Chat with Greg Farshtey

Boidoh wrote:

1. What exactly activates the adaptive armour? I know it adapts to the environment, but what defines which environment it adapts to. For example, would it adapt to a city such as Metru Nui, or does it have some sort of neutral form for a general environment.

2. I thought of this reading The Powers That Be.

Kopaka looked up. The star was in the sky now above Spherus Magna, and had been since the arrival of the Mata Nui robot on the planet. With the robot destroyed, the red star would not be summoned into use again. Yet still it hung among the true stars, waiting, waiting for a call that would never come.

“If only we could get up there …” Kopaka said, more to himself than anyone else.

“The hunting would be poor,” said Gaardus.

“Not for what we’re seeking,” Pohatu said. “Doesn’t matter, though, neither one of us is equipped for space flight.”

What is interesting here is what Pohatu says at the end. With their adaptive armour, why does it matter if they are equipped for it or not? Can't they just fly as high as the could by some means, either by their Phantoka flying stuff or another means, then have their armour automatically adapt to the space environment?

3. Lewa's armour adapted in space, so when he was teleported to Bota Magna did his armour change as well?

4. Would it be possible for the Karda Nui forms to be a standard 'high speed form', or was it just a form for the swamp/high altitudes?

Boidoh	2014-07-30 13:29 UTC–5 Permalink Boidoh wrote: 1. What exactly activates the adaptive armour? I know it adapts to the environment, but what defines which environment it adapts to. For example, would it adapt to a city such as Metru Nui, or does it have some sort of neutral form for a general environment. 2. I thought of this reading The Powers That Be. Kopaka looked up. The star was in the sky now above Spherus Magna, and had been since the arrival of the Mata Nui robot on the planet. With the robot destroyed, the red star would not be summoned into use again. Yet still it hung among the true stars, waiting, waiting for a call that would never come. “If only we could get up there …” Kopaka said, more to himself than anyone else. “The hunting would be poor,” said Gaardus. “Not for what we’re seeking,” Pohatu said. “Doesn’t matter, though, neither one of us is equipped for space flight.” What is interesting here is what Pohatu says at the end. With their adaptive armour, why does it matter if they are equipped for it or not? Can't they just fly as high as the could by some means, either by their Phantoka flying stuff or another means, then have their armour automatically adapt to the space environment? 3. Lewa's armour adapted in space, so when he was teleported to Bota Magna did his armour change as well? 4. Would it be possible for the Karda Nui forms to be a standard 'high speed form', or was it just a form for the swamp/high altitudes? I think this got lost.
Boidoh	2014-07-30 13:43 UTC–5 Permalink 1. In Gali Nuva's blog she uses an Akaku combined with the telescope. Is it an Akaku Nuva? 2. Is the tradition of giving Copper Mask to winners of sports carried on to Spherus Magna? 3. In Dark Mirror Takanuva tries to put on his Kanohi Avohkii on Takua to see if he would transform into a Toa of Light. Nothing happened. Why is this? Is it possible that it is because the code in the main universe's Mask of Light is different than the Toa Empire's Mask of Light? 4. If Takua donned the Avohkii prior to going through that adventure and wound up at the Kini Nui would he still transform into a Toa of Light. 5. Since Takanuva changed his name from Takua to Takanuva upon his transformation into Toa, in the possible event he transformed into Turaga, would he change his name to something else? 6. Does tar exist in either the main universe or the Spherus Magna alternate universe? Because Vezon interprets 'Tarduk' as someone saying 'Tar, duck!' 7. Is Miserix evil? Does he still honour the Great Spirit Mata Nui? 8. Since Mata Nui exists within the Ignika, would he control wether to mutate someone or no when a person touches the Ignika? 9. Could the Ignika possibly resumed its countdown on Bara Magna? 10. Why has the Ignika stayed gold on Spherus Magna? 11. Could it turn to Silver, or even black on Spherus Magna? 12. Does the mind of the Ignika and the mind of Mata Nui reside in the mask? 13. When the Ignika sacrificed his body, can he make another?
Boidoh	2014-07-30 13:55 UTC–5 Permalink More questions. 1. Can a Matoran wear a Copper Mask of Victory over his/her Kanohi? 2. BS01 says the Hewkii is a recipient of a Copper Mask, was this mask recieved from a Kohlii match? 3. After his transformation into Toa, does he still have it or has sentimental value towards it of some sort? 4. Did the two Ga-Koro winners of the great Kohlii Tournament win copper masks? 5. Did Macku get Copper Masks from Ngalawa Racing? 6. Can a Matoran have more than one copper mask? 7. Can Toa or Turaga recieve copper masks? 8. Would you know in which comics/books/sources were the information about when/who/where the Copper Masks were given out? I see all this info about Copper Masks but I don't know where the original stuff came from. 9. From where did Kopeke get his Copper Mask? Was it from the Huai Snowball Sling? 10. Was Onepu's Copper Mask from Ussal Racing? 11. Is the GBA game BIONICLE: Quest for the Toa canon?
ScribeGT6817	2014-07-30 13:55 UTC–5 Permalink ajjr1 wrote: so what are there powers 1) What are whose powers?
Boidoh	2014-07-30 14:06 UTC–5 Permalink Also, is the Tahu Stars set in a desert form or a default form?
Boidoh	2014-07-30 14:08 UTC–5 Permalink ScribeGT6817 wrote: Boidoh wrote: 1. Are the Toa Nuva currently in their Karda Nui forms? 2. Did Lewa's armour adapt while in space? 3. What Kanohi does Zaria and Orde wear? 1) No, because they are now in a desert, so their armor would adapt 2) I assume so 3) Never was determined In this space form, what abilities would Lewa have? Space breathing? Anything else?
OrangeTornado	2014-07-30 14:18 UTC–5 Permalink Hi Greg, What character (or characters) did you most enjoy writing stories for within the Bionicle universe, and why? Also, in the latter half of Bionicle's lifespan, did you find that continuing the massively complex story whilst avoiding contradicting what you'd written before a particularly stressful task, or did you enjoy the extra challenge? Thanks for your time, and thank you for the great stories. I loved reading them as a kid.
Boidoh	2014-07-30 14:23 UTC–5 Permalink Helryx, Lewa, Artakha, Axonn, Brutaka, Miserix, Tuyet, Hafu, and Kapura do not understand Agori correct?
IrrationalSeag…	2014-07-30 15:07 UTC–5 Permalink OrangeTornado wrote: Hi Greg, Which character (or characters) in the Bionicle universe did you most enjoy writing stories for, and why? Nearing the end of Bionicle's lifespan, how did you find the experience of continuously adding to an already incredibly complex story? Was it much more stressful writing it than it was before the story became so complicated, or did you enjoy the extra challenge? Thank you for all of your stories. I loved reading about Bionicle as a kid. Hi OrangeTornado, welcome to the LEGO community! It's great to meet you! I hope you have a great time here on the message boards! Happy posting!
kyle7475	2014-07-30 15:54 UTC–5 Permalink Hey Greg, is Tahu wearing his Golden Armor on top of his adaptive armor? Or did he ditch his adaptive armor?
kyle7475	2014-07-30 15:58 UTC–5 Permalink Wait, so Tahu's kraata powers are tied into his Golden Armor? I thought he would retain the powers even after he removed the armor, because it was said that the energy from the kraata were absorbed into HIM, not the armor.
herbapenguin	2014-07-30 16:38 UTC–5 Permalink Greg, there are rumors about Bionicle coming back in 2015. There's even a picture. Will it come back?
ajjr1	2014-07-30 16:58 UTC–5 Permalink the rhotuka power of the chute lurker rock raptor cable crawler gate guardian parakrekks and the hordika dragons
misterbrickguy	2014-07-30 17:20 UTC–5 Permalink misterbrickguy wrote: So, I wanted to ask about something else that I have been wondering about. 1. Could a user with the Kanohi Rua (like Nokama, for instance) translate something in the future, or does it specifically have to be written or spoken? 2. Does Nuju speak an advanced language, or does he speak Rahi, like in the Mata Nui Online Game? I've been confused which one it was. 3. Could Nokama translate what Nuju was saying? For #1 I wanted to add something to my question. Could a Rua User, like Nokama, translate a future language nobody has ever heard spoken?
ting683	2014-07-30 18:23 UTC–5 Permalink The Zyglak were created when the Great Beings attempted to make Krana. Krana are organical. Since they were not developed from a concept, and built, like Matoran/Toa/ other MU races are, does that mean the Zyglak are actually a completely organic race?