#vultraz

. . . Wanna have a sleepover party with the slinkies?

--- Demi the Shadow Matoran

Long ago I had an idea for a Toa version of the Chronicler's company and not that long ago I had an idea for an evil Toa team of the Metru Nui matoran. The idea for the Toa Chronik was that each Matoran had a different toa team in mind when they were transformed. For the record, Onepu is the new Chronicler after this. A friend on BZP made a version of them once. Meanwhile in another universe part of Teridax’s plan involved the abduction of the Great Disk Matoran after the return to Metru Nui and their transformation into dark Toa with the use of Shadow Leeches and a stolen Toa Stone. These Toa wear dark armor and resemble a mix of Hordika and Rahkshi. After some shenanigans they end up in the main universe to confront the Toa Chronik. Toa Of Fire- Kapura- Inspired by the stories of the Toa Hagah. Wielding twin Pyro Daggers Kapura uses his Kualsi to move around the battlefield with ease.

Toa of Inferno- Nuhrii- With his shadow flames Nuhrii burns all he sees. A task made easier with his Kalis Mask of Laser Vision. He uses his Blaze Burner to launch flames as far as he wishes and uses the bayonet on the end for close quarter combat.

Toa of Water- Macku- Inspired by the stories the Toa Mahrii told. Macku wears a Kakama with a special breathing adapter to zoom around beneath the waves as she uses her Tidal Trident to defend against evil.

Toa of Floods- Vhisola- Mistress of the shadow waves Vhisola loves to use her Lebab Mask of Incomprehension to confuse groups of enemies and pick them off with her Coral Crossbow.

Toa of Stone- Hafu- Inspired by the stories of the Toa Inika. A crafter at heart he carries the Carver's Hammer. He uses his new Kiril to repair damage to his carvings.

Toa of Mountains- Ahkmou- Ahkmou commands the shadow stones in battle. He uses his Fazet Mask of Density to phase through enemy blows and increase the density of his Meteor Mace moments before impact.

Toa of Earth- Taipu- Inspired by the stories of the Toa Metru. Keeping his Ruru he uses his Terra Drill Lance to dig through the earth.

Toa of Quakes- Tehutti- With his Xirak Mask of Fragmentation Tehutti shatters the very ground below his enemies with his Seismic Spear and buries them in shadow earth.

Toa of Air- Tamaru- Inspired by the stories of the Toa Mangai. With his skill of air and his Volitak Tamaru can be as silent as a gentle breeze. His main tools are a pair of Kanoka Air Shredders, kanoka launchers with blades attached, but he uses multiple other tools such as an arm mounted Rhotuka Launcher and a Volo Lutu Launcher for quick travel. Basically the Bionicle version of the Predator.

Toa of Storms- Orkahm- Slow and methodical Orkham calls on the shadow air to fight. With his Lomos Mask of Slowness he brings even the fastest enemy to a crawl leaving them wide open for his twin Cyclone Cannons. In a pinch he can attach the cannons to his back as jet boosters.

Toa of Ice- Kopeke- Inspired by the stories of the Toa Mata and Nuva. With his Rode he finds and defends the truth while swinging his Arctic Axe at those who would threaten the peace.

Toa of Blizzards- Ehyre- Ehyre’s shadow ice chills to the core. His favorite tactic is to freeze foes with his Ice Sickles before shattering them with his Descari Mask of Power Scream.

Toa of Light- Tanma- Leader of the Toa Chronik. Inspired by legends of the Toa Cordak. With his Mahiki Tanma can create solid illusions of light to confuse his enemies leaving them open to a blast of light from his Sol Shield.

"By the power of Thornax!"

...Vultraz is back! I'd never have said this in 2008 (I didn't love the Av-Matoran build), but he's very pretty.

And both my childhood Kal are restored to me, now that my Pahrak-Kal is complete.

My full Bohrok-Kal collection now--Nuhvok needs his correct Krana and having 2 Tahnoks was a happenstance bit of thrifting.

"Hey, what are you looking at?"

"Whom do you serve?" [/Christopher Lee voice]

I think it would’ve made those story beats feel a lot more meaningful and less arbitrary if those pre-existing connections were acknowledged, after all; Have Mazeka consider his own morality and mistakes, that moment’s juxtaposition of condemning the Shadow Takanuvas, but also sparing Vezon’s life.

Additionally, I find it interesting that Vultraz told Mazeka that he’s a reminder of the person Vultraz could’ve been... Considering Mazeka is caught between two potential, alternate versions of people from his universe, I think there could’ve been a thematic callback to that quote. Could Vultraz really have been a better person in a different life, or was he just referring to the ‘demeaning’ life of a hard working, law-abiding citizen?

Reversely, could Mazeka have been as awful? Considering the things he’s already done... Seeing how Takanuva isn’t anymore immune to the path of darkness would be jarring; How much worse would Mazeka be with a Shadow Leech? Vultraz never needed one, but could you argue the same for Mazeka? Of course, we know there’s a Melding Mazeka who was a hero, so Melding Teridax could also tell our Mazeka about him.

CONFIDENTIAL:

FOR THE EYES OF HELRYX ONLY:

Our analysis suggests it would be risky to approach this Matoran and make him a servant of the Order. The reasons why, based on the intelligence you requested and our own observations, are listed below:

- Krakua is a De-Matoran living in De-Koro towards the outskirts of the Tren Krom Peninsula. We know there are exceptions (Mazeka) to the norm of villainy and deficiency that comes from there (see the files on Toa Nidhiki, and unconfirmed reports of the Ta-Matoran Vultraz’s return), and we are concerned that Krakua takes after the ethos of his homeland.

- De-Matoran, indeed any creature of Sonics, already exists with a weakness greater than any that other Toa or Matoran may face due to their own elemental belonging. These Matoran are incredibly susceptible to any noise louder than a scream, knocking them out with the same effect as that of a mask being removed. This would imply that he would have to be taken care of extensively, a usage of resources we would not suggest allocating at this time.

- Krakua is a bit of an anomaly in his Koro, as he hums to himself. This has made him a bit of an outcast, to put it charitably. As he walks from one place to another, his brothers avoid him, crossing away from his path or going into buildings before he notices them. There is something interesting about this point, though: he doesn’t notice them. He may be comfortable being himself, but he may also be absent-minded and careless; we have been able to train many of our servants and members to overcome these deficiencies, yet we worry that someone who has a flaw going so much against his own element could be a lost battle for us to wage.

- During the attack listed in our previous communique, our servant Mazeka was able to save Krakua from a sonic attack. Mazeka has already shown an aptitude for acting under stress and putting himself in harm’s way; because of this, we would use this example to suggest you instead consider making Mazeka a Toa and not the Matoran Krakua.