ScribeGT6817 wrote:
maletoaofwater wrote:organisms before the Great Beings tampered with their anatomy/physiology, which we know happened prior to the creation of the MU. In addition, we have the agori and glatorian, who, while not totally biomechs, were given mechanical implants. Then we have the creation of the matoran universe, a universe filled with biomech beings. While we know the GBs created them, we never really knew HOW they created them. Can we assume that they were probably made the same way as the GB's other biomech creations, starting with an organic base and modifying it to be biomechanical? Given standard scientific principle/conduct, (and we know the GBs were primarily scientists) this would make the most sense - they're using multiple applications of the same process.
It's a good question. Before answering, let's consider how Matoran and Toa reassemble themselves and throw that in the mix ... because in that case, they are putting mechanical parts together and then the organic muscle tissue grows to link the parts together. So where does that take the potential theory?
But we only saw that happen once, with the toa mata, after they basically died (unalived) in their canisters and their tissue decayed from just sitting there so long since the canisters malfunctioned and were unable to maintain their physiological needs. Then after they reassembled their mech parts, the tissue grew back.
In the real world, a living being's tissue can repair itself to some degree after injury. I'm willing to bet that what little tissue was left after 1000 years, combined with some trigger in their mech exoskeleton, was doing some form of advanced sci-fy self-repair when the toa reassembled themselves.
As for matoran rebuilding themselves, I'd imagine that they can only manually tamper with the mech parts of their body, and their tissue adapts afterwards - similar to people IRL getting reconstructive surgery.
ScribeGT6817 wrote:
ShadowEmperor7 wrote:Do Spirit Stars continue to exist when the Toa in question has been transformed into a form that's NOT a Turaga? For example, the Rahaga and Nidhiki.
Yes
Would you still count them as the same species?
voporak1 wrote:Hi mr Greg
The Shadowed One had used his disintegrator beam one time against Teridax but this doesn't disintegrated him the beam had melted a part of Teridax armor. This would mean that the Shadowed One can lower the intensity of his disintegrator beam so that the beam does not disintegrate its target?
Before that the Great Beings alters the genetics of the Vorox and the Zesk what they looked like? A Glatorian/Agori maybe?
Why Teridax did not use its power of gravity or magnetism or his telepathic powers against Voporak?
2. Before that the Great Beings alter the Vorox and the Zesk they wore implants on their faces to give them a bestial look.
Is there beings on Spherus Magna with more mechanical implants than other. Tuma for example.
Let me just say GREG YOUR AWESOME
anyways, moving on.
Will you be helping with the new bionicle stroyline?
srry if you already answered this question, there are 700 something pages to this topic and I couldn't check all of them.
Hello Greg, I have a couple of minor questions:
1. Back when they first came out, the six Piraka each had nicknames (Zaktan-The Snake, Vezok-The Beast, Hakann-The Bully, ect.), but there was no explaination given for these. Could we possibly consider these to be their old Dark Hunter code-names?
2. Is it possible for a Turaga to wear and activate a Great Mask, but only utilize it to the level of power of a Noble Mask? For example, if a Turaga put on a Great Mask of Shielding, could they make the shield, but it would only be as strong as a Noble-strength shield?
3. And finally, now that they are both Toa, who do you think would win in a Kohli match, Pohatu or Hewkii?
Thank you very much, I'm a very big fan of your work!
HeroraNui wrote:Hello Greg, I have a couple of minor questions:
1. Back when they first came out, the six Piraka each had nicknames (Zaktan-The Snake, Vezok-The Beast, Hakann-The Bully, ect.), but there was no explaination given for these. Could we possibly consider these to be their old Dark Hunter code-names?
2. Is it possible for a Turaga to wear and activate a Great Mask, but only utilize it to the level of power of a Noble Mask? For example, if a Turaga put on a Great Mask of Shielding, could they make the shield, but it would only be as strong as a Noble-strength shield?
3. And finally, now that they are both Toa, who do you think would win in a Kohli match, Pohatu or Hewkii?
Thank you very much, I'm a very big fan of your work!
1) I don't think that was ever the intent. The nicknames were added because there was some concern that kids were having a hard time identifying to their elders which set they wanted, so using common terms for them would make it easier.
2) No
3) I never predict the outcome of competitions. Too many variables.
voporak1 wrote:
voporak1 wrote:Hi mr Greg
The Shadowed One had used his disintegrator beam one time against Teridax but this doesn't disintegrated him the beam had melted a part of Teridax armor. This would mean that the Shadowed One can lower the intensity of his disintegrator beam so that the beam does not disintegrate its target?
Before that the Great Beings alters the genetics of the Vorox and the Zesk what they looked like? A Glatorian/Agori maybe?
Why Teridax did not use its power of gravity or magnetism or his telepathic powers against Voporak?
2. Before that the Great Beings alter the Vorox and the Zesk they wore implants on their faces to give them a bestial look.
Is there beings on Spherus Magna with more mechanical implants than other. Tuma for example.
2) Is this a question?
2) Yes
Gresh113 wrote:
What do the "biomechanical implants" of the Glatorian and Agori entail?
I always saw them as things like subdermal armor, things to make joints more efficient, maybe cyber eyes or ears, that sort of thing.
Wilmerkardell wrote:
ScribeGT6817 wrote:
ShadowEmperor7 wrote:Do Spirit Stars continue to exist when the Toa in question has been transformed into a form that's NOT a Turaga? For example, the Rahaga and Nidhiki.
Yes
Would you still count them as the same species?
They are essentially mutants.
ShadowEmperor7 wrote:Could a Kraata infect the Avohkii, Kraahkan, or the Toa Mata's Golden Masks? And is it possible to restore an infected mask to its original state or is it permanent?
On a completely unrelated note, why do you not consider the Mata Nui Online Game canon?
1) I'd have to check. The whole infected mask thing was 14 years ago and I don't remember what rules we made.
2) I don't think I ever said that all of it is non-canon. But parts are, simply because the game was designed before the universe was really mapped out and before anyone knew BIONICLE would last longer than 2001. So there were things that were not going to work as part of the established universe going forward.
Hey Greg, hope you are well.
When the G1 story ended (a long time ago, I know), the chracter Voporak left the MU with the Vahi. I have three general questions regarding this:
1. Would he still be inclined to be loyal to TSO with his life objective complete
2. Would he know how to find TSO if he still is
3. and finally, can Voporak talk? I wasn't sure if his mutation from his original body robbed him of this ability.
Thanks.
ScribeGT6817 wrote:
voporak1 wrote:
voporak1 wrote:Hi mr Greg
2a.Before that the Great Beings alters the genetics of the Vorox and the Zesk what they looked like? A Glatorian/Agori maybe?
2b. Before that the Great Beings alter the Vorox and the Zesk they wore implants on their faces to give them a bestial look.
Is there beings on Spherus Magna with more mechanical implants than other. Tuma for example.
2) Is this a question?
2) Yes
2.Yes, it is. Sorry if I misinterpreted my question. Let me rephrase my question. Before that the Great Beings alters the genetics of the Vorox and the Zesk for giving them a bestial look and a tail what they looked like? A Glatorian/Agori maybe? If yes, they have implants on their faces and other parts of their body to give them a bestial look.
ScribeGT6817 wrote:
HeroraNui wrote:Hello Greg, I have a couple of minor questions:
1. Back when they first came out, the six Piraka each had nicknames (Zaktan-The Snake, Vezok-The Beast, Hakann-The Bully, ect.), but there was no explaination given for these. Could we possibly consider these to be their old Dark Hunter code-names?
2. Is it possible for a Turaga to wear and activate a Great Mask, but only utilize it to the level of power of a Noble Mask? For example, if a Turaga put on a Great Mask of Shielding, could they make the shield, but it would only be as strong as a Noble-strength shield?
3. And finally, now that they are both Toa, who do you think would win in a Kohli match, Pohatu or Hewkii?
Thank you very much, I'm a very big fan of your work!
1) I don't think that was ever the intent. The nicknames were added because there was some concern that kids were having a hard time identifying to their elders which set they wanted, so using common terms for them would make it easier.
2) No
3) I never predict the outcome of competitions. Too many variables.
3) Its actually really cool that you say that because I remember Matoro saying that once in one of the books. I think its cool when authors put a little bit of themselves into the characters, really fleshes them out.