Alright, update time.
As everyone is hopefully aware, we try not to inquire with Greg where we can help it as to not exhaust him with minute details and college-style essays. We’ve discussed this a bit in this post, which I highly encourage everyone read before continuing this one.
That said, we realize the arguments presented here for and against the inclusion of the weapon for Tuyet are equally balanced and very fair, for a variety of reasons. We felt it was necessary to reach out and see if Greg could weigh in. We worded the question simply, as to cut to the chase.
We additionally asked about any potential weapons carried by the Toa featured in The Yesterday Quest, so we didn’t need to worry about this bout of argumentation again when we get to that point.
Here is our email, and his response:
With this in mind, and after keeping close tabs on the discussion and arguments put forth, we’re moving forward with the following decisions:
Summary
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Tuyet MOCs and Art will be mandated to feature the Barbed Broadsword. We realize it was not specified in the email, but there is no other sword being discussed nor featured. It will be the Barbed Broadsword.
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The Nui Stone will be optional for MOCs, mandated for art. It is an important part of Tuyet’s character and role in the story, and wouldn’t make sense to exclude.
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The weapons specified in the email will be mandated for the MOCs and art of The Yesterday Quest Toa. We are opting against defining the difference between staff and spear for Zaria and Chiara, as right now we feel it’s best to leave it up to entrants and voters to determine, especially with how nebulous terms like that tend to be in the BIONICLE universe. We did define it for the Hagah, but that was done as we had clear examples as what those were meant to be.
We hope this all makes sense and is reasonable. We’re still open to discussion, feedback, and arguments for/against the items addressed. There are a few more details to work out before we start.
Please continue to keep the discussion and debates respectful and cordial. Thank you.