Visaru

Laki nodded. "Ah." Making ice bridges was not efficient. And rahi were common and hard to spot in Le-Wahi. "I deep-see. I assume you want to find-see where the sleep-inn is? Or you might want some heal-medics. We have the great-best here-now, yes?" Laki grinned. "And what pull-brings you to Le-Koro?' Laki asked, just trying to make conversation. Before the words were out of his mouth. a far more relavant question came to him:"Sorry! haven't speak-told you my name! It is Laki. Yours?"

ICLaki opened his eyes and stood up. He was still hurting, but well enough to get back to the Koro. He decided to be much more careful on the rope-supports form now on. Even a Le-Matoran can fall. He looked up into the sky, where he had very recently been. He better get back to Le-Koro. If he was lucky, no one would have noticed the fall. He walked through the marshy jungle, looking for a way up; elevators, or a back entrance vine. It wasn't long before he found a thick vine intertwined with wooden slots to make climbing easier. In a minute he scaled up the green rope and into Le-Koro.He quickly made it from woven pad to woven pad, approaching the spot where he had been working on the support rope when he fell. He didn't notice a battered and bruised toa of ice until he ran into him."Hey, pal, I'm kind of in a pinch, here. Do you know where I can get some rest?" the black and white toa asked.Laki looked up, "Uhh... Yeah, sure-much. I'd fast-point you to Laenerk's Rest-Inn. Good-nice beds. What bad-happened?"OOCLaki's talking to Mahdrik, Katuko. Interaction!

ICLaki fell. A ways. To the ground. His body hit each branch with a loud thud, each whap sending shivers of pain through his fragile body. His mask fell off his head, and it took a while before he finally landed on the swampy ground of the Le-Wahi swamp. He stared at the canopy for a while, trying got get over his double vision. Mud and water seeped into the cracks in his armor. Lagi could feel himself sinking into the mud. His head was still a mess, entirely shaken by the fall. for a second, he blacked out. He saw his island home of Mata-Nui. The forest, blackened plains, snowy peaks, and deserts, all close together, distinct. His well known land, in all it's glory and pain. He saw -felt, really- Makuta's presence over the lands. A dark shadow, a red eyes. He could also sense an oppression, a sense of failure. Dozens, hundreds of feelings that he could sense at once. New, freshness. Heroics, and great evil. A symbol flashed quickly in front of him. Laki could barely see it. He could tell it was some sort of circular shape. And then he fell. The land rushed up to meet him. He could't see the whole island anymore, just the Southern tip of Le-Wahi. Then the Kumu Islets. Closer. into a ramshackle bundle of buildings that Laki assumed was Xa-Koro. He fell into shadow. Then reality took hold. He heard the sound of birds, monkeys, and other Rahi. He felt the cool mud, and the painful feelings rushing through his limbs. He felt weakness. He had a greater peripheral vision, and his face had a sudden lightness to it. He felt exposed. He didn't have his mask. He turned his head, and saw the green Pakari lying a ways away. He crawled slowly and painfully through the sticky, soft, greenish mud of the swamp. His hand closed around the hard metal of his mask, and he placed it firmly on his face. A surge of energy pulsed through him. Much better. He pulled his sore self into a sitting position, and waited. His mind was drawn back to his dream. Was it a vision? he wondered. Or a delusion, more likely.

The quote was, "For we have powers thet will make your blood run cold...", and C.A. Hapka wrote that, so it may not fit with what Greg considers to be canon, after all, he's a writer, not a researcher, and probably forgot to fit that little quote into the part of the canon storyline that he wrote. Keep in mind that Matoran don't speak english, so it's probably not a literal translation. It's likely some matoran expression that would be nonsensical in english (or any other human language).

Quick question: Now that Xa-Koro is gone, why is there a Kumu islets topic? It seems like it is so small that it would be easier to just merge it into Le-wahi.

The fact that half the toa teams had to undergo a transformation. There's really nothing that could be done; lego didn't want new characters every year, but it was sort of a clunky element to the story.

Cool! I like scientific explanations for this kinda stuff. I sort of thought matoran digested things by literally turning the food into energy, but that was never really stated anywhere. Good job!

Free to play is pretty cool. It really got me sucked into the game. If it wasn't ten dollars a month, I'd buy it. But it's cool to be able to play avant gardens again (after beta testing). I am currently at level 16 on free-to-play, and still can't survive for three minutes on the avant gardens survival game.

I heartily agree. The fact that there's gonna be live action really turns me off, as well as the fact that the 'cloudy with a chance of meatballs' writers will be writing it. Sound alike it'll be a goofy movie about kids going into lego world. The other lego movies before this haven't been that great either. I'm not too excited, but'll definitely watch it on netflix watch-it-now when it gets there.

LakiElementAirApearanceLaki sports brown and green armor, that is tattered and scarred like most matoran's. He wears a powerless green mask of strength. Picture here.AbilitesLaki is a good carpenter and a decent disk thrower. He, like all Le-Matoran, has good balance and no fear of heights.WeaponsTwo buzz saw-shaped returning throwing disks of metalBiographyLaki's first clear memories have him working as a bridge tender in the village of air. He keeps Le-Koro hanging in the trees. It's not a glamorous job, but he is very content. He doesn't want change or want to be a hero; Laki is fine just working, although he really admires toa and other heroes. He had gotten used to the fact that he'll have to live in his village, fighting off Rahi for his entire life, until he saw the opportunity to join the Island Liberation Squad, and help save the island, which he believes is his destiny. Laki thinks the Turaga's new claims of great new heroes that will save everyone will be about as truthful as the last ones. He's friends with many Matoran in Le-Koro, and a few of the native toa. He travels little, and hates the same things other le-matoran do: cold, water, containment.WeaknessesHe is an untrained matoran, and as such, can barely fight.VerakElementStoneAppearanceVerak has a very basic toa build, although he's leaner and a little more roguishly attractive than most. His armor is brown and tan and he wears a very stylized Calix. Bandages rest over wounds of his upper thigh, chest, and side. Due to these injuries he carries a crudely carved walking stick. AbilitiesUnusually, Verak has a basically no control of stone. He's spent his time focusing on his control of sand, instead. This makes him absolutely deadly in the desert, but impedes him if he goes anywhere but Po-Wahi. He is a fabulous hand to hand fighter. He's fast, and his reflexes are good. Both these abilities are only increased by his mask of fate. Recently, he has been massively injured by a vortixx he fought, and these injuries negatively effect his abilities.WeaponsTwo blades held parallel to the forearm by a handle that juts out at right angles to the blade. Sharp and light.BiographyVerak's early life matters little to both him and those he meets. His more average, earlier days as a matoran are all but forgotten, and he's now fully a toa of sand. He's left his home koro behind and spends most of his time wandering the island, looking for thrills and adventures. He's smart, witty, manipulative, handsome, a little strange, and cares little for the fate of the island and even, some believe, his own life.WeaknessesAlthough good at hand to hand combat, he has little to no control of most rock. Verak is impulsive and reckless. He also cannot attack from a range, and is weaker physically than most toa, notably more so than a skakdi or Vortixx. His injuries, caused by a light rifle, have seriously weakened him too. LaraLara was a simple Ga-Matoran who was at the wrong place at the wrong time.AlyoElementFireAppearanceAlyo is a toa, and looks almost identical to one of the first ones- same arm and leg types, same body armor, same two fingered hands. His mask is a Huna, however, and his armor, unlike theirs, is polished and lacquered to the point of perfection. It seems to glisten and shine even in the dark. He is immaculate, but if you look closely at his under armor, you can see the signs of a previous, harsh lifeAbilitiesControl over fire, and invisibility. He is very good at keeping up his mask ability for long periods of time, but hasn’t had to call upon his power over fire for about 40 years; he’s a little out of practice.WeaponsHas an old trident back at his large, expensive house. He does not need any sort of lethal weapon now.BiographyAlyo was one of the first matoran to become toa. Back in these times, fresh after the defeat of the toa Mata, most new toa were expected to take up their mantle and challenge the Makuta. Alyo noted that he had no masks of power, and the Mata had failed their destiny. What was to say he was any better? Regardless, he left Ta-Koro to escape from his companion’s scorn, and joined the Sanctum Guard in Ko-Koro, where he spent much time. He wished however, as a toa, to do more with his newfound abilities.He hadn’t quite the same outstanding morals as his fellows, and used his intellect and knowledge of the guard to cultivate a very successful counterfeit money company. He cut lot’s of corners and fudged a lot of rules, resulting in tons of money for him. His rule breaking, and his respectable past as a guard, were eventually revealed to the criminal underworld, and he lost his little empire.Scavenging what money he could, he rebuilt himself once more, as a well to do trader bringing near priceless Ko-Koronan ice sculptures (only the rich were willing to buy beautiful sculptures which melted in days) and frozen foods to the great Onu-Koro marketplace. But like before, he continues to do shady underhand dealings which vastly increase his profit.He’s rich now, and has happily settled into a new role that he hopes will last longer than his past ones.WeaknessesAlthough once a master of combat, his skills have waned and he is very out of practice.DorgathElementFireAppearanceBoring. Your eyes slip over his basic figure in a crowd, passing him off as some random, unimportant matoran. Indeed, he looks almost identical to a few other lava farmers. His red mask, darker body, old burns, and yellow feet are common features among the group. He has a few scars, but none bad enough to stand out. Picture here.AbilitiesGood skill with a bamboo spear- he likes to take out anger by practicing with it.WeaponsThe aforementioned bamboo spear. He doesn’t carry it with him in the village, but when leaving the Koro or going somewhere dangerous he could never leave it behind.BiographyDorgath is a lava farmer. A boring, menial job- harvesting the stone and soil left behind my cool lava. Filling your cart with dirt and rocks all day. Some say it’s a dangerous job, that it takes courage, but those people, Dorgath thinks, are kidding themselves. Only fools would be stupid enough to fall into the lava. Dorgath had a few incidents, but he knows how to get out of lava fast, and has never felt threatened by the lava. The job to him is slave labor.He blames the Turaga. He thinks they’re liars, and trusts them about as far as he can throw them. They have given him little proof of the evil of The Makuta. Who says he’s all about destruction? Who says that infected masks are The Makuta’s fault? Who says Mata-Nui is the good one?He could do on for hours about why the Turaga are filthy liars. He hates them with a passion.So, recently, he’s been sneaking out onto the volcano to worship The Makuta, loving the thrill of betraying the Turaga, loving the individuality it takes to pray to a sick god.WeaknessesHis small size, weakness, and lack of powers makes Dorgath an easy target.SovosElementEarthAppearanceSovos has a mostly average matoran build, and is entirely black- the color of night. A deep, dark hue with absolutely no variation, allowing him to bled perfectly into the shadows. His eyes are a deep green, the only thing that can be seen as he sneaks through the darkness. He has knifes attached all over his body- knifes that are equally dark- and wears a Pakari. Beneath the armor on his back the symbol of Unity, Duty, and Destiny is carved into the skin.AbilitiesSovos is an assassin. He lives in the shadows and sneaks through them, unseen. He is incredibly quiet- nigh unhearable if he needs to be. His aim is dead on; he throws with deadly precision. Both his senses and his reflexes are astonishing too. His speed and agility is greater than even most Toa. He is a truly remarkable matoran.WeaponsAbout thirty-one knives of various sizes hidden all over his body. Each is lightweight, pure black, and perfectly forged. They are balanced extremely well and slice cleanly into fleshBiographySovos spent centuries upon centuries in the extensive tunnels of Mata-Nui's underworld, honing his body, mind, and equipment with single minded religious fervor for Mata Nui. No one knows about him, or his life before his training.He had, every so often, gone to Onu-Koro, picking up weapons, information, and supplies. Anyone who knew about him is now dead.He has just come out of his dark hideaway, single-mindedly bent on killing every Makuta follower that lives, and anyone who might get in his way.WeaknessesFor all his strengths, he cannot get beyond the simple fact of his species. Sovos is just a matoran, and is physically weaker than a toa, and also lacks the special powers of one. Selzchaar ElementLightningAppearanceSelzchaar is very thin, and although he has muscle, he is also quite emaciated. He’s nothing but bones and thin, wiry muscle. He’s blue and black, with eyes the color of urine that leer out from behind a Kanohi Matatu. His armor is all hard edges and sharp points, sleek and menacing. His fingers are constantly moving, as if hungry to grasp something, and lightning often crackles between his fingertips.AbilitiesSelzchaar has a refined control of lightning. It is rare that he does something as blunt as conjuring a bolt of it to throw at an enemy- he prefers subtler and far more nasty ways of exerting his control of electricity, such as building up an electric charge in his body. He is also very agile and nimble, able to crawl and climb faster than many Toa can walk. He also is skilled manipulating things with his Mask of Telekinesis. Although terrible at throwing things around or using the mask for force, Selzchaar makes up for that by being able to precisely manipulate smaller objects- opening a lock, for example, is relatively simple for him.WeaponsA few long spikes he keeps in his bag, just in case, and hidden daggers in places around his body are all he has. He usually doesn’t wield one.PersonalityEvil is probably a good way to describe Selzchaar. Not only does he look the part, but he acts it as well. Not a shred of morals nor a hint of honor can be found in him. He’s out for himself, and the highest bigger. Selzchaar kills for fun, and is pretty good at it, too. There’s nothing good to be found in him. If I were you, I’d stay away.BiographySelzchaar once deserved to be a Toa. Before the First Toa, he was a member of the Ta-Koro guard, and a fairly high ranking one too. His valor and courage made him a small legend, and when he found a Toa Stone in a lava flow near the Tren Krom break, nobody was surprised by Mata-Nui’s choice. Curiously, Selzchaar immediately left the guard once be became a Toa, and then disappeared. Nobody saw any trace of him, and the population assumed he was dead. Now, a century later, Selzchaar is back from his isolation, unrecognizable to the villagers he once knew. WeaknessSelzchaar is not the strongest, physically, nor the most resilient to damage. His frail body will crumple with the lightest hit. He cannot muster much force with either his mask or element as well.