I don’t really have lore for this guy, I just wanted to make a MOC that represents my interests and preferred aesthetic choices for characters in one creation. It’s mostly inspired by MGS Raiden, Shiek from Zelda, Megaman and a little bit of Fire Emblem general theme to it. The noble Mahiki is my favourite Kanohi for sure, so I wanted to use that from the beginning of the design process.
If I was forced to say something at gunpoint, I wouldn’t know where to place this character in the official Bionicle timeline (i’m not really a lore expert by any means) but i’d say I want Saizo to be a Bo-Matoran at a certain stage, corrupted and experimented on by The Brotherhood of Makuta into a Toa of Shadow. The procedure was intended to strip him of his inner light, but before it could be completed the newly borne Toa of Shadow escaped and dedicated himself to destroying the Makuta, namely Mutran & Chirox.
Hope you guys enjoy this creation, and thanks for looking!