NatureDruid Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I am suspecting that the great beings had something to do with setting up the first toa. If so, why did they equip them with melee weapons? I am sure a longer range weapon, like a gun, would be more useful. Even the Vorox on Bota Magna had long range firearms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meta-Mind Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) ...Probably because the Great Beings did not see the need for ranged weapons. Remember that the original Toa's weapons were actually tools (nevermind that Helryx had a flail), thus the origin of the name "Toa Tools." Ranged weapons would not be necessary, especially since the Toa were just more specialized nanotech to the GBs.This is further supported by the fact that every ranged weapon I can think of, Toa Tool or no, was invented in the MU, not by the Great Beings. Edited October 10, 2012 by Meta-Mind Quote BZPRPG TIME, where you could have one post talk about dinner, and the next about lunch. Time is beyond relative here.There's no reason not to put lasers in the palms of planet-sized robots. In fact, if I had my own planet-sized robot, palm lasers would be one of my first upgrades.BZPRPG Profiles [outdated] May or may not be back from a multi-year hiatus. We'll see how this works out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BULiK Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Simple: They have elemental powers. That is their ranged weapon. Quote Visit www.BZPRPG.com to view my project of archiving BZPower's RPGs, and also access the BZPower Roleplaying Wiki BZPRPG Profiles - Ghosts Of Bara Magna Profiles Exo-Force RPG Profiles - Six Kingdoms: Apocalypse (Knichou, Berys, Arnex, The Taku, Exuze) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesiii Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Yeah, a Toa Tool in the hands of a Toa with full elemental energy is both a ranged weapon and a melee weapon. Superior to just a ranged weapon. :)But more to the point, the Great Beings weren't giving them weapons, but tools to be used as needed in the maintenance. They hold something as a Tool mainly because it helps them focus their elemental power. Which could be used for making land, repairing metal, shining light, using magnetics to manipulate machinery, etc. (those examples being Stone, Iron, Light, Magnetics; the list can go on). Quote The Destiny of Bionicle (chronological retelling of Bionicle original series, 9 PDFs of 10 chapters each on Google Drive): Part 1 - Warring with Fate | Part 2 - Year of Change | Part 3 - The Exploration Trap | Part 4 - Rise of the Warlords | Part 5 - A Busy Matoran | Part 6 - The Dark Time | Part 7 - Proving Grounds | Part 8 - A Rude Awakening | Part 9 - The Battle of Giants My Bionicle Fanfiction (Google Drive folder, eventually planned to have PDFs of all of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onionfarb Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Well, the GBs didn't really see the Toa as protectors of the Matoran, just as a specialized version of the Matoran, which were just technology to them. Their role as protectors didn't come about until they started becoming self-aware. So, when designing their equipment, the GBs were going for tools rather than weapons. Quote I miss BIONICLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iron Toa Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I'm pretty sure they were made with some defense in mind, either in case the robot was invaded or things went wrong inside (which they did). After all, they invented Rahi and probably intended for those to be wild. 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...
25K Now! Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Actually, the Makuta created the Rahi.But yeah, Toa Tools have ranged capabilities. They channel the powers through and tada! Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesiii Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Actually, the Makuta created the Rahi.I think he's referring to the idea of Rahi, which I'm pretty sure the GBs did invent. Remember those "first Rahi" that Mavrah had? BS01 says the GBs made those.Anywho... Quote The Destiny of Bionicle (chronological retelling of Bionicle original series, 9 PDFs of 10 chapters each on Google Drive): Part 1 - Warring with Fate | Part 2 - Year of Change | Part 3 - The Exploration Trap | Part 4 - Rise of the Warlords | Part 5 - A Busy Matoran | Part 6 - The Dark Time | Part 7 - Proving Grounds | Part 8 - A Rude Awakening | Part 9 - The Battle of Giants My Bionicle Fanfiction (Google Drive folder, eventually planned to have PDFs of all of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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