Protodermis
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Protodermis is a very, very mysterious substance, found only in the fictional world of Bionicle, a complex story of heroes and villians made by Lego. It is recommended you learn more about Bionicle before you go on. The entry is here.
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The Substance of Life
The Turaga call Protodermis the 'Substance of Life', named so because everything in the Bionicle universe is made of it, except for the air, which is something totally different. The Matoran do not eat it. The biomechanical bodies of the Matoran are made with it. The forges of Ta-Metru construct and forge masks and launchers and tools and disks with it, making it extremely vital to the Matoran. Without it, nothing would be. It is a somewhat magical substance, with very interesting applications.
Forms
Protodermis comes in the following four forms:
- Solid Protodermis is hardened liquid Protodermis. The forges of Metru Nui's end results are in solid form, like Kanoka disks and Kanohi masks.
- Liquid Protodermis is simply a liquid form of solid Protodermis. It flows in the canals of Ga-Metru, and exists in the Silver Sea. It is the equivalent of water for the Matoran.
- Energized Protodermis is a remarkable variation of liquid Protodermis. It causes transformations, and has been used to form the Toa Nuva, Rahkshi and has a lot of power. It is a very useful but rare substance, found only in the deepest, darkest corners of the island. Although it is volatile enough to kill in overdoses, ironically, it also has some living properties itself. A sentient mass of it was discovered by the Toa Metru in Bionicle Adventures 6, Maze of Shadows.
- Pure Protodermis the 'pure' and rarest form of Protodermis, not much is known about this substasnce.
Protodermis had an early name, Biodermis, in Bionicle.com's "Mata Nui Online Game", also known as MNOLG.
Name
Protodermis is the combination of Latin words Proto- (meaning "first") and -Dermis (meaning "skin" or "Layer of tissue"). This is an odd translation, but it has been postulated that this is because it can be a tissue substance.
Reference
External links
- Bionicle Sector 01 Entry (http://www.bioniclesector01.com/web/reference/items/misc.htm#protodermis)