1Hey Greg, I have another question. I'm not sure if there is an answer to this one but I might as well try anyway.
21. Was there a first place model for the Dark Hunter building contest?
3Okay, I lied, I have one more in case there wasn't a first place model
42. Which fan subbmitted model(s) are your personal favorite?
1I think he means are air and jungle the same element.
ScribeGT6817 wrote:curtischeung wrote:2hi greg
3 I have some question
41.did the first toa know about mata nui is actually in aqua magna
52.why did the matoran forget things in metru nui after they arrive mata nui
63.is the element air equal to jungle
74.it said that lhikan revive in spherus magna,is that true and how
81) No
92) Because of the effects of the spheres, which also reduced them in height
103) What do you mean by "equal"?
114) No, not in Spherus Magna. On the red star.
11. Okay, Good to know, i'll just imagine that Tahu has invisible flamethrowers in his arms or something 
22. Oh, then next time i see the Kanohi Ignika, i'll ask it to give people memories when it transforms them.
33. 1 makes me ask "Okay, Then do the Toa just have invisible modules or rays of gravity that hold the element that they're holding/grabbing/throwing/placing and then go back into the Toa that shot them?"
4Also: I know that for you, answering all these questions is hard, so if you don't feel like it you can just not reply to this one.
1Hello Mr. Farshtey, I greatly appreciate your time and always look forward to your answers to my questions.
21. Is the 10202 Ultimate Dume set with the exclusive mask the official canon appearance of Makuta Teridax while fighting the Toa Metru and while imprisoned in protodermis?
32. What was the color of the Iron Tribe's armor before Telluris and Sahmad decided to change it?
43. Are there any historical figures that somewhat inspired any of the Bionicle characters, Toa, Makuta, or other in your writing?
HelixBenjacrix wrote:1Hey Greg, I have another question. I'm not sure if there is an answer to this one but I might as well try anyway.
21. Was there a first place model for the Dark Hunter building contest?
3Okay, I lied, I have one more in case there wasn't a first place model
42. Which fan subbmitted model(s) are your personal favorite?
5That was so many years ago, I don't remember.
Biomeca132 wrote:1Hello Mr. Farshtey,
ScribeGT6817 wrote:Biomeca132 wrote:Biomeca132 wrote:Biomeca132 wrote:2Hi Mr.Farshtey,
32) Makuta powers such as Heat/Cold Resistence or Limited Invulnerability have to be activated consciously or they just remain active passively?4Buried.
52) It's a good question, I will have to check on it
61) Do you have find something about this?
7Plus, I have some other questions:82) In the Matoran Universe and/or on Spherus Magna, does/did these things exist?92a) radios or telecommunication ways in general (as talky walky, for example)102b) cameras to take photos112c) sign language for deaf and mute persons
123) Why did the OoMN never secretly wiped out the DH, since they clearly interfer with Mata Nui's will by tormenting the Matoran and killing the Toa? They had the power to do so and could disguise it as a natural disastert (like an frontal attack followed by a gigantic tsunami unleashed by Helryx), in order to keep secret their existence.
134) During the war between the BoM and the OoMN, when TSO killed Ancient, did he knew (or suspected) Ancient was a double agent (and so, had no restraint to kill him off), or did he wanted to keep secret the viruses found on Xia so badly that he didn't hesistate to eliminate his right-hand man?
141) Yes, they are always on.
152) We did see a jumbo screen thing in Metru Nui in the second movie, I believe, but we never did anything with that sort of communication anywhere else. So I would say it exists in a limited fashion.
162b) Not to my knowledge
172c) Not needed. Hearing is all mechanically-based, so if a Toa or a Matoran goes deaf, you simply repair the audio receptors.
183) Good question. My answer is that a) we know the OOMN will do whatever it needs to in order to accomplish a mission and b) we know the DH work for whoever pays them. So I have little doubt that the OOMN used the DH in the past to accomplish things for them, and saw no reason to wipe out a potentially useful tool.
194) The latter
ScribeGT6817 wrote:ToaFalun wrote:1Hmm.
21. Since the Toa are robots/cyborg-ish-things, Doesn't that mean that their element isn't really "Magic" and something else? My theory is that they use nano-tech that just LOOKS like fire, ice, air, etc. but since you made BIONICLE i'm just asking you.
32. Dekar/Hydraxon didn't know what happens when you destroy the mask of life, and that just makes me think "Why didn't the Great Beings have the Matoran know that it's a terrible idea to break this thing!" But then again, plot.
41) We never said it was magic. There is no magic in BIONICLE. It's science, but they actually are controlling elements. It is, after all, essentially a comic universe -- and in comics, you already have people with cold guns, or people who can control flame, etc.
52) Well, you can look at it as somehting was on a need to know basis .. or you can look at the fact that Hydraxon did not have the memories of his life as a Matoran.
6Also, I doubt they felt inclined to spill the secrets of one of the most POWERFUL OBJECTS IN THE MATORAN UNIVERSE, especially to machines that hadn't even had sentience yet; and weren't planned to.
ScribeGT6817 wrote:Biomeca132 wrote:1Hello Mr. Farshtey,
Biomeca132 wrote:2Hi Mr.Farshtey,
32) Makuta powers such as Heat/Cold Resistence or Limited Invulnerability have to be activated consciously or they just remain active passively?41) Do you have find something about this?
52) In the Matoran Universe and/or on Spherus Magna, does/did these things exist?62a) radios or telecommunication ways in general (as talky walky, for example)72b) cameras to take photos82c) sign language for deaf and mute persons
93) Why did the OoMN never secretly wiped out the DH, since they clearly interfer with Mata Nui's will by tormenting the Matoran and killing the Toa? They had the power to do so and could disguise it as a natural disastert (like an frontal attack followed by a gigantic tsunami unleashed by Helryx), in order to keep secret their existence.
101) Yes, they are always on.
112) We did see a jumbo screen thing in Metru Nui in the second movie, I believe, but we never did anything with that sort of communication anywhere else. So I would say it exists in a limited fashion.
122b) Not to my knowledge
132c) Not needed. Hearing is all mechanically-based, so if a Toa or a Matoran goes deaf, you simply repair the audio receptors.
143) Good question. My answer is that a) we know the OOMN will do whatever it needs to in order to accomplish a mission and b) we know the DH work for whoever pays them. So I have little doubt that the OOMN used the DH in the past to accomplish things for them, and saw no reason to wipe out a potentially useful tool.
151)Is that the same for these Makuta powers:161a)Dodge?171b)Quick Healing?181c)Accuracy?
192c)But if one's "ears" are too damaged to be repeared?
203)Very interesting.
Biomeca132 wrote:ScribeGT6817 wrote:Biomeca132 wrote:1Hello Mr. Farshtey,
Biomeca132 wrote:2Hi Mr.Farshtey,
32) Makuta powers such as Heat/Cold Resistence or Limited Invulnerability have to be activated consciously or they just remain active passively?41) Do you have find something about this?
52) In the Matoran Universe and/or on Spherus Magna, does/did these things exist?62a) radios or telecommunication ways in general (as talky walky, for example)72b) cameras to take photos82c) sign language for deaf and mute persons
93) Why did the OoMN never secretly wiped out the DH, since they clearly interfer with Mata Nui's will by tormenting the Matoran and killing the Toa? They had the power to do so and could disguise it as a natural disastert (like an frontal attack followed by a gigantic tsunami unleashed by Helryx), in order to keep secret their existence.
101) Yes, they are always on.
112) We did see a jumbo screen thing in Metru Nui in the second movie, I believe, but we never did anything with that sort of communication anywhere else. So I would say it exists in a limited fashion.
122b) Not to my knowledge
132c) Not needed. Hearing is all mechanically-based, so if a Toa or a Matoran goes deaf, you simply repair the audio receptors.
143) Good question. My answer is that a) we know the OOMN will do whatever it needs to in order to accomplish a mission and b) we know the DH work for whoever pays them. So I have little doubt that the OOMN used the DH in the past to accomplish things for them, and saw no reason to wipe out a potentially useful tool.
151)Is that the same for these Makuta powers:161a)Dodge?171b)Quick Healing?181c)Accuracy?
192c)But if one's "ears" are too damaged to be repeared?
203)Very interesting.
211) Quick healing, yes, the others, no
222) If they were that severely damaged, you would probably get sent to Karzahni
Objectivistuba wrote:1Hello Mr. Farshtey, I greatly appreciate your time and always look forward to your answers to my questions.
21. Is the 10202 Ultimate Dume set with the exclusive mask the official canon appearance of Makuta Teridax while fighting the Toa Metru and while imprisoned in protodermis?
32. What was the color of the Iron Tribe's armor before Telluris and Sahmad decided to change it?
43. Are there any historical figures that somewhat inspired any of the Bionicle characters, Toa, Makuta, or other in your writing?
5I can't answer 1 and 3, so Greg will have to take care of those, but I remember Greg answering once that the Iron Tribe wore gray and dark blue armor before Sahmad and Telluris changed it.
ScribeGT6817 wrote:11) Quick healing, yes, the others, no
22) If they were that severely damaged, you would probably get sent to Karzahni
3 3) Moreover, with his Quick Healing power, can a Makuta only heal himself or can he heal other Makuta/MUians?44) Is the Quick Healing power only effective on organic tissues, or does it also apply to mechanical parts?
ScribeGT6817 wrote:Biomeca132 wrote:1Hello Mr. Farshtey,
24) During the war between the BoM and the OoMN, when TSO killed Ancient, did he knew (or suspected) Ancient was a double agent, or did he wanted to keep secret the viruses found on Xia so badly that he didn't hesistate to eliminate his right-hand man?
34) The latter
41) Did TSO overreact here, not considering that Ancient could still be usefull?52) Or, did he think that Ancient was clearly a threat to him, imagining that he could attempt to slay him, to steal the viruses and to take over the DH?63) If yes, did he also do that to prove himself (or to Darkness, maybe) that he could still rule the DH without his right-hand, even in these troubled times for the organization (and since he had these powerfull viruses)?
21. Do you know anything about the Bionicle magazine in Germany and whether it will be released here? A lot of people are wondering about this and the image of it released on Eurobricks.
32. A while back, you approved a BZPower poll that merged by popular vote, Conjurers & TSO's and Ancient's & Tyrant's species and also worked to split TSO's and Ancient's species (which was thought to have never been the same due to a believed absence of confirmation in canon sources). Since then, specific canon evidence has arisen (in the form of a sentence in Makuta's Guide to the Universe) stating that Ancient and TSO were part of the same species. So, with that in mind, and in the interests of not going against canon sources are you fine with Ancient, TSO, Conjurer, and Tyrant being in the same species? (As well as reconfirm that both Conjurer and Tyrant individually left the island near the close of the civil war for new conquests; a trait of this species has tails; and that Conjurer lost his tail as punishment from The Shadowed One.)
4. Do you expect to be writing more for Ninjago after the Dark Island Trilogy is released?
ToaFalun wrote:11. Okay, Good to know, i'll just imagine that Tahu has invisible flamethrowers in his arms or something
22. Oh, then next time i see the Kanohi Ignika, i'll ask it to give people memories when it transforms them.
33. 1 makes me ask "Okay, Then do the Toa just have invisible modules or rays of gravity that hold the element that they're holding/grabbing/throwing/placing and then go back into the Toa that shot them?"
4Also: I know that for you, answering all these questions is hard, so if you don't feel like it you can just not reply to this one.
53) We generally did not put the Toa powers under a microscope, because it takes all the fun out of things if we explain everything.