#nobua

[sleepyfikou]

onua arrives on the onu-wahi beach to find a funny little creature spying on him from behind a tree

if you haven't seen the cutscene from Legend of Mata Nui, i highly recommend it, it's very cute

[lemonylepid]

I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF I lover her and she is everything to me my GOD

Ganto has returned as an anime girl and it is so fucking good les gooOOOO

Bonus: Nobua

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[necromastersdomainstuff]

A bunch of Bonkles fanart I whipped up some time based on background characters from the games, mainly the (officially) unreleased Legend of Mata Nui game but also the GBA game that actually did get released, Quest for the Toa. Barring Podu and Nobua, none of these guys were provided with names, so I took it upon myself to come up with some for them. I should note that I’m operating with the idea that there’s a more even sex distribution throughout the tribes (even if the Ga-Matoran are still predominantly women) and as always, credit goes to @agatharights for coming up with the Matoran baseline that I’ve come to work off of.

Podu: Among the toughest of the Po-Matoran, Podu is an active member of the Po-Koro guard, protecting his people from whatever threat may emerge from the sea of sand. Though not as renowned an athelete as Hewkii, Podu is still quite accomplished as a Kohli player, possessing a powerful kick that can plow through any opposing team’s defense. Loyal and stubborn in equal measure, Podu will insistently plug away at a task until it’s done, though this does give him considerable tunnel vision, leaving him oblivious to very real threats to his own safety until they’re right on top of him.

Harena: Harena is something of an oddity. A traveling Matoran, he spends his time attending to the Vuata Maca trees in each village, ensuring they’re all healthy and producing enough fruit to sustain the Matoran there. Though by all accounts friendly and outgoing, he never seems to stay in one place for too long, constantly hopping around to keep an eye on each village’s tree. The other Matoran are typically glad to provide him with hospitality whenever he arrives, but when asked where his home is, his response is a vague “I go where the winds of fate take me.”

Nobua: The youngest child of Turaga Whenua, Nobua has great dreams and aspirations, no doubt inspired by the adventures of the wandering Ta-Matoran Takua. He’s particularly fascinated by the legends of the Toa and hopes that one day he’ll get the chance to meet one of them in person. Still too young to help out in the mines directly, he often helps his father out with administrative work.

Ombak: A rare non-hybrid Ga-Matoran born biologically male, Ombak is an accomplished surfer... and under an immense amount of pressure to pick a spouse so as to potentially keep the genetic strain going. Problem is, he doesn't really click with any of his suitresses and seems to have eyes elsewhere.

Tauraki: Very few Po-Matoran would earnestly profess to prefer the floating village of Ga-Koro to their desert home, but Tauraki has never been comfortable in the arid Po-Wahi and has made no secret of his desire to move to a more temperate climate. Unlike most of his kin, he's readily thrown himself at swimming lessons courtesy of regular visitor Macku, which she provides in exchange for sneaking her into the village to see Hewkii.

Phiri: An artist at heart dreaming of following in the footsteps of Kopeke, the only thing holding Phiri back... is her own crippling lack of self-confidence. Believing herself to be no good at the craft of ice sculpting, she instead resigns herself to sentry duty at the village's borders, where she's clearly bored out of her mind.

Iskra: The resident gossip of Ta-Koro, Iskra is on top of the rumors going around the village, regardless of their basis in the truth. She's excellent at spinning a yarn, however, and is incredibly charismatic. Vakama wishes she would stop and check her sources every once in a while.

Sekhala: A Po-Matoran athlete, Sekhala is an accomplished goalie who aspires to one day outclass Hewkii himself. Her boisterous nature is endearing to many of her compatriots, though annoying to others.

Beku: An oddly-colored Ko-Matoran, Beku isn't quite as well adjusted to the cold as his fellow tribesmen. Like Tauraki of Po-Koro, he's considered moving out to another village, one with a warmer climate and a more open and welcoming atmosphere.

Alavai: A Ga-Ko Hybrid, Alavai prefers cooler waters and can often be found near the base of Ko-Wahi swimming in its streams. Turaga Nokama can't help but see aspects of the late Toa Mangai Kanae in her, though she can't bring herself to say anything on the matter.

Handaki: An Onu-Matoran miner, Handaki's arms double as pistons that allow him to pound his way through solid rock. A serious, focused sort, Handaki is a dedicated worker and, off shift, a quiet, contemplative sort who puts his hands towards more delicate tasks like painting.

Moli: One of the Takara dancers of Ta-Koro, Moli prides herself on her mastery of expressing concepts through movement. She keeps close contact with the other dancers of the village and will often collaborate with them for mutual benefit.

[oldboneandbogfoot]

Excellent custom purple masks by @socketballmasks

[lemonylepid]

I drew some matoran today!!

I drew them on stream! :)

First up is a lil fikou and Kongu!

We have a lovely polycule, Maku, Hewkii, and Kotu!

A fem rendition of a fan favorite, Matoro! UwU

And lastly are two key Onu-Matoran, Nobua and Nuparu!

Let me know if you like them, and tell me your favorite matoran not here, and I may draw them next stream! I play games and stuff every other weekday at:

twitch.tv/lemonylepid

[tiredspacedragon]

Alas, Nobua is no more. Now it is Onepu who first encounters Onua. You will be sorely missed, oh great Tamariki. Farewell, and may Neon Genesis Evangelion treat you better

[tiredspacedragon]

BIONICLE Retrospective

Part 2.5: The Legend of Mata Nui

So, uhh... This exists. Turns out we actually have a lot of the cutscenes from this game, and...uh...wow. Let's just get into this.

The Legend of Mata Nui was a video game for Microsoft Windows that was planned to be released in 2001 as the main vehicle of the Bionicle story alongside the Mata Nui Online Game, telling the Toa's side of the 01 story, but was cancelled before it could be completed for a number of reasons. Technically, since the game was never officially released, it is non-canon, and I shouldn't be covering it at all. However, I did not know how wildly non-canon it was before I started this review, so here we are with Part 2.5 of the BIONICLE Retrospective. Call it a special, if you like.

But yes, as I said, the events of this game's story are firmly non-canon, and can I just say thank Mata Nui. I didn't realize it when I started going over the game because I'd only seen the intro and a bit of the end, but The Legend of Mata Nui is WILDLY canon divergent. I mean we have Kanohi that can be copy/pasted, the toa do dance numbers, G2 Pohatu is there, it's just insane. The Toa don't even gather in one place until they face Makuta, for crying out loud!

And the graphics. Ooh, the graphics. I won't be too mean, it was 2001. But if MNOG can look as good as it does, then what's this thing's excuse?

Oh well, at least it gave us Nobua. And the music does slap, I'll give it that.

But yeah, wow. Not sad we didn't have this back in the day 😅

Next up: The Coming of the Toa

[tiredspacedragon]

It is him. Nobua, Champion of the Moon