If Bionicle G2 continued into 2017

[Takanuinuva]

This might be a little to early to discuss but this idea was on my mind all day after watching the last two episodes of Journey to one. How I think Bionicle could have continued into 2017. Though a slight change to the second half of 2016 is needed for this to work

 

During the second set of episodes in Journey to one. Makuta would have had Umarak the Destroyer go capture the 6 elemental Creatures as the six elements are what's needed to open the portal to the shadow realm. When Ekimu knocked the MOUP from Makuta's face Makuta's spirit along with the MOUP became trapped in the shadow realm. Makuta's body would have been launched away from the city from the explosion.

 

The Toa would return to the mask makers city only for it to be attacked by the beasts. The Toa would get overwhelmed and the Creatures would be captured and taken to the crater. Ekimu decides he's been on the sidelines for too long and calls Igil The Creature of light. Ekimu merges with Igil and becomes his 2016 set.

 

The Toa and Ekimu would travel to the crater to rescue the Creatures. The would arrive to already see Umarak using the Creatures to begin opening the portal. Umarak would capture the Toa in shadow only for Ekimu to use Igil's light to weaken Umarak. This gives Gali a chance to free Akida only for both of there spirits to end up in the shadow realm. There Gali and Akida see Makuta's spirit possesing the MOUP commanding a shadow army planning there escape to Okoto. Akida leads Gali to the carvings in the city that show the six Toa armed with light based armor to combat the shadow. There is another carving but most of it is destroyed. Gali can only make out the words Toa, Elements and Embodiment

 

Meanwhile without Akida's spirit. Umarak can't extract an elemental crystal from it and the portal can't fully open. The other 5 Toa and Ekimu start fighting Umarak but Umarak calls the Beasts and together manage to separate Igil from Ekimu reverting Ekimu to his Protecter sized form. Umarak uses Igil as a replacement for Akida and extracts six elemental crystals from the Creatures. This allows Makuta to cross over but not before Gali and Akida do first. Gali tells the other Toa and Ekimu what she saw but before she can finish. Makuta's spirit and the MOUP escape the Shadow realm and Makuta possesses Umarak to gain a physical body replacing the Mask of Control with the MOUP. This causes Umarak's body to transform again into the 2017 Makuta set.

 

Ekimu advises that they need to leave and the Six Toa unite once more with there Creatures and run away with Ekimu taking the Mask of Control with him. Makuta announces his return and tells the Toa they can't hide as the shadow army emerges from the portal. This is where the 2016 Journey to one story ends.

 

 

Onto 2017. There would only be one wave of sets as to wrap up the story faster. The sets would be. The six Toa wearing elemental light armor crafted by Ekimu so they can resist the shadow power Makuta has. Six small sets that would be the shadow army Makuta controls (These would be alongside the Beasts) And Makuta possesing Umarak's body with a gold MOUP

The small sets would be 10$. Gali Lewa and Pohatu would be 15$. Tahu, Kopaka and Onua would be 20$. And Makuta would be 30$

 

Journey to One would have 2 more episodes titled Destiny part 1 and Destiny Part 2.

 

Part one would show the Toa getting there Light elemental armor and fighting against the Shadow Horde. Ekimu would send them out to find Makuta's Protector body. They would located it frozen and preserved in the region of Ice. They bring back Makuta's body and Ekimu would put the Mask of Control back on his brother's face. He says they can still save Makuta but they would need to separate his spirit from the MOUP. Ekimu merges with Agil again and Ekimu and the Toa head to confront Makuta. Onua carrying Makuta's Protector body with him. The Creatures would stay behind and protect there respective regions alongside the Protectors from Makuta's shadow army and the Beasts.

Part 2 would have them go up against Makuta. They would manage to knock the MOUP off Makuta's face the explostion destroy's Umarak's body and frees Makuta's spirit from the MOUP. Makuta's spirit returning to his Protector body. Makuta would have a change of heart and realize his mistake but before he can fully apologize. Umarak's Spirit would take control of the MOUP and proceed to attack the Toa in a form similar to the one G1 Makuta had in 2001 (This wouldn't be a set)

 

 

Gali mentions the other part of the carving she saw and mentions the word Embodiment. Maktuta remembers what the full carving said. The Toa don't draw from the elements of Okoto They are the physical embodiment of the Elements. The Toa decide what they must do to fully stop the MOUP .They proceed to feed there elemental power into the MOUP. They give a speech about Unity Duty and Destiny. This causes the MOUP to overload with elemental energy causing it to explode destroying it and sending Umarak's spirit into the Shadow realm. The Toa are caught in the explosion but there spirits return to the stars. The episode fades to black and when it fades back in. It cuts to Ekimu and Makuta telling the story to a group of villagers and saying that if evil returns they can call on the Toa once more This is where Bionicle G2 would have ended.

 

 

So what do you think. Do you have any ideas how Bionicle G2 could end?

Edited September 5, 2016 by Takanuinuva

[Nidhiki of the Shadows]

Man, I really like your idea for how Journey to One should have ended this year. It's well thought-out and feels very likely to have been the case - an expanded version of what we currently have condensed into one episode. It also got me thinking for the first time that Agil is essentially the elemental beast for big Ekimu. Dang, I really need that set.

 

I just love how these ideas aren't far-fetched at all. It's all based on what currently exists and its all logical.

 

And its also making me super disappointed that we won't get a Bionicle 2017.

 

-NotS

[Evergrey: Toa of Music]

Dude... The ending of the 2017 idea is actually pure genius! Bionicle has always been timeless and built upon legend, but that is actually an amazing way to represent it! 

 

The small shadow army sets, though, there wouldn't have to be 6 of them (as much as everyone would've wanted there to be) maybe just a modest 4 or even 3. The light armor, is a great idea as well! I imagine many people would love the trans colored parts that would come with those!

 

And Umarak idea you had could be a combiner of some of the shadow army, Makuta and possibly Onua as well.

[Logan McOwen]

I actually had a dream last night about what it could've been like. This is all verbatim, and I'm filling in a lot of details I can no longer recall.

In the dream, Lego just flat out announced all the sets in one go. I was at a toy shop for the release day of the winter wave, and got to see the summer wave in a catalogue.

Synopsis
Since the departure of the Toa, Okoto had been at peace. All of the Okotans had returned to the City of the Mask Makers, and in only a couple of years had restored it to its former glory. Little did they know that the Makuta and his armies in the Shadow Realm had also been busy. A great rift opened up at the northernmost point of Okoto, which Makuta and his armies used to spill out onto the island, bringing a wave of chaos beneath their feet. The current Protectors became aware of the oncoming invasion, and rushedly gathered with Ekimu to summon the Toa once more, to ward of the impending danger...

Sets
Year three had two waves of sets, split in a similar fashion to 2008. Each one had a B build, much like Technic sets do, which offered different weaponry and switched up armouring.

Winter

• Lewa, Destined Master of Jungle - £9.99
• Kopaka, Destined Master of Ice - £9.99
• Pohatu, Destined Master of Stone - £9.99

Each of the winter wave Toa had a recoloured Uniter mask (their main colour with their trans colour blended), the swivelling Uniter torso, a torso shell like this with a separate printed Superheroes chestplate, a two handed weapon (Pohatu got a hammer, Lewa got an axe and Kopaka got a spear) and a stud shooter (Pohatu and Lewa had them shoulder-mounted, while Kopaka had his built into a shield on his right arm). Each Toa also came with a non-blended gold version of their mask.

• Otau, Beast Knight of Fire - £11.99
• Etox, Beast Knight of Water - £11.99
• Unga, Beast Knight of Earth - £11.99

The Beast Knights were essentially more humanoid versions of the Beasts. They had the swivelling Uniter torso, a shoulder gearbox like that on my modded Ekimu, two weapons each (Otau had flaming swords, Etox had metallic claws with electric sparks coming off of them, and Unga had two massive axes), and gunmetal recolours of Ekimu’s shoulderpads. The Beast knights all wore Beast masks, but blended with their respective elemental trans colours as opposed to lime green.

• Akiktu the Beast Master - £14.99

Akiktu was basically a large version of Otau, with more Technic-based legs and a bulkier, more buff build. He wielded a really large sword, and had complex gearbox that swung his right arm normally, but moved his left shoulder back and forth a la Quake Beast so he could bat with his clawed left hand. His Beast mask was gunmetal with a trans orange blend, and he also wore gunmetal Ekimu shoulderpads.

• Puto, Fire Guard - £6.99
• Eko, Water Guard - £6.99
• Ogo, Earth Guard - £6.99

These three were fairly identical Okotan villagers, with fancy gearboxes that allowed them to swing a melee weapon up and down in their left hand (Puto had a sword, Eko had a trident, Ogo had a hammer), and draw a very Bohrok-esque shield back and forth. It was hyped up big time on Puto’s boxart that she was a girl (which made even subconscious me cringe), and Eko’s mask was silver and trans dark blue.

• Beastling of Jungle - £6.99
• Beastling of Ice - £6.99
• Beastling of Stone - £6.99

These were essentially tiny Beasts. Each was built practically identically, with arms that could swing up and down with a 2015 gearbox and different appendages (BoJ had clawed wings like a bat, BoI had clawed paws, BoS had big rocky fists). They wore Beast masks of their respective elemental opaque and trans colours.

Summer

• Tahu, Destined Master of Fire - £11.99
• Gali, Destined Master of Water - £11.99
• Onua, Destined Master of Earth - £11.99

These were pretty similarly handled to the winter wave Toa, but each one had a gearbox akin to those used by the Beast Knights and had gold armour here and there. Tahu wielded a new pair of fireswords and had two shoulder-mounted stud shooters, Gali had a new version of her 2015 axe which could yet again be turned into flippers and a trident, and Onua had a new version of his 2015 hammer which could open up like a clam to reveal a stud shooter inside. Oh, and they each came with non-blended gold versions of their masks, of course.

• Krika, Vermin of Ice - £9.99
• Bitil, Vermin of Stone - £9.99
• Gorast, Vermin of Jungle - £9.99

Yes, you read those names right. These guys were all very reminiscent to their Mistika namesakes, but they all wore identical, translucent masks on top of trans orange heads with light blue eye stalks. In fact, these guys were covered in trans pieces, coloured respectively to their elements (Krika being trans white, interestingly). Krika had a Beast Knight gearbox, While Gorast and Bitil had Ikir-esque gearboxes that allowed them to flap Ant-Man wings. Each Vermin included a silver version of their mask, with a trans blend at the top matching their main trans colour.

• Ekimu the Mask Maker - £7.99

Basically the same build as the guards from the winter wave, but swapped hand orientation and his iconic hammer and mask. He also came with Agil, which could perch on a perch attached to Ekimu’s back.

• Makuta, Master of Shadow - £39.99

Oh baby. This was basically just the big purple Makuta from the contest video, with a Protector-sized Makuta added as a bonus model. He also included trans purple version of the MoUP, and a really messily blended black and dark orange 2015 MoF.

[Rahkshi Lalonde]

oh wow, that does seem pretty interesting, and actually weirdly accurate down to some things feeling kinda disappointing (the summer villains) in execution 0:

[Takanuinuva]

Had some more ideas so I improved the 2017 story a bit. I've updated the first post with the improved story.

[Lenny7092]

I like your ideas about the sets and story, guys! Here's my idea for 2017:

The last episode of Journey to One would have included Makuta, after being stopped by the Toa, noticing that the portal is still able to be opened after the Toa defeated him, and nobody in the physical world is noticing. He noticed that the Toa failed to close it, so he laughs evilly. This would be a cliffhanger to the 2017 story.

And then that's where 2017 would begin: Makuta and his shadow army, consisting of the Skull Creatures, Shadow Traps, Elemental Beasts, and new enemies with Shadow powers called the Shadow Warriors or G3's own Rahkshi, come out of the portal and attack Okoto. The Protectors and Ekimu noticed this, so they managed to summon the Toa again to fight this new threat. However, when the Toa tried to fight them, Makuta enhanced himself and his army with a lot of Shadow, so the evil force overwhelm the Toa with their Shadow powers. The Toa retreated and ask Ekimu for help. Ekimu made some new Light armor to fight the dark forces, but this would not be enough. Ekimu also told them that they have to find a new set of Golden Masks called the Golden Masks of Fusion, so they can form Toa Kaita and better the Toa Nui.

There would be two waves in 2017, and they follow the same pattern as 2008, where the Toa split up into two equal groups as a strategy to get the mission done. Kopaka would take in charge of his squad as the deputy of the team while Tahu is officially the leader of the team.

For the first and winter wave, the sets would be:

1. Kopaka - Light Master of Ice - $15

2. Lewa - Light Master of Jungle - $15

3. Gali - Light Master of Water - $15

All of them can combine into Wairuha this time, as Ekimu taught the Toa that they can combine into fusions as this is the next step of Unity, but still not enough to defeat the dark forces.

4. A white/light blue Shadow Warrior with additional Ice powers or G2's own Korahk - Kopaka's evil counterpart - $15

5. A green/dark green Shadow Warrior with additional Jungle powers or G2's own Levahk - Lewa's evil counterpart - $15

6. A blue/dark blue Shadow Warrior with additional Water powers or G2's own Guurahk - Gali's evil counterpart - $15

These new villains are either the Shadow Warriors with additional elemental powers (Not the Elemental Beasts, but they are swarm enemies) to combat the Toa's powers or G2's own Rahkshi. They too combine into a giant fusion.

7. Kopaka's Shadow Warrior's little sidekick - $5-10.

8. Lewa's Shadow Warrior's little sidekick - $5-10.

9. Gali's Shadow Warrior's little sidekick - $5-10.

These guys are smaller versions of the Shadow Warriors or Rahkshi and they are called the Shadow Helpers. They have the same powers as the Warriors or Rahkshi and are powerful enough to harm an Okotan, but they also help the villains, serve as their medics, and can combine them by attaching to their backs Toa-Creature-in-2016 style. They could also be comical relief, too.

 

As for the summer wave:

1. Tahu - Light Master of Fire - $15

2. Pohatu - Light Master of Stone - $15

3. Onua - Light Master of Earth - $15

All of them can combine into Akamai this time, as Ekimu taught the Toa that they can combine into fusions as this is the next step of Unity, but still not enough to defeat the dark forces. They include new pieces that are different from the ones in the winter wave.

4. A red and trans-orange Shadow Warrior with additional Fire powers or G2's own Turahk - Tahu's evil counterpart - $15

5. A brown/yellow Shadow Warrior with additional Stone powers or G2's own Panrahk - Pohatu's evil counterpart - $15

6. A black/purple Shadow Warrior with additional Earth powers or G2's own Vorahk - Onua's evil counterpart - $15

These new villains are either the Shadow Warriors with additional elemental powers (Not the Elemental Beasts, but they are swarm enemies) to combat the Toa's powers or G2's own Rahkshi. They too combine into a giant fusion. They also have new pieces that are different from the ones in the winter wave.

7. Tahu's enemy's little sidekick - $5-10.

8. Pohatu's enemy's little sidekick - $5-10.

9. Onua's enemy's little sidekick - $5-10.

These Shadow Helpers can combine with these new Shadow Warriors or Rahkshi, too. They can also have new pieces that are different from the ones in the winter waves.

10. Ekimu the Mask Maker - $20-25

Ekimu would be Titan-sized this time and has Light power as a way to fight against Makuta. He would also include the Mask of Time in his set to represent that fact that he is going to use it as a way to slow down Makuta.

11. Makuta the Mask Hoarder - $25

The main villain the we know and love would look similar to one of his prototypes models shown in the Makuta Contest Video this year, is titan-sized, has Shadow powers, and wears the Mask of Ultimate Power. In his set, there are gold ad black versions of the Mask, and the normal Mask of Control is included to represent the fact that Makuta is using this to command his army.

At the end, after the Toa got all of the Golden Masks, they are going to form their Toa Kaita to fight against the Shadow Warriors or Rahkshi. They also learn that they can all form the Toa Nui (in set form, you could combine all six Toa), so they can fight against giant Shadow Warrior or Rahkshi fusions (in set form, you could all six villains) counter the Mask of Ultimate Power. Makuta would get more powerful by becoming a new form (in set form, you could combine him with all six Shadow Warriors or Rahkshi) to combat both Ekimu and the Toa Nui. Ekimu and the Toa Nui together defeat the Shadow Army and combine their elemental powers to combat Makuta's powers to defeat him and destroy the Mask of Ultimate Power once and for all, so the day is saved. If Makuta survived, he would reform after the Mask is destroyed because it had been keeping him evil as long as it exists. He is freed and apologizes to every good person on Okoto for his evil actions. Ekimu is glad that Makuta is back to the good side, and the Toa returned to the stars. The Mask Makers tell the tale of the Toa to the people (children probably) of Okoto as a more satisfying way to end Bionicle G2. (Unless if it continues in 2018 and further, the Toa would come back again and meet G2's own versions of characters from G1). Media involved to tell the story would the Journey to One being continued with at least new episodes.

 

There. How's that?

Edited August 28, 2016 by Lenny7092

[Ghidora131]

Aw, too bad. So many good ideas, and then Bionicle ended. ;~:

 

Well, maybe you can make a continuation or something.

[Tahtorak ate my house!]

 That was a fantastic, well-thought out storyline to end G2. Great job, inuva! Wished G2 could have ended like this...

 

Love the bit about Agil being the Creature of Light as well as Makuta's repentance (in contrast to G1).

[unknown456]

These are some pretty great ideas! Honestly, I've just figured that the third year would just be what appeared in the end of JTO, what with Temple of Light and all that, but expanded. I dunno, maybe Makuta's emergence from the portal would've been pushed back to then too. Oh, and that Takanuva would appear and assist the Toa in their darkest (see what I did there ) moment, ala MOL.