So I got bored and I started to look through some old guide books (particularly Makuta’s Guide to the Universe) when I came across this:
This is a screenshot that was put into the book (page 27 if you want to see for yourself) from Mask of Light the movie. It shows Takua reaching for the totem that holds the Avohkii. What is more interesting is the pedestal the totem is resting on. If you look closely the detailed markings on the side look a lot like this:
I think two things. One, the Okoto alphabet that is being used now may have at once been a prototype to the matoran alphabet and was just put into the movie as an Easter egg. I think that if it was a prototype for the matoran alphabet, they did not use it in G1 because Lego may have thought it was too complex, and instead simplified it down to circles (which were eventually hexagons) and lines. It may be used now because Lego might feel that they could give it a try… maybe?
My second thought is that Lego is aware of this and is using the symbols that were on the pedestal as the new alphabet because they want another way to tie the G2 story with the G1 story. This isn’t outlandish because we have seen the Vahi make an appearance already (see G2 Kanohi Vahi Topic: TtvPodcast.com is for sale | HugeDomains ) so why not this?
Anyways, those are just my thoughts. What are yours?