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A larger project that I've been working on for a week or so. This MOC marks a lot of firsts for me:
*1st titan-sized MOC
*1st toa (up until now it's all been Glatorian and the occasional rahi)
*1st MOC with complete custom limbs and hands
*1st MOC with a musical instrument

Although he currently has a standard Great Matatu, I'm planning to eventually replace his mask with my design for a non-mutated Kanohi Crast.

Scorzen was originally a De-Matoran living in the city of Voya Nui, which was founded by many Matoran who used to live on the island of Voya Nui. The city was founded at the foot of a volcano located right on the spot where the Aqua Magna, Bota Magna, and Bara Magna segments of Spherus Magna joined. The volcano, named Mt. Valmai by the Matoran (after the volcano on Voya Nui), was very active at first, but over the years activity died down. The layers of cooled magma made for very fertile farmland, and Onu-Matoran miners found many rare minerals and metals which had been dragged up from deep below ground by the rising magma. The city rapidly grew and became an important trade hub. Since it was located right at the juncture of the three worlds, however, it also experienced the worst that all three had to offer. Large, fearsome Rahi, originally native to Bota Magna, proved to be a major threat to the Matoran. To protect the city, six Matoran were chosen to become toa. Scorzen was one of them.

Scorzen used to live in a small De-Matoran settlement, close enough to Voya Nui to be considered part of the city, but far enough away from the busy city center so that the De-Matoran were not bothered by the city noise. Scorzen worked as a farmer. During one trip into the city, he overheard that the Le-Matoran band "Kikanalo Stampede" was holding a concert. Out of curiosity, Scorzen went to the concert. Normally, De-Matoran prefer a very quiet environment, so Scorzen had not heard music before, and he was hooked on the first song. Afterwards, he started to experiment with playing various instruments, an activity which quickly made him very unpopular with the other De-Matoran. To avoid being a nuisance to everyone, Scorzen moved to the edge of the city, where he shared an apartment with a Fe-Matoran named Tikal. A miner and crackpot inventor, Tikal was always messing around with a gadget of some kind. The two became very close friends, and Tikal even rigged up some unique instruments for Scorzen to play (up until then he'd borrowed instruments from other matoran).

Scorzen and Tikal both became Toa, with Scorzen becoming a Toa of Sonics and Tikal a Toa of Iron. The other members of their team were Toa of Water (the leader), Earth, Fire, and Lightning. The new Toa called themselves the Toa Valmai. They had a rough start; the rahi from Bota Magna, many of which would make a Scopio look cuddly, were terrifying opponents. The Toa Valmai learned quickly, however, and Tikal applied his skills in constructing various traps and more advanced weapons to deal with the threat. Eventually, these evolved into a full-blown defense network for the city, which could, if needed, be manned by the matoran only. This made the Toa Valmai rather unnecessary, and one by one they set off to find adventure elsewhere, until only Scorzen remained.

Description
A larger project that I've been working on for a week or so. This MOC marks a lot of firsts for me:
*1st titan-sized MOC
*1st toa (up until now it's all been Glatorian and the occasional rahi)
*1st MOC with complete custom limbs and hands
*1st MOC with a musical instrument

Although he currently has a standard Great Matatu, I'm planning to eventually replace his mask with my design for a non-mutated Kanohi Crast.

Scorzen was originally a De-Matoran living in the city of Voya Nui, which was founded by many Matoran who used to live on the island of Voya Nui. The city was founded at the foot of a volcano located right on the spot where the Aqua Magna, Bota Magna, and Bara Magna segments of Spherus Magna joined. The volcano, named Mt. Valmai by the Matoran (after the volcano on Voya Nui), was very active at first, but over the years activity died down. The layers of cooled magma made for very fertile farmland, and Onu-Matoran miners found many rare minerals and metals which had been dragged up from deep below ground by the rising magma. The city rapidly grew and became an important trade hub. Since it was located right at the juncture of the three worlds, however, it also experienced the worst that all three had to offer. Large, fearsome Rahi, originally native to Bota Magna, proved to be a major threat to the Matoran. To protect the city, six Matoran were chosen to become toa. Scorzen was one of them.

Scorzen used to live in a small De-Matoran settlement, close enough to Voya Nui to be considered part of the city, but far enough away from the busy city center so that the De-Matoran were not bothered by the city noise. Scorzen worked as a farmer. During one trip into the city, he overheard that the Le-Matoran band "Kikanalo Stampede" was holding a concert. Out of curiosity, Scorzen went to the concert. Normally, De-Matoran prefer a very quiet environment, so Scorzen had not heard music before, and he was hooked on the first song. Afterwards, he started to experiment with playing various instruments, an activity which quickly made him very unpopular with the other De-Matoran. To avoid being a nuisance to everyone, Scorzen moved to the edge of the city, where he shared an apartment with a Fe-Matoran named Tikal. A miner and crackpot inventor, Tikal was always messing around with a gadget of some kind. The two became very close friends, and Tikal even rigged up some unique instruments for Scorzen to play (up until then he'd borrowed instruments from other matoran).

Scorzen and Tikal both became Toa, with Scorzen becoming a Toa of Sonics and Tikal a Toa of Iron. The other members of their team were Toa of Water (the leader), Earth, Fire, and Lightning. The new Toa called themselves the Toa Valmai. They had a rough start; the rahi from Bota Magna, many of which would make a Scopio look cuddly, were terrifying opponents. The Toa Valmai learned quickly, however, and Tikal applied his skills in constructing various traps and more advanced weapons to deal with the threat. Eventually, these evolved into a full-blown defense network for the city, which could, if needed, be manned by the matoran only. This made the Toa Valmai rather unnecessary, and one by one they set off to find adventure elsewhere, until only Scorzen remained.