#akaku

On the now reformed Spherus Magna, Matoran have ample opportunity to build new homes and live as they see fit alongside their Agori neighbors.

That's the ideal, anyhow. The new world still has its dangers, and there aren't enough Toa to adequately protect Matoran as their settlements start to expand outward. Over the course of the GSR's journey, the population of active Toa plummeted. Their numbers once peaked in the thousands; currently, it's estimated that little more than 40 Toa are left alive.

Responding to this, Artahka returns to the forge, ready to crank out another Toa Team.

Stud.io File

Cebonmi, Astute Toa of Psionics (Leader) Kanohi: Pakari, Great Mask of Strength Tool(s): Channeling Staff

Sulanjo, Daring Toa of Plasma (Deputy) Kanohi: Miru, Great Mask of Levitation Tool(s): Ion Torch + Fusion Skates

Vohatt, Relentless Toa of Lightning Kanohi: Kaukau, Great Mask of Water Breathing Tool(s): Dynamo Clubs

Fehkiir, Dilligent Toa of Iron Kanohi: Akaku, Great Mask of X-ray Vision Tool(s): Protosteel Sledgehammer

Bardonda, Stalwart Toa of Gravity Kanohi: Hau, Great Mask of Shielding Tool(s): Orbiting Blades

Bopengu, Compassionate Toa of Jungle Kanohi: Kakama, Great Mask of Speed Tool(s): Bramble Cutters

I took Purua from the Māori word pūrua: "to do a second time, repeat, double up, duplicate..." I thought it was fitting, seeing as this is Artakha's second attempt at building a Toa team. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Purple Hau from Socketball.

These builds are reliant on non-Lego molds and recolors sourced from AliExpress, GoBricks, Ziontyro's Custom Wares, and multiple bootleg sets.

[Kior, Wing Commander]

D/N/A • キミ・ライコネン X フェルナンド・アロンソ

idea from @eliisainz55

(These were lwk accurate...)

-Gon: Gon Freccs tells dad jokes.

-Killua: Killua Zoldyck is the gay cousin.

-Kurapika: Kurapika is going to heaven. (LMAO major Kurapika cult flashbacks, Akaku fr.)

-Leorio: Leorio watched the sonic movie.

-Hisoka: Hisoka can't sit in a chair correctly.

-Chrollo: Chrollo Lucifer can't make the voices go away.

Awhile back I did my own redesign of the Toa Mata from Bionicle. Mostly just trying to find a way to draw them without having to keep the toys permanently on hand for reference and a bit more streamlined to make them easier to draw in general. As far as universal details go, I gave them a segmented body template to lean into the biomechanical aspect of them, I also tried to find a consistent way to draw some of the more common limbs they had. I also tried to play with the gears on the back by giving each of them something unique and tried to give them unique kneeguards. I also tried to incorporate the orbs they had their chest by incorporating their elements matoran symbols into them

Tahu - Tahu served as kind of the template for the others, so he's probably the most standard out of them. I wanted to stick primarily with his original colors so made the bright red and orange the most prominent colors on him, but I also used the dark red he sported later as an accent color for more color blocking. His sword is based more on the Bionicle Heroes interpretation of it, though I may change that if I ever redraw this design. His left arm was never really stated to be anything, so I tried to purpose it as a sort of Aegis; it still matches his more aggressive personality, but also gives it a more utility. I also modeled his back gear after exhaust pipes to relate towards his element. Though it probably won't be seen that much, I did try to define his head too, making it kinda broad; specifically basing the heads off a combination of the originals, the glatorian heads from the end of the original line, and the heads from the reboot.

Kopaka - Since Toa of Ice tend to stick around cold places, I incorporated a bit of a coat into his armor for insulation. His sword also draws some inspiration from the Heroes version, but it also still works like his toy. His left arm was a bit awkward so I limited the armor to mostly just his bicep, I also tried to make the shield look like a snowflake on top of the radar dish look it obviously was piece wise. Kopaka was also one of the few toa consistently depicted is hauling around the McGuffins for whatever saga they're directly involved in, so I gave him a satchel to call back to that. His back gear is directly modeled after a snowflake like his shield, but a bit more obviously. I also tried to make his kneeguards resemble icicles. I tried to give his head a sharper look to call back to his cold and distant personality.

Lewa - Tried to make Lewa look a bit more lanky compared to the others since he's supposed to be the resident tree swinger. His axe leans more towards the original, but I still tried to incorporate aspects of the heroes version for fun. I tried to make his left arm a big grabby arm since most people turn it into a gun or something, but BlazeTBW thought it looked like a machete so I incorporated a fold-our arm blade to help him cut up vines and foliage as he swings around. His kneeguards are supposed to look like palm leaves but I'm not satisfied with how they turned out. I also gave him a few pouches since I figured he's want to keep a few snacks on hand or maybe even swipe a souvenir here and there.

Onua - Tried to make Onua look pretty broad since he's supposed to be strong even without his mask buffing him. Unfortunately his monochromatic color scheme can make things hard to color block, so I threw in some purple from his G2 version in order to help highlight some parts of his body. obviously made his claws his actual hands. I also did something a bit different with his legs sinw his original toy had them flipped around to bulk them, so I tried leaning into that while also making it look like a heavy duty hinge. I also tried to make his head particularly broad too.

Pohatu - Pohatu was pretty different from the original toa in that his torso was flipped around to make him more bottom heavy, so I tried to call back to that with his body shape. I also took inspiration from the toys arms to make them bigger than the others. I did include the two orbs on his shoulders, but recolored them to make them different from the chest one and included the extra pins on the leg. Since Toa of Stone live in the dessert I gave him a scarf to wrap around his head for sandstorms and gave him a decently sized backpack since he's also been happy to regale his own adventures (so it works for holding souvenirs). His kneeguards are based on boulders. I also inlcluded the orange his Phnatoka version sported to highlight parts of his armor

Unscoped Akakus have a rather undeserved reputation of being worn by peeping toms and overall nosy people.

Obviously, Toa generally have more important things to do, as do Turaga, meanwhile Matoran cannot actually make use of the Akaku's power, but because of a combination of the nature of the mask, a few select incidents, and a few scandals based on fake "Matoran figured out how to activate the power of their mask!!!! Heres how!" news, the reputation ended up becoming so ingrained and cultivated that nobody manufactures unscoped Akakus anymore.