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With classes coming to a close and finals week happening, I've been rather too busy lately to actually spend much time on any more... elaborate drawings (though I am working on one), but I have been working out 'bios' for all the Matoran Tribes on Bota Nui and making simple sketches like this one to accompany them.
Strongly attuned to their element, all Ga-Matoran live on or near the water, and are well adapted for swimming. A little taller than average, they wear fairly light and smoothly shaped armor and have three-toed, webbed feet that aid them in swimming. Though, like the other tribes, they aren’t gender-locked by their element anymore, the Ga-Matoran have universally retained a sleek and relatively feminine appearance. Most have long hair that is tied back or braided according to preference. Their Kanohi are also distinctive: they lack gaps or cooling vents of any kind, and all have visors that in some masks can be made retractable. These features allow the masks to form a water-tight seal around the face, which is crucial since a Matoran’s face is the part of their body that is most susceptible to water damage, even for Ga-Matoran. Their unique masks allow the Ga-Matoran to seal and protect their faces underwater. Also, like the Onu-Matoran, many have had small lightstones embedded in their masks to help them see deeper down. Ga-Matoran armor can be any shade of blue, with another shade used as a secondary color, although a rare few use white or light green instead.

The male (noble kanohi Huna, left) here is carrying the only weapon that Ga-Matoran have traditionally used and mastered: the trident. The female (great kanohi Rau, right) is carrying a fishing rod; fishing is still the occupation of the majority of the Ga-Matoran, although they mostly use boats with nets and Hahnah cages, not fishing rods.

Description
With classes coming to a close and finals week happening, I've been rather too busy lately to actually spend much time on any more... elaborate drawings (though I am working on one), but I have been working out 'bios' for all the Matoran Tribes on Bota Nui and making simple sketches like this one to accompany them.
Strongly attuned to their element, all Ga-Matoran live on or near the water, and are well adapted for swimming. A little taller than average, they wear fairly light and smoothly shaped armor and have three-toed, webbed feet that aid them in swimming. Though, like the other tribes, they aren’t gender-locked by their element anymore, the Ga-Matoran have universally retained a sleek and relatively feminine appearance. Most have long hair that is tied back or braided according to preference. Their Kanohi are also distinctive: they lack gaps or cooling vents of any kind, and all have visors that in some masks can be made retractable. These features allow the masks to form a water-tight seal around the face, which is crucial since a Matoran’s face is the part of their body that is most susceptible to water damage, even for Ga-Matoran. Their unique masks allow the Ga-Matoran to seal and protect their faces underwater. Also, like the Onu-Matoran, many have had small lightstones embedded in their masks to help them see deeper down. Ga-Matoran armor can be any shade of blue, with another shade used as a secondary color, although a rare few use white or light green instead.

The male (noble kanohi Huna, left) here is carrying the only weapon that Ga-Matoran have traditionally used and mastered: the trident. The female (great kanohi Rau, right) is carrying a fishing rod; fishing is still the occupation of the majority of the Ga-Matoran, although they mostly use boats with nets and Hahnah cages, not fishing rods.