Finally able to post my self-MOC:
Norrik, Toa of Water. …Not to be confused with Norik, Toa/Rahaga of Fire. (Tbh I came up with the idea for this guy and his name before I even knew about the Toa Hagah or the Rahaga.)
Anyway: Here he is, in his… 7th rendition, I think?
This is the main character of a series I’ve been writing for a while that will be posted on the message boards soon (I hope). It will possibly have something of a “choose your own adventure” feel depending on how far I get. Once a Matoran, he was chosen, along with 11 others, to form a new Toa team that focuses on sets of two, in which the partners are different elements but can call upon each other’s elements depending on how near they are to each other. An odd idea that struck me about two and a half years ago.
Anyway, Norrik carries an arm-mounted aqua-blade and an arm mounted shield (not shown). His fighting style relies less on manipulating water to attack from a distance and more or channeling the water around him to create weapons or direct physical advantages.
Mask:
I’m not sure if this is actually a Kanohi Tryna or not yet for the sake of this character. Might be fun to make a reference to Matoro with it, however, as he was my favorite G1 character.
His mask has a “retractable” visor that can be deployed automatically. The tubing supplies oxygen directly to his lungs and mask.
Ideas behind the build:
As he’s a Toa of water, I gave him bigger feet for easier swimming, and the bulky lower legs have exposed gaps as to supply emergency venting, in which the oxygen produced in his system can be sent straight to his lower legs to allow faster swimming. The exposed axles are to appear as hydraulics, allowing for greater physical exertion.
The red parts were intended to be both an accent (that could have been executed better no doubt) and to convey the “biological” aspect. Muscles, tissues…the like.
(In all honesty, a clever excuse to hide the fact that I was too broke to buy more black ball joints and small axles)
Here you can see the back, posessing the water-to-oxygen-intake systems and a movable back piece to allow for carrying… stuff. Random masks, parts, lunch, and whatever else.
Norrik and his partner, Serena.
(She will be posted soon.)
I’ve rebuilt this guy a lot, and probably won’t mess with him any time soon until I can buy a lot of different pars, and even then, I’ll probably just make an updated copy to leave this guy in the older-piece style. He’s definitely come a lng way from hs first rendition though (a bare-bones Inika build with a Hordika chest plate).
Questions? Comments? Let me know what your thoughts are in the comments below.
Hope you guys are having a great day! 
