Relan Society for a Better Yesterday

Not only that but how adaptable the Matoran were. An underwater village just spitting distance from the most dangerous prison in the universe? They lived and thrived in it. A gigantic cavernous fusion reactor chamber, only habitable by living on stalactites? They made jetpacks. How about the population being reduced to a diminutive state, almost half their original size? They kept going like nothing had happened.

The Matoran were made to adapt, built to build. They are natural workers, small and compact, perfect for what they need to do. That’s why i’m certain that, even after every time they’ve been moved, they would still hunker down and build the next bunch of houses rather than just settle for tents. Matoran have never settled for anything, always working for what they need.

Bionicle spiritual successor

I feel like, in a way, Steven Universe is already managing that, with sort of episodic adventures like the early comics and heavy arcs about badass aliens, as well as a moral core. And, of course, fusion.

I was actually thinking the other day that a SU-style 11 minute episode format might actually have suited Bionicle quite well. JTO suffered from trying to cram everyone into every scene, and so nobody really got enough screentime to develop the Toa’s relationships with each other. The short episode format could give us time to focus on two or three Toa at a time, or even just one Toa and their relationships with their Turaga or Matoran (G1 Pohatu and Onewa hanging out more would have been interesting given how different they are). More slice of life stories about life in the Koros would have been a great addition to the G1 canon as well.