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= Toa Hagah Spears =
= Non-Canon =


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{{Quote|Who are you? Speak or face the power of my Seismic Spear.|Alternate {{G|1|Toa}} [[Bomonga]] to [[Takanuva]], ''[[Dark Mirror]]''|center}}
Note: I added the "never referenced in canon media/contradict canon events" part because of the fact that the two MNOGs are considered (semi)canon even though they were never approved by the Story Team. '''[[User:OnionShark|<font color="black">~</font><font color="castletongreen">OnionShark</font>]]''' 21:15, 26 July 2017 (CET)


{{Tool
= Proto-Squad =
|name=Toa Hagah Spears
|image=[[File:Comic Lava Spear.PNG|200px]]
|caption=Toa Norik's Lava Spear
|status=In use
|user=[[Toa Hagah]]
|function=Melee combat<br>Channeling their  {{G|1|Elements|Elemental Power}}<br>Various individual powers
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The '''Toa Hagah Spears''' were specialized [[Toa Tools]] used by the [[Toa Hagah]]. The Hagah received them along with metallic armor as part of their elite status.{{BookCitation|BA9}} Like all Toa weapons, they could be used for melee combat and channeling their Toa's Elemental Powers, but each spear also had an additional power.
The '''Proto-Squad''' was an exclusive BIONICLE product-testing program run by the LEGO Group in the United States from 2002 to 2005. Participants in the program, who were drawn from US BIONICLE fans age 9-12, periodically received packages in the mail containing sneak peaks of the BIONICLE storyline, unreleased BIONICLE sets, and exclusive promotional items, all free of charge. Additionally, members received access to exclusive web content and downloads. In return, Proto-Squad members were occasionally asked to submit feedback about BIONICLE products. A signed letter from BIONICLE author [[Greg Farshtey]] was included in every package.<ref name="ps-feb-2003" />


When the Hagah were mutated by [[Roodaka]] into the [[Rahaga]], these tools were transformed into [[Rahaga Staffs|smaller staffs]] with different powers.{{BookCitation|BA9}}{{ComicCitation|C25}}{{GregCitation|OGD|Mar 23 2005, 03:16 PM}} They were restored to their original forms when Roodaka reversed the mutations.{{OnlineCitation|TNB|6}}{{OnlineCitation|DID|1}}
== Membership ==


==List of Spears==
The Proto-Squad was first advertised in the March-April 2002 issue of LEGO Mania Magazine as a collaboration with then-BIONICLE endorser and professional skateboarder Andy MacDonald. Entry into the program was decided through a contest which asked applicants to mail in their personal information on an entry form, a parent or guardian's signature, and a drawing or photograph of a scene based on a paragraph of text provided in the contest details.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020603123337/http://www.lego.com/eng/bionicle/proto/proto.asp Official Web Entry Form]</ref> Only 2,500 winning Proto-Squad members were to be selected from among these applications.<ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/archive.php?archive=&amonth=9&ayear=2002&submit.x=24&submit.y=2 "Proto Squad Deadline Passed."] September 2, 2002.</ref> The entry form and contest rules were included in the LEGO Mania Magazine and later posted on the official BIONICLE website. Applicants were required to be US residents who would be between the ages of 9 and 12 as of July 7, 2002.<ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/archive.php?archive=&amonth=5&ayear=2002&submit.x=5&submit.y=6 "Join the Proto Squad."] May 24, 2002.</ref> The entry deadline was August 30, 2002.<ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/archive.php?archive=&amonth=8&ayear=2002&submit.x=26&submit.y=10 "Proto-Squad deadline nears."] August 23, 2002.</ref>
{|class="prettytable" style="width:auto%; font-size:0.906em; background-color:white;"
!Name||Picture||User||Power||Notes
|-
|Lava Spear||[[File:Set Lava Spear.png|100px]]||Toa Hagah [[Norik]]||Melee combat<br>Channeling his {{G|1|Fire}} powers<br>Lava blast||Can also remove all of heat from an object instantly, or superheat it to the point of melting.{{BookCitation|BEU|73}}
|-
|Tidal Spear||[[File:Noimage.png|100px]]||Toa Hagah [[Gaaki]]||Melee combat<br>Channeling her {{G|1|Water}} powers<br>Unknown third power
|-
|Cyclone Spear||[[File:Set Cyclone Spear.png|100px]]||Toa Hagah [[Iruini]]||Melee combat<br>Channeling his [[Air]] powers<br>Cyclone blast||Use of third power weakens Iruini, necessitating he activate it sparingly.{{BookCitation|BEU|25}}
|-
|Sub-Zero Spear||[[File:Noimage.png|100px]]||Toa Hagah [[Kualus]]||Melee combat<br>Channeling his {{G|1|Ice}} powers<br>Unknown third power
|-
|Avalanche Spear||[[File:Noimage.png|100px]]||Toa Hagah [[Pouks]]||Melee combat<br>Channeling his {{G|1|Stone}} powers<br>Unknown third power
|-
|Seismic Spear||[[File:Noimage.png|100px]]||Toa Hagah [[Bomonga]]||Melee combat<br>Channeling his {{G|1|Earth}} powers<br>Unknown third power
|}


==Example Usage==
LEGO did not accept Proto-Squad new members after this initial contest until... TODO
In ''[[Dark Mirror]]'', an alternate Kualus used his Sub-Zero Spear to blast ice at the core timeline's [[Takanuva]].{{OnlineCitation|DM|5}}


==Set Information==
== List of Packages and Updates ==
Norik and Iruini are the only Toa Hagah released as sets in their Toa forms, and as such their spears are the only two seen in set form. Each spear consists of four pieces: a spearhead, two rods connected by the Toa's hand, and a connector to attach the spearhead to one rod.


= Stun Staffs =
The following is a list of Proto-Squad packages and the items they contained. Note that this may not be an exhaustive list.


{{Tool
=== December 2002 ===
|name=Stun Staffs
|image=[[File:Comic Staffs of Command In Use.png|200px]]
|caption=A Nuurakh using its Staffs of Command
|status=Out of use
|user=[[Vahki]]
|function=Psychologically impair targets
}}
The '''Stun Staffs''' were the primary weapons that the [[Vahki]] used to fight crime in [[Metru Nui]]. Each Vahki carried two staffs. The tools were designed not to injure or kill their Matoran targets. Rather, they affected targets' minds in temporary ways to discourage further lawbreaking and to encourage work.{{BookCitation|BEU|147}}


The [[Great Cataclysm]] sent a power surge through the [[Vahki Hives]], destroying most Vahki and their Stun Staffs. Those staffs that where not destroyed were supercharged and could fire destructive energy blasts.{{BookCitation|BA7}} The surviving Vahki were all later eliminated by the [[Visorak (Rahi)|Visorak]].{{BookCitation|BEU|147}}
Shipped in a yellow package, the first Proto-Squad package included a Toa Nuva-themed 2003 calendar, a voucher for a free pair of BIONICLE Nike shoes, and a letter from Greg Farshtey.<ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=686 "Proto Squad Packages Shipped."] December 11, 2002.</ref>


==List of Staffs==
=== February 2003 ===
{|class="prettytable" style="width:auto%; font-size:0.906em; background-color:white;"
!Name||Picture||User||Power||Notes
|-
|Staffs of Command||[[File:Animation Staff of Command.png|100px]]||Vahki [[Nuurakh]]||Fill target's mind with a single overriding command that is obeyed until the staff's effect wears off||Targets were so dedicated that they were known to shove aside others who prevented them from carrying out their orders{{CN|check=BIONICLE Adventures}}
|-
|Staffs of Loyalty||[[File:Animation Staff of Loyalty.png|100px]]||Vahki [[Bordakh]]||Fill target with a strong desire for order||Targets have been known to seek out troublemakers{{BookCitation|MN-CoL|12}} or betray even friends{{BookCitation|BEU|17}} in their pursuit of order
|-
|Staffs of Suggestion||[[File:Animation Staff of Suggestion.png|100px]]||Vahki [[Zadakh]]||Make target more susceptible to suggestion||After using these staffs, Zadakh typically enlisted another Matoran who would convince the troublemaker to return to work{{CN|check=BIONICLE Adventures}}
|-
|Staffs of Confusion||[[File:Animation Staff of Confusion.png|100px]]||Vahki [[Keerakh]]||Scramble target's sense of time and place to prevent further troublemaking||It was not unusual to see dazed Ko-Matoran, targets of the staffs, wandering in Ko-Metru;{{BookCitation|MN-CoL|34}} Ko-Matoran viewed the Staffs of Confusion as more merciful than the Vorzakh's Staffs of Erasing{{CN|check=BIONICLE Adventures}}
|-
|Staffs of Erasing||[[File:Animation Staff of Erasing.png|100px]]||Vahki [[Vorzakh]]||Temporarily eliminate target's higher mental functions, leaving intact only motor skills||The targets of these staffs were called "scramblers"; Le-Matoran were used to seeing scramblers wandering aimlessly in Le-Metru{{BookCitation|MN-CoL|67}}
|-
|Staffs of Presence||[[File:Animation Staff of Presence.png|100px]]||Vahki [[Rorzakh]]||Allow the Rorzakh to see or hear what the target sees or hears without the target's knowledge||These tools had the longest-lasting effects of all the Stun Staffs{{BookCitation|MN-CoL|77}}
|-
|}


==Example Usage==
Included a Bohrok-Kal set and a letter from Greg Farshtey.<ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=787 "Proto Squad Packages Being Shipped."] February 8, 2003.</ref><ref name="ps-feb-2003">BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=792 "Ever Wonder about the ''Proto Squad''?"] February 10, 2003.</ref>
During a conflict with the [[Toa Metru]] in ''[[Comic 19: Enemies of Metru Nui|Enemies of Metru Nui]]'', Vahki Bordakh blasted [[Nokama]] with their Stun Staffs. She then pushed [[Vakama]] off of the tower on which they were standing.


==Set Information==
=== March 2003 ===
Each of the six Vahki sets released in 2004 included two pieces representing the Stun Staffs. In the Vahki's four-legged configuration, the staffs act as forelegs.
 
Included a $50 LEGO Shop@Home gift certificate to cover the cost of BIONICLE Nike shoes. Also included a letter from Greg Farshtey with a link and password to the exclusive Proto-Squad content on Lego.com.<ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/archive.php?archive=&amonth=3&ayear=2003&submit.x=19&submit.y=14 "Proto-Squad members receive update."] March 3, 2003.</ref> The web content became available as of March 20.<ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/archive.php?archive=&amonth=3&ayear=2003&submit.x=19&submit.y=14 "Proto Squad members, rejoice!"] March 20, 2003.</ref>
 
=== May 2003 ===
 
This package included an impressive array of rare collectibles: an orange Kanohi Vahi piece, a hard plastic dark grey Krana-Kal (later known by collectors as a "Grey Plastic Krana-Kal" or "GPKK"), and a silver plastic Krana-Kal (later known by collectors as a "Vacuum Metal Krana-Kal" or "VMKK"). The package also included a Bohrok-Kal mini CD-ROM, a large Rahkshi poster, sketches from the upcoming BIONICLE Comic 13, and a BIONICLE survey to be returned to LEGO. Members who completed the survey would receive a special Rahkshi T-shirt as a thank-you.<ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/archive.php?archive=&amonth=4&ayear=2003&submit.x=22&submit.y=11 "The Next Proto Package."] April 24, 2003.</ref><ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/archive.php?archive=&amonth=5&ayear=2003&submit.x=23&submit.y=6 May 17, 2003].</ref><ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=1042 "A cool package indeed for Proto Squad members."] June 6, 2003.</ref> The VMKKs and GPKKs were produced in all eight krana variations.<ref>BZPower Forums. [http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/14647-official-rare-promotional-collectibles-topic/ "Official Rare & Promotional Collectibles Topic."] Posted September 15, 2014. Last edited June 29,
2017.</ref>
 
=== June 2003 ===
 
The exclusive web content was updated as of June 19.<ref>BZPower News. [http://www.bzpower.com/archive.php?archive=&amonth=6&ayear=2003&submit.x=27&submit.y=3 "Proto Squad web site updated."] June 19, 2003.</ref>
 
== References ==
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Sandbox is Non-Canon
Sandbox is considered to be Non-Canonical to the BIONICLE storyline because, although it uses several BIONICLE elements from BIONICLE, the events it portrays were never approved by the BIONICLE Story Team, and are either never referenced in canon media or contradict canon events.

Note: I added the "never referenced in canon media/contradict canon events" part because of the fact that the two MNOGs are considered (semi)canon even though they were never approved by the Story Team. ~OnionShark 21:15, 26 July 2017 (CET)

Proto-Squad

The Proto-Squad was an exclusive BIONICLE product-testing program run by the LEGO Group in the United States from 2002 to 2005. Participants in the program, who were drawn from US BIONICLE fans age 9-12, periodically received packages in the mail containing sneak peaks of the BIONICLE storyline, unreleased BIONICLE sets, and exclusive promotional items, all free of charge. Additionally, members received access to exclusive web content and downloads. In return, Proto-Squad members were occasionally asked to submit feedback about BIONICLE products. A signed letter from BIONICLE author Greg Farshtey was included in every package.[2]

Membership

The Proto-Squad was first advertised in the March-April 2002 issue of LEGO Mania Magazine as a collaboration with then-BIONICLE endorser and professional skateboarder Andy MacDonald. Entry into the program was decided through a contest which asked applicants to mail in their personal information on an entry form, a parent or guardian's signature, and a drawing or photograph of a scene based on a paragraph of text provided in the contest details.[3] Only 2,500 winning Proto-Squad members were to be selected from among these applications.[4] The entry form and contest rules were included in the LEGO Mania Magazine and later posted on the official BIONICLE website. Applicants were required to be US residents who would be between the ages of 9 and 12 as of July 7, 2002.[5] The entry deadline was August 30, 2002.[6]

LEGO did not accept Proto-Squad new members after this initial contest until... TODO

List of Packages and Updates

The following is a list of Proto-Squad packages and the items they contained. Note that this may not be an exhaustive list.

December 2002

Shipped in a yellow package, the first Proto-Squad package included a Toa Nuva-themed 2003 calendar, a voucher for a free pair of BIONICLE Nike shoes, and a letter from Greg Farshtey.[7]

February 2003

Included a Bohrok-Kal set and a letter from Greg Farshtey.[8][2]

March 2003

Included a $50 LEGO Shop@Home gift certificate to cover the cost of BIONICLE Nike shoes. Also included a letter from Greg Farshtey with a link and password to the exclusive Proto-Squad content on Lego.com.[9] The web content became available as of March 20.[10]

May 2003

This package included an impressive array of rare collectibles: an orange Kanohi Vahi piece, a hard plastic dark grey Krana-Kal (later known by collectors as a "Grey Plastic Krana-Kal" or "GPKK"), and a silver plastic Krana-Kal (later known by collectors as a "Vacuum Metal Krana-Kal" or "VMKK"). The package also included a Bohrok-Kal mini CD-ROM, a large Rahkshi poster, sketches from the upcoming BIONICLE Comic 13, and a BIONICLE survey to be returned to LEGO. Members who completed the survey would receive a special Rahkshi T-shirt as a thank-you.[11][12][13] The VMKKs and GPKKs were produced in all eight krana variations.[14]

June 2003

The exclusive web content was updated as of June 19.[15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Official Greg Dialogue", post {{{post}}}. BZPower Forums. (archived on greg.thegreatarchives.com)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 BZPower News. "Ever Wonder about the Proto Squad?" February 10, 2003.
  3. ↑ Official Web Entry Form
  4. ↑ BZPower News. "Proto Squad Deadline Passed." September 2, 2002.
  5. ↑ BZPower News. "Join the Proto Squad." May 24, 2002.
  6. ↑ BZPower News. "Proto-Squad deadline nears." August 23, 2002.
  7. ↑ BZPower News. "Proto Squad Packages Shipped." December 11, 2002.
  8. ↑ BZPower News. "Proto Squad Packages Being Shipped." February 8, 2003.
  9. ↑ BZPower News. "Proto-Squad members receive update." March 3, 2003.
  10. ↑ BZPower News. "Proto Squad members, rejoice!" March 20, 2003.
  11. ↑ BZPower News. "The Next Proto Package." April 24, 2003.
  12. ↑ BZPower News. May 17, 2003.
  13. ↑ BZPower News. "A cool package indeed for Proto Squad members." June 6, 2003.
  14. ↑ BZPower Forums. "Official Rare & Promotional Collectibles Topic." Posted September 15, 2014. Last edited June 29, 2017.
  15. ↑ BZPower News. "Proto Squad web site updated." June 19, 2003.
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