Heklion, the Second Toa

[biomechanical_baboon]

So, for my second topic on the Boards, I figured I’d follow up on a promise I made on my main MOC topic and create a separate topic for one of my MOCs. Time will tell if this becomes a regular thing, but here we have Heklion, the Second Toa.

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Heklion is- or was- the second Toa ever created and the first Toa of Fire. Directly after the creation of Helryx, the Great Beings created Heklion as a foil to her more…brutal tendencies, although the pair rarely fought alongside each other and are thus not considered a Toa team. Fair, kind and with a strong sense of justice, Heklion helped to write the first iteration of the Toa Code and disapproved of Helryx’s refusal to adhere to it (though never to her face). He was also known for his immense power, as well as his readiness to help Matoran- when the Visorak horde initially tried to spread beyond the island that now bears their name, Heklion was the first to defend against the swarm, beating them back singlehandedly on countless islands. For all his great power, though, Heklion disappeared en route to attack the horde at their island home base. No one knows what happened to his ship, his Matoran crew, or him, and no one even knows if he’s alive. At his last sighting, Heklion wore a Kanohi Juka, Mask of Bestowal, which allowed him to give another nearby being an elemental power equal in strength to his own for a limited time.

He wielded a sword made from a broken-off Suukorak mandible- one of his battle trophies, crafted into a weapon by grateful Matoran.

So that’s the lore for Heklion! I tried to fit it into the canon as best I could, and I think I did an okay job. Might build the third, fourth, etc. Toa at some point; depends on if I can find the parts. As for the build itself, it’s quite simple. The lower limbs were based on those of @Boogie 's Orde the Exhumed. He’s a bit skeletal, but since Helryx hails from the same era and she’s described as “disturbingly frail”, it kind of fits. Regarding the name, I wanted Heklion’s name to begin with an H-E, just like Helryx, and if I build more Toa in the “series”, I’m going to continue the naming pattern. His mask is attached to a G2 head, and a happy accident of its connection means it can do this:

Here he is from behind…

…and here’s a more neutral pose, minus the sword.

The sword design has actually been updated since I took these photos, by the way, and I’m too lazy to upload a new one.

That’s all for Heklion. If I feel like it I might make more topics for my other MOCs once I get the photos uploaded, so if you feel like looking out for that, please do.

[Ghid]

Was the choice for his mask based on the design of the Voodoo heads from the early Bionicle prototypes?

[biomechanical_baboon]

Actually, no- I picked it because I’m very limited on parts and I didn’t have any other masks that remotely matched the color scheme. Now that I’m thinking about what those looked like…it’s probably too late to backpedal and say it was totally intentional, right?

[Kanohi_Cantri]

I like the story for this guy. Kind of lines up with one I’m writing my own, with the first fire Toa disappearing (becoming a Turaga on an island of shipwreck debris). I like the power idea behind the mask as well, fitting for the typical you gave his character.

[biomechanical_baboon]

Thanks! I wanted there to be a mythical aspect to his character, like someone who lived in ancient times and has long faded into legend- I didn’t mention it in the original post for some reason, but his name is supposed to sound like an ancient Greek hero- and I thought him disappearing on a mission was a good way to do that. I also found it weird that, as far as I recall, no one except the Rahaga tried to fight back against the main Visorak horde, so I made that Heklion’s role. Oh, about the mask- I actually have a big database of mask powers and names of my own invention, and when I build a MOC that needs one, I just pick one. It was essentially a random choice, but I’m glad you think it fits him!