BIONICLE's now available here in the UK! yay BIOLONICALS

Ordered Tahu and Pohatu. Inane thought: Pohatu rearranged is Potahu. This obviously means Pohatu is Tahu.

THOUGHTS BASED ON LOOKING AT IMAGES FOR FIVE SECONDS:

PROTECTOR OF FIRE: Fiery here would be good if it were not for the fact that his limbs, shoulders, and choice of weapons look really stupid.

PROTECTOR OF STONE: Stoney has a really nice spear-gun thing which begs the question: why does it have a gun on it? Nice asymmetry too. Nice colour scheme too.

PROTECTOR OF JUNGLE: Grassy has a really nice Bowgunthing, although I'd have to ask: if it's a gun WHY ARE YOU USING IT LIKE A BOW? Otherwise, nice colours. Although I also have to ask: why is your bowgun giving off electricity?

PROTECTOR OF EARTH: That chestgun looks like it is going to look REALLY awkward from other angles, and also impractical. Not to mention this will leave the lower torso unarmoured and thus silly-looking.

PROTECTOR OF ICE: Looks decent, but I can't help but feel Freezy would look better without the armour add-ons on the arms.

PROTECTOR OF WATER: Bubbly, is that gun meant to be your vehicle? Huh. I guess in the water region of Okoto they drive guns around like that.

TAHU: Looks really good, eye-catching, appealing. Nice gold. Also, he has the trademark BIONICLE oversized weapons.

POHATU: I love the colour scheme and also it's BURNT ORANGE.

LEWA: Probably the worst of the new Toa, IMO. For one, he's the only one whose mask has no resemblance to the 2001 version. Secondly, what's up with the neck armour? Thirdly, why do your axes have swords on them?

GALI: Nice spear, but... are those feet things supposed to be flippers?

KOPAKA: Oh. Oversized shield, check. Oversized spear, check. Definitely a bonkle. Except the gold doesn't look as good on Kopaka as it does on Tahu or Onua. Also, his legs are ridiculous.

ONUA: Nice colour scheme, except the two HUGE SHOULDER PIECES which are SILVER. Other than that he might look awkward when compared to other Toa. I can't understand the gear mechanism, though, surely the extra width gets in the way?

LORD OF SKULL SPIDERS: ... YOU DO NOT EXIST.

OVERALL:

BEST PROTECTOR: STONE/JUNGLE (tied)

BEST LARGE TOA: TAHU

BEST SMALL TOA: POHATU

You know what? I also really love the people complaining that the CCBS system is 'too repetitive' because it sounds like those people were never around for G1, because it was really repetitive in both early and late years.