Mr. Farshtey, are you writing for the new Bionicle line at all? Is this new line connected in any way?

Thanks!

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ScribeGT6817 wrote:

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Boidoh wrote:

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ScribeGT6817 wrote:

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Boidoh wrote:

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Boidoh wrote:

Hello Greg,

I have returned with the results from the poll I held on BZP to decide which element the final Toa Mangai will be, since you said that we should battle it out. After 10 days, 75 members have voted total on the poll, and the winner of the poll is for the final Toa Mangai to be a Toa of.... the Green.

Do you give your word of approval? Also, would it be possible for us to hold a poll to decided the Kanohi mask of this Toa also, if you deem it worthy?

Thanks!

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Bump

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Yes and yes.

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Thanks!! Also, was this Toa Mangai of the Green once a Matoran?

 

On this Kanohi poll, should immoral masks be included? Such as the Tryna, Avsa, Jutlin, Crast, ect?

 

Thanks for your time!

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1) Yes. Outside of the Mata, all Toa were once Matoran.

2) No. Toa do not wear immoral masks.

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Really? I thought all of those solo Toa (and the Toa Cordak) such as Helryx and Lesovikk were created as Toa.

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ScribeGT6817 wrote:

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elric00 wrote:

Hello Greg, I have a question about the Toa Mangai of there Kanohi. (reason of asking this is the poll going on BZP about the Toa of the Green Kanohi Mask)

Did any of them had the Kanoh Mask of Rahi Control? Because with the Kanohi Dragon and the month-long battle and all)

 

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I would say no. If they had that mask, it would have been a shorter battle, right?

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I'll be removing it then.

Was the Toa Mangai of the Green inspiration for Makuta Teridax to create the Karzahni and the Morbuzahk? It would make sense that the Toa Mangai of the Green used a similar type of plant; one that thrived on heat. Otherwise all his plants would be burnt by the dragon. Maybe Teridax saw this and decided to make those sentient plants. Especially since the Battle with the Kanohi Dragon took place in Ta-Metru, and the Morbuzahk resided there too.

So would sand be classified as Earth or Stone?

What were some decsions that you were a major part of?

And when was the 2008 twist ending, when Makuta took over the universe, decided upon?

And on a different note, are you planning to keep up with the new Bionicle? I know you aren't a part of the team now, but do you think that you'll keep up with it as a fan?

Thanks so much for answering all these fan questions. Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving!

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maletoaofwater wrote:

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ScribeGT6817 wrote:

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Boidoh wrote:

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Boidoh wrote:

Hello Greg,

After 10 days, 75 members have voted total on the poll, and the winner of the poll is for the final Toa Mangai to be a Toa of.... the Green.

Thanks!

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Yes and yes.

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resulting questions:

1. the other Mangai lived in the metru of their own element (or at least we know lhikan and tuyet did... i would assume the others did the same, right?) Which metru did this toa of the green live in?

2. (this one's more about the mangai in general. also requires more context than i planned, sorry about that.) In "mystery of metru nui", the first of the bionicle adventures novels, nokama travels to vhisola's home after becoming a toa in order to enlist her help with the great disks. however, vhisola's not home, and nokama's actions draw the attention of one of her neighbors, who inquires about her ID. nokama simply replies that she's "the toa of water", to which the matoran responds, "A toa? Here? I know of Toa Lhikan, of course, but I have never met a toa up close. where did you come from? are you here to stay?"

2a. were the toa mangai not around too often? why would the matoran (in general, and that one specifically) be so surprised to hear of the presence of a toa in the city? what, if anything, does her surprise say about how the Mangai did their job?

2b. considering it was odd for a toa of a primary element to be around, wouldn't it be really odd for a toa of a secondary element to be walking around? (referring to the toa mangai of jungle)

3. we know that makuta teridax made the morbuzakh to attack the city so he could carry out his grand plan.

3a. considering this origin (creation by makuta), is the morbuzakh a rahi?

3b. why would Teridax make a plant monster if he knew there was a toa of plants in the city?

 

Thanks, and Happy Holidays!

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1. I would assume Le-Metru would be most fitting. Other wise Ga-Metru.

3b. The Toa of The Green was dead already by then.

What do you think about Bionicle 2015's story? Is it better than the original? What do you think of the names?

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mrcqm wrote:

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ScribeGT6817 wrote:

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I am reluctant to canonize something like this that is going to fundamentally change an aspect of the mythos. Not, at least, without their being some discussion of the pros and cons by the fan base.

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I personally would consider:
PROS:

1. Makes BIONICLE somewhat more realistic by having the GB's not make a race that's exclusively evil extremely powerful in the BIONICLE universe
2. Lends more credibility to the Melding Universe Makuta's affiliation with light (why couldn't the GB's have made them that way)
3. Explains how some of the Makuta weren't evil, despite having the element of shadow.

CONS:

1. Changes an aspect of BIONICLE fully.

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Here's the first question -- was shadow ALWAYS an evil element, or did it become an evil element because of the Makuta's rebellion?

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It became viewed as evil because of how the makuta used it. I imagine light would have been viewed as evil if the makuta had control of the element and rebelled with it.

 

I for one though think that evil isn't born, it's made. And therefore, it shouldn't be canonized. No matter how much I think it makes sense.

 

Also, in Brothers in Arms, I think I recall that Teridax's wording implied that the makuta started out with shadow but meditated to remove all negative emotion from themselves.

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But the thing is, Shadow leeches drain the moral light of someone and change their element to shadow. When the Avsa drains someone's moral light, it turns them to shadow. Roodaka gained some elemental shadow abilities by tapping into her inner "shadow" or evil. And you confirmed you could do the same thing with light, only it would be harder.

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ScribeGT6817 wrote:

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maletoaofwater wrote:

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ScribeGT6817 wrote:

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3b. why would Teridax make a plant monster if he knew there was a toa of plants in the city?

 

Thanks, and Happy Holidays!

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3a) I would say no. The story team's definition of a Rahi is an animal, bird, insect, fish or something like that. Morbuzakh is a plant, and while it is predatory, we don't consider Venus flytraps to be animals in our world.

3b) Because he knew the Toa Mangai were not going to be active in Metru Nui when he unleashed it, and indeed, they were not.

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b) but the morbuzakh was raging in metru nui for a while before lhikan decided to make toa stones to make the toa metru... perhaps a toa of plants isn't the best addition to the toa mangai considering already established story?