BIONICLE G1 Canon Contests Discussion & Questions

[Willess12]

@Lhikan-Toa-Of-Fire

Also, I read somewhere in this topic that “different styled” masks were allowed, like the Faxon on Bomonga or the Hau on Lhikan, but I can’t find the quote. Did I dream this or is this actually allowed?

You probably couldn’t find it because it was in a different topic, but yes, it was said.

@Mesonak

If Greg was able to write off the differences in Lhikan’s Hau with such ease in this quote, I’m sure he’d be just as cavalier about any differences in Inika masks. Probably not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things. Likewise with Mahri masks, by the way. Some differences in shaping could totally be viable, and while unlikely, wouldn’t present any contradiction in lore.

From a practical perspective, this has benefits too. As @ToaArcan pointed out, people are far more likely to want to paint and use inorganic variants people have made rather than the rubber masks used on the Inika, so it’s generally a boon to creativity to allow for the extra variety. Our initial move to restrict their use came when viewed from the Greg-centric outlook of the situation, viewed in context to the overall discussion about his prior answers to questions about the masks’ default shapes. The regional difference argument is pretty convincing, and doesn’t conflict with any of that at all, so we’re going to let them be used. Go nuts!

@Mesonak

Long story short, we’re going to be allowing custom inorganic Inika masks and Mahri mask designs after all.