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VICTORY!

Makuta_of_Oz

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On Tuesday the 24th of November 2009, LEGO made the announcement that they would be ending Bionicle in the middle of 2010. Immediately, campaigns and petitions began to bring Bionicle back.

 

On Saturday the 19th of March 2011, two BZPower members, Makuta_of_Oz and PAPER SPEAKERS WAT, got together to form a fan group and campaign dedicated to bringing back Bionicle, and as such the Bring Back Bionicle Club was born.

 

On Thursday the 7th of July 2011, the Bring Back Bionicle Club gained its own website, complete with projects, news, and later on, games.

 

And today, on Friday the 19th of September 2014, we have succeeded in our mission. LEGO has officially announced on Facebook and Twitter, the return of LEGO Bionicle.

 

As the rumours suggested, the "big announcement" promised by LEGO was about Bionicle. It featured a teaser video of the mysterious golden mask featured in a leaked image, spinning atop a pedestal. It was also officially revealed that this mask is the Mask Of Creation, once worn by the legendary Artakha.

 

Although we don't have any new information beyond this, it is highly likely that we may see Artakha in set form wearing the mask very soon. The revelation also points towards the likelihood of Bionicle's story being a continuation of the old story, rather than a total reboot, but this remains unconfirmed.

 

You may be wondering now, where does this leave the Bring Back Bionicle Club now that it has achieved its mission? Well actually, our task is not yet done. In addition to bringing back Bionicle, we aim to keep it back for at least a year and a half. This would bridge the gap between Bionicle's end and the end of what was supposed to be its 10th anniversary. All branches will remain open, and reporting more news as it comes, until at least mid-2016.

 

Now, feel free to discuss and celebrate this victory to your heart's content, and rejoice!

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Aanchir

Aanchir

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I'm still thinking there's a very good chance this is a reboot.

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Makuta_of_Oz

Makuta_of_Oz

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I'm still thinking there's a very good chance this is a reboot.

Perhaps, but the revelation of the Mask Of Creation makes me lead more towards a continuation.

Xaeraz

Xaeraz

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I hope to god this is a reboot and not a continuation.

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fishers64

fishers64

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A continuation would be the best thing. A reboot will be met with skepticism from me.

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Tilius

Tilius

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The BBBC had nothing to do with this. Just to let you know.

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believe victims

believe victims

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If you think your four-year temper tantrum has anything to do with Bionicle returning, you're sadly mistaken.

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Gatanui

Gatanui

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Hey, um, so no offense, but I imagine you standing in front of a red traffic light, wishing really really hard it went green and the moment it does, you pat yourself on the back. Then you say "Now you stay red until I get to the other side" and when you do, you pat yourself on the back again. I really don't want to crush your party but when you pretend you "aim to keep it back for at least a year and a half" as if you actually had any influence on that, I'm afraid you're giving yourself too much credit.

 

-Gata signoff.png

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Makuta_of_Oz

Makuta_of_Oz

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It's easy to tell who the target audience is in this particular entry.

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shadow pridak money gang

shadow pridak money gang

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Yeah man what's the deal with all these "sane people" who are trying to "temper my expectations" with "facts" and "business models"

 

~we did it~

 

-Tyler

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Tilius

Tilius

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It's easy to tell who the target audience is in this particular entry.

Target audiences don't cancel out facts.

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Palm

Palm

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It doesn't seem likely to be a soft reset - LEGO has always leaned towards rebooting franchises of theirs with little to no continuations of sets. BIONICLE won't be much different.

 

LEGO might care about old fans, but they know there's less of us than there are new potential fans. Fans they'd scare away with a continuation (a soft reset might be possible however unlikely). Few 12 year-olds want to read ten years of backstory.

Sorry, I just don't see it happening.

I do see an Arthaka set eventually coming out though.

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Art Vandelay

Art Vandelay

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This is honestly no different than the kids on the LEGO Message Boards who claim their 20-signature petitions are solely responsible for bringing back BIONICLE. No single person or project had anything at all to do with BIONICLE's return, no matter how great they thought their efforts were. LEGO brought BIONICLE back, not you, and not anyone else.

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Steve the Squid

Steve the Squid

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Lego brought back bionicle when I made a Hero Factory version of Tahu, lego was impressed and wanted to use my idea, and I said on the page that lego was allowed to take my idea and that I wanted bionicle to come back so it did. We did this together because we had unity and duty and destiny and I pray to greg every night.

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Makuta_of_Oz

Makuta_of_Oz

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Lego brought back bionicle when I made a Hero Factory version of Tahu, lego was impressed and wanted to use my idea, and I said on the page that lego was allowed to take my idea and that I wanted bionicle to come back so it did. We did this together because we had unity and duty and destiny and I pray to greg every night.

By that logic, where is the baterra set? :P

Snelly

Snelly

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Wow this didn't age well did it?

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