Talk:Rahi/Unnamed Rahi

In the 2004 Story Bible, under the section for Kavinika, it mentions an unused(to my knowlege) rahi called a Basalt Eel, and says it was a rahi which the matoran unsuccesfully tried to tame. Is this canon, and if so, should this be put under unamed rahi with a note about the name (how it may not have been approved by Lego) or on the Named Rahi Page, again with the same note about the name? I think that this should at least be mentioned on at least one page/article even if it isn't canon (which I wouldn't disagree with, as it never showed up in the story, and unlike the Fikou Nui, it was never confirmed into canon by Greg). Firespitter Lhii (talk) 16:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure that the Basalt Eel became the Lava Eel later, as it was confirmed to be a Ta-Matoran pet in the story.--SurelNuva (Talk) 16:33, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

That definitely could be the case, as them being "unsuccessfully" tamed could have devoloped into the fact that Ta-Matoran have to release them, and Basalt is an ignious rock. The Lava Eels are ultimately never tamed, just captured as babies, and 2 things seeming alike doesn't mean we lump them together. If we did, we would probably have gotten rid of quite a few entries on the Locations/Other Locations page. I don't know that we'll consider it a canon rahi, but we still can mention it like we do with some other non-canon Rahi. Firespitter Lhii (talk) 16:52, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

The 2004 Story Guide was translated from Russian. I think we came to the conclusion that Basalt Eel is a mistranslation, and it is indeed Lava Eels. ~ Wolk (talk) 19:14, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

I should probably also mention that the mention of Lava Eels in Nuhrii's entry is also a mistranslation. That's supposed to say Fire Serpents. Compare with http://web.archive.org/web/20040409143219/http://www.bioniclesector01.com:80/web/reference/characters/nuhrii/index.htm ~ Wolk (talk) 19:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Aren't the teal birds supposed to be Gukko or Lohrak? I don't have a source, but I feel like I remember that being the case, as we saw the concept art and final model of the creature alongside a name, if I'm not mistaken. Firespitter Lhii (talk) 16:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

I brought it up on the picture's talk page that they look like Kewa, not Gukko. I dom't know if there's an official word on that though.--SurelNuva (Talk) 16:33, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

They definitely are not Lohrak, as we've seen concept art of what those would have looked like for a scrapped scene: Media:LoMN Rahi Lohrak Concept.png The Lohrak model was also reused for Web of Shadows. ~ Wolk (talk) 19:16, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Mistika Rahi

A while back, I added the Rahi from BIONICLE: Mistika to this article and its gallery. That is because I recalled someone on BZPower asking Greg if the Rahi in this game were canon and his reply being yes. However, I can't seem to find any evidence of this in the Official Greg Discussion Archive. The only one I've found is this post, in which Greg simply says he cannot vouch for their canonicity because he hasn't played the game. That would mean they're non-canon... right? So did I just misremember it?

Then I realized that there's a noticeable gap in the Official Greg Discussion Archive: the BZPower Time Slip of September 2008 through March 2009. This would be the timeframe after the game was released, and therefore the most probable time where Greg would have said "yes" if he did. Even if his earlier response was "I don't know", he can still change his mind later on (see Midak: Exhibit A vs. Exhibit B). However, the Farshtey Feed makes no mention of canonizing Rahi during this time period. It doesn't rule it out; it just makes it unlikely.

Before I remove the Mistika Rahi, does anyone else also recall them being canonized at some point? --PeabodySam (talk) 19:43, 14 January 2023 (UTC)