vehicle.Vezon and Brutaka quoting Jaws, implying Brutaka abuses the Olmak's power to sneak into our world and watch movies.Takanuva's friendship powers never being used in the story. Vhisola's room is an actual Nokama shrine. Geez Vhisola, at least Macku only limited herself to a Hewkii plushie and a poster. Lewa controlling vines in Mask of Light. What are you, the Master of Jungle?Gali had a blog, and would hold up the Toa's quests and just sit there blogging on her tablet, which was an actual stone tablet.Malum canonically giving out stickers of himself.I love this franchise so much.

90% sure this is fake, but good that it has an alleged date for the deal on it so we can have a definite answer one way or the other soon. That said, this would be AMAZING if true. Lego struggled to handle the potential scope of a universe the size of G1 Bionicle's. But with Disney's resources, we could have access to a great story and marketing team. They could do both film and TV series, gradually expanding the universe, as well as all kinds of spin-offs about characters outside the main plot. Like, the equivalent of the 01-03 story could easily be a film trilogy (possibly with something like the Bohrok Kal arc as a 1-season TV series, with most episodes focusing on the Toa collecting masks and learning to live without powers, eventually confronting the Kal at the end). The 2004-05 arc would be better suited to TV series format, followed by another film trilogy for the Ignition arc. And in between films, books, webisodes, miniseries, serials and comics could flesh out the lives of supporting characters, or people elsewhere in the MU. It's also pretty awesome to think that if true, this probably would have come about because of Moana. Bionicle getting the reboot it deserved because of a Disney princess movie, of all things. Amazing.