Kopekemaster Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I've always been a fan of the Rahaga when I was younger. They weren't particularly great, but I really liked how small they were and how far the Rhotuka spinners flew.YES. Oh man, I would still go to the store and buy like all of them if they were available. Quote My Writing Blog (more writing coming soon!) My Bionicle/LEGO Blog (defunct) Hyfudiar on Spotify (noise/drone/experimental music) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hordika Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 -The Toa Hordika, Visorak and Rahaga-Bohrok Kal-Matoran of Mahri Nui(one of my favorite Matoran builds to date, probably my favorite official build, tied with the 2003 build)-Skull Scorpio. I admire that set for daring to be different. It didn't pull it off perfectly, but still I like it-Tahu Mistika. I honestly don't know why, but I've always kind of wanted that set-Takutanuva(If it counts)That's about all I can think of at the moment Quote I'm currently in the process of rewriting G2. PM me if interested.Feel free to follow the blog! (https://spiritofokoto.tumblr.com/) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmstrongYong the X-Wing Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Any of the Glatorian canister sets. Some of them has boring design but I still like them. Strakk has a awesome axe and his torso build is much more creative than Gelu. Tarix has a great helmet design and I like his water blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan McOwen Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Kiina was fantastic. She's the only post-2007 set I've kept aside from my three Stars figures. Edited October 19, 2015 by Logan McOwen Quote I inadvertently predicted Vorox armour's use in G2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta Miras Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Basically all of 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrinkledlion X Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 A lot of people hated Gadunka at the time (I don't know what the modern consensus is), but I absolutely adored that set. I've always appreciateed a bit of goofiness in my rahi designs. Quote [bloog] [brickshelf] [This used to be my library but the link is broken] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeabodySam Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I refuge to acknowledge the Glatorian sets as "guilty" pleasures. While they are unfortunately yet another rehash of the Toa Inika build, they are easily the best instances of that particular canister set bodygroup - bright colors, visually varied, appealing mask and weapon design, finally downplaying those projectile launchers, and even sporting a few twists on the standard build (i.e. Skrall, Strakk, and especially Kiina). Compare to, say, the Bohrok-Kal, which are nearly identical to the original Bohrok, but blander in appearance (which is ironic, because when they were originally released, silver was meant to be something special). I honestly don't get why they get so much negativity, other than perhaps the fact that they are part of the Bara Magna story arc (which, again, I feel gets a lot of undeserved vitriol from the fanbase). The Stars, on the other hand... I'd consider them guilty pleasures, since I understand why they are not seen by many fans as worthy of being BIONICLE's final set wave, being a set of small simplistic builds using the Av-Matoran bodygroup (which, unlike the Toa Inika bodygroup, was already quite controversial upon its initial release). But, that being said, I am very impressed with how much the LEGO designers were able to accomplish with this simple build. The addition of the shoulder/chest armor made the heroes stand out from the bare-bones Av-Matoran and Agori, and I was surprised by how faithfully the aesthetics of the Piraka and Rahkshi sets were recreated with Nektann and Samuel L. Jackson the Rahkshi of Heat-Vision. Of course, those two particular characters had never been released in set form before despite existing in the story for years, not to mention that this is the first time that Tahu has been released in some semblance of his Toa Mata form since the original wave of sets in 2001*. The only one I'm not particularly fond of is the Skrall, and even then it's a set that comes with a black Ice Sword, so that still opens up some MOCing potential (Shadow Kopaka, anyone?). Add in the fact that the BIONICLE team had to fight tooth and nail to even make these sets in the first place, since LEGO just wanted to cut the line short with the Glatorian Legends, and I'd honestly say... all things considered, the Stars served as a satisfactory celebration of the ten-year-long BIONICLE saga, which is really all I could have asked for when it comes to how BIONICLE should have ended. Of course, being the BIONICLE fanbase, everybody else insists (even five years after the fact) that "stars killed bonkledore". *Warning: it's personal story time that nobody cares about but still gives context to that particular statement! Even though I've been following BIONICLE since day one (more or less), my LEGO budget in 2001 was largely given to the Adventurers, Studios, Dinosaurs, and Harry Potter themes, so I only ended up getting one Turaga (Nuju) and four Tohunga (Onepu, Huki, Matoro, and Maku) for that year. In 2004, that 2001 collection expanded to include two more Turaga (Vakama and Onewa) and one Rahi (Muaka & Kane-Ra), but I did not acquire any more 2001 sets for the rest of BIONICLE's run. Therefore, when I saw that Tahu Mata was among the Stars line-up, I was overjoyed, since I thought this would be my final opportunity to get a set based upon, if not actually, the original Toa Mata. Of course, by the end of 2010, my best friend ended up giving me his entire BIONICLE collection, including the original Tahu Mata, so the point was ultimately rendered moot... not to mention that the Gen 2 Tahu is probably everything that the Stars Tahu should have been... but I could not have known about that back in late 2009 when the Stars were announced! 3 Quote Armed with a Tail - Birth of a Legend - Calcite Copter VS Cybernetic Rock Monster - The Coming of the Toa - Cursed Form - Dino Attack Headquarters - Five Years Too Many - Gresh - Gladiator of Jungle - Hate and Vengeance - Lost and Found and Lost Again - Roodaka the Merciful - Scene 24: Johnny Thunder Blows This Taco Stand - Tearing Through Dimensional Portals - The Search for the Mask of Light - Wake One... - Vakama's Secret "It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us." - Bob Cratchit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Ice - 1987 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Piraka Avak, his weapon may look really odd and his spine with spikes in alternating directions is very strange as well. But i kinda liked him while i had him, he was that unique. Edited October 31, 2015 by ---Kopaka Nuva--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hordika Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Glatorian were definitely special. I didn't really know if I should consider them "Guilty Pleasures", as there is a huge following behind them. But if we are, I agree Quote I'm currently in the process of rewriting G2. PM me if interested.Feel free to follow the blog! (https://spiritofokoto.tumblr.com/) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protodite Karzahni Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I've always liked Umbra. Maybe it's the fact that I never actually owned him, but in all the promotional pictures that I've seen he's always had this powerful and awesome air to him. I don't find the colour scheme to be as garish as some people say and the fact that he has two of those light-up weapons made him all the more appealing to me. Quote I wrote stories once. They were okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user-402520536 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Glatorian Legends Gelu (not that there aren't any others). He has to be my all-time favorite set. People hate on him 'cos he shares the Inika build, but I don't see any problems with that, really. They had pretty great articulation and more or less realistic proportions, and he just looked cool in general. Plus, there's nothing better than waking up at six o'clock on Christmas, reaching under your pillow, and pulling out a Bionicle set that you've been told doesn't exist anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNugget Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 TMN. I said it. I like TMN.And I don't get the hate on umbra, he's a cool set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydorack Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Oh man I love TMN too. It's definitely a huge mess but I still love having it and displaying it. The gold ignika is just pure awesomeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea-rex Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Any of the Toa/Villains.Why? Well, I guess you could count me lucky as I (usually) always got titan sets for my birthday/Christmas, but never any canister sets (excluding Matoran), which left an empty hole, so whenever I see a Toa/Villain, I obviously buy it. (Usually from 2006 onwards).Also smaller sets, like the Tohunga or small ussal crab. They're just too darn adorable. Edited October 26, 2015 by Tea-rex Quote BZPRPG profiles / Corpus Rahkshi Profiles / Matoran un Panzar profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gresh113 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I've always loved the Mahri and the Glatorians. I feel they were able to use the Inika build well, and weren't just the same old thing. Quote [Error 404: Awesome signature not found] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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