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So in 2008, I started writing my own BIONICLE story saga. Very basic at first, but as time went on and I got some inspiration, it exploded into this: The Legacy Chronicles.Well, it's been a year since I laid the story to rest, so now is probably as good a time as ever to do a MOC showcase.In this topic, I'm going to showcase my Toa MOCs from the series. Please note that these are all at least fourteen months old - some are even four years old - and I have no intention of going back and upgrading/rebuilding them. I'm merely showing you all what I spent a few years of my childhood on. For the Legacy Chronicles, and its many characters, this is the end. IhuOriginal form, Pit Armour, First Upgrade, Sword of the Great Spirit, BlueSpace Upgrade, Final Upgrade, TuragaThe saga's main character. Ihu was originally killed in Ko-Metru by a Nui-Rama attack, orchestrated by Makuta Tyrex, who had a vision of Ihu becoming some kind of "super-Toa". Another Makuta, Locuz, collected Ihu's remains and secretly resurrected him, using a portion of his own life-force. Ihu was also made a Toa, but one with all of Locuz's Makuta powers, as well as being totally immortal. He travels from the Pit to Karda Nui, to Irania Nui and Bara Magna, and even into the middle of deep space to try and stop both Teridax and the Disciples of Vradok from fulfiling their "destinies".Ihu wears a Great Mask of Shielding and originally carried a Sub Zero Blaster, which he exchanged for two Energized Ice Swords. These later merged into a single blade. As part of his final upgrade, his Hau was fitted with an eyepiece which grants him telescopic, thermal imaging, atomic and X-ray vision.Upon becoming a Turaga, his elemental Ice powers and his Makuta powers greatly diminished, and he lost his immortality. His sword became a Staff of Ice.AmayaMatoran, ToaSome time after Teridax's takeover, Amaya, a Ga-Matoran, became a Toa of Water, and joined the Water Council.Back when she had lived in Ga-Metru (the first time) she and Ihu had been deeply romantically...involved, and she had been devastated by his death. Strangely, upon becoming a Toa, some of her memories from this time were restored, and so she had very mixed feelings when she met Ihu again on New Krano Nui, the Water Council's moving base. During their mission on Spherus Magna, to stop Vashkov from finding the Cavern of Eternity, they became very close again, but were almost separated when Ihu nearly killed himself trying to stop a huge nuclear explosion of the Cavern's power. However, things worked out well in the end, and Ihu and Amaya became Turaga together.Amaya wears a Great Mask of Mind Control and carries a Fishing Spear and a Protosteel shield. Upon becoming a Turaga, her powers greatly diminished, and her tools became a Staff of Water, her badge of office.KaraelMatoran, ToaOriginally a journalist in Av-Iarn, the Irania Nui District of Light, Karael was transformed into a Toa for his bravery in a battle against a malicious Matoran called Ikov. He would continue to battle Ikov, and his Toa-sized alter-ego Vashkov, from the time of the Rising until the reforming of Spherus Magna.He wears a Great Mask of Quick-Travel and carries twin Sun Sabers.And no, I'm afraid I couldn't find any better images.GelikMatoran, ToaTransformed at the same time as Karael, Gelik is a Toa of Lightning. In her first day, she managed to stop a rampage of a group of huge wild Rahi, and later defeated (and accidentally killed, by dropping a stone tree on) Kreix, one of the most powerful villains in Vradok's army.Gelik wears a Great Mask of Strength and carries a Lightning Scythe.HalokOriginal Form, UpgradeUntil the Toa Krano came along, Halok was the sole Toa of Irania Nui, and he exceled at his job. He as so skilled at using his element, Air, that he could practically fly, but used a jetpack most of the time to aid his flight. During the battle against Vashkov, he recieved an upgrade from Turaga Lome, the Turaga of Irania Nui.Halok wears a Great Mask of Illusion and carries a whole host of weapons, from sticky bombs to zamor launchers, but his favourite and most commonly used Toa tool is a Laser Axe.JuulocMatoran, Toa, Helryx's bodyguardOriginally Turaga Lome's bodyguard, Juuloc accidentally became a Toa when Makuta Tyrex posed as a Turaga, acting while Lome was missing. The two of them engaged in a lengthy battle, in which Juuloc melted Tyrex's armour together and thoroughly trashed him. Juuloc later helped defeat Vashkov's forces in the lost city of Onu-Iarn, and eventually became Toa Helryx's bodyguard.Juuloc wears a Great Mask of Valor, which grants him shielding, strength and speed. Before becoming Helryx's bodyguard, he carried a sword, which he later exchanged for a staff and shield.Toa KranoFrucas, Toa of Fire, Miran, Toa of Gravity, Covoc, Toa of Stone, Kuro, Toa of Ice, Kurek, Toa of PlantlifeLed to believe that, fifty years ago, their island was destroyed and their people massacred, the Toa Krano were welcomed to Irania Nui, where they joined Halok as its guardians. Later, they would discover that their people had been taken hostage by a being called the Sygran, and so set off back into the Matoran Universe to the island of Isakrah, where they came face-to-face with the Bringer of Pain himself. Frucas was killed, but Covoc donned the Kanohi Aethra, the Mask of Protection, and was able to defeat the Sygran, leaving him for dead in the middle of some lava fields. They then set off on board the New Krano Nui, a ship built by the Water Council, and left for Bara Magna, where the Water Council were needed.KarahnGalleryWhen he was a Ta-Matoran crafter, Karahn boasted that he could recreated the Spear of Fusion. He succeeded, but upon becoming a Toa, it fused itself to his hand. Every now and then, the Spear goes a little wild, and he was cast out of his village for accidentally killing several Toa and Matoran using the Spear's power.Eventually, he learned how to control the Spear, and was drafted into the Water Council. He joined Ihu and Amaya on their quest across Bara Magna.Karahn wears a Great Mask of Stealth and carries a Spear of Fusion duplicate.VohanGalleryIn his universe, Vohan started as a Ta-Matoran called Vohon, who discovered the Vahi in Tahu Nuva' suva just before they all moved to Metru Nui. Somehow, it transformed him into a Toa of Time, and he was propelled acros the space/time continuum, until he reached the Prime Reality. Here, 40,000 years ago, he joined the Order of Mata Nui, but later "retired". He was drafted back in by Frydax during the Destiny War.Vohan wears a Vahi Nuva, a Kanohi Nuva Mask of Time, and carries a Staff of Time, as well as a zamor launcher that also allows him to focus pure elemental time energy into powerful blasts of energy.VolatileToa, Mid-possessionAn experiment by the BoM, Volatile was turned from a Ga-Matoran into a Toa of Water, Ice and Shadow. She also possessed the power to teleport, levitate and see in the dark. During a mission to Jydivia in the Destiny War, she was possessed by Vradok's spirit. She killed several members of the Order and Brotherhood alike, before being destroyed by Frydax, who used a special syringe given to him by Angonce to split Vradok from Volatile. Volatile was killed, but Vradok's spirit moved on...Volatile wore a Great Mask of Sight, which allowed her to see anything on the same terrestrial plane as her, and carried two Shadow Blades.Other ToaHelryx, leader of the Order of Mata NuiBojek, Toa of Light from an alternate universeChiron, Toa of Iron from Fort KohydroxVyleck, rogue Toa of FireThose are all the main Toa characters. Others were mentioned and stuff, but most of them were MOCs belonging to friends. Keep checking back for the next topic, which will probably be the Order of Mata Nui and the Water Council!-JREdit: Main image thumbnailed due to dimensions and file size. Please keep images in BBC to 640x640 pixels and 100 kB, and images in other forums to 500 kB.-Wind-
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Let's see how this goes. My review of my second favorite 3D Zelda game, Majora's mask. Story: The game takes place directly after Ocarina of Time. (Specifically, on the child timeline of the Split Timeline Theory, but I won't go into that.) Link has left Kokiri forest and is going off to search for his companion, Navi. On the way there, he is ambushed by two fairies, Tatl and Tael, (See what they did thar?) and a mischievous skull kid wearing a bizarre mask. Knocked unconscious, Link's ocarina of time is stolen, and skull kid rides off with Epona, Link's horse. Link gives chase and follows the skull kid deep into the lost woods, and into a giant tree. Once inside, Skull Kid informs Link that he has "Taken care" of the horse, and upon seeing his sad face, turns Link into a Deku Scrub with the power of his mask. Skull Kid escapes, but leaves one of the fairies behind, Tatl. Tatl decides to join up with Link so that they can find her brother, Tael, and maybe get Link's ocarina back as well. It's here that you meet an unfortunately familiar face. The Happy Mask Shop Salesman. He tells Link that if he get's him the mask Skull Kid stole back, Majora's Mask, he can turn Link back to normal. Now Link must go on a quest into the twisted world of Termina, a land that is like Hyrule, but seen through a cracked mirror. You see many faces from your previous adventure, but everyone is different. (King Zora is now the manager for the hottest band in Termina, The Indigo-gos for instance.) Oh yeah, and you only have three days to complete your quest before the moon falls and ends all life in Termina. Did I forget to mention that? Specs: Majora's mask was released in the year 2000 for the Nintendo 64. It was one of the last games for the console, and was one of the two games to require the expansion pack on the system. (The other being Donkey Kong 64.) It sold 3 million copies worldwide. It was included in the special Legend of Zelda promotional disk for the gamecube, along with Ocarina of time, and the first two Zelda games. It was released for the virtual console on Wii in 2009, and a 3DS version is currently in the works. Positive points: As a disclaimer, these are all my personal opinions. if you disagree, you can tell me why in the comments. It's a free country. Majora's mask was the second 3D Zelda game to be released, so it ironed out some of the issues that were in the first one. For an N64 game, the graphics are really good, as it was one of the last N64 games to be released. This Zelda game was based more around collection rather than exploration, unlike the previous one. There are a total of 42 masks that you can collect throughout the game, and each has a different ability and use. (Like the stone mask that makes you invisible to enemies, or the bunny hood that makes you run twice as fast.) Collecting all of the masks is optional, and actually quite difficult. There are a couple of required masks, but for the most part, you can beat the game and only get about 5 to 10 of them. (It's worth your time though, as the reward you get makes the final boss hecka easy, and the fight super awesome.) Now, you may think I'm crazy, but I LIKE the three day time limit. (For those of you who don't know, it isn't a LITERAL three days, more like fifteen minutes to half an hour, I'd say.) It's a very interesting concept, and it makes everything have a sense of urgency because you REALLY want to save these people. Of course, beating the game in one three day cycle is almost impossible. (I have seen it done, but it's absolutely crazy.) So when things get down to the wire, you can play the song of time and reset everything. (also, the three day time limit isn't really daunting when you play the song of time backwards and it slows time down to 1/3 it's normal speed. So quit belly-aching. ) The story is also really easy to get into. Everyone has more three-dimensional personalities, unlike OT, especially the people involved in a certain sidequest that takes all three days to complete. Negative points: The save system. Chances are, it's the reason you stopped playing the game. It was for me the first time I tried to beat it. The head of Zelda Universe said he hasn't beaten the game because of it. Essentially, the only way to make a true save is to play the song of time and set back time. Problem with this is, not only do you have to go back to the correct time for certain timed events, but you lose all minor collectibles in the process. (Rupees, bombs, arrows, Deku nuts.) So that can get annoying. (Fortunately, there's a banker who can break the fabric of space and time to keep your rupees for you after time resets, but he can't keep your arrows and such, so you'll have to find or re-buy those.) But there is an alternative for setting time back by using owl statues. Using these, you can make a quick-save. Which means it will save your progress there, but you have to turn the game off there, and when you re-load the save, if you turn off the game you lose your progress. It's tough to explain. (But to all the pansies who complain about the save system, me included, just be glad you aren't Japanese. In the Japanese version of the game, the owl statues could teleport you like in the American version, but it wouldn't quick-save for you.) One of the things I like about the Zelda franchise is the dungeon items. (For non-Zelda players, dungeon items are the special items you get in dungeons, like the Megaton Hammer or the Hookshot.) Unfortunately, the masks seem to take the place of these, as you get the fairy bow in the first dungeon, and then arrow upgrades in the next three. You do get a couple of items like the lens of truth and hookshot, but not in dungeons, and not as many as in OT. Oh, and the longest sidequest in the game, the all-three-days one? It's a great and touching one. and you're super happy when you first do it. You get a mask and a bottle. Then you have to do the ENTIRE thing again if you want another mask. This seemed really unnecessary to me. My suggestion, if you REALLY don't want to do it twice, do the ending that gets you the mask and just be a man without the extra bottle. There are five others anyway. Overall: Majora's Mask was my favorite 3D Zelda game until Skyward Sword. I loved the mask collection aspect of it, the story is one of my favorites, and the memory of the final boss is one that I'll always have. (Well, more like scarred in my brain, but whatever.) All in all, I'd give it a 4/5. It loses a point because of the lack of dungeon items, and the ones you DO get were in OT anyway. If you have 10$ and a Wii and need a new game, buy this from the virtual console. You won't regret it, I assure you.
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All we see of podu is here.podu was a matoran who only ever appeared in quest for the toa. I added likely ones at the top, as for only cirtan masks being on mata nui, due to the recent unamed matoran we know that is not true.
