1I just got the Lego magazine today, so here are the Vahki generals
2Kranua: An extremely specialized Vahki model, the Kranua is called into action often less than the Kraahu. Powerful and bulky, the Kranua is capable of transforming its body into animated grains of protodermis. It can then flow through narrow cracks or vanish into the pavement, before reforming someplace else. This makes the Kranua highly effective at pursuing law-breakers into tiny spaces or confusing rampaging Rahi with its sudden disappearances and reapperances.
3Kraahu: 4Unlike the Vahki, who have a central mechanism governing their intelligence, the Kraahu's knowledge centers are scattered through out its body. The advantage of this? The Kraahu can actually split apart and send its individual pieces to act independently. This allows it to challenge multiple foes by sending all six legs off in six different directions, while its other components monitor the area and defend against attacks. As a single unit, the Kraahu is capable of sending out clouds of stun gas. Kraahu parts give off a powerful electrical charge when touched.
5That from page 1 of the Lego magazine. I think the generals have some of the coolest powers yet especially Kranua.
6This came from the Official Vahki topic, posted by -JD. Do the they have any other mental abilities like the normal Vahki? And do their staffs carry any particular powers as well?
7What they have is what is listed there. And Kranua is in Book 6 this year.
8Greg
9So no mental powers. Ah well, the powers they have are pretty cool antway. And Kranua is in Book #6? What would a Super-Vahki be doing at the end of the year? I thought the Toa Metru were fighting the Fifth Enemy in that book? Where did a Kranua come from? Im really confuzzled now
1Here is the response that I got:
2Hello, how are you? I have a few questions if you wouldn't mind answering them:
31. Can you tell us the names of the rest of the 2004 sets?
42. If no to above, when will we learn the names?
53. Do you know when they will be released?
6Thank you:
71) There are, I think, two more models coming out this year that you aren't aware of yet. An announcement of what they are will be made next week at Comic-Con. After that, I should be able to share the news here, although BZP will probably have released it before I get back.
82) They would be released in October, to coincide with the movie. And then, most likely, we would release some of the 2005 figures early in December, but can't discuss those yet.
9Greg
10*We will know all the 2004 sets by the end of the week-I can't wait:
2Hello, how are you? I have a few questions if you wouldn't mind answering them:
31. Can you tell us the names of the rest of the 2004 sets?
42. If no to above, when will we learn the names?
53. Do you know when they will be released?
6Thank you:
71) There are, I think, two more models coming out this year that you aren't aware of yet. An announcement of what they are will be made next week at Comic-Con. After that, I should be able to share the news here, although BZP will probably have released it before I get back.
82) They would be released in October, to coincide with the movie. And then, most likely, we would release some of the 2005 figures early in December, but can't discuss those yet.
9Greg
10*We will know all the 2004 sets by the end of the week-I can't wait:
1Here is the response that I got:
2Hello, how are you? I have a few questions if you wouldn't mind answering them:
31. Can you tell us the names of the rest of the 2004 sets?
42. If no to above, when will we learn the names?
53. Do you know when they will be released?
6Thank you:
71) There are, I think, two more models coming out this year that you aren't aware of yet. An announcement of what they are will be made next week at Comic-Con. After that, I should be able to share the news here, although BZP will probably have released it before I get back.
82) They would be released in October, to coincide with the movie. And then, most likely, we would release some of the 2005 figures early in December, but can't discuss those yet.
9Greg
10*We will know all the 2004 sets by the end of the week-I can't wait:
11
Can't wait to find out what they'll be: Only a week... one of them is definately Lhikan. I expected one new set, but two? What could the second be? You've got some nice answers there Alex... 12Bohrokwill
1So no mental powers. Ah well, the powers they have are pretty cool antway. And Kranua is in Book #6? What would a Super-Vahki be doing at the end of the year? I thought the Toa Metru were fighting the Fifth Enemy in that book? Where did a Kranua come from? Im really confuzzled now
2I can answer one of your questions. The Toa metru don't fight the 5th enemy in book six. they fight it in the movie which would be book 4. As for the other ones, only Greg would know.
1One shall be Lhikan, I'm almost certain of it. I bet the othe one will be either the fifth enemy or whatever comes with Lhikan. It could be both though, because we're already kind of certain that Lhikan will be a set
1True, but what if it isnt? It may just be, for instance, a Matoran with a vehicle or a Rahi. Or it could be a character with pivitol importance to the story. The good thing is, we only have to wait till the end of the week, not October
1QUOTE 2Hi Greg, I just have one quick question:
3You have said this in Alex W.'s (I think that was who it was) questions: 4"1) There are, I think, two more models coming out this year that you aren't aware of yet."
5This wouldn't include Lhikan, correct? Because we were already aware that he was a set.
6It does include Lhikan, because there was never an official announcement from LEGO that there would be a Lhikan set. I have said on here that there probably would be, but no official release was ever put out by us on it.
7Greg
8Well, I was wrong, I thought it included lhikan, oh, well.
3You have said this in Alex W.'s (I think that was who it was) questions: 4"1) There are, I think, two more models coming out this year that you aren't aware of yet."
5This wouldn't include Lhikan, correct? Because we were already aware that he was a set.
6It does include Lhikan, because there was never an official announcement from LEGO that there would be a Lhikan set. I have said on here that there probably would be, but no official release was ever put out by us on it.
7Greg
8Well, I was wrong, I thought it included lhikan, oh, well.
1More Questions: 21)When is Bionicle Adventures 4 coming out?
32)Were there Toa before Lihkan?
4~Sheko
51) September, the month before the movie comes out.
62) Before? Don't know. At the same time as? Yes.
7Greg
81) Thanks
92)You meen besides Vakama, Nokama, etc.? If so do you know the names?
10~Sheko
112) No, I don't. There is a reference in the movie to there once having been more than just Lhikan in Metru Nui, but it is only a brief reference and it is not elaborated on. That is all I know about it.
12Greg
13I find this interesting that there were more than Lihkan. Any Theorys about it?
14~Sheko
11. Does Makuta know where Mata-Nui is?
22. Does the fifth enemy know where Mata-Nui is?
33. Has Mata-Nui ever been to Metru-Nui?
44. Do you ever watch Spongebob?
55. Do you like football?
66. Was Makuta really jealous of Mata-Nui, or is that one of the famous lies of the turaga?
77. You said last year that we would learn what happens when a matorans mask is removed (we later learned from you that the matoran goes into a coma). But...is that future '04 storyline? Maybe what happened to the all the missing Matoran?
88. In the Vahki commercial, it says "They claim to enforce the law, but instead Matoran are disappearing." Does that mean that the Vahki are failing at their job, or is that a hint of future storyline?
99. Who built the Great Temple? Colloseum?
1010. Will we learn how Mata-Nui got put to sleep by Makuta this year?
1111. Will we learn where Mata-Nui is this year?
1212. In that poster that shows the Toa Metru, theres a face in the background with two long things. Is that the Bordakh, or Nidhiki?
1313. Is it the Bohrok-Kal that Nidihiki's connected to in some way?
1414. Did Lhikan know about the D.H.'s before they captured him?
1515. Had he ever fought them before?
1616. Is Lhikan in the Colloseum Storage Room?
1717. Do you have any pets? I have two German Shepards - Major and Sandy.
1818. In LoMN does it show the six toa metru doing their jobs (Nokama teaching, Onewa carving, Whenua...Archiving)?
19Thanx:
20-LotM-
211) Probably
222) I can't discuss fifth enemy at all.
233) Can't answer it
244) No
255) I am more of a baseball fan than a footbal fan
266) You will have to follow the story and find out.
277) Watch the movie.
288) Watch the movie
299) Matoran.
3010) Not really
3111) No
3212) Neither
3313) No. Nidhiki is biomechanical. The Bohrok and Bohrok-Kal are machines.
3414) Yes
3515) Don't know
3616) Um, no.
3717) I have two cats
3818) Yes
39Greg
40Interesting. Very interesting.
1interesting. if that thing in the backgroun is not nihdihki or a bordahk, who could it be? the fith enemy prehps? it wouldnt have been put there if it werent important
1It is Bordakh, I think Greg misread the question or something. But he did confirm a few months back that it was a Vahki, and judging from the staffs and eye colour, it was Bordakh.
2QB
3That's what I thought too. See, if you look in the BZP gellery by 50, theres two Toa Metru pics. One has "Bordakh" behind it, the other has what looks like a movie-style Ultimate Dume. So I think GregF was referring to the figure that looked like Ultimate Dume.
4-LotM-
1True, but what if it isnt? It may just be, for instance, a Matoran with a vehicle or a Rahi. Or it could be a character with pivitol importance to the story. The good thing is, we only have to wait till the end of the week, not October
2A Matoran vehicle or Rahi? Impossible. What kind of a Matoran Vehicle looks like that? And what Rahi would be called "Ultimate Dume"? Also, it plays a big part in the story as seen here:
3This incredibly powerful being appears in Metru Nui's darkest hour. But is he the city's salvation or its doom?
4So now what do you think?
1Here is the response that I got:
2Hello, how are you? I have a few questions if you wouldn't mind answering them:
31. Can you tell us the names of the rest of the 2004 sets?
42. If no to above, when will we learn the names?
53. Do you know when they will be released?
6Thank you:
71) There are, I think, two more models coming out this year that you aren't aware of yet. An announcement of what they are will be made next week at Comic-Con. After that, I should be able to share the news here, although BZP will probably have released it before I get back.
82) They would be released in October, to coincide with the movie. And then, most likely, we would release some of the 2005 figures early in December, but can't discuss those yet.
9Greg
10*We will know all the 2004 sets by the end of the week-I can't wait:
11I've gotten very lucky with finding info. I got this, and last year I was the one who received and submitted all of the 2004 set names which I got in August. Also, I've seen people using my info, and I just ask that they give me credit when using it.
11. Can you tell us anything on the Toa Metru lid ball purpose.
22. You said that the Metru-Nui citybook was to come out this month but when I went to borders the other day it said that it was being released in August. Which is right July or August?
33. Will we ever see the Vahki Combiners?
44. What is this Tahtorak we have heard of?
55. From the pictures of rahi in the guidebook coming next year will there be pictures of the Rahi? Are they B&W or in color?
66. Will we be able to build the Rahi from the pictures?
7Thanks Greg: 8-KE
91) No, it's movie plot. 102) It is an August release, but that usually means it hits stores in the last week or two of July. Barnes and Noble, I know, usually gets the books early on their website. 113) Yes, they are in the July magazine. People have already been asking me about them. 124) You will have to wait and see. 135) Color pics, yes. 146) I don't know, depends on if you have the pieces or not and how good you are at building from pics.
15Greg
1hiya folks: here are a couple of clearing ups about the vahki combiners:
19i guess i should've known #2
20now i can't wait to get my nuurahk and rorahk:
21bohrok-kal
2QUOTE 3i read this qoute in the offcial vahki topic, explaining the vahki combiners:
4QUOTE 5Kranua: 6An extremely specialized vahki model, the Kranua is called into action often less than the Kraahu. Powerful and bulky, the kranua is capable of transforming its body into animated grains of protodermis. It can then flow through narrow cracks or vanish into the pavement, before reforming someplace else. This makes the Kranua highly effective at pursuing law-breakers into tiny spaces or confusing rampaging Rahi with it's sudden disappearances and reapperances.
7Kraahu: 8Unlike the vahki, who have a central mechanism governing their intelligence, the Kraahu's knowledge centers are scattered through out its body. The advantage of this? The Kraahu can actually split apart and send its individual pieces to act independently. This allows it to challenge multiple foes by sending all six legs off in six different directions, while its other components monitor the area and defend against attacks.As a single unit, the Kraahu is capable of sending out clouds of stun gas. Kraahu parts give off a powerful electrical charge when touched.
9i was basically just wondering a couple of things:
101. the kraahu has electrical shocks and stun gas... but what method does the kranua have to actually detain lawbreakers?
112. will the kraahu set be able to split apart? or don't you know?
12big thanks for these answers in advance greg:
13p.s. tell whoever does the powers, great work on the vahki combos.
14bohrok-kal
151) Simple. Ever been buried up to your neck in your sand?
162) Um, sure, take pieces off it.
173) Thank you, I made up the combo powers.
18Greg
19i guess i should've known #2
20now i can't wait to get my nuurahk and rorahk:
21bohrok-kal
1I have asked him this and this were his answers about it. 2QUOTE 3Best GregF,
4I have some questions about Bionicle and I hope you can answer them.
51. Who is Karzahni? 62. Is there more then one Muaka or Kane-Ra? 73.Do you know when the new comic will be updated on Bionicle.com 84.Does the mask of Takutanuva has a name? 95.Who is your favorite character from Bionicle? 106.Is it possible that some Metru Matoran made the Bahrag lair and the Exo Toa? 117.Could you maybe answer if Turaga Dume is good or evil?
12I hope you can answer my questions and thanks for your time
13greetings dinoman82
141) Read Book 6 and find out. 152) Yes 163) No, I don't work on the web site. 174) Not that I am aware of. 185) Kopaka 196) No, Metru Nui Matoran probably did neither. 207) No. You will have to watch the movie.
21Greg
4I have some questions about Bionicle and I hope you can answer them.
51. Who is Karzahni? 62. Is there more then one Muaka or Kane-Ra? 73.Do you know when the new comic will be updated on Bionicle.com 84.Does the mask of Takutanuva has a name? 95.Who is your favorite character from Bionicle? 106.Is it possible that some Metru Matoran made the Bahrag lair and the Exo Toa? 117.Could you maybe answer if Turaga Dume is good or evil?
12I hope you can answer my questions and thanks for your time
13greetings dinoman82
141) Read Book 6 and find out. 152) Yes 163) No, I don't work on the web site. 174) Not that I am aware of. 185) Kopaka 196) No, Metru Nui Matoran probably did neither. 207) No. You will have to watch the movie.
21Greg
1Dume's evil, in the new comic front inside cover, it says: "Instead, Turaga Dume branded them as imposters, and blamed them for Toa Lhikan's dissapearence:"
1and that proves he's evil how? So he mistakes the toa for imposters, noone's perfect..and according to mister Greg himself the toa failed some sort of test that supposedly proves them to be toa or not. It's perfectly understandable that he might think they captured Lhikan.
1Dume's evil, in the new comic front inside cover, it says: "Instead, Turaga Dume branded them as imposters, and blamed them for Toa Lhikan's dissapearence:"
2greg has made it clear that dume doesn't think that the toa metru are real toa, because they failed to pass a test that he set for them, but it doesn't prove that he's evil.
3take this situation: a cop walks in to see a person standing over a guy beaten sensless, the cop logically assumes that the person was beat up by the guy standing over him. but what really happened was that the person walked in, saw the guy laying there, and was trying to help. does that prove that the cop is evil? i think not.
4it's very easy to assume things when you don't have all of the evidence.
5in short, we'll have to wait and see if dume is really evil. i try to take things with a grain of salt
6bohrok-kal
1Hi GregF, I just thought of a few questions:
21. Is there really a staircase going from the Silver Sea called the Silver Stairs?
32. Does Turaga Dume know that there're underground? Do the Dark Hunters know?
43. Is Turaga Dume really a Turaga?
54. Have there ever been any Turaga in Metru-Nui other than Dume?
65. You've confirmed that the Toa Metru transform into Turaga on Mata-Nui. Did they transform at the Kini-Nui?
76. Does the Toa Metru lid ball have to do with Turaga Dume's ability to turn into Ultimate Dume?
87. Do you watch Code Lyoko? Have you ever seen it?
98. What would a Vahki do if it confronted a Krahli?
109. Say the Toa Metru hadn't broken any laws, would the Vahki still have hunted them? You' think that they'd recognize Toa because of Lhikan:
1110. What does a Vahki do with a matoran who's broken the law?
1211. Do the Vahki only hunt law-breaking matoran, or do they sometimes hunt good matoran?
1312. Does Ultimate Dume posses any certain abilities?
1413. Is Ultimate Dume's mask a Great Kiril?
1514. There's two pictures of the Toa Metru. One has Bordakh behind them, then the other one has something else. Is it movie-style Ultimate Dume?
16Thanx:
17-LotM-
181) Not that I ever heard of.
192) No and no.
203) Yes
214) Not to my knowledge, but that doesn't mean there haven't been. Metru Nui has been around a long time.
225) No
236) No
247) No, never heard of it
258) Probably try to subdue it, since Kralhi are not allowed in the city limits
269) They would recognize Lhikan, but none of these six Toa are Lhikan. They are six strangers. If they hadn't broken laws, the Vahki probably would have tried to find out who they are and why they weren't working, but I doubt they would have actively hunted them.
2710) Stuns him and puts him back to work.
2811) Vahki only chase down Matoran who break the law or who wander off their jobs without permission
2912) Can't answer it
3013) No
3114) Not seeing the pic you are referring to, I really can't answer.
32Greg
33Intersting. Very intersting.
1QUOTE 2Hey Greg sorry to hear about the guy who called you that is really not at all like us BZpowerers (?) But to my questions
31) Do you know if the other five toa disks will be made and in what?
42) If not could you maybe talk to them about making them and maybe putting them in the vahki like you did the Shadow kratta with the rahkshi. You could pit them in like each one of there corisponding vahki like Whenua=Rorzahk
53) Also I don't know if this can be answered but I also heard about another vahki promo with Target again like with the Rahkshi? Could you tell me what kind of disk they might come with like maybe 238 or something else
6Thanks so much Greg
7Snake, 8OUT
91) Have not heard anything on this.
102-3) I believe the promo has already been decided on and it is not a disk.
11Greg
12Well now we know what isn't in the vahki at target.
31) Do you know if the other five toa disks will be made and in what?
42) If not could you maybe talk to them about making them and maybe putting them in the vahki like you did the Shadow kratta with the rahkshi. You could pit them in like each one of there corisponding vahki like Whenua=Rorzahk
53) Also I don't know if this can be answered but I also heard about another vahki promo with Target again like with the Rahkshi? Could you tell me what kind of disk they might come with like maybe 238 or something else
6Thanks so much Greg
7Snake, 8OUT
91) Have not heard anything on this.
102-3) I believe the promo has already been decided on and it is not a disk.
11Greg
12Well now we know what isn't in the vahki at target.
1QUOTE 2Hey Greg,
3Just wondering about a few things...
41) If a Matoran breathed inside a Proto-tube, would they drown, seeing as it's like water?
52) IF they didn't drown, then wouldn't the magnetization of the tube mess with their mechanical parts, or are those parts non-magnetic?
63) Just out of curiosity, are the parts that serve as Matoran's brains mechanical, or biological?
74) The Vahki Bio's make most of them sound rather destructive (Le-Metru...), so, why wouldn't they mess around with them, making them better.... too scared?
85) How are thing such as Borok and Vahki given their powers? The Vahki, I could understand as some "hacking" computer hting... but the Borok? They're pure mechanical.. so how could they use powers like control over fire?
96) If the Krahlii (err... or whatever the Shape-shifting Rahi's name is...) saw a Vahki, would she be able to shape-shift into one, and pass as one, or would the other vahki know immediatly?
107) Besides the physical problems, how would you know if a Mask of Power was damaged... would it not work properly, or not at all? Or would it break with use?
118) Could the Great Discs use the "gigantic energy ball" thingy against other enemies, or would it only work against the Morzy?
12thanks,
13A
141) Yes
152) They would drown.
163) Can't answer it, it is not something that has been officially determined by the team.
174) They operate at the optimum level for the jobs they have to do. You can't make a Kanohi mask without breaking a few Kanoka, sometimes, you know.
185) I can't answer this because we have not revealed the origin of the Bohrok yet.
196) Yes, and no. Matau shapeshifts into a Vahki in the movie and doesn't get caught.
207) It wouldn't work at all.
218) Yes, most likely they could.
22Greg
3Just wondering about a few things...
41) If a Matoran breathed inside a Proto-tube, would they drown, seeing as it's like water?
52) IF they didn't drown, then wouldn't the magnetization of the tube mess with their mechanical parts, or are those parts non-magnetic?
63) Just out of curiosity, are the parts that serve as Matoran's brains mechanical, or biological?
74) The Vahki Bio's make most of them sound rather destructive (Le-Metru...), so, why wouldn't they mess around with them, making them better.... too scared?
85) How are thing such as Borok and Vahki given their powers? The Vahki, I could understand as some "hacking" computer hting... but the Borok? They're pure mechanical.. so how could they use powers like control over fire?
96) If the Krahlii (err... or whatever the Shape-shifting Rahi's name is...) saw a Vahki, would she be able to shape-shift into one, and pass as one, or would the other vahki know immediatly?
107) Besides the physical problems, how would you know if a Mask of Power was damaged... would it not work properly, or not at all? Or would it break with use?
118) Could the Great Discs use the "gigantic energy ball" thingy against other enemies, or would it only work against the Morzy?
12thanks,
13A
141) Yes
152) They would drown.
163) Can't answer it, it is not something that has been officially determined by the team.
174) They operate at the optimum level for the jobs they have to do. You can't make a Kanohi mask without breaking a few Kanoka, sometimes, you know.
185) I can't answer this because we have not revealed the origin of the Bohrok yet.
196) Yes, and no. Matau shapeshifts into a Vahki in the movie and doesn't get caught.
207) It wouldn't work at all.
218) Yes, most likely they could.
22Greg
1hey folks: i have the very first words from greg about the rahi "lohrak": here it is:
18i have another one in my inbox with some set info about lhikan, someone else post so that i can share it
19as always, Q in black, A in bold, my comments in green. enjoy:
20bohrok-kal
21. do all matoran on metru-nui have that silver coloring at the top of their mask?
31) Seems that way
4i was just curious
52. do the famous matoran (jaller, takua, hewkii) have the same mask coloring on metru-nui as they do on mata-nui? (with the possible exception of the silver top)
62) Not necessarily, no. They may not even have the same masks on Metru Nui.
7shoot, i wanted to make some custom metruan
83. i read about an upcoming promo having to do with the toa disks and the vahki (or maybe toa). is this true, will the toa disks be given away in a promo?
93) No. The Vahki promo is not disks.
10well then what could it be?
114. any info on the upcoming rahi "lohrak"? (such as powers/abilities, or what sets will be used to make it)
124) The Lohrak are essentially flying serpents. The set was made using some of the Dark Hunter and Turaga Dume sets, but I don't recall which two of the three sets off the top of my head.
13sweet...
145. in an earlier PM, i asked you when the mystery surrounding why makuta put mata-nui to sleep would be revealed, and you replied that you never thought it was that much of a mystery. well i think that you may have misunderstood me. 15basically what i was wondering was this: we have heard the turaga tell the legend of makuta putting mata-nui to sleep, but makuta kinda put a spin on that legend in MOL when he fought takanuva. makuta made it sound like mata-nui was better off being asleep, but the turaga and toa seem to think that nothing would be better than to wake him up.
165) No idea. The whole Mata Nui thing is at the core of the storyline, so revealing it would pretty much end the story to an extent. But the one thing I would say is that a) don't believe things Makuta says without really thinking about them and b ) you will get a few more pieces of the puzzle this year and c) some more in the next couple years, most likely.
17heh heh
18i have another one in my inbox with some set info about lhikan, someone else post so that i can share it
19as always, Q in black, A in bold, my comments in green. enjoy:
20bohrok-kal
1That's interesting... what else would a Vahki come with? 0o
1Wow, GregF let slip that the Lorahk is the other set this year. Cool: 2Note: I have about 40 more of these in my inbox. Maybe I should delete them. . . My comments are in blue.
3Hallo. I was just sitting around when a couple questions came to mind, and I came to get some of them answered. (There are alot of Vahki questions)
41a. Can Krekka's energy nets harm whomever they wrap around?
5No. They are meant for confinement.
6Ah.
71b. What is an energy net? A net made of energy?
8Yes.
9Well duh, don't know why I asked that.
102. If the Nuurakh used his staff of Command on a matoran, coould they be commanded to go find other law breakers and turn them in? (Like the Bordakh power)
11That would be a pretty complex command to try and give, and basically it is two commands -- find lawbreakers and turn them in. Nuurakh staffs are used more for things like "go back to work."
12Or "Leave the Area".
133. Krekka has that one staff in one hand, and in another, a Vorahk staff end. Is there a reason for its smallness, or is it supposed to be like that?
14I would assume that is how the product designers designed it.
15Darn.
164. You said Krekka isn't that smart. By what level? A kid who doesn't understand math kind of level, or a beyond help intelligance level, or any other kind of level?
17He is an experienced fighter, but he is not a planner.
18Yes: Now people won't think he is as dumb as a doornail:
195. Will we ever get a list of laws the Vahki go by?
20No idea. No one has asked me to write them.
21No law breaking to sum it all up I bet.
226. Bordakh like to extend a chase as long as posible. Does this mean if they corner a lawbreaker, will they let it go free and then start chasing it again?
23Sometimes, yes.
24O-kay, Bordakh are kinda wierd.
257. Those Ga matoran in the Bordakh movie. You said they were smugglers. What were they smuggling?
26Artifacts.
27I was hoping some rare disks. Oh well.
288. Also on the Bordakh video, in the very beggining, when the matoran enters the room, does she know there are Vahki there or did the Vahki take here by surprise?
29I would have to see the video again. Since I do not own a Bordakh, I have no way to access it.
30Ok.
319. About how many law-breakers a day do Vahki capture?
32Most of them.
33If they capture most a day, to more appear over night?
3410. In the Rorzakh video, the Rorzakh awakens when he does search scan thing. Did the Rorzakh hit him with a staff earlier, or was that the first time?
35I don't understand your question.
3612. You might not be able to answer this, but is Ultimate Dume in the movie?
37Yes.
38See how old this is?
3913. Is the mask peice the Ultimate Dume set comes with a movie edition mask? If so, which one?
40Yes, but I can't tell you what mask it is.
41Of course.
42Thats it for storyline questions. Now, (If it's okay with you) I would like to ask some questions about what makes a good story, writing tips, etc. So now:
4314. Is asking you questions about writing stories OK?
44Sure
45See answers above, 46Greg
47Yeah, number 12 I tried to word. But here it is in simpler.
4814. In the beggining in the Rorzakh movie, the Rorzakh did that scan thing to find the matoran. Is that some inner Law-breaker searcher for the Rorzakh, or was that already a matoran that did something illigal and was already struck by their staff of presence? (If you stil dont understand the question, well, I just won't ask it again.)
49Most likely it was a Matoran who had already been struck, allowing the Vahki to home in on him.
50That's the answer I was looking for.
51Okay, writing questions,
521. What style of graphic organizer works best when writing? (like spoke diagrams, charts, flow chart, etc.?)
53I don't use any of that. I never do outlines, because if I know what is going to happen next, I get bored and don't want to write. I start out the story and essentially let the characters take me where they want to go.
542. About how long do you take to ponder the ideas for your stories?
55I am usually pondering throughout the writing of the book. A lot of times I come up with a great idea halfway through that I will end up including.
563. What kind of writing schedual is best? (e.i. write mornings, write afternoons, write all day)
57That totally depends on the writer. Some people, like me write best in the mornings. Other writers do their best work in the middle of the night. You have to find out what works best for you by trial and error.
584. If you get stuck on ideas, what do you do to get ideas again?
59I usually take a break. If I am still really stuck, I go back over what I have written and look for someplace I might have gotten off track. For example, I got stuck last weekend, just after this scene with the Toa and a Muaka. So I cut the whole scene and rewrote it, and then I was able to get things flowing again. I had gone "down a rabbit hole" with that scene, it was too talky and it didn't really lead anywhere. So I kept the same idea, but shortened the scene and got the action moving again.
605. How do you find ideas for stories in the first place?
61Some are based on the BIONICLE bible that the story team has agreed to. Some are just mine.
626. What font size do you use in the Bionicle Adventures books?
63Font size? No idea. I write in usually a 10 or 12 font size, but I am not sure what Scholastic publishes it in.
647. About how long do you feel chapters should be?
65In my case, I am doing 20,000 word books, so I usually keep chapters around the 2000-2500 word mark. But there is no set length. It depends on when there is a natural break in your story. I have read books where some chapters were a page long.
668. Do you write anything other than Bionicle?
67I used to write for a roleplaying game company, and did about 35 game books and a couple novels for them. I also write the LEGO Magazine and the Shop At Home catalog. And I did a couple history books a year or two ago.
689. Think thats it. Thank you for answering:
69See answers above, 70Greg
71And Omi, they could come with promtianal CDs.
3Hallo. I was just sitting around when a couple questions came to mind, and I came to get some of them answered. (There are alot of Vahki questions)
41a. Can Krekka's energy nets harm whomever they wrap around?
5No. They are meant for confinement.
6Ah.
71b. What is an energy net? A net made of energy?
8Yes.
9Well duh, don't know why I asked that.
102. If the Nuurakh used his staff of Command on a matoran, coould they be commanded to go find other law breakers and turn them in? (Like the Bordakh power)
11That would be a pretty complex command to try and give, and basically it is two commands -- find lawbreakers and turn them in. Nuurakh staffs are used more for things like "go back to work."
12Or "Leave the Area".
133. Krekka has that one staff in one hand, and in another, a Vorahk staff end. Is there a reason for its smallness, or is it supposed to be like that?
14I would assume that is how the product designers designed it.
15Darn.
164. You said Krekka isn't that smart. By what level? A kid who doesn't understand math kind of level, or a beyond help intelligance level, or any other kind of level?
17He is an experienced fighter, but he is not a planner.
18Yes: Now people won't think he is as dumb as a doornail:
195. Will we ever get a list of laws the Vahki go by?
20No idea. No one has asked me to write them.
21No law breaking to sum it all up I bet.
226. Bordakh like to extend a chase as long as posible. Does this mean if they corner a lawbreaker, will they let it go free and then start chasing it again?
23Sometimes, yes.
24O-kay, Bordakh are kinda wierd.
257. Those Ga matoran in the Bordakh movie. You said they were smugglers. What were they smuggling?
26Artifacts.
27I was hoping some rare disks. Oh well.
288. Also on the Bordakh video, in the very beggining, when the matoran enters the room, does she know there are Vahki there or did the Vahki take here by surprise?
29I would have to see the video again. Since I do not own a Bordakh, I have no way to access it.
30Ok.
319. About how many law-breakers a day do Vahki capture?
32Most of them.
33If they capture most a day, to more appear over night?
3410. In the Rorzakh video, the Rorzakh awakens when he does search scan thing. Did the Rorzakh hit him with a staff earlier, or was that the first time?
35I don't understand your question.
3612. You might not be able to answer this, but is Ultimate Dume in the movie?
37Yes.
38See how old this is?
3913. Is the mask peice the Ultimate Dume set comes with a movie edition mask? If so, which one?
40Yes, but I can't tell you what mask it is.
41Of course.
42Thats it for storyline questions. Now, (If it's okay with you) I would like to ask some questions about what makes a good story, writing tips, etc. So now:
4314. Is asking you questions about writing stories OK?
44Sure
45See answers above, 46Greg
47Yeah, number 12 I tried to word. But here it is in simpler.
4814. In the beggining in the Rorzakh movie, the Rorzakh did that scan thing to find the matoran. Is that some inner Law-breaker searcher for the Rorzakh, or was that already a matoran that did something illigal and was already struck by their staff of presence? (If you stil dont understand the question, well, I just won't ask it again.)
49Most likely it was a Matoran who had already been struck, allowing the Vahki to home in on him.
50That's the answer I was looking for.
51Okay, writing questions,
521. What style of graphic organizer works best when writing? (like spoke diagrams, charts, flow chart, etc.?)
53I don't use any of that. I never do outlines, because if I know what is going to happen next, I get bored and don't want to write. I start out the story and essentially let the characters take me where they want to go.
542. About how long do you take to ponder the ideas for your stories?
55I am usually pondering throughout the writing of the book. A lot of times I come up with a great idea halfway through that I will end up including.
563. What kind of writing schedual is best? (e.i. write mornings, write afternoons, write all day)
57That totally depends on the writer. Some people, like me write best in the mornings. Other writers do their best work in the middle of the night. You have to find out what works best for you by trial and error.
584. If you get stuck on ideas, what do you do to get ideas again?
59I usually take a break. If I am still really stuck, I go back over what I have written and look for someplace I might have gotten off track. For example, I got stuck last weekend, just after this scene with the Toa and a Muaka. So I cut the whole scene and rewrote it, and then I was able to get things flowing again. I had gone "down a rabbit hole" with that scene, it was too talky and it didn't really lead anywhere. So I kept the same idea, but shortened the scene and got the action moving again.
605. How do you find ideas for stories in the first place?
61Some are based on the BIONICLE bible that the story team has agreed to. Some are just mine.
626. What font size do you use in the Bionicle Adventures books?
63Font size? No idea. I write in usually a 10 or 12 font size, but I am not sure what Scholastic publishes it in.
647. About how long do you feel chapters should be?
65In my case, I am doing 20,000 word books, so I usually keep chapters around the 2000-2500 word mark. But there is no set length. It depends on when there is a natural break in your story. I have read books where some chapters were a page long.
668. Do you write anything other than Bionicle?
67I used to write for a roleplaying game company, and did about 35 game books and a couple novels for them. I also write the LEGO Magazine and the Shop At Home catalog. And I did a couple history books a year or two ago.
689. Think thats it. Thank you for answering:
69See answers above, 70Greg
71And Omi, they could come with promtianal CDs.
1hey folks, i promised you info from greg on the lhikan set, and here it is:
20hope you got some tasy tidbits from this PM, i'll probably have more in a few days.
21bohrok-kal
22edit: we can edit our posts now:::::: wahoo:::
21. there is a picture of the lhikan set, and his tools don't appear to have any way to connect to each other. will there be a way to connect them together to form his "board"?
31) Yes, they do connect together, I have seen it done.
4sweet...
52. lhikan rides the kikanalo like a steed, correct?
62) Wrong. They are packaged together because they are both in the movie. Lhikan disappears before the Toa Metru ever meet the Kikanalo.
7shootthen how come it shows him riding it in the pictures?
83. there is still 1 set coming out that we haven't seen before, right? (or is it two?)
93) No. These are the two sets still to come out.
10aww, man
114. you said that the only question was what to package lhikan with, the kikanalo is it, right?
124) Yes
13thought so, just needed clarification
145. do lhikan's tools have any other special features other than the forming of his "board"?
155) They can also serve as a shield and of course channel fire like Tahu's swords did
16cool... i mean hot
17p.s. did you recieve my PM titled "a few questions" that i sent on the 22nd (yesterday)? because i haven't recieved any reply yet, so i thought that maybe something had gotten messed up.
186) I have been in San Diego since the 21st, so I am just seeing PMs now.
19that explains it
20hope you got some tasy tidbits from this PM, i'll probably have more in a few days.
21bohrok-kal
22edit: we can edit our posts now:::::: wahoo:::
1Hey, but I thought Greg said that another set was coming out called the Lohrak: 
1Yeah, but Lorahk is a combiner that is going to be featured in the magazines. Not a set. It makes use of pieces from the Dume set and one of the Dark Hunter sets. See this quote:
4There you go:
5-CM
24. any info on the upcoming rahi "lohrak"? (such as powers/abilities, or what sets will be used to make it)
34) The Lohrak are essentially flying serpents. The set was made using some of the Dark Hunter and Turaga Dume sets, but I don't recall which two of the three sets off the top of my head.
4There you go:
5-CM
1I have a Q and A from Greg. Draw what you want from it.
7Hmm, this is very interesting if you ask me.
8-Oni Inuyasha
2If there have been Toa before the Toa Metru, where are they? Did they go to another island or simply "die" or is this just information that is not really important. 3Thank You
4-Oni Inuyasha
5It is important information, but it is not information we are revealing yet.
6Greg
7Hmm, this is very interesting if you ask me.
8-Oni Inuyasha
1Spoiler Warning:
2Spoiler Warning:
3Spoiler Warning:
7Never said it was likely, it was a thought. But hey, if I am right, kudos to me. I doubt it is true though. I mean afterall, Lhikan is just a Toa Metru and Nodhiki is his brother. For all I know, Lhikan could have been chosen to be a toa, and his brother Nidhiki was jealous and became who he is now.
8-Oni Inuyasha
2Spoiler Warning:
3Spoiler Warning:
4Bleh, ok, my mistake.
5Anyways... I'll still say "probably not".(and Inuy's cool, but I'm usually dead asleep when it comes on at my time)
6BTW, I wrote a PM to Greg asking if that is the case.If he replies "Can't answer", then you're probably correct.
7Never said it was likely, it was a thought. But hey, if I am right, kudos to me. I doubt it is true though. I mean afterall, Lhikan is just a Toa Metru and Nodhiki is his brother. For all I know, Lhikan could have been chosen to be a toa, and his brother Nidhiki was jealous and became who he is now.
8-Oni Inuyasha
1Have some semi-interesting answers from GregF.
2QUOTE 3Hey Greg, have another set of Questions for you
41. What type of punishments are there on Metru Nui, besides the one Vakama desribed in comic 17?
51) There aren't a lot. Vahki generally stun you and put you back to work.
62. In The Darkness Below Nuparu say, "... when I heard there was a new toa of earth I came running" (13). Does this mean that the matoran of Metru-Nui have experienced other toa besides the "turaga", or lhikan?
72) The implication of the beginning of the movie is that there were once other Toa in Metru Nui besides Lhikan.
83. About the new commercial for the Vahki the thing with the blue dots is the vahki hive, right?
93) I haven't seen the commercial.
104. Who came up with the idea for that type of commercial?
114) Don't know. I don't work on that end of things.
125. In the scene where we see the vahki getting released, into duty, is it coming from a hive?
135) See answer to #3
146. Do you think that in the movie the masks were made to look more like a head, instead of a mask attached onto the head?
156) No
167. Was the reason the toa never switch masks in a movie (especially MOL) because of the whole masks, being your face?
177) No. We didn't go into mask switching because a lot of the people who watch the movies are not well versed in BIONICLE, and we didn't want to take the time to explain the whole mask switching thing in the film.
188. Was Lhikan ever a mask maker? (not necessarily as a matoran)?
198) No idea.
20SPOILERS
219. In the clip they showed at the Comci-Con of the movie, was Lhikan a turaga?
229) I understand that is Mark's guess, although I am not sure how he got that from that clip. I can't discuss movie plot, so I can't comment.
23Koteiri
24Answer to Number 9 is the most interesting in my opinion, it seems like Lhikan wasn't a Turaga in that scene (just my opinion).
2QUOTE 3Hey Greg, have another set of Questions for you
41. What type of punishments are there on Metru Nui, besides the one Vakama desribed in comic 17?
51) There aren't a lot. Vahki generally stun you and put you back to work.
62. In The Darkness Below Nuparu say, "... when I heard there was a new toa of earth I came running" (13). Does this mean that the matoran of Metru-Nui have experienced other toa besides the "turaga", or lhikan?
72) The implication of the beginning of the movie is that there were once other Toa in Metru Nui besides Lhikan.
83. About the new commercial for the Vahki the thing with the blue dots is the vahki hive, right?
93) I haven't seen the commercial.
104. Who came up with the idea for that type of commercial?
114) Don't know. I don't work on that end of things.
125. In the scene where we see the vahki getting released, into duty, is it coming from a hive?
135) See answer to #3
146. Do you think that in the movie the masks were made to look more like a head, instead of a mask attached onto the head?
156) No
167. Was the reason the toa never switch masks in a movie (especially MOL) because of the whole masks, being your face?
177) No. We didn't go into mask switching because a lot of the people who watch the movies are not well versed in BIONICLE, and we didn't want to take the time to explain the whole mask switching thing in the film.
188. Was Lhikan ever a mask maker? (not necessarily as a matoran)?
198) No idea.
20SPOILERS
219. In the clip they showed at the Comci-Con of the movie, was Lhikan a turaga?
229) I understand that is Mark's guess, although I am not sure how he got that from that clip. I can't discuss movie plot, so I can't comment.
23Koteiri
24Answer to Number 9 is the most interesting in my opinion, it seems like Lhikan wasn't a Turaga in that scene (just my opinion).
1Hi. I just have a few questions:
21. In the news article that described the movie, it says "Lhikan activates the Toa Suva and creates the Toa Stones". What did it mean by Lhikan activated it?
32. How did Lhikan create the Toa Stones?
43. Was Nidhiki ever a Toa? He called Lhikan "brother". If he was I amagine him as an Ice or Stone toa.
54. Krekka? If he was I think he was Earth or Stone.
65. What's the creature that comes with the Lhikan set? I've never heard of it. Is it one of the recycle creatures in Po-Metru?
76. Why do the Kikanalo not like the Dark Hunters?
87. How did Nokama find out her mask power?
9Thanx:
10-LotM-
111) The article is wrong. Lhikan steals the stones from the suva, he does not make them. What he does do is invest them with some of his power.
122) See answer to #1
133) That would seem to be the logical theory
144) No idea
155) It's a Kikanalo. They are herd beasts from Po-Metru.
166) Dark Hunters are creeps.
177) Watch the movie and find out.
18Greg
19I found 1 and 3 very enlightening. And when they say brothers, as GregF said, they mean "beings who work together".
1hey greg, answer these when you can
21: say if a hau nuva turns into a noble mask, would it be a noble hau or a noble hau nuva? and if so, does that mean that it's possible for there to be a noble nuva and great nuva mahiki, matatau, huna, ruru, rua, and komau?
3Since it's never happened, we won't know until if/when it does. 4that leaves some possibilities
52: is Lhikan's toy mask just a specialy made hau or a movie-edition hau?
6Not sure what you are asking. It's his Hau. 7he must have not understood
83: since we know that there were water, ice etc. toa with Lhikan, were there also water, ice etc. turaga with Dume? or did Dume get rid of them also?
9I know nothing about Dume's past, so I can't confirm he ever was a Toa, or when. 10PMing him again to rephrase it
114: was Nidhiki once a toa? if no, why did he call Lhikan "Brother"?
12You will have to draw your own conclusions, but that certainly seems the logical theory. 13VEEERRYY interesting
145: was Krekka once a toa?
15No idea 16darn...
176: why did Dume go evil?
18Who says he did? Don't judge by the movie clips ... there are twists and turns to the movie plot that were not revealed in the panel discussion. 19there's still a chance:
207: at Comic-Con, was that TURAGA Lhikan in clip 6?
21I understand that is Mark's guess. But since I cannot discuss movie plot, I can't confirm or deny anything on that. 22hmm....
238: does Krekka really have only one eye?
24Looks that way 25just checking
269: was Kikanlo the "other" set that we didn't know about from the Comic-Con?
27Yes 28NO:::
2910: is Ultimate Dume the fifth enemy?
30I can't discuss fifth enemy. 31oh well...
32thanx greg:
334 and 6 are VERRRYYY INTERESTING
21: say if a hau nuva turns into a noble mask, would it be a noble hau or a noble hau nuva? and if so, does that mean that it's possible for there to be a noble nuva and great nuva mahiki, matatau, huna, ruru, rua, and komau?
3Since it's never happened, we won't know until if/when it does. 4that leaves some possibilities
52: is Lhikan's toy mask just a specialy made hau or a movie-edition hau?
6Not sure what you are asking. It's his Hau. 7he must have not understood
83: since we know that there were water, ice etc. toa with Lhikan, were there also water, ice etc. turaga with Dume? or did Dume get rid of them also?
9I know nothing about Dume's past, so I can't confirm he ever was a Toa, or when. 10PMing him again to rephrase it
114: was Nidhiki once a toa? if no, why did he call Lhikan "Brother"?
12You will have to draw your own conclusions, but that certainly seems the logical theory. 13VEEERRYY interesting
145: was Krekka once a toa?
15No idea 16darn...
176: why did Dume go evil?
18Who says he did? Don't judge by the movie clips ... there are twists and turns to the movie plot that were not revealed in the panel discussion. 19there's still a chance:
207: at Comic-Con, was that TURAGA Lhikan in clip 6?
21I understand that is Mark's guess. But since I cannot discuss movie plot, I can't confirm or deny anything on that. 22hmm....
238: does Krekka really have only one eye?
24Looks that way 25just checking
269: was Kikanlo the "other" set that we didn't know about from the Comic-Con?
27Yes 28NO:::
2910: is Ultimate Dume the fifth enemy?
30I can't discuss fifth enemy. 31oh well...
32thanx greg:
334 and 6 are VERRRYYY INTERESTING
1Dear Greg,
21.Will the Lhikan set be widely available in Wal*Mart, Target etc.?
32. Are we still planning on having another set this year? 4Thanks: 5-KE
61) Eventually, although it will start out as a TRU exclusive.
72) No. These are the last two '04 sets. Odds are some '05 sets will come out in December, like they usually do.
8Greg