#Toa Zaria

[an-apocalypse-of-magpies]

Toa Zaria - Duckbricks Yesterday Quest Fanon Competition

This is my design of Toa Zaria, from Bionicle's last unfinished serial the Yesterday Quest, for Duckbricks' latest Fanon Design Competition.

Zaria's canon characterisation is that of someone conflicted about being a Toa, in particular the use of violence to enforce order or protect others. His stated weapon is a 'staff', but given the wiggle room for that I went for a kanabou - long staves often studded with iron rivets, commonly used by samurai police as a less-than-lethal way of subduing criminals. Zaria has a lot of power over others with his ferrokinetic powers, so his kanabou has no other special qualities other than just being a big heavy weight on the end of a pole. Other than that, I used as many dark orange, pearl dark grey and copper parts as I could muster. I like how the barrel halves look for his chest.

All parts are canon-compliant.

Duckbricks' contest announcement video:

[mohtrek]

Toa Zaria

hey y'all i made a bionicle moc of toa zaria, thought i'd share it here

you can read more about it on my website

[angryraptor13]

Toa Zaria Contest Entry

Toa Zaria - a Toa of Iron who once infamously killed a Makuta in self-defense.

Custom Parts/Colors Used The mask used is Galva's Mask of Adaptation, freely available in the Karzahni's Collection pack on Thingiverse. All other parts used are LEGO parts, though they are not all available in the given colors. The Bionicle parts not available in Stud.io and/or in the given colors are as follows:

Mahri shoulder armor (part #57544), modeled in BioPack 2023, archived by VootCaboot here. LEGO did make these in Light Bright Orange.

Hydruka Back Plate (part #59577) are available in the standard Stud.io download. LEGO did make these in Light Bright Orange, but they are very rare & expensive on Bricklink. I recommend printing them.

Bionicle 1x3 Tooth (part #x346) are available in the standard Stud.io download, but LEGO does not make these in Light Bright Orange.

Metru Knee Cover (part #47299) is available in the standard Stud.io download, but LEGO did not make these in Pearl Dark Gray.

Metru Head Short Brainstalk (part #57536) is available in the standard Stud.io download, but LEGO did not make these in Trans-Red. Could substitute a standard Metru brainstalk (part #47313, also available in standard Stud.io), as those did come in Trans-Red.

Link to ZIP file containing build instructions & the Stud.io model:

[stoovano]

New spice for studio dropped so I had to put zaria in it

[demitsorou]

Iron 🦾

This is mostly OCs (mostly Toa as well). Listed in order:

Njara, Techpriest Missionary (original design by Sue/LadyKopaka, character belongs to @mugbearerscorner)

Ferron, Toa Avotai of Iron (belongs to Geardirector)

Jhard and Strider, Uniters of Iron (my OC, they fuse into something like a g2 uniter but they are from g1)

Deui (belongs to @mugbearerscorner)

Jodhan (belongs to @currentlyunknown)

Zaria (canon character interpretation, I gave him a gun)

Koschei, Necromancer Turaga of Iron (my OC, she's evil)

Rauta, Skakdi Matriarch of Metal (my OC)

Sevetu, Toa Kaita of Inspiration, Ferron is one of their components (my OC, + Arkoa another Kaita)

Artworks are from anywhere between 2016 to 2020.

[squared-m]

Orde and the Pizza

In which Zaria and Chiarah are confused by their boyfriend's antics, but still love him dearly.

If you can't tell, it's inspired by this meme

[kodiakcaptures]

Toa Zaria by Kodiak

Edited by Luhan | Mask of Adaptation variant commissioned by from Galva | Printed by Doni and Nate

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCZXWRhPKEn/?img_index=1 https://x.com/KodiakCaptures/status/1857434016661823842

[fermiusdelta]

Toa Zaria

[coldgoldlazarus]

Bionicle G3 Concept thing:

One island. Seven tribes. Eight regions. Twenty-Two elements.

I spent too long on this, and I feel like there may be some controversial decisions here.

Ta-Wahi (Fire, Plasma, Magma)

Tahu, Mythic Toa of Fire

Dume, Ancient Toa of Magma

Lhikan, Legendary Toa of Plasma

Norik, Great Toa of Fire

Ekimu, Heroic Toa of Plasma (Turaga of Ta-Wahi)

Jaller, Current Toa of Plasma

Maglya, Future Toa of Magma

Narmoto, Vaaki of Fire

Sarda, Vaaki of Plasma

Mamuk, Vaaki of Magma

Vohon the Trader (Fire)

Nuhrii the Mask Maker (Magma)

Ga-Wahi (Water, Mind, Abyss)

Gali, Mythic Toa of Water

Helryx, Ancient Toa of Mind

Tuyet, Legendary Toa of Abyss

Naho, Legendary Toa of Water

Gaaki, Great Toa of Mind

Nokama, Heroic Toa of Mind (Turaga of Ga-Wahi)

Hahli, Current Toa of Abyss

Macku, Future Toa of Water

Kivoda, Vaaki of Water

Vhisola, Vaaki of Mind

Owaki, Vaaki of Abyss

Kotu the Attendant (Water)

Idris the Explorer (Abyss)

Le-Wahi (Flora, Air, Vacuum)

Lewa, Mythic Toa of Flora

Lesovikk, Ancient Toa of Air

Nidhiki, Legendary Toa of Vacuum

Iruini, Great Toa of Vacuum

Matau, Heroic Toa of Vacuum (Turaga of Le-Wahi)

Kongu, Current Toa of Air

Tamaru, Future Toa of Flora

Vizuna, Vaaki of Flora

Reysa, Vaaki of Air

Orkahm, Vaaki of Vacuum

Harvali the Archaeologist (Flora)

Defilak the Detective (Air)

Onu-Wahi (Earth, Gravity, Fauna)

Onua, Mythic Toa of Earth

Jovan, Ancient Toa of Gravity

Orde, Legendary Toa of Fauna

Bomonga, Great Toa of Gravity

Whenua, Heroic Toa of Fauna (Turaga of Onu-Wahi)

Nuparu, Current Toa of Iron (Cosmic Prank - Swapped With Hewkii)

Taipu, Future Toa of Earth

Garan, Vaaki of Earth

Korgot, Vaaki of Gravity

Droton, Vaaki of Fauna

Tehutti the Archivist (Earth)

Mavrah the Researcher (Fauna)

Po-Wahi (Sand, Stone, Iron)

Pohatu, Mythic Toa of Sand

Kodan, Ancient Toa of Stone

Zaria, Legendary Toa of Iron

Pouks, Great Toa of Stone

Onewa, Heroic Toa of Stone (Turaga of Po-Wahi)

Hewkii, Current Toa of Gravity (Cosmic Prank - Swapped With Nuparu)

Hafu, Future Toa of Sand

Agarak, Vaaki of Sand

Nikluu, Vaaki of Stone

Kerato, Vaaki of Iron

Melea the Trader (Sand)

Dekar the Hunter (Iron)

Ko-Wahi (Ice, Sonics, Crystal)

Kopaka, Mythic Toa of Ice

Ihu, Ancient Toa of Ice

Krakua, Legendary Toa of Sonics

Kualas, Great Toa of Sonics

Nuju, Heroic Toa of Crystal (Turaga of Ko-Wahi)

Matoro, Current Toa of Crystal

Kopeke, Future Toa of Sonics

Izotor, Vaaki of Ice

Mazeka, Vaaki of Sonics

Kyrehx, Vaaki of Crystal

Kazi the Foreman (Ice)

Nixie the Astrologer (Crystal)

Kini-Wahi (AKA Vo-Wahi) (Lightning, Time)

Voriki, Mythic Toa of Lightning

Nikila, Ancient Toa of Lightning

Chiara, Legendary Toa of Lightning

Varian, Great Toa of Time

Vakama, Heroic Toa of Time (Turaga of Kini-Wahi & Karda-Wahi)

Kapura, Future Toa of Time

Dalu, Vaaki of Lightning

Onepu the Ussalry Captain (Lightning)

Velika the Paradox (Time)

Karda-Wahi (Shadow, Light)

Ahkmou, Current Toa of Shadow (Power Split with Takua)

Takua, Current Toa of Light (Power Split with Ahkmou)

Jagiri, Vaaki of Shadow

Zemya, Vaaki of Light

Kirop the Leader (Shadow)

Tanma the Deputy Leader (Light)

Gavla the Delinquent (Shadow)

Midak the Ussal Tender (Light)

[toabastignika]

Zaria, Toa of Iron (I totally missed DuckBricks' contest announcement e.e). Uses the Mask of Water Breathing to hide from Makuta (and cause it looks like a welding mask)

[bioniclechicken]

New masterpost to pin:

OC blog: @boriginalcharacter

Comics:

Pirates:

Volume 1: The Regathering

Volume 2: Thieves and Murderers (in-progress)

One-Shots:

Date Night: Bounty hunter Thode reunites with an old flame named Tayluu

Vs Zyglak: Toa Lesovikk defends a village from rampaging Zyglak

Sand And Glass: Order of Mata Nui agents Johmak, Krakua, and Winged Female Member stop a drug deal

Old Friends: Ekimu reminisces about a brighter past

Toa Orde in: Riddle of the Abominable Snowmen: Toa Orde helps a young Toa of Psionics fight a Dark Hunter

Zaria Infinity: Toa Zaria faces his demons

The Beacon: Beacon faces his destiny

[sonicfan510152025]

Toa Zaria

[lynns-bonkle-blog]

Ok but why does (almost) everyone give Orde a Sanok and Zaria a Mask of Adaptation? Like surely it would make sense for Orde - one of the first Toa - to wear a Hau? Which is like. The mask, both in and out of universe?

For the record, my Zaria and Orde takes (which can be seen here) use a G2 Mask of Earth and Boneheads Of Voodoo Island-inspired mask, respectively.

[whiteheartlight]

oh sure when Mata Nui kills Makuta to save his loved ones he's a hero and we're so happy to have him back, but when I, Toa Zaria -

[stoovano]

Made some updates to Zaria, now he can actually hold his wrench!!

And yes, he's a working metru build, so he has a play function! (Two if you count the spinny gear on the wrench ig)

[tiredspacedragon]

Thing about me is that I'm a huge softie. I want everybody to get happy endings and be alright in the end. And that's great for fluffy headcanons. But when I actually buckle down and think about my ideas for how things would go post-canon, it's a little rough. Because the point of Marendar is to kill Toa, and to have it show up and be defeated or change sides or what have you before doing any Toa-killing would just be a cop-out (especially after 10+ years of irl buildup). So that means some Toa gotta die. But who?

On that note, here's a potentially gruesome poll. Pick whichever option you think should happen most, and add anyone else you think should bite it in the tags.

Would have added options for surviving, non-zombified Toa from the Red Star, and Nobody <3, but alas, ran out of room. Also, Krakua isn't here because he has to survive to do the whole "lone guardian of an island fortress" thing and send Vakama that Kratana-induced vision he got back in Time Trap. So his survival is guaranteed. Everyone else, not so much.

Some anti-propaganda (reasons they all should die *evil laugh*) below the cut:

Toa Nuva: Would there be a bigger gutpunch than this? The flagship characters, the six heroes with one destiny! But that destiny is complete now, they don't need to be kept alive anymore. Imagine how much it would shake things up to take them off the board, how ruined the survivors would be if only a few of them went down. Wouldn't it just be so juicy?

Toa Mahri: They're one down already, so it's not like you'd be breaking up a complete set. Besides, we all know they're built for tragedy at this point. Jaller and Hahli could fall together. Hewkii could go down in front of Macku's eyes. Nuparu could sacrifice himself using one last invention to stop Marendar, perhaps making up for the perceived sins of the Vahki and Boxor. Kongu could accept death as it takes him, at least now he might see Matoro again.

Toa Hagah: These six are prime candidates, aren't they? Important enough for it to hurt, for us to care, but not so important that they aren't expendable. Never truly frontrunners. Named characters it's safe to kill. What more could you ask for? I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out Greg had planned to kill them so he'd never have to describe Gaaki, Bomonga, Pouks, and Kualus' appearances. Plus, Norik dying just after getting to see Varian again? Or even just before? Doesn't it hurt so good?

Takanuva: He only needs to live long enough to end the civil war between the Great Beings, but after that, if Marendar is still in play, he's fair game. What do you say? It would torture him more to see his friends fall while he lived on, but there is something poetic to "Takanuva, the first and greatest Toa of Light, whose life burned brightly, but quickly."

Yesterday Questers: These three are like the Toa Hagah, but even safer. Named characters, important enough for their deaths to matter, but brand new, without much audience investment. Besides, they're asking for it, aren't they? Ancient Orde, the chip on his shoulder as old as he is, could finally know peace in oblivion. Perhaps Zaria's death would finally clear his guilty conscience. And Chiara... Does anyone actually like Chiara? Would anyone miss her? Are these questions she asks herself? And wouldn't it hurt to hear her ask them in her final moments?

Varian: Talk about tragedy. Thousands of years, locked in a tube, dead to the world. Unaware time is even passing. And when she finally awakes, it's only to die. A waste of her character, perhaps, but if you don't mind fridging, it would piss off Norik somethin' fierce.

Tuyet: Doesn't she deserve it? And you know, Marendar does track Toa Power, and there's no greater source of that than Tuyet and the Nui Stone. It would be gunning for her. And it would be so deliciously ironic. All that power, all the effort she put in to get it, and it would be utterly useless to save her in the end. Her dreams of empire ground to dust in seconds, right before her eyes, as Toa Tuyet dies one last time.

Helryx: Think of the poetry. Marendar, the Toa's bane. What more worthy opponent could there be for the first Toa's last stand? It practically writes itself. Helryx has done her duty. The will of Mata Nui has been carried out. This is her perfect chance to go down fighting on her own terms, not as the leader of the Order, but as a Toa once more.

Lesovikk: This guy is Orde and Zaria but worse. He wants death so bad. And what else is there left for him to do? Karzahni is dead. His Matoran are found. What, will he become a Turaga and gift his power to the next generation of Toa? Will he wander the woods and care for the animals? Will he find joy and beauty in living? Lame. He misses his team so bad? Let him join them.

20-odd nameless mooks: By far the safest option. A Toa-killer would be pretty pointless if it never killed any Toa, but nobody said it had to be anyone we cared about, right? This is the best of both worlds. A pile of bodies to make Marendar a credible threat, but nothing and no one of consequence lost. A perfect solution, right? Just uh. Hope you don't have any OCs in here.

Mutants: The Dark Hunters are scattered, vulnerable. If these lost souls haven't found the greater group yet, they'd be easy to pick off. Good options too, right? Actual characters, so their deaths have some weight, but not major ones, so they won't be missed. Guardian was killed off in Reign of Shadows for those exact reasons. Why not have Savage, Spinner, and Prototype carry on the tradition, and tie off some loose ends in the process?

Shadow Takanuva: Sure, it might suck for their home universes to lose their Takanuva like this, but hey. If you have a whole army just sitting around, might as well put them to use, right? The fight could be interesting to watch too. Shadow might be the only element Marendar has no countermeasures for, since Toa of Shadow were never meant to exist. Maybe this is how it's finally beaten, after taking several alternate Takanuva down with it, of course. Besides, Melding Teridax flattened several of them already, so it's not like they were all making it home to begin with.