Blueblur21

This is literally what is going to happen in the next Tahu episode. I don't get how that isn't the single most obvious thing. He avoided the initial fight so he could get the mask and be stronger. In other words, he did the smart thing. You keep using that word. It does not mean what you think it means. Except it does. I can promise you that you'll get to see that in the future. Character development is a thing, and you yourself said you already saw it in the advertisements. Patience is a virtue. I CAN be patient. If they had an actual release schedule for these things. What? i think I lost a few brain cells reading this.

Any old fool can own a weapon. That doesn't necessarily mean they can use it, especially without practice. Then it's a good thing Tahu is a mighty warrior of fire and determination! Oh wait. He's a wimp who can't shake down a few spiders. My bad. You keep drastically understating the volume of spiders here, to the extent that I'm wondering if you even watched the episode. I'm gonna have to second that; it was a very fast moving swarm, and it didn't show signs of stopping. The whole reason they went there was to retrieve the Golden Mask, and fighting an ambiguously endless horde isn't going to help anyone, and would be a waste of time. Again, they didn't have to wipe them all out, but it would have been nice to see Tahu kick some Skull Spider butt. I want my Toa to be fighting heroes, not wimps.

The fact that they haven't mastered their tools and elements yet doesn't disqualify them from helping. Turning away anyone who isn't "perfect" is a good way to never get any help, ever. Yeah. And you've spent the past page and a half raging about how he didn't charge into battle at the slightest provocation. The Protector isn't expecting him to fight; you are. 1. That't be nice to know BEFORE they go for the golden masks that they don't know how to do anything. It makes so much sense to have 'heroes' who don't know how to use their own weapons and powers searching for the most powerful objects on the island while deadly spiders sneak around and attack them at every turn. 2. If by 'slightest provocation' you mean the part where he had all the time it took the spiders to get there to show how lucky he is then yes.

Any old fool can own a weapon. That doesn't necessarily mean they can use it, especially without practice. Then it's a good thing Tahu is a mighty warrior of fire and determination! Oh wait. He's a wimp who can't shake down a few spiders. My bad.

7 and 14 year olds (for the most part anyway) are smart enough to know that when they see Tahu kicking butt in one video and then running away in another that something has been lost in translation. If they wanted to portray Tahu as vulnerable they shouldn't have made him look all cool in an advertisement they show and turn around to make him wimpy in their 'story' videos. Which, if you think about it, is all one big ad. So that ad/story segregation theory goes out the window. 7-14 year olds are smart enough to know that when a story has just begun and the characters aren't acting the way they do in teasers, they'll have to wait and see how they change. The whole point of an episodic format is to tell a story in small doses and take as long as necessary to naturally let the plot and characters advance. There's also the very basic fact that the commercials are not the primary means of storytelling and shouldn't not be taken at face value. They establish a premise and advertise the product, but there are infinite liberties than can be taken with the presentation. You'll just have to wait and see how things progress and find out what is and isn't "official" like everyone else. Obviously. 7 and 14 year olds (for the most part anyway) are smart enough to know that when they see Tahu kicking butt in one video and then running away in another that something has been lost in translation. If they wanted to portray Tahu as vulnerable they shouldn't have made him look all cool in an advertisement they show and turn around to make him wimpy in their 'story' videos. Which, if you think about it, is all one big ad. So that ad/story segregation theory goes out the window. They didn't make him wimpy, they made him realistic for someone who doesn't yet feel they're ready for being a hero. He's not going to be Splint Chesthair right out of the sky. He's got to have time to develop into a true hero, or at least realize he is one. Also there is a difference between making an ad for Transformers toys and a Transformers TV show, even though both are ostensibly "ads". If you show Optimus getting his rear handed to him in a commercial, nobody's going to want to buy Optimus, because in commercial-talk, that means weakness. However, clearly this doesn't apply to TV shows, as Optimus has not only been defeated multiple times, he has died multiple times. Even in a toy-based story, characters can be far more realistic than Blast Hardcheese. Oh, yes. Because when I see a hulking six foot tall cyborg surfing on lava I think realism. Tahu's character vid was realistic. That what I expect from ALL the Toa, especially the leader. Tahu used what knowledge he had to fight and get his mask. He even had the keystones to ballerina spin into the LOSS. That's the Tahu I know and love. Not some wimp that carries his stronger swords around deactivated and doesn't know how to be a hero even when he clearly does. Unrealistic physics/biology =/= unrealistic character development. There's a much higher amount of suspension of disbelief for the former than for the latter, because most of the time, you're supposed to be able to relate to a character. I can relate to someone who's thrust into a position they're not sure they can handle and learning as they go along much more than I can relate to Gristle McThornbody. Is your definition of "wimp" anyone who doesn't punch everyone they see in the face? There is more to being strong and being a hero than putting yourself in needless danger. Tahu's on a classic fetch quest; if this were an RPG, I know I'd be running from random encounters so I could get it done as quickly as possible. My definition of 'wimp' is six foot cyborgs with fire blades the size of bowie knives running from a threat they could clearly handle. Tahu is no bumbling fool. He knows how to get things done so when he doesn't it hurts his image. I'm supposed to believe, from everything I've seen, that Tahu can't fight a small battalion of spiders WITH help? He's bigger, he's stronger, and he's smarter. No self respecting warrior would go down because they 'didn't know how to be a hero!' That's stupid. I'm afraid that if you think "how to be a hero" is to get yourself killed by a horde of enemies before you have the appropriate skills/talents/knowledge/weaponry to take them on, then most stories involving skilled characters in a fantasy setting are going to upset you. I'm afraid if you think that was what I meant then you need to get your eyes checked. And this is why, instead of charging blindly into a horde of brain-grabbers, he decided to retreat and attempt to retrieve the mask. But apparently that makes him a wimp, so whatever. This is the strangest definition of heroism I have ever seen. Isn't this exactly what you're advocating? 1. You missed the part where it shows them having big fancy weapons. 2. Tahu couldn't use his fire blades for some reason. Yes, he is unprepared.

He hasn't even activated his fire blades in-story yet or shown he knows how to use them. Perhaps he's unaware he's able to wield them? He hardly knew he could surf on them. You keep asserting "he knows how to get things done" but no currently canon source of media supports this. He's accidentally smacked some Skull Spiders in the face and walked around. This was the first time we ever see him faced with the option of honest-to-goodness face-to-face conflict, and, since he doesn't know what to do (the narrator helpfully tells us exactly this in case you didn't catch it!), he runs. It wasn't a "small battalion", either. It was a swarm. The Protector of Fire had his gun running rapidfire on them, emptying it, and yet there was still a sizeable amount. Are you certain someone who we don't even know if he can wield his blades could handle that? If he can't use his fire blades, he has no reason to be gunning for the golden mask. If ANY of the Toa couldn't use their weapons, then they have no business even attempting to save anybody. If they were smart the protectors would help them learn what they DO know instead of dragging them around the island and forcing them to fight their enemies unprepared.

7 and 14 year olds (for the most part anyway) are smart enough to know that when they see Tahu kicking butt in one video and then running away in another that something has been lost in translation. If they wanted to portray Tahu as vulnerable they shouldn't have made him look all cool in an advertisement they show and turn around to make him wimpy in their 'story' videos. Which, if you think about it, is all one big ad. So that ad/story segregation theory goes out the window. 7-14 year olds are smart enough to know that when a story has just begun and the characters aren't acting the way they do in teasers, they'll have to wait and see how they change. The whole point of an episodic format is to tell a story in small doses and take as long as necessary to naturally let the plot and characters advance. There's also the very basic fact that the commercials are not the primary means of storytelling and shouldn't not be taken at face value. They establish a premise and advertise the product, but there are infinite liberties than can be taken with the presentation. You'll just have to wait and see how things progress and find out what is and isn't "official" like everyone else. Obviously. 7 and 14 year olds (for the most part anyway) are smart enough to know that when they see Tahu kicking butt in one video and then running away in another that something has been lost in translation. If they wanted to portray Tahu as vulnerable they shouldn't have made him look all cool in an advertisement they show and turn around to make him wimpy in their 'story' videos. Which, if you think about it, is all one big ad. So that ad/story segregation theory goes out the window. They didn't make him wimpy, they made him realistic for someone who doesn't yet feel they're ready for being a hero. He's not going to be Splint Chesthair right out of the sky. He's got to have time to develop into a true hero, or at least realize he is one. Also there is a difference between making an ad for Transformers toys and a Transformers TV show, even though both are ostensibly "ads". If you show Optimus getting his rear handed to him in a commercial, nobody's going to want to buy Optimus, because in commercial-talk, that means weakness. However, clearly this doesn't apply to TV shows, as Optimus has not only been defeated multiple times, he has died multiple times. Even in a toy-based story, characters can be far more realistic than Blast Hardcheese. Oh, yes. Because when I see a hulking six foot tall cyborg surfing on lava I think realism. Tahu's character vid was realistic. That what I expect from ALL the Toa, especially the leader. Tahu used what knowledge he had to fight and get his mask. He even had the keystones to ballerina spin into the LOSS. That's the Tahu I know and love. Not some wimp that carries his stronger swords around deactivated and doesn't know how to be a hero even when he clearly does. Unrealistic physics/biology =/= unrealistic character development. There's a much higher amount of suspension of disbelief for the former than for the latter, because most of the time, you're supposed to be able to relate to a character. I can relate to someone who's thrust into a position they're not sure they can handle and learning as they go along much more than I can relate to Gristle McThornbody. Is your definition of "wimp" anyone who doesn't punch everyone they see in the face? There is more to being strong and being a hero than putting yourself in needless danger. Tahu's on a classic fetch quest; if this were an RPG, I know I'd be running from random encounters so I could get it done as quickly as possible. My definition of 'wimp' is six foot cyborgs with fire blades the size of bowie knives running from a threat they could clearly handle. Tahu is no bumbling fool. He knows how to get things done so when he doesn't it hurts his image. I'm supposed to believe, from everything I've seen, that Tahu can't fight a small battalion of spiders WITH help? He's bigger, he's stronger, and he's smarter. No self respecting warrior would go down because they 'didn't know how to be a hero!' That's stupid.

7 and 14 year olds (for the most part anyway) are smart enough to know that when they see Tahu kicking butt in one video and then running away in another that something has been lost in translation. If they wanted to portray Tahu as vulnerable they shouldn't have made him look all cool in an advertisement they show and turn around to make him wimpy in their 'story' videos. Which, if you think about it, is all one big ad. So that ad/story segregation theory goes out the window. They didn't make him wimpy, they made him realistic for someone who doesn't yet feel they're ready for being a hero. He's not going to be Splint Chesthair right out of the sky. He's got to have time to develop into a true hero, or at least realize he is one. Also there is a difference between making an ad for Transformers toys and a Transformers TV show, even though both are ostensibly "ads". If you show Optimus getting his rear handed to him in a commercial, nobody's going to want to buy Optimus, because in commercial-talk, that means weakness. However, clearly this doesn't apply to TV shows, as Optimus has not only been defeated multiple times, he has died multiple times. Even in a toy-based story, characters can be far more realistic than Blast Hardcheese. Oh, yes. Because when I see a hulking six foot tall cyborg surfing on lava I think realism. Tahu's character vid was realistic. That what I expect from ALL the Toa, especially the leader. Tahu used what knowledge he had to fight and get his mask. He even had the keystones to ballerina spin into the LOSS. That's the Tahu I know and love. Not some wimp that carries his stronger swords around deactivated and doesn't know how to be a hero even when he clearly does. Kids are also smart enough to know the difference between the preview and the movie. If you truly believe this then the Toa have absolutely found the Mask of Creation already and the summer story has begun. Yep. I'm that stupid. You want a medal?

7 and 14 year olds (for the most part anyway) are smart enough to know that when they see Tahu kicking butt in one video and then running away in another that something has been lost in translation. If they wanted to portray Tahu as vulnerable they shouldn't have made him look all cool in an advertisement they show and turn around to make him wimpy in their 'story' videos. Which, if you think about it, is all one big ad. So that ad/story segregation theory goes out the window.

Okay, then here's a preemptive goodbye. I'm not sure what else you're expecting to happen, really. Something important. Something worth watching and NOT making me find fault with this reboot I've waited so long for.

You must've watched a completely different trailer, because I saw the exact same thing that Tahu's video had. It was boring, and I didn't like it. In fact, the only thing missing was his fire spin and the LOSS screeching. You didn't see the exact same thing. I can state that as a solid point of fact. The character video didn't have the Protector of Fire being attacked by Skull Spiders, thus giving Tahu pressure to claim the mask and it didn't have his initial shakiness because he still isn't sure on how to be a hero (which is, coincidentally, also why he ran before, as you criticized). Those seem small, but they definitely change the situation. Tahu's character video was basically a commercial for the toy; it include's the toy's conflict (going after the Golden Mask while being attacked by Skull Spiders) and advertised the villain set, while showing off Tahu as impressively as possible (hence his adept fighting there opposed to his unsure footing here). I wouldn't be surprised if we're going in a different direction than the character video. Of course, even if we weren't, it would be downright factually wrong and, frankly, stupid to say the events of the character video "already happened". The only thing stupid here is your argument. Unless LEGO or whoever says the events in the video never happened then to me they did unless LEGO proves me wrong. I am not going to wait for Gali to grab her mask because SHE ALREADY GOT IT. She tore through the ocean faster than Jaws and grabbed that Mask all while pwning n00bs and using her trident to fight the LOSS. If they show her doing it AGAIN then I'm done.

You must've watched a completely different trailer, because I saw the exact same thing that Tahu's video had. It was boring, and I didn't like it. In fact, the only thing missing was his fire spin and the LOSS screeching.

No, in fact, it almost looks like they infuriatingly paused it right before he grabbed it so we don't see if he does grab it. Even then, we all know he was there to take it. He did that already, remember? MASTA OF FIYAAA!!!!! We've already seen remarkably different events in this episode compared to what was in the character videos. What makes you think we're in for exactly what was shown there? And he didn't do that already. Stop acting like the character videos count as already having happened in the overall story arc. When you watch a trailer for a movie, do you complain when you then go see the movie that the events in the trailer repeated themselves? No, because whatever is in the trailer STAYS THAT WAY. If they show Luke Skywalker fighting Darth Vader, it's gonna happen EXACTLY like they showed it. Luke's gonna get his hand chopped off exactly like he did in the trailer. Tahu is still going to get his mask, and he is still going to jump from the same ledge and surf the same wave of lava. I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE.

Even then, we all know he was there to take it. He did that already, remember? MASTA OF FIYAAA!!!!!

Why would they make him "hot stuff" when that would completely ruin the point of the scene? The whole video was pointless. We were told the Protectors fought back, only for Tahu to steal the spotlight and do what we've seen him do since Bionicle launched: Grab his golden mask. It added nothing to the overall story arc and simply rehashed what we already knew. I get it. They have to get the masks. But not only did it show them claiming the masks in their character videos, it also showed that they could fight the skull spiders without the use of fancy attacks or moves. (For the most part.)

I'm not sure why you're expecting that all to happen in one episode. It's, like, painfully obvious that they're setting up the next Tahu episode or two to be his time to shine. 1. He's about to grab the mask. 2. We already have an animation of him putting the mask on from the masks promo, so it's going to happen. 3. The Protector of Fire is about to be mobbed by Skull Spiders. 4. Every comic that comes with the Toa shows them saving the Protectors from mind control and getting their upgrades. This wasn't the finale, it's just one in a string of episodes. People complain about how the story's "over" already because a promo showed the Toa getting their masks, but we've still got a long way to go and there are going to be many more episodes. And I'd rather they not all be about the heroes Leeroy Jenkinsing into battle and magically winning every time. Lewa still needs his stint under mind control, after all. Oh, I'm sorry. I thought every biomechanical hero with element masks and large weapons would use them to fight their sworn enemies. They already showed them getting their masks and transforming. WHY do we need to see Tahu (and the others) grab it for the thousandth time? This new way of storytelling isn't working out. The animation sucks and Tahu has been turned into a coward after I saw him kick spider butt in his own character video.

Four swords don't do much good if you only have two hands. Would you stand your ground if you had, say, a horde of army ants bearing down on you? They're actually tiny, not "it's only the size of my entire head" tiny. And they'd probably kill you. No point in taking a stupid risk. I'm not saying he could have beat them all. I'm saying that he should have at least torched the first few lines before running. I don't think that would have accomplished much, aside from giving the spiders even more time to flank them. Which is bad, especially when your enemy is something that can latch onto your head and take control of your mind. There's a reason most people don't last long against Facehuggers in Alien media. It only takes one. (Also you did say "they could have cleaned house" which rather implies wiping out every spider.) Oh, yes. Because they are going to ave their main hero and the face of the series get mind controlled so early. They had a chance to make Tahu hot stuff and they didn't do it.

No, she isn't. She's the most popular character from her game other than Robin and also a major part of the game that saved her home series. She doesn't have Marth's tip which gives players the ability to rush in and do all those combos they couldn't use effectively without worrying about his sourspot. She's also Marth's ancestor so it makes sense that she'd copy his moves. Oh, and she masqueraded as him for half the game. She is far from pointless and I'd go so far as to say if she wasn't in the game I wouldn't have purchased it. You can hate clones and that's fine, but Lucina is no mere clone.

Four swords don't do much good if you only have two hands. Would you stand your ground if you had, say, a horde of army ants bearing down on you? They're actually tiny, not "it's only the size of my entire head" tiny. And they'd probably kill you. No point in taking a stupid risk. I'm not saying he could have beat them all. I'm saying that he should have at least torched the first few lines before running.

That episode sucked. RUN? WHY WOULD TAHU RUN? He has four swords and his protector by his side and he runs from ten spiders? They could have taken those spiders. I could see them running if the LOSS was right on their heels and they had to move but fighting off a couple of tiny spiders? The mask wasn't in any danger. They could have cleaned house, grabbed the mask, and then met Gali and the Protector of Water for drinks. The spiders didn't show up until after they entered the temple and even then the Protector of Fire killed like six of them with three shots. Why didn't he use his fire tonfas? They didn't even let us see how the other Toa got their masks. Also, that lava surfing was weak. *Sigh* Nevermind. I'll just stick to the CGI commercial.

Hm, I'm not quite sure about yellow-green, but I'd be really eager to see earth blue again. It's a really neat color. Well, he sort of did. Did you click the link? Yes I did. All I got from it was that if he made some set with one color it would 'kill' the other. As far as I'm concerned I didn't know colors could be killed. Colors can be killed just like how wearing shoulder pads was killed after the '80s. Nobody uses them anymore. True.

Well, he sort of did. Did you click the link? Yes I did. All I got from it was that if he made some set with one color it would 'kill' the other. As far as I'm concerned I didn't know colors could be killed.

"Mark Stafford killed Teal'. No he didn't.

Well I hope not. I do, too. As I mentioned elsewhere, I love the color scheme. It seems very unique to this line and gives the sets an otherwordly appearence that works well for a fantasy land. It reminds me a bit of Lothlorien from The Fellowship of the Ring (movie), which as far as I'm concerned is a good thing. There's a lot of potential with this line, so hopefully it delivers. I might not get the sets, but I sure will be following the story. I can't pick a favorite character yet, but this Azari chick is my type of girl.

I'm gonna give it to the Toa Okoto. Great sets with a ton of callbacks to their original versions. Sure they have some flaws, but for the most part they are better than any other Toa sets in the past. They have dual use weapons, gear functions, new printed chestplates, the CCBS system, gold masks, and a ton of other features that fans old and new will love.