2Ok My question is in relation to this pic, you said to somone recently that you don't know what the pic is of, and long before that (like when it was first relesed) you said it was Nuju, so how did you get Nuju out of the pic, and now you don't know what the pic is of?
3Just wan't to be clear...

4The person asking wasn't asking what Toa was in the pic, they were asking what he was looking at. I don't know what it is he's looking at, but it is Nuju, because Kopaka is not in this movie.
5Greg

6Oh sorry ok,I didint read his hole question... 7But I'm still confused,the thing that Nuju is looking at must not be any big part in the storyline, if it did you would know right?I just wanted to know if we would find out what it is?

8It simply isn't something I recognize from the film. Doesn't mean it isn't in there, just that I didn't notice that scene in watching the film. Even if I did know what it was, I probably couldn't tell you because it is part of movie plot.
9Greg

1sent this to you a while ago, and i dont think it went through, so I'm sending it again:

2I just thought of something. In "The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker" the land of Hyrule is flooded and mountaintops become islands. I was wondering, is that what happened with the matoran? There was no proto in the underground cavern until a leak or something and hills and/or mountains became islands? Just Wondering.








3Say a matoran discovered they were underground in a cavern...would he be considered crazy if he told?





4Where did Lhikan get the toa stones? Coliseum?



5Will it show him getting them in the film?





6Why does Nidhiki hate Lhikan?





7What is the great evil Dume sees coming? Makuta putting the matoran to sleep? Makuta putting Mata-Nui to sleep? Both?




8Are there any other matoran living on different islands?




9Are there...things living on different islands? (Dark Hunter Isle) 10(Toa Island)







11-LotM-

121) No, Metru Nui was always on an island.
132) He might have a hard time convincing others, yeah.
143) No, Great Temple, I believe.
154) One of them, yes.
165) You'll have to watch the movie for that one.
176) Again, you have to watch the movie. I can't give away movie plot.
187) Not that I know of at this point.
198) There are definitely other places that are inhabited.
20Greg

31. will the remove poison disk serve a useful purpose in a future comic or book? it seems like one of those kinda useless things.
41) It certainly might. And when you consider how many venomous creatures wander the Archives, I think it is a pretty useful disk to have
52. any info available on akilini? (the metru-nui sport)
62) There will be in the Metru Nui city guide and companion web site, out in August.
73. what is it with the "k" metru-nui rahi names? (i.e. kinloka, kraawa, kavinika, krahli, karzahni, krahka)
83) We have to, as much as possible, use words that do not mean things in other languages. There are way fewer words that start with k, so we end up using k words a lot.
94. what is the tunneler? (it's probably in one of the books, but i haven't read them)
104) It's a Po-Metru Rahi.
115. any info on the upcoming rahi like the karzahni or... there was one other one, but i can't quite remember it's name (it was something like "koruha" or something like that.
125) Not really, although the Kranua will be featured in the July magazine, it's one of the Vahki combo models. I don't want to give away details on things created specifically for the books, because I want people to read the books.
136. could a regeneration disk repair a broken body part? (i.e. a crushed matoran limb)
146) Probably not, because Matoran are biomechanical and there is muscle tissue in their limbs. It's not a healing disk, it's a repair disk.

17bohrok-kal

GregF

torritorri

1Hi Greg, just thought up a quick question...
2Is there a difference between Great Spirits and Great Beings?
3torritorri 4

5Yes. Remember the legend -- the Great Beings sent Mata Nui down .. therefore, Great Beings must be higher on the power ladder.
6Greg

9

11. Does the next comic take place in the darkness below? 22. Does the Movie take place during the book after The Darkness Below? 33.do you think there will ever be Bionicle book ends?

41) No, July through November take place during the movie.
52) The next novel is the movie novelization.
63) No idea.
7Greg

8Book Ends would be cool they could have Kopaka and Tahu and They'd be arguing with each other or 2 other toa struggling to hold the books up. They would be great for the Bionicle Books

1Yes. Remember the legend -- the Great Beings sent Mata Nui down .. therefore, Great Beings must be higher on the power ladder

• 2Metru Nui's suns don't rise or set, do they? Being holes in the roof, they would stay in one spot, and sorta get brighter and dimmer?
  31) No, there is actual night and day on Metru Nui (I had to ask this one myself earlier this year)
  
• 4Can Nokama hold her breath longer than other Toa? How about compared to Matoran? This came up in this topic: Nokama's Breath Problem by The great Nuva.
  52) Sure, the same way an Olympic swimmer can hold her breath longer than I can. Increased lung capacity is part of becoming a Toa of Water, the same way that resistance to heat is part of becoming a Toa of Fire.
  
• 6Did the three Rahkshi fighting Nokama in The Darkness Below have their staffs?
  73) Don't recall. If they aren't described as having them, then they didn't. Any Rahkshi that escaped the Archives would not have a staff.
  
• 8That's from this topic: Toa Nuva...weak?, in which Makuta Nuva9138 observed that the six Toa Nuva had a hard time defeating the six Rahkshi, while Nokama took on three at once, and won. Makuta Nuva9138's point was that this made the Nuva seem weak. I'm pretty sure it's been answered, mostly, but i was curious as to what you'd say about it.
  94) I would say that you need to remember that the Rahkshi the Toa Nuva fought were on amission for Makuta, for which they were willing to sacrifice their lives if necessary. The Rahkshi Nokama fought were basically wild animals. Smack a shark in a sensitive spot and it will decide you aren't worth hunting ... but if the shark is under orders from Makuta, it will keep attacking regardless. It's the difference between dealing with a nasty dog in your neighborhood and a trained attack dog.
  
• 10You mentioned recently that the passageways to the other areas underground (I think that would be other Domes?) were sealed. Well, does this mean that many environs have to be in the same Dome as Metru Nui? For Rahi and Rahkshi to get there?
  115) No, it means they were sealed after the Rahi and Rahkshi got to Metru Nui.
  
• 12You've told me that the stars (in the surface sky) are real stars; balls of burning gas billions of miles away, and all that. Any idea if these are made of normal matter, or possibly protodermis? (I'm assuming you don't, but I'm curious...))
  136) Above Mata Nui, you mean? No, those are not protodermis stars.
  
• 14Were the Kal already made at the time of the prequel? You've said the Bohrok were already asleep, so it seems the Bahrag must be too, and aren't working in their "lab" or whatever.
  157) Yes, the Kal were made shortly after the Bohrok were made.
  
• 16The pool of protodermis in Makuta's lair.. I think I heard a member say once that the Turaga had expressed fear that Makuta would get his hands on some energized proto. Did he recently get that? When?
  
  178) I don't recall the Turaga ever saying anything like that.
  18Greg
  

19Oh, by the way, you mentioned in a recent answer that nobody guessed Lhikan's element. Well, actually, in the Official Lhikan topic, it had been guessed. That was the dominant theory just before you released it. I guess we didn't tell you.... (This isn't a question, just wanted to let you know that.)
20Well, thanks: )

bonesiii Jun 30, 2004, 3:44 PM

1Wish I could remember my source on that last one. I never saw this officially, it was some member. Does anyone remember hearing that?

1Hey Grag, I haven't asked you stuff in a while so I thought I'd try and come up with some stuff...
21.)I was wondering about this, then i was like "Well DUH..."So just to confirm, Vakama & Co. wore Matoran versions of their Toa Great Masks and they look slightly different. Like in MOL, Matoran Hunas have two hole-things on the mouth/proboscis, but Turaga Vakama's has three. So there are: 3A.) Matoran-version noble masks 4B.) Real noble masks 5C.) Matoran-version great masks 6D.) Real great masks. 7Right?
82.) They say Matoran are suppossed to wear Masks like the Toa's to honor them, soooo, is there a story reason we have Matoran wearing mock-Noble Hunas and such?
93.) If, by some twisted twist of fate, when Vakama was made (however they are made, I'm not asking that,) and he had been given, say, a Matoran Pakari instead of a Huna, would Toa Vakama have a Great Pakari? I guess what I'm asking is, the Toa-transformation-process, does it Great-ify whatever mask the Matoran is wearing, or is it pre-destined? (Sorry, that was confusing...)
104.) Just to clerify, I know the simple reason why no Mata Nui Matoran wear versions of Great Rurus and such is because those masks weren't dreamed up back in 2001. But is there a story reason?
115.) Was Lhikan the only Toa in his group? I mean, are there another 5 Toa (Water, Ice, Air, Stone, Earth) somewhere else?
126.) You dudes come up with Dume's past yet, or has it still been "not relevant"?
137.) Is there a reason that the Great Beings didn't send more Spirits to help Mata Nui when he was put to sleep? (If you can't tell the reason, how about just a yes or no? If not that... no harm in asking.)
148.) Is there a story reason, (other than it just being simpler,) that Lhikan only has a Hau? I'd think a whole variety of Kanohi would be more useful.
159.) Is there an upper limit to how many Kanohi a Toa can have, or does it depend on the Suva?
1610.) Can any more Rahi get into Metru Nui since it was blocked off from the environs? Can they fly/swim in?
1711.) You've said other environs are inhabited, can you tell us if some have civilizations of some sort?
1812.) Will environs play a part in future story at all? (I just think they are cool. I love Matoran and everything, but I think a new group of.... whatever, would rock.)
1913.) Are your cats lazy? Mine hasn't moved for 6 hours. Not kidding. I hope it's breathing...
20Thanks a lot

211) Yes
222) Sure. To honor Turaga that have gone before.
233) Yes, it would have affected whatever mask he was wearing
244) Not to my knowledge. Also, keep in mind that you did not necessarily see EVERY Matoran who lived in Mata Nui.
255) I can't answer that
266) There has been no reason to, because his past has nothing to do with this story.
277) Who knows? Where does it say they are aware he is sleeping?
288) Yes, there is a story reason.
299) I am not aware of any limit.
3010) They would need to break down one of the gates, which I am sure some would be capable of doing.
3111) No, I can't discuss that.
3212) Can't say, I only know the story through '05.
3313) All cats are lazy, except for the ones who are manic.
34Greg

2A phew questions for ya...
31:How do the power levels in Kanoka work? Is it like the power number is how powerful the disk is or could it be like somthing that keeps track of how many times you can use the disk?
41) It relates to how powerful the disk is, has nothing to do with how often it is used.
52:Why are the lightstones on Metru-nui diffrent looking then the ones on Mata-nui? In the MNOLG1 & 2 they were yellow and skiny, and on the disks that came with the Toa Metru, it shows them being blue and kinda oval shaped...Is there any resean that there so diffrent?
62) Yup. Lightstones on Metru Nui are refined, the ones on Mata Nui are raw.
73:In LOMN, there are some air ships shown, how many diffrent tipes of air ships are there shown in the movie?
83) I think only one type.
94:The bohrak growled, the rahkishi/kraata hissed, what sound do the vahki have? And is it shown in the movie?
104) It's sound of a high-pitched mechanical sound.

11)Thanks for your time...
12Greg

1Hello: I have few questions here:
21)Will Morbuzakh star in the b2 movie?
32)Did You already see lhikan prototype?
42a) If yes, now You can tell me is his mask is new styled?
53)At the end of mask of light movie, we can see takanuva standing in some place and sending a beam to mata nui. Where was he?
64) In mask of light: When they wake up mata nui, was he in the body or spirit form?
7Thanks in advance:::

81) No. It only has a one scene cameo.
92) No, I haven't seen anything at all on the Lhikan set.
103) I would have to go back and watch the movie, I don't remember the scene.
114) Mata Nui was not awakened in Mask of Light. I know it was stated in the director's commentary that he was, but they were wrong. Mata Nui is still asleep, which is why the Matoran have to return to Metru Nui to repopulate it as the next step toward waking bim up.

12This should be interesting

1hey all, i have more greg info: step right up, only 50 cents:

21. is there a storyline reason for the metruan masks being silver at the top?
31) Yes. Because Matoran masks have the same shapes as Great Masks and Noble Masks, they need some feature that separates them so everyone knows they have no power.
42. are the "famous" mata-nui matoran on metru-nui? (i.e. hewkii, jaller)
52) Yes, every Matoran on Mata Nui lived on Metru Nui.
63. i know that matoran and vahki can use disks from other metru, but do they generally stick to the ones made in their metru?
73) They don't have to, except in akilini tournaments.
84. is there stuff before metru-nui?
94) Such as?
105. in the "bionicle 2" trailer, we see lhiikan with 2 broad swords/shields, are these the tools that he will have in the set?
115) I have not seen even a prototype of the set, so I can't say.
126. in the vorzahk movie, it shows him forming a disk in his mouth, and then firing. you've said that this is like the toa having multiple masks, but only showing one; and that the vahki can "store" kanoka. 13could vakama do the same thing with his disk launcher? (i.e. have 5 disks "stored", and launch one, and then the next...)
146) So far, I have always depicted him as having to carry disks, because he does run out in stories.
157. about how many matoran do you think are on metru-nui? mata-nui?
167) I would say hundreds on Metru Nui, possibly less on Mata Nui.

18hey there, i just needed some clarification on a question that i asked earlier. and to ask another question that came to my mind:
19i asked you: 20QUOTE 214. is there stuff before metru-nui?

22and you replied: 23QUOTE 244) Such as?

25well, such as: different matoran-inhabited islands, more turaga, more toa, stuff like that.
261) Well, we know that there are other islands that exist in the same time period as Metru Nui, and we know that there were Toa before the Toa Metru, because Lhikan was one. Whether these things existed BEFORE Metru Nui, I have no info with which to form an answer.
27also, i was wondering:
282. what are the bionicle measurements of... 29how long metru-nui is, 30how wide metru-nui is, 31how tall a toa is, 32how tall a matoran is, 33how many bio are in a kio.
342) I don't have exact numbers handy, but I believe Metru Nui is around a quarter of the size of Mata Nui. A Toa is 1.6 bio tall, a Matoran is probably a third of that, a half of it at most, and we have never listed how many bio are in a kio.

35there you go: stay tuned for more Q&A for the great GregF: (coming up next are the incredible bearded man, the world's tallest midget, and the man eating chicken<< little rascals reference.

36bohrok-kal

Toa of Protodermis Jul 2, 2004, 10:37 AM

1really? i must look at this movie once more... but if it was Metru nui it is weird too Cause they are next to metru nui int this scene not above it... Pretty Strange thing...

Toa of Protodermis Jul 2, 2004, 12:01 PM

1oohhh my... oh my: OHHH MY GOSH::: The all matoran... they are dead? It cant be::: Oh my god... i must watch that scene again... it seems to be immpossible:::: A balcony in makutas lair? eee... Weird i should say... so how they supposed to move to metru nui? on Gukko birds? i dont see any more options cause they were on balcony... how to put gukko on balcony? eee too many questions

2here are few questions for you.

31. do jaller and lhikan have any relationship?

42. could you plz explain to me what is the differance between a great spirit and a great being?
53. is ultimate dume the fifth enemy? or is it someone else?
64. can you give me any idea what makuta is doing this whole time? (just a hint would be fine)
75. when does makuta put mata nui to sleep? before orafter the matoran and co. leave metru nui?
8thx greg.

91) Yes, we know there is some link between the two of them, and what it is will be explained in the movie.
102) Well, according to the legend, the Great Being sent Mata Nui down .. so it would seem that Great Beings are more powerful than a Great Spirit.
113) I can't discuss fifth enemy,you will have to watch the movie.
124) Nope.
135) Before.
14Greg

1ToP, correct, Vakama is the narrator of the MOL. And at the end, he's the one saying "my island home" about Metru Nui. You got it.

• 2Just to check, Krahka are made out of protodermis like everything else, right?
  31) Krahka is a Rahi, but yes, everything, organic and inorganic, in BIONICLE is made of protodermis.
  

• 4Toa of Protodermis: Will Morbuzakh star in the b2 movie?
  5GregF: No. It only has a one scene cameo.

  
  6Oh, so the movie's not going to completely ignore the existence of the Morbuzahk? That changes things; I had thought it was going to just completely leave that story out. I mean, I know it'll leave out the story, but you're saying this cameo will basically acknowledge that the Morby was around?
  
• 7Would this cameo happen to be one of the times when a vine interfered with the finding of a Great disk, as was shown in, I think it was Vakama's, in the comics? (I'm assuming you can't answer it....)
  82) Yes, but it is only one scene, during the Great Disk section at the beginning.
  
• 9Back to the MOL again, I just made the connection that Vorahk is called the Rahkshi of hunger, and he sucks out energy. This seems like a vote in favor of the Matoran/Toa/Turaga absorb energy to eat theory. (Just a comment, this'n.)
  
• 10You were recently talking to bjj6 about how the transformation from the Matoran masks of Vakama, etc. went to Great. Well, what I was thinking is, what if those Matoran had been wearing Noble shaped Matoran Huna, etc. Would the masks have turned into Great Huna, etc. with the shape of a Noble? I don't see how they change shape.
  11So, this would be why it's important for the Matoran versions of them to have Great-style Matoran Huna, etc.? Because otherwise, there would be masks with the wrong shape. And that would cause lotsa confusion. (especially if a Turaga picked them up, thinking he had found a Noble, when he needed it, and well.... )
  
  123) Actually, they would have changed shape to a Great Huna, as is graphically demonstrated in the movie.
  

• 13Bohrok-Kal: is there a storyline reason for the metruan masks being silver at the top?
  14GregF:Yes. Because Matoran masks have the same shapes as Great Masks and Noble Masks, they need some feature that separates them so everyone knows they have no power.

  
  15Interesting. So, on Mata Nui, how did they know? This is another thing I wondered in the MOL, that I forgot to say. When the Avhokii was revealed, Takua (or Jaller, don't remember which), said "A Great Kanohi Mask:" How did he know it was a Great one?
  164) Simple. No masks were being made on Mata Nui. The only masks they had were the Great Masks that had been hidden, the Noble Masks that Makuta had spirited away, and the Matoran masks. So it was reasonable to assume any mask you found was not a Matoran mask.
  
• 17On the question I asked recently about the Turaga expressing concern that Makuta would find energized proto, so, you don't remember that in any official source? I wish I could remember my source; it was in some topic a while ago. Probably just a rumor.
  185) No, I don't recall the Turaga ever saying that.
  
• 19Well, how long did he have that energized proto? It seems it couldn't have been long, or all those thousands of Kraata he made over the years could have been used to make Rahkshi.
  206) They were -- look at all the Rahkshi running around Metru Nui. Just because the Matoran weren't getting hit by waves of them doesn't mean they weren't around -- remember, Makuta was reluctant to unleash the Rahkshi on the Matoran.
  
• 21A while ago I asked you if Makuta could infect people directly, without using Kraata, you said you'd have to check. Did you find out about that?
  227) No, I haven't. But I tend to doubt he does that .. if he is close enough to you to infect your mask, he is close enough to destroy you, so why bother infecting you?
  
• 23I beleive you have said that Vahki teleport Kanoka into their mouths from a stockpile in their hives. Well, I was wondering, when those disks either get lost (somewhere too difficult to retreive) or run out of power, how does that supply get refilled? Do Matoran come along every once in a while and put new Kanoka in? Or do Vahki personally go to the Kanoka stores and "buy" them themselves? *imagines a Vahki tearing chaotically through K-Mart *
  248) Matoran would take care of any disk needs the Vahki had.
  
• 25Just to confirm, Makuta and Mata Nui would be considered "Great Sprits" now? I mean, they both would? Or would Makuta be even lower? Because you've said Mata Nui is more powerful; but it could be a cae of a more powerful Great Spirit, from what I know.
  269) Makuta has referred to himself as the "spirit of destruction," but I am not aware of anyplace official where it says he is a Great Spirit. Mata Nui has always been referred to as a Great Spirit. I personally do not regard Makuta as being at the same power level as Mata Nui.
  27Greg

28Methinks that's enough for now... Thanks in advance:

GregF Jul 2, 2004, 10:09 AM

1Does a Hau block only physical attacks, or can it block energy attacks as well?
2Does it block all energy attacks or only some energy attacks?
3Such as laser, heat ray, plasma blast, magnetic blast, energy net (whatever Nidhiki blasted Lhikan with), Vahki staff blasts, psionic energy, magic energy, etc.
4Obviously you can't list every type of energy that it can and can't block, but a list of things that have been used (or even a partial one) might give us something to work with.
5For example: Could Lhikan have used the Hau to block Nidhiki's energy blast, if he had time to activate it?
6Second question: If a Hau Nuva is used to sheild others, does each person shielded have an individual shield, or is it one big shield for the group?
7I guess I could ask similar questions for each Nuva Kanohi, but maybe you could give a general description of how the power sharing works, like Telekinesis (is it controllable by each individual) Illusion, Mind Control, etc.
8Third Question: If three Nuva masks are sharing their powers with a group, does each person benefit from each mask power; is it one person, one power; or is it multiple masks, one effect for the group.
9n:

10Last question first -- everybody benefits from all the powers. That is why all six Toa Nuva could use the flight/speed powers to get out of the Bahrag chamber.
11The Hau blocks physical, elemental and energy attacks, provided the wearer knows they are coming. It does not protect against surprise attacks, according to the original definition. I do not believe it would protect against psionic attacks, brain blasts, that sort of thing, nor did it protect Tahu from the increased gravity caused by the Bohrok-Kal. It would protect against Vahki attacks because although they have mental effects, they are not truly psionic, mind-to-mind attacks, they are energy attacks.
12Greg

Denarr Jul 3, 2004, 4:10 AM

1Second question: If a Hau Nuva is used to sheild others, does each person shielded have an individual shield, or is it one big shield for the group?

3Bohrokwill

Denarr Jul 2, 2004, 11:10 PM

1I guess I could ask similar questions for each Nuva Kanohi, but maybe you could give a general description of how the power sharing works, like Telekinesis (is it controllable by each individual) Illusion, Mind Control, etc.

4bohrok-kal

Bohrok-Kal Jul 3, 2004, 8:51 AM

Denarr Jul 2, 2004, 11:10 PM

1I guess I could ask similar questions for each Nuva Kanohi, but maybe you could give a general description of how the power sharing works, like Telekinesis (is it controllable by each individual) Illusion, Mind Control, etc.

2the masks of telekinesis, mind control, invisibility, illusion, translation, and night vision could never share powers. because it has been confirmed by gregf that in great mask form, they were like the toa olda masks, no sharing. and when they turned into noble masks, they couldn't be shared either.
3bottom line, the turaga masks can't share powers.
4bohrok-kal

1I believe the Great Ruru (Whenua's mask) can create light for others to see. In a way, thats could be considered 'sharing' that masks power

Toa of Protodermis Jul 3, 2004, 1:38 PM

1I believe the Great Ruru (Whenua's mask) can create light for others to see. In a way, thats could be considered 'sharing' that masks power

2Ruru does not make light, it is not a mask of light. it is mask of X-ray vision. read the review of the toa metru on bionicle.com and you'll see.

hooded hoodsman Jul 3, 2004, 2:06 PM

1Does Krekka sound like Mugsy the gangster from Bugs bunny cartoons?
24) Geez, I hope he doesn't sound that bad.

1Since you gave us a small list of hints about Maze of Shadows, can you give us any hints about VoF?
2Thanks: 3-KE
4Not really, the only thing I am teasing in that book is you will find out the fate of Ahkmou.
5Greg

14. Do you know if the krekka and Nidhiki sets can go into their flight modes that are in the movie?

ToaNuju8606 Jul 4, 2004, 2:23 PM

1QUOTE 2Hi, Greg, I was hoping you could answer these questions for me.

31. For Dume to climb in Nivawk, in the movie, does Nivawk's chest actually open? Or is there a matoran-made pouch or harness put on Nivawk?
42. Was Lhikan's tool made for him to be able to go on water or did he just find out that it could float or something? Because it would seem odd that a toa of fire would have a tool or tools that would allow him to go on water?
53. Would he actually go on water, or would he have some mode of flying like Vakama has his jetpack?
64. Do you know if the krekka and Nidhiki sets can go into their flight modes that are in the movie?

7Thanks Greg:
81) He doesn't ride Nivawk in the movie.
92) It isn't for water.
103) Lhikan's tool functions sort of like the Silver Surfer's board
114) Not off the top of my head. I haven't built them
12Greg

14Bohrokwill