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It might have seemed like a good decision to the story team, especially in 2008. However, if he had been the only Makuta still referred to as just "Makuta", and all of the other Makuta had been referred to by their personal names, then we would have been able to tell who was being referred to without too much confusion. He was their leader, after all, and thus at a higher status than the other Makuta. Who is to say that it wouldn't have made sense for the story team to continue to have him referred to as simply "Makuta"? Or "the Makuta of Metru Nui"?

As the names of evil villains go, "Teridax" sounded a lot more generic than "Makuta". Makuta, as the name of an individual, sounds more like a supernatural creature or a demon than Teridax, which mostly just sounds like the name of a cartoon villain. Personally, I still think of him as just Makuta.

Though I can certainly think of a lot of situations in which the Calix would come in handy, a Huna would be the most awesome to use, by far.

I myself would like to have at least a little more information than that from Lego, if Bionicle were to be made an active theme again or sold to another company. Even if some fans didn't like the plans for Bionicle, the ones who were pleased would at least know that there wishes had been heard.

I thought that the story received a valuable dash of realism when Teridax won at the end of 2008. He hadn't ever been able to really "win" against the Toa before; he was only able to manage to postpone his own defeat before the end of 2008, and he accomplished the final goal of his plan, something that most villains of stories meant for kids are never able to do. Persons with cruel or inconsiderate intentions sometimes do get their way in real life, even if it's only temporary. Unlike so many villains before him, Teridax was able to transcend the limitations of the stock character on which he was based.

Chirox and Antroz are based on bat names, while Krika sounds somewhat like "cricket" - another insect. Icarax may have been named after Icarus - the guy who flew too close to the sun and melted his own wax wings off, leading to his death. Icarax similarly wanted more than he could handle, and it led to his death. I did think about Icarus and how his name may have inspired Icarax's name and personality; however, I decided to not include it above since Icarus is typically not associated with evil or unpleasantness, and only with morality; sort of like a fable with a lesson. The connection between Krika's name and a cricket is certainly plausible, and might have been an intentional reference on the part of the story team, though it didn't strike me as a clear connection. I haven't yet heard of "Chirox" and "Antroz" being based off of "bat names", though I'd appreciate learning more about that. By "bat names" are you referring to names in other languages, or names for individual species or sub-species of bats? Taxanomical names?

I know, Bionicle is intended for 6+, but the story somehow contains a lot of mature stuff, and considering that a 6 year old wouldn't actually understand much from it... Likely hte main reason Bio got cancelled in the first place... The writing could still have been a lot better, I have been entertained by movies intended for much younger ages before. One of my largest issues with the films was that they didn't seem to be able to decide on their target audience. Every one of the films was a mix of cheesy dialogue, a simplistic plot, and plenty of light-hearted battles where the hero is guaranteed to win from the first second, and yet each film still had dark themes and characters with complex motives for their "good" or "evil" actions. Of course, the films took their story from the main storyline of their release year, but the target audience confusion really became a problem for the entire storyline, especially in the later years of the line.

This is exactly what they are. We should show this analogy to every single person who ever asks about Matoran in this forum.

Not really. If I remember correctly there are only thirty or fewer Toa left alive by the end of the written canon. Contrast that with thousands and thousands of Matoran. I think that powerjala is referring to how we don't see nearly as many Matoran doing crucial things in the story as we do Toa who change the course of events. He or she might know that there are actually many more Matoran than Toa in-story. This is controversial for a lot of fans; even though romance is technically non-canon, there are strong indications, and not just hints, of romance in the MNOLG and MNOLG2. To name a few: Hewkii and Macku each have plush dolls of each other in their huts, Macku has a poster of Hewkii posing in her hut, and Jaller and Hahli are seen together during the 2002 Bohrok online animations. Despite the fact that the concept of romance wouldn't "lead anywhere" for Matoran, and there would have been no reason for the great beings to implant those thoughts in Matoran, it was clearly shown in 2001 and 2003, and has only been retconned since. Many fans wish that this were not the case.

I don't think that the Toa Mata are capable of becoming Turaga in the canon, since they were created as Toa. Otherwise, your ideas are very good ones.

I never liked the name Teridax much either, though as I said above nearly anything would have been a step down from Makuta for me. Because his name sounded, looked, and appeared to have been strongly inspired by "terror", it never seemed to make sense that he was created to be a peaceful scientist. In fact, all but a few of the Makuta for whom we have seen names appear to have either an "evil-sounding" (macabre) name or an off-putting name, despite having been created to be “good guys: Vamprah, which brings to mind vampires, blood sucking, and murder Mutran, which evokes mutation and/or muting; robbing one of the power to talk. Also could have been inspired by mutilation. Gorast, which evokes gore and bloody or disgusting scenes Bitil, which brings to mind biting something hard, or "beetle”, to recall an insect or a creature with an appearance similar to an insect’s. Kojol, which displays a similarity to “cajole”, a verb meaning to persuade a person to do or agree with something through dishonest or using unrealistic expectations. Spiriah, which sounds/looks like “spiral”, and evokes worsening things, being unable to get out, being trapped, etc. Miserix, which sounds/looks like “misery” or “miser”, evoking selfishness and greed. Chirox, Antroz, Icarax, and Krika don’t have names that are clearly “evil sounding”, though the usage of “x” consonants and “ee” and “aww” vowels gives all of their names a harsher sound.

Thanks; I was just curious.

There's no shortage of Matoran, but there is a shortage of named Matoran who have an active role in the storyline.

I'm a bit offended by this; Nocturn701, as well as myself, don't especially like Hero Factory, but both of us state perfectly reasonable opinions that aren't insulting or being insensitive to anyone else. There's nothing immature about our thoughts. It's entirely reasonable for a person to dislike Hero Factory and refrain from buying the stes; there's nothing immature about that, and in fact, since Hero Factory is a toyline marketed to 7-10 year olds, it's understandable that it may not appeal to older persons. Even though Bionicle was aimed at the same age range, it appealed to many older fans as well due to it's mature and complex storyline. Nocturn701 never mentioned that he or she was annoyed by Bionicle's cancellation, and he or she expresses a completely reasonable opinion. Sure, the post could have been worded a bit better, but there's nothing wrong with it. Edit: Above edit duplicated in the quote. -Wind-

Though this is definitely canon, it's really strange to think that Tren Krom, Karzahni, and Artakha are all approximately the same age, if not younger, than Takua. Tren Krom was probably made first, but Karzahni and Artakha could have been made after the first Matoran, since Matoran were the most important and populous race of the MU.

You don't say? You don't say? Actually, Nick's Nova Orbis comic is a pretty accurate representation of what I'd hope for an official continuation to be like. I'm also working on my own screenplay for a film which will be a retelling of the 2001 story. I'll release it here, in parts, when it is finished, and I may attempt to actually film it.

Probably, though this is all my own personal speculation, and none of it is confirmed by canon. In fact, this topic just reminded me of a theory about Makuta that I'm planning on posting now.

It might be that names simply don't bring as many associations to my mind as they do for you. I've never been the sort of person to visualize people or fictional characters based on their names, though there isn't anything wrong with doing so. I used to imagine that all of the other Makuta would call Teridax by the title "Makuta" only; even though they were all Makuta, by being members of the species, he, as their leader, had the right to go by the title "Makuta".

It had nothing to do with the name's sound or type; the "fan backlash" was due to the reveal of a name for Teridax, who didn't have any personal name beforehand. Many of the fans felt that a lot of the magical and unknown mysteries of his character were lost by giving him a name. Now, my question is; what's wrong with the name "Tuma"? If the greedy, scheming Makuta who plotted, and eventually succeeded, in taking over the MU, was named "Tuma", then that character would still be a very good villian. If the brooding, prideful, leader of the Skrall who was defeated in less than a minute by a guy half his size was named "Teridax", then would still be a very bad villain, as in unsuccessful at villainy.

I have to say that I disagree with your ideas on sets, Lychir, and due to the massive amount of time necessary for me to restate everything that I said in "Will we ever see another Bionicle" I'd like to avoid discussing it in this topic. If you want a reminder as to why, please see the 135th, 137th, and 139th posts in the aforementioned other topic. I'd like to see a reboot of the Bionicle storyline that would cater to an older and more mature audience. The writers would approach the storyline from new angles, and possibly remake several characters, while keeping important aspects of their personalities.

Fine. Make all the darn mousepads you want. But selling them isn't the best idea. I doubt that Lego would object to your creations, PrismWind, unless you used one of their existing images which are trademarked along with Bionicle (Hau, three virtues symbol, island of Mata Nui, etc.) A small-scale operation of this sort is unlikely to raise their attention, and fan groups have probably done similar things before.

I see; the increases in size and similarity to the movie version are much more apparent after seeing the box art of the original Lego Sandcrawler. I've mostly stopped buying Lego Star Wars sets, but I might consider this one, particularly for the minifigures which come with it.

I'm glad that you were able to post those pictures, and that the video is coming soon! This is a great thing for you to be sharing with BZPower. Just out of curiosity, approximately how much does the platinum Avohkii weigh?

Though there were certainly other ways that the story could have been concluded, a fight between Mata Nui and Teridax, each in a giant robot, was a quick way to solve the main conflict. It's clear how the idea was likely attractive to the rushed story team. All the same, I would have enjoyed some more buildup, as well as maybe having the agori and glatorian help to take down Teridax; or even the MU inhabitants inside of him.

I, for one, appreciated the backstory to the entire eight previous years which we got in 2009 immensely. I definitely did feel let down, though, by the choice made by the story team to wrap up the 2010 story with a fight between two giant robots, as every single sci-fi toyline had to end in that way. It just seemed like an extremely unoriginal way to end the line.