Wiriamu

So what with the whole The Legend Continues thing, an interesting point has struck me about Bionicle G2: the whole Skull Spider plotline was never really resolved so far as what happened to those Okotoans who were taken over by the Skull Spiders. I mean, Island of Lost Masks talks about a whole village-minus Bingzak-getting taken over, but we never got any word on what happened to the inhabitants. Were they freed when the Lord of Skull Spiders bought it? Are they trapped somewhere on Okoto? Or was there some more sinister fate in store for them?

These guys definitely have an interesting design, though the helmet is oddly close to that of the Imperial Combat Driver. Also, the five most evil Imperials in the Star Wars films: 1. The Emperor 2. Darth Vader 3. Grand Moff Tarkin 4. Director Orson Krennic 5. The Shoretrooper who threw the bomb into the titular vessel of Rogue One.

I hate powering up on antidermis-and this whole dual consciousness thing bites! Botar

Onua: So what superhero team do you guys think we're most like? I mean, I've got a hammer like Thor, but Pohatu's boomerangs and attitude SCREAM Batman. Pohatu: You'll be the one screaming if you keep this up nerd boy. Tahu: Sounds like we've got a Raphael on our hands! Kopaka: One more comment like that and you'll be the DEAD Ranger.

Set forms and names. Surel

Death by questing for a new Kanohi Mask to stand out from Vakama, Sarda, and one of the Good Guys. Piruk

Axato

Yell "IT'S A TRAP!" and run the other way. If Voltron became a Lego theme.

It's okay if the Agori don't appreciate me and send me out to the desert-I'll be fine. Gelu

Thank you for the feedback! My first draft was quite a bit longer. It had an explicit link between the two generations, and also got into some of the mystery surrounding the Temple of Time, but ultimately I liked the idea of giving people bread crumbs and then letting them use their imagination to fill in the rest. By the way, I've read stories of yours before -- I'm a longtime BZPower lurker -- so the compliments mean a lot. I appreciate it. You're too kind.

That is amazing! You have a gift!

Definitely some sweet ideas. I know the unnamed villain is one subject that I'd love to see fully explored, though sadly it's not likely to happen.

Well, it is possible because they are bio-mechanical, similar to Iron Man. I would imagine a Matoran able to lift 10 human children and a Toa able to lift 10 human adults, for example, when they have natural superhuman strength. We know that a human adult is stronger than a child normally, so I would think that a Toa is naturally stronger than a Matoran by proportions of their superhuman strength, too. Also, I would like to use Bane from DC Comics again, as he is stronger than an average adult male because of his Venom, for my example. In Bionicle, Titan-or-Hulk-sized characters seem to be stronger than Toa because of their superhuman strength. So, as Bane is stronger than a human, a Titan-or-Hulk-sized Bionicle character is stronger than a Toa by proportions of their superhuman strength. A Titan-or-Hulk-sized character would be stronger than Bane or strong as him, as I would believe. Would you imagine that a Toa can beat Bane with only superhuman strength and without a Pakari? For me, hard to believe, so I would go with sort of. It's kind of hard to gauge without knowing the exact limits of each character's strength. While Venom does make Bane powerful, various depictions have varied in just how powerful. In fact, all the instances where I can think of him going up against another being with actual super strength-as opposed to like a battle suit-he's gotten owned. Of course, I haven't really read any of the comics so I don't know if that's been the case there. Kind of going in another direction on this topic, anyone know if it's been said how sensory stuff for Bionicle characters compares to humans? Basically, are their senses of hearing, sight, smell, etc. similar to human level, better, or worse?

You may be right on the money there. The saddest thing was the so-called payoff: they act like Karzahni's going to be a serious threat to the universe and he ends up getting his butt kicked by Teridax, captured by the Order of Mata Nui, and then done in by Velika. Not silly so much as sad.

This is a subject that's been coming up a lot lately-I remember in particular fans wanting instructions for Miserix and Melding Teridax. It would be pretty sweet to have access to instructions for those models; the biggest issue of course is that with the length of time that's passed since the various contests some of these fans have dropped off the map or don't have the models assembled anymore.

So is the giveaway going to consist of Brickheads?

Sounds like a long and tedious battle to fight, Valjean, but do remember that the idea behind the thread is for each poster to say how they would change a series-this is all my personal preference and opinion. I personally despise that first chunk of what Lucas chose to include in Return of the Jedi for a number of reasons, not least because it's contribution to the plot can be summed up in "And the Rebels got Han Solo back." If we were going to take away time from the real story of the Rebellion against the Empire, I think it would have been better served getting use out of the bounty hunters that some people went to all the trouble of creating costumes for only for five of them to never show up again and the sixth one to end up in a hole after doing basically nothing. I also can't stand Hayden Christiansen's performance as Anakin, and if Adam Driver was half the actor he is now at age 19 I think he would have been an appropriate and superior candidate for the role. With the whole Darth Maul/Darth Tyranus thing, I honestly would have been fine with Maul staying dead, but I think it's a shame they wasted a great actor like Christopher Lee on the role of "filler apprentice"-he was basically just there so Sidious had an apprentice after Maul bought it and until Anakin fell to the dark side. And since Lucas decided to bring Maul back anyway-part of the benefit of hindsight-I figure it would have been less tedious to just not kill him off in the first place, but have him kill Qui-Gon and then escape from Obi-Wan to cause trouble later. It would also have made for a better confrontation between the Jedi and Sidious, because honestly having Sidious fight Mace and co. the way they did didn't really seem to fit his more manipulative, Force-oriented character. Thus, it would have been ideal for Maul to appear in that scene to battle the Jedi, or maybe even just have Sidious use Force telekinesis to manipulate several lightsabers in attacking the Jedi rather than pulling the same routine as Yoda. But again, these are all just my opinions-I understand that others feel differently. On to more changes! Tron Crazy thought here, but maybe have a portion of the franchise where the title character is the focus as opposed to a sidekick, crippled mentor, or brainwashed minion turned highly ineffective deus ex machina.Xiaolin Showdown Kill Xiaolin Chronicles with fire-maybe keep Shadow's design and personal Shen Gong Wu, but change up her creepy origin story/relationship with Chase Young and give her a more original name.Do an actual conclusion to the series that resolves the fates of various characters, including whether Chase and Jack Spicer eventually rejoin/join the good side. Another girl monk would be a nice addition as well.The Silmarillion/The Chronicles of Narnia (one for each, so I'm combining them) The Silmarillion was fairly dark in tone, but it wouldn't be so bad were it not for this one account that goes above and beyond the awkwardness of Luke and Leia-if I could go back in time and talk to Tolkien I would question him on that.With regards to C.S. Lewis, if I could go back and talk to him it would be about the merpeople-they serve literally no purpose so I don't get why he felt the need to include them or in the fashion that he did.

A few of those (Sarlacc Pit, Wampa, and Acklay in particular) would be freaking enormous if they were the same scale as the typical figures. I would love to get Chewbacca, though, and a rideable creature like a Tauntaun is a great idea as well. Yeah, they really need to do Chewie. The tauntaun would be a great accessory for a Hoth Han Solo, though of course it'd be kind of nice to get him in his standard smuggler suit; perhaps a bit of creative license and feature it with Hoth Leia? On a side note, some recent revelations have come out about The Last Jedi. Seems that Laura Dern's character is actually going to be a heroic character, Vice Admiral Holdo of the Resistance. Benicio del Toro's character remains unnamed; supposedly the writers are calling him "DJ." I would still imagine he's going to be a Knight of Ren or something like that, given that all the other new characters we know of are Resistance aligned, but we'll just have to see. It does leave things a little more ambiguous with who the four Last Jedi Buildable Figures that have been announced will be. EDIT: So word on the rumor mill is that we might be getting Boba Fett as a Buildable Figure next year, along with some Star Wars Brickheads. Also, can we talk about the "First Order Heavy Assault Walker?" If we go off standard convention, you would call that thing the FOHAW, or HAW for short. Now if we could only work in a word starting with K on the end of that...

There's actually a good many series that could benefit from this. I can't tell you the number of series I've quit on because they decided that some or all of their female characters were apparently there for people to ogle. Also, various comics, TV shows, and so on could stand to tone down/eliminate the hypnosis/mind control, especially as it also involves female characters. The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit Reimagine the cut duel between Aragorn and Sauron from The Return of the King as their mental struggle for control of the palantir featured in the books.If you have to make the Hobbit a trilogy, cut the Legolas love triangle and-as a friend of mine suggested-instead have a little fun with the Dwarves wondering if an Elf-Dwarf pairing might be how Hobbits came about (suggested by a buddy of mine). Also, restrict Legolas' role to Mirkwood and then showing up at the Battle of the Five Armies.Star Wars Have Leia tell Tarkin the rebel base is on Tatooine instead of Dantooine in A New Hope, and have Tarkin decide to blow it up anyway. Then you can have Return of the Jedi open with Rebellion versus bounty hunters instead of the dumb Jabba's palace junk.Don't "kill" Darth Maul in Phantom Menace; keep him around until Revenge of the Sith and then be taken out by Anakin or be defeated to somehow make his return in Star Wars Rebels. Also-suggested by that same buddy of mine-don't have Count Dooku be an actual villain, but rather a good guy whom Palpatine/Sidious manipulated.Have older Anakin be played by someone who can actually act-like Adam Driver, who would have been about the right age at the time Attack of the Clones was released. This would also help to account for Kylo Ren's appearance in The Force Awakens-one of the big things I've heard from people is that they don't understand how Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher's genetics supposedly ended up with that kid.The Gungans should speak in an alien language that the audience only understands through subtitles, which should help clear up a large percentage of the issues surrounding Jar Jar Binks.Ninjago In the Tournament of Elements season, put some actual effort into the Elemental Masters as opposed to throwaway characters from another theme and a bunch of poorly named tributes to some other franchise.Do a better ending for the Skybound arc, preferably something that doesn't involve the ridiculous wedding and the oh so trite "magical reset button."Harry Potter No "The Cursed Child"...or the majority of stuff Rowling has said happens in the aftermath of the Battle of Hogwarts.My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Equestria Girls needs to not be a thing.The series needs more of the all too briefly seen Bat-winged, tufted ear ponies who have only appeared briefly as the guards of Princess Luna/alternate timeline Nightmare Moon.Mega Man Should have been more female Robot Masters-I mean, in the games they're barely characters anyway, so why not at least mix it up a little in terms of gender?

Hope they found a way to make it cool and not weird. If Ninjago's Amber (i.e. you can copy people's powers and do so with multiple powers) became a Bionicle element.

Ako

For your first story, it's an excellent one. Short and sweet, but profound all at the same time. I love your interpretation of the whole "timeless heroes" concept-great work, and it leaves me wanting to know more. You could definitely see this linking G2 to G1 somehow, though the exact process might be a bit tricky. Well done.

Was that a reference to The Legend of Zelda animated series I caught in there?

He's definitely an interesting model-like the color scheme and everything. Is he a mutated/undead member of Takadox's species by chance?

It's definitely an interesting take on the character-I definitely get the squid-like vibe you were going for. He seems a tad undersized, although granted there's nothing in the pics to help you gauge his bulk. The original build and his previous warlord persona just make me picture him a big brawnier, but your reinterpretation is definitely intriguing. Plus, the idea of a German Bionicle character is awesome.