Toatapio Nuva

Yeah, I have the same issue.

Wow after this got posted I've have seen a boost of people I have not seen before or in a long time. It'll be back to dead as usual after a day or two. Drama does the same thing.True, but this does show that there are people lurking around and maintaining at least some sort of presence even when there isn't anything new to discuss.

Did you have to do anything special to get it to work (and can you share what OS/hardware you are using)? I can get the levels to run, except that the environment appears all black, including the Toa -- the only things that show up are the HUD and the particle effects. The audio plays just fine too, and the controls for moving, switching masks, etc. work. Is anyone else experiencing this despite setting SvpRad=1 in the .ini file? I changed the SvpRad=1 thing and ran the game with a compatibility setting for XP (service pack 3), and it worked. I was using a Windows 7 with intel core i5. I also figured out the movement thing. Since I was on a laptop, I didn't realize you needed the mouse to move and jump. Silly me.

I actually got the game to work, but for some reason I'm unable to make any of the Toa turn to face different directions. Using the left and right keys only makes them sidestep, and I've tried all other keys. Does anyone who has played this have an answer on how to turn? Also, I don't know how to jump.

The biggest question I have is how on earth did they get their hands on it?

A new one up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU4CwrJSHCM

Actually, the GBs did try to stop the war by creating the Baterra. The effort failed miserably, but they did try. The GBs were divided between those who focused on trying to stop the war and those building the MU. I meant directly going after the Element Lords themselves. The GB's made them, so surely they would have made a fail-safe to stop them if needed, right? Not only that, but building the MU shouldn't have even been considered as an option. It made no sense. If they could make a robot that big, why even mess around with making a whole world inside it and just use it to force everyone to stop fighting? The GBs were scientists, not warriors, so I doubt they would actually have stood a chance against the Elements Lords in combat. The Baterra were their tool, which I'm sure were meant to go against the Element Lords too. And perhaps not having a fail-safe against the Element Lords inspired them to make so many fail-safes in the MU? It would make sense that they learned from their past mistakes. As for the existence of the MU itself, we know that the imagination of the GBs tended to... get out of hand at times. This is probably why they made the MU the way it was, simply enough. Aside from this though, I'm sure the way the MU worked had its advantages. A living environment inside the robot ensured that the mechanisms would not deteriorate over time. The whole idea behind Bionicle is that the MU operates like a living body - in some ways, it enables the whole system to be more adaptable to changes in the long run. Also, "forcing everyone to stop fighting" doesn't sound like a plan that would be very successful in the long run. Sure, you might be able to stop the fighting for a while, but the tensions would continue to brood, and war would eventually break out again. The GBs probably came to the logical conclusion that using violence to stop violence wouldn't work, especially after they saw that the Baterra were ineffective at doing exactly that. That's why they tasked Mata Nui with observing other civilizations - to figure out how to prevent a war like the Core War in the future. Their plan focused on the future, rather than the present.

Actually, the GBs did try to stop the war by creating the Baterra. The effort failed miserably, but they did try. The GBs were divided between those who focused on trying to stop the war and those building the MU.

Oh, right. I forgot.

Hmm, good point. It's never actually explicitly stated that them meeting in the Bohrok animations was actually the first time... I just always assumed it. The villages lived separate lives and with little contact, so I still personally think that Jaller and Hahli didn't meet till the Bohrok saga, but nevertheless nothing in the canon states they couldn't have met much earlier. Looks good to me. I don't think there's any better fit than the current one.

What, really? Isn't he the guy who has a copy of the game?

In the novelization of Mask of Light, Takanuva survived simply by being split from Makuta when the door fell on him, and not being under the door at that time. Much better of an explanation than the one in the movie, I think, and one I personally consider canon. As for the movie explanation, the pillar that resurrected Takanuva was imbued with life energy... for some... reason... Pretty sure it was just one of Teridax's numerous Rahi experiments. I mean, we've seen Makuta create weirder things than that. I'm sure we would've learned a lot more about this if Greg hadn't been determined to make that serial almost entirely focused on alternate universes... (that serial was the biggest missed opportunity in all of Bionicle, if you ask me)

Yay, a comment! To be fair, these videos are more recognized on Youtube than here. Bzpower has been a bit quiet recently. Anyway, thank you for the encouragement! Also, here's the newest episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0l6r_p-Yk0&t=

Just noticed this, shouldn't it be "you could just tell it wouldn't be long"? Oh, I did indeed make a mistake with that. The original text actually goes: "Though worst of all was the wind, you could just tell in not long it could start blowing down trees and making a mess." I did check everything from the original sources, but the fan stories are just overall more confusing to go over.

So, I finally finished book 6, and... well, prepare for an extensive list. Ok, so first of all, the short story "Hope" is a bit of a disaster. Needless to say, there’s quite a lot one could point out about it, but here are some of the key points: Page 4: First of all, I think you should put a "500 years ago" before Hope, like you did with Tentacles and The Dweller Report, cause the events of Hope probably happened then. It would also help explain why Dalu has a vastly different personality in that short story. 500 years on Voya Nui would be enough to change her from the upbeat character she is in Hope to the more serious one she is in the rest of the story. The writer of the short story really gave Dalu the opposite personality to what it should've been, but this could make the situation a bit better Page 4: “I wish that for one day…Just one” – Space after “…” Page 4: “everything could go the way I want…But it never ends that way” – Space after “…” Page 4: “Fine, fine…And what's the situation?” – Space after “…” Page 4: “Yet.” Kazi replied – Replace the full stop with a comma Page 4: Not sure about this, but a paragraph division between “Eh, never mind. Bye.” and “Kazi walked down…” might be a good choice. Page 5: I think a paragraph division is definitely needed between “A big one.” and “Kazi stood silent on a large cliff…”. Page 5: “It happened long ago…Though not many remember” – Space after “…” Page 5: “If it does hit us…We may be in a lot of trouble” – Space after “…” Page 5: “But maybe the Great Spirit will be kind…But they never really have?” – Space after “…” Page 6: where it should be safer.” Garan called out – replace full stop with a comma Page 6: “you could just [it] tell wouldn’t be long” – add “it” where indicated Page 6: “and if there was a cave in” – not sure about this one, but should it be “cave-in”? Page 7: “Go tell Garan what I am doing… [After] I leave” – add “after” where indicated (belongs in the original story) Page 7: “Oh Kazi, you scared me!” She said – “she” should be without capital letter Page 7: “Please, we need to—” – The dash appears extremely long for some reason Page 7: “I…I don’t remember how I saved myself from that fall” – Space after “…” Page 7: “No…But don’t worry about it, ok?” – Space after “…” Page 8: “Why did this have to happen…Why did any of this have to happen?” – Space after “…” Page 8: “The hurricane is over…It wasn’t as bad as we feared” – Space after “…” Island of Doom - Legacy of Evil Page 9: “It is our belief – our hope” – “hope” should be in italics Page 11: “only one thing this new arrival could be – [a] Toa!” – add “a” where indicated Page 12: “I have had enough of this,” – should be in italics Page 12: “I have heard only sea birds landing on this canister. If the Matoran will not find me, I will find them, much to their regret.” – should be in italics Page 17: “You would know.” – “would” should be in italics Page 17: “You see, I have a terrible temper….” – should have three dots instead of four Page 19: “not giving an answer is giving an answer” – “is” should be in italics Page 19-20: It’s a bit hard to tell since the page changes, but I think between “And I hope it’s not already too late” and “Avak gently tapped two pieces of metal” there is no paragraph division, even though there should be Page 21: “We stood up to the Rahkshi – I died in that struggle!” – “died” should be in italics Page 21: “not like the kind we use,["] Garan explained” – add quotation mark where indicated Page 23: “The plan is not at fault,” said Zaktan[.] – needs a full stop after the sentence Page 23: “The failure is yours.” – “yours” should be in italics Page 25: “but Hakann seemed [to] shrug it off” – add “to” where indicated Page 26: “Listen to us! Obey us!["] Hakann bellowed” – add quotation mark after “Obey us!” Page 26: “The point was to keep them alive so they could spread the word” – “alive” should be in italics Page 27: “into the mountains[,] ensuring that he would not be missed” – add comma where indicated Page 28: “that one just made no sense at all” – “no” should be in italics Page 28: “You did the brave thing” – “brave” should be in italics Page 30: “Balsa stopped her” – “Balsa” should be “Balta” Page 34: “hiding behind a rock.” he said” – replace full stop with comma Page 36: “Zaktan snapped. “it’s just” – replace full stop with comma Page 38: “I think I am supposed to ask you that” – “you” should be in italics Pahe 38: “Piraka was a Matoran term” – “Piraka” should be in italics Page 39: “Gall Nuva was the first to hear” – “Gall” should be “Gali” Page 39: “tossing aside his lone remaining air katana[.]” – add full stop after the sentence Page 41: “A problem you will no longer face, Toa[,]” replied the Piraka.” – add comma where indicated Page 45: “Nokama began her tale[.]” – add full stop after the sentence Page 45: “Are you certain it really is Turaga Dume?” – “is” should be in italics Page 47: “Hewkii[,] and Hahli” – add comma where indicated Page 48: Divide paragraphs between “Now where’s the fun in that?” and “The six Matoran stood on the plateau” Page 48: “Jaller watched [as] his friend took one step” – add “as” where indicated Page 51: “It wasn’t the first [time] he had been used as a pack hauler” – add “time” where indicated Page 52: “All along the way. Pohatu used his waning power” – replace full stop with a comma Page 52: “commented Kopaka[.] “I would say” – add full stop where indicated Page 52: “Strangers.” she said” – replace full stop with a comma Page 59: “I was asking about what you didn’t see” – “didn’t” should be in italics Page 60: “I don’t think you will, old friend.” said Jaller – replace full stop with a comma Page 62: “and so terrible…[,]” she cried – small thing, but there should be a comma where indicated Page 66: “up the slope and looked f around” – remove “f” Page 68: “enjoying their ‘new life’ very much.” Hahli remarked” – replace full stop with a comma Page 69: “surrender his mask to anyone[.]” – add full stop after sentence Page 73: “Go on,” he urged. ‘There must be more.” – the quotation mark in the middle has only half of it Page 73: “I prefer the term ‘creative,”‘ Karzahni replied – small thing again, but the last quotation marks are in the wrong order and the wrong way around Page 74: trails off [-] parts have even been scraped away – add “-“ where indicated Page 74: “any of the tales[.] Don’t you see?” – add full stop where indicated Page 74: “Personally, [i’ll] take pulse bolts” – add “I’ll” where indicated Page 75: “As he did so. the crimson Piraka” – replace full stop with a comma Page 77: “Zaktan hissed, [“]we are still Piraka” – add quotation mark where indicated Page 92: “Or per-haps 20,005” – “per-haps” should be “perhaps” Page 93: Jaller says “I have known Hahli for centuries”, even though he met her less than a year ago (or a few years, max). Maybe change it to “for a long time”? Page 94: [“]Jaller, come on!” – add quotation mark where indicated Page 107: “accompanied by a searing blast of heat[.]” – add full stop at the end of the sentence Page 107: “You don’t know Matoran very well.” Garan said defiantly – replace full stop with a comma Page 108: “But it almost seemed like he had too much energy” – “too” should be in italics Page 114: “everyone’s flying but the one who knows how to fly” – “how” should be in italics Page 115: “But at least Nuparu had fun.”‘ – the quotation marks at the end are in the wrong order and wrong way around Page 115: “Even Toa Lewa would have admired that move,’ added Kongu” – the single quotation mark should be a normal double quotation mark I can’t figure out why the part of the comic with Avak and Vezok is placed where it is. Not only is it a bit strange, it also severely contradicts the events in the canon. At the point where the comic is placed, Vezok has just escaped from the Toa Inika and is on his way to the stronghold. Balta and Axonn meeting at this point in the story also makes no sense, since Balta is with his friends and Axonn is recovering from his injuries somewhere else. One possibility would be to move it just before Vezok encounters the Toa Inika, after Balta and the other Matoran have awoken. It’s not an ideal placement, but it wouldn’t contradict the canon as obviously as the current placement does. Also, the page of the comic where Axonn starts talking about Voya Nui’s history, he says “Matorans” Page 125: “at one point. [“]But you don’t look like Toa Nuva” – add quotation mark where indicated Page 125: “inika was the Matoran word” – “inika” should be in italics Page 128: “We’ll pick up the others on the way.” said the Toa of Stone – replace the full stop with a comma Page 128: “when it’s kicked into orbit[.]” – add full stop at the end of the sentence (but before the quotation mark Page 128: “It’s getting our range,” he said. [“]We need to withdraw.” – add quotation mark where indicated Page 129: “but Vezon is the Matoran word” – “Vezon” should be in italics Page 130: “snarled Brutaka[.]” – add full stop where indicated Page 132: “I’m pretty Poor at landing” – “Poor” should be without capital letter Page 133: “I don’t care what anyone thinks” – “anyone” should be in italics Page 134: “We did it,” said Thok – “We” should be in italics Page 137: “the crystal[.] A Ga-Matoran” – add full stop where indicated Page 140: “Zaktan hurled pan of his substance” – “pan” should be “part” Page 142: “no one still conscious [on] the battlefield” – add “on” where indicated Page 143: “I think that was your wish” – “your” should be in italics Page 146: “so powerful even the might Brotherhood” – “might” should be “mighty” Page 146: “his on and that of the other Piraka” – “on” should be “own” Page 148: “quietly behind him[.] Thanks to Hakann’s” – add full stop where indicated Page 149: “Vezok thought, grabbing the stone, or someone” – “grabbing the stone should NOT be in italics Page 150: “if he stuck dose to this newcomer” – “dose” should be “close” Page 152: “may have use for him: said the Shadowed One” – replace : with ,” Page 155: “it sounded easy [-] so easy – add “-“ where indicated Page 156: “You need to go cell the Shadowed One about this now” – “cell” should be “tell” Page 159: “this is a bad idea.” grumbled Reidak” – replace full stop with a comma Page 160: “And the boat stays here” – “here” should be in italics Page 160: “Then they [would] dive down again” – add “would” where indicated Page 162: “You’re making a mistake.” Avak snarled – replace full stop with a comma Page 162: “A big mistake” – “big” should be in italics Page 166: “as Toa Lhikan had planned it[.] When he, Nidhiki” – add full stop where indicated Page 169: “then turned to Zaktan[.] “Is he always” – add full stop where indicated Page 169: “answered Zaktan[.] “But he has” – add full stop where indicated Page 170: “Other Dark [Hunters used] spears, poles, and whatever” – add “Hunters used” where indicated, and connect the paragraphs Page 170: “something of value to be found in this Place” – “Place” should NOT be with a capital letter Page 172: Make paragraph division between “Wait until they get to know me” and “By skill and luck” Page 172: Zaktan is said to use impact vision, while his vision power is actually laser vision Page 172: “for the puniest of stakes [-] he would be playing for a universe” – add “-“ where indicated Page 173: “Our lives depend on it[.]” – add full stop after this sentence (but before quotation mark) Page 173: “Sorry. Yourselves?” – “selves” should be in italics Page 173: “agreed Zaktan[.] “The Brotherhood” – add full stop where indicated Page 174: “I mean us – the six” – “us” should be in italics Page 175: “maybe you should die” – “you” should be in italics Page 175: “Thok approached and looked at [the] weapon” – add “the” where indicated Page 176: “Makoki stone had been a key [-] but a key to all of existence” – add dash where indicated Page 177: “fight or run,” said Zaktan[.]” – add full stop at the end of the sentence Nobody Gets Left Behind Page 182: “waiting for their contact” – between “their” and “contact”, there’s an additional space for some reason Page 182: “within a day or two and apprise” – between “two” and “and”, there’s an additional space for some reason Page 183: “good friends by this time[,] often paired up” – though it isn’t in the original text, I think there should be a comma where indicated Page 183: “but I insisted on going in his stead” – shouldn’t it be “instead”? Page 184: “Sitting up again” – between “up” and “again”, there’s an additional space for some reason Page 184: “‘Grey ‘ was clearly outclassed” – the space before the second single quotation mark should be removed, and the mark turned the right way Page 185: Same thing as above, with the first mention of Grey Page 185: “I ‘m just… tired” – remove space between I and ‘m Page 185: “being a Toa. She wasn’t” – the space between sentences is too long Page 185: “strong as she” – same thing between “strong” and “and” Page 185: “and still she ended up” – same thing between “and” and “still” Page 185: “make me feel better, Norik.” Varian grinned – replace full stop with a comma Page 185: “No sooner had she done so then she felt” – shouldn’t “then” be “than”? Page 186: “completely reliant” – the space between these words is too long (at the end of the page) Page 187: “Rhotuka, energy” – same as above Page 187: “Now, Toa.” the Shadowed One said” – replace full stop with a comma Page 187: “No.” she said decisively – replace full stop with a comma Page 189: Since this chapter takes place 100,000 years ago, I think that should be mentioned at the beginning Rest of the book Page 190: “the two figures departed the chambers” – “chambers” should be “chamber” Page 192: “Maybe it won’t see me,” he reasoned, as he shut his eyes tight. “Maybe… maybe it will be content just to kill the others.” – use italics instead of quotations Page 192: Between “fear clutched at his heart” and “Everyone knows” there’s a division of line, even though there shouldn’t be Page 194: “I am fear!” – “am” should be in italics Page 196: “bring in to being” – this is actually the way it’s in the original text, but shouldn’t it be “into” instead of “in to”? Page 196: “greatest heroes in his-tory” – “his-tory” should be “history” Page 198: “as he strained against the Rahkshi” – should NOT be in italics Page 199: “with his energy cross-bow” – “cross-bow” should be “crossbow” (I think, in the original text it's split in the middle due to different lines, so I think that's why it has a dash) Page 200: “That’s not even the worst of it.” said Matoro – replace full stop with a comma Page 205: “The voice ignored [him.] “For millennia” – add “him.” where indicated Page 207: “Umbra they replied” – remove “they” Page 213: “reserves of energy. Axonn unleashed” – replace full stop with a comma Page 213: “The law is the will of Mau Nui” – “Mau” should be “Mata” Page 215: “Sizzle me, shock me [-] you’ll only make me stronger!” – add dash where indicated Page 216: “Well, my friends, this is Fenrakk” – “is” should be in italics Page 220: The riddle forming on the staircase should form two separate paragraphs. So it’s its own paragraph, but split in the middle into two paragraphs. Page 221: “said Zaktan[.] “I’ll take Reidak” – add full stop where indicated Page 222: “said Tahu Nuva,” and freed us” – the middle quotation mark belongs one step to the right

It's likely they didn't know that the stones could summon the Toa Mata the way they did, at least until much later when Takua collected them. Also, under Vakama's instructions, the Toa Metru hid the stones in places where "only someone with the heart of a Toa could reach". This is probably why they didn't just recover the stones by themselves - they were waiting for someone "with the heart of a Toa" to do that. I guess they were relying on destiny there. Kopeke reveals in the game that "Makuta led them in the ice, and I fear they will not return". If you go and speak with Jala after that, he speaks about mourning for them and not forgetting their sacrifices. In other words, they died. This was later retconned by Greg, hence the stuff about them being "incapacitated". Make of that what you will. Iron_Man5 explained this perfectly. In the early canon material, the Toa received the Makoki stones from their Suva after gaining the golden masks. With the canon depiction of how the Toa received their golden masks being changed though, I'd assume the Turaga simply gave them the Makoki stones before that. The stones were originally planned to have a much greater significance in the story, but for some reason they were reduced to a minor plot detail. The original Kanohi the Toa had to gather were hidden by the Toa Metru before they became Turaga. They had brought those masks with them from Metru Nui. However, the Kanohi Nuva that later appeared on the island were teleported there by Artakha. Like Iron_Man5 said, those Kanohi were indeed noble, and the Toa collected them for their Turaga to keep and use. However, they also used them occasionally themselves, before handing them over. What Iron_Man5 said, plus the fact that they felt like telling the Matoran about a home they might never see again would be cruel. You can read all of the Bionicle books and stories, neatly compiled, here.

I have almost all sets from the years 2001-2006, but am still working on completing my 2007-2008 collection. I have no interest for sets beyond that, since I personally consider the story to have ended in 2008, for me anyway. I do have lots of collectibles too, with complete 2001 Kanohi (minus the solid gold Hau) and Krana (minus the obviously super-rare VMKK's) collections. My sets Collectibles: My Kanohi My Krana My Kraata My Kanoka My Rhotuka

Yet another comic is done! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6naBKtltTLg

I'm afraid I don't, it's just that one. I don't know if it might be possible to find this particular topic on the wayback machine somehow, there might be more there. I wouldn't know how to do that without the web address though.

From a post Greg made years back. It was lost when the archives were hacked. I believe it may have been the same post where Greg outlined just exactly how much of the Bionicle storyline had been planned from the beginning. I thought so too, but when I examined the text of that topic I archived years ago, it doesn't appear there. I can confirm from memory though that Greg did reveal the Great Being-plan at some point. It might've been in that topic actually, but I just happen to have the first few questions by fans archived, so I may have missed it.

Took a while, but another comic is up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGTAzINtRPc&t=

Just listened through it, and it's just as beautiful as I knew it would be. Definitely the best soundtrack of the trilogy. I'm surprised that a big portion of music from the middle of the movie is missing though. Everything from between the Toa's escape from the Coliseum to arriving in Po-Metru is absent.

And just like that, I've got my two voice actors. I'll send the details to both of you by PM.

Hey, I was in the middle of working on my motion comic adaptation on What Lurks Below, when I realized I still need at least one voice actor. The lines I need belong to a few miscellaneous Ta-Matoran during their fight with the Bohrok. It would be a quick job, as there would only be one line to record. One voice actor is enough for me, but if there is enough interest, I could also use a second one. Would any of you be willing to help? All you need is a somewhat decent microphone.

Are you sure? I assumed the appearance (both of the temple and the surrounding area) were just inconsistencies. BS01 says it is the Great Temple on the page for the animations, though it also says on the Avohkii's page that it was in the Archives, so idk. Also, finished Book 5 and I feel like there could be a better place to put Tentacles? The fact that Time Trap ends with the matoran's return to Metru Nui and then the book ends with an inconsequential story from before they left Mata Nui feels out of place. The Dweller Report works as an epilogue, but I feel like Tentacles would be better if it were earlier. They are inconsistencies in one way or another, and even BS01 has no idea where or what that building is supposed to be. They are simply speculating, leading to the contradicting information. In truth, we have no idea if the creators of the animations intended for the building to be the Great Temple or not in the first place. Since the location of the temple is so ambiguous, it doesn't really affect the rest of the story though, meaning that the Hordika refusing to enter the Great Temple later is not at odds with the animations if we just assume the buildings to be different, as it would canonically make sense. As for the placement of Tentacles, I never found it that confusing, but I suppose putting Tentacles before The Dweller Report might make a bit more sense.