how is it when your in a crowd with your school friends and you begin

[Tahu3.0]

in my case i would be embarrassed in public because of saying the word Bionicle if you cant see im in 9th grade and believe it or not everybody knows about Bionicle its that nobody talks about it and i don't have a single friend that likes Bionicle by the other way i have a friend that likes chima and ninjago. 

[Pohatu: Uniter of Stone]

Most of my friends recongnize it, especially the older ones. They usually respond with "That was my childhood," and etcetera. I have several good friends I can talk about it with more detail though. In return, I get involved in whatever they want to talk to me about. Hence why I like Sword Art Online.

[Kopekemaster]

I just typically don't, unless I'm meeting someone who is in a lot of fandoms, and there's the smallest chance that they might...

Nope. They pretty much never do. Oh well.

[Tristan Teridax]

I don't really talk about it other then 2 of my close friends at school, One who used to collect them is excited for the hyped 2015 sets and we are planing to maybe get them all.

[Chro]

I just typically don't, unless I'm meeting someone who is in a lot of fandoms, and there's the smallest chance that they might...

Nope. They pretty much never do. Oh well.

^

[Pomegranate]

In highschool nobody really cared, and in college talking about it actually drew the attention of wandering upperclassmen who were just as interested as I am, so I can't ever say it goes badly. Folks usually react with "Oh I used to have those when I was little" or don't really react at all. If I bring it up for whatever reason and they're not showing any interest I just move on and don't press it. The only time it really comes up is when I'm working on something for a BZP contest or a fan project or something. 

[Banana Gunz]

Yeah, I don't have anyone to really talk to about it, at least in detail. A bunch of people can somewhat recognize the name it seems, but only one person I know actually knows anything for real about Bionicle, and he's not THAT into it, he didn't even know about the extended family of elements. So I've always been pretty alone in terms of liking Bionicle. But hey, at least I now have BZP!

[NorikSigma]

The only time it comes up is when they ask me what I'm doing on my phone or computer.

[Nato G]

I'm seventeen and in university now. Bionicle has been dead for four years, as far as everyone I know is concerned. It never comes up in conversation anymore. I tried explaining the new rumours to my younger brothe,r who used to be a fan, but he likes the set and doesn't care about he storyline, so he's pretty useless as well.

 

I'm all alone!!!

 

Which is why I joined this delightful community...

[Hitoshura]

What's Bionicle?

[Fry]

They insult me, I insult them. Then we shut up and get back to complaining about teachers.

I don't talk about it much though, it's pretty embarrassing. We will typicall talk about like Instagram or sports (which I hate) or, again, teachers.

[Lyichir]

I think I get the general gist of the question, even though it's cut off at the end...

 

High school was a long time ago for me. But in general, if your friends are the kinds of people who would give you grief over liking something they don't care for they probably aren't the best friends in the first place. That's assuming you're not obsessing over Bionicle or bringing it up all the time in unrelated conversations, of course—you're best off sticking to shared points of reference in most situations, and it'd be easy for your friends to tire of hearing about Bionicle if you're obnoxious about it.

[Wazdakka]

My friends are all over Bionicle, but everyone (nearly every guy) remembers it to some degree. Isn't there a statistic somewhere that like 80% of American boys have heard of and 50% own a Bionicle? With those kind of numbers, it's not unlikely to meet someone who recalls them.

[Tristan Teridax]

My friends are all over Bionicle, but everyone (nearly every guy) remembers it to some degree. Isn't there a statistic somewhere that like 80% of American boys have heard of and 50% own a Bionicle? With those kind of numbers, it's not unlikely to meet someone who recalls them.

 "Toy statics have revealed that 85% of American boys aged 6–12 have heard of Bionicle while 45% own the sets"- Wikipedia

[Toa Smoke Monster]

I usually don't talk about Bionicle to anyone unless I'm on BZP, because almost everyone I know either doesn't know what it is or isn't that interested in it anymore. 

[Guardian Legend]

None of my friends like it, but then again, they don't like my other fandoms either, so honestly I don't care. I'm not into what they like, so while we have nothing in common hobby wise, that's not the sole basis of a friendship. 

[doodleloot]

My friends used to play with the toys, but they don't really care about it anymore. I rarely bring it up, only when it is somehow related to what we're talking about.

I never get into the details of the story or anything, I know that they don't care so there's no need to bother them with it. 

[Shadow Destroyer]

I have a best friend that is into everything I am, but not as big into Bionicle, and he always gets annoyed when I bring it up. 

[Toa of Gallifrey]

If I get a chance to mention it I tend to jump on it to see if the other person knows about Bionicle as well. If they do, awesome. If they don't, I just move on in the conversation.

[Kovika: Visorak Lord]

I know a one or two Bionicle fans in my classes, but several of my closest friends are like the rest of us, minus activity on BZP, so I'm alone yet not alone.

[toa kopaka4372]

I just typically don't, unless I'm meeting someone who is in a lot of fandoms, and there's the smallest chance that they might...

Nope. They pretty much never do. Oh well.

Pretty much what this says.

[boston100]

I told everyone i sold all my bionicles 4 years ago. Lets hope they never look in my closet.

[Tristan Teridax]

I told everyone i sold all my bionicles 4 years ago. Lets hope they never look in my closet.

Lol that's where I kept mine UNTIL THE HYPE TRAIN CAME!

[Rooster Nui]

Well, only one person in my grade used to like Bionicle and I'm pretty sure everyone else has either forgotten about it or simply doesn't care.

Edited August 8, 2014 by Rooster Nui

[Airoski]

I'm not in school anymore, but when I was my friends and I dug out the side of a hill in the grounds and built a village for our Bohrok , complete with structures and everything out of clay from the art department! There was a smoothed out bit of hill where we 'raced' the Bohrok in ball mode. We traded masks and kranas, too, and since we weren't allowed to sell things at school we always got in trouble- so the trades went on in secret

I'm still in contact with a good few of my school friends, one of which is actually hyped about 2015. I imagine the rest left it behind years ago.

[Reya]

I have never discussed Bionicle with my classmates in both high school and college as they don't like Lego. They are aware that I like Lego, though.

People shouldn't be embarrassed about it. It's essentially saying you are embarrassed for who you are but I do understand why people don't talk about it.
 

[Tahu3.0]

 

I told everyone i sold all my bionicles 4 years ago. Lets hope they never look in my closet.

Lol that's where I kept mine UNTIL THE HYPE TRAIN CAME!

 

nice man nice

[doodleloot]

I have never discussed Bionicle with my classmates in both high school and college as they don't like Lego. They are aware that I like Lego, though.

 

People shouldn't be embarrassed about it. It's essentially saying you are embarrassed for who you are but I do understand why people don't talk about it.

 

 

I understand why some people deny it though, especially as a teenager. People can be mean for really dumb reasons.

[Reya]

 

I have never discussed Bionicle with my classmates in both high school and college as they don't like Lego. They are aware that I like Lego, though.

 

People shouldn't be embarrassed about it. It's essentially saying you are embarrassed for who you are but I do understand why people don't talk about it.

 

 

I understand why some people deny it though, especially as a teenager. People can be mean for really dumb reasons.

 

Avoiding ridicule and being embarrassed are two different things. Of course, I was the same, but now as an adult (physically at least), I am more open about my passions and interests. If people can't accept that then I shouldn't be associating myself with them.

[Akuna Toa of Sonics]

I've never been embarrassed to talk about Bionicle in public. Back in sophomore health class (jeez that was nearly two years ago now), we had to do something called an "identity box" and fill it with things that represented our personalities. In addition to putting in drawing materials, games, and such, I put in the six kanohi of the Toa Mata sets as a tribute to my childhood years.

Bionicle had an immeasurable impact on my life and I never found it hard to rant about. Maybe that's also because I hang with pretty open-minded people but still..

[fishers64]

I remember mentioning Bionicle in English class in eighth grade and all of the other kids laughed at me. 

 

Ever since then, I've really kept my mouth shut. It sometimes comes up when I do school projects that kinda relate, but we don't talk about it. 

[Makuta Miras]

As far as I know, I am the only person on my side of my year group at my school who cares about Bionicle. I have friends who have heard about it, none who care about it, a few own sets, and one in particular wants to know everything about Bionicle. At some point in the not-too distant future, I'm planning to do an MNOG Let's Play with him, and then upload it onto YouTube. Since the news about the possible return next year has come out, he has said that he's going to buy the sets/follow the story etc. next year. But no-one else who I know has ever really gotten into the story.

 

And the great thing about nearly nobody who I know/don't like having even heard of Bionicle is that I can talk about it freely without being ridiculed/embarrassed. Perfect.

[CeeCee]

Well back when I was in high school I started to stray away from Bionicle. It was only a couple of years ago I started getting more into ii again. Now days it's just my little secret

[Prehistoric_Echoes]

I've caught myself making references or even using euphemisms from Bionicle (I often say "catch my current" after a Ga-Matoran said it in one book), but I don't normally talk about it unless I'm around those who I know already either like it or tolerate me liking it.

[Fang RRB]

Nearly all of my friends say that LEGO is for babies, but they respect my decision.

 

I am not afraid of saying that I love LEGO and saying my favorite theme is Bionicle

 

I say it is my opinion, LEGO is for all Ages, (On Creator Theme Boxes, Like the Blue Box or the Red Box it clearly states X-99)

Edited August 13, 2014 by Fang RRB

[Spectral_Rain]

when my best friend out grew bionicle he gave me all of his old bionicle sets for my birthday.

[Wazdakka]

I'm the last fan at my school, with the exception of a certain ex-staff BZPer. Heck, even he isn't super big on Bionicle any more. My close friends that did like the franchise grew out of it at the beginning of middle school. That said, one kid started making fun of Move Along because it was on the commercial for those stupid Lego Bionicle things. One of my semi-friends noticed my Chrome theme is the island of Mata Nui, and that was cool that he remembered. That said, I mean, I'm in high school - who in the world is going to be still playing/loving Legos?

[Irrie]

Even back when I was a wee lad, hardly anyone ever talked about Bionicle. Only a couple of my friends even knew what it was, and I was the only one who collected them. 

[Taria Pakari]

What's Bionicle?

 

What's school? What are friends?

[Tahu3.0]

when my best friend out grew bionicle he gave me all of his old bionicle sets for my birthday.

and were they in good condition