#tryna

[freerey-artz]

I was drawing at the bar yesterday.

[subarbonks]

Ziontyro Mask Haul :)

From Ziontyro's Custom Wares. Follow his Instagram to see whenever he has another mask drop planned!

Out of all these amazing masks, my favorite would have to be the Evo helmet. It pairs beautifully with a GitD visor I scavenged from a knock-off set.

[whatharrysang]

Harry Styles & trying

Harry Styles 

Two Ghosts - Trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat

Two Ghosts - I'm just trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat

Fine Line

To be so lonely - I know that you're tryna be friends

Sunflower, Vol. 6 - But I've been trying hard not to talk to you

Sunflower, Vol. 6 - But I've been trying hard not to act a fool

Fine Line - I'll try to shake this soon

Harry's House

Late Night Talking - I won't even try (I won't even try)

Late Night Talking - I won't even try (all this late night talkin')

Grapejuice - I was tryna count up all the places we've been

Matilda - And you're tryin' to lift off the ground on those old two wheels

Songs Harry wrote for other artists

I love you - Every time I try to fight it, everything just turns out wrong

One Direction Songs Harry wrote on

Summer Love - Trying so hard not to cry

Still the One - I tried, I'll try to start again and find somebody

Irresistible - I've tried to ask myself

Irresistible - Don't try to make me stay

Where Do Broken Hearts Go? - Tryna find you but I just don't know

Where Do Broken Hearts Go? - Try to find you but I just don't know

A.M. - Trying to behave but you know that we never learned, how

Unreleased Songs

Don't Let Me Go - Just trying to make you understand

Him - And I don’t know but I've been trying for you, for me

Lay Down - And you try not to let it show

Pop Tart - I guess I'm tryna be a rock star, guess I'm tryna be something you like

She Got Away - She said I'm trying to find myself

Try Honey - You're never there for me, but I'm gonna try honey

Try Honey - I'm gonna try honey

Try Honey - I'm gonna try

[tjbanni]

i droppeded my staff

[sumi-sprite]

Dumb Theory of the Tryna...

Yo I forgot to post this last week lol

Don’t take this remotely seriously, I just thought it was a neat idea and a sort of interesting “what if” scenario. It basically all boils down to, if given little ot no physical or mental limitations by using his mask, could Kingdom!Matoro, in theory, reanimate Mata-nui’s dead corpse? And whether or not there is any sort of implication of this not only being true, but was his being given a Tryna perhaps pre-determined in case Matoro failed to revive Mata-nui in time?

Under the cut for length!

So in regards to Kingdom!Matoro (or Matoro as a Mahri I'm general) he was bestowed with the kanohi Tryna - the mask of necromancy reanimation. An interesting choice by the Ignika (which is the supposed source of his and the other Mahri’s mutation) but it got me thinking... (ie I was VERY bored at work).

Now again, this is not to be taken seriously, but after rereading the Into the Darkness podcast transcript again, something just really bugged me about the whole situation with Teridax and Matoro. So, Teridax’s goal was to blackmail Matoro into reanimating Tuyet, because she had remnants of the Nui-stone embedded in her armor (though apparently in the main universe, it wasn’t Nui-stone fragements), and the reason was...so he could bestow it on a Toa? 

That got me to thinking just what this implies. We’re all fully aware of Teridax’s psychopathic ability to plan and prepare a thousand backup plans to his backup plans. We also know he has an invested interest in The Plan to take over the Matoran universe, but it can’t be achieved if Mata-nui dies. So, taking into account his tendency to have backup plans in stacks, could he have, say, predicted Matoro being given the Tryna, and thus, his plans for the Nui-stone were in fact to somehow sway Matoro to his side, give him the Nui-stone, and in the event Mata-nui dies, have Matoro harness the stone and, I don’t know, reanimate the husk? At least enough to allow Teridax to slip into the Core Processor and do what he needed to do, because as it stands, it SOUNDS like for him to even get into the GSR, Mata-nui HAD to die at least briefly. 

And to me, it just doesn’t entirely add up. Or maybe I’m not remembering things correctly (it’s been A While since I read the books). Why would he want the Nui-stone to begin with? As far as I can tell, it’s used exclusively to enhance Toa.

He showed an unusual interest in Matoro, and I’m going to guess it’s because, one, Matoro is inherently linked to the Ignika for obvious reasons, and two, he has a mask that may or may not be of use to Teridax in some way if something goes wrong. 

So, if given the Nui-stone, could Matoro have proved useful in reanimating Mata-nui? My guess is yes. In Tuyet’s hands, she apparently was able to essentially take over the Toa Empire Universe. If given that enhancement, Matoro probably could reanimate a massive, universe-sized robot with very little strain; at least long enough for Teridax to do whatever he needs to do. 

On the flip side of things, there is also the possible reason why Matoro got the Tryna. The Inika/Mahri were mutated by the Ignika, and due to the Ignika’s sentience, I wouldn’t be surprised if it had chosen their masks from the get-go. So why the Tryna for Matoro? Why such an obscure, taboo mask? 

Supposedly masks are a sort of nod to a trait of a Matoran/Toa's personality or ability, or perhaps at the least prove utility to their programmed profession. So, supposedly, masks align with one’s destiny. Matoro’s destiny is to die to revive Mata-nui. If we assume over-use of mask powers causes strain, we can assume if he tried to reanimate Mata-nui without a Nui-stone, he would probably die in the procees. But what would be the point? There is no utilitary reason for Matoro to have the Tryna that isn’t just symbolism (which is rife within the MU, but I digress). The other Mahri, on the other hand, all got masks they could utilize to their new enviroment. Jaller got echolocation, Hewkii got gravity powers, Hahli can mimic Rahi, Kongu can summon demons and Rahi and god knows what else, and Nuparu got stealth ninja powers. One could argue there’s A Lot of dead things in the ocean, but there is literally SO many other masks Matoro could have been given that would have been much more useful in The Pit. 

So does the Tryna just imply his destiny is to revive someone (ie Mata-nui)? Or was he given the Tryna because, regardless of the Ignika and REGARDLESS of whether or not Matoro dies or if he has a Nui-stone, the Tryna would act as an end all contingency? I can't see it being the former, and while the latter is REALLY pushing it, it makes more sense. This may or may not also be supported by the fact that a contingency mask DOES exist, and that is the Ignika itself. It’s supposed to both be Mata-nui’s defibrillator, but it’s also a reset button.  

I don’t know, it just feels very off to me, both Matoro’s mask and Teridax’s motivations for the Nui-stone. I can’t recall if it was ever expanded upon if he even had a Toa in mind to give the stone to, and if not, I doubt he would have gone to the trouble of finding it. That’s a HUGE detour to take when he’s on such a tight time crunch now.

Anyways, that’s gonna do it for me, so if anyone has any thoughts, discuss! 

[crunchy-draws]

Inktober 2019 #1-6

(1) Mask of Victory w/extra everything (2) OC Rumika (3) Mesoamerican Bahrag (4) Ignika Tryna (5) Okotan Iruini (6) Bionicle Widowmaker[Overwatch]

[hoaryyyy]

BET YOU SHUT YOUR TRAP AND KEEP IT HUSH

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