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Re: Wairuha and Akamai
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lugnet.technic.bionicle
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Thu, 27 Dec 2001 23:26:43 GMT
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Kyle Beatty writes:
> In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Jaap van der Laan writes:
> > Today some very strange occurred to me. One of my friends sent me a bionicle
> > movie from the online game. The movie was about the Toa Kaita. The one with
> > the Kanohi Hau named himself Wairuha "Spirit of Valor, hear me! I -- AM --
> > WAIRUHA" and the other one with the Kanohi Miru called himself Akamai
> > "Spirit of Wisdom, hear me! I -- AM -- AKAMAI".
> >
> > But on the promo CD that was delivered with one of my Toa it is quite the
> > opposite. And also in the comic where Gali is having a vision they are
> > called as on the promo CD. The one with the Kanohi Hau is Akamai and the one
> > with the Kanohi Miru is Wairuha.
> >
> > A little mistake on the online game? Or somewhere else ...
>
> In "reality" this is an error, but I have no problem thinking of it as a
> mystical conundrum that is not a problem for the Kaita themselves. Maybe
> this is what Vakama was referring to when he spoke of Tahu 'needing
> direction.' Perhaps the Toa are a bit addled still.
>
> There has also been confusion about what name goes with which Tohunga. From
> the materials*, I conclude that only the Toa have the ability to use
> multiple masks - that perhaps is the function of their shrines. The Tohunga
> and Turaga are never shown switching masks, so I think if you see a black
> Pakari on a tan body with black feet in the afternoon, it's the same Tohunga
> with a black Pakari, tan body and black feet that you had breakfast with.
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> If the Tohunga eat breakfast.
>
> ---
> *which, in my opinion, should not be considered canonical.
They fixed the "error." Go watch the movie again, and you'll see. Oh, and Jaap?
Don't watch the movie your friend gave you, unless it's a link. If it's not
a link, just go to www.lego.com/matanui/Episode_8-6.swf, because if it's the
actual movie and not the link, it won't be fixed.
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| (...) In "reality" this is an error, but I have no problem thinking of it as a mystical conundrum that is not a problem for the Kaita themselves. Maybe this is what Vakama was referring to when he spoke of Tahu 'needing direction.' Perhaps the Toa (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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