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LQ1998 wrote:

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ScribeGT6817 wrote:

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Boidoh wrote:

Would it be a safe assumption that all Matoran on Mata Nui wore the same kanohi prior to rebuilding, and on Metru Nui, as long as it wasn't stated beforehand that they wore different masks? On BS01, on most Matoran pages, if the kanohi they wore were unknown, we just put "presumably (Kanohi)". But that is speculation, and now there is a mass deletion of the "presumably".... So,,,would most of them wear the same masks?

 

Same thing for occupations.

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I think that would be a safe assumption with one caveat -- a lot of the occupations that existed on Metru Nui would not exist on Mata Nui (there was no mask making on Mata Nui for example), so it is unlikely they would have been doing all the same jobs they did before.

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Something I've always wondered; If there was no mask making on Mata Nui, what happened if a Matoran broke their mask?

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The Toa Metru brought a stockpile of  masks with them when they left the city.

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shyleaf36 wrote:
Uh mr greg sir are the toa biological or mechanical? Or both?

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The Toa are bio-mechanical. They are  mechanical parts linked together by organic muscle tissue, and with some organic organs, like their lungs.

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Boidoh wrote:

Question about Tehutti's Mask...

 

In diminished form, did Tehutti wear a Huna or a Kakama? I ran into this while changing all Matoran Kanohi from unknown, to whatever their Mata Nui Kanohi was... With this one, there is a Metru Nui Kanohi (Huna) and a rebuilt form Kanohi (Kakama), but no diminished... Which is it? BS01 says, "On Mata Nui, Tehutti was re-named Tehuti and given a replacement Kanohi Kakama. He worked in the Great Mine in Onu-Wahi as a Miner. He temporarily vacated Onu-Koro with the other Matoran when the Bohrok attacked. Tehutti was rebuilt after the defeat of the Bohrok-Kal. He was evacuated from Onu-Koro with the other Matoran during the Rahkshi attack." but I don't know what the source is... Can you shed some light?

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No, it's not something I remember. Even at the time, I really  paid no attention to what masks Matoran were wearing.

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kyle7475 wrote:

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kyle7475 wrote:

Hey Greg:

 

1) Without their armor on are Toa just skeletal frames with minimal components attached? Or do you think they have more of an actual, full body underneath? 

 

2) This may have been clarified before, but where exactly did the GBs go after the Core War? I know they went into hiding, but seeing as Bara Magna was a giant wasteland, is it safe to assume that they all went into underground complexes?

 

3a) Is antidermis created from energized protodermis? It seems like it could be, seeing as they are both sentient creatures taking the form of seemignly inanimate matter, and both have special powers.

 

3b) If not, then is antidermis at least protodermis-based? it's probably not naturally occurring.

 

4) Is protodermic muscle stronger than natural muscle?

 

5) Would an EMP affect an MU inhabitant?

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Buried

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1) I see them as having fuller bodies than that, but that's just me. I have no idea what the set designers would say, and they would know best.

2) Why do you assume the majority of GBs would have been on the Bara Magna portion of the planet when it split?

3a) No

3b) Yes

4) Organic muscle? I think it would have to be, to hold the mechanical pieces together

5) Yes

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sepublic22 wrote:

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sepublic22 wrote:
1. Did you intend for Kopaka and Pohatu to encounter other familiar faces on the Red Star? And if so, who? And on that note, what would some of the characters there have been doing- Recuperating from the process of revival, trying to escape, take over the RS, etc.?

2. Why did the Mask of Malice (from Ninjago: Stone Cold) reveal who was the one that freed him and the others to Sensei Wu? Was he unwilling to be Garmadon's pawn, or did he just do it for laughs?

3. Who was your favorite barraki?

4. What will happen with the Baterra? Will they continue attacking the new Matoran/Agori settlements? Will the Skrall ally with the good guys to get revenge on the machines? And do you think Metus will try to weasel his way into the new society with his knowledge about the Baterra, or will Tuma, Stronius, Branar, and any other skrall beat him to that offer?

5. Why did you scrap the plans to make a Shadow Toa Ahkmou?

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Buried

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1) Yes, and most of the occupants of the RS would have been still recovering to some extent or another.

2) The mask loves conflict - revealing the truth to Wu was a great way to spark that

3) Don't recall, too long ago

4) They will continue to function until someone shuts them off, which probably can't happen until the GBs are found.

5) I didn't. I had no say in what sets got made or didn't get made.

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Boidoh wrote:

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ScribeGT6817 wrote:

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Boidoh wrote:

Would it be a safe assumption that all Matoran on Mata Nui wore the same kanohi prior to rebuilding, and on Metru Nui, as long as it wasn't stated beforehand that they wore different masks? On BS01, on most Matoran pages, if the kanohi they wore were unknown, we just put "presumably (Kanohi)". But that is speculation, and now there is a mass deletion of the "presumably".... So,,,would most of them wear the same masks?

 

Same thing for occupations.

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I think that would be a safe assumption with one caveat -- a lot of the occupations that existed on Metru Nui would not exist on Mata Nui (there was no mask making on Mata Nui for example), so it is unlikely they would have been doing all the same jobs they did before.

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So basically, Masks = Yes, Occupation = Depends?

So if they were doing a job prior to rebuilding, but doing it on Mata Nui, would they still be doing it post-rebuilding? And vice-versa? But if they were doing it on Metru Nui, they wouldn't be doing it on Mata Nui? Or would they only be doing it if the same occupation exists on Mata Nui?

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1) Yes

2) They could only do their Metru Nui job on Mata Nui if the job existed on Mata Nui. Once they went back to Metru Nui, they could go back to their old jobs.

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legocrazy9460 wrote:

The Matoran prefixes for the six main elements (Ta- Ko- Ga- Le- Po- Onu-) are the beginning of the Toa Mata/Nuva's names. Were the prefixes named after them, or vice versa? And could we assume the other prefixes are named after important/famous toa of that element? Like a famous Toa of Iron with a name that started with Fe-? Or an important Toa of Gravity with a name that starts with Ba-?

Thanks for doing this question-answering, and thanks for the awesomeness of Bionicle.

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Vice-versa.

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TomGyroid wrote:

To elaborate more on a previous question, are you either unfamiliar (and don't have the time to look up) with the promotional sets and don't feel like you could just give them a canonised role, or do you simply not want to canonise any outside of Gold Good Guy? Either way, could you at least say if there was anything canon/canonizable on the whole idea that Good Guy (6934), Kraatu (8026) and Bad Guy (6935/7217) were the Matoran's puppets? Did you ever say anything on that?

 

Sorry to keep asking you about this 

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I am not familiar with them, since they were not sets I had to put in story, and I am not interested in doing wholescale canonizations of promotional sets. I don't see what purpose it serves other than provoking more howls of protests from the existing fanbase.