Well… I did not expect such harsh restrictions. I still stand by everything I said for the Staff of Artakha.
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I’m moving over here. It doesn’t have to do with solely Artakha, of which the other topic should be just for Artakha
Here’s my problem, right? If someones protesting canon, they deal with it by making a headcanon. If they don’t want to make a headcanon, then it’s tough luck for them.
It’s not difficult to have a headcanon. If you want, say, Artakha to look entirely different, that doesn’t hamper anything. Recognizing canon but not believing it is so simple.
If y’all can think of an alternative solution to not liking the canon while not making a headcanon be my guest and discuss further, I’d love to hear it
This is looking a bit ahead (perhaps too far), but for the Art Portion of Artakha’s contest specifically, a decision may have to be made about the color of his mask.
We know that–at least by coincidence, but perhaps by design–both Legendary Masks whose appearances we are aware of (the Ignika and the Vahi) are gold by default, with the Vahi only turning orange due to rust, and the Ignika having its own color-changing system.
So, when we get to it, it will be worth considering whether the Mask of Creation should be gold–to remain consistent with the other Legendary Masks–or if it should break the trend and more closely match Artakha’s gray-green color-scheme. Personally, I think it should be gold for the sake of continuity, as it makes all three Legendary Masks consistent. However, this will naturally affect the artists who enter the contest, so it should probably be resolved before then.
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super excited! I´m preparing for the art contest, good luck to everyone!
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I completely understand this, y’know? I’ve made my own Tuyet and Nidhiki, was going to make my own Lariska etc, but they’ll all be moot as soon as their contests end. I’ve felt disheartened over that. My Tuyet will likely be extremely different from the canon one, but I see mine as Tuyet, who might I add is my favorite character in the whole series.
I wanted my points to help people, I’m trying to tell everyone YOUR design is good enough for YOU, you don’t need to throw it out. These contests won’t be adding any story relevance to their features, all you have to do is recognize that others will think they look differently (which we’ve already been doing for a decade!)
I heard someone talk about Marendar having one or two eyes, right? There will likely never be a point where the number of eyes he has is actually relevant. If you hear someone say he has two eyes though, after you made yours have one, I find it easy to just say “oh right, theirs has two eyes” and move on.
I hope all that’s sensible 
or even the point 
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I’d like to make a case for a johmak contest, if new contests are to be added.
- She had a speaking roll in the story
- She is not a Toa breaks up the run of 10 Toa contests.
- She has just enough description for creativity (Ebony armour, shield, helmet)
- We’ve had contests for order members before (Helryx, tobduk)
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Well there’s one problem of doing a contest on Johmak, she’s invisible, since trans-clear pieces of BIONICLE and CCBS don’t exist, so how we have a contest about the character who is invisible most of all time.
You’re thinking of Jerbraz.
Jerbraz is invisible.
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we should have a MOC contest for Jerbraz in all his handsome and dashing glory, but the art contest is for after he turned invisible.
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that’s the kind of contest I can imagine myself winning.
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Late thought: If Orde had an Iden, he could have used it to endure torture from the Dark Hunters by just leaving his body for periods of time.
From the Yesterday Quest:
“The Matoran escaped; ORDE didn’t. He was finally saved by the rest of his Toa team, but not before enduring days of interrogation. Only his strength of will had kept him sane.”
I’d say that that’s about as story-relevant of a power/reason as you can get.
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wouldn’t that change the meaning of it do “by strength of will” to “by complete withdrawal”?
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Kinda what I thought. Not to mention that any competent torturer (sorry, interrogator) would have removed such a mask prior the Very Friendly Chat™.
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I mean, he could only go limp for so long before they figure out something is up. He’d have to face it at some point. He would have to use the mask to feign passing out, which would only work for so long.
And, if you are willing to twist Greg’s words a bit without contradicting them, you could argue that his massive willpower is what allowed him to gather his thoughts enough to use his Kanohi in such a situation. Because Greg has stated many, many times across various QandAs that some strength of will is required to operate Kanohi. So, in such a stressful situation, one would need exceptionally strong will to use a Kanohi, especially one as disorientating as the Iden.
It seems possible that the Iden is a relatively rare, unknown mask in the universe, so they may not have known what it did. Also, Dark Hunters don’t seems like the brightest bunch in general. There are some that are smart, but others that are dumb as a rock.
So if he only goes limp for brief periods of time before “regaining consciousness”, they may not even stop to think if anything is suspicious.
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How exactly do I submit mine once I’m done with it?
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@Propulsion There is a button in the bottom right hand corner on the home page. Just make sure you choose the correct category and name your build accordingly.
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The message boards homepage? I don’t see it. Maybe you can take a screenshot that shows where it is.
I would guess from your greyed-out username that you just need to reach Trust Lvl 1?
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Bionicle Canon Canister Design - Helryx Kickoff!!
Long story short: I’d like to join the contest by creating actual canisters for each character & then sending them out to the winners & TTV.
Since I’ve posted this idea before, I won’t delve into the whole idea again. Essentially I’d like to design canisters for the winning mocs! I’d also really appreciate the involvement of TTV staff/@Eljay to help this process along. I was originally in contact with Eljay about this but seem to have lost contact (Eljay if you are reading this, I completely understand you have been VERY busy - no hard feelings haha).
With the kicking off of the Artakha contest, I’d like to get rolling on my canister design. The idea here is to design the canister during the duration of the next contest, so I’d be working on the Helryx canister for the duration of the Artakha contest. Personally I think this timing will work best for me.
note: I’m sure eventually this will have it’s own topic/discussion. I felt it was best to post here so everyone can see/reply with their thoughts. I’m also fairly new to the boards, so any feedback on how I should be posting/if I’m doing this correctly is appreciated.
So with that all being said, I’m going to start designing/sketching this weekend for the design of the Helryx canister! I’ll post again soon when I have some work done, and throughout the entire process as well. Community feedback is huge for me and the interest of others has really got me excited about this.
I’ve also included a couple samples of my work, just to spark some interest/ideas from everyone. I can provide a more complete portfolio upon request.
Please let me know your thoughts! I look forward to contributing to this great community.
HM
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