Were Nova Blasts... Intentional?
So, today I watched @rahiwatching‘s Knowledge Tower video about Nova Blasts, and how actually in order to produce that much energy, Toa would have a truly obscene amount of energy within them.
And it made me think about something. Is the Nova Blast actually an intended trait of the Toa? Is it something they’re supposed to be able to do? Or did the Great Beings just... forget to put a cap on how much energy a Toa can release at once?
The Nova Blast is powerful enough that it can completely destroy islands. Both times it was used, this was expressed: Gali floods Karzahni (the island) entirely, and Jaller’s attempt, though suppressed, would’ve destroyed Metru Nui itself.
Now, the Great Beings are famously irresponsible. “Put a plasma cannon on a giant cyborg scorpion”- irresponsible. But I don’t think they would intentionally put something that could destroy islands vital to the GSR’s function within the GSR itself. It would be entirely counter-intuitive.
Accidentally, though? That, I buy. I could totally see them forgetting to set an upper limit on a Toa’s output- After all, they’re not meant to be sentient. Nothing in the GSR is. If the GSR’s population weren’t subject to the Awakening, and all acted fully within their programming for their entire voyage, then they never would’ve had cause to trigger a Nova Blast, and never would’ve needed hard limits set on their power, because there would be nothing dangerous enough to justify using that much of it.
So, without knowing that such a situation would arise, the Great Beings either forgot or considered a hard limiter irrelevant... until they began to consider the possibility of the Toa becoming threats upon the return to Spherus Magna, and thus, Marendar was born.
Now, the fact that the technique has a name means it must be something that the Toa are aware of, despite the lack of use, which could suggest that knowledge of the technique was wired-in by the GBs... but the Toa used to have a culture, and organised training, so it’s entirely conceivable that the technique was named by the Toa themselves (Perhaps by a Toa of Fire or Plasma, given the root of the word “Nova”), and then passed down by them, until it eventually reached Vakama, who passed it on to Jaller.
It’s also worth noting that, despite using the ability, Gali never refers to it by name.
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gonna see BOTH of my qpps today.... love wins babyyy
(so if you see any extremely well-written and humorous posts from me today, you know what's happened)
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Best Seeker Poll - 1st Qualifying Round
Polls
Skywarp VS Acid Storm
Wheezing Arrow VS Slipstream
Ion Storm VS Blackout
Red Wing VS Ramjet
Thrust VS Hotlink
Bitstream VS Nova Storm
Blast VS Sunstorm
Thundercracker VS Cloudcover
Nacelle VS Sandstorm
Starscream VS Dirge
Winners:
Skywarp
Slipstream
Ion Storm
Ramjet
Thrust
Nova Storm
Sunstorm
Thundercracker
Nacelle
Starscream
May the Best Seeker Survive!
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Supernova, the lead guitarist for the mega-star band Black Hole, here caught on camera with what appears to be the aftermath of a fight. This is the second time this week Nova has appeared with significant bruising- speculation continues who he is feuding with this time. Stay tuned for more information!
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A new Knowledge Tower video is now live!
This month’s investigation is the science of Nova Blasts, I hope you enjoy it!
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