#Toa Matoro

[lemonylepid]

A tribute to Matoro

[user-without-a-cool-acronym]

so was anybody going to tell me that apparently this was the concept design for the mahri boxes, or…

[mugbearerscorner]

Toa Matoro

Hey so this is a one-off of a quick idea I had. Basic gist of it, in some alternate Bionicle continuity, Matoro becomes a Toa and a leader of a team that is themed around disaster liquidation. In theory Matoro would feature a bunch of extras like a cable attached to his ice pick and maybe some more equipment, but I run out of juice really quick these days so decided against it.

So yeah, he has two Toa Tools: an ice pick and his trusty signal flag turned into an ice harpoon. His Akaku is supposed to be a callback to his Inika Kanohi Iden, and also a gas mask for obvious reasons. On his back is an energy backpack that he can use to provide disaster victims with emergency recharges.

Bonus images under the cut.

Better look at his energy pack:

And a little MNOG reference bit:

[neon-ufo]

"And today, I am the answer"

[alic0rez]

Tiny Matoro Mahri lmao

Also thanks for 100 followers!!!

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[nameshifter]

#laketober, part 27 - Rebirth

October is coming to a close and I'm making one last dash towards completing as many things as I can. Meanwhile, here's a drawing of Toa Matoro being reborn as a Toa Ignika. Neither design is canon, as this Matoro is essentially a taller version of his Kolhiitoran self, and Ignika himself is also based more on a toa of Psionics' colorscheme than what it had in 2008. Still, I love how this turned out

[siren-darkocean]

Okay Bionicle take-

So we know Toa Mata Nui's Toa form was similar to Toa Ignika's form because the Ignika based it after the last wearer

And Toa Ignika based his look after Matoro's Mahri or Ignika look

So in a sense even if Matoro ain't inside the Ignika he's still there in Toa Mata Nui or the Great Spirit entirely

[ba-matorangirl]

Matoro...

He didn’t really just reanimate Tuyet’s fucking corpse and drag her along with them did he?

I want to die.

[faithful-grigori]

coldwolfe said: “#MOVE ALONG, MOVE ALONG, JUST TO MAKE IT THROUGH”

AND EVEN WHEN YOUR HOPE IS GONE

[bioniclechicken]

Happy Hero Factory Day

[nickpeppermint]

We were separate and without purpose, so the Great Spirit blessed us with the three virtues...

United in Duty, bound by Destiny, this is the way of 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 🌌

[azazelleviathan]

Matoro Mahri

[faithful-grigori]

”#what is grief if not love persevering, #But yeah the fact that Nuju cared so much to be so ANGRY over Matoro’s death, #For a brief moment he understands Makuta’s resentment over the sacrifice for one deity? Legendary moment”

"And in the sky above the city of Metru Nui, the stars shone brightly once more"

i just finished bionicle legends: downfall, aka the Big Important One, and i have no book excerpts to share this time, just some thoughts.

i really love how throughout the entire voya nui arc, matoro was basically primed for his ultimate destiny, and in the end it makes so much sense that it all made sense to him.

he was willing to die once before, in the caverns of the mask of life, his first mask power was the ability for his spirit to leave his body, and his second one was the power to raise the dead. he has been acquainted with the dead and the spiritual as a toa, and even as a matoran on the journey to voya nui, he held hands with the spirit of the ignika in the realm of darkness (death)

i think matoro's sacrifice was really beautifully written, to the point where it didn't even really make me sad, because it felt so right. it was a really satisfying conclusion for the mask of life arc.

now. the OTHER thing i want to muse about is the three or so pages describing nuju's thoughts about what happened, and how the grief of matoro's passing made nuju briefly question the value of Mata Nui's life, and even feel anger towards him.

that was actually a much more shocking thing to read than matoro's sacrifice, because i don't think that the matoran-aligned have ever doubted or disrespected mata nui before - he is their god and their universe, and they worship him unquestionably. so when turaga nuju, in a moment of pain and grief, thought that maybe they should just let him die if it meant matoro could live, it really successfully showed how much he cared for matoro. that was the truly sad part to read.

bionicle so good

[bayboyzone]

bionicle log 1

[2stepadmiral]

After arriving in Metru Nui, the Turaga began to occasionally call each of the Toa ‘brother’ or ‘sister’, partially an acknowledgment of their past lives, partially to acknowledge the success that the Toa Nuva have earned, and largely as camaraderie in the bond that they share as Toa or former Toa.

Tahu outwardly acts like it’s only right that he’d be addressed as such, trying to make others believe that he accepts it in stride, but inwardly, he is humbled by the acknowledgment. The Turaga see through his bluster and appreciate his humility.

Onua is outwardly quite humble and appreciative when it happens, but inwardly, he doesn’t quite see himself as being worthy of being addressed by such wise beings as the Turaga, who he holds in high esteem, so he usually comes off as a little bashful when he responds in kind.

The Turaga started being reluctant to call Gali ‘sister,’ largely because she reacts to the title, by pushing herself a little too hard to prove that she is worthy of the acknowledgment. She once to stayed up all night for two days while repairing an aqueduct in Ga-Metru, and when she could barely keep awake during a meeting with the Turaga, everyone immediately decided that Nokama should not call Gali sister anymore.

Kopaka typically glances at whoever called him this and slightly nods, sort of a polite acknowledgment, but those who know him best, especially Nuju, know that he is actually quite touched by the endearment, and he has to be stoic to keep up appearances. Whenua, having the best hearing, has multiple times heard Kopaka whisper ‘thank you, brother’ in response to Nuju or Vakama.

Takanuva started out being quite flustered when he was called brother by any of the elders, still being unused to being called brother even by the other Toa, but as he grew used to his powers and his responsibilities, he began to accept it in stride. He still won’t return the title, since he still uncomfortable with the idea of calling any of the Turaga by that term, but he is still moved by the respect they show him.

Lewa was delighted when they started calling him brother, But he’s also somewhat amused, often laughing when they call him that. To Lewa, it’s still difficult to imagine these wise old beings as Toa heroes, so he can’t always keep himself from laughing. Even so, he never fails to respectfully return the honorific.

The Toa Mahri have varying degrees of acceptance of the honorific. Jaller is proud to carry the title, and Hahli is eager to prove herself worthy of the honorific (though not as much as Gali). Kongo is a bit smug about it, Nuparu takes it in stride, and Hewkii tends to get sort of ‘aw, shucks’ about it. All of them are somewhat muted in their response, mostly because Nuju was the first to call them brother and sister. They all understand that Nuju calls them that as much as he does in memory of Matoro, and his regret that he never got to see his friend as a Toa and call him ‘brother’ in person. The Mahri learned the bird speak for Brother and Sister, and they always call Nuju brother right back.

And the Turaga universally agreed never to call Pohatu ‘brother’ again shortly after the first few times. After then, he began exclusively referring to the Turaga as brother or sister, always with extreme enthusiasm that the elders often find exasperating and often demanding fist bumps from any Turaga he encounters for days after. Most of them just quietly stopped calling him that, except for Onewa, who continued occasionally calling him brother when he felt he had earned it, but after Pohatu found out that Turaga Dume had been a Toa, the seven had an official meeting where they unanimously voted not to call Pohatu brother anymore. Matau still occasionally calls him that, though, because he personally thinks it’s fucking hilarious when Pohatu tries to fist bump Nuju.