#similar to TiredSpaceDragon's idea

[coldgoldlazarus]

Think I have the loose beginnings of a proper Bionicle G3 concept.

Similar vibes as my "Mata Nui Prime" idea, (which was sort of an expanded version of the early years, same island but more villages and some G2 characters) but hewing less closely to G1's established lore overall while trying to be a coalescense of all the different arcs' vibes, rather than just retreading 01-03 specifically.

The Toa Mata play a more indirect role as figures of myth, revered but not believed to be real, while Jaller, Hahli, etc. are the main protagonist team, just recently made Toa, after some threat emerges that the [Protectors] and Turaga aren't powerful enough to deal with.

They must work to defend their island home from the many threats in the surrounding archipelogo, deal with fallout from the complex politics of other island-states and factions, and get to the bottom of a brewing mystery at home as part of a greater overall arc.

Eventually, they learn the original Toa in the legends may actually be real, and undertake a quest to find and reawaken them, and work together with them to save the day.

[kanohivolitakk]

Thanks to @tiredspacedragon I can’t help but thinking of a version of the Voya/Mahri Nui arcs in which (a “survived the events of LOMN” and semi-redeemed but still bastard) Nidhiki tags along as team Inikas reluctant babysitter and the unofficial seventh member of team Inika.

Just the whole idea of this bastard being forced to care of others wellbeing while internally screaming the whole way is too funny for me. And the possibilities for comedic, enthralling and even bittersweet scenarios in this are almost endless.

Like god just to name a few ideas I have in regards to this plot-bunny:

-  During the whole journey Nidhiki rationalizing it all with “IM NOT HERE BECAUSE I LIKE IT IM HERE JUST BECAUSE YOU SIX ARE HELPLESS BEGINNERS” while slowly becoming more and more attached to team Inika

- Nidhiki’s love-hate-love relationship with Jaller because the latter is basically Lhikan’s reincarnation in all but actuality. Him just hating the guy yet feeling responsibility to protect him due to not wanting Lhikans death to repeat while Jaller being completely oblivious for this is too funny for me.

- On a related note I wonder if Nidhiki initially just sees Jaller as a “replacement” for Lhikan, only to have to eventually face off the fact that Jaller is not Lhikan, as much as he likes to think otherwise. That could create some more tension/drama haha.

- Another of team Inika whose interactions with Nidhiki would be interesting is Kongu. Because two toa of air interacting which each other means chaos (even if Kongu is less chaos incarnate compared with other toa of air iirc). There’s also the fact during the events of LOMN one of the matorans Nidhiki torture/interrogated was Kongu so that certainly could also give some tension, even if neither probably remembers that

- in general just the dynamics between Nidhiki and team Inika would be interesting. I wonder how much team Inika would know about Nidhiki and how that would affect the way they view him.

- Nidhiki facing off with the Piraka would certainly be interesting, given the groups past as former Dark Hunters gone rogue and Nidhiki basically on the same boat as well. Just the piraka be like “wait did TSO send you” and Nidhiki being like “I don’t work for TSO anymore”.

- I’m also curious of how Nidhiki’s interactions with Axonn and Brutaka would go. Brutaka especially given how they both are “bastard heroes gone rogue”. That being said his interactions with Axonn would be interesting too, given how he’s kinda similar to Lhikan

- I feel that while traveling to the Inferno, Nidhiki may not be present during the events of that book only to like, rush in the last moment/climax. Dunno makes sense

- Moving on to the Mahri ar, I feel that initially Nidhiki would be opposed in travelling to the Pit because he’s just “no I’m not getting my body altered for a second time” (assuming he knew about that thing my memory is loose in how the whole Mahri thing worked again), only for the guy to reluctantly following. Like he’s just “God will these idiots survive without me” and just, traverse under sea

- I wonder though,would he get alterations the same way team Mahri did when they went underwater. It would certainly be interesting to say the least.

- * @ Nuparu using Volitak “Well that’s certainly a useful and handsome mask good choice”

- Him encountering Maxilos!Teridax would be interesting. Teridax being surprised that he’s alive and taunting Nidhiki would be super interesting.

- IN ONE OF THE CLIMATIC BATTLES NIDHIKI JUST PROTECTING TEAM MAHRI AND BEING ALL “IM JUST DOING THIS BECAUSE YOU NEEDED IT , ITS NOT LIKE I LIKE YOU GUYS OR ANYTHING”

- His reaction to Matoros sacrifice and its aftermath would be interesting. Like yeah he would try to not care only for, yes, he does care

- I feel after team Mahri completed their mission Nidhiki would still tag along with them, although I can see either Axonn and/or Brutaka reaching him to offer part in a mission to retrieve a certain Makuta. But that’s not here or there, so let’s just leave it at that.

Feel free to replying and/or giving more ideas for the scenarios