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Rahiden β Bionicle MOC: Toa Niyyan
Published: 2010-05-12 18:01:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 40300; Favourites: 560; Downloads: 50
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YouTube MOC review: [link]Niyyan's Alphabet
Bio: Not much is known about his background - whether he was an Ice Toa or not, he now chooses to use only his staff in combat. He is the kind of Toa to remain mostly silent, and spends a lot of time meditating.
This is Toa Niyyan, my current OC, and also my favourite personal creation xD While I would otherwise consider myself a Purist builder, I felt that having a mono-white head would throw off the colour scheme. The black marker pen I used is removable (otherwise I wouldn't have used it).
His colour scheme and his name are based off the Yin-Yang duality.
Bionicle (c) Lego
All designing, building and photography (c) Me
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Comments: 173
This is one great build! I simply can't decide what I like more of this MOC - it's color scheme (including that adorable assymmetry), or pretty unusual construction (though I am as a true try-hard builder do not approve to use rubber bands).
My main complaint (which gives you -0.5 in Technique along with rubber bands) is about your elbow joints. The hollow space is very hard to cover with existing Bionicle parts so I suggest you to avoid these elbows in future if possible.
I cannot pass by his bio. I think that he should be Toa of Sonics because he's pretty reticent and likes to maditate alot. I think that his dislike to his own Elemental Power is a nice touch.
So the pros would be:
=> Color choices and assymmetry in the whole scheme.
=> Overall structure of the model.
=> His boa staff.
And the cons are:
=> Rubber bands. I know that sometimes you can't do something without them, but it's a sign that something is not solidly built. -0.5 to Technique.
=> Elbow joints. Nuff said. -0.5 to Technique.
Overall, this is very good MOC, and I wish I could be that good! Keep building good models!
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Thanks for the critique! I shall keep this in mind for future building.
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You are very welcome.
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Pros:
This guy is awesome and unique. Looks pretty flexible, too.
I like how the staff is made. It's also cool how it can be pieced apart to make skis. (Btw, I made Meleka's 32-inch staff (never posted it yet though) based on this.)
Cons:
However I dunno how those tiny feet hold him up. Doesn't make much sense. (-0.5 Technique)
The colors are a bit limited. Looks like the only color other than black and white is green, at the back of his head. (-0.5 Vision)
The personality does good, and I like how once the helmet was changed to express the surprised look.
Overall Niyyan is awesome. Though a few tweaks might be found.
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Thanks for the critique!
In answer to the cons:
He was designed to be anatomically correct. Look at your own feet; these ones are about the right size. They're also surprisingly stable (see Niyyan's Alphabet in the description).
The colours are intentionally limited to white and black only. He is based on the Yin-Yang duality after all - almost every piece on the left has the negative colour on the right. Any other colours would ruin that.
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Toa Niyyan is a creation that rivals those of many well-known Bionicle creators like Edictarts and Kylernuva. First of all, the easy visibility and complimenting color scheme of black and white gives the creation an overall finite appearance; every piece has a set reason to be on the creation.
The first thing easily noticed is the interchanging colors between the set of limbs. Even though it has a color scheme used tens of thousands of times before, you can easily notice each limb on the body due to its contracting nature to the body itself.
Next, the pictures displaying the creations many forms of motion was a great idea. It shows that if instructions were released with this creation, it would show the forms of motion and poses one could make this character perform.
The last statement I would like to make is the originality. Very little inspiration for the creation is shown; in some cases this is a good thing. You wouldn't want to be called for plagiarism for a creation you worked your sweat and blood into, correct? The reason why this great creation has low impact is that the creation itself can only truly be impacted to a Bionicle creator like myself.
Overall, this is a great creation and work of art!
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Thanks for the kind words
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Finally, a Bionicle character name with substance!
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I don't think I could make something like this on my ownΒ
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I've decided to start uploading pics of my MOC's starting Tuesday ^w^ as your MOc's have inspired me to do so
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This guy is emanating pure awesome. Wish I had the chance to get the older sets, never even seen masks like the Akaku in person...
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Wow. Great job! You're an amazing MOCist.
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Thanks very much!
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why don't you upload good ol' Niyyan to the Bionicle MOC wiki?
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I don't bother with websites outside of deviantArt, Facebook and (sparingly) YouTube. Just one more thing to worry about
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well, it's more like a place to upload your headcannons and stuff, I don't use it myself, but I think it's really good. also, I'm kind of new with my... MOC Building, if you may, so... care yo see my deviations and tell me if I could do better? I'm not telling you "you HAVE to do it!", but I'd like an opinion on what I've done so far.
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Sure, I'll go have a look.
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I remember me and my friend doing this for hours on end, and then playing with them then taking them apart, I wish i still had all my pieces...sadly i do not
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This is cool! Love how this one is done. Its well done
And may I ask Β ? Mind if I make a human version of Toa Niyyan? If not, that's okie.Β
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Sure, go ahead 
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I love the color scheme of his armor and the way you design his staff.
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i dont now why i didnt faved this before i like the moc
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How big is Niyyan? Compared to...... A toa nuva?
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I believe that Niyyan's slightly taller than a Toa Nuva - he's about 20cm or so in height.
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Does he have a mask power? Or is it just the Akaku power?
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I've never really been one for special powers... what I've gone with in the past is that even if he does have powers, he doesn't use them. Niyyan is also a Toa of Balance, not Ice.
Don't ask me too much about the background of any of my MOCs - they're never set in stone, hehe
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I'm just naturally curious 
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Oh, um, okay. In that case, let's say that Niyyan's mask has the power of super awesomeness to make him like totally the most superest awesomest Toa in the whole universe.
But he doesn't use his powers.
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Asymmetry is astounding. Love how you used those Toa Terrain Crawler Takadox weapons!
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Thanks! I actually saw those Takadox weapons while browsing Bricklink, and I knew they'd suit Niyyan perfectly
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So he's your Self-MOC? I'm currently building mine. Will have MASSIVE System parts use 
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could you make a how to on him cause it would be amazing to have my own on my moc shelf
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I'm sorry, I don't do instructions. There are, however, countless photos of Niyyan in my gallery from multiple angles, so if you're able to work out how he's built then by all means, display him on your shelf.
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thanks do you mind if i review it on youtube cause i know you have a youtube account
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