1That is skill for interrogating Greg 
Nice Answers 
Nice Answers 1Some really cool stuff relating to the latest serial...I put it under spoilers just in case....
28I think somebody needs to update the Wiki .
29EDIT: YAY I have a spinny mask . . . . <------
2Hey GregF, I just read the newest chapter of Reign of Shadows, and I loved it . I love this whole thing with Tuyet...but I have some questions now.
31. The Order of Mata Nui took a backup Tuyet from an alternate dimension. Was this Tuyet in any way evil? Did she already tamper with the Nui-Stone? 41b. If it wasn't how did the Order approve of messing with other realities? or making an innocent Tuyet suffer? 51c. If she were guilty, wouldn't the Order worry that the Nui stone would still be around?
62. Why didn't the Order just take a Nui Stone from an alternate dimension and experiment with it instead of dragging Tuyet around?
73. now that we know Tuyet really is alive, and not dead, How would Teridax not be able to sense her? I quote the last chapter8"Makuta is the Great Spirit, correct?" asked Tuyet. "And the Great Spirit knows all about everyone who lives in his universe... where they are, what they're doing... all he has to do is think about them?" 9Kapura nodded. 10Tuyet smiled. "Then I am the perfect ally, little ones. I am dead... and have been for some 2000 years."
11....so how would Tuyet be of any advantage because she is "dead" when she isn't dead? Teridax might not be looking for her but he wasn't looking for the alternate Teridax and yet he found him.
124. you mentioned that only higher ranking members knew where Tuyet was. So, besides Helryx, anybody we know?
135. I couldn't help but notice Brutaka wasn't mentioned taking part in the Tuyet plot(not that he needed to be). and I quote14Botar teleported Tuyet to another dimension
15That just made me wonder, does Botar have the ability to dimension hop? as well as other places in this dimension?
161) Keep in mind that the Order is basically the CIA, the KGB, etc. They are willing to break a few eggs if they think the omelet is worth it. In this case, they were executing a cover-up against their own agents (since, as far as Hydraxon knew, that was the right Tuyet in his prison). 172) Could be they felt its properties would be different. Perhaps the Nui stone is keyed into the dimension in which it is created. 183) But he can sense another Makuta, another like him. Mata Nui's logs keep record of every being who is alive or dead in his universe, so that he knows when replacements may be needed. As far as his logs go, Tuyet is dead, she died in the Pit. Even if the Order maintained the logs, they think she died 2000 years ago. So there is no record of a living Tuyet anywhere. 194) Nope. 205) Or they had access to the second Olmak before the Brotherhood got their hands on it ... remember, this was 3500 years ago, well before the Makuta rebelled.
21Thanks for the answers to those questions, but if you don't mind, some follow-ups
222. So, does the Nui Stone only work in the world it was created in? 235. Does this mean that the second Olmak was originally the Order's? 245b. if so, was it stolen when Icarax killed Botar?
25Thanks in advance .
262) That's what the Order believes, but it does not seem to be the case, since we know it was working for Tuyet in other dimensions. 275) It would have been stolen long before then, because Botar did not have it when Icarax killed him.
28I think somebody needs to update the Wiki .
29EDIT: YAY I have a spinny mask . . . . <------
1Hey GregF, one question. 2What exactly does the special forces class Skrall do? 3Are they commanders of the warrior class Skrall? And not all special forces Skrall are named, correct? 4Thanks.
5They do the same thing that Special Forces in the US military does. Operations behind enemy lines, high-risk "suicide missions," things like that. They are not commanders of the warrior Skrall, nor are they all named, though most are.
1some intresting mata nui facts
36i sent him a reply to clarify the mask knocking of thing 37(i meant the sand bat suggestion)
2mata nui (being) 31 how smart is mata nui? 41a if he isn't that smart does he think the bara magna inhabitants are other great spirits? 51b if he knows they aren't great spirits does he recognise the similarity of agori-matoran and glatorian-toa ?
62 is he skilled at hand-to-hand combat like the glatorian? 72a if not will metus teach him?
83 does mata nui need to eat,drink or sleep? 93a if so won't he need the agori's help to live?
104 how did mata nui create a body if he doesn't know how to use the mask?
115 does mata nui have a plan for getting his body back?
126 how does mata nui regard the agori eg he is superior to them?
137 how strong is the mask of life if it can collide with a planet?
148 did anyone see mata nui land?
159 will mata nui still continue his mask knocking off habit?
1610 does mata nui know where his body is?
17mata nui (robot)
181 what would happen if mata nui released all of his power at once?
192 could mata nui destroy a planet ?
201) I would say he's pretty smart. 211a) Um, no. He was a Great Spirit, and 40 million feet tall. No one on Bara Magna is that size, so why would he think they were Great Spirits? 221b) I doubt it. He has no idea there is any connection between the Great Beings and Bara Magna, and the idea of villagers and warriors is not unique in the galaxy. Remember, he has been to other planets prior to his crashing on the ocean world. 232) No 242a) Ackar will 253) Yes 263a) He will need information, at least 274) Because the mask, as you know, can act on its own. It has in the past. 285) Not at this point, no 296) No, I don't think he sees himself as superior to them. They know how to survive here, he does not, so how is he superior? 307) Well, it's made of metallic protodermis, we know that ... we also know that pieces of metal from satellites can sometimes survive the heat of re-entry and impact with Earth. The only difference is the mask did not shatter. 318) He hasn't landed yet 329) What mask knocking off habit? Mata Nui has never done that. 3310) Not in relation to where he is now, no 341) Probably something quite destructive 352) He could certainly do a lot of damage to one, but he wasn't designed for attack. His weaponry was for defense.
36i sent him a reply to clarify the mask knocking of thing 37(i meant the sand bat suggestion)
1I guess that makes sense.
11I believe this is new information about the female Skrall, at least some of it is.
2Hey GregF, just two questions. 31. Were the Baterra supposed to eliminate the Element Lords, but since they were trapped, they began killing the troops, like the Skrall? 42. You mentioned that female Skrall aren't part of the three classes? So can we conclude there is another class, and if so, what is it? 5Thanks.
61) No 72) Females
82. So there's no class name or description like support staff Skrall? 9Thanks.
10No. Male Skrall avoid female Skrall as much as possible. They aren't going to give them a special class name, and the females wouldn't accept it if they did.
11I believe this is new information about the female Skrall, at least some of it is.
21)Did Malum, Gelu, Kiina fought in the EP war.
3Thanks in advance .
41) Yes
5Gresh is even younger than we thought . 6I mean, if Gelu is the closest in age to him, and he wasn't old enough to fight in the war... 7My goodness.
8Actually, Kiina is closer to Gresh in age.
1Lol, I guess I was right about the Ignika acting on its own. 2Odd, what did Mata Nui eat when he was the MU?
3Robots don't eat.
4I thought the question was referring to the MU, but I guess not.
5Anyways... 6Hey GregF, just two questions. 71. Were the Baterra supposed to eliminate the Element Lords, but since they were trapped, they began killing the troops, like the Skrall? 82. You mentioned that female Skrall aren't part of the three classes? So can we conclude there is another class, and if so, what is it? 9Thanks.
101) No 112) Females
122. So there's no class name or description like support staff Skrall? 13Thanks.
14No. Male Skrall avoid female Skrall as much as possible. They aren't going to give them a special class name, and the females wouldn't accept it if they did.
15What is the job of a female Skrall, then? 16Thanks.
17I really don't want to go into details about them at this point, they are going to be dealt with more in the fall.
18That's interesting.
21I don't know about the web serials yes, but they are covered in the 2009 Guide I am doing for AMEET.
22I guess this is good news, right?
1why would BM be a perfect sphere, considering the gigantic crater?
2Because of the way that space physics work, that large bodies such as Bara Magna always form Spheres whilst in rotating in space
3that's only when it's a protoplanet, a malleable ball of lava floating in space. BM is solid now, so that would mean that it WAS spherical at one time, but it isn't now.
1I dont want to be like so many, asking questions you cant answer, so i will try to ask about things you most likely can anser.
21)Cant Branar have some differentiation from warrior skrall, like better armor, weapons made from exsidian, quality thornax, or anything?
32)Do the rest of the Hagah have a mask of a different shape, like Norik? 42a.Is it possible?
53)Why did Malum alert Gresh?
64)If Vorox has a name on their language, will we ever meet a named Vorox?
75)How old was Gresh in the EP war, really young, like -18?
86)Are you aware Botar means "to bounce" in spanish?
97)Do you like the Inheritance cycle?
10Hope you can answer.
111) Can he? Yes. Does he? No idea. He's not an elite warrior, remember, he is a standard Skrall warrior who happens to have performed an act that earned him a name. That doesn't mean he gets lots of loot ... to a Skrall, getting a name is enough of a reward. 122) Yes 133) Because Skrall capture and torture Vorox, and so Malum hates Skrall 144) No, you won't 155) Younger than that, had he been 18 he would have fought in it. 166) Nope 177) Never heard of it
181-So branar CAN be kinda special 192-Ok, thatll help me with my drawings 203-Oh, so malum is a potential ally 214-Was expecting that 225-So gresh was younger than i thought 236-LEGO doesnt know spanish... 247-Pity
37-Pity
4WHAT . . .
But...but..it's my favorite series . 5I've already sent confirmations on this to Greg, so don't overwhelm him, but I think we've finally hit the jackpot with the baterra:
6Hey Greg. Thank's for stopping by my theory. It's nice to see I'm sort of on the right track, though my mind went blank when I tried to alter my theory. Mind if I ask a few questions revolving around it?
71. Could you tell me if I have the general idea, or if I am on the right track, but aren't exactly right? 82. You hinted that the baterra aren't biological. Are baterra robots, or biomechanical? 93. Are the baterra made out of protodermis? 103a. Are the Iron Wolves? 114. Were the baterra following the Skrall specifically, or did they pass by, attack the Skrall, and are now bent on finishing them off? 125. Did the Great Beings participate in the EP War, or did they sort of scoot over while the Element Lords led the Glatorian into battle?
13Thank you for your time.
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151) Like I said, you're in the ballpark 162) Baterra are mechanical 173-3a) No 184) They were not hunting the Skrall specifically, no 195) The GBs were not a faction in the war
20Are the baterra naturally randomly violent, or is this a malfunction?
21Thank you for your time.
22Neither. They are not malfunctioning and their violence is not random, never has been. Their violence serves a purpose.
23All right, I'll give this a shot. Are they exterminating everyone who had a hand in the EP War?
24Thank you for your time.
25You're getting warm ...
26Okay, this is my thought. The Great Beings have a low opinion of shadow and war. This was revealed by Teridax in Brothers in Arms:
27"The powers that once ran this world were mad with a hunger for power..."
28Just an off-question, but was this quote about the Element Lords?
29Anyway, they disliked those who caused too much damage during the war, and decided the world would be better rid of them. They created the baterra, shapeshifting robots, to hunt down the most violent and effecient killers of the war. This can be alluded to by Tuma's memories that the Skrall were some of the best warriors during the war, and that the baterra are extremely good at what they do, meaning that they were sent after the best.
30Am I right?
31Thank you for your time.
32No, you're still thinking too narrow in scope. Let me see if I can help -- if you wanted to stop a war, and you wanted to do it by force, would you restrict yourself to only going after, say, the top 10% of combatants? Wouldn't that leave the other 90% still fighting?
33Apparently I have a narrow scope.
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1You could say that the other 90% is every remaining Glatorian and Skrall.
2But would the GB really construct genocide-machines?
3The GB's aren't perfect. They coulda' rushed and messed up on the creation process, which is why the Baterra are still actively killing 100,000+ years after the war.
4I personally think the Shattering abruptly ended the war, and the baterra, cut off from the GBs, never found out that the war was over.
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1You could say that the other 90% is every remaining Glatorian and Skrall.
2But would the GB really construct genocide-machines?
3The GB's aren't perfect. They coulda' rushed and messed up on the creation process, which is why the Baterra are still actively killing 100,000+ years after the war.
4I personally think the Shattering abruptly ended the war, and the baterra, cut off from the GBs, never found out that the war was over.
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6But after one planet-wide cataclysm and a hundred millennia...
1You could say that the other 90% is every remaining Glatorian and Skrall.
2But would the GB really construct genocide-machines?
3The GB's aren't perfect. They coulda' rushed and messed up on the creation process, which is why the Baterra are still actively killing 100,000+ years after the war.
4I personally think the Shattering abruptly ended the war, and the baterra, cut off from the GBs, never found out that the war was over.
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6But after one planet-wide cataclysm and a hundred millennia...
7Well, they aren't self-programming, then. If you set a robotic vacuum cleaner to work, then leave it going for a hundred millenia, you aren't to come back to it and find it writing a novel. It'll be doing what it was programmed to - clean.
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1What I got from the "narrow scope" thing was that OOMN was thinking just about the baterra going after certain specific combatants, and that the GBs wouldn't have restricted themselves to just going after certain warriors. 2I think the Great Beings created the baterra to end the war by killing every single combatant. Genocide machines. Why not? 3-Cressona
1What I got from the "narrow scope" thing was that OOMN was thinking just about the baterra going after certain specific combatants, and that the GBs wouldn't have restricted themselves to just going after certain warriors. 2I think the Great Beings created the baterra to end the war by killing every single combatant. Genocide machines. Why not? 3-Cressona
4That would be widening the scope as well. They wanted to kill everyone who was involved in the war so that it never happened again, not just to end it.
1What I got from the "narrow scope" thing was that OOMN was thinking just about the baterra going after certain specific combatants, and that the GBs wouldn't have restricted themselves to just going after certain warriors. 2I think the Great Beings created the baterra to end the war by killing every single combatant. Genocide machines. Why not? 3-Cressona
4Not very Great Being-ish... I think the threat of shapeshifting mass genocide machines would've been MORE than enough.
1O_o If that's true, the Great Beings are willing to murder entire civilizations in order to get what they want. That's...interesting. And scary.
1What I got from the "narrow scope" thing was that OOMN was thinking just about the baterra going after certain specific combatants, and that the GBs wouldn't have restricted themselves to just going after certain warriors. 2I think the Great Beings created the baterra to end the war by killing every single combatant. Genocide machines. Why not? 3-Cressona
4Yeah, that's basically what I sent him for confirmation.
5I didn't think it was GB-ish either - hence the narrow scope.
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1YAY
2Hi Greg
3Okay, this is my thought. The Great Beings have a low opinion of shadow and war. This was revealed by Teridax in Brothers in Arms:
4"The powers that once ran this world were mad with a hunger for power..."
5Just an off-question, but was this quote about the Element Lords?
6Anyway, they disliked those who caused too much damage during the war, and decided the world would be better rid of them. They created the baterra, shapeshifting robots, to hunt down the most violent and effecient killers of the war. This can be alluded to by Tuma's memories that the Skrall were some of the best warriors during the war, and that the baterra are extremely good at what they do, meaning that they were sent after the best.
7Am I right?
8Thank you for your time.
9No, you're still thinking too narrow in scope. Let me see if I can help -- if you wanted to stop a war, and you wanted to do it by force, would you restrict yourself to only going after, say, the top 10% of combatants? Wouldn't that leave the other 90% still fighting? (*Crdit to The OoMN Chronicler*)
10my question 111) So the Baterra are eliminating everyone who thought in the ep war correct? Also if that is correct did The Great beings create the Baterra to kill everyone who thought in the war because they didnt like the war or because they wanted to keep to the war a secret?
121a) Do the Great Beings,Glatorian, Agori communicate with anyother species?
13Thats all for now and thanks for your time
141) The baterra are a doomsday weapon. Unable to stop the war by any other means, the GBs unleashed them to kill any armed combatant. 151a) Such as who?
1YAY 2Hi Greg
41a) Do the Great Beings,Glatorian, Agori communicate with anyother species?
5Thats all for now and thanks for your time
61) The baterra are a doomsday weapon. Unable to stop the war by any other means, the GBs unleashed them to kill any armed combatant. 71a) Such as who?
8Great find .
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1YAY 2Hi Greg
41a) Do the Great Beings,Glatorian, Agori communicate with anyother species?
5Thats all for now and thanks for your time
61) The baterra are a doomsday weapon. Unable to stop the war by any other means, the GBs unleashed them to kill any armed combatant. 71a) Such as who?
8Great find .
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10Success . . Excellent job to everyone .
1Hey Greg. Thank's for stopping by my theory. It's nice to see I'm sort of on the right track, though my mind went blank when I tried to alter my theory. Mind if I ask a few questions revolving around it?
21. Could you tell me if I have the general idea, or if I am on the right track, but aren't exactly right? 32. You hinted that the baterra aren't biological. Are baterra robots, or biomechanical? 43. Are the baterra made out of protodermis? 53a. Are the Iron Wolves? 64. Were the baterra following the Skrall specifically, or did they pass by, attack the Skrall, and are now bent on finishing them off? 75. Did the Great Beings participate in the EP War, or did they sort of scoot over while the Element Lords led the Glatorian into battle?
8Thank you for your time.
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101) Like I said, you're in the ballpark 112) Baterra are mechanical 123-3a) No 134) They were not hunting the Skrall specifically, no 145) The GBs were not a faction in the war
15Are the baterra naturally randomly violent, or is this a malfunction?
16Thank you for your time.
17Neither. They are not malfunctioning and their violence is not random, never has been. Their violence serves a purpose.
18All right, I'll give this a shot. Are they exterminating everyone who had a hand in the EP War?
19Thank you for your time.
20You're getting warm ...
21Okay, this is my thought. The Great Beings have a low opinion of shadow and war. This was revealed by Teridax in Brothers in Arms:
22"The powers that once ran this world were mad with a hunger for power..."
23Just an off-question, but was this quote about the Element Lords?
24Anyway, they disliked those who caused too much damage during the war, and decided the world would be better rid of them. They created the baterra, shapeshifting robots, to hunt down the most violent and effecient killers of the war. This can be alluded to by Tuma's memories that the Skrall were some of the best warriors during the war, and that the baterra are extremely good at what they do, meaning that they were sent after the best.
25Am I right?
26Thank you for your time.
27No, you're still thinking too narrow in scope. Let me see if I can help -- if you wanted to stop a war, and you wanted to do it by force, would you restrict yourself to only going after, say, the top 10% of combatants? Wouldn't that leave the other 90% still fighting?
28Well, the Great Beings didn't seem like the type to wipe out huge numbers...hmm.
291. So, let's see if I have this straight. The Great Beings created mechanical shapeshifters to wipe out the forces that took part in the EP War of Spherus Magna? 301a. Did they do this during or post-war? 311b. Do the baterra still think the war is ongoing? 321c. What was the motive? Dislike of war, dislike of the fact that they were fighting while the planet fell apart, or they simply wanted the EP for themselves? 331d. Do the Great Beings have a name for them? 342. "The powers that once ran this world were mad with a hunger for power..." - Alternate Teridax 35Is this a quote about the Element Lords? 363. I noticed that the Great Beings seem to have a dislike for war and shadow. Is this true?
37Thank you very much for your time, answers, and help with this theory.
381) Still off. Not "took part" -- "taking part." It was an attempt to stop the war, not vengeance post-war. 391a) During 401b) They are following their original programming, which is to destroy any armed combatant. 411c) The GBs knew the war was going to lead to cataclysm, and their "gentler" attempts to stop it had failed. So they went for a doomsday weapon, something that would wipe out the armies unless they laid down their weapons and stopped fighting. 421D) Haven't thought about it. 432) Too early to discuss 443) Who likes war?
451b. As I said, they're following original programming. 463. Warlords.
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1Hey GregF, just one question. 2Are the Baterra moving from the north southwards to eliminate BM inhabitants? Is there something hidden up north that they don't want the inhabitants to know about, hence the killing? 3Thanks.
4No, the baterra are not hiding/guarding anything, and they wouldn't necessarily want to harm all of BM's inhabitants. There is actually a very easy way to stop a baterra from attacking you, but no one other than their creators knows what it is.
5I sent this before learning about the doomsday weapon part. At least we got some new information from this quote.
4No, the baterra are not hiding/guarding anything, and they wouldn't necessarily want to harm all of BM's inhabitants. There is actually a very easy way to stop a baterra from attacking you, but no one other than their creators knows what it is.
5I sent this before learning about the doomsday weapon part. At least we got some new information from this quote.
6Indeed; they're only after armed combatants. Put down your weapons and they ought to walk right by you.
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