The Alchemyst

Oh, have we intently discussed the awesomeness of Tuma's back/blades, Skrall's blade, Atakus's blade or Fero's blade? It's so awesome. High tech ancienty look. =D [-The Alchemyst-]

I'm kind of split on my decisions. All my sets are either in canisters oraganized by color or in MOCs. But I started that only about two years ago, and before that i kept them intact and played around with them... Now when buying a set, I can't decide the reason why I should buy a set, the awesome design/playability, or the MOCability and the new pieces... But Vorox has both, =D AFAIAC? As Fast as I am ___? [-The Alchemyst-]

Tuma. I wish it was Skeletal Armor Gunmetal though. I wish we had pieces in that color. D: Only Tuma's mask, it seems... Oh, and the posability and proportions? I hate them in the sets too. That's why I MOC. XD [-The Alchemyst-]

It'd make a good top of the fish. So... let's rate the new canisters: 1. Vorox 2. Strakk. 3. Skrall, Gresh, Tarix, Maium. They all have their pros and cons... But Vorox just kills them all. :3 [-The Alchemyst-]

Strakk has gone down in awesomeness in set design IMO. Yay for TLC for having a new, unique, humped design... But boo for large nasty gaps. Eeew. But yea, we have like 4 more months. [-The Alchemyst-]

I knew you'd do that. So I took a screen shot! >8D Anyway, Ball Socket/head hodler, facing forward seems the best thing to do. Then both the head and armor wouldn't move. [-The Alchemyst-]

NO U. The Inika chest is supposed to go all the way down, not the Metru Hip: Ta Da! I thought the head holder was supposed to face the front. That way both the head and chest don't wobble. Cause if we do it so that the INika chest is all the way down, but the head holder is facing back, then the head wobbles... And the Metru hip pin hole closest to the Inika armor doesn't go in all the way, still... If I ever get Skrall, I'm going to fix up the body using those pieces and get the best, whatever it may be. [-The Alchemyst-]

If you put it so that the top hole and the third from top for the Metru Hip are connected to the beam and so that the other side is attached to the middle of the Inika body, so that the head holding side is forward, either the Metru hip or the Inika body will not go all the way. But yes, the ball socket does stop it from moving one way, my mistake, I thought of it as opening out, not the obvious going into the body. XD But that doesn't mean there's the Metru hip won't connect all the way. No matter what I do, I can't get both the Inika and Metru hip to go in fully and cleanly, there's still some peg visible. Oh, and Strakk's side is now ugly. There's going to be an angle and the gray bent thing sticking out like a sore thumb. EDIT: I think you guys are misunderstanding me. =/ The Metru hip does go in, but it doesn't click in place all the way. There''s a small gap the width of a sheet of paper. [-The Alchemyst-]

Nope. It's held because of the little tab on the bottom of the Inika armor. The little tab hits the Metru hip and doesn't allow it do fully click onto the little bent beam .>_< Anyway, Vorox is so awesome. <3 [-The Alchemyst-]

=/ Actually, the little spanish here and their on the pages is actually pretty simple, you're right. "___ NEW!... ___ expand... ___ is big, represent...___ great creature" High School Level. XD I really want to see the whole page. D: Oh, thanks Bunda, forgot Gresh...and now I remember all the canisters! The titans re easy, since Tuma's funny, and the other Fro and Skirmix has some obvious roots. The Small ones... *Does not peek* Atakus, Metus, Raanu, The Green guy with a T- , Blue guy with a B, and Zesk. Yea, the ones I forgot aren't that awesome...except for that Tahu Mata Sword in Blue. Atakus and Metus look really promising. [-The Alchemyst-]

Hello, Wrack. I wish the guy took a pic of the center of the canister sets page... There'd probably be a pic of the cansiter shape, a bigger pic of the lime guy, whose name always escapes me, and some spanish about the Life Counters and such. =/ EDIT: Oh yes, heck I wish he took pics of every page, fully. The pics are pretty big...I mean someone could translate all the Spanish! [-The Alchemyst-]

It looks as if it could be Maium... or Majum. Let me check my Latin Dictionary and see if any of those come up... But remember what I said...the set numbers...if they were 3 good/3 bad, there'd be a gap seperating the group of set numbers like how the numbers went from Phantoka Toa, Mistika Toa, Phantoka Makuta, Mistika Makuta. But these Glatorians are all grouped up... I'm going with Ambiguous, with Vorox and some others having different causes of fighting and slight evil/good natures. So there aren't actual teams for once. That's pretty sweet. But why does Atakus looks good and Skrall evil? And vice-versa for the lime guys? [-The Alchemyst-]

Yea, I'm new here, but I've been snooping for months now. Just thought I should make an account and put in my two cents. Although some seem evil and some seem good, I don't think they have any actual side that they are on. If you look at the set numbers, the "Matoran" go straight, and lead directly to the "Toa" who have no order. Usually the good guys and bad guys would be grouped. This year the three Winter Toa had 8685, 6 and 7. Then there were three blanks for the summer's good guys (8688, 89, 90). Then the 3 winter Makuta and the summer makuta. This year, the three canister sets are all in a row, all 6 numbers after another. Then there's a space for the next six before 8990 (Fero and Skirmix), which I have no doubt, are the summer's canisters. Now these canisters are grouped...so either the winter is one team and the summer is one team, like previous years. But looking at the sheer difference in looks of Tarix and Vorox, I'd say they are all different, with no teams. Like Gladiators. Of course, this doesn't mean that some don't have evil/cheating intentions or actual "moral" sides, but I don't think all the "evil" people are a team in the beginning, they may make alliances though... They could also be all evil, but Tarix and its gold, seems to say otherwise... I don't know where these Matoran come in, but we'll find that out soon, I suppose. Now for my reviews of the sets themselves: 8972-Atakus: These Matoran, are what the Av-Matoran should have been, different, loads of exclusive recolors, and more. Atakus is one of the best, in my opinion. I love the new sword pieces, and his mask is pretty cool. And of course, we have a nice close up of the new hands, you can even see the joints! Anyway, depending on the cost, I just might get this guy. Oh and the Latin names...finally. I absolutely love Latin. And it's quite pronounced here with the -us male ending. But wait, doesn't Skrall look evil? Meh, whatever, I'll get back to that. 8973- Raanu: Orange and Metru Red, finally, something that was in Vakama Hordika's little weapons, and no where else... This guy has a great mask, and more Orange Mata feet. But the weapons aren't new, seen on the Exo-force Combat Crawler and Vakama Hordika. I like the mask though. 8974- Tarduk: Love the mask, but nothing else to say. He's blah. There might be a Red Av-toran head, looking at him and Raanu...Or a new face. 8975- Berix: I can't tell if that Green thing is an Av-toran head, a new head, or part of the mask...It's ugly though. Love that new Tahu-sword, and the Mata Feet...are they Metru Blue? Anyway, I'm happy for this nice return of all blues. Gold Chronicler blades come from Brutaka, so whatever. 8976- Metus: Like the mask, but how is it fit on? The top? If this is a new head and mask style, I hope it fits on other heads. >_> Nice exclusive blade and shield. 8977- Zesk: It has tan, and I love that, but for a small set, it doesn't seem worth it...I see a red head, but all it is, is a few tan Av-toran limbs, some of those claws and a blade. Like the Scorpion-like mask. 8978- Skrall: Like the color combo, good to see Mata Red coming back...a bit, but it makes a good combo with black. Love the sword. once again. The shield's design is neat. He uses a Horizontal Piraka torso, so that's new, but I can't tell what's under it... good thing it's thicker than Mantax. >_< The shoulder armor is unique, but putting some suitable bulky armor and having extra limbs to hold the Swords would have been better, I think. Great to see some vibrant colors, like the old days, instead of a bunch of grey everywhere. 8979-Maium/Majum: I think it's Maium, but, whatever. Color scheme is finally here, and I raelly like the flames on the mask. I want to see the weapons, but overall, it's boring. But it seems though he has shorter upper arms than legs...yes! Can't tell if the feet are new... overall, pretty mediocre. I'm noticing the "-um" ending. =D 8980- Gresh: Mmm, he has some good recolors, especially since I love lime. Inika armor, Nuparu claws, Gorast claws, Inika feet...the latter three being the important ones... I like the blades and mask. I might get him... 8981- Tarix: Finally...gold Inika armor... I wish there was old gold though. Anyway, the armor is ugly. Just putting Jaller Inika's armor would be better, IMO. Those are some really neat weapons, that for some reason, remind me of Protoss Zealots. Mask is ugly, and overall, a pretty bad looking set, but I think I might have to get him for all the gold and weapons. 8982- Strakk: Upper half is just wonderful, it really goes back to the elements and their importance back in '01. The mask, the armor, and weapons...so good. An Ice cleaver, that's awesome. the body is unique, but easy to build, even with the pieces you have now. You have a Inika body attached to this piece. attached to a Metru hip. The Inika armor is connected to one of the holes using a 3 axle, so it'll wobble a bit...it's blocked by the Metru hip. I'm going to build this now and see what I get. I don't understand the Metru Blue arms though. And the legs need some buffing up. Notice the game piece on the back. 8983- Vorox: Beautiful, just beautiful. Tan claws, Tan Metru Limbs, Tan Metru Hip (I don't think it's new though), tan Av-toran limb (not that important), and finally: Tan Mata foot, on the back. He has a covered back. With a recolor. The mask is amazing, remove the eyes and the body, and the mask, by itself, looks like a Visorak, or scorpion without the tail. Very menacing. Then there's the new armor! Anyway, this set is a must-get. The tan. It's beautiful. Wish he had better weapons though. 8990- Fero and Skirmix: Fero? A connection with Iron perhaps? Skirmix? A belligerent Dragon, in skirmishes? Anyway, check out the differences with the box. XD I like Fero's mask, it looks like the movie Kraahkan. The sword is once, again great. The dinosaur is pretty awesome. It has short arms, like a 2 legged T-rex, has a nice mouth, and the gray is pretty nicely covered up with red "armor" A good set. 8991- Tuma: I hope it's pronounced "TOO-may" or "TEEU-ma". Looks like a nice build, but the gap in the upper arm armor is ugly. I like the swords as some kind of wings, or back decoration. The mask is so cool. Looks like its the Skeleton Knight's armor color. Sweet. I hope that Brutaka blade is that sparkly metally gunemtal color, but it looks black. That's okay too. He also has the lime recolors, that's nice. That took forever, >_> [-The Alchemyst-]