User blog comment:Shadowmaster/Game/@comment-453181-20100820002408

The Toa Mata will make cameos as statues.

Anyway, I'm not sure NPCs will be included. At least you can't talk to them (they will still appear at the beginning of every stage). Instead, I will make sprite comics with the 2 NPCs explaining the game. This may change, however.

The Mata Statues would correspond to the level they are in (Tahu - Fire Region, Gali - Water Region, etc.). Light Region would have either Takanuva or Lhikan, and Shadowmaster's Region would have statues of the bosses in the hallway of Shadowmaster's Fortress.