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Re: Kopaka Rehu - Bionicle MOC
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Sun, 29 Jul 2001 20:10:11 GMT
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Mark Chan writes:
> Storyline:
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> As the quest to liberate Mata Nui progressed, Makuta threw greater numbers
> and more experienced Rahi at the Toa to prevent them from acquiring the
> Masks of Power. Strong cooperation between the Toa kept them from being
> overwhelmed, but individual mask hunts became extremely difficult.
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> Kopaka, who valued his individualism (some say isolationism) more than the
> other Toa, devised a series of bio-robotic improvements to his physical
> form. Although the power of the Toa come from within (that is, their
> elemental "spirit"), the physical forms they use actually focus a Toa's
> power and makes them more effective (*1).
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> With this in mind, Kopaka upgraded his form to augment several weaknesses:
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> First, enhanced body armor provided greater physical shielding, especially
> in the leg and upper torso area. Improved hydraulics were added under the
> armor to improve physical strength. An upgraded shield was also produced.
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> Next, bio-mechanical wings were added to vastly increase Kopaka's flight
> capability - bringing it to a level slightly below Lewa. When extended, the
> wings greatly enhance the "glide", or "controlled descent" mode of the Toa
> (*2). As a side benefit, when the massive wings are folded in ("cloak
> mode"), they provide additional shielding to blind spots to the side and
> back of Kopaka.
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> To offset the additional weight of the improvements, endothermic thrusters
> were added throughout. The cold-based reaction produces minimal noise yet
> powerful thrust, and has a secondary use to extinguish fires. Four advanced
> jump jets were added to the feet, while two main boosters were added at the
> back of each leg. Tri-axis maneuver verniers were added at the top of each
> wing, which offset the loss of agility caused by the mass of all the
> enhancements.
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> Several "close combat" additions were made to handle situations where vast
> numbers of Rahi would swarm Kopaka. Two ice sprayers are mounted on the top
> of the legs, while a shoulder mounted auto-icicle cannon can reflexively
> produce 100 sharp ice daggers per second. (These are actually "low
> thought"/subconscious focus points for Kopaka's innate ice making ability)
> In addition, variable speed cutters on the knees can produce a chainsaw
> effect, or be used for grip when climbing or crawling on ice.
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> Lastly, two huge swords have replaced the original ice sword in Kopaka's
> arsenal. Toragi ("Hailstorm") boasts a crossguard hilt and weapon catcher,
> while Kogahu ("Ice Wind") has a triple guard with weapon catcher. Both
> swords feature embedded gems to further enhance focal power. Each sword
> allows Kopaka to double the firepower of the original, while combined they
> produce four times the output.
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> Because Kopaka's physical attributes changed dramatically, Turaga Nuju added
> a suffix to Kopaka's name to reflect this variant in the legends. Kopaka
> Rehu: Toa of Ice - Storm Flight form, was born....
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5851
This is very nice! I especially like the legs - they've got a great shape to
them. I also like how you've done the hands! Great job!
You may consider posting this in build.mecha. I know quite a few people there
who would be very interested in what you've done with the Bionicle theme...
>
> If you haven't seen them yet, please feel free to visit my other creations
> on Brickshelf, including models that won four awards in the 2001 Town
> Building Contest hosted on Lugnet. The overall index is here:
Your X-wing fighter is beautiful! I think I've seen it before; anyway, it
really looks quite good, like a minifig scale UCS model or something.
Keep up the good work!
Christopher
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| Per Christopher Snead's suggestion, I am cross posting to build.mecha. (I didn't even know that forum existed - I'll have to visit more often) The original post is here: (URL) then, I have added a few outdoors "glory shots" of Kopaka-Rehu. I also (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.build.mecha)
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