So yeah. These are a duo of mocs I’ve been working on for like the last month. It originally started with Bonele, the Ce-Toa, born from a desire to build a moc utilizing my blue hau nuva. Klard was a last minute addition hence why his design may not be as on point as Bonele, though I also wanted them to have similar, but different torso designs.
In the end I am satisfied enough with them, and finally got to use the Tribal akaku I had painted by Modalt like 2 years ago. Though to be fair, Bonele definitely my favorite of the two, just because of the poses I was able to get her into in her wip stages. You might notice I had to do some finangling with her feet in order to get the 1.0 HF feet to work. Yes it may limit the range of motion a bit, but it looks better than just using the typical hero factory feet, or gahlok feet even.
Story wise. Bonnie and Clyde type of rogues within the MU, hence the names.
Here is the background mumbo jumbo for this interested, as I typically don’t bother but felt the urge to for these two.
Duo Bio:
Klard, a Le-Toa, and Bonele, a Ce-toa, met during a heist. The two were hired separately to steal an important artifact from a Brotherhood Fortress in the southern isles. While they were hesitant to work together they realized their specializations complimented each other’s style and have worked together ever since.
Bonele Bio:
Bonele, a Ce-Toa, who met Klard during a heist.
Bonele’s specialities lie in infiltration and theft. She utilizes the strong psionic abilities she possesses to mask her presence from enemies when stealth is required, or disrupting the thoughts of her enemies, through mental “Screaming” when harsher tactics are required.
During battle she attempts to process the thoughts of her opponents so that she may predict their attacks allowing her Hau to work at it’s fullest, thus nullifying the surprise attack weakness. Combined with her Electrostaff, capable of delivering an electrical shock strong enough to disable an ash bear, she is a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.
She also possesses a dagger for those times when a target must be killed quietly and quickly, though she rarely uses it in combat.
She too faced harsh circumstances, having been one of the Ce-matoran studied by the order, though she was unwilling to give her species secrets, which resulted in harsher tactics being used to obtain the secrets. This lead to a deep-rooted hatred for those that would claim to fight for justice.
Klard Bio:
Klard, a Le-Toa, who met Bonele during a heist.
Klard’s Akaku is linked with the scope of his X-50 Sniper. The sniper itself is incorporated with Kanoka of Intangibility. Klard must manually input at what range a single bullet will turn incorporeal for a fraction of a second before returning to a solid state. This allows for the removal of targets behind a single obstacle. Klard is also equipped with various blades for close-range struggles
When Bonele is infiltrating locations, Klard will act as her eyes, utilizing the X-ray factor of his akaku to inform her of enemy movements via a “Trained” mental connection they share.
Klard is not bubbly and friendly like most le-toa, having been enslaved by steltians and forced to fight while still a le-matoran. This has ripped much of the “Joy” from his life.
Shrugs It is what it is. Not one for backgrounds typically.
Bonus WIP images.
Bonele in her earliest stage.
My favorite pose.
So yeah, there ya go. Also forgot to mention this at the start, but Bonele’s hand design is based on a design used by @Bionic.T.B.