This is an archive of a project that has changed over time. I realized that the first image that used to be here isn’t representative of the final moc’s form, which is why this new section is here (this is a picture of the moc’s final form).
These Toa represent my idea for a possible alternate timeline, in which the set designers decided to use the Throwbot designs as a base instead of making entirely new molds for the Toa. This Project has taught me alot about how versatile the Throwbot torso is of through trail and error, and has cemented it as my favorite piece of all time. Below is the journey of how I got there, It is long and would I understand if you would like to skip it.
If you are interested in the final models, you will find them at the very bottom of this page. If you are interested there are also some offshoot moc’s like Rahkshi and a seprate Toa team as well above that.
These guys are inspired by the the concept art for Voodoo Heads and the prototypes shown off by Christian Faber. I wanted to re-imagen early Toa with these mocs. Like a reimaged version of Bionicle where the Mata torso didn’t exist and Toa where built like Slizers. As such, I not only wanted to keep the gear operated pivot in the torso from the Slizers, I also wanted to ad an action function into each toa, so that they can knock each others masks off. And lastly, I wanted each toa to also fold into themselves to fit into their canisters, again just like the Slizers did.
Since part of the idea behind these mocs is Toa but Slizers, I wanted to tackle their lore with the same mind set. With a bit of Bera Magna mixed in. On an island called Motu Kanohi (which roughly means “Mask Island” in Maori), robotic beings fight for survival. The island itself is a volatile mixture of extreme biomes. Running rivers of lava, stormy deserts, raging shores, wild jungles and raging blizzards plague the island on a daily basis. On this land, robotic beings known as Toa fight the elements, animalistic robots known as Rahi and each other for fuel. Wild lightning, Bio fuel, Thermal energy, Hdyro fuel, Wind energy, Hyper coal, Cryo fission and Solar energy. These are the resources that Toa fight to posses, for themselves and their villages. When a dispute between villages occurs, all parties involved go to the arena in the center of the island. There, the Toas of the village involved will compete in battle, the winner of the fight will also be the winner of the dispute.
For the name of these Toa, I wanted to give them the names of Slizers but with a twist. All the Slizer names will be roughly translated into Maori. So, The yellow toa is named Pupuhi (Blaster). The Green toa is named Ngaherehere (Jungle). The red toa is named Rama (Torch). The Purple toa is named Korakora (Spark). The White toa is named Haupapa (Frost). And lastly, the blue toa is named Waka Moana (Submarine/Seaboat for Scuba).
I also thought that these guys scaled well with my Rahi mocs, being small enough to be legitimately threated by them (unlike with my 2001 style Toa mocs). So, here are pictures with them together.
