Bionicle- Nova Orbis- Toa Piras

I made re-do this one at some point, adding a background to make it more epic. For now, though, here's the first Toa we'll meet on Nova Orbis. Ain't he something?

Yeah, I know the colors are a bit crazy, but that's kind of the point. This guy SUPPOSED to be extravagant and over-the-top because, well, that's just the Ta-Matoran's style. Yeah, it's a little garish, but I think this color scheme would look better on a toy than it does here.

An fact, if anyone has some spare knights' kingdom pieces or whatever laying around, how 'bout making their own take on this? Of course it can't be exact, but... you know, something.

The chest, shield, sword and legs were inspired not just by Tahu (as some may assume) but moreso by the weapons of the Bohrok, Bohrok-Kal and Rahkshi. Small, layered flames, you know?

Though the shield isn't depicted this way in the drawing itself, in SET form a shield like this can easily be attached to many limb pieces (especially a Toa Metru leg used as an arm) with one of these, brickset.com/parts/?part=41754… and a rod inserted into the cross shape.

I think it's much better to use a shield this way than to place it in the hand. I mean, if some knight or gladiator was holding a big, heavy shield and threw his weight into it, he would break his wrist. Strapping it around the forearm puts a much smaller strain on key points, and better aligns it with the body.

The armor on his swinging arm is attached similarly. In fct, that's kind of the gimmick of all the armor. The leg armor works the same way, not unlike the ankle guards used on Ackar and Mata Nui. They CAN be worn over almost any limb piece, with something like this, brickset.com/parts/?part=41195… but they fit best over the smooth, rounded Piraka legs, lapping along the calves. The feet and thigh plates are new pieces, as well.

The crotch plate is a Toa Metru chest piece, which is a bit hard to fit over a Toa Metru pelvis, but with the clearance added to the "new" pelvis, well, that's no problem. Also got a new stomach muscle piece and chest piece, and mask. In fact, the most recognizable piece in this whole thing would be... the Piraka Thigh armor on the other shoulder.

The Kanohi Hau is, of course, for nostalgia, but also to show how much the style of... all of this has changed, kind of like Lihkan's Hau.


Well, anyway... Hope you guys like this one. Since he's the first Toa to appear in the story, I wanted to make a heckuva first impression with him.

Feedback is appreciated.