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They were the coolest little balls of fun.

i think of all the sets that ever came out, i played the most with the bohrok fully built (i loved rolling them around)

 

if only cahdok and gahdok could roll into balls

 

theyd be like

 

dragon balls

I only have one "complete" (no krana or can tho) Bohrok, Tahnok-Kal, which I got like, I dunno, 2 or 3 years ago? And yeah it's pretty much amazing. I wish I had more. I also have a Kohrak-Kal but it's missing like one piece to be complete. (the Bohrok were cool but they had so many specialized necessary parts...)

The Bohrok were great sets, but I don't think we needed twelve of them, especially since they were functionally identical and many of their parts weren't good for much except Bohrok.

Bohrok were definitely amazing on an aesthetic and functional level. Kal were also good taken individually, but being repeats of an already heavily repeated design didn't exactly work in their favor. Particularly since the ways they differed from the original Bohrok were a bit of a give-and-take.

 

The silver helped the Bohrok-Kal feel more armored, but also meant their color schemes were less diverse and complex. The printed silver faceplates were detailed and ornate, but meant that you could no longer see the unique colors of the Krana-Kal. The Krana-Kal themselves were very flashy, but most of their colors were less versatile than the non-metallic colors of regular Krana, and they no longer matched the characters' eye colors like the Bohrok's Krana had.

 

One interesting thing about the Bohrok is that more than half of their total parts and nearly 2/3 of their part designs were entirely new. Some of these new parts remained useful for years to come, such as their eyes, teeth, limbs, and feet. Others were extremely specialized and saw almost no use outside the Bohrok and Bohrok-Kal, like the torso beams, head beams, Krana holders, many of their shields, and both new types of gear.

 

Part of the reason for the release of the Bohrok-Kal might have been not only an effort to capitalize on the Bohrok's popularity but also an effort for the LEGO Group to get their money's worth out of these specialized molds that would have far less application elsewhere. Granted, these parts weren't useless by any stretch of the imagination, but using them in other ways could be difficult or inefficient.

 

These days, it's somewhat unlikely that the LEGO Group would design any sets that depend this heavily on parts that are custom-tailored for one specific type of set design. Even extremely function-driven sets like the Ninjago spinner sets or Legends of Chima Speedorz sets use considerably fewer new parts and considerably more existing molds.

 

Still, it'd definitely be interesting to see if there's any way to come up with a design as packed with functions as the Bohrok WITHOUT a need for so many new designs custom-tailored for those functions. Sadly, I don't think I'd ever be able to do this. Building models with creative and heavily-integrated action features has never been my strong suit.

The Kal were awful because they were derivative. The silver joints were the only good thing to come out of them.

 

As for the Bohrok? Best. Sets. Evar.

Yup, pretty much.

As for the Bohrok? Best. Sets. Evar.

This. 

The Kal were awful because they were derivative. The silver joints were the only good thing to come out of them.

 

As for the Bohrok? Best. Sets. Evar.

 

 

to be frank if every villains for forever were bohrok i'd have been happy

 

12 wasnt enough

 

maybe i owned 18

maybe i didnt own 18

 

maybe i still bought them after they were discontinued from thrift stores and 5 and belows.

 

maybe.

 

 

and @aanchir i honestly doubt we'd see bohrok or anything as specialized as they were as i do understand a huge drawback to them was the amount of specialized molds they had, but it'd also be hard to make them in CCBS without a ton of specialized molds anyway (and i'd rather they not revisit and remake bohrok as something entirely different, without the ability to roll into balls and stuff -- they may as well make a new villain at that point tbh)

Suddenly I want to buy some Bohrok and just bowl with them.