Using some of the parts I had, I decided to build some gear for my metru-matoran. I’ve also got a new addition to the team, Hewkii!
I did my best to base their gear off of their in lore occupations, though I did mix in a bit of head canon in certain cases.
As a tool smith in his metru days, Jaller was well regarded for his craftsmanship. He did greatly value self defense, with the vahki not being truly trusted or reliable. As such, he bears a shield and spear(tried to make it reminiscent of his spear from the online game). Matoro, with his experience in pet and other kinds of rahi, has a mount on his arm for small bird rahi to perch on. In cases where he needs to defend himself, Matoro also has an ice prod.
Vhisola and Hewkii are the barest of the team. Hewkii was a disk athlete, so he carried his trusty launcher armed with one of the high power kanoka he was famous for. Vhisola wears armored gauntlets which allow her to handle sharper or possibly dangerous objects, in her hand is a relic recently recovered from an older temple in Ga-Metru. Perhaps one of the rumored “toa stones”?
My proudest retrofit is that on Nuparu. As an engineer working of the latest vehicles, he is ready to take apart and reassemble builds with his trusty double blowtorch.
For larger jobs where welding is not recommended or needed, Nuparu also has his work-wrench, able to screw the largest of nuts. (Mata nui help me for not realizing that joke until I typed it) This master builder is now ready for any engineering challenge thrown at him.
Now if I can just make Kongu, then I’d have a full team. Of course, Hahli would be more suited to the proto inika than Vhisola, but she’ll come later when possible. I also want to make Macku at some point so I can have some nice picture stories of her and Hewkii. Until next time, may the great spirit watch over you all.