BIONICLE Canon Contest #1: The First

TuragaNuva · June 22, 2020, 10:47pm

Sneaking in right before the deadline, here’s my entry:

Toa Helryx - Canon Contest #1: The First Lego Creations

Her armor pitted and scarred from a thousand battles, Toa Helryx leads the Order of Mata Nui in the war against the Brotherhood of Makuta. [image] Here’s my entry for the contest to determine the canon appearance of Toa Helryx. She was described by Greg as having pitted and scarred armor and a frail appearance due to all that she’s been through. I decided to portray this by having her armor clearly worn and aged, with asymmetry where pieces are missing or have been replaced - the color texture of some Knights Kingdom armor pieces, in particular, I found helped to sell this effect. [image] For her “original” colors (the colors of those pieces not as aged and rusted), I took inspiration from Gali Mata’s color layout, since the Toa Mata were among some of the earliest Toa created, and Hel…