#10481
1YES I CAN P.M AGAIN:
2Edit:Sorry don't mean to spam just happy......
#10482
ewpw
1YES I CAN P.M AGAIN:

2Please stay on topic, or that is spam. ;)
3On topic, that whole lose-and-seek thing with Vakama and Nokama , what is that from?
#10483
1From Time Trap when Vakama is living Makutas little play.
#10484
1Guys, I can PM, it says I can't use the feature, and you guys can PM. Please help me.
#10485
1Some new stuff from Greg:
2Hi Greg i just got a couple of questions
31)When Voya Nui goes back to the UC, which hole will it block ,the one on the dome roof of the Southern Continent(SC) or the roof of the UC one?? 41a) If it fills the roof of the SC roof the waterfall will not fall no more tight?? 51b)If it fill the hole in the roof of the UC, it will stop flooding the UC and will then flood the SC right??
62) Is Matoro dead completely(like he could never come back??? 72a)In the comic he fused with the Ignika powers, does that mean he is the Ignika now??
83)Is the description found in Amazon accurate, that the Ignika itself becomes Toa Ignika???
94)will we learn what happens to Makuta in Downfall??
10Thanks for your time: :)

111) UC one 121b) No, because the hole in the roof of the SC is also being dealt with -- follow the Nuva blog and see Book 8. 132) Yes 142a) No. His energies get used up in bringing Mata Nui back, so he no longer exists in any form. 153) You'll find out in 2008 164) Yes

17Also
181)Will Toa Ignika play a major role next?? 191a)Will Icarax Have major role??

20I can't discuss next year's storyline.
#10486
110. Could a matoran wear the Vahi or Ignaka and become a Toa of Time or Life, since Takua was destined to wear the Mask of Light, and became a Toa of Light.



210) No, because there isn't going to be a Toa of Time or Life, those elements are too powerful and would unbalance the story.



31) Care to explain what's the deal with Toa Ignika?
42) Is the information on amazon.com accurate?


51) Well, first, you need to tell me when that answer was given. If it was given before Toa Ignika was designed, then there you go -- storyline follows set design, not the other way around. If they create a set that wears the Ignika, then I have to deal with it in story. And regardless, the "no" to his answer is still accurate, because a Matoran did not become Toa Ignika by donning the Mask of Life.
62) I am not going to discuss future storyline.

#10487
1Where did you get that first part Adventurer? Is that my question? I sent it, or something similar to him in my first PM, I wonder if its mine. 2Still no answers from Greg, I'll have to PM him again if he doesn't answer by Thursday.
#10488
Shadow Nui
1Some new stuff from Greg:
2Hi Greg i just got a couple of questions
34)will we learn what happens to Makuta in Downfall??
44) Yes


5Cool: I wonder where Makuta went...
#10489
Sir Koji of Ice
1Where did you get that first part Adventurer? Is that my question? I sent it, or something similar to him in my first PM, I wonder if its mine. 2Still no answers from Greg, I'll have to PM him again if he doesn't answer by Thursday.


3I don't know, I've forgotten :P
#10490
110. Could a matoran wear the Vahi or Ignaka and become a Toa of Time or Life, since Takua was destined to wear the Mask of Light, and became a Toa of Light
210) No, because there isn't going to be a Toa of Time or Life, those elements are too powerful and would unbalance the story.


3Found it, took me a while, but it is from me.
4Edit: Its from about March 3 2007.
#10491
Shadow Nui
12) Is Matoro dead completely(like he could never come back??? 22a)In the comic he fused with the Ignika powers, does that mean he is the Ignika now??
32) Yes 42a) No. His energies get used up in bringing Mata Nui back, so he no longer exists in any form.

5Can someone please fill me in when this happened?
#10492
Holder_of_the_KeyBlade
Shadow Nui
12) Is Matoro dead completely(like he could never come back??? 22a)In the comic he fused with the Ignika powers, does that mean he is the Ignika now??
32) Yes 42a) No. His energies get used up in bringing Mata Nui back, so he no longer exists in any form.

5Can someone please fill me in when this happened?

6It happened in Bionicle Ignition # 11: Death of a Hero.
#10493
Turaga of Force
1I think Toa of Protodermis meant that Greg said UD isn't MoMN because he is MoMN combined with Nidhiki and Krekka and Nivawk, therefore maybe Ignika is Matoro, just combined or something.

2oh, well Matoro is dead, and the amazon description seems pretty genuine, so not really a good example...
3Yubel
#10494
1Does anyone know if the Makuta Phantoka are wearing masks? I might have seen this question answered, but I am at a loss as to where.
2--Johny C.
#10495
Johnny C.
1Does anyone know if the Makuta Phantoka are wearing masks? I might have seen this question answered, but I am at a loss as to where.
2--Johny C.

3Greg said yes. There new masks as well. ;)
4~CN
#10496
Cholie Nuva
Johnny C.
1Does anyone know if the Makuta Phantoka are wearing masks? I might have seen this question answered, but I am at a loss as to where.
2--Johny C.

3Greg said yes. There new masks as well. ;)
4~CN

5Keep in mind though, the masks aren't molded into their conventional forms. They've been forged to look different from normal.
6TMD
#10497
Ta-metru_defender
Cholie Nuva
Johnny C.
1Does anyone know if the Makuta Phantoka are wearing masks? I might have seen this question answered, but I am at a loss as to where.
2--Johny C.

3Greg said yes. There new masks as well. ;)
4~CN

5Keep in mind though, the masks aren't molded into their conventional forms. They've been forged to look different from normal.
6TMD

7More like shape-shifted into different forms. These guys are Makuta.
8~CN
#10498
Cholie Nuva
Ta-metru_defender
Cholie Nuva
Johnny C.
1Does anyone know if the Makuta Phantoka are wearing masks? I might have seen this question answered, but I am at a loss as to where.
2--Johny C.

3Greg said yes. There new masks as well. ;)
4~CN

5Keep in mind though, the masks aren't molded into their conventional forms. They've been forged to look different from normal.
6TMD

7More like shape-shifted into different forms. These guys are Makuta.
8~CN

9Yeah, that's what I meant. :P
10TMD
#10499
1You know... I didn't know Matoro was dead... then it slaps me in the face....... what's the point of having spoiler tags again?
#10500

1read comic 11 death of a hero first



2hey greg. comic 11 was awesome.
3about matoro: 4when he put on the mask, did the mask eolve him to the point where he was energy, and got absobed or did it go differently? 5can the mask fuse 2 other beings together aswel? 6how did the other 5 mahri go to metru nui? did matoro teleport them? or the MoLi? 7what would've happened if jaller had released the nova blast? would the water have turned to vapour and would the toa and barraki been vaporised aswel?
8how do you think about comic 11: death of a hero?

9on anoter note: 10is the elemental delay-power officially a power of a toa nuva?
11also, why havent the mahri turned into nuva-powered toa? they couldve used the extra power. or was it the initial plan?
12you said that in september 06 there was a major storyline revision. what was the cause? and the result? would matoro have died in the original story? would any other significant things been different? would there've been a toa ignika?
13thanks in advance


141) The mask turned him into energy, yes. 152) No. It is not a staff of fusion. 163) Matoro teleported them using the power of the MOL, in his last conscious moments as an individual 174) All of the Toa and Barraki and everything else in a wide radius would have been killed. 185) I wrote it, so not sure what you expect me to say here 196) Yes 207) Because they haven't been exposed to energized protodermis. That is the only way you can become a Nuva, if you are destined to be one. 218) The cause was basically the decision to go in a new story direction in 2009. Had that not occurred, then Matoro still would have died, but it would have been at the end of 2008, not 2007, and the "saving Mata Nui's life" story would have extended into 2008.




#10501
1Lol, I forgot to post this yesterday.
21. Is "Toa Nuva Blog" or "Gali Nuva Blog" the official title of the blog serial?
32a. Was it the Zyglak that killed Lesovikk's team? 42b. Is the sentient acid cloud nothing more than a mistake by Karzahni?
5You stated that everything that was not originally on Mata Nui was destroyed by the Bohrok - this much I had assumed. However...
63a. Does that mean that the Great Telescope was always there? 73b. Is the Kini-Nui still intact? 83c. So, everything else is gone, and it is now but a barren wasteland, those two things aside? 93d. Is there anything else that was there before?

101) I don't know what Bink's official title is. I always call it Gali Nuva blog myself, but the official title is whatever's on the BIONICLEstory.com site. 112) Already been answered. It was the zyglak -- the fact that it wasn't in Lesovikk's hallucination ends up becoming important later on. 123a) Yes 133b) The portion of it built by the Great Beings is, yes 143c) Yup 153d) Nothing I can think of off the top of my head, beyond the surface of the island itself.

16Some of it we already know now, but when I sent it, things were still uncertain.
17~|ET|~
#10502
1These are questions I think someone here could answer:
2Why is Metru-Nui so crucial to Mata-Nui's health? And why can new matoran only be "produced" when metru nui's residents are home?
#10503
1Hi Greg
2I wondered about a few things
31- We know that the kanohi nuva can share their powers with others. We also know that the kakama nuva can be used to pass through solid walls. 4a- What makes a hau nuva better than a normal one? 5b- What makes a pakari nuva better than a normal one? 6c- What makes a kaukau nuva better than a normal one? 7d- What makes a akaku nuva better than a normal one? 8e- What makes a miru nuva better than a normal one? 9(please don't enter that they can share powers)
102- Did the living thing in the red star created the inika?
113- Can someone use a garai on himself?
124- Can someone besides Karzahni use the olisi?
135- What is that thing on hahli's mask (that barraki eye thing)? A light or someting?
146- Can a toa of water control ice? Because ice is frozen water.
15Thats all for now

161a) Stronger shield, longer duration 171b) Longer duration 181c) Can stay under longer and breathe at greater depths 191d) Longer duration 201e) Allowed a semblance of flight without having to rely on updrafts
21All this info is in the BIONICLE Encyclopedia, by the way.
222) No, lightning from the red star created the Inika. 233) No 244) Yes 255) I don't have the set, so don't know what you're referring to 266) No. If she could, what would be the point of having a Toa of Ice? And why wouldn't a Toa of Ice be able to control water, since that is just melted ice? Toa elemental powers are very specific. Ice is water in a different state, and it is not a state a Toa of Water can control.

27The pm system is back :happydance: :happydance: :happydance: :happydance:
#10504
1Some interesting stuff here, especially about Makuta... New comic spoilers ahead:
2Good evening, Greg: I saw the newest comic, and though it's very tragic, Matoro's death was executed very well, and much as I loved his character, I do not think it was a bad move for the story. But there's just a few things I'm not entirely sure I understand.
31) First, for confirmation: There are no plans to bring Matoro back in any way, shape or form, under a different name, etc. Correct? I want to see if we can put this Toa Ignika = Matoro thing to rest.
42) Matoro used the mask's powers to teleport his friends to Metru Nui and give them the ability to breathe air again, right?
53) What was up with the "I am the mask, and it is me:" thing? Did their "minds" merge in the moments before his death?
64) Vakama saw what happened to Matoro through his visions again, I assume?
75) At least temporarily, will the Toa Mahri join with Takanuva in defending the city?
86) If he knows, what is Makuta's reaction to Matoro's death?
97) From what I understand, set sales for a character tend to go down when people find out they die (i.e. Sidorak). So, why kill Matoro?
108) How exactly was the decision made to have Matoro die? I know you guys seriously broke the line of thought that the Toa always win in the end and everything is happy, but did you just think we needed a serious twist, or was there something else behind it?
119) Will we see how any other characters who knew Matoro well react to his death? I'd love to see that, especially with those like Nuju and Kopaka and Kopeke.
1210) About how long would you say Mata Nui was actually dead? Minutes?
1311) What of the Mask of Life itself? Is it still floating in the giant waterfall, or did it fall down to the bottom of the UC?
1412) What ever happened to the Barraki? Are they just now eternally condemned to the Pit with the mask gone?
15Thanks in advance, and give my regards to the story team for just taking Bionicle to a whole new level: :)


161) No, he's dead. 172) Yes 183) Their essences merged 194) Yes 205) Yes 216) Matoro did what Makuta needed him to do 227) Year is practically over, so we have most likely sold the Matoro we are going to sell. 238) Well, my feeling is if you are going to achieve something this big and important, there needs to be a price for it. 249) It gets dealt with a bit more in the book 2510) Yes 2611) Bottom of the UC 2712) Pretty much

#10505
16 is interesting.
#10506
1What happened to the Barraki sounds kind of lame. 2Khote
#10507
Yubel
Toa of Protodermis
Cholie Nuva
Cathexis
1Referring to the Speed/Levitation thing...think of it this way: Let's say there's a Toa with a Mask of Hydrogen, and a Toa with a Mask of Oxygen (suspend your disbelief here, please). If they combine their powers, they'll create air. If they melt down their masks and combine them, they'll get a Mask of Water. Actually fusing them together is a different thing than simply combining their effects. Get it?

2Well, the reason I was scepticle was cause I recall Greg saying that Matoro can't use his Tryna to animate Mata Nui and the Ignika to restore his life. But when you think about it, that theory doesn't add up correctly anyways.
3~CN

4I remember Greg saying 3 (acually almost 4) years ago that Makuta of Metru-Nui and Ultimate Dume is not the same guy. Try reconsidering whole "Matoro and Ignika" issue, and tell us what You think about it now.

5Ultimate Dume is the Makuta of Metru Nui. Ultimate Dume was just a name given as to not spoil the story so early in the year. Pardon me if you were getting at some thing else.
6Yubel



Turaga of Force
7I think Toa of Protodermis meant that Greg said UD isn't MoMN because he is MoMN combined with Nidhiki and Krekka and Nivawk, therefore maybe Ignika is Matoro, just combined or something.



Yubel
Turaga of Force
8I think Toa of Protodermis meant that Greg said UD isn't MoMN because he is MoMN combined with Nidhiki and Krekka and Nivawk, therefore maybe Ignika is Matoro, just combined or something.

9oh, well Matoro is dead, and the amazon description seems pretty genuine, so not really a good example...
10Yubel


11I really don't understand what are You guys insinuating. My point is - don't ask Greg about the future storyline, because it's pointless, plus if You guess correct about the future, He would have to either say "can't answer it" or lie, as He did 4 years ago when He said that MoMN and UD are not the same person.
#10508
1i got some answers from Greg:::
2Hi GregF. Just a few (i hope) Qs for you.

31. If the Mahri could breathe underwater, then why did they need those tube thingys?
42. What are the BoM doing? Are they preparing for a war with the OoMN?
53. Isn't a Toa of Lightning basically a Toa of Plasma? I mean, lightning is a form of terrestrial plasma.
64. What gender are Toa of Sonics? 74b. Toa of Plasma?
85. Will we see any newly created matoran in metru-Nui, just as a brief mention?
96. In Metru-Nui, are the only matoran that can be created there Ta,Ga,Ko,Onu,Le, and Po?
107. Is Metru-Nui the only place where matoran can be created?
118. Are toa now only going to have one toa tool, and then some manner of projectile shooting thing?
129. Could a toa of Ice control other rozen liquids?
1310. Whats going to happen to the Voya and Mahri-Toran? Will we ever see them again?
1411. Is there ever going to be a Bionicle Map of the World? That would be pretty helpful.
15thank you for your time:
16OFF TOPIC
17I love your web serials, espacially the GNB. IT's so cool to see the first toa back in action again:

181) The tubes acted as gills, which made it possible for them to breathe underwater. 192) You'll find out in 2008 203) Not to me, no. Lightning is electricity -- plasma is superheated ionized gas. The army is working on developing plasma weapons, but they already have weapons that can shoot electric bolts, so they must see a difference as well. 214) Both are male. 225) I am not spending much story time on Metru Nui in the foreseeable future. 236) Yes 247) No 258) That completely depends on the set designers and the focus groups. They make those decisions. I don't think anything is set in stone 269) Such as? 2710) Well, they will return to the mainland where they used to live. 2811) Not any time soon.

#10509
1Hi Greg, I have some questions again.
21: Is the being inside the Red Star someone we have seen/heard of? 31b: How could Gali tell there was something inside? 41c: how big was this being? I'd guess you can't tell us.
52: What does the Karzahni trap do exactly? Is it just any old trap? 62b: Did Lesovikk and his team actually fight the "cloud of acid", or was this just part oh his vision? 72c: If he did actually fight the acid cloud, was this Antidermis?
83: What sorts of things would a Toa of Lightning be capable of doing?
94: Is Lewa back in Metru Nui, or elsewhere? 104b: Is he in a place he chose to go to, or has he been taken away?
115: Is "The Heart of The Visorak" of any relation to the conquerer of the Visorak Swarm? 125b: Is the conquerer a Makuta we will see as a canister set?
136: Are Pohatu and Onua, or Tahu and Kopaka in a place we have heard of?
147: Why did the Bohrok not destroy the Telescope? Does it have more to be revealed about it?
158: So is that the last of Brutaka, until he appears in the final book?
169: Who decides what music BIONICLE adverts etc. have?
17Thanks in advance.

181a, 1c) Can't answer it 191b) She was looking through a massive telescope while using a Mask of X-Ray vision 202) Follow the story and find out 212b) Same answer 222c) No. 233) Think Electro in the Spider-Man comics 244) See answer to #2 255) No 265a) Yes 276) No 287) Because it was there originally -- they only destroy what WASN'T there originally. 298) Yes, his next appearances are book appearances. 309) The franchise manager in Denmark, working with the creative agency in Copenhagen.

31Is 5b anything new? :unsure:
#10510
1Maybe something new. :)
2Hi Greg:
3I have some questions for you.
41) How did Matoro teleport The Mahri to Metru Nui with the Mask of Life? I mean, "teleportation" doesn't seem to a power of Life to me. 52) What will Takanuva say when he finds out that The Mahri are Toa (especially about Jaller becoming a Toa)? 63) Have The Mahri completed their destiny? 74) What's Taka' doing right now? 85) What will the Mahri do except protecting the city? Helping rebuild it? 96) About when will Downfall be released?
10Thanks. :)
11 ~Lessy~ :infected:


121) Mask of Life can do a lot of things 132) I would assume he would be happy for them 143) Yes 154) Guarding Metru Nui 165) They won't need to help rebuild it -- follow the Nuva blog to find out why 176) Should be in stores in December


18 ~Lessy~ :infected:
#10511
Shadow Nui
1i know this may sound off topic but.........has anyone noticed that bioniclestory.com is stiill not updated

2It has now... :tohu:
#10512
1Lessy : they won´t need to help rebuid it? I smell Staff of Arthaka in this one :D
#10513
80 Dollar
1Lessy : they won´t need to help rebuid it? I smell Staff of Arthaka in this one :D


2Yeah. That's what I figured too. :P
Toa Koalex
Shadow Nui
3i know this may sound off topic but.........has anyone noticed that bioniclestory.com is stiill not updated

4It has now... :tohu:


5No It hasn't.
#10514
1yeah, probably.
#10515
Toa Koalex
Shadow Nui
1i know this may sound off topic but.........has anyone noticed that bioniclestory.com is stiill not updated

2It has now... :tohu:


3What is updated? 4When I looked all was the same, nothing updated
#10516
Weon
Toa Koalex
Shadow Nui
1i know this may sound off topic but.........has anyone noticed that bioniclestory.com is stiill not updated

2It has now... :tohu:


3What is updated? 4When I looked all was the same, nothing updated

5That quote was from october from me.......but i think he means it has updated now from when it was updated last week.
#10517
Shadow Nui
Weon
Toa Koalex
Shadow Nui
1i know this may sound off topic but.........has anyone noticed that bioniclestory.com is stiill not updated

2It has now... :tohu:


3What is updated? 4When I looked all was the same, nothing updated

5That quote was from october from me.......but i think he means it has updated now from when it was updated last week.


6Than I misunderstood sorry :begging:
#10518
1Hi Greg
2Just some questions
31- I thought you once said that characters who hve been longer than a few years wil not die only new characters will die. Did you changed your mind or something?
42- What gender are toa of plantlife?
53- Is the all toa mahri game on bionicle.com a bit canon because of matoro? 63b- Did you ever finished the game? 73c- Or one of the other games?
84- Can a great spirit turn himself into a matoran?
95- Are there trees o metru nui?
10Also a few questions regarding the difference between humans and matoran/toa.
116- Does a matoran/toa need to drink? 126b- Do matoran/toa have the same mind like humans? 136c- Can matoran/toa feel romance betwwen each other ( I know you woiuldn't put it in the story but can it ) ? 146d- Do matoran/toa know what kisses are? 156e- Do matoran/toa have pets ( small rahi )? 166f- Do matoran/toa wear necklaces or some other jewelry?
177- Are there diamonds or emeralds on the bionicle planet?
18That's all for now

191) I don't recall ever saying that, Weon. But up to now, with the exception of Sidorak, most of the characters who have died have been non-set characters. 202) Male 213) I did see the end animations and approve those, yes 223b) I don't have the time to play them. 234) No. 245) Possibly, in Ga-Metru 256) They need nourishment, from both solids and liquids, but they don't eat and drink like we do 266b) In what way? 276c) No 286d) I believe Hahli was once shown kissing Jaller, but I don't think they do, since they have no lips 296e) Yes 306f) Not that I know of. 317) Not that we have seen.
32Sorry dubble post wasn't paying attention
#10519
1Congrats on catching me off guard with the death of Matoro. However, I totally predicted the origin of the Toa Ignika. :P
27) Did Makuta have a toa in mind when he tried to remake the Nui Stone, or was he just going to "have it on hand"?
37) To be honest, I would bet he had Ahkmou in mind (if Ahkmou ended up destined to be a Toa).


4Does this mean Ahkmou is in contact with Makuta still, or that he will be appearing next year (probably in the serials) sometime?


5Originally, I had planned to have Ahkmou play a big role next year, but plans to do a new set of him got scrapped

6Really? That's interesting. Is he still appearing next year, or was the whole idea around him scrapped. If so, in serial, or book?


7Anything is possible with the serials, but right now, his reappearance is a not a high priority.

8I was shocked he told me this, and I find it really interesting that he was even considered to be remade as a set.
#10520
1Greetings Greg, how are you?
2First of all, it would be great if you could look over this list of names/words that need pronounciation for BS01.
3And after that, if you still have time I have a few questions...
41. So the fact that a cloud of gas was fighting Lesovikk and his team is an error on Karzahni's part?
52. So you confirmed that there would be 2008 online serials, correct?
63. Will BIONICLE 4 deal with half a year's story or a whole year's?
74. Has it been decided yet if Stuart will be '08's artist yet?

8BFN,
9I have been contacted by a few other people regarding that list. Those are names from the online games that were never cleared through Legal and so are not official BIONICLE names -- we're not allowed to use them, so they aren't things I can comment on.
101) Yes 112) So far as I know, though in the end it is up to Bink 123) I can't discuss this 134) No