Recreate the Island of Mata Nui?

[thewimpykid]

@HeavyLobster

So I have been looking around these message boards and I remember seeing someone (I don’t remember who) saying that they wish that the island of Mata Nui was not destroyed.

I think this may be the topic you’re referring to:

The Great-Spirit-Robot Reveal Ruined Bionicle's Mythology (Opinion/Rant)

I’ve read quotes by Greg stating that Mata Nui being a giant robot with his head under the island had been planned from the beginning. As it is indeed likely, considering the names of certain places on the island (Mount Ihu = “nose” and the volcano Mangai = “mouth” in Maori). Greg also stated that if you remove this out of your head canon, it’s like removing the bottom card in a house of cards, causing the whole thing to collapse in on itself. Yet, how then was an entire generation of kids able to enjoy Bionicle for almost a decade without knowing this until shortly before the end? How were they drawn into the story without knowing this if the entire worldbuilding supposedly relied so much on this secret? And if the commercial success of Bionicle long before the big reveal can be accepted…

(I know I’ve posted some pretty lengthy essay/debate topics, but this one honestly puts everything I’ve written to shame.)