Rino Tengata

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The name is Maori, and literally translated it means “steel ember”. Picked those words because this guy is half fire, half steel. I imagined him as a shaman or mage-type character who attempted to infuse himself with the power of fire. Unfortunately this did not work out the way he planned, and he burnt away half of his own body in the process. The burnt half is now permanently smoldering and exuding tremendous, searing heat. Which means he must live in isolation deep in the bowels of a rocky cave so as not to ignite everything and everyone around him. He is now basically a hermit, and firey, cursed one at that.

At home in his cavern. . .

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This is an awesome build! I have to ask, is that Tehutti’s Huna for the mask? It’s so perfectly divided in the colors.

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I like him, but the staff doesn’t really fit the character. 9/10, just bulk up the weapon a bit and you’d be good to go.

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Yup, that’s the Tehutti Huna mask.

It’s a nice mask, works well here.

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He looks interesting. I really like the concept. It was incorporated into the moc extremely well.

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It’s so weird, but very well executed.

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Not Bad!
From some angles though, it does look like sort of a mess of parts

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You know, I think this is my favorite compliment so far. Thansk!

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I like this, but I feel like Nuhri would have been a better mask choice.

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This MOC looks great! I really like how you used Mantax’s head on it.