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galis-gock

In the darkest depths of Mahri Nui...

A fierce ambush predator lurks. Matoran who don't learn to swim away from the light might never make it back alive.

The humongous teeth aren't what is feared...

It's the DEADLY LASER NOSTRILS you should be afraid of!!

The Bakan fish

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malwarewolf-mocs

Spike’s 2026 Moc Challenge:

#SPINE06 !

Hello mocists everywhere! It is officially June, and as with last year and my #DH2005 challenge, I will once again be hosting a challenge based on year of G1 twenty years back. That makes this year’s moc challenge based on the groundbreaking year 2006!

This year, instead of requiring mocs to use only parts made before the year of the theme, I am going to free up parts usage to whatever builders like. Instead, the challenge will be only require ONE part.

Piraka Spines!

Obviously that makes builds a little easier to achieve without having to worry about “qualifying”, and I’m hoping more people will be interested in participating. If you DO only use parts made before 2007 feel free to brag about it! Last year a few people were dubious on the theme since they felt unsure of their ability to identify what year specific parts were made, and that’s fair not everyone has an internal catalog of Bionicle and Hero Factory sets and can’t easily discern that without research. I think a lot of us love Skakdi though, so this should be more accessible and fun!

However, your build doesn’t have to BE a Skakdi either! It only has to utilize a Skakdi spine, how you use that part is totally up to you! Is it a trophy worn by a Makuta? The face of some Bara-Magna desert animal? The tail of a Rahi? All up to you! One request I will make with any submissions people would like showcased is some sort of fun lore blurb, those were far and away some of my favorite things to read last year and I can’t wait to see them again this year.

Finally, this year I will be organizing all submissions into a “showcase” post at the beginning of next month, showing off as many submitted mocs as I can in a single post and talking about what I liked about each of them. I want to make it clear this is not a contest, it’s just for fun. This year the tag will be #SPINE06 MOCS.

As with last year, I'll be tapping some users specifically to participate, but if you're reading this don't feel left out, I can't wait to see what you'll make! As usual, I'll be tapping @binkybonkles, @kopakaskoolkompanion, and @origsmocs, who've been super helpful in arranging these moc bashes. I'll also be tapping @arzeron, @nihilpersona, and @biomechanicalfun, all of whom made some AMAZING Dark Hunter mocs last year. Also tapping @toaimahordika and @leftysupremacy, who interacted with the interest post for the June Challenge!

Once again, the tag for this years challenge is:

#SPINE06 MOCS

Can't wait to see your mocs!

froggychairmimic

BIONICLE art by Eryk Wygnowski

drei-hasen

Zyglak - Toa Mata Combiner

A build I created a few years ago and wanted to repost here. Uses parts only from Tahu, Gali, Kopaka, and Onua.

Dinosaur and terror bird vibes.

ferainart

Little PSA from Mata Nui.

Wash your hands.

Wear a proper mask.

Keep your distance.

Mostly done for fun but this thing is still going on, so play it safe.

bioniclechicken

"You were my friend, and you. Betrayed. ME!!"

cryptdidnt

whatever

toacody

Son of Makuta - Chain Lightning

♫Shoot to thrill, play to kill!♫

Source

Creator: Ivan Martynov

famylee83

This man needs to be hunted for sport.

kopakaskoolkompanion

Banisher is a Dark Hunter from the southern islands. He doesn't seem to speak the Matoran language, so his history is largely unknown. There are several rumours among fellow Dark Hunters, suggesting he was once a warlord ousted in a revolt; a former guard or gladiator exiled for indiscriminate murder; or perhaps a dumb brute brought in by The Shadowed One as a lackey to do musclework. All that is known is that Banisher is strong, fast, and efficient, intolerant of wasting time toying with targets, even if his results tend to be somewhat messy.

nihilpersona

Dozer

When it comes to sheer brute force there aren't many dark hunters that can match the goliath known as Dozer. Yet his physical strength is not what landed him in the Shadowed One's good graces, and neither are his endurance nor his ability to simply brush off most attacks. No, the reason for that would be that Dozer's mind is as blunt and uncomplicated as his fighting style, making him an easily manipulated tool that enacts his master's will without doubt or question; an obedient soldier whose brutish brain couldn't possibly even conceive of plotting against him.

That alone is the reason why Dozer is one of the Shadowed One's most trusted soldiers

bioniclechicken

Made a little guy

coldgoldlazarus

Here's a bit of a weird take: The Red Lotus from Korra are what the Bohrok-Kal could have been.

-The Red Lotus are a small team of individual elites with more exotic variants on the traditional elemental powers.

-The Bohrok-Kal are a small team of individual elites with more exotic variants on the traditional elemental powers.

-The Red Lotus are ruthless at times but not cruel, and prefer to avoid any unnecessary casualties or damage aside from the minimum needed to carry out their goal.

-The Bohrok-Kal are ruthless at times but not cruel, and prefer to avoid any unnecessary casualties or damage aside from the minimum needed to carry out their goal.

-The Red Lotus do not see themselves as villains and believe themselves to be doing the right thing, though their goals run counter to those of the heroes, making for an extremely compelling conflict.

-The Bohrok-Kal are attempting to carry out their duty to Mata-Nui, though their goals run counter to the Toa's duty of protecting the Matoran, making for a theoretically compelling conflict.

Part of it is admittedly that at the time, it was still a secret that the Bohrok were part of Mata-Nui's life processes as well, so they couldn't exactly be like "Hey the Bohrok-Kal are technically on the same side as the Toa, they just have a different goal that's being messed up by the Matoran not being where they're supposed to be"

But I do feel like that arc could have been a lot more interesting if the Kal were given more individual personality and portrayed as believing in their goal the same way as the Toa do, even if the reason why had to be kept a secret.

I know the Kal are just recolors but dang do I love them to a highly disproportionate degree