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Post by Imatron on Dec 23, 2007 12:05:43 GMT -5
This section is primarily for discussing storyline with Greg Farshtey, the BIONICLE story writer. He takes the time to answer questions and discuss the storyline with us out of his own free time, and doesn't have a set time that he visits each day. There are certain questions he cannot answer simply because he hasn't developed the storyline that far yet, others he's not permitted to say until it's been officially released through the LEGO company.
I will also note that Mr. Greg does not work for this site, but has been given access to moderator abilities to manage the topics and posts in this section.
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Rekky
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Win
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Post by Rekky on Dec 26, 2007 7:52:38 GMT -5
First question: Will the Toa Phantoka be more powerful than their former selves? (Nuva)
Second question: moo
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Taarel
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It is a lie.
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Post by Taarel on Dec 26, 2007 8:04:18 GMT -5
So the blinded Makuta cannot shapeshift to give them new usable eyes?
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Post by Imatron on Dec 26, 2007 9:48:05 GMT -5
...this is not the questions topic for Greg, and we are still in the process of setting up his acount. Until he is ready to answer questions on this forum I will close down this area so he doesn't start with a long line of questions.
Updating
Were getting Geg set up now so as soon as soon as things are hammered out Greg can work out how he wants this section to be run.
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Greg2660
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Post by Greg2660 on Jan 20, 2008 10:04:11 GMT -5
I'm here, guys -- sorry for the delay.
I don't see any reason not to run this section the same way we did the old one -- it seemed to work well. I know these are not the "official" forums yet, but will pop over here occasionally until they are just in case there are questions.
To answer the ones that are here now --
Rekky - No.
Taarel - No. The problem is with the optics in their armor, and whatever they shapeshift into while in that armor, the optics will remain the same. They need to be in a new body to see or out of their armor (which leaves them much more vulnerable).
Greg
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Post by swert on Jan 21, 2008 5:39:57 GMT -5
To comment to you, Greg... I don't know what Imatron plans (I've been out of the loop myself), but I think he's going to try this out for now. I don't know, I'll discuss it with him. -Swert, aka Riff Raff.
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Maduk
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Post by Maduk on Jan 21, 2008 12:28:10 GMT -5
A couple o' questions:
I remember that you said that you had decided that a good being cannot wield the powers of Shadows. So, did Makuta have Shadow powers while they still were good? Or were they evil from the beginning?
And if Av-matorans' name comes from Avohkii, are shadow matorans then Kra-matorans(Kraahkan)?
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Post by Somedude on Jan 21, 2008 12:31:54 GMT -5
Yeah I have a question about the Shadow Matoran as well...
It's said that the Shadow Matoran were chosen to act as the blind Makuta's 'eyes'. Does this mean that, when they're connected, the Makuta can actually see, or that the Shadow Matoran just act as navigators (ex. turn left, fly up, etc.), or neither?[/color]
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Post by slymaster15 on Jan 21, 2008 12:32:35 GMT -5
Just one question
Will the Swamp Makuta be blind from the light like the Phantoka and need their own shadow matoran?
Thanks.
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Vash
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Fixing MoD one step at a time...
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Post by Vash on Jan 21, 2008 13:34:10 GMT -5
Just to help Greg out: Yeah I have a question about the Shadow Matoran as well...
It's said that the Shadow Matoran were chosen to act as the blind Makuta's 'eyes'. Does this mean that, when they're connected, the Makuta can actually see, or that the Shadow Matoran just act as navigators (ex. turn left, fly up, etc.), or neither? [/color][/quote] They can actually see. Just one question Will the Swamp Makuta be blind from the light like the Phantoka and need their own shadow matoran? Thanks. No, but they don't have access to as many Powers - the reason will be revealed in Summer. Hope I helped... <~Vash~> |
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Greg2660
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Post by Greg2660 on Jan 21, 2008 15:24:58 GMT -5
Maduk - Actually, what I have said is that you would not have a "Toa of Shadow" in the accepted sense of the word Toa, because a Toa is a hero and shadow is considered a power of evil. And we haven't given the shadow Matoran an official tribe name, since they're not really a tribe, just corrupted members of other tribes.
To add to Vashetti's answers, the Makuta see by telepathically linking to the Matoran and seeing through their eyes.
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Electric Turahk
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"He walks amongst us but he is not one of us."
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Post by Electric Turahk on Jan 21, 2008 17:17:53 GMT -5
Greg, can you 100% confirm for me that it is now official that Triglax is now the Dark Hunter with chameleon powers shown in The Many Deaths of Toa Tuyet?
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Greg2660
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Post by Greg2660 on Jan 22, 2008 6:50:47 GMT -5
ET - Yes. One of the BZPers approached me with that suggesion, and I see no storyline reason why that's not possible, so I said okay.
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Maduk
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Post by Maduk on Jan 22, 2008 14:38:51 GMT -5
So, there could be a good toa of shadows, but matoran might fear , distrust him and not call him a toa?
Oh, and does that mean that there could be benevolent Makuta?
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Post by josapaledan on Jan 23, 2008 18:20:51 GMT -5
On the last mahri comic it said the final battle. No bionicle in 09  |
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Greg2660
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Post by Greg2660 on Jan 24, 2008 7:05:08 GMT -5
Maduk - No, there can't be such a thing as a good Toa of Shadows. If your power is shadow and nothing but that, you have no light in you -- and if you have no light, you are corrupt and evil, like the shadow Matoran are. Josapaledan -- Your theory would come as a surprise to Tinseltown Toons, which is busily working on the new movie for 2009  BIONICLE story is currently planned through 2011, and so far, sales in 2008 are stronger than expected -- as long as sales stay strong, I can't see LEGO cancelling the line anytime soon. As I have said to others, you guys really decide when BIONICLE ends, because it will end if and when set sales drop to the point the line is no longer profitable for us. So it is the fans out there buying sets who are going to make this decision. Greg |
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Masterweaver
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And with a flit of his wings, the so-called trader dissappeared...
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Post by Masterweaver on Jan 24, 2008 8:45:05 GMT -5
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Post by LORD INTERNET DOT COM on Jan 24, 2008 8:55:53 GMT -5
He's never going to read that ://
It's policy to some extent that he doesn't read fanfiction (not that I blame him lol) so he doesn't get ideas from it.
NEXT
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Post by kopakalady on Jan 24, 2008 14:31:15 GMT -5
Let me remind everyone that Greg will do the answering of questions, all the members should do is post a question and that is it. I know some members do ask very simple things or something that you may know but it's more orginized when we follow the rules we set up.
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Post by Tanaku, Toa of Light on Jan 25, 2008 15:49:10 GMT -5
I was wondering if you could answer this question of Mazeka. Is he or she the first toa, or posable the leader of the OoMN?
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Post by Cosmo Kramer on Jan 26, 2008 7:13:55 GMT -5
How was Mexeka defeated by MoMN?
Is Brutaka still Mutated?
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Greg2660
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Post by Greg2660 on Jan 26, 2008 10:08:58 GMT -5
Tanaku - Neither. First Toa and leader of the OOMN are not sets this year.
Matthew - We see Brutaka get dragged off by a squid in one of the 2007 books, we never see him killed, and he returned in the 2007 biocast on BIONICLEstory.com
Usernamebio - 1) I don't know who Mexeka is, not a name I am familiar with. 2) Yes.
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Post by Cosmo Kramer on Jan 26, 2008 14:04:01 GMT -5
Mexeka I think is the BoM leader before the MoMN took over.
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Post by Tanaku, Toa of Light on Jan 26, 2008 14:37:40 GMT -5
Mexeka I think is the BoM leader before the MoMN took over. Your getting that name from one of the summer sets, Mazeka. The name your looking for is Miserix, the Original BoM leader? Tanaku - Neither. First Toa and leader of the OOMN are not sets this year.  V_V oh well. 1). I seen the summer 08 box sets, I was wondering if the three T3, T6 and T9 are the vehicles or the being. 2). Same three sets, are the being Toa or Makuta? The Green and Orange ones look alot like Lewa and Pohatu. |
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Masterweaver
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Post by Masterweaver on Jan 26, 2008 15:09:23 GMT -5
I vote they're androids and greg refuses to tell us till they're released.
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Zip
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Post by Zip on Jan 26, 2008 16:18:09 GMT -5
*Cracks Knuckles*
A hard question is about to be asked, Greg.
Because Tanma is Lewa's Skyblaster's "battery", then will he eventually run out of light and become a Shadow Matoran?
If not, then why?
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Post by Tanaku, Toa of Light on Jan 26, 2008 16:31:14 GMT -5
*Cracks Knuckles* A hard question is about to be asked, Greg. Because Tanma is Lewa's Skyblaster's "battery", then will he eventually run out of light and become a Shadow Matoran? If not, then why? Well Id say no, he would die. Hes a living light source for Lewa's Midak. Id say its probably taking his life force and light energy. |
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Zip
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Post by Zip on Jan 26, 2008 16:39:54 GMT -5
*Cracks Knuckles* A hard question is about to be asked, Greg. Because Tanma is Lewa's Skyblaster's "battery", then will he eventually run out of light and become a Shadow Matoran? If not, then why? Well Id say no, he would die. Hes a living light source for Lewa's Midak. Id say its probably taking his life force and light energy. Life and light are completely different things. It's like comparing the Ignika with the Avohkii. |
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Post by Tanaku, Toa of Light on Jan 26, 2008 16:53:58 GMT -5
well wat i ment was like... idk... nvm lol.
Does the Avohkii and Kraahkan (and garai) have unlimited amounts of Light, shadows, and gravity?
Where did Spiriah get the Tridax pods if, story wise, they are new? Does he have it already (by chapter 2) or will he get it later?
Around when will we see the Matoran on his back?
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Masterweaver
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Post by Masterweaver on Jan 26, 2008 17:39:18 GMT -5
Why did the Lava Hawk cross the Chute?
The method of equiping the Adaptove Armor was left unclear. Did the Toa have the armor put over their bodies, or, being biomechanical, replace their existing bodies with that armor?
The Bohrok have been said to evolve past having an organic portion, and the Makuta past a physical body. Any correlation?
Are the Toa's current masks the same they had, or new ones? This question is NOT are they Kanohi Nuva, as they have the same powers and in that sense are the same masks. I am asking instead if these came with the Adoptive Armor or were their previous masks shifted by the armor.
Pit Mutagen has little affect on organic rahi and Zyglack. Or Zyglax, or--You know. Anyways, am I correct in assuming that the mutagen is more concerned with mechanical beings then organic ones?
On the subject of mutagen, could not Zaxtan use his protodite-comprised body to refrom into his humanoid self?
If the mutagen is focused on mechanics rather then organics, is it becuase mechanics cannot "feel" themselves as organics can and therefore are incapable of knowing wether they've been mutated?
If the above is true, would Maxilos not have been mutated becuase as a robot he knows exactly where his gears are?
And if that above is true, could beings with a natural immunity to the mutagen be simply more aware of how there body is supposed to feel?
Isn't Vamprah just fareeking awsome?
How can you say you have no influence on Model design when your storyline is intimately correlated with it?
Exactly how long will this Makuta MOC contest last, and do you have any hints towards winning?
Did I really just ask that?
And finally, to the upsetting of my fellow Mask of Destinyers, what do you think of my above fanfic? As a writer, not as a bionicle knowledge base.
Green spiders weaving in my mindses, makes us talk...
{EDIT} Page one is full, please reload thread.
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BIONICLE story is currently planned through 2011, and so far, sales in 2008 are stronger than expected -- as long as sales stay strong, I can't see LEGO cancelling the line anytime soon. 
V_V oh well. 