Hi, long time no see you!
I made a new ver.Bu MOC!
“No one advocated letting Toa, Matoran, etc. run free on Spherus Magna. They weren’t independent beings with a right to life and liberty, after all. They were tools to be used to keep the Mata Nui robot functioning… weren’t they?”
-Narrator, The Yesterday Quest
【Marendar -“ver.Bu”】
【Data】
kanohi : none
Tool : Armblade, Force blaster zero, Toa Power antenna
Power : “Elemental energy”
Note : The Toa Eliminator which created by Great beings
【Concept】
Summary
Marendar was one of the most interesting and difficult to design among the BIONICLE characters whose names only exist.
It is a “Toa killer” created by GB and is mentioned as “having” EP, despite being resistant to Elemental power.
It is also mentioned that it detects Toa Power exactly like the Sentinel from X-Men, according to Greg, adapts to their EP, resists, and kills them with “special weapon”.
Thus, my task to do was to fully describe these characteristics in appearance.
↑ Size
【Special type of the Force Blaster】
Summary
The blaster on his shoulder is a special version of the Force blaster also seen on ThornatusV9.
Greg said to a fan’s question, “Before The Shattering, Spherus Magna also had more advanced heavy weapons that were filled with elemental energy. But in the long time, that EP was depleted”.
(Source:Official Greg Dialogue | Page 197)
From this description, I matched it with the fact that the Toa can use any weapon as a “wand” to manipulate elementals, giving it this blaster, with meaning like a legacy of an gone age.
(Gred said Marendar has an Elemental power)
【Marendar’s Elemental Power type】
Summary
Again, Marendar is both resistant to Elemental powers, but it has its own EP.
Despite being able to kill any Toa - at least, GBs blieved so.
If so, what type is the EP it has?
Fire? Water? Ice? Gravity?Or something else?
My conclusion is this : Pure Elemental Energy.
Pure energy that has not yet been converted into either fire or water.
Toa manipulates Elemental by “consuming” Elemental energy.
And Mask of Elemental energy is exist, which gives the energy, to any Toa, just like a battery.
So, I gave it “pure” Elemental energy, for resolve those strange facts.
When battle with a fire Toa, it adapts to fire.
It adapts to water, Air, Ice, or any elemental…
That is why I made his colors gray and silver, and yellow eye.
【The Armblade】
Summary
It’s main weapon, the arm blade, is not a laser but a sword with substance.
The striking emblem, cited in the Rock Tribe symbol, that originally map of the maze of GB’s strongholds, inspired me for blade’s design.
Atakus also has a special prorotype sword dedicated to it, so a relationship can be inferred.
【Toa Power Antenna】
Summary
Marendar can detect Toa Power.
The blade antenna on his shoulder is for it, and if you look closely, you’ll see that it looks very familiar : Yes, Kini-Nui spire.
I designed it this way, assuming that if it is a sensor made by GB, there is some technical relevance.
【Body design】
Summary
The overall concept of the body draws inspiration from several elements, including Mata Nui, Teridax, and Baterra.
The largest is Mata Nui, but chest’s side pipes are a Teridax motif, and spikes on each section and linear secondary eyes near the “eyes” indicate a connection to baterra.
(Also, It has head armor that mimics a Glatorian helmet instead of a Kanohi, since it is a Toa killer that prioritizes the safety of Agori and Glatorian)
【Action!】
“They think they have found a new world. How could they know nothing waits here for them… but death?”
— Angonce
Thank you!