Grungemeister Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I've watched this video more times than I can count. I'm sure everyone has. It has awesome narration and visuals, and it's a good concise history in chronological order, set-wise. However, at the beginning, when it lists the Toa Mata "Tahu, courageous Toa of fire" etc, it lists five of the six and the says "teamed with Pohatu". Why does the narrator make a distinction between Pohatu and the rest of the Toa? It's not like he is different from the rest. It would make sense if it listed five and then said "teamed with their leader, Tahu", or if it was talking about the Chronicler's Company and ended with "teamed with Takua, the Chronicler." They have differentiation from the rest of the team. Why is there a distinction between Pohatu and the rest? Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Bionicle G1 continuation and video-game project(MUSIC COMPOSER) special thx to Inary the Gunhaver for my new username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Given that Pohatu also gets a description -- "mighty Toa of Stone," I would guess it's just how they decided to end the list. If Kopaka had been last on the list, they probably would have said "teamed with Kopaka, powerful Toa of Ice." I've always been far more perturbed by some of the pronunciation -- the "Bohrak-Kell" and the "dreaded Ruckshi" Quote ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Rate The Song Above You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grungemeister Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 I like how he pronounces Rahkshi. It sounds kinda Germanic or something. I just now realized that there's an extra syllable before he says Pohatu, so it's like "teamed with a Pohatu". That's kinda weird. 2 Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Bionicle G1 continuation and video-game project(MUSIC COMPOSER) special thx to Inary the Gunhaver for my new username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) I never considered it before, but perhaps English is not the first language of the narrator. It would explain some of the variations in semantics, emphasis, pronunciation, etc. that strike the ears of us native English-speakers as incorrect, in addition to the seemingly exaggerated accent Edited March 21, 2015 by Jacks Quote ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Rate The Song Above You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grungemeister Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) I never considered that.*listens again*Yeah, the narrator pronounces some things kind of odd. "Metra Nui" and "Legendry"I have no idea what kind of accent it would be though. I originally thought maybe it was German, but Germans enunciate "-er" very clearly, as in der, er, Keller, Trainer, Wasser, Tochter etc. The narrator has a kind of "-eh" soft R that many people in the UK have. EDIT: Actually, it could be German. While "-er" is enunciated, it's not a hard R. I can't really describe it, so type one of the words I said into a German text to speech thing. Edited March 21, 2015 by Toa Vanson Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Bionicle G1 continuation and video-game project(MUSIC COMPOSER) special thx to Inary the Gunhaver for my new username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Probably Danish, if anything. It's where all this starts, after all. Quote ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Rate The Song Above You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grungemeister Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Yeah that makes sense. It would explain the odd pronunciations. Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Bionicle G1 continuation and video-game project(MUSIC COMPOSER) special thx to Inary the Gunhaver for my new username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoSWfan Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Nostalgia.... I had forgotten how good those old animations were. But yes, he does say "teamed with a pohatu". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioniclepluslotr Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I think it's just to conclude that they all teamed up.Video made nostalgia level go up a bunch. Looks so much cooler than the G2 videos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grungemeister Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Agreed. 2 Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Bionicle G1 continuation and video-game project(MUSIC COMPOSER) special thx to Inary the Gunhaver for my new username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Makes sense to cap it all off with "teamed with" just to insinuate that they were indeed a team and not just individuals doing their own thing. BTW I just want to mention that this video was so awesome, I got immense goosebumps when they first released it in 2008. -NotS Edited March 23, 2015 by Nidhiki of the Shadows 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioniclepluslotr Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I don't think I saw in 2008. It's so cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrie Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I remember copying this down to a piece of paper and reading it to my parents and brother back when I was a young kid. The phrase "teamed with a Pohatu" always confused me. I've never heard it used before outside the video even to the present day. Quote bZpOwEr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 This video was beyond cool when it was first released. I think they chose that wording for prose purposes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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