Where does fungi stand in Bionicle?

[Buck]

Yeah, I think aside from the first 2 points (which do not really seem to matter in the slightest, personally – let fans determine within their own writing – and I seriously doubt Greg has the time to consider the ecosystem of multiple systems), this seems solved.

I don’t think it’s necessitated that a degree of control over one thing indicates the ability to create/control it (with Mind/Rahi/Insect control as a precedent), but I also don’t think it particularly matters in this case. And I believe this post was an acknowledgement of Greg’s prior rejection of fungi – he reduced the power to “throwing mushrooms”, when “mushroom powers” could vary wildly and be very potent – but do not recall my intent in writing this post. It was based on some discourse that’s long since passed.

Closing with this quote from Greg:

Did the Great Beings discover the elements?

A lot of what you are asking does not fall under stuff I can answer. The whole idea of the elements and their use in the BIONICLE universe predates my involvement in BIONICLE, so I have no idea what was intended by the line’s creators. At best, I would just be speculating. My own view on things is that, as with most things, the meaning of the elements got mythologized by the Matoran. If I build six artificial beings and give one the ability to control fire, one the ability to control water, etc., that’s something that seems pretty basic to me in a science-fantasy universe. Matoran and Toa were given affinity with certain elements because it helped them fulfill their roles inside the robot. I never saw it as going deeper than that.