1I guess that basically confirms that all elements aside from Light and Shadow are a mixture of good and evil.
2No, it means that all beings have light and shadow, if they become completely one or the other, then their programming makes them that element. Fire is not light and shadow, it is fire. Tahu controls fire, if he loses all shadow, then he becomes light as his element, because the light overrides the fire, not that without shadow fire cannot exists. But if you meant that everyone has light and shadow in them, then yes, you are right.
1QUOTE 2Hello Greg i'm sorta new here so here goes noithing
3I got some questions about Zaktan
4I read somewhere somebody asked How Zaktan react to a protodax 5and you said thathe wouldn't recognize a prodax for what it is and he's never seen a protodite under a microscope 6so how does he know that they are protodites?
7one more
8how come he didn't go insane when he got turned into protodites.
9thank you for your time.
101) Because other people he has been around do know what protodites look like. 112) Different people can handle different levels of stress. Zaktan had already been through some horrors, like working in the mines, so he was pretty tough. Someone else might have gone mad, he didn't.
1Hello GregF . A have some questions mainly about the barraki.
21: Does Ehlek look the same after mata nui used the mask of life and is just amphibious now, or is he reverted back to the way he was pre-pit? (With out the spines on his back.) Because if I remember correctly Ehlek's species is not amphibious.
32: Not really an important question but what kind of weapons did the barraki use pre-pit? (Specifically Pridak. Would he wield a great sword or a spear and shield etc.)
43: In relation to question two do the barraki now use the weapons they carried in the pit or scrap them for weapons that worked better on land? (Obviously they got ride of their squid launchers so I am talking about their other weapons.)
54: What is Pridak's new goal now he is un-mutated and on spherus magna?
65: Do the other barraki still acknowledge him as their leader? (Other than Takadox naturally.)
76: How would the barraki take being un-mutated? Would they be shocked, happy, etc. (I am guessing they do not know mata nui was responsible for doing it.)
8Now some other questions that are not about the barraki.
97: Since mata nui reversed the affects of pit mutation would the this mean the the same thing might happen to the toa mahri, would they turn back in to toa inika? (Another words would the power of the mask of life un-do its own work?)
108: If the mutated beast that was formed from the piraka was ever un-done would the beings that formed it also have the affects of pit mutation removed. (Like the piraka?)
11Thank you for looking at this I really appreciate it.
121) Pre-Pit 132) Not been determined, since I have not written much about them pre-Pit 143) Most likely they have replaced them 154) Too soon to tell, he just got there. 165) I doubt it. He didn't exactly lead them to triumph and glory 176) Probably thrilled 187) The Mahri were not mutated, though, they were changed by the Ignika. So they were not changed back. He reversed the effects of mutagen, not the Ignika 198) I would say no, because they were not individual beings when Mata Nui did that. In essence, they did not exist, having merged into a new being.
20Nothing really new but kinda interesting.
1QUOTE 2QUOTE 3QUOTE 4I'm sorry to bother you Greg but as I was typing those questions about Zaktan I thought of another question about him.
5how did he make his three bladed sword cause I don't understand how he did it. Also i don't understand the whole consciousness thing i don't know how he controls his protodites and whatnot 6could you help me out?
7if so thank you
81) Think of the protodites like a swarm of bees. A swarm of bees in flight can take on all kinds of different shapes, and so can Zaktan's protodites. Hence he can make a sword out of them or pretty much anything else he can think of. 92) Okay, now think of the protodites as cells of a brain. Each cell of your brain contains part of your mind. In the same way, each protodite contains part of Zaktan's mind. So he controls every single one of them, because his mind is inside every single one of them. 10then how come he can't control the rippling of his body?
11Well, they are living things, Zaktan, you can't expect them to stay frozen constantly.
5how did he make his three bladed sword cause I don't understand how he did it. Also i don't understand the whole consciousness thing i don't know how he controls his protodites and whatnot 6could you help me out?
7if so thank you
81) Think of the protodites like a swarm of bees. A swarm of bees in flight can take on all kinds of different shapes, and so can Zaktan's protodites. Hence he can make a sword out of them or pretty much anything else he can think of. 92) Okay, now think of the protodites as cells of a brain. Each cell of your brain contains part of your mind. In the same way, each protodite contains part of Zaktan's mind. So he controls every single one of them, because his mind is inside every single one of them. 10then how come he can't control the rippling of his body?
11Well, they are living things, Zaktan, you can't expect them to stay frozen constantly.
1maybe it's Icarax he just got blown to pieces
2That would be a good plot twist, even though I doubt it's him.
3BTW, has Greg replied your more recent messages lately? I'm asking because I sent him one this weekend and he hasn't responded yet.
4Yeah, he's been responding. Just sit tight . . . It may take a while if it is diffcult to answer. What was your Question?
5
1Me, Greg
21) What will happen to the living mountain on Xia now that Teridax is dead?
31) If it cannot be evacuated somehow, it will die.
42) A. Did Kalmah have three eyes before his mutation? 5b. If yes, is one of them now blind after he's been cured?
62) I don't recall what it said in the story bible about that
73) A. Were Mantax's pincers and Carapar's claws separate tools or part of their anatomy? 8b.If they were body parts, does Mantax still have his pincer?
93) No, Mantax would not have his pincers any longer.
104)When Tahu transformed back to Toa Mata, what happened to launcher weapon that came with Adaptive Armor (the one which used to be a Nynrah Ghost Launcher)?
114) He still had an adaptive weapon and adaptive armor
125)Is Brutaka still affected by Antidermis (is his armor crackling, is he still hovering etc.)?
135) Yes
146)Was the golden warrior with axe who appeared in Destiny War and was killed by Voporak of the same species as Nocturn?
156) No
167) How many Skrall died when Matoran Universe robot fell over Black Spike Mountains?
177) I don't know, I didn't take a census
188) When Kopaka followed the golden fusion, Skakdi and Toa Mahri to shores of the ocean, were they at the shores of Aqua Magna?
198) Yes, there is only one ocean on Spherus Magna
209) Have you already written the next Sahmad's Tale chapter?
219) No.
22Comments:
231) Poor mountain 242) Pity 253) I could guess that 264) Weird 275) It seems Brutaka will never be normal again... 286) Well, didn't think so either. But had to ask it to be sure. 297) Whatever, it's not that important 308) Yay Aqua Magna . 319) We'll have to wait a little longer...
21) What will happen to the living mountain on Xia now that Teridax is dead?
31) If it cannot be evacuated somehow, it will die.
42) A. Did Kalmah have three eyes before his mutation? 5b. If yes, is one of them now blind after he's been cured?
62) I don't recall what it said in the story bible about that
73) A. Were Mantax's pincers and Carapar's claws separate tools or part of their anatomy? 8b.If they were body parts, does Mantax still have his pincer?
93) No, Mantax would not have his pincers any longer.
104)When Tahu transformed back to Toa Mata, what happened to launcher weapon that came with Adaptive Armor (the one which used to be a Nynrah Ghost Launcher)?
114) He still had an adaptive weapon and adaptive armor
125)Is Brutaka still affected by Antidermis (is his armor crackling, is he still hovering etc.)?
135) Yes
146)Was the golden warrior with axe who appeared in Destiny War and was killed by Voporak of the same species as Nocturn?
156) No
167) How many Skrall died when Matoran Universe robot fell over Black Spike Mountains?
177) I don't know, I didn't take a census
188) When Kopaka followed the golden fusion, Skakdi and Toa Mahri to shores of the ocean, were they at the shores of Aqua Magna?
198) Yes, there is only one ocean on Spherus Magna
209) Have you already written the next Sahmad's Tale chapter?
219) No.
22Comments:
231) Poor mountain 242) Pity 253) I could guess that 264) Weird 275) It seems Brutaka will never be normal again... 286) Well, didn't think so either. But had to ask it to be sure. 297) Whatever, it's not that important 308) Yay Aqua Magna . 319) We'll have to wait a little longer...
1maybe it's Icarax he just got blown to pieces
2That would be a good plot twist, even though I doubt it's him.
3BTW, has Greg replied your more recent messages lately? I'm asking because I sent him one this weekend and he hasn't responded yet.
4Yeah, he's been responding. Just sit tight . . . It may take a while if it is diffcult to answer. What was your Question?
5
6Nothing major really, but it was for the Mask of Healing thing. The Tracker says he hasn't even read it...
7Gahlok Va: What made you think that the warrior was from Nocturn's species?
1The warrior had four arms.
1Me, Greg
27) How many Skrall died when Matoran Universe robot fell over Black Spike Mountains?
37) I don't know, I didn't take a census
4Haha, if I were Greg, I would totally just answer these type of questions by assigning a random answer on a whim.
5"How many Skrall died?" 6"Two hundred and sixty three."
7-Paradox-
1Haha, if I were Greg, I would totally just answer these type of questions by assigning a random answer on a whim.
2"How many Skrall died?" 3"Two hundred and sixty three."
4-Paradox-
5Then people would just get mad when he gave different or nonsensical numbers. Or worse, would go into major speculation about it. Better to just admit that the matter is inconsequential and avoid the headaches altogether.
11) The cloud in ROS, I was just wondering, could it be Zaktan? As I recall, he exploded, so unless his Prododite power was mutated away, could his Prododites have been separated? And, seeing as Zaktan is/was green, as a cloud of Prododites he would be green, right? And, as Teridax wanted five Piraka fuzed, could he have separated them on purpose and actually have wanted six Piraka fuzed? 22) Are you planning to do anything with Tahtorak? 33) What about Krakua?
41) Could be, also could not be. Time will tell 52) Not right at the moment, no 63) Haven't decided
71) Yeah, it's him, I'll bet 82) Awwww...
93) Hope he does.
41) Could be, also could not be. Time will tell 52) Not right at the moment, no 63) Haven't decided
71) Yeah, it's him, I'll bet 82) Awwww...
10I totally want to see a fight between Tahtorak and the giant biomechanical dinosaurs of Bota Magna.
1Hi Greg .
21) Why Malum wanted to kill Strakk in the arena? 32) How many Vorox had Malum at his own disposition? 43) Can Vezon control his dimensional gates power?
51) Because Strakk had driven him into a rage by wounding him 62) Probably a hundred or so 73) No
8And...
9Hi Greg . How are you?
101) Are you going to give a name to the masks of the Toa Hagah? 112) Can we create a MOC contest about the forms of Gaaki, Bomonga, Kualus and Pouks and be canon? 123) What about Voporak and the Vahi? 134) Can Brutaka thinks by his own or is the antidermis that is controlling him?
141) I am going to have less than 30 names to use for the next year and a half, so I don't know if I will want to invest BIONICLE names in that 152) Contest requests have to come from BZP or BS01 staff. If you are interested in a contest, contact staff about it. 163) What about them? 174) The antidermis is not controlling him
1Hi Greg,
2Thanks again for the great interview you did for BS01. Very enlightening and inspiring. I just have a couple of quick questions for you as we on BS01 try and organize our location articles in the aftermath of Spherus Magna's reformation:
31) Is the Skrall Homeland located in the actual Great Jungle of Bota Magna? Sahmad's Tale seems to indicate that the Iron Tribe was Rock Tribe were neighbours in the mountains of this forested area.
42) The Northern Frost is a separate location from the Great Jungle, correct? I know that the Northern Frost was part of the celestial body of Bota Magna during the 100,000 years post-Shattering/pre-reformation, but now that Spherus Magna is reformed, it has once more become a separate geographical feature of Spherus Magna, yes?
5Thanks, as always, for your time and patience.
6Triggy
71) Yup 82) Yes
21) Why Malum wanted to kill Strakk in the arena? 32) How many Vorox had Malum at his own disposition? 43) Can Vezon control his dimensional gates power?
51) Because Strakk had driven him into a rage by wounding him 62) Probably a hundred or so 73) No
8And...
9Hi Greg . How are you?
101) Are you going to give a name to the masks of the Toa Hagah? 112) Can we create a MOC contest about the forms of Gaaki, Bomonga, Kualus and Pouks and be canon? 123) What about Voporak and the Vahi? 134) Can Brutaka thinks by his own or is the antidermis that is controlling him?
141) I am going to have less than 30 names to use for the next year and a half, so I don't know if I will want to invest BIONICLE names in that 152) Contest requests have to come from BZP or BS01 staff. If you are interested in a contest, contact staff about it. 163) What about them? 174) The antidermis is not controlling him
18Voporak was a 2005 combiner set and the Vahi was released in 2002 and again in 2004, so I don't see why we'd have a contest for them.
21) Why Malum wanted to kill Strakk in the arena? 32) How many Vorox had Malum at his own disposition? 43) Can Vezon control his dimensional gates power?
51) Because Strakk had driven him into a rage by wounding him 62) Probably a hundred or so 73) No
8And...
9Hi Greg . How are you?
101) Are you going to give a name to the masks of the Toa Hagah? 112) Can we create a MOC contest about the forms of Gaaki, Bomonga, Kualus and Pouks and be canon? 123) What about Voporak and the Vahi? 134) Can Brutaka thinks by his own or is the antidermis that is controlling him?
141) I am going to have less than 30 names to use for the next year and a half, so I don't know if I will want to invest BIONICLE names in that 152) Contest requests have to come from BZP or BS01 staff. If you are interested in a contest, contact staff about it. 163) What about them? 174) The antidermis is not controlling him
18Voporak was a 2005 combiner set and the Vahi was released in 2002 and again in 2004, so I don't see why we'd have a contest for them.
19He's asking about if we'll get story information on them soon, since he currently has the Vahi and has since...2008 or so.
21) Why Malum wanted to kill Strakk in the arena? 32) How many Vorox had Malum at his own disposition? 43) Can Vezon control his dimensional gates power?
51) Because Strakk had driven him into a rage by wounding him 62) Probably a hundred or so 73) No
8And...
9Hi Greg . How are you?
101) Are you going to give a name to the masks of the Toa Hagah? 112) Can we create a MOC contest about the forms of Gaaki, Bomonga, Kualus and Pouks and be canon? 123) What about Voporak and the Vahi? 134) Can Brutaka thinks by his own or is the antidermis that is controlling him?
141) I am going to have less than 30 names to use for the next year and a half, so I don't know if I will want to invest BIONICLE names in that 152) Contest requests have to come from BZP or BS01 staff. If you are interested in a contest, contact staff about it. 163) What about them? 174) The antidermis is not controlling him
18Voporak was a 2005 combiner set and the Vahi was released in 2002 and again in 2004, so I don't see why we'd have a contest for them.
19He's asking about if we'll get story information on them soon, since he currently has the Vahi and has since...2008 or so.
20Oh, okay.
1Hello, Mr. Farshtey . I hope your having a good day today . I have some questions.
21.) In Bionicle Adventures 10: Time Trap, The Shadowed One, while pondering the demise of Nidhiki and Krekka, was said to have "shed no tears for either of them." Does this mean that MU inhabitants are capable of shedding tears, and by connections, crying/weeping? 31a.) If yes, why did the great beings design them with the ability to do this?
42.) You have often stated that Time Trap was your favorite book, because you only had to focus on a handful of characters, rather and at least 12. If you were given the opportunity to write a bionicle-related story in a format similar to Time Trap, who would you like to write about and in what setting?
53.) Can MU Inhabitants/SM Inhabitants kill and eat rahi in the same way we kill and eat animals, such as cows?
64.) In Bionicle: Desert of Danger, Metus says...
7"Around here the monsters don't wear masks ... or hats, or pants, or anything else. And they eat you because they're hungry and you're nearby. Got it?" 8— Metus
9This implies that the aforementioned clothing items may be used among SM inhabitants. My question is, do SM inhabitants commonly use clothing items such as those mentioned above? (But then again, they generally wear full armor all the time anyway...)
105.) Of all the locations that you've wrote about the Bionicle characters doing stuff in/at, which location was your favorite to write about? (I mean as in Voya Nui, Metru Nui, Bara Magna, etc.) And why?
11I hope you can answer my questions.
12Sincerely,X-Ray.
131) No, it's simply an expression, meaning he felt no grief. 142) No idea. I don't decide what I am writing until I sit down to write. 153) SM inhabitants would not want to eat MU Rahi, not enough meat. They do kill their own native wildlife though. And we know MU inhabitants can get energy from some Rahi, like fish, but they not need to eat the way we do. 164) Yes. You wear fabric under the armor. You don't wear armor against bare skin in a desert, you would fry your skin right off. 175) Bara Magna was fun, because it was so big -- most of the MU locations were small. Karzahni was fun. And the Voyage of Fear tunnels were fun, and the domain of Krahka in the second book.
181.) So MU Inhabitants are incapable of crying or weeping? 191a.) If not, then what do they do when they get sad? 201b.) If yes, then why did the Great Beings give them that ability?
211) I am not aware of them having tear ducts. We have them to keep our eyes clear of particles and debris, by allowing fluid to wash the eye out. MU inhabitants don't have eyes like we do, they have ocular sensors, so they don't need fluid to keep them clean. 221a) You can be sad and not cry.
23Ah well.
24
X-Ray
25) Bara Magna was fun, because it was so big -- most of the MU locations were small. Karzahni was fun. And the Voyage of Fear tunnels were fun, and the domain of Krahka in the second book.
3Silly Greg, Krahka appeared in the third book.
1A follow-up to a message I sent yesterday, to alleviate concerns that we had:
15I think this is fine as is.
2Thank you for the speedy reply this morning . I have one more question which I hope will eliminate any confusion.
3On BS01, we have Spherus Magna "divided" into these major regions: 4*Aqua Magna 5*Bara Magna 6*Bota Magna 7*Northern Frost 8*Black Spike Mountains 9*White Quartz Mountains 10*Forest of Blades-River Dormus-Valley of the Maze area (basically what exists north of the map we were given in 2009)
11My question is: Do any of these regions listed above belong as a subsection of another? For instance, are the Black Spikes or White Quartz still considered to be a part of the Bara Magna Great Barren region on Spherus Magna? Or can they now, post-reformation, be considered as regions unto themselves?
12I understand this is a bit convoluted, so if you have clarification questions you want to ask before you give a reply, please feel free.
13Thanks again so much,
14Triggy
15I think this is fine as is.
1I have some Qs for you sir if you don't mind
21. about how many online story will there be on bionicle story ?
32. did the story team create the great beings
43. were the great being planed in 2001 ?
54. do you know what the great being truly are ?
65. is there any islands in Aqua manga or the great seas ?
76. what bionicle book took the longest time for you to write ?
81) Don't know yet 92) Yes, the Great Beings were in the original 2001 story bible 103) Yes 114) Yes 125) Nope 136) Don't recall. I never had a lot of time to write them, usually about six to eight weeks at most.
1Hi Greg, Congradulations on the Baby, and Thankyou so much for that interview you did for BS01, my brother and I got a kick out of it and you gave great advice all the way through. So thank You again. .
2Now I'd like to ask you several Questions relating to the Golden armor.
31. It says that Tahu gained the kraata powers of the kraata he destroyed with the Armor's powers. Does this mean that if he destroyed 7 Kraata of of heat vision, each at one of the 7 stages of development, would he gain the level of power over heat vision of the highest level Kraata, or the collective power level of all the Kraata involved? In short, if you destroy more kraata of a certain type do you gain more power?
42. Does Tahu's golden Hau have the enhanced powers of his original Golden Hau? or does it only give the power of shielding?
52a. if it only creates a shield, is it more powerful than the original golden Hau or less or equal or greater?
63. where there more types of Rahkshi than just heatvision on the sands of Bara Magna when the Golden armor was used?, Did Tahu gain multiple Kraata Powers?
7Thanks again, Congradulations on becoming a Father and I'll be sure to keep the flame alive .
81) I really haven't thought about the level question, but it is probably something worth us discussing. 92) Shielding only 102a) Same 113) Yes and yes
2Now I'd like to ask you several Questions relating to the Golden armor.
31. It says that Tahu gained the kraata powers of the kraata he destroyed with the Armor's powers. Does this mean that if he destroyed 7 Kraata of of heat vision, each at one of the 7 stages of development, would he gain the level of power over heat vision of the highest level Kraata, or the collective power level of all the Kraata involved? In short, if you destroy more kraata of a certain type do you gain more power?
42. Does Tahu's golden Hau have the enhanced powers of his original Golden Hau? or does it only give the power of shielding?
52a. if it only creates a shield, is it more powerful than the original golden Hau or less or equal or greater?
63. where there more types of Rahkshi than just heatvision on the sands of Bara Magna when the Golden armor was used?, Did Tahu gain multiple Kraata Powers?
7Thanks again, Congradulations on becoming a Father and I'll be sure to keep the flame alive .
81) I really haven't thought about the level question, but it is probably something worth us discussing. 92) Shielding only 102a) Same 113) Yes and yes
12I think it would be cool if Tahu mastered his new powers by level. Like he starts out with Heat Vision in what could be considered level 1, but he slowly climbs to what could be level 7. It would certainly make for an interesting training story.
1SM inhabitants have hats... Glatorian with a fedora... thats where it's at.
2-GRESHIOS
3No, a Glatorian SKELETON with a fedora would be where it's at.
4And how come when I asked him if Agori/Glatorian ever wore cloth clothes he said no?
5Kamen Rider Skull or Dead Freddy Glatorian .
6Kind of lame on the Golden Hau part...
7-GRESHIOS
1I was just wondering if certain Toa could breath fire, ice, etc.
61) No 72) None
8Aw darn. That would have been cool if I was right.
2Hello Greg . Congrats on the baby .
3Now I just have a few quick questions. Would it be possible for a Toa of Fire to breath fire? If so, could a Toa of Ice have freeze breath and a Toa of Air have super breath like Superman?
4Also, which Toa would be able to channel their powers through their breath or mouth? And which Toa could not be able to use this ability?
5Hope you have the time to answer . Thanks in advance if you can.
61) No 72) None
8Aw darn. That would have been cool if I was right.
1Well, you actually have an idea there, Tyler. A species that could focus elemental powers through their mouths would be a great premise for an epic.
1Hello Mr. Farshtey. I have sent this set of questions to you some time ago but you never answered so sorry if this is a repeat.
21. Does Pridak still have his teeth that can puncture protosteel now that he is un-mutated? (Or was that a feature of his mutations?)
32. Does Kalmah have his tentacle still?
43. Are all of the Barraki's species widespread? (None are extinct or anything is what I am getting at.)
5Thank you for taking the time to look at this.
61) No, he does not 72) No 83) Yes
91. Well now we know that Pridak can no longer use his teeth as a weapon. 102. Like the teeth pretty obvious, but I just wanted to make sure. 113 Wounder were all of them are then?
1Dang, a Toa of Fire blasting out fire from his mouth would be pretty cool. I guess only their hands and maybe feet can, aside from tools. I wonder if a Toa of fire could shoot fire out of his feet to act as rocket boosters like ironman or something, or a Toa of Air could probably do the same.