1Hello Greg, I hope these will be easy
21.-Will the Inika be in BL6?
32.-Will the Inika meet Dekar or Defilak next year?
43.-Will The Inika meet the Mahri?
54.-Will we know about the Nuva´s new mission in 2007?
6thanks in advance

71) No 82-3) You''ll find out when we tell the story 94) I think so, yes

10No Inika in BL6?, that´s sad

2Hi Greg. I have some questions for you
31. Is toa Iruini's mask in the shape of the mask of stealth
42. Are the toa Hagah's masks in the shapes of the masks of the toa of the first toa team
53. Will we learn more about Dume's toa team
64. Does the member of the first toa team we will meet have a regular element or a legendary element
75. What caused the 6 month time slip
86. Is the Brotherhood of Makuta doing anything other then fighting the Dark Hunters
97. Will the Dark Hunters be in any more books soon
108. Is anybody we know of besides the Barakii in the pit
119. How did Makuta make Mata Nui fall asleep
1210. Why doesn't Artahka do something about Mata Nui's situation
1311. since time is the 4th deminsion, can a person wearing the mask of deminsional gates travel through time
1412. Can the mask of deminsional gates send something big (like an island) into another deminsion
15Well that's all I have for now. Thanks in advance.

171) No. It would make no sense for Iruini to be wearing a mask in tribute to a Toa who betrayed his friends. 182) No. 193) I don't have plans for that, no, because we aren't planning more flashback stories. 204) Regular 215) Mata Nui did in cooperation with the Order 226) Yes 237) Probably '08 248) Brutaka is 259) Hasn't been revealed 2610) Like what? It is the Inika's destiny to save his life, and the Nuva's destiny to wake him up, so Artakha cannot do either. 2711) No. There is no time travel in BIONICLE. Time travel is the quickest way to wreck a continuing storyline. 2812) Not the mask itself, but if one had a larger version with more power, it's possible.

1Hi Greg, I was wondering if you could answer these.
21. Since the Barraki are available on Toys R Us.com and we're only about 30 days away from January, could you please possibly list each Barraki's powers? I would appreciate it very very much.
32. Is Umbra from Artahka?
43. Is "Umbra" his original name, or just a nickname?
54. Do others of his species have wheels on their feet?
6Thanks for answering, even if you are unable to answer the first one.
7-the Traitor

81) I will, yes, when I am back from the holiday 92) No 103) Umbra is what the Great Beings named him 114) There are no others of his species

2Hi Greg I know this hasn't been touched on yet but since Umbra is over 100,000 years old is it possible that he might have been created along with Artakha and Karzhani (the beings) ?

4He was created by the Great Beings, yes.
5BTW, you get to be the first person to know his zamor power -- it creates hard light projections

11.)You said the Great Beings were somewhere else when they created Artakha...Where 'else'? Where 'else' is there?
22.)Are all of the Great Beings of the same power level? I mean, are some stronger than others?
33.) So Great Beings are physical beings? I always imagined them as spirits.
44.)How many Toa teams actually got the mask of life?
56.)You said the mask has to be somewhere before it can be used...Is that placed the 2007 location? The 'lost land'? 66b.) If not...Why did the mask go there? Clearly there are some...problems there, but I don't see the mask leading the Inika there to save those matoran.
77.) How dire is the Lost Land's matron's predicument? I mean, are they dying, starving? Being attack by vicious crabs? *Glances at Pridak*
88.) Are the Lost Land's matoran living IN the water, or in the air?
911.)Will Krakha and that..Tahnorak, or however you spell it, play a role in 2007? If so, how big?
1012.) How is Krakha's sanity right now? She was stuck a thousand years in complete darkness with the only being to talk to her only willing to say one sentance. 1112b.) Speaking of which...How did they avoid starving? I don't see any food growing there, much less enough for a five-story lizard. 1212c) On that, why did she stay with Tahnorak at all?
1313.) On a note to that, is krahka still 'good'? I mean, she seemed good in 2005, but what she was doing was partially for personal gain....
1414.) Will the piraka play a role in 2007? If so, above or below the waves?

Lohvérz Nov 23, 2006, 11:18 AM

1Me:

2Hi Greg I know this hasn't been touched on yet but since Umbra is over 100,000 years old is it possible that he might have been created along with Artakha and Karzhani (the beings) ?

3Him:

4He was created by the Great Beings, yes.
5BTW, you get to be the first person to know his zamor power -- it creates hard light projections

6So we now know what Umbra's (I believe Greg had meant to say Rhotuka) Rhotuka power is: 7I think he misunderstood my question though?

InnerRayg Nov 23, 2006, 3:35 PM

Lohvérz Nov 23, 2006, 11:18 AM

1Me:

2Hi Greg I know this hasn't been touched on yet but since Umbra is over 100,000 years old is it possible that he might have been created along with Artakha and Karzhani (the beings) ?

3Him:

4He was created by the Great Beings, yes.
5BTW, you get to be the first person to know his zamor power -- it creates hard light projections

6So we now know what Umbra's (I believe Greg had meant to say Rhotuka) Rhotuka power is: 7I think he misunderstood my question though?

8Hmm, and here I thought he would stay adamant against giving him more powers (Rhotuka or Zamor, whichever he meant.) I just hope the mask stays the same-it's a powerless Ruru, let's just keep it that way.

11.If there were enough demand, would you write bios for the 2-way Piraka Combiners, Exo-Raptor, or Bahrag Spider?
22.Is the Boxor Alternate Model in the storyline, like an advanced Boxor?
33.Will there be combiners for Matoran, Hydruka, Barraki, or anything next year?
4Unrelated:
54.Could you give me a tidbit from the story bible about the Nui Caves?
65.If the 2-way Piraka combos were in the story, would they be Rahi?
76.What are the Piraka classified as, Primates, Reptiles, etc?

InnerRayg Nov 24, 2006, 3:04 PM

1Or maybe the story just doesn't focus on the Inika in the first book? They did the same thing with the first two books this year.

1Hiyah. I know that not all elements of of the MNOLG are canon, but what about the underground sundial? Will we ever learn what happened every day at four o'clock? I'm very interested about the subject, myself. Was it something really significant, or was it something like it would open each day to let rahi in to be infected by Makuta?

2The sundial is canon. However, I recently contacted the web producer for info on it, and have not heard back yet. I wasn't involved in writing MNOG and have no idea what the writers of the game intended the sundial to be or what role it was supposed to fulfill.

1-- "What in the story not the marketing dictates the red guy has to be leader?" You talk about them as if they are two different things. They're not. Story exists to sell sets. Also, I would point out that the green Piraka was the leader and the white Barraki is the leader , so your theory already does not hold water.

14) Could you pretty please reveal the Barraki's powers?

24) Not until later in the week.

19) Basically, it's easy to get to Mata Nui the trick is finding where he is right? 29) I would say it is easy and it is not really a trick. The trick is knowing you've found him.

1:::GYAH::: So obviously Mata Nui does not resemble what anyone would expect him to look like. I picture a massive white and gold being sleeping on a stone table... so thats not what he looks like now. If you look at the great spirit Mata Nui and do not recognize him, he is obviously does not look out of the ordinary.

81) Hard. Unsympathetic. Ruthless. 92) Yes 103) With some reservations ... they respect him, but they also bristle a little at his attitude, because they are all rulers and conquerors and don't want to be treated like followers. 114) Beyond his shark like abilties, we didn't give Pridak any special powers. He doesn't really need them, and BZP has complained all year about the Piraka having too many powers, so we cut way back on that.

Vlad Nov 9, 2006, 8:50 AM

4Why in "bionicleheroes" participate bohrok, rahkshi, vahki, visorak, roodaka and sidorak if they already for a long time are dead?

1You say that the trick to finding Mata Nui is knowing that you've found him. Does that mean:
2a: Mata Nui is "asleep", like say a sleeper agent. He's walking around, but unaware of who he really is?
3b: Something other than what would appear to be a sentient life?
42: Not sure if you can answer this, but may you please list the Barraki's powers?
53: What is in the water that changes things?
64: Are there other Matoran types other than Fire, Ice, Water, Stone, Earth, Air, and Light?
75: Is there something special about the six standard Matoran types which he have known for the past years?
86: Are certain Matoran types from certain regions. IE: A Matoran of Sonics would be from a totally different island than a Toa of Fire?
97: Are Matoran of Light from Artakha?
108: Will the BoM play a larger role in 2007?
119: What exactly makes the Barraki work together as a team?
129a: What exactly would have caused them to work together?
1310: I take it that Vezon would be rather vindictive against the Ignika and the Toa right about now. Will we see more of him next year?
14Thanks for your time:

15Closer to B than A.
162) Doing this later in the week 173) A mutagenic agent 184) Yes 195) Only that they live on Metru Nui 206) Not really, no 217) No 228) No 239) The Barraki have an alliance that dates back 80,000 years 2410) That was the original plan, but with the change to the book schedule, I may not have room

GregF Nov 27, 2006, 12:13 PM

21) Is the mutagenic agent in the waters surrounding Voya Nui/Mahri Nui related to something that we know of already (Visorak venom, Roodaka's Rhotuka, whatever it was that transformed six Bohrok into Bohrok-Kal and a kraata into a Kraata-Kal)? 31) Not that I am aware of 42) Is that agent what caused Defilak and Dekar to look like what they do now? 52) Yes 63) Does that agent affect everybody (i.e. Brutaka, etc.)? 73) Almost everybody -- we know of at least one case of immunity 84) How long does it take for noticeable effects to occur (i.e. with Visorak venom and Roodaka's Rhotuka, the effect was instantaneous)? 94) Depends on how much you are exposed to 105) Did Pridak's becoming the leader of the Barraki have something to do with the Barraki's alliance (i.e. as a term of the alliance agreement, etc.)? 115) No, it was more by right of being the most dominant personality 126) So, basically the Pit is supposed to be a death sentence (since one is condemned to be exiled in there for an eternity with the rest of the scum of the universe)? 136) Pretty much. I liken it to a medieval device, a hole in the floor of a dungeon called an "oubliette" (sp?) which translated into "little place of forgetting." You tossed people you didn't like down the hole and then just forgot they were there.

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11) Could there ever be the possibility of a non-humanoid Toa? I know you mentioned something about it way back when everyone was trying to figure out how Nidhiki got his odd form, but it was never elaborated on. So if a Matoran's visualization of a Toa was a non-humanoid being, could that Matoran become a non-humanoid Toa? 21) I think it would have to be a case of a humanoid Toa turned into a non-humanoid and yet remaining as a Toa. I can't see a Matoran turning into a non-humanoid.
32) What would happen if a Matoran became a Toa while not wearing a mask? Would he simply become a maskless Toa? Or would something else happen? 42) Most likely, he would be a maskless Toa initially
53) The six suva on Mata-Nui, were they just replicas of the Toa Suva from Metru-Nui? 63a) Also, did the Toa Metru make them? 73) It is possible the design was based off the Toa Suva, but they were built by the Matoran.
84) In the OGDT someone recently posted an answer from you where they used the term "Xian" to describe the inhabitants of Xia, and you said that "Xian" was not the correct term to use. What exactly did you mean by that? (did you just mean that "Xian" is not the species name?) 94) Exactly. Xia is the island name, Xian is not the name of the inhabitants
106) You may not be able to answer this one: You've said that the Barraki's powers have been toned down quite a bit this year, does that mean that they all just have one or two power(s) each? (if they have any power at all) Or does it mean that the strength (or the effects) of their powers is not as dangerous? 116) It means fewer powers in number, by a lot.
128) Do you know if any new (or how many) Matoran word definitions will be released this year? 138) Impossible for me to say at this point, because there will be a lot of story told on BIONICLE.com etc. that hasn't been written yet

2Hi, Mr. Farshtey. I want to ask about a geographical fact:
3-Karzahni is in an underground dome. Jaller and his companions took their canisters there and Voya Nui is on surface's planet. How these Matorans had travelled from Karzahni to Voya Nui?

4Thank you for your time.

5Toa travel canisters can move through solid rock as well as travel underwater, so taking them to Voya Nui was not that hard.

GregF Nov 28, 2006, 9:03 AM

21) Where did the Takadox quote come from? 31) Book 7 42) Does the fact that the inhabitants of Xia deny the Kanohi Dragon's existence on their island appear in the Atlas/Encyclopedia? 52) Don't recall 63) Out of curiosity--are Roodaka and her species (and a Kanohi Dragon of course) the only ones on their island? 73) There are a very, very small amount of Rahi species on Xia -- most Rahi cannot survive there. And yes, her species is the only intelligent species on the island. There are no Matoran there.

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Espoliplio Nov 28, 2006, 11:49 AM

1I think maybe this is interesting:

2Hi, Mr. Farshtey. I want to ask about a geographical fact:
3-Karzahni is in an underground dome. Jaller and his companions took their canisters there and Voya Nui is on surface's planet. How these Matorans had travelled from Karzahni to Voya Nui?

4Thank you for your time.

5Toa travel canisters can move through solid rock as well as travel underwater, so taking them to Voya Nui was not that hard.

2~

3Mr. Farshtey:
4Just a few questions I have:
51. How do you pronounce the Voya-Nui Ta-Matoran Dezalk's name? 61) DAY-zallk.
72. Will Axonn be "disavowed" by the Order of Mata Nui for revealing himself to the Matoran of Voya-Nui? 82) No. He did what he had to do, he really had no other choice.
93. Will we see a new Vezon "headpiece" (in plastic) without the fused Ignika? 103) No, because there are no plans to re-release Vezon as a set.
114. Is it true that we will "see" the Piraka again in some form in 2008, and if so will it be in plastic? 124) No product plans are finalized for 2008 yet, but I know of no plans to re-release the Piraka as sets. 13I do expect them to pop back up in story, however.
14Thank you in advance for your time and answers...........~

GregF Nov 5, 2006, 7:31 PM

23) Do you think Axonn is the only one who is...uncomfortable around Botar?

33) No, I think Botar makes everyone uncomfortable.

GregF Nov 28, 2006, 1:42 PM

41) Where does the Kalmah quote come from? 51) Book 7
62) Okay, this is a really big question:
7I have gathered a lot of info on the Barraki, the Fourth Faction, and Makuta:

• 8The Barraki's main goal is to become what they once were: conquerors and rulers.
• 9The Barraki hates the Brotherhood, and wants all of its members dead.
• 10The BoM thinks that the Barraki are a threat to it.
• 11The Barraki know of the Makuta of Metru Nui.
• 12Makuta (the one we all know and love) has met the Barraki, and he dislikes them a lot. (You've hinted that this is partly because Makuta sees himself in them.)
• 13The Barraki know of the Fourth Faction, and vice versa.
• 14Both the Barraki and some of the BoM's most bitter enemies make a debut in 2007.
• 15The BoM has not fought the aforementioned bitter enemies for around 80,000 years--roughly the same amount of time the Barraki have been in the Pit.
• 16The Fourth Faction is alive today, and "they want to be more than they are."
• 17The Fourth Faction's alliance with the island of Xia had to do with weaponry. Barraki are "warlords," and they think in military terms.
• 18The Fourth Faction has made other alliances, apart from Xia. The Barraki are bound by an alliance.

19All this to say (the longhand way of course)...
20a. Are the Barraki the Fourth Faction? 21b. If not a., are the Barraki part of the Fourth Faction? 22c. Are the Barraki the BoM's bitter enemies? 232a) They were, yes 242c) Yes
253) Does the "first thing made by the Great Beings" fact appear in the Atlas/Encyclopedia? 263) Encyclopedia

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