New Bionicle Episode Released

[Hapori Tohu]

Last night the fourth Bionicle episode was released over on LEGO's website. The Protectors Fight Back highlights the Protector of Fire and Tahu attempting to retrieve the gold Mask of Fire. Apparently the protectors are no slackers when it comes to fighting skull spiders - do their gatling launchers ever run out of ammo? I look forward to seeing more of these!

 

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[user-402520536]

So, Chuck Norris Protector and Super Saiyan Tahu? I love this.

[Taria Pakari]

Don't you just hate cliffhangers.

[user-402520536]

Don't you just hate cliffhangers.

Enh, this one ain't so bad.

[Zeb]

LOL So that's why there was Vahi in Tahu's character animation. Re-use of scenes.

[LN.01354]

I love that animation! But it's a shame that right now, we got basically no where in the story (though we did learn that Tahu is afraid, and not ready to be a leader).

 

Hopefully, the next episode shows POF getting attacked by a Skull Spider, and Tahu using the Golden Mask to save him.

[Jedi Knight Krazy]

I'm loving these animations so far! It's really nice to have the story told coherently in an accessible format. (Compare to, say, 2005, where the story was told via exclusive comics, novels, and a direct-to-DVD movie, and... none of them really fit together)

 

My only gripe so far is the narrator - he needs to stick to narration. His voice acting skills are cringeworthy.

[LN.01354]

^I think he does a good job for Tahu, though. And Pohatu. Everyone else sounds terrible.

[Aanchir]

This was a good episode, although based on the title I was really hoping to see more of the other Protectors, and not just more of Tahu and the Protector of Fire. The little clips at the beginning showed us even less about them than the montage from the previous episode.

 

Also, I'm a little bit disappointed that the Toa actually getting their golden masks is altered/abbreviated compared to the character videos, since it cuts out some great moments like Onua's hopscotch across the floating crystals or Tahu's lava-surfing skull spider smackdown. I was actually kind of hoping that the Toa would not reach their golden masks until the next episode.

[Munty]

Meh, nice to see another instalment but for me it just feels like thy're dragging it out because they don't have enough content to last up to the summer wave...

 

Also why did the protectors need the Toa again? The PoF must have easily taken out 100 ss single handedly in this vid and they weren't even able to make any ground on his position. Of course he's in trouble now the ammo is gone but that was a seriously OP protector.

[Ta-metru_defender]

Really digging these animations.

 

Really not digging this narrator.

[...The Chosen One...]

I don't like it at all, as all previous episodes. Tahu doesn't look like a real leader, he looks like someone, who don't understand where is he and what he need to do. Also this annoying minigun shot sound, it remember me blasters from Star Wars. I don't think, that such details suit Bionicle atmosphere (even for 2015 year). Skull spiders movement look terrible, something like FPS 5. :/
I hope in future we will see something different from this one.

[Pohatu: Uniter of Stone]

I loved this episode! I found the "they traveled for weeks" part kinda funny, seeing as we've waited for weeks for this episode.

[Gatanui]

I don't like it at all, as all previous episodes. Tahu doesn't look like a real leader, he looks like someone, who don't understand where is he and what he need to do. Also this annoying minigun shot sound, it remember me blasters from Star Wars. I don't think, that such details suit Bionicle atmosphere (even for 2015 year). Skull spiders movement look terrible, something like FPS 5. :/

I hope in future we will see something different from this one.

He doesn't look like a real leader because he isn't a leader at all yet. However, I'm sure we will see Tahu mature to fill in that role. Everyone starts out somewhere.

 

Really digging these animations.

 

Really not digging this narrator.

Agreed. The animations look gorgeous but the narrator is quite annoying and over the top sometimes. Edited January 14, 2015 by Gatanui

[believe victims]

Tahu doesn't look like a real leader, he looks like someone, who don't understand where is he and what he need to do.

 

That's probably because right now, that's exactly what he is.

[masterchirox580]

Am I the only one who started laughing when I heard "I CAN FEEL THE POWER"? 

[Jobber]

The animation in this webisode was beautiful. But I wish we didn't have to see this fetch-quest all over again, and I would've enjoyed seeing the PoF use the elemental power he helped 'shape Okoto' with.

[Wazdakka]

When I go to Bionicle.com, I don't see it. Am I missing something?

[Aanchir]

When I go to Bionicle.com, I don't see it. Am I missing something?

It's not up on BIONICLE.com yet. But it is on the LEGO.com videos page: http://www.lego.com/en-us/videos/themes/bionicle/episode-04-the-protectors-fight-back-23206d6a6d264779a244ca45d4c5dc88

[Makaru]

The narrator is a huge nerd and I love his take on delivery.

 

It feels like someone's dad is telling this story and he really wants his kids' friends to like him because it's been really hard to connect since the divorce but he's really trying, man

Edited January 14, 2015 by Makaru

[Tamarutoe]

Am I the only one who started laughing when I heard "I CAN FEEL THE POWER"? 

Tahu is going to turn into He-Man if he isn't careful.

[masterchirox580]

 

Am I the only one who started laughing when I heard "I CAN FEEL THE POWER"? 

Tahu is going to turn into He-Man if he isn't careful.

 

I already made that joke on the official 2015 topic. 

[Tamarutoe]

 

 

Am I the only one who started laughing when I heard "I CAN FEEL THE POWER"? 

Tahu is going to turn into He-Man if he isn't careful.

 

I already made that joke on the official 2015 topic. 

 

Oh, yeah sorry I hadn't read that yet.

I wonder if the narrator noticed too 

[masterchirox580]

 

 

 

Am I the only one who started laughing when I heard "I CAN FEEL THE POWER"? 

Tahu is going to turn into He-Man if he isn't careful.

 

I already made that joke on the official 2015 topic. 

 

Oh, yeah sorry I hadn't read that yet.

I wonder if the narrator noticed too 

 

I wonder how he kept a straight face while recording that? 

[Tamarutoe]

 

 

 

 

Am I the only one who started laughing when I heard "I CAN FEEL THE POWER"? 

Tahu is going to turn into He-Man if he isn't careful.

 

I already made that joke on the official 2015 topic. 

 

Oh, yeah sorry I hadn't read that yet.

I wonder if the narrator noticed too 

 

I wonder how he kept a straight face while recording that? 

 

He probably didn't think anyone over ten would be watching.

[masterchirox580]

 

 

 

 

 

Am I the only one who started laughing when I heard "I CAN FEEL THE POWER"? 

Tahu is going to turn into He-Man if he isn't careful.

 

I already made that joke on the official 2015 topic. 

 

Oh, yeah sorry I hadn't read that yet.

I wonder if the narrator noticed too 

 

I wonder how he kept a straight face while recording that? 

 

He probably didn't think anyone over ten would be watching.

 

I must admit I'm not the biggest fan of those animations, sure the animation itself is nice but it really doesn't tell the story that well, I really am looking forward to the graphic novels so the story can be explained in more detail. 

[Toa Smoke Monster]

This was a great episode IMO. It has great animation and I like how the PoF held off the spiders so Tahu could get his mask. 

 

But this does make me ask this question; how much ammo do those guns hold? The Protector in this episode did fire more than six shots, so we knows its more than what the set version can fire at one time. But we also know that it didn't unlimited, since he ran out of ammo. 

 

I would say that it could hold 15 to 20 rounds before needing to be reloaded. Though that is just a guess on my part.

[Nidhiki of the Shadows]

...I think he feels the power

 

-NotS

[Lenny7092]

It was as great episode! I do love the new face expressions from the Protector of Fire and Tahu. Tahu made a funny surprised face, and how he surfed on lava was epic. I am impressed to see that the Protector still went commando as he used his gatling gun against the Skull Spiders, even though he ran out of ammo. Poor guy.

Although I feel that there should be more obstacles for the other Protectors and other Toa and center them, rather than just the Protector of Fire and Tahu, as I heard there should be a lot of webisodes coming up, but this new episode is one of my favorites, the other about Tahu's arrival.

Edited January 14, 2015 by Lenny7092

[...The Chosen One...]

 

I don't like it at all, as all previous episodes. Tahu doesn't look like a real leader, he looks like someone, who don't understand where is he and what he need to do. Also this annoying minigun shot sound, it remember me blasters from Star Wars. I don't think, that such details suit Bionicle atmosphere (even for 2015 year). Skull spiders movement look terrible, something like FPS 5. :/I hope in future we will see something different from this one.

He doesn't look like a real leader because he isn't a leader at all yet. However, I'm sure we will see Tahu mature to fill in that role. Everyone starts out somewhere.

It is not Bionicle style, IMHO. In all previous cases leader existed from the beginning (even Vakama isn't a funk, he's just not sure in some things).

 

Tahu doesn't look like a real leader, he looks like someone, who don't understand where is he and what he need to do.

 

That's probably because right now, that's exactly what he is.

And it look sad for me. Edited January 14, 2015 by ...The Chosen One...

[Aanchir]

It is not Bionicle style, IMHO. In all previous cases leader existed from the beginning (even Vakama isn't a funk, he's just not sure in some things).

...Not really. I mean, when the Toa Mata first got together, they certainly didn't recognize Tahu as a leader. They were extremely headstrong and all wanted to do things their own way. I don't know when it was exactly that they chose Tahu as a leader, but it certainly wasn't in 2001.

[Makaru]

I don't understand why there's this playing up of Tahu's abilities. As of right now, all that's happened is

• He fell literally out of the sky
• Put on his face
• He accidentally punched a spider
• A tiny guy took off his robe and told him he was their savior
• He climbed a really big mountian
• Surfed on Lava with absolutely no knowledge that he should be able to

 

He has no fire powers yet, no experience and no practical knowledge of anything. He is literally just a dude duding it up until he can figure things out on his first three hours of spontaneously existing.

 

 

At a similar point of character development, Luke Skywalker had only just showed the audience his sweet used-robot bartering skills and the typical young boy's desire for power converters.

Edited January 14, 2015 by Makaru

[Toa of Gallifrey]

I really wish the episodes were a few minutes longer. While I enjoyed the content, I would've liked to see the other Toa for more than just 2 seconds. That said, I enjoyed it. The running bit was quite funny and the narm with the way the narrator plays the PoF and Tahu's "I CAN FEEL DA POWAH!" was hilarious, if a bit facepalm-ish. I don't really like the way he portrays most characters except Tahu, Pohatu and Onua but the PoF was hilariously narmy this time. I just hope that the books do what they did back in 2003 and take these scenes in-depth.

 

I don't understand why there's this playing up of Tahu's abilities. As of right now, all that's happened is

• He fell literally out of the sky
• Put on his face
• He accidentally punched a spider
• A tiny guy took off his robe and told him he was their savior
• He climbed a really big mountian
• Surfed on Lava with absolutely no knowledge that he should be able to

 

He has no fire powers yet, no experience and no practical knowledge of anything. He is literally just a dude duding it up until he can figure things out on his first three weeks of spontaneously existing.

Fix'd.

[Makaru]

 

 

 

He has no fire powers yet, no experience and no practical knowledge of anything. He is literally just a dude duding it up until he can figure things out on his first three hours of spontaneously existing.

made less erroneous.

 

No? The episodes are not being aired in real time.

Edited January 14, 2015 by Makaru

[Gatanui]

 

 

He has no fire powers yet, no experience and no practical knowledge of anything. He is literally just a dude duding it up until he can figure things out on his first three hours of spontaneously existing.

made less erroneous.

 

 

No? The episodes are not being aired in real time.

 

It is being said in the beginning of the episode that the Toa and Protectors traveled for weeks.

[Makaru]

Dang missed that.

 

Still, does not change that Tahu literally has no idea what he's doing, and he knows it. And that's a Tahu I want to see more of.

Edited January 14, 2015 by Makaru

[Thau Nvua]

I wonder if well ever get to see the other Toa´s journey. It would be a shame if all we got are few second clips of them and then Tahu. And I'm a Tahu fan...

I just hope we wont have to wait as long for another episode

[Toa of Gallifrey]

Yeah I like seeing the Toa unexperienced, though I echo the sentiment that the Protectors should've trained them a bit before going to get the gold masks (though the PoF did say they couldn't waste any time, so idk.)

Edited January 14, 2015 by Toa of Gallifrey

[Xabla]

Ok, now i'm reallly starting to think that the Vahi means something. More than a cameo.

 

Also, in the magazine it said 'mask of time..."

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