Should Mata-Nui be mentioned in the new story?

[MeetTheName]

I'm just a bit curious, but should Mata-Nui return or be mentioned in some way? I personally am not interested in him having a physical body or presence. Instead I would like the idea that he is simply just a deity that is just mentioned and never seen. What would you guys like to see or not see?

[Voltex]

In short: no.

 

To expand: I'd rather not. Let's see what Bionicle 2015 can do with new things.

[LordofBionicles]

I don't think the whole "Mata Nui being a giant robot" thing would work again, and since Ekimu is Makuta´s brother now who also fell into a deep slumbre I think it means we won´t see Mata Nui in this reboot.

[Ballom Nom Nom]

Well, it looks like Mata Nui doesn't in fact have a physical body, presence, or any mentions to his name because he doesn't exist in the new storyline! But I'm fine with his obvious replacement, Ekimu, being present as a physical character who's not trillions of feet tall, as that was always something I wanted to happen in the original storyline but never saw.

 

~B~

[AdaptingChaos]

I dont really mind the absence of Mata Nui in the new rebooted storyline. I mean its great to finally see some new major characters and its likely we'll be seeing more pop up soon. 

[Click]

I'd be fine with some mentions, an easter egg or two, but I don't want him to be featured in the story. It's great to remind everyone of the old storyline, but this is a new arc trying to break away from the old. It's got some similarities, but Mata Nui was a major plot element. It would be like trying to make a fan-fiction based on the universe of the Lord of the Rings, but the One Ring is the main plot point. It's already been resolved elsewhere, it doesn't need to be again.

[Sumiki]

No.
 
If you start bringing in vestiges of the old story, you run the risk of putting in too many references and ruining the point of the reboot. 2015 is looking like 2009 was supposed to be.

[Toa Chuck]

Mata-nui was literally the driving force behind all of bioneicle's story. His story has been told. I am happy to see new storys told about new charactors.

[bioniclepluslotr]

Who is Mata Nui?

[Toa Smoke Monster]

Unless they have a really good reason to, I'd rather that Mata Nui not be mentioned in the reboot. The Toa and Makuta are enough beings from the original storyline to be in the new story. I would like to see them developed along with the new characters as well as the Island of Okoto.

[Hasreadit]

I'm fine with no Mata-Nui because he was always a damsel in distress in the old Bionicle, and eventually that got old.

[TheWatchfulGuardian]

As I think you were getting at: it depends what you mean by Mata Nui. For example: Makuta is back, but he isn't the Makuta of Metru Nui. His job is different. His mask is different. His status in the universe is different. Arguably even his name is different as 'Makuta' before the reboot was a title. So it's all down to how the story unfolds. I'm not against the name being used if there's an appropriate character, location or even object for it to be used on. But it seems as though Ekimu has taken over the main responsibility of Mata Nui's character.

[Cambion]

if they end up mentioning Mata Nui, i'm fine with it, but only if his status is modified to that of, say, an actual deity who has no real connection to the story. rather than turning out to be an artificial god who literally encompasses everything in the universe, he's just kind of there, and serves as an actual religious figure for the Protectors. honestly, though, i don't see him returning at all, and i'm more than okay with that as well.

[bonesiii]

I won't say I'm totally opposed to it... if they DO bring him in somehow, I'll see how it's done and judge then. But my initial thoughts have been that it's very good to use the lack of Mata Nui to differentiate between old story and new story. And if they do intend to bring him in, it would be strange because both major opportunities to do it have been replaced; Ekimu (the brother) and Okoto (rather than naming the island after him).

[UnderscoreChronix]

If Mata Nui exists, then obviously - But if not, then no.

[Aanchir]

Only if he's somehow relevant to the new story. Mentioning him simply for the sake of fanservice would be a bad idea.

 

Also, the idea of Mata Nui being a giant robot was central to the entire concept of the character from the beginning, so making a character called Mata Nui who is a literal spirit or deity would be extremely unfaithful to the original concept. It'd be almost like making an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz in which the wizard was literally an omnipotent sorcerer, or an adaptation of Citizen Kane where the term rosebud referred to a literal rosebud.

[~ Toa Of Shadows ~]

Of course not. What will they say? Thank Mata Nui you saved us? Kids wont know who or what Mata Nui is, and we now already have Ekimu. So I think no.

[Gonel]

Mata-nui was literally the driving force behind all of bioneicle's story. His story has been told. I am happy to see new storys told about new charactors.

Totally and completely. I would say his return would be highly unlikely because, as mentioned before, his story has been told. Also, since Lego seems to be stripping Bionicle of all the technical names right down to (I think) Toa I would think it's unlikely they'll bring back anything-Nui much less Mata Nui.

[Banana Gunz]

Mata-Nui as a deity or ancient warrior (I vote for this) would be pretty sweet, but I don't think he should be re-introduced the same way as before. Roles have changed, and if he comes back so should his.

 

But I wouldn't be upset if it doesn't happen. It seems that Ekimu has got his old role covered.

[Prime Axiom]

 I have an idea:

 

Maybe Mata Nui in this universe would be a Toa Nui? Mata Nui can be achieved through a fusion of all six Toa, and would be nearly invincible (think power levels rivalling a giant robot). 

[Manterax Prime]

Perhaps, if they make Mata Nui a normal Toa.

Give him a new mask as well.

[UnderscoreChronix]

I'm fine with no Mata-Nui because he was always a damsel in distress in the old Bionicle, and eventually that got old.

I wouldn't say that... I mean, he was a giant 40 million ft tall robot with a planet inside him who literally brought a moon down on the head of his enemy, killing him before restoring a planet.