Photo-Koro

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Kovalota and taking photos of LEGO is a hobby of mine. I upload new photos with a description of the photo's subject on a daily basis. All of the photos on this blog are taken by me, so if you need to use any of them please be sure to credit me for my work.

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Hello again everyone. As of today, I will be entering hiatus once more for a short time. The purpose of this break is so that I will have time to take a breather and work on putting more content together. I have been so very busy recently and I feel that the quality of my photos has been suffering because of that. Not having to meet a daily quota for a bit will let me start scheduling things ahead again and allow me to take my time on all of my shots.

Thank you for your understanding. I hope to be back soon.

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Zadakh were the stalwart guardians of Po-Metru. Built as the strongest of the Vahki, these particular unit types greatly enjoyed open combat. This resulted in many infractions done by law breaking Matoran to go largely ignored because they served little challenge in combat, if any. These Vahki instead preferred taking on rampant Rahi or other great threats to Po-Metru. Interestingly enough, the Zadakh functioned with limited maneuverability. They performed best in open areas.

Aside from the standard Kanoka launcher installed on every Vahki unit, Zadakh units were also equipped with Staffs of Suggestion. These weapons held the power of suggestibility, as their names might hint. Targets under the influence of the staffs’ power became entirely agreeable and open to suggestions from others.

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The Air Katana were Toa Lewa Nuva's Toa Tools. They replaced the Axe that he utilized in his previous form. Extremely sharp, these weapons were highly effective for melee combat, particularly in Lewa Nuva's masterful hands. Aside from combat, these weapons could also be used as gliders. Like all Toa Tools, the Air Katana also served to channel Lewa Nuva's elemental air abilities.

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Midak Skyblasters generate literal bolts of light for ammunition. The blasters do this by harnessing the elemental light around a wielder and concentrating it into a projectile. These light based projectiles made it particularly effective to wield against beings consumed by shadow, such as the Makuta. Midak Skyblasters can, however, also be modified to function inversely. Vultraz, a rather vile Shadow Matoran, integrated a blaster into his Skyfighter that he altered to generate and fire bolts of shadow.

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Spooks. Known, but rarely seen and never heard. The Keerakh were the Vahki tasked with safeguarding the district of Ko-Metru. These Vahki units mostly operated just shy of the public eye; the only time a Matoran would ever be able to lay eyes on one was if he or she disobeyed the law. This made them a perfect fit for Ko-Metru, whose many scholars required an environment free of any distractions. Keerakh also developed an extremely efficient ability to predict their target's actions. If a target fled from a Keerakh unit, it could predict the movements and destination of the target before it ever made them.

Aside from the standard Kanoka launcher installed on every Vahki unit, Keerahk units were also equipped with Staffs of Confusion. These weapons held the capacity to disorient a target with an almost amnesiac like effect. Targets under the influence of the staffs' power could often be found wandering into places they did not belong with no sense of where they were or what time they were in.

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Before taking the final steps necessary to reawaken the Great Spirit, the Toa Nuva were teleported to the island of Artakha. Here they received an upgrade that would prove invaluable in the coming battles; the Adaptive Armor. Designed and built by the being Artakha, each set was equipped with an on board artificial intelligence and multiple sensors to determine what form the wearer’s gear should take for a particular situation. Despite the name, the Adaptive Armor could also change the forms of the wearer’s Kanohi and weapons.

Photographed here is Toa Nuva Pohatu with his Adaptive Armor in vehicle form. In this form, all of his standard weaponry is deactivated, but his visor has been upgraded with a heads-up display and aerodynamic fins. The upgraded display on his visor is connected to the Rockoh T3’s weapons for targeting assistance.

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Rahkshi of Disintegration, the Guurahk. These fearsome antagonists were perhaps the most tactful hunters in the Matoran Universe. Despite possessing such immense power, the Guurahk used it rather conservatively. They would often stalk their prey for days on end, merely observing and analyzing their target for any weak point they might be able to exploit. Once that weak point was discovered, the Guurahk's target was as good as dead. The Staffs of Disintegration carried by the Guurahk gave them the power to turn nearly anything to mere dust. The Staff of Disintegration's tips could also be used to propel the wielder for flight, just like all other Rahkshi staffs.

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Welcome back everyone. I hope you enjoyed the few Star Wars posts I shared in celebration of May the Fourth. Now that the date has passed, I will be continuing my daily Bionicle posts. I have some excellent news as well! Particularly for @pixelgamer07, who asked to see more of the Vahki. As of a few days ago, I now own two new types of Vahki and will be doing posts on those sometime in the future.

If any of you would like to see a post on a particular character, tool, or mask that I have not already covered, please feel free to send an ask. Just please note that I am not obligated to fulfill your request. There are instances where I might not own the set or piece in question or I just might be saving that particular subject for a later date.

As always, thank you for liking my posts and following me!

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Grievous. Cybernetically augmented almost beyond the point of recognition, this savage warrior was once known as one of the most monstrously brutal killers and tacticians in the galaxy. He was trained extensively in the use of lightsabers by Darth Tyranus, learning many of the traditional lightsaber fighting techniques and styles. Grievous was able to adapt to most opponents rather quickly and frequently took advantage of his cybernetics to dispatch his foes with deadly efficiency.

May the fourth be with you.

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how did u take that last pic?

Assuming you are referring to the post on gonk droids, it was a fairly simple shot. I used a plain white poster board for the background and a small, clear plastic case to set the droid on. My lighting set up was the same as usual; I merely adjusted a few things to spotlight my subject. When I finally had everything in place, I merely changed a few of my camera settings as needed, put the subject in focus, and finally took the photo.

Thank you for sending in your question!

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Son to Leia Organa and Han Solo, Ben Solo was a former Jedi that trained under Luke Skywalker. Because of their immense duties, he led much of his life separated from his parents. This left Ben feeling abandoned and eventually led him down the path to the dark side. After betraying his former master by destroying everything he had built up, Ben Solo became Kylo Ren; a Knight of Ren and Jedi Killer within the First Order.

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The aptly named "gonk droids" were power droids manufactured by Industrial Automaton. Power droids functioned as portable generators and served to charge just about anything that used power.

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Designed and constructed by two Geonosis based corporations, the standard battle droid served as the bulk of the Separatist Droid Army. These battle droids possessed artificial intelligence that allowed them to function on their own. This was extremely beneficial to the droids in live combat and gave them an edge over their predecessors. Their intelligence was surprisingly limited, however. In order for the battle droids to operate efficiently, having a commanding officer was practically a necessity.

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Hello everyone! I hope you have all enjoyed viewing my posts these past few weeks. Now that we are heading into the month of May, I will be taking the opportunity to produce content on a different franchise entirely. I will not explicitly state what I have in store for these next few days, but I am certain that many of you can guess. Just know that I am eager to show off my latest photos with you all. I am also happy to announce that I have reached over one hundred followers this month. I greatly appreciate everyone that helped me reach this goal and hope to continue putting out posts that you will all like.

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how did yu do dat zamor pic

I set the spheres on a dark cork board and manipulated the lighting to give them a slight glow. Thanks to the contrast between the green and the dark brown, the spheres really popped when I took the photo. The cork makes for a surprisingly versatile background too. You can see how I use it to an entirely different effect in my posts on Rhotuka spinners and Kanoka disks.

Thank you for submitting another question! Feel free to ask more anytime.

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After the reinvention of Kolhii, new tools were crafted for use in the sport. These tools, simply dubbed Kolhii sticks, possessed dual functions that allowed players to scoop up the ball or knock it across the field. Interestingly enough, the introduction of the sticks hardly changed the rules of the sport. Merely the way it was played. The idea for the sticks finds its place in a rather odd origin; fishing staffs used by the Matoran of Ga-Koro. During the Bohrok Invasion, Hewkii saved Macku from rubble using such a staff. Shortly after things calmed down within the village, many villagers took to playing a modified version of Kolhii with fishing staffs. Their use was soon adopted into the official sport and refined into what you see photographed here.

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Rhotuka spinners were powerful projectiles that possessed differing abilities based on the beings that created them. When fired, the trajectory of the spinner could be controlled directly through the thoughts of the one who created it. Interestingly enough, nearly every being within the Matoran Universe had the capacity to create spinners of their own. Because of this, many beings, such as the Visorak, have developed natural launchers to utilize the Rhotuka. Artificial launchers were also invented at some point in history and have seen frequent use ever since they were first introduced.