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I personally think, Makuta should have just been his name and he should have been a single entity. Instead, since they never made Shadow an official element despite it never being associated with evil until the Makuta's betrayal which I found wierd, they should have introduced some Kra-Matoran who were loyal to Makuta specifically. THey would have been led by a Shadow Turaga who served as the go-between. They would have been aware of Makuta's plan but been ok with it due to their shadowy nature making them a bit amoral. The Kra-Matoran would have been the ones creating all the stuff Makuta used. And rather then fighting various Makuta in 08, the Toa Nuva could have fought Shadow Toa, Mukuta's elite warriors, loyal only to him. I think it would have created a bigger conflict for the Toa Nuva, having to fight fellow Toa.
I actually think it makes sense for Vakama to turn traitor for a while, the peassure of being a leader, the constant bickering of his teammate and Matau and Onewa's treatment of him could easily puch him ove rth edge. Plus, if it had been Matau, it'd been yet another green Toa switcing sides, which we'd just have happen to Lewa twice already.
I think it says a lot that even when I was a kid watching this for the first time I thought it was weird that they would lose their mechs like moments after building them
Compared to Spiriah, Niazesk is quite a weird case to me. Both combiners involve a Toa Phantoka and a Phantoka Makuta, characters from opposing sides in the Phantoka line, but the only difference is that Niazesk also requires Toa Ignika, who is kind of an outsider, if that makes sense. Also, you want to know what I find surprising? Kopake Phantoka and Makuta Chirox are the only character who arent part of a combiner set. I wonder why? Maybe it's because there isn't much "bulk" to go by with the leftover characters in the Phantoka line (especially in Chirox's case) to to make another character or Rahi, but who knows?🤷♂️
Honestly, for the last one - Dynamo - these 2 black gears he has floating on his left arm, should have been used in the blaster legs, just like the Robotop has, to add gear function and rigidity. It would compensate for that top heaviness. It would require a bit of organization for the axles and the twisting roll in the feet, but I think there's enough parts there to re-fiddle everything into place!
I've been binging your videos, and although I love the work you've put into reviewing those pieces I disagree with so many of your takes, at least now that I'm grown up, especially Flare. Considering he's supposed to be a flier first, its completely fine (IMO) for him to look awkward and weird on the ground, like an eagle would be. That said, really awesome reviews, I've binged all the bionicle ones so now I'm here, and its interesting to hear your takes! :D
Longtime watcher (under a now-defunct account) here. This “final era” of the podcast has been a blast; it’s good to see all of you happy and bantering like this. Looking forward to next month’s episode!
Bionicle Looks much better, it looks Unique, organic, like a ''Mysterious life form'' kinda. The CCBS looks like a Generalistic toy, it can cool but it doesnt have ''deepth'' on their designs.
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