BIONICLE G1 Canon Contests Discussion & Questions

[Mechronus]

This is all I’m gonna say on this, as I want to clarify why I personally think the armor is Nuva.

I have been working of the basis of those with what I said above and reasoning behind this is for Matoro to be able to recognize the armor goes as follows:
Matoro has seen other beings wear Kanohi (Karzahni, Axonn, Brutaka, Teridax) so just seeing a Mask of Power wouldn’t mean the armor was that of a Toa, so he would’ve had to have been at least familiar with the shape of her Toa armor to know what it was. Like we know the visual difference between different types of Dinosaur bones, but someone who didn’t would have a decently hard time identifying the specific type correctly. (See myths of dinosaur bones being thought as Dragons and incorrectly reconstructed skeletons)
Along with this, Matoro and the other Matoran haven’t heard stories of Tuyet, as she was basically left out of Metru Nui history.

@Mechronus

*"1) How come Matoro didn’t know about Tuyet? I mean she was his guardian for a long time.
2) When Makuta mentioned her name shouldn’t he have remembered about her like Sarda did?
3) How did Makuta know about Tuyet?
4) You told Gravitan that Nuju told Matoro about the Mo Intangibility, how come he didn’t tell him about Tuyet?

1. True, but don’t forget, when the Matoran woke up on Mata Nui, they had lost their memories of Metru Nui. All they know of Metru Nui is what Vakama told them in 2004-2005 storyline and what Matoro heard in councils. If they never discussed Tuyet on Mata Nui, Matoro would not know anything about her.
2. No. Amnesia patients don’t automatically remember things just because someone mentions something. Also, Sarda’s amnesia was caused by trauma — Matoro’s was caused by the Matoran pods Makuta forced the population of Metru Nui into.
3. Makuta was assigned to oversee Metru Nui for thousands of years.
4. Would you want to repeat that story, about a Toa who went evil and had to be hauled away, especially when speaking to Matoran who need to trust Toa?"*

greg.thegreatarchives.com

Official Greg Discussion | Page 235

Page 235 of Official Greg Discussion.

*" 1) Did Matoro know Tuyet when he lived on Metru Nui? I ask this because Matoro said she seemed familiar. “Half buried in rubble was a Kanohi Mask of Power, one who’s shape of which look vaguely familiar.”-Into the darkness chapter 2

1. Matoro was a Matoran there at the time, but his memories of Metru Nui, like those of all the Matoran, are vague at best."*
   Official Greg Dialogue | Page 6

Finally, we know Matoran can never see a Toa, even on Metru Nui. So the odds of a Ko-Matoran seeing Tuyet during the time she was active in Metru Nui seems pretty unlikely.

@Mechronus

“Some Matoran, even on Metru Nui, had never met a Toa before. For example, the transport manager that Matau once met in Le-Metru had seen Toa a long time before but had never met one in person. Still, he had heard legends that Toa were meant to protect the Matoran and keep them safe, which encouraged him to trust Matau.”

I’m gonna be honest about the last one, I have no clue where I got that quote.
Edit: Vira - BIONICLEsector01
Apparently Vira is the one the quote was talking about, still have no clue where it came from.