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[Mega ToaX]

Are there going to be any new elements? And, you said we will leave the matoran universe in 2009, right? will we ever go back? ( Darn thats revealing the future storyline, huh?)

[swert]

Apr 29, 2008 12:01:10 GMT -5 DEATH PANDA said:

Apr 29, 2008 8:52:45 GMT -5 Greg2660 said:

TOW 5) Fair point -- but the reason the Le-Matoran were initially comfortable in the jungle is that in Metru Nui they lived among a jungle of cables. So the similarity is pretty much at the same level as what you are pointing out. 9) Is this a serious question?

5) Cables do not photsynthesize, grow, or replace Carbon Dioxide with Oxygen. Nor do they have leaves, sap or fruit.

9) Yes it is. Because 100-Watt Incandescent bulbs give off more heat than actual light, whilst Fluorescent bulbs give more light and less heat.

If I may comment, you do realize that they may not breathe oxygen/carbon dioxide, right? For all we know, they have Toa of Air pumping tons of fresh breathable air all day into the domes, which is why the Toa population is so low.

Also, heat and light go hand in hand. Tell me ONE lighted product you know of (besides LEDs) that can light up that doesn't produce a heat. Even the most harmless light photons can emit a heat. I call it Infared. -Swert

[DEATH PANDA]

May 2, 2008 2:00:11 GMT -5 @swert said:

Also, heat and light go hand in hand. Tell me ONE lighted product you know of (besides LEDs) that can light up that doesn't produce a heat. Even the most harmless light photons can emit a heat. I call it Infared. -Swert

There is a difference in the efficiency of he different types of bulbs (Heat is considered as a waste since all you want off a lightbulb is LIGHT DARNIT). Mr Farshtey has only told us the power of the bulb- which is 100W.

[swert]

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Dude, just drop it. They don't have to explain everything.

If they did, they would have gone into detail already how Makuta could move a rock from 20 yards away with his mind.

And not even look at it.

Besides, in Bionicle they never HEARD of a lightbulb. They use Lightstones or Lightvines. Or the occasional Mask of Light if they had it in their possession.

For all you know, it could be 1,000 LED bulbs, putting out 0.10 Watts of power each. That'd equate to 100 W, I believe. Would it be bright? Probably. But also energy efficient. -RR/Swert

[Greg2660]

MegaToaX - 1) Right now, I don't see new elements in the immediate future. I won't have need of any in story next year, I don't think -- and I have very little room in story this year for introducing new ones. 2) Impossible for me to predict. It is certainly possible we could come back, but it is going to depend on how long BIONICLE lasts.

[Mega ToaX]

Why are we leaving the matoran universe? If we do, will it be right to even call the characters "bionicles"?

[DEATH PANDA]

@ Riff Raff:
That the BIONICLE Universe has no lightbulbs is not relevant to the question.

And I was not asking him to explain how something happens in BIONICLE.

The question was because GregF compared Turaga of Light and Toa of Light to a sun, and "a 100-Watt bulb" without saying WHAT SORT OF FRIGGIN BULB. There are numerous types of bulbs in this world with differing levels of brightness and efficiency. I just want to know which one exactly Mr. Farshtey was thinking of when he made that comparison.

[Greg2660]

Riff Raff -- 1) Are you speaking about the sundial Lewa retrieved from Mata Nui? 2) It was there in the first place, that's why it wasn't destroyed. 3) It's "linked" to him because the OOMN give it to him to take with him when he leaves Metru Nui. 4) You're not misunderstanding. Why do you assume 2009 has to be set somewhere you have already heard of? 5) Done for now, since we won't be in the Matoran universe next year and that's where they live. 6) They have been playing roles, KD and T on Xia, Kardas on Mata Nui and (later) Metru Nui.

Biocore - 1) I can tell you that there are places in the Matoran universe where the tech is probably more advanced than on Metru Nui, and you will see at least one this year. As for the planet the Matoran domes are on, answer's no, there is no high tech anywhere on that planet to the best of my knowledge.

MegaToaX - We are leaving the Matoran universe because we felt it was a time to do a radical change in the storyline and setting. At some point, if you keep a chapter of a story going too long, it becomes a barrier to new people coming into the franchise -- there's too much back story for them to ever catch up on and be able to understand what's going on. So we are closing one chapter and starting another, that's all.

TOW - You said yourself I had given you the wattage -- I really don't see what difference the "brightness and efficiency" of the bulb makes. It would matter if the Turaga had to pay an electric bill for its use, I guess, but he doesn't. Personally, I didn't go to Home Depot to study every type of 100 watt bulb in existence before I made the analogy, nor do I have time to do so.

[Somedude]

ToW, that's a rather trivial question, and isn't really relevant to anything Bionicle, is it? Just drop it. Now for a question:

Will we be seeing anymore Toa this year? And also:

On BS01's article for 'The Journey of Takanuva', it states that a new race of sapient beings will be introduced. Is this related in any way to 2009? (that's future storyline isn't it >>)[/color]

[Greg2660]

Somedude - 1) You will be seeing other Toa Hagah. I can't rule out other Toa besides them, but I can't promise it yet either. 2) No, JOT has absolutely nothing to do with 2009. Since I do not expect the online fanbase to rush out to buy a book written for 5-6 year olds, I wasn't going to stick important clues to future story in one.

[DEATH PANDA]

May 4, 2008 10:19:42 GMT -5 Greg2660 said:

TOW - You said yourself I had given you the wattage -- I really don't see what difference the "brightness and efficiency" of the bulb makes.

Brightness makes a difference because 100W is simply how much power the bulb draws in. the amount of light it actually produces varies with the type of bulb.

As for Efficiency, doesn't it makes a difference to the Turaga how much of the elemental energy he uses goes into actually making a lazer and how much is wasted as heat to the surroundings?

Let me put it this way- a 100-Watt incandescent bulb produces less light and more heat (also, the light is yellow in color) as compared to a 100-Watt Fluorescent bulb

Okay, now I'm starting to think I should drop the question and just assume you were referring to incandescent bulbs.

And I think you should think about that rainbow thing I asked. Because every ten-year-old knows (or should know) that white light is made of more than one color of light.
(If you don't remember, I had asked whether Turaga of light were as capable as Toa of Light in "blending" different wavelengths ("colors") of light to form white light, or whether any attempt Turaga of Light would make to create a white beam of light just ends up with them producing a rainbow instead.)

[Mega ToaX]

So in 2009, no more of the original toa? No nothing? Everything is new? (This isn't a yes or no question, I want an explanation)

[Greg2660]

TOW - Given that there are no Turaga of Light anywhere in the story, and there are no plans for any in the next few years at least, why do I need to worry about what Turaga of Light can or can't do? The only potential one is Takanuva, and I don't have plans to make him a Turaga at least through 2011.

MegaToaX - I can't give you an answer to this, because I cannot discuss 2009 content. I can tell you that at least one 2001-2008 character is going to play a crucial and central role in 2009. The 2009 story carries forward from where 2008 ends, it is not a completely new story as if 2001-2008 did not happen. But it is also designed so that someone who doesn't know 2001-2008 at all can come in at the start and enjoy the story, rather than be confused by much of it. As for the explanation, I gave it already -- recruiting new fans into BIONICLE has been suffering because there is too much back story after 7 years -- it's like trying to get someone into Lost now when they never watched it before. So, while respecting the story and the past and where we are now and where we have to go, we move into a different universe that will be new to old fans (yet contain enough tidbits on old mysteries and new ones to satisfy them) and new to new fans too.

The coming years are intended to answer some of the bigger, more cosmic questions about the BIONICLE universe, including but not limited to the Matoran universe we have been in all this time.

[DEATH PANDA]

will 2008~2009 have anything to do with this?

And can you give a list of scrapped ideas for this year?

[swert]

Actually, it'll have nothing to do with the JoT Dimension. If you had read up a few inches in this topic you would see that:

2) No, JOT has absolutely nothing to do with 2009. Since I do not expect the online fanbase to rush out to buy a book written for 5-6 year olds, I wasn't going to stick important clues to future story in one.

-RR/Swert

[Greg2660]

There actually really is no "list of scrapped ideas," beyond the Ahkmou thing, which was scrapped only because the set was not needed. Ideas fly thick and fast in our story meetings and it's rare that we agree on something then revisit it and scrap it. More likely, something gets suggested and shot down immediately or else added to and changed, so we don't make note of things we have decided not to use.

[Nate]

So if we are going to see more toa hagah this year, can we expect that sets will be released for them? or no. i would really like to see some more toa hagah.

[Ria]

Is it true the piraka are currently in a fish tank?

[swert]

I don't see that on BS01, who would usually post such information very quickly, so it may not be true, or it's a summer spoiler (as those are not allowed right now) -RR/Swert

[DEATH PANDA]

Mr. Farshtey- I have the Solek model, I switched his jetpack for a pair of wings and his Mata-style feet for those chicken feet the Shadow Matoran have.

I realised then that he could very easily have been a villian character- I mean, look at that mask of his (speaking of which, it looks like a spaceshuttle). Did you happen to think the set was a little too close to "villian" when you saw it?

What is a slur name for an Onu-Matoran? Much like how "firespitter" is a slur name for fire characters in the BIONICLE Universe.

[Greg2660]

Nate - No. You have seen all the summer 2008 sets, that's it for this year.

TOW - No, I didn't. We already knew going in it would be three good, three bad, and there was never any question which one Solek would be. As for your second question, probably "dirt-digger."

[DEATH PANDA]

May 7, 2008 12:16:02 GMT -5 Greg2660 said:

"dirt-digger."

to be honest, I do not think that is severe enough to be insulting and thus a slur. try maybe "dirt-eater". Or maybe "earthworm"? How about "Dirt-boy"?

Wait, I have a nickname for Onu-METRUANs- "Archive mole"

[Rabin]

May 1, 2008 16:37:08 GMT -5 Rabin said:

I'm just curious, but can a being with the elemental power of Iron be able to manipulate a Toa Tool carried by a being using the Mask of Intangibility?

-Rabin

Just saying, you missed my question at the end of Page 8, and I'd like you to answer it, please.

And ToW, that is horribly racist, making fun of the Onu-Matoran's black armor.

-Rabin

[Greg2660]

Rabin - If the tool is also intangible, then no, he would not be able to, because the molecules are not solid. Sorry I missed your q.

TOW - That is way out of line and not at all amusing. Some of you need to remember that there are children on this site and try to set an example.

Greg

[DEATH PANDA]

May 7, 2008 20:35:01 GMT -5 Greg2660 said:

TOW - That is way out of line and not at all amusing. Some of you need to remember that there are children on this site and try to set an example.

Greg

Will remove, but I still think "dirt-digger" fails at being an insult even in a fictional universe populated by over 9000 biomechanical thingamajigs.

Seriously, if an Onu-Matoran felt insulted by being called "dirt-digger", it would be like you feeling insulted by someone calling you "story dude".

A better insult might have been "dirt-eater".

[Cosmo Kramer]

On Metru Nui during the Hordika's search for Ketongu, the toa and noric used a chute that used a strange, unknown power source.

1) What was the source? Is Karda Nui linked to this somehow?
2) Is that how the Visorak came to Metru Nui? How exactly?
3) If the chute was not cracked and shooting up water, where would it lead?
4) Was it hidden beneath the river long and never discovered before?
5) If it was discovered by matoran, why was it never fixed?
6) How was it constructed?
7) Are there more?
8) How would a matoran get into Karda Nui if it was sealed off?
9) What happened to the other toa?
10) Are the Phantoka/Mistika, Mahri, and Lesovic the only real toa left?
11) If the other toa in the universe are on other missions, why do they not help the kind people beat Makuta and save their lives?
12) If Bionicles have flesh, how were the toa mata in pieces after the long years in the canesters? Are they like other toa?
13) How many Visorak are there and how are they made?
14) " " Bohrok " " ? How were they made and why?

PS: If you haven't already noticed, I am rereading the storyline to find questions I had before and my questions are mainly in order accept for some that I may forget later on.

[Greg2660]

TOW - You asked a question, you got an answer. If you're not happy with the answer you got, well, I really don't have the spare time to debate every answer I give you.

1) Sorry, GH, this is not something I recall. You are talking about a movie element that would have been written four years ago, for a movie I had nothing to do with.
2) We know there are underwater chutes that go beyond the sea gate, so yes, that is how many of the Visorak arrived.
3) Same answer as #1 - since it was damaged and we weren't going to see where it would normally lead, why would I have spent time determining that? If you are writing a story where your heroes encounter a lava field and cross it, do you spend time wondering what's underneath the lava, if your characters will never see it?
4) No, the presence of underwater chutes was not a big mystery
5) Because the underwater chutes were mainly for travel outside of the dome, they were dangerous to start with, and "Dume" had banned travel outside of the dome.
6) Same way the other chutes were constructed
7) We know there are other underwater chutes, they have been mentioned multiple times.
8) They wouldn't.
9) What other Toa? Be specific.
10) No, there are over 50 Toa left in the universe.
11) The other Toa are protecting their islands. If a Makuta came to their island, they would fight him, but if they leave their islands to go look for a fight, they would be leaving their Matoran unprotected.
12) I have never said they have flesh. They have muscles, organs, and mechanical parts. There is no skin on the mechanical parts. The Mata were in pieces because their muscle tissue broke down after 100,000 years of being in the canisters and not being used.
13) I don't have a count for them, and they are made the same way all Rahi are made.
14) How they were made has not been revealed - why they were made has been, they were made to clean off the island of Mata Nui. That's their purpose.

[DEATH PANDA]

Will you still answer questions?

BIONICLE-related:
1) Will the shadow Matoran keep their wings when their inner light is returned? Because in terms of consumption of fuel, wings don't require any other power source but the power used by the body to move the wing muscles. ECONOMICS. I'M SURE IT EXISTS IN BIONICLE

2) On a related note... why didn't we get to see an evil shadow Toa?

3) There is a place on earth where instead of kissing each other, people rub their noses. Remembering this fact makes me want to ask in what ways Matoran interact with each other's Kanohi to display affection.

4) Which elements do Skakdi have? Only six elements are confirmed they have, and I'm very certain none of them can use Light element as their powers were given so they could become Spiriah's personal army.

5) If Spiriah sees that the Skakdi responsible for ruining his great idea for a personal army is now a snake in a fish-tank... How hard will he laugh?

6)Will we see Ehlek again? I mean, since he was given all that by the MoMN...

7) When will Vakama slap Krakua in the face with a Kratana to maintain the flow of history?

8) When you saw Takanuva's new colorscheme... did you think "Panda"? If not, then what did you think?

NOT BIONICLE RELATED:
Have you heard of Engrish Mr. Farshtey? Do you think it's funny? Well I does. And if you don't know what it is, click this link: www.engrish.com/

[Rabin]

May 7, 2008 20:35:01 GMT -5 Greg2660 said:

Sorry I missed your q.

Greg

It's okay, Greg. The page jumped, so it's not your fault.
-Rabin

[Greg2660]

1) The wings were not created by losing light, they were created by Mutran's mutations. Getting light back does not undo mutations.

2) Because the decision was made in Denmark not to do a set of one this year. If there is no set, I am not going to put one in story.

3) No way that I know of.

4) We believe they would have more than the basic six, but I agree, light would not be one of them.

5) He blames all Skakdi, not just the Piraka. He might well not even recognize the Piraka as Skakdi with their new forms.

6) Haven't decided

7) Huh?

8) No. My only concern was finding a way to make the new color scheme work in story.

9) Nope, haven't heard of it.