1Quote from Greg reviving the earlier Toa creation by Artahka discussion:
21. Would Artahka create and arm more Toa if the OOMN requested it?
31) Arm, yes, create, no. Only the GBs or Mata Nui can request Artakha to create Toa.
4I guess that wraps it up.
5Darn. I was hoping. But we may see some heavily armed Toa, like Krakua.
6~B~
1Yeah, that would be cool, Krakua heavily armed like the Nuva. 
1Nuhrii the Metruan,go to Greg's blog .He really liked the mangai/mangaia thing and he has no time to make other members suggestion official.
11) Did Toa Naho wear the Kakama that the Shadowed One found in Time Trap? 21a) Did the Kakama belong to another of the Toa Mangai?
32) Is there a possibility that a Mask of Healing exists?
4Thank you.
51) No 61a) Possible 72) I think the question is, why would one need this? How often does the organic tissue of any of the characters actually get damaged?
32) Is there a possibility that a Mask of Healing exists?
4Thank you.
51) No 61a) Possible 72) I think the question is, why would one need this? How often does the organic tissue of any of the characters actually get damaged?
11. BS01 currently lists Umbra as a member of the Order, but he was assigned his post before the creation of the Order and he'd fight anyone who came along, neither knowing or caring if they were Order members. Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that he has no actual connections to the Order, and the Order merely knows of his existence and likes the fact that he's there? 21) I would prefer to wait to answer this until I see what it says in the Encyclopedia. 3FYI, I checked - neither the Order entry nor the Umbra entry mentioned the other at all.
42. Just clarifying something on another Order ally: I recall you said regarding one of the spring's serials that Ehlek's race knew of the Order as mysterious benefactors. If this is the case, can we assume that the Order altered the species with their consent? 52) Or without but did something Ehlek's species liked
63. You said that Artakha created the Toa Mata, but the World guide stated that the Crystal Serpents were his one and only attempt at creating living beings. How do the two reconcile? (The best I could come up with is that Artakha had help from the Great Beings for the Toa.) 73) He was given the materials he needed to make the Mata by the Great Beings. The crystal serpents he did on his own.
8And I sent this in before he put up a blog post saying to knock it off: 94. And a suggestion - I know you must be getting a lot of these recently but it's worth a shot - concerning Icarax's original mask. Could it have been a Tryna? I like the idea that Icarax would wear one because it would a) emphasize that Matoro Mahri was wearing a "dark" mask, and b ) it seems like Icarax's style to try and crush enemies with hordes of the undead. 104) I don't think so. I think if he had that and the Kraahkan he would opt to wear the Tryna, it's a better mask in combat.
42. Just clarifying something on another Order ally: I recall you said regarding one of the spring's serials that Ehlek's race knew of the Order as mysterious benefactors. If this is the case, can we assume that the Order altered the species with their consent? 52) Or without but did something Ehlek's species liked
63. You said that Artakha created the Toa Mata, but the World guide stated that the Crystal Serpents were his one and only attempt at creating living beings. How do the two reconcile? (The best I could come up with is that Artakha had help from the Great Beings for the Toa.) 73) He was given the materials he needed to make the Mata by the Great Beings. The crystal serpents he did on his own.
8And I sent this in before he put up a blog post saying to knock it off: 94. And a suggestion - I know you must be getting a lot of these recently but it's worth a shot - concerning Icarax's original mask. Could it have been a Tryna? I like the idea that Icarax would wear one because it would a) emphasize that Matoro Mahri was wearing a "dark" mask, and b ) it seems like Icarax's style to try and crush enemies with hordes of the undead. 104) I don't think so. I think if he had that and the Kraahkan he would opt to wear the Tryna, it's a better mask in combat.
1He's a warlord. You don't become a warlord by being the same size as others around you. He's probably Axonn size.
2That's good thinking, but let me counter that with the fact that every warlord in human history has been the same size as the rest of his race.
3And mabye the Skakdi species come in all sorts of shapes in sizes? We've seen six Skakdi, out of an entire island full, and we all go thinking that all the Skakdi are the same size. Also remember that BIONICLE characters can rebuild themselves. And real world physics and stuff don't always applie to BIONICLE.
1They wouldn't get much bigger...
5I asked him that too and he said he won't make a desicion because it might contradict the Set Designers if they chose to make a Toa of Lightning in the future....which means we might have Toa in 2009 .2Hello Greg, I have a quick question.What color would the Lightning a Toa produced be? Because we've seen Lightning both Blue and White.White 3BTW, it's only Wednesday. So sad.
1Hi Greg, a quick Q about 3 Matoran.
2On BS01, these 3 matoran look like Nixie, Kai, Shasa. 3For those 3 Matoran, we don't know there jobs on Metru-Nui, is it possible there jobs were Smugglers?
4I have no info on these characters, as I had no involvement in the online games. I also don't think those names were ever approved by Legal for our use.
5Worth a shot...
1They wouldn't get much bigger...
5I asked him that too and he said he won't make a desicion because it might contradict the Set Designers if they chose to make a Toa of Lightning in the future....which means we might have Toa in 2009 .2Hello Greg, I have a quick question.What color would the Lightning a Toa produced be? Because we've seen Lightning both Blue and White.White 3BTW, it's only Wednesday. So sad.
6He's been saying he's not going to color other toa due to designer reasons for a while, it means nothing.
1For Takanuva, this is a suggestion, really, couldn't just recount a tale that only they know, like when Pohatu had those Mahi goats magnetised to him in the Bohrok-Kal animations?
2Will the Destiny War effect BiA in any way? I would think it would, but...
31) Yes, but remember, Makuta is a telepath -- what would stop him from reading Takanuva's mind and learning that story?
42) Most of BIA takes place in Karda Nui, so no
1Sorry to waste your time Greg, but I got some questions. 21. Vahki is now the Official word for "Law"? 32. Toa Mangai is now the Official name of Lhikans Team 43. Are we going to have a Hagah contest? 54. Even though you did not consult with the writers of the 3 BIONICLE Movies, they are all canon... right?
6Those were some dumb questions, let me go to my mind bogglers 75. Have You came up with the idea of what the name of the 2 Kanohi of Bomonga and Gaaki5a. What about The Mask Power and name for Poulks and Kualus? 85b. If no, can I suggest a Mask of Attraction 96. Is there any possible way of the Nuva getting backtheir original armor without taking off their current one? 107. Is their a certain Mask that can relate to the "Force" From Star Wars. 118. You said you had a list of approved name for sets. Do you have very few, or enough to fill a year. 129. What ever happened to the Rahi of Mata Nui are they dead. Or have they retreated 1310. I just wanna crack this case on Mata Nui's Location. 14-You have said that Mata Nui is not the Universe, and is not the Planet. You said he is part of the Universe (Metaphorically speaking) like he had a certain bond to the Universe, which he does have 15- Were you aware that Ihu meant Nose and Mangai meant Mouth in Maori, if not, could that possibly mean that the island of Mata Nui is like a Mask, or a face to the Great Spirit 16- Karda Nui is the World that feeds the world, could this be Mata Nui's heart, Worlsd that feeds that world, sort of like Blood pumping through the heart These are just some Q's about mata Nui, hope you can answer-TML
171) Yes 182) Yes 193) Not one run by me, no. I don't know what BZP might choose to do 204) Yes 215-5a) I have not worried about the mask powers yet, and I won't be giving the masks BIONICLE names as I do not have enough approved names left on the list 226) Do you mean the look of the original armor, or the actual original armor? If they are in a "normal" environment, the adaptive armor will go back to looking like their original armor 237) No, I have no interest in stealing from Star Wars. 248) We usually have a lot at the beginning of the year and few to none at the end. 259) Most went back down to Metru Nui, which is where they came up from to start with. None are native to Mata Nui. 2610) I cannot discuss Mata Nui's nature or location. You will get your answers at the end of 2008. Incidentally, some of the things you have said that I have said he is not or is not located -- actually, what I have said in some cases is that people had no evidence for the theories they were advancing, therefore there was nothing for me to respond yes or no to.
2710. That was stupid of me
28Some questions from a younger fans xD
29-TML
1They wouldn't get much bigger...
5I asked him that too and he said he won't make a desicion because it might contradict the Set Designers if they chose to make a Toa of Lightning in the future....which means we might have Toa in 2009 .2Hello Greg, I have a quick question.What color would the Lightning a Toa produced be? Because we've seen Lightning both Blue and White.White 3BTW, it's only Wednesday. So sad.
6He's been saying he's not going to color other toa due to designer reasons for a while, it means nothing.
7I ment the fact that we might see Toa in 2009.
1Something i thought i'd ask
6This was disapointing to me 7i really was hoping for a combiner of some sort
2Almost every year(last year appearing to be the excpetion) there is a combiner set released for retail 3Will this happen this year? 4If so, could i get a hint at who it will be combining?
5There isn't one planned for this year.
6This was disapointing to me 7i really was hoping for a combiner of some sort
1Hey Greg. I just had an idea. We don't know where Nidhiki's from, but it's somewhere that Toa either attack from the shadows, or they don't live to attack at all. To me, that sounds awfully like the Tren Krom Peninsula. So, my question is, was Nidhiki from the Tren Krom Peninsula?
2Thank you for your time.
3
4Yes, he was
5SWEEEEET . The first official Toa Mangai homeland . And the first official Toa of the Tren Krom Peninsula.
6Maybe he'll be mentioned in Brothers in Arms...
7Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho . 8
1Lucky, smart, connection-making people... 
Nice connection, by the way. 
Nice connection, by the way.
2Thank you for your time.
3
4Yes, he was
5SWEEEEET . The first official Toa Mangai homland . And the first official Toa of the Tren Krom Peninsula.
6Maybe he'll be mentioned in Brothers in Arms...
7Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho . 8
9Y'know, I could have sworn somebody had asked him that, and he had said no. Nice find, though.
2Thank you for your time.
3
4Yes, he was
5SWEEEEET . The first official Toa Mangai homland . And the first official Toa of the Tren Krom Peninsula.
6Maybe he'll be mentioned in Brothers in Arms...
7Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho . 8
9Y'know, I could have sworn somebody had asked him that, and he had said no. Nice find, though.
10I'm pretty sure he said no to someone about that...
Oh well nice find .1Hey new Q's
21. Was the first Turaga created by the great beings or mata nui or was the first Turaga created by a Toa completing their destiny?
32. Do you have a favorite Turaga?
43. Were there 4 Toa Mangai that were of ice so they had enough freeze power to freeze the Kanohi Dragon? 53a. Will the final 3 members elements be revealed ever?
64. The Toa Mahri will be recruited in Destiny war?
7Thanx for your time and answers..
81) GBs 92) No 103) No, it was simply that that many responded to the call for help. 113a) No idea, I don't see that coming up in story this year 124) Yes
1he said no to Stelt. The TKP revelation is brand new.
1But they are often called "Vahki enforcers" - "law enforcers" - so it does make sense.
2OFF TOPIC: We know have 00:12/12:12 PM and I just got home from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars pre-premiere - watch it, it is different, but nonetheless cool.
3NtM
4Very true.
5Off Topic: I'm hoping to see The Clone Wars.
6Well, it could make sense:
7"I'm on the run from the Vahki ." 8"I'm on the run from the law ."
9Off-Topic: Yeah, I'm dying to see The Clone Wars. Is it Friday yet?
10ON topic: Hahah, running from the law.
11Off topi: That's tomorrow, unless it's midnight already. I'm seeing it very soon, and read the book in 2 days. I really hope they didn't cut out to many awesome quotes and scenes, as I would love to see some in the movie.
1Not really what I expected, but still nice (I really would've liked Nidhiki as a Steltian):
2Hello Greg
31) Sidorak, Voporak and the trader from Federation of Fear are all of the same species right?
42) Did the Nynrah Ghosts from 'our' universe built the Skybaster just like the ones in the Kingdom' did?
53) Is there any chance Nidhiki came from Stelt? The desription from "Birth of a Dark Hunter" sounds a lot like it.
64) Did Bitil's assigned region by any chance include Lesovikk's or Botar's Home island?
7Thanks
81) Yes 92) Don't recall what has already been written about this, off the top of my head. 103) No 114) I haven't identified Lesovikk or Botar's home island on the map, so no idea.
12I believe that is what you're both referring to. So, yes, it was Stelt he said no to, not the TKP.
13Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho . 14
1Hello Greg, and I'll try make this short with the short time that you have for us.^^ 21) In the Takanuva Blog, when he is about to skyblast him, does it mean that he would use the Midak Skyblaster? 31a)Or is Pohatu really going to blast him out the sky with stone? 42)If yes on 1 then wouldn't Takanuva be resistent to the light energy? 53)Does the light that the Shadow leechs suck out, reflect to the Elemental energy? 63a)Or the light energy seperate to the elemental energy? (Like for a Toa of Fire, his sucking out his light would mean draining his fire? And the amount of fire would reflect on the amount of light left in the body)
71) Yes 82) Not if he is Makuta disguised as Takanuva, which is what Pohatu thinks 93) Light is unrelated to elemental energy in non-Light beings. However, a being who is all shadow can only use the shadow element.
10I was confused on that with 1a... That's what happens when English isn't your mother tounge...
11Hello Greg, and this is something that really bugged me for quite a while..
12Let's say that Tahu Nuva launches a fireball at a target. But then Jaller, who passes by, sees that behind the target, he sees a Matoran. Deciding that calling out would be too late, can he try to take control of the fire, while Tahu is controlling it, or would it be a battle of willpower? (I'm guessing that it would depend if the attack was focused or not..)
13Depends on if Tahu is actually controlling it or not. If he launches a fireball at a target from his sword, he doesn't normally have to control its path every step of the way -- if he did that, we would have no scenes where he (or any other Toa) ever shot and missed.
14I guess that Takanuva only needs to stand still and let Pohatu hit him...
2Thank you for your time.
3
4Yes, he was
5SWEEEEET . The first official Toa Mangai homeland . And the first official Toa of the Tren Krom Peninsula.
6Maybe he'll be mentioned in Brothers in Arms...
7Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho . 8
9A while back I've asked Greg the same question and he answered with this:
118- Nidhiki came from an island where Toa weren't thought very highly of and since the Tren Krom Peninsula is ruled by Gorast and Makuta and Toa aren't such good friends. Could it be possible that Nidhiki came from the Tren Krom Peninsula?
12All for now
138) No. You answered your own question when you said the word "island." A peninsula is not an island.
14Recently Greg changes his mind a lot
1Hello Mr. Farshtey, how are you? I have recently been rereading all of the Bionicle books, in which I am almost finished. While I was reading, however, a few questions have popped up in my head.
21) As is well known, the northern penninsula of Karzanhi (the island) potrudes into the Metru Nui Dome. As is also known, Makuta Teridax (disguesed as Turaga Dume) sent all of the local Toa (except Lhikan) off on dangerous missions, from which none of them ever returned. In Bionicle Legends #2: Dark Destiny, Jaller &co. find a Kanohi Suletu, Great Mask of Telepathy. My question here is this: Would'nt it make sense that the Mask of Telepathy that Jaller &co. found once belonged to a Toa of Lhikan's team, perhaps one that was killed by Eliminator?
32) Would you say that these translations are accurate? 4-Kardas - Dragon 5-Kinloka - Rodent 6-Lohrak - Serpant 7-Gukko - Bird 8-Waikiru - Walrus 9-Hapaka - Dog 10-Hikaki - Lizard 11-Fenrakk - Spider 12-Mahika - Toad 13-Ranama - Frog 14-Ruki - Fish
153) All throughout the Bionicle storyline, each character has a different name. But on Earth, people have the same name all the time (John, Mark, Greg, etc.). Would'nt it make sense that their are Bionicle characters out there that have the same name? Like, could there be a Matoran of Sonics that lives on Xhini Nui named Lhikan, even though the two had never met or known of each others' existance? 163a) Would it atleast be possible for ''off-screen'' characters?
17Thank You for your time.
18-makuta of xhini nui-
191) Wrong. Karzahni does not protrude into the Metru Nui dome. You have to go through the sea gate to get to Karzahni, at which point you are leaving the dome. 202) I wouldn't agree with all of these, no. Lohrak, for example, is a kind of serpent -- not all serpents are called Lohrak, anymore than all snakes in our world are called cobra. 213) But you would be asking for reader confusion then. Humans can get away with having similar first names because most have dissimilar last names. BIONICLE characters normally do not have last names. So if you are telling a story about a character named Jaller who isn't the Jaller from Ta-Metru, then you are going to have to stop and explain he isn't that Jaller and you will still have confused readers all over the place. It's the same reason that you don't have two Hera's or two Hercules' or two Mercury's in mythology.
22yeah... these are from a while back, but I forgot to post 'em
I'm a bit dissapointed about #1 though...1Hi Greg, there is something about Gorast that confuses me. Don't worry, I'm not making a suggestion. I'm wondering why Gorast says she conquered the Visorak. Since the Visorak are Rahi then didn't the Makuta create them in the first place? Why would Gorast need to conquer the Makuta's own creation? Do you have any explanation, I'm just curious.
2Yes, I do. Okay, let's say you run a horse farm. You own stallions and mares, and they give birth to colts. When the colts grow up, you want to ride them. What do you have to do first? Break them. They aren't born tame and ready to be ridden. Neither were the Visorak. They were created to be aggressive, conquering creatures, not housepets, so they weren't going to just do whatever they were told unless they were given a show of force first.
3Nice to understand this. It had been bugging me for a while.
2Yes, I do. Okay, let's say you run a horse farm. You own stallions and mares, and they give birth to colts. When the colts grow up, you want to ride them. What do you have to do first? Break them. They aren't born tame and ready to be ridden. Neither were the Visorak. They were created to be aggressive, conquering creatures, not housepets, so they weren't going to just do whatever they were told unless they were given a show of force first.
3Nice to understand this. It had been bugging me for a while.
2Thank you for your time.
3
4Yes, he was
5SWEEEEET . The first official Toa Mangai homland . And the first official Toa of the Tren Krom Peninsula.
6Maybe he'll be mentioned in Brothers in Arms...
7Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho . 8
9Y'know, I could have sworn somebody had asked him that, and he had said no. Nice find, though.
10They said his island was one Toa have to stay in the shadows to stay alive, and if this was the TKP, and Greg replied "Does'nt island answer your question?"
1I asked him not too long ago that, if there were (or are) any turaga or toa on TKP? and he said it hasnt been revealed, so he has just decided this .
1It often happens that Greg decides things while answering questions. That's why - or at least I think that's why - there often are inconsistencies between the answers - he can't keep everything he says straight. But honestly, who can?
2NtM
3EDIT: I just realized something funny concerning the Vahki=Law revelation. Let's translate a Botar quote from Bionicle Legends#5
4"What is the Vahki? The will of Mata Nui is the Vahki . Break that Vahki, and only the Pit will welcome you."
5And now we have evidence that the Toa Metru should have been sent to the pit. They broke more than one law... er, Vahki.
6NtM
2NtM
3EDIT: I just realized something funny concerning the Vahki=Law revelation. Let's translate a Botar quote from Bionicle Legends#5
4"What is the Vahki? The will of Mata Nui is the Vahki . Break that Vahki, and only the Pit will welcome you."
5And now we have evidence that the Toa Metru should have been sent to the pit. They broke more than one law... er, Vahki.
6NtM
1It often happens that Greg decides things while answering questions. That's why - or at least I think that's why - there often are inconsistencies between the answers - he can't keep everything he says straight. But honestly, who can?
2NtM
3EDIT: I just realized something funny concerning the Vahki=Law revelation. Let's translate a Botar quote from Bionicle Legends#5
4"What is the Vahki? The will of Mata Nui is the Vahki . Break that Vahki, and only the Pit will welcome you."
5And now we have evidence that the Toa Metru should have been sent to the pit. They broke more than one law... er, Vahki.
6NtM
7Yeah, but the Vahki were under makuta's control.
1It often happens that Greg decides things while answering questions. That's why - or at least I think that's why - there often are inconsistencies between the answers - he can't keep everything he says straight. But honestly, who can?
2NtM
3EDIT: I just realized something funny concerning the Vahki=Law revelation. Let's translate a Botar quote from Bionicle Legends#5
4"What is the Vahki? The will of Mata Nui is the Vahki . Break that Vahki, and only the Pit will welcome you."
5And now we have evidence that the Toa Metru should have been sent to the pit. They broke more than one law... er, Vahki.
6NtM
7Yeah, but the Vahki were under makuta's control.
8He meant that as a joke .
1Yeah, I probably forgot to add that smiley: 
.
.1It often happens that Greg decides things while answering questions. That's why - or at least I think that's why - there often are inconsistencies between the answers - he can't keep everything he says straight. But honestly, who can?
2NtM
3EDIT: I just realized something funny concerning the Vahki=Law revelation. Let's translate a Botar quote from Bionicle Legends#5
4"What is the Vahki? The will of Mata Nui is the Vahki . Break that Vahki, and only the Pit will welcome you."
5And now we have evidence that the Toa Metru should have been sent to the pit. They broke more than one law... er, Vahki.
6NtM
7Yeah, but the Vahki were under makuta's control.
8But Teridax was impersonating Dume.
9It would be funny to see the Turaga in the Pit.
10(<~<~MX~>~>)
1Dear Gregf, 2i was going through DM, and i noticed that, in Ch5, Taka clearly states that he has memory of being Takutanuva, 3My question is this: Does Teridax as well
4Yes
5yeah i was wondering about when toa go Nova 6What exactly would happen if a Toa of Iron went Nova? 7would it be a giant wall of Iron? 8Time?
9Everything would be covered in iron
10Dear Greg, 11one simple question: 12when Brutaka used his Olmak on Takanuva, was that Prior to, during, or after FoF?
13Prior to.
14Dear Greg, 15Im trying to make accurate Mocs of Kualas, Bomonga, Pouks, and Gaaki, i was hopeing you could answer some questions so i get them right: 161) Its fairly safe to assume that all four have staffs, right? 171a) if so, what are their tips of their respective staffs? EX: Noriks: Aqua ax 182)do they all have the same shields? 193) What are their respective Secondary colors? Ex: Iruni: Gold, Norik: Silver 204)What are the names of Pouks and Gaakis Staffs? 215)Are any juicy details about the Hagah be revealed in the summer seiral(off topic a bit, i know) 226)What are their respective Kanohi?(if new, just leave blank) 236a)What Kanohi are they shaped like?(Noriks Pehuki shaped like a Kril) 246b)whose kanohi do each of them honor?(again off topic, sorry) 257) do they all have simular armor to Iruni and Norik, or is each set of armor unique? 267a) if the sooner, who has which? 27Well thats all i can think of for now, please answer all that you can
28None of this is going to be determined until I start working on their serial in the summer.
29Abunch of PMs i sent but never posted 30most of it is irrelivant 31considering resending that last one now though
1Everything being covered in Iron, that could be bad, I would be interested to get a visual (not getting my hopes up though.)
1Everything and everyone covered in a layer of iron... It would make a hollow statue with you still inside . 2"I have no mouth... and I must scream." That's one of the most creepy thoughts about Bionicle I've ever had.
3If you could break off the parts around your joints, hands and head, though, you would have a spiffy new iron armor.
3If you could break off the parts around your joints, hands and head, though, you would have a spiffy new iron armor.