This won’t be the post I use to enter these guys into their respective contests (whenever that ends up happening), but I did want to get them out there in one place in anticipation of their contests.
Toa Zaria
For lack of a better term, Zaria is the most “out-of-date” MOC of the three, as he is the only one I’ve yet to render with his canonical staff as of the time this post goes up (btw, I imagine his staff being something like a bo-staff that he can metalbend into any shape he needs for a giving situation), instead retaining the original sword and shield that I gave him in September. I was just as surprised as everyone else with the revelation but quickly came to accept it. In my headcanon, he had a sword and shield, but abandoned them after he was forced to use them to kill a Makuta.
Who was this Makuta?
Those who know me and my Bionicle postings elsewhere online will know this Makuta as Dybbuk. His story will be for another time.
Toa Chiara
Honestly, I don’t have much to say about Chiara. I gave her a Metru torso partially it’s slimmer and looks slightly feminine when compared to an Inika torso. The Hordika chest is there solely to add silver to the color scheme so I wouldn’t have to paint a Volitak if I ever attempted to build her in real life. Not seen in this render, Chiara does have a pin on her back to store her spear when not in use, which is the only thing about her MOC that I’ve changed since first designing her.
Toa Orde
I will concede that Orde is probably the silliest-looking MOC of the three, and not just because of the mask, but I honestly think there’s a certain charm about it. I also did have to make some sacrifices to ensure that every piece is actually available in these colors so that he’d be feasibly buildable irl without painting (you can probably tell how much I struggled when I got to the arms) but I think the result is worth it. He even keeps the Mata gear function and adds a ball joint for friction Bomonga-style.
