User blog comment:Vorred/Elegy - Feedback Blog/@comment-958607-20141110212015

Epiphany marks another robust installment in your saga. Even though this marks another chapter with no action, I'm actually really not bothered by it. The lack of physical combat really doesn't disappoint me because, once again, you've really managed to deliver something of high quality. I'm glad to see you're using the opportunity both to explore the diversity of this settlement's citizenry, and to shed some light on the murky origins of the Farside Toa. This chapter puts forward some groundbreaking ideas that really do shake everything we understand about Balfe Nui and offer a new perspective to look back on the story as a whole.

Most significantly for me were the origins of the Farside Toa finally being addressed (after three years). I had my suspicions that they might have been Av-Matoran, thus explaining why you never depicted them using elemental powers. I don't want to explicitly state how they are formed for the sake of people who may read this before the comic, but, then again, if they read the comments before they read the story then they're doing themselves a disservice. I'm very interested to see the role of the Bohrok become more fleshed out. I guess this also explains the reason the Farside Toa had 2001-2003 coloration, to match their respective Bohrok. Given that Glonor's Bohrok form is different, I also wonder what kind of recolor Toa he'd end up as. Additionally, I'd also be very interested to see some kind of flashback that depicts the Farside Toa as specific Krana. It would be a good way to give Krana collectors new meaning behind their collections. There'd be a certain novelty in saying "Ooh! I have the blue Krana Ca! Theran's Krana!"

There’s also a certain freshness behind the use of the fairy lights to illuminate this scene. Really stands out as original. There are some instances where it really worked out well and the images are clear in spite of the darkness. It certainly adds a rather dramatic undertone and extra weight to the gravity of Lanudos’ revelation.

However, as much as I enjoyed the whole dramatic reveal, I really have to take my hat off to all those little interactions at the beginning. It was very MNOG-esque to see them wandering around the settlement and talking to each other. We had the interesting bitterness between Theran and Yedak and some excellent photography to accompany it. Kyhae’s discussion with the orange Matoran guard aroused a great deal of curiosity, as did the continued relationship between Merall and Tilira. Once more, it was great to see your Self MOC get some screentime… in his own story. Always a wise move. ;)

I’m also very fond of Lanudos building Aescela’s replacement leg. Continued from my previous review, it really revives the motif of him being a sort of toymaker who maintains his creations. Really endears him to the reader for helping little Aescela.

While this chapter provides me with a lot of answers, it also leaves me perplexed with a number of new questions that I hadn’t asked before. Might we see Glonor turn into a recolored Toa? Do the Farside Toa have Krana in their genetic coding? How will Aescela learn to cope with her robot foot? Where will the Theran/Yedak rivalry lead us? What even is Merall sitting on?