how alien are Glatorian in appearance compared to regular humans?

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the Glatorian/Great Beings and Agori are the only naturally organic species in the Bionicle franchise but due to the nature of the Lego elements used they look just as mechanical as MU inhabitants.

so using common terms and examples from other franchises how alien would Glatorian and Agori be compared to a regular human?

would they be human aliens like Gallifreyan from Doctor Who and Asgardians and Xandarians from the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

would they be Rubber-Forehead Aliens like the majority of aliens on Star Trek and Farscape where they are regular humans with very different surface detail like forehead ridges scaly skin visible veins etc?

would they be somewhat exotic such as tall and lithe elves or stout and strong dwarves? or very exotic like giant and apelike orcs and twisted and bony Goblins?

are they just merely humanoid with two arms two legs and a head but the details are vastly different akin to a lot of Star Wars aliens?

and on a related note, the Matoran and Toa are based on the Agori and Glatorian respectively essentially making them Androids to the Glatorian’s Humans so how closely did the former resemble the latter?

were they androids like Star Trek’s Data where they are near identical but are made out of obviously artificial materials?

are they more obvious androids where they have basic human proportions but have obvious mechanical elements like exposed joints and seams?

are they akin to the Droids of Star Wars where they just have the humanoid shape of 2 arms 2 legs and a head but it is obvious they are mechanical?

and if possible could you elaborate on the details? like Agori are human but lack noses and have skin colored like their armor or Toa resemble a Glatorian in Armor but beneath the mask they have mechanical skulls etc?

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I’m going to go with a short answer first, and can expand later if need be. They were depicted in the 2009 movie, so that should give an idea of how different they look from humans.

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but the way they were depicted was a near 1:1 identical to their toy counterparts which in turn make them look way more mechanical than the MU inhabitance whose Movie depictions had distict organic elements like muscles and organs. it’s pretty much why i asked.

are the most organic beings in the Bionicle franchise way more mechanical than what we’d assume are your average biological lifeform?

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The way I described them (and saw them described) was as organic beings who had cybernetic implants in many cases. But they are not anywhere near what MU inhabitants are. MU inhabitants are mechanical with some organic, SM inhabitants are organic with some mechanical.

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that brings us back to the original question though of what kind of organic they would look like since the movies depict them as way more mechanical than described.

would you think of them as being more or less human with the odd alien detail? would the sets shapes and proportions mean they have a more exotic appearance like say Strakk is more Ogre like due to his hunch back or the sharpness of the Skrall indicate more reptilian features while Glatorian like Kiina Ackar and Gresh are more or less average humans?

would a Glatorian’s face lack a nose or hair because the set’s heads lack noses and are bald? would they look like human faces with a nose and such because those are nessary organs for a biological being?

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