Rebuilt Bionicle

I did a few ideas about the timeline and constantly had to rearrange events as I thought of them. I also contemplated that each year of the story should take a full year, instead of the arrival of the Toa Mata on Mata Nui through to Teridax's Reign being only a few months. However, I don't think I can justify many of the stories taking that long, Voya and Mahri Nui especially.

I did have a timeline file, which I never posted because it was only a guide for my eyes only, is of dubious canon (my canon, it's obviously not canon canon) and lacks a lot of important events. But I'll post it here anyway so you can see what was going on in my head:

-177 – The Great Beings take control of Spherus Magna.

-128 – The Elemental Lords are placed into power.

-36 – The Core War Begins

0 – The Shattering and the launch of Mata Nui

44 – Karzahni hides Matoran population at Voya Nui

45 – Karzahni starts imprisoning Matoran

50 – The Six Prime Species of Mata Nui are created.

97 – Failed liberation of Karzahni

118 – Hand of Artakha is disbanded

397 – The first Kanohi Dragon attack

400 – Mata Nui ordains that six kings would arise from the Six Prime Species.

498 – The League of Six Kingdoms Solidifies

602 – The Barraki are taken to the Pit.

603 – Sutihu Civil War Begins, Kepitan Conquests begin

708 – Turaga Uadu steps down as leader of Metru Nui, replaced by Dihin.

798 – The Dark Hunters are formally established.

869 – Metru Nui Civil War begins

877 – The Great Disruption, Turaga Dihin removed from power. Turaga Vhuru takes over.

933 – Makuta Teridax seizes power over the Brotherhood.

1055 – The Makuta begin organising Toa Hagah teams to protect individual members.

1566 – Raid on Artahka

1567 – The Time Skip

1600 – Turaga Vhuru steps down, replaced by Turaga Amohon.

1666 – The Toa Hagah rebellion

2119 – The Great Decay

2290 – The Visorak Horde is created.

2555 – The Makuta evolve into vaporous beings.

2600 – Turaga Amohon steps down, replaced by Turagas Baidrau and Ledum.

2622 – Makuta Spiriah begins experimenting on the Skakdi.

3600 – Turaga Baidrau steps down, replaced by Turaga Mevoka.

3738 – The Great Draining

3914 – The Continental War begins

3918 – The Continental War ends

3922 – Turaga Mevoka removed from office. Turaga Dume takes over.

4602 – The Vahki are implemented.

4713 – Formation of the Toa Mangai.

4738 – Toa Tuyet murders a bunch of Matoran and is hauled off to the Pit.

4739 – The Dark Hunter invasion of Metru Nui

4899 – Makuta Teridax impersonates Turaga Dume.

4999 – The Great Cataclysm

5000 – Visorak occupation of Metru Nui

5072 – Arrival of Toa Mata

5073 – Bohrok War

5074 – Mask of Light and Return to Metru Nui

5075 – Mask of Life hassle

5076 – Karda Nui War and the start of the Reign of Shadows

5077 – Skrall War

5078 – Rise of the United Tribes and Mata Nui’s trek up north.

A while back, you gave an example of what the Matoran Universe would look like to its inhabitants. You mentioned that the arms would be seen as forming a ring above the head, so I went ahead and drew this to see what it’d look like! I opted to rotate the domes in the Great Spirit Robot’s arms so that they wouldn’t flip upside down relative to the rest of the body.

I gotta say, this is a really compelling design you came up with! I’m definitely a lot more sold on this layout, and even it kind of reminds me of a key with its ‘handle’ and asymmetry.

Now draw the mythological even-greater lands beyond the southern islands.

That’s a very good point. Though this can be brought up about Plantlife just as much, it’s just that animals are easier to anthropomorphise and thus we incorrectly view them as a “higher” form of life. Thinking about how their powers would work in a scifi sense, in which their ability to create Rahi means they take the design of a wifi catalogue maintained by Mata Nui and updated with new species by the Brotherhood, means that theoretically they could create Matoran-level beings if the Makuta created an catalogued such a thing (though I don’t think many sapient Rahi were available for that. Further science-fiction interpretation (sort of violating my “Bionicle is fantasy” post but in a place I feel is warrented) specifies that there is a certain condition of Rahi brains that makes them susceptible to Rahi control, and Matoran and other purpose built sapients would lack it and sapient Rahi either lack it or can go get neurosurgery to have it removed.

1: What is Kinetics?

Literally, it’s kinetic energy. The force carried by an object in motion. It can be a little hard to explain but once the concept clicks it clicks. Sorry I can’t give a more comprehensive explanation. Fragmentation and speed are both subpowers. They wouldn’t have telekinetic powers, no capacity to lift up objects in that fashion.

2: What could a Toa of Crystal do that a Toa of Ice couldn’t?

Quartz, diamonds, that sort of thing. It’d actually brush up against Stone rather than Ice. I think I’ve specified that in my universe that the Matoran universe isn’t totally made of protodermis, just that protodermis is present and important in its construction.

3: What even is Salt?