TSO's disappearence

[Constructelf]

It was said that The Shadowed One mysteriously disappeared just when he was going to go meet Pridak, and everything a kio around him was pulverized. Was that Mata Nui blasting Teridax that did that? Or was it something else?

[Toa Smoke Monster]

I don't think that was ever answered in the storyline. It could've been Mata Nui, or it could've been just a random explosion, or maybe even TSO somehow. There really isn't a way to be sure.

[Magnus Greel]

According to Greg, both how and why that happened was going to be revealed later on in the story. I always thought it had to do with the prototype virus the Shadowed One was using, as prototypes tend to have flaws that can cause dangerous outcomes.

[Baron Von Nebula]

All that was really confirmed about this was that TSO is not the hidden Great Being, and that Greg had "other plans for him". Unless/until the serials are updated, we won't know what these plans are.

[Makuta_of_Oz]

I think the explosion had something to do with the prototype virus TSO was planning to use against Teridax.

[fishers64]

I think the explosion had something to do with the prototype virus TSO was planning to use against Teridax.

Viruses cause explosions? That's a new one. I think it is more likely that TSO stumbled over a tripwire, causing him to teleport away and triggering the Grand Pulverization Mechanism built in by the GBs. :PEither that, or Makuta decided to teleport him away and blast what he thought were his comrades standing nearby. Would you want the guy with a virus that could bring down your robot running around? Best to teleport him to a cell.

[The Iron Toa]

I don't think it was an explosion, at least not a normal explosion, because whatever shattered the Vortixx was said to have left no trace of its presence.

[bonesiii]

I think the explosion had something to do with the prototype virus TSO was planning to use against Teridax.

Viruses cause explosions? That's a new one.

Not really, Makuta viruses cause all kinds of powers and effects. They basically have powers like protodermic powers as I understand it; an explosion or something similar is possible.

[fishers64]

I think the explosion had something to do with the prototype virus TSO was planning to use against Teridax.

Viruses cause explosions? That's a new one.

Not really, Makuta viruses cause all kinds of powers and effects. They basically have powers like protodermic powers as I understand it; an explosion or something similar is possible.

Okay...maybe?

The original purpose of the Makuta was to create various Rahi for the Matoran Universe. The process involves the use of Viruses, which give the new Rahi certain attributes. These viruses are then mixed with liquid Protodermis to create the Rahi. The viruses can also be used to offer special traits to anything temporarily.

Did the virus temporarily grant the ability to TSO to teleport away and cause explosions? Would that be something he would follow up on? Not that quickly...I thought it was clear that there was an outside trigger there - that something else smashed the vials, not TSO, exposing him to the virus. Then he would be teleported away before he could do anything about it.The thing is, I agree that viruses could have powers, but that power would have to be triggered by something. Viruses don't randomly decide to explode. They don't have brains. And I don't think that TSO would have time to trigger the explosion and the teleportation like that.

[bonesiii]

I dunno, I'm too rusty on the whole TSO thing to have a good answer, just sayin' that viruses and explosions aren't mutually exclusive in Bionicle.

[GallifreyanOrigin]

I made a theory a while back saying that the virus transformed TSO into the green cloud that became a part of the gold-skinned being and that, after the virus has changed him, Teridax teleported him to the location of the Skakdi ritual since he was the one who put the idea into the Skakdi's minds.. But I guess we aren't likely to know for sure, unfortunately.As for that region of Xia being pulverized, I seem to recall it being confirmed that that was due to Mata Nui hitting Teridax during the battle.

[Nuparu1995]

Yeah, he found the virus on Xia, and then...boom. I dunno, I'm really eager to find out all that happened.

[-Jaller-]

Didn't Makuta Kojo's lab blow up when he tested the virus, or am I thinking of somthing else.

[Toa Zaz]

Who knows? It was another unfinished plot thread that will continue to be unfinished except possibly in the unlikely event that Bionicle comes back. I think Greg intended for it to be The Shadowed One, though...

[fishers64]

I dunno, I'm too rusty on the whole TSO thing to have a good answer, just sayin' that viruses and explosions aren't mutually exclusive in Bionicle.

And my point was that viruses could cause explosions only if they granted the ability to cause explosions to a being, and the being actually used that ability.

[bonesiii]

I dunno, I'm too rusty on the whole TSO thing to have a good answer, just sayin' that viruses and explosions aren't mutually exclusive in Bionicle.

And my point was that viruses could cause explosions only if they granted the ability to cause explosions to a being, and the being actually used that ability.

Well, for all we know it could infect a random Rahi and trigger it then. Who knows?

[fishers64]

I dunno, I'm too rusty on the whole TSO thing to have a good answer, just sayin' that viruses and explosions aren't mutually exclusive in Bionicle.

And my point was that viruses could cause explosions only if they granted the ability to cause explosions to a being, and the being actually used that ability.

Well, for all we know it could infect a random Rahi and trigger it then. Who knows?

In that case, I hope that the explosion-causing virus, if it does exist, isn't too widespread, since I dislike the the thought of animals randomly exploding. Although the virus in question did "damage" Mata Nui's memory core, so it might have been an explosion.