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About the MOC
Crixus is a rather old MOC of mine, he predates my joining Deviantart. His previous version was based off another MOC of mine I had done before him, Ootei . . I decided to rebuild Crixus on a whim. When I did so I didn't realize how difficult a build it would be. I worked on this MOC for about two weeks. His Midsection gave me many problems as did the torso in general.

As you can see his new form is completely new. Even his head which was just the Kanohi Olmak now has more embellishment to it. One thing I was pleasantly surprised to see was how the light hit the plume on his head and made it look like its glowing or on fire. That was a total fluke.
The general concept behind Crixus' new form is that it is modeled after a typical Inika build , which all the glatorian sets used. The "pistons" in his shoulders attempt to recreate the same ones molded into the Inika torso piece and the general feel of the MOC was aimed at being a larger functional version of the aforementioned build mixed with actual gladiator influences.
One thing I'd like to call attention to is his feet. I'm quite proud of the fact that I made feet wearing sandals, just like ancient Roman gladiators, though I wish I had had room for a 4th toe. We have 4 fingers+ a thumb and 5 toes, so it only felt right that he would have 3 fingers+ a thumb and 4 toes, but things didn't work out that way. Oh well.
I initially planned on completely reworking the character, changing the name as well as the entire build, but Crixus still works I suppose, and keeping the name makes this a true revamp. But the character has been completely revisited conceptually which influenced me building the MOC.

While working on him I noticed Crixus' shield is on the same side as his lost eye, which is his right side, which is the same side as my weaker eye. I didn't do this intentionally, but perhaps subconsciously, as my right eye is noticeably weaker than my left(20/70 vision in the left, 20/80 in the right). I found that rather amusing. I apparently make my MOCs more like me than I realize. I wonder what that says about me.

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Bio
Crixus is a Glatorian in the world of Spherus Magna after Mata Nui had reformed the world and united all its people. He is a world renowned Glatorian, winning many battles and earning himself the title "The Dragon Of Atero" as well as some of the finest grade weapons and armor. Crixus lost his eye early on in his career as a Glatorian in an arena Match. After recovering he continued to fight in matches as it was all he knew how to do and all he ever wished to do. The loss of his eye drastically effected his fighting style, and lead to him adopting the sword and shield fighting style.
Glatorian after the reforming of Spherus Magna and the migration of Toa from the Matorian Universe bear more resemblance and duities to those of the Toa, and vice versa. Both races serve as protectors and warrors, though some Glatorian chose to live the lives of glatorian before the reformation and act as warriors who fight on behalf of villages in order to settle disputes. Many toa also chose this lifestyle rather than that of a sworn Toa. Crxius in one such Glatorian. He travels all over Spherus Magna fighting in arena battles against other Glatorian and Toa on behalf of the villages willing to pay his prices. Though he is not a complete opportunist, he will fight for a village when he believes the cause is worthy. It was this noble trait that lead him to the fight of his life and career.

Defenders Of Virtue
Crixus is the only Glatorian to be included in The Defenders of Virtue . His reputation was known all over Sperhus Magna as a great warrior with exceptional skills in hand to hand combat. While not the noblest or virtuous character, he had a clear sense of right and wrong, this made him sought after by Archimedes for the team of heros he had been trying to assemble long before the reformation of Spherus Magna that was sparked by Maktua Teridax 's reign over the Matoran Universe. Though his search was reignited with the uprising of a new enemy faction, The insurgence of Darkness . It is joked amongst the other member's of the Defenders that its Crixus who's the rational level headed one while Archimedes is the hothead, which is quite atypical of either types. Even though in Toa culture, the Fire tribe member is seen as the leader, Crixus harbors no desire to take over as the leader. His unique skills that he brings to the team is that of his singular combat skills. He is undoubtedly the most skilled fighter amongst the team and often trains the other members in weapons combat to help them improve their skills and be more well rounded fighters. When it comes to him doing the same, he tends to be a tad bit stubborn, often using the excuse "he can get by with his sword and shield." As a Defender of Virtue he is called upon when needed, but he serves more the teams "eyes and ears" through tending to his other duties as a traveling Glatorian along with Melanthios who also does a lot of traveling outside working with the defenders. The other members tend to stay relatively close to each other in the same part of New Atero

Weapons and equipment
The sword Crixus carries is one made especially for him to his specifications, it like many of the Toa's weapons can channel his energy through it as well as strengthens and sharpens the blade. However, the shield he carries is one he won in a match. It is referred to as a "blast shield." The green crystals on it store energy, when the center spike is compressed with enough force it sends out a quick flattened blast of energy which isn't very affective as an offensive attack, but as a defensive strike to throw the opponent off balance or leave them vulnerable to an offensive strike. The downside to such an attack is that the crystals typically break either by the opponent's attack, in the use of the shield or by being overloaded by the blast as that is essentially how the attack works. This makes the crystals good for or two, maybe three blasts before breaking. The technique of using a blast shield is quite effective against novice combatants, but against more experienced ones have to be used more strategically in battle. This is why Crixus carries extra crystals on sling that carries his weapons, though he doesn't wear it in an actual arena match. He also keeps a knife near his chest for quick defense when traveling to protect from any raiders brave or stupid enough to try and steal from him. The other items on his belt are a few keys, though only he know's what they they're to. He won't tell anyone who asks.

Fighting Style
As mentioned above, Crixus uses the sword and shield style within the arena, but is versed in many different styles of weapons. He is sufficient in non weapon hand-to-hand-combat but is far more affluent in weapons combat. Hew views guns and projectile weapons as lacking skill or tact, which leads to him and Gravix often clashing as Gravix is the total polar opposite of this belief. The Most Crixus will venture into projectile weaponry is throwing Javelins and any other hand held melee weapons designed to be thrown.

Description
About the MOC
Crixus is a rather old MOC of mine, he predates my joining Deviantart. His previous version was based off another MOC of mine I had done before him, Ootei . . I decided to rebuild Crixus on a whim. When I did so I didn't realize how difficult a build it would be. I worked on this MOC for about two weeks. His Midsection gave me many problems as did the torso in general.

As you can see his new form is completely new. Even his head which was just the Kanohi Olmak now has more embellishment to it. One thing I was pleasantly surprised to see was how the light hit the plume on his head and made it look like its glowing or on fire. That was a total fluke.
The general concept behind Crixus' new form is that it is modeled after a typical Inika build , which all the glatorian sets used. The "pistons" in his shoulders attempt to recreate the same ones molded into the Inika torso piece and the general feel of the MOC was aimed at being a larger functional version of the aforementioned build mixed with actual gladiator influences.
One thing I'd like to call attention to is his feet. I'm quite proud of the fact that I made feet wearing sandals, just like ancient Roman gladiators, though I wish I had had room for a 4th toe. We have 4 fingers+ a thumb and 5 toes, so it only felt right that he would have 3 fingers+ a thumb and 4 toes, but things didn't work out that way. Oh well.
I initially planned on completely reworking the character, changing the name as well as the entire build, but Crixus still works I suppose, and keeping the name makes this a true revamp. But the character has been completely revisited conceptually which influenced me building the MOC.

While working on him I noticed Crixus' shield is on the same side as his lost eye, which is his right side, which is the same side as my weaker eye. I didn't do this intentionally, but perhaps subconsciously, as my right eye is noticeably weaker than my left(20/70 vision in the left, 20/80 in the right). I found that rather amusing. I apparently make my MOCs more like me than I realize. I wonder what that says about me.

Flickr Gallery

Bio
Crixus is a Glatorian in the world of Spherus Magna after Mata Nui had reformed the world and united all its people. He is a world renowned Glatorian, winning many battles and earning himself the title "The Dragon Of Atero" as well as some of the finest grade weapons and armor. Crixus lost his eye early on in his career as a Glatorian in an arena Match. After recovering he continued to fight in matches as it was all he knew how to do and all he ever wished to do. The loss of his eye drastically effected his fighting style, and lead to him adopting the sword and shield fighting style.
Glatorian after the reforming of Spherus Magna and the migration of Toa from the Matorian Universe bear more resemblance and duities to those of the Toa, and vice versa. Both races serve as protectors and warrors, though some Glatorian chose to live the lives of glatorian before the reformation and act as warriors who fight on behalf of villages in order to settle disputes. Many toa also chose this lifestyle rather than that of a sworn Toa. Crxius in one such Glatorian. He travels all over Spherus Magna fighting in arena battles against other Glatorian and Toa on behalf of the villages willing to pay his prices. Though he is not a complete opportunist, he will fight for a village when he believes the cause is worthy. It was this noble trait that lead him to the fight of his life and career.

Defenders Of Virtue
Crixus is the only Glatorian to be included in The Defenders of Virtue . His reputation was known all over Sperhus Magna as a great warrior with exceptional skills in hand to hand combat. While not the noblest or virtuous character, he had a clear sense of right and wrong, this made him sought after by Archimedes for the team of heros he had been trying to assemble long before the reformation of Spherus Magna that was sparked by Maktua Teridax 's reign over the Matoran Universe. Though his search was reignited with the uprising of a new enemy faction, The insurgence of Darkness . It is joked amongst the other member's of the Defenders that its Crixus who's the rational level headed one while Archimedes is the hothead, which is quite atypical of either types. Even though in Toa culture, the Fire tribe member is seen as the leader, Crixus harbors no desire to take over as the leader. His unique skills that he brings to the team is that of his singular combat skills. He is undoubtedly the most skilled fighter amongst the team and often trains the other members in weapons combat to help them improve their skills and be more well rounded fighters. When it comes to him doing the same, he tends to be a tad bit stubborn, often using the excuse "he can get by with his sword and shield." As a Defender of Virtue he is called upon when needed, but he serves more the teams "eyes and ears" through tending to his other duties as a traveling Glatorian along with Melanthios who also does a lot of traveling outside working with the defenders. The other members tend to stay relatively close to each other in the same part of New Atero

Weapons and equipment
The sword Crixus carries is one made especially for him to his specifications, it like many of the Toa's weapons can channel his energy through it as well as strengthens and sharpens the blade. However, the shield he carries is one he won in a match. It is referred to as a "blast shield." The green crystals on it store energy, when the center spike is compressed with enough force it sends out a quick flattened blast of energy which isn't very affective as an offensive attack, but as a defensive strike to throw the opponent off balance or leave them vulnerable to an offensive strike. The downside to such an attack is that the crystals typically break either by the opponent's attack, in the use of the shield or by being overloaded by the blast as that is essentially how the attack works. This makes the crystals good for or two, maybe three blasts before breaking. The technique of using a blast shield is quite effective against novice combatants, but against more experienced ones have to be used more strategically in battle. This is why Crixus carries extra crystals on sling that carries his weapons, though he doesn't wear it in an actual arena match. He also keeps a knife near his chest for quick defense when traveling to protect from any raiders brave or stupid enough to try and steal from him. The other items on his belt are a few keys, though only he know's what they they're to. He won't tell anyone who asks.

Fighting Style
As mentioned above, Crixus uses the sword and shield style within the arena, but is versed in many different styles of weapons. He is sufficient in non weapon hand-to-hand-combat but is far more affluent in weapons combat. Hew views guns and projectile weapons as lacking skill or tact, which leads to him and Gravix often clashing as Gravix is the total polar opposite of this belief. The Most Crixus will venture into projectile weaponry is throwing Javelins and any other hand held melee weapons designed to be thrown.