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Vhisora is one of my oldest MOCs, and has stayed unchanged for a considerable amount of time. In fact, I believe this MOC has gone the longest without change of all my MOCs. The last time I altered this MOC was in 2007 to give it additional armoring and the Mahri tube that connects its sword to its body. Since them, I haven't changed a thing on it. Now I'm not sure if I should honor that heritage of keeping this design, or update it. I initially had three of this kind of MOC, two combining two of the 6 original elements. Fire/stone, Water/air, Earth/Ice. I dissolved this set, changed the Water/Air into strictly water, and incorporated it into the set that became my anti toa series that I eventually dubbed The Insurgence of Darkness.

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Vhisora is a genderless autonomous cyborg prototype created by Makuta Mutran. It is not a fully thinking or feeling entity though. It was initially designed for submersible combat and surveillance, but could also double as an infantry unit on land. The prototype was never put into full production for the army of the Brotherhood of Makuta because while it is obedient, it didn't interpret Mutran's commands properly. It had a tendency to not take prisoners of any kind. This turned out to be a major problem when he needed to interrogate prisoners or used it to fight other Makuta. Having not been able to write the faulty protocol out of the programing, Mutran put Vhisora into dormancy. It stayed there for many years until Remaku paid Mutran a visit and took it off his hands. Remaku now uses Vhisora when tactless muscle and brute unyielding force is needed. If Vhisora is engaged in combat it won't stop until its target is killed or it is damaged too severely to function. This was another reason Mutran deemed the experiment a failure, it wouldn't take to any self preservation protocol.
"Its like it has a will to kill, and only that. No will to live, no will to survive, just a cold savage desire to destroy."~Mutran explaining Vhisora to Remaku

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Submitted on
November 17, 2012
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5.0 MB
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6300×5800
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FUJIFILM
Model
Fujifilm A220 A230
Shutter Speed
1/147 second
Aperture
F/4.1
Focal Length
11 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
January 6, 2009
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Sensor Size
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:icon1the-messenger1:
Alright, I don't see a lot of mocs with no heads, so this is kinda unique in that sense. I do like the shoulder pads, they really stick out and look robotic. I'm not too sure about the fins on the back, they look a little bit out of place, but that's really just me. The legs look kinda tiny compared the very bulky body. I really dig the club, it looks pretty dangerous. I do like tha little details like the yellow bohrok eyes, especially the ones on the side, really adds detail. Now to go over the standard stuff.
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~Vision~
The vision is pretty good, it has some neat details and colors aren't extremely out of place, so they blend well. The bulkiness adds the to lifeless robot feel, especially the headless aspect. Overall, the vision is the highest one here.
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~Originality~
I think the originality is a bit weak here, the mocs colors are a bit fresh, but the character concept isn't really unique or interesting. A lot of lifeless robots float around in the moccing community.
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~Technique~
The technique isn't fancy, but at the same time it isn't bad. The technique and the parts placement works for this moc, so it is a bit higher here. Maybe adding some gears would put a bit of a robot feel there as well.
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~Impact~
Last but not least, the impact. The colors flash pretty good and make this moc stand out. All the little details like the propellers and back fins help keep it's water property in line.

Overall, this is a pretty decent moc, it isn't the best, but it isn't the worst. It's good for what it's meant to be.
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:iconhedgerowguy:
Overall, I usually enjoy seeing simplistic mocs that do new things. But I feel like this one is a little too simplistic. No waist posability? for real? and those legs need a major re-do armor wise. Also, this could count a nit-picking. But those feet are just terrible pieces and I don't see why you'd use them on a moc. The whole build feels sort of thrown together, it needs a lot of work.
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:icon3rdeye88:
*3rdeye88 Jan 21, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I most situations, I'd agree with you. How ever, this MOC requires a little explanation. This is literally one of my oldest MOCs. I haven't messed with this MOC since 2007. So put yourself back in that time frame and then see if the things you critiqued still stand true. I'm going "historical preservation" on this MOC. I know I could greatly improve upon its designs with parts that are available now, but I'm gonna keep it the way it is. Go back to 2007 when most of the stuff on this MOC were either brand new or only a year or two old, I think this MOC would have been well received. I've only just recently gotten around to doing nicer pictures and a photo collage of Vhisora. I still have a lot of older MOCs that still need the pro photo shoot treatment.
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:iconsilentphantomomega:
wheres da head? I like the sword very fishy
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:icon3rdeye88:
*3rdeye88 Jan 8, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
It doesn't have a head, more or less, just a face built into the body, kinda like the Super Battle Droids from the Star Wars Prequels. That was part of the inspiration for this MOC. And thanks. :D
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:iconsilentphantomomega:
ah I just didn't understand why a fish cyborg had no head but now I get it
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:icon3rdeye88:
*3rdeye88 Jan 9, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
:lol: "fish cyborg.: I liked that. Its more of a submersible cybernetic drone with a personality disorder. :XD:
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~sniperray213 Nov 26, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
decent design :)
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:icon3rdeye88:
*3rdeye88 Nov 27, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks Ray. :)
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~sniperray213 Nov 27, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
ur welcome^^
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