bonkle crab
EDIT: I DIDNT KNOW IT WAS A FUCKING SPIDER LMFAOFOOFGDFF
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Mantis Tarakava, a re-imagining of the 2001 Bionicle set. Inspired by sea serpents and mantis shrimp.
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hey everyone! i literally did the same thing a year ago but i'm in another bionicle contest so come vote :)
look at my funny wasp. now help him get to finals
(please do vote in every bracket though, not just the one i'm in! there's a lot of very good builds in all of them)
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So I've gotten a friend into Bionicle recently thanks to Web of Shadows, and it made me realize I enjoy making Hordika, like, alot. So I made a Second Toa Hordika team.
Ikahlii The leader of the team. He's the most strong willed and duty focused on the team. As such, he's kept the best grip on himself after his mutation. Despite this, from time to time he has been known to show more beastly behaviors.
Odhep Unlike the others, he seems to enjoy his new form to some extent, easily getting used to it and it's heightened sense of hearing. He's patient, and kind and has become the rock for the team, helping everyone keep ahold of themselves in their new, more monstrous forms.
Revii Even before the team's mutations, she was something of a wild child. The more animalistic nature of her current form has made her already chaotic personality even more chaotic. She's known for pranking others.
Ultok Of all the members of the Toa Hordika II, Ultok despises his mutated form the most. His mutation dulled his sense of sight considerably. Fortunately, he was always a team player, so he was already used to depending on his brothers and sister when he needed to. They help him compensate for his worsened sight. Unlike the rest of the team, Ultok still holds hope that they'll find Keetongu and be returned to their original selves.
Vulli Ikahlii's second in command, and a very serious and dutiful Toa. Before his mutation, Vulli was known to have a temper, which has only worsened after becoming Hordika. He's been known to lash out on instinct when startled. Fortunately for his teammates, he's usually easy to calm down. He's found he has a surprising skill at mimicking voices and sounds.
Woltau Woltau, alongside Odhep, is the heart of the team. He's always been friendly and sociable, easily befriending others. His beastly instincts haven't changed this, though he now sees his team as a sort of pack. He tends to howl at the moon at night.
The Toa Hordika II live in a large swampy forest. Before their mutations, they had heard of Matoran and Agori going missing when passing through the forest on trade routes, so they went to investigate. They immediately discovered the forest had become overrun with Visorak and found themselves captured and mutated.
For a time they searched for Keetongu, but with no clues or guidance, they failed to find the elusive rahi. They eventually returned to the forest, taking up the roll of protectors there, and keeping any travelers safe from the Visorak hordes lurking in the forest.
Also have an entirely unrelated Toa Hordika I made. Cause I like making them. They're fun.
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"The Hunter," a Kaita of Onua, Tahu, and Lewa (with a couple of Muaka companions)
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The Scavenger
another bug in my fine collection
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So, the other day, I came across a website I had never heard of before, called The Sands of Mata Nui. Apparently this website was set up way back in 2001 by Daniel Lipkowitz, a designer a Lego responsible for designing several early Rahi, including the Kirikori Nui, Ranama, Dikapi, and the beloved Mukau. The website showcases those four Rahi, albeit with beta names that were definitely not approved by any sort of legal team, along with several other creations of Mr. Lipkowitz that never became part of the official canon.
Now maybe I'm late to the party here and this is old news for most people, but it is new to me, and since the website is still up and running, freely available all these years later, I figured I'd share it so other people could take a look if they've never heard of this before. It's a very interesting snapshot into the creative environment of Bionicle in its earliest stages, and some of these Rahi designs are just really neat. One of them is a crab, so that's pretty much an instant win here on tumblr, right?
*Disclaimer*: This website is very much a product of Lego's lax cultural policies in 2001. It still uses the word Tohunga for the Matoran, many of the Rahi's names are words lifted directly from the Maori language, and in general there is a lot of thinly veiled cultural appropriation and western prejudice in there. It's an interesting read, but be aware of that going in.
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