Zestanor Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Full Guide is on the third postHello everyone! I used to lurk around BZP a bit, but then tried to purge Bionicle from my thoughts after its ending. Anyway, I’m back, and I’m trying to go through the “series” in an orderly fashion. Specifically, I’m trying to lie out the entire story on its different media (books, comics, games, serials) in a manner that I can follow. Also, I want to add a human aspect to this goal, and post it on BZP for tweaking and debate purposes, and also so that you can use it for your own advantage. This first post will only focus on 2001.Now, you’d think I’d look no further than the timeline guide over in the reference section. But that’s not exactly what I’m looking for. Reasons making it difficult for me to use are:-It is laid out by event, not by medium-It puts events before the 2001 story-It mixes MNOG/flash updates with the Hapka BooksSo before I begin the ordering of 2001 Bionicle, I’m going to set up some ground rules for the chronology.About the issue of the Hapka books versus MNOG, MNOG will always win in my book. In fact, I’ll say right now that those books don’t have a place in my timeline. I don’t really care that Greg ‘canonized’ them, and here’s why: There are major issues that occur when attempting to reconcile Tale of the Toa, MNOG, and the comics. Specifically, the way the Golden Masks are received, and the Kaita versus Manas battle. A dedicated fan before Hapka’s books came out would know with certainty that the Golden Masks were received at the Suvas, and that the Toa Kaita formed before fighting a horde of Manas. I don’t understand why simple legalities allow TotT to barge in (you have to remember that Tale of the Toa was after the fact; it along with Hapka’s other books were published in 2003) and upturn story facts that were well grounded at the time. I don’t think Greg realized this when canonized it so many years ago. So, I’m ignoring her works.Now, using contradictory logic, I’m denying the existence of ‘Tohunga.’ There was an in-universe copout, but that was basically retconned come 2004. However, I’ll say that ‘Jala,’ ‘Puku,’ and ‘Huki’ were variant spellings of their names, and that they simply stopped writing them that way after a certain point.Now I know someone will bring up the issue of Hapka’s ‘only two Manas’ that slid its way into one of the 2006 novels. The quote was Matoro saying something like this, “There are Manas everywhere! But the Toa said there were only two... Could the Toa have been lying?” In answer to the question, yes, they could have been lying. My memory is really fuzzy on when this occurred in the book. Hopefully someone can quote it more exactly.Now, MNOG... I know that at first Greg de-canonized MNOG, but let’s face it. Without MNOG, 2001 has no meat! More importantly, without it, MNOG has no ending! Before Hapka’s books, MNOG was the flesh of 2001’s story. It was assumed to be true in 2001, therefore I’ll keep it true in my timeline. Also, I consider the ‘canon’ version of MNOG to mostly follow Takua’s guide. Also, I believe the canon version of MNOG starts with no backpack (so no lightstone either.)Okay, here we go!-BIONICLE GBA Game Takua rescues the Turaga, and summons the Toa, then passes out on the beach.-MNOG ‘Chapter 1: The Beach’ Takua wakes up, sees Tahu, returns to the stone face beside the canister, and passes out again.-Comics 1-3 The Toa meet up and collect masks. They learn about the Toa Kaita.-MNOG ‘Chapter 2: Ga-Wahi’ Takua helps Maku. Gali returns to Ga-Koro-MNOG ‘Chapter 3: Ta-Wahi’ Takua returns to Ta-Koro-MNOG ‘Chapter 4: Po-Wahi’ Takua foils Ahkmou’s plan, and Pohatu returns to Po-Koro.-MNOG ‘Chapter 5: Onu-Wahi’ Takua helps out around Onu-Wahi, and discovers the sundial.-MNOG ‘Chapter 6: Le-Wahi’ Onua rescues Lewa, Lewa gets his Golden mask from the Suva.-MNOG ‘Chapter 7: Ko-Wahi’ Takua receives Nuju’s note.-MNOG ‘Chapter 8: The Alliance’ Takua delivers the note, and forms his traveling company-MNOG ‘Chapter 9: Kini-Nui’ Toa go down into the Mangaia, Gali sends Takua visions. The Kaita defeat the Manas. The 6 Toa defeat the Shadow Toa (never been canonically portrayed.) Then they defeat Makuta. Takua witnesses the awakening of the Bohrok.I’d like to know what you think about the 2001 timeline. How would you lay it all out? In the meantime, I'll be thinking about 2002's chronology.) Edited April 9, 2012 by Zestanor Has following the story become too complex? Look no further:How to Follow BIONICLEA Simple, chronological checklistUPDATE May 22 2013: Every is now color coded!Contains every bit of content, organized by story year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewa Krom Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Normally I don't post on BZPower, but no pointing in hiding what I have from another Bionicle fan. Long story short: I've been working on getting all of Bionicle in chronological order. Here's what I've got for 2001.Tale of the Toa: Chapter 1-4Comic 1 (First half - Kopaka's arrival thru meeting Nuju)Tale of the Toa: Chapter 5The Legend of Lewa comicTale of the Toa: Chapter 6 (Second half of Comic 1 as well)Tale of the Toa: Chapter 7MNOLG (Up through rescuing Ga-Koro)Tale of the Toa: Chapter 8MNOLG (Up through his entire first visit to Ta-Koro)Comic 2MNOLG (Up through the Po-Koro epidemic and Takua being named Chronicler)Comic 3 (First part where the Toa are rescued)Tale of the Toa: Chapter 9Challenge of the Rahi comicComic 3 (The rest of it)Tale of the Toa: Chapter 10 (Up to page 81)MNOLG (Onu-Koro part - BTW, you may find the cancelled side quest to be of interest. I don't have the link ATM, but if you go back through the BZPower news back in July it should be there... somewhere )MNOLG (Le-Koro part)MNOLG (Ko-Koro part)Tale of the Toa: Chapter 10 (up to page 84)MNOLG (Takua getting his company)Tale of the Toa: Chapter 10 (up to page 88)Tale of the Toa: Chapter 10 (rest of it)/MNOLG (Chronicler's Company arrives at Kini-Nui)Tale of the Toa: Chapters 11-16/MNOLG (Chronicler's Company defending Kini-Nui up to Takua going down for final battle)MNOLG (Makuta v Toa)This stuff is by no means all canon material nor is this an official timeline. This is what I'm using for my own personal Bionicle project. If you want more, I can post the others up later.Let's Keep Bionicle Alive,Lewa Krom Edited April 2, 2012 by Lewa Krom Keep in mind that if Star Trek fans had, as a group, said, "No point in talking about this anymore, it's never going to come back," it never WOULD have come back. -- Greg Farshtey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zestanor Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Whoa, good job! Thanks, you kinda just inspired me to start from scratch. Okay, I'm changing my premise. Takua's Walkthrough to MNOG was written in 2006, so it doesn't represent the original intent of its storyline. But yeah, thanks Lewa Krom!My goal is to make a list of content, in the order I believe it should be viewed. This is generally chosen by release date, to avoid spoilers. Notes are at the bottom. This is a work in progress. Feel free to post before the thread is 'dead' but do not post after that and cause the thread to be locked; I still may want to edit it. How to Follow BIONICLEAnd Not Lose Your Mind If you are absolutely brand new to BIONICLE, you may find it difficult to locate all these sources. Ask aroundon BZPower, and link them back here. Many of the items on this list must be purchased.The page format for thecomics requires that you have a hard copy. (Except for Ignition #6, of course.) Papercutz Grapic Novels are fine. ---2001---Comic 1 p1-8 + 9 first panelBC1 Chapter 1MNOG Initial Beach Update (launch)1BC1 Chapters 2-5Comic 1 p9-12 [BC1 Chapter 6] MNOG Ta-Wahi UpdateBC1 Chapter 7-8Comic 2 p1-5MNOG Ga-Wahi Update MNOG Po-Wahi UpdateComic 2 p6-12 Comic 3 p1-3BC1 Chapter 9Comic 3 p4-14BC1 Chapter 10 p76-852McD ComicMNOG Onu-Wahi UpdateMNOG Le-Wahi UpdateMNOG Ko-Wahi UpdateMNOG Chronicler's Company UpdateMNOG Kini-Nui UpdateBionicle GBA game: Tales of the Tohunga / Quest for the Toa [flashback]3---2002---BC2 Chapters 1-2Comic 4 [BC2 Chapters 3-4, + 7] WOH: Victory Party Canceled!BC2 Chapters 5-6, + 8BOA 14WOH: Tahnok Surround Po-Koro, Matoran lost in frayBOA 2WOH: Turaga shares knowledge of BohrokWOH: Hafu Saved in Daring RescueBOA 3WOH: New Invention Saves Onu-Koro BC2 Chapter 9-10Comic 5WOH: Island Wildlife on the Move Comic 6 p1-7 [BC2 Chapters 11-12] BOA 4WOH: Le-Koro Liberated!BC2 Chapter 13Comic 6 p8-12 [BC2 Chapter 14] BOA 5WOH: Last-Moment Save! Comic 7 [BC2 Chapter 15] BOA 6WOH: Disaster in Ga-Koro! Comic 8 [BC2 Chapter 16] BOA 7WOH: After the Storm ---2003--- BC3 p3-4Comic 9 p1-8BC3 p5-14Comic 9 p9-12BKOA 1WOH: Theft of FireBC3 p26-28Comic 10 p1-3BKOA 2WOH: Out of Their Elements Comic 10 p4-12 [BC3 p38-44]WOH: Desert ShowdownBC3 p45-62Comic 11 [BC3 p63-77] Comic 12 [BC3 p78-93] BKOA 3WOH: Defeat of the Bohrok-KalWOH: Naming DayMNOG II May-Nov Updates (To be honest, MNOG II is a drawn-out grind fest. You're not missing much if you skip it)BC4MOL 00:00 - 13:535 [MOLN p1-25] [MNOG II Jan Update: the match]MOL 13:54 - 20:13 [MOLN p26-34] MNOG II Jan Update: 5 crystals, going to Ta-KoroMOL 20:14 - 27:27 [MOLN p35-47] MNOG II Jan Update: final crystal, mounting the crystalsMOL 27:28 - 34:17 [MOLN p48-62] Comic 13 p1-6MOL 34:17 - 41:35 [MOLN p63-76] Comic 13 p7MOL 41:36 - 47:57 [MOLN p77-89] Comic 13 p 8-10MOL 47:58- 51:04 [MOLN p90-95] Comic 13 p11-12 Comic 14 p1-86MOL 51:05 - 58: 02 [MOLN p96-110] [Comic 14 p9-12] MOL 58:03 - end [MOLN p111-126] MNOG II final cutsceneComic 15---2004---BA1 [comic 16] BA2 p1-98 [comic 17] BA2 p99-136 [comic 18] BA3 [Recap:LoMN 00:00 - 16:47 [BA4 p1-30] ] LoMN 16:48 - 25:017 [BA4 p31-43] Comic 19Comic 20Comic 21LoMN 25:02 - end [BA4 p44-133] BA5Protection8BA6 ---2005--- BA7 p1-23 BA7 p24-124 [comic 22] BA8 p1-3Comic 23 p1-5BA8 p4-138Comic 23 p6-12Comic 24Comic 25Comic 26Comic 27MoLOA[Recap: WoS 00:00 - 20:05 [BA9 p1-33] ]9WoS 20:06 - end [BA9 p33-139] BA10Birth of a Dark Hunter [flashback]10 ---2006---BL1 BL2Comic 1 p1-13Comic 2BL3 p1-52Comic 1 p14-2011BL3 p53-73BL3 p74-122 [comic 3 + comic 4 p1-6]The Dweller Report [flashback]Tentacles [flashback] Hope [flashback]12BL4BL5 p1-65 BL5 p66-118 [comic 4 p7- 12 + comic 5, + 6 p1-3(the first glimpse of the city of Mahri Nui)] BL5 p119-126 ---2007---BL6 p1-36Comic 6 p4-6 [recap] Comic 7 p1-3BL6 p37-64DoD Chapter 1Comic 7 p4-8 Comic 8 p1-2BL6 p65-78DoD Chapters 2-5BL6 p79-87Comic 8 p3-4BL6 p88-117 BL6 p118-122 [comic 8 p5-8] The Many Deaths of Toa Tuyet [flashback]13BL7 p1-112 [comic 9] TNB entry 1BL7 p113-122TNB entries 2-5ItD Chapters 1-2TNB entry 6BL8 p1-10 [comic 10 p1-2] ItD Chapters 3-4TNB entries 7-8DoD Chapter 6ItD Chapter 5DoD Chapter 7ItD Chapters 6-7BL8 p10-18DoD Chapters 8-10ItD Chapter 8BL8 p19-50 [comic 10 p3-6] ItD Chapter 9BL8 p50-83 [comic 10 p7-11] TNB entries 9-10BL8 p84-110 [comic 10 p12 + comic 11] BL8 p111-120Hydraxon's Tale ---2008---BL9 p1-8FoF chapters 1-3Mutran ChroniclesBL9 p9-47 [comic 12 p1-7] FoF chapters 4-7BL9 p48-61 [comic 12 p 8-16] FoF chapters 8-10BL9 p62-125Comic 12.5BL10 [comic 13] Journey of Takanuva The Kingdom Dark Mirror DW chapters 1-2BiA chapters 1-4DiD chapters 1-2DW chapters 3-4BL11 p1-29 [comic 14 p1-2] TB 1-7 JulyBL11 p30-33 [comic 14 p3 panels 1-4], [TB 10-28 July]TB 28 July - 21 AugDiD chapters 3-4BiA chapter 5DiD chapter 5-6DW chapters 5-6BiA chapter 6DiD chapter 7BL11 p34-39 [TB 25 Aug - 1 Sep] DW chapters 7-8BiA chapter 7BL11 p40- 61[comic 14 p 4-13], [TB 4-11 Sep]BL11 p62-73 [TB 15-25 Sep] DiD chapter 8BiA chapters 8-9DiD chapter 9BL11 p73-117 [comic 14 p15-16 + comic 15 p1-12], [TB 29 Sep - 30 Oct]TB 3-10 NovDW chapter 9TB 13-20 NovBL11 p118-124 [comic 15 p13-16] TB 24 Nov - 22 Dec ---2009---Fall and Rise of the SkrallThe Exile's Tale RoS chapter 1Secret of Certavus Comic 1EotS chapters 1-3RoS chapter 2MLN BIONICLE Campaign (Some important parts of this don't officially exist anymore. This is skippable.) The Crossing RoS chapter 3EotS Chapters 4-5RotGB chapter 1Comic 2RotGB chapters 2-4RoS chapter 4RotGB chapters 5-8Raid on VulcanusRoS chapter 5All Our Sins Remembered [flashback] Decadence [flashback] RoS chapter 6Comic 3TLR 00:00-10:56Desert of Danger RoS chapter 7Comic 4 p1-4TLR 10:57-24:47 [comic 4 p5-16] TLR 24:48-42:20RoS chapter 8Challenge of Mata Nui TLR 42:21-80:38RoS chapter 9Comic 5---The Finale---Journey's End Prologue - chapter 2MNS chapters 1-6 Journey's End chapter 3MNS chapters 7-12 RoS chapters 10-11MNS chapters 13-15 Journey's End chapters 4-5MNS chapters 16-17 Journey's End chapters 6-7 [comic 6] MNS chapters 18-23ST chapters 1-2Journey's End chapters 8-10 [comic 7 p1-13] MNS chapters 24-32Journey's End Epilogue [comic 7 p14-16] MNS chapters 33-34 ---More Tales...---ST chapter 3RoS chapter 12ST chapter 4YQ chapter 1TPTB chapter 1ST chapter 5YQ chapter 2TPTB chapter 2 TPTB chapter 3ST chapter 6YQ chapter 3TPTB chapter 4ST chapter 7No One Gets Left Behind [flashback] Merciless Shadows [flashback] Survival [flashback] Delaying the Inevitable [flashback] Deep Shadows [flashback] Crystal Knowledge [flashback] Retribution [flashback]Notes:1 Use BS01 to know the specifics of each update.2You will see that parts of the Bionicle Chronicles books have been omitted. In many cases, they don't line up with the rest of the story. All parts of the Adventures and Legends books are included though.3 This game was released in October. But to avoid massive spoilers of Takua's character, I have to move it to the end of the year as a flashback.4 Abbreviations below5 Sorry about the time codes; have a stopwatch ready, 00:00 is the LEGO bricks falling6 MOL doesn't mesh quite 100% with the accompanying comics. The BZP timeline (which may no longer exist?) has a different solution, but I think mine results in less problems.7 LoMN doesn't seem to leave room for the comics. The only real way to rectify this is to split up the movie's chute scenes, and splice the comics in between.8 This was written in 20059 All right, this is super confusing. The first 20 minutes are obviously a recap, but from what you would gather from the movie, almost no time passed between the Rahaga's arrival, and the defection of Vakama. The novelization gives an explanation though, and it says that Vakama eventually came back and they gathered airship parts. By its explanation, the events of BA8 and the comics and the MoL animations all occur spliced between 20:05 and 20:06.10 This was published in the encyclopedia around the same time as BA1011 For whatever reason, because of the timeline of BL3, comic 1 gets spliced.12 These were written around June 2006.13 This was written June 2007. Abbreviations:BC: BIONICLE ChroniclesMoLN: Mask of Light NovelizationBA: BIONICLE AdventuresB L: BIONICLE LegendsMNOG: Mata Nui Online GameWOH: Wall of HistoryBOA: Bohrok Online AnimationsBKOA: Bohrok-Kal Online AnimationsMoL: Mask of LightLoMN: Legends of Metru NuiMoLOA: Mask of Light Online AnimationsWoS: Web of ShadowsDoD: Dreams of DestructionTNB: Toa Nuva BlogItD: Into the DarknessFoF: Federation of FearDW: Destiny WarDiD: Dwellers in DarknessBiA: Brothers in ArmsTB: Takanuva's BlogRoS: Reign of ShadowsEotS: Empire of the SkrallRotGB: Riddle of the Great BeingsTLR: The Legend RebornMNS: Mata Nui SagaST: Sahmad's TaleTPTB: The Powers That BeYQ: Yesterday Quest Edited March 18, 2014 by Zestanor 1 Has following the story become too complex? Look no further:How to Follow BIONICLEA Simple, chronological checklistUPDATE May 22 2013: Every is now color coded!Contains every bit of content, organized by story year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollabar Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) I am definitely going to use this xD thanks! I've been looking for a chronology of the different medias for a while as I'm trying to reread everything to prepare for 2015 I also appreciate your comment about MNOG II as I found it boring and never finished it. Wow ok just read the majority of this thing. This is great. I love it. The staff and every fan of BIONICLE ever should see this. This is so impressive. Edited July 28, 2014 by rollabar i'm leechu i'm atackbud i'm goldy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesiii Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I am definitely going to use this xD thanks! I've been looking for a chronology of the different medias for a while as I'm trying to reread everything to prepare for 2015 I also appreciate your comment about MNOG II as I found it boring and never finished it. Wow ok just read the majority of this thing. This is great. I love it. The staff and every fan of BIONICLE ever should see this. This is so impressive. Sigh. I wish you had read the entirety of what was posted here, like this: Feel free to post before the thread is 'dead' but do not post after that and cause the thread to be locked; I still may want to edit it. Way to make me feel awful for having to follow the rules and close it. (But Zestanor, if you do want to make any changes, feel free to repost it. I would possibly approve an exemption, but it may be best to just have a new one since so much time has elapsed since this was originally posted. And there's the format glitch in some of it so that might be for the best anyways. For now, I'll just close it.) 1 The Destiny of Bionicle (chronological retelling of Bionicle original series, 9 PDFs of 10 chapters each on Google Drive): Part 1 - Warring with Fate | Part 2 - Year of Change | Part 3 - The Exploration Trap | Part 4 - Rise of the Warlords | Part 5 - A Busy Matoran | Part 6 - The Dark Time | Part 7 - Proving Grounds | Part 8 - A Rude Awakening | Part 9 - The Battle of Giants My Bionicle Fanfiction (Google Drive folder, eventually planned to have PDFs of all of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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