Because I’m a nerd, I made a spreadsheet with information on every Hagah entered into this contest. You can find that here.
Ultimately I was curious about what the most popular entries / aesthetics for the Hagah were, so I could make a more informed decision on what to vote for.
Here’s some things I’ve discovered so far:
Colour Choices
Silver (unsurprisingly) is the most popular colour for all Toa except Bomonga, though markedly so for Gaaki. Gold Bomonga seems to be particularly appealing which I’m also glad of. For that reason I’ll be rooting for silver Gaakis and gold Bomongas. For Pouks and Kualus, I’ll either go both gunmetal or gold Pouks and silver Kualus.
Types of Entries
Not much to say here, but I thought it was interesting to see how many digital MOCs, physical MOCs, and art there were. I was very surprised there weren’t more art entries.
Consent to Changes
‘Not Given’ means they didn’t write down their preferences, which equates to No.
This is something which I was naturally interested in. I was hoping more people would give consent but I’m mostly optimistic about not getting black-sheep designs.
Most Popular Entries / Predicted Finalists
Note that likes are for the topic: not the individual Hagah. So it’s very likely preferences won’t swing exactly in this order, or that likes are even representative of voter preferences. Entries that were posted earlier also tended to get more likes. My prediction, however, is that you will see at least some of these designers (particularly Perp3tual) reaching the finals.
My Preferences
Naturally, I will preferentially vote for what looks closer to Norik and Iruini. Depending on how much mask/spear overlap there is among the finalists, I may vote for entries that don’t consent to these changes. I can’t say the same for colour consent, however.
With that in mind, I will probably vote as follows:
- Kodiak or Galva’s Gaaki
- Perp or UnderscoreDouble’s Bomonga (the latter’s, while its limbs don’t look like a real set’s would, is sufficiently set-like for my tastes)
- Kodiak’s Kualus (or Perp’s, if I’m right in assuming he consented to colour changes)
- Galva’s Pouks
If anybody would like me to make some graphs for anything else, let me know.