Hello, everyone!
The MOC that I want to show you this time is something quite… extraordinary: it’s my reimagining of the infamous fake leak Bionicle character, Toa of Energy, Voriki!
Here I just wanted to experiment with some building techniques that I don’t normally use and generally have fun designing a cool character, so I simply let my creative juices flow…and that’s what came out in the end.
I didn’t give my version of Voriki any story, all I have is that he’s an Artakha-like legendary being with great control over energetic stuff n’ things…
Anyways, let me explain some of my design choices:
I tried to carry over the iconic traits of the OG Voriki (such as the mask, the staff and purple colour) to my version, and I think that I succeeded… sort of… maybe…
Well, like I said, I just wanted to have fun this time, so I might have not followed my own rules that closely.
So, I think that the staff is quite reminiscent of the original one, but my mask choice probably needs clarification: the OG Voriki’s mask was a squished Pakari with four lightning bolt patterns added to the corners, so I tried to sort of mimic that look using the Skull Scorpio/Basher mask that reminds me of the G2 Pakari (the 2015 one) and some trans neon green Bohrok eyes.
And yes, I used the newer purple instead of the old one, because that colour is a pain to work with (and I don’t have a single piece in it, surprisingly). But building with the newer purple wasn’t much easier for me, since I don’t have that many useful pieces in it either.
The MOC has a lot of accessories (not to the Artillery extent though), so there are quite many display options:
Alright, time for another text blob!
Let me give you an advice: never, never add friction extenders to the ankles of a medium-sized MOC with a lot of small brittle details, that’ll save you a couple of mental breakdowns while you’re trying to pose it. Believe me, I’ve been there…
I’m out of wise things to say, have some more pics:
Okay, here’s a little quest for you guys: this MOC’s appearance was inspired by a certain character form a certain show, can you guess which one?
Alright, that’s it for now! Thanks for viewing, tell me what you think!