Onua, the Earth Toa, watches over the land and intervenes to restore balance when it is threatened. The Tohunga believe Onua is responsible for earthquakes, inflicting them on the villagers when he is displeased with the way they are caring for his domain.
Onua is at one with the land, and can communicate and learn from it. He can hear trouble coming from miles away, and can even persuade the landscape to do his bidding. With his huge hands, Onua has riddled Mata Nui with tunnels. His low, squat body and head allow him to move around more quickly in the tunnels, and his infrared eyes give him amazing night vision. Onua’s hearing is incredibly powerful, and he also possesses great strength and surprising dexterity.
It’s definitely interesting. However, for some reason, it’s giving me more of a roboriders/throwbots/slizers vibe than it is Bionicle, which slightly hinders it a bit
The moc draws from the description, which depicts Onua as the Mata were depicted early on in the toyline, as godlike forces of nature. Under that lens, I find this build to be wonderfully unique and ethereal in nature, it has that very specific sense of “not quite mortal” that I think is hard to nail but was executed excellently.