Great Mask Of ???? Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 What's the strangest/most memorable reason you've ever gotten a Bionicle set? Did you buy it for a single piece? Was it the only thing in the entire Lego aisle? Some other crazy thing?Example story: Last April, I bought Lesovikk for the sole purpose to have a twin for my inexplicably single Nuparu claw. A less strange reason could be because I thought I'd be getting two black Jaller Mahri swords, but I would just be lying to myself if I said that. I always found asymmetry disturbing (the Piraka were the epitome of this), so I couldn't put up with having only one claw.A slightly more reasonable story is that in early-to-mid 2008, I had Toa Ignika in my hand, ready to buy it, but I put it back and went with Pohatu Phantoka and Hewkii Mahri. And for some reason, I regretted nothing.So yeah, kinda like that. Hope you enjoyed that and are able to add to the lulz. Quote Comics coming eventually: The Bionicles Try to Run A HouseUpcoming MOCs: Sir Lesovikk, New Tokotoru.Current MOCs: ROTF Ravage.Dead MOCs: The Tokotoru, this fire monster, this turtle.This topic. Love it and cherish it. Do it for the lulz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axilus Prime Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Ignika one was strange, I would have preferred him. (Ah, the feeling of a Bionicle, even a simple one, in my hands...I can only feel that when I touch my shiny new Vorahk, the last Bionicle I have that isn't broken, because I got my others long ago at age 7.) My strange reason has not been used yet, but perhaps can be used if no one buys it first for a week: I have to make it look like I'm buying a Guurahk or Panrahk for my little brother's birthday rather than for myself, or my mom will RAGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxumo Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 well the strangest reason i bought a bionicle piece was to get that shield piece on onua. I needed a specific amount so i bought several onua mistika sets. it was not until i bought them and opened them that i realized it would have been faster and cheaper to buy the bitil set that had 2 instead of one. so yeah that is the strangest reason i bought a set. Quote Banner made by Onaku BZPRPG CHARACTERS Syvra-Tivanu If you interact with one of my characters and I don't respond or acknowledge the interaction within a day, send me a PM. Odds are I missed or did not see the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swimming Beard Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) I bought the stars line solely for the golden armour. All 6 sets, for 6 pieces. Edited April 8, 2012 by Toa of Smooth Jazz Quote "I pitea the fool!" (quote by Chro) 98.7% OF BZPOWER MEMBERS HAVEN'T SEEN MY BUCKET IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE 1.3% THAT HAS SEEN MY BUCKET, COPY THIS AND PASTE IT INTO YOUR SIGNATURE I MISS MY BUCKET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Once, back when I was a lot younger, I tried to convince my Mom to buy me a Bohrok set because 'building Lego sets helped people to become smarter.' (I don't remember if I said that exactly, but it went something to that extent.) She ended up buying the set for me, so I guess it worked. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 The strangest reason of all.I wanted to build and play with it. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cederak Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I bought the 2008 Toa Takanuva out of boredom. Not a bad decision though.-Ced Quote Cederak's Library l Blog: Fair Enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parazan Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 well the strangest reason i bought a bionicle piece was to get that shield piece on onua. I needed a specific amount so i bought several onua mistika sets. it was not until i bought them and opened them that i realized it would have been faster and cheaper to buy the bitil set that had 2 instead of one. so yeah that is the strangest reason i bought a set.A similar thing happened to me back in Ukraine in Summer 2008; The store that I bought BIONICLE's from was all out of Bitil and Gali, and a MOC that I was making required the shield piece (about two to be exact), so I bought two Onua's,and a week later,the Mistika section was packed full of Bitil. I knew what a waste of money it was that I bought two Onuas for the shield piece when I could've just bought Bitil and saved quite a lot of money. Quote Coming June 22nd: Your chance to become an ECC critic! Power of the pen in your hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3CHn0-LAz0oRZ Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I bought the stars line solely for the golden armour. All 6 sets, for 6 pieces.me too LOLi could've bought an atlantis set, but NOOO! i had to buy the 5 remaining stars Quote so...this is...my sig...i'll put some stuff here soon...don't really know why i'm typing this...i'm so pathetic...it's bulk 3.0 time!http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Ehthak/HFChibis/bulk3.0.swfprops to Xidash for the sig, got it from the epig sigpet shop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ektris Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Haven't gotten any stranger than "I want to complete that set of 6" or "hey that's a good price." Mr. Boring right here.~|ET|~ Quote E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giga Metroid99 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Well, the reason I bought it wasn't that strange, but the circumstances were, somewhat. It was 2003 and I wanted to get Takanuva. So I put aside the money I had and had my dad take me to Toys R Us. When we got there, they were all sold out of Takanuva. So I was digging through the shelf to see if there was one somewhere at the back. I didn't find any, but I did randomly find a slightly banged up Nui-Rama set. I didn't have any of the Rahi sets, and I knew that it was doubtful I would find any ever again outside of a yard sale or somewhere online, so I got that since I had the chance. I still have no idea why it was there in late 2003 in the first place. I can only guess it got lost somewhere in the storage room and they had just found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxumo Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 well the strangest reason i bought a bionicle piece was to get that shield piece on onua. I needed a specific amount so i bought several onua mistika sets. it was not until i bought them and opened them that i realized it would have been faster and cheaper to buy the bitil set that had 2 instead of one. so yeah that is the strangest reason i bought a set.A similar thing happened to me back in Ukraine in Summer 2008; The store that I bought BIONICLE's from was all out of Bitil and Gali, and a MOC that I was making required the shield piece (about two to be exact), so I bought two Onua's,and a week later,the Mistika section was packed full of Bitil. I knew what a waste of money it was that I bought two Onuas for the shield piece when I could've just bought Bitil and saved quite a lot of money.glad someone else has had this happen. i also bought the stars for the armor but i did not buy the gresh set instead i bought 2 rahkshi and every other stars set. Quote Banner made by Onaku BZPRPG CHARACTERS Syvra-Tivanu If you interact with one of my characters and I don't respond or acknowledge the interaction within a day, send me a PM. Odds are I missed or did not see the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowm Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Well, the reason I bought it wasn't that strange, but the circumstances were, somewhat. It was 2003 and I wanted to get Takanuva. So I put aside the money I had and had my dad take me to Toys R Us. When we got there, they were all sold out of Takanuva. So I was digging through the shelf to see if there was one somewhere at the back. I didn't find any, but I did randomly find a slightly banged up Nui-Rama set. I didn't have any of the Rahi sets, and I knew that it was doubtful I would find any ever again outside of a yard sale or somewhere online, so I got that since I had the chance. I still have no idea why it was there in late 2003 in the first place. I can only guess it got lost somewhere in the storage room and they had just found it.Yeah TRU carries stuff for a long time, in 2008 I found some Mahri sets there. I don't think I have ever bought a set for any notably strange reasons, unless you count the time when I went to the store set on buying Mata Nui in 2010. I saw some of the other sets there, some of which were substantially better looking, but I didn't care, this was MATA NUI! I could actually own Mata Nui, and I wasn't gonna pass up the chance, I wasn't getting anything rather than getting him, it was Mata Nui, and I was determined to get him no matter how much cooler the other sets were. Quote http://www.bzpower.c...?showtopic=5700 - My new epic revealing the life of the interesting character we all wish we could have known better before he left us, Karzahni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuna Toa of Sonics Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I never really bought a set because of a strange reason.I mainly got my sets because I wanted all 6 members of the team or the set looked cool. Quote Does anyone want to play the Master Chief Collection with me? I'm trying to get a team going for ranked. PM for GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protodite Karzahni Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I bought a lot of sets because I only wanted the Onua claws. I would have got them anyway, though. But that claw piece was a plus, seeing how much I loved it, back then. Quote I wrote stories once. They were okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I wanted one.In truth, I did get Toa Ignika for the Ignika.At this point I think I've lost the Ignika. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach 00 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I didn't really have a strange reason. I got them for play value, poseability, and I suppose collectability, nothing else. Quote On the day the wall came down / They threw the locks onto the ground And with glasses high / We raised a cry / For freedom had arrived On the day the wall came down / The ship of fools had finally run aground Promises lit up the night / Like paper doves in flight I dreamed you had left my side / No warmth, not even pride remained And even though you needed me / It was clear that I could not do a thing for you Now life devalues day by day / As friends and neighbors turn away And there's a change that even with regret / Cannot be undone Now frontiers shift like desert sands / While nations wash their bloodied hands Of loyalty, of history / In shades of grey I woke to the sound of drums / The music played, the morning sun streamed in I turned and I looked at you / And all but the bitter residues slipped away slipped away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.B.O.C Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I just tried buying all of them to complete the set of 6 or it was just too good to pass up. Though in 2003, I bought several Gahlok-Kal (yes, several) to try and repair my Gahlok. To this day, I still do not know why I did so, but all I know is that i have no trace of ever owning any of those Gahok-Kal other than the memories of buying them, and some chewed up Krana-Kal. Quote My Brickshelf, please don't copy!... ...Looking for shiny Regirock, Articuno, and Virizion!(Can trade most any legendary for them!)My 3DS friend list is full, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takanuinuva Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I bought an onua mistika set cause I needed one extra red mistika jet piece for a moc. Quote I am Takanui Nuva. The Toa Nuva of Light I also go by Baron Von Brickenstein AFOL, Gamer and overall nice person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toatitan Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Once, my cousin and I went to the store the day after christmas, and there were only two sets left on the shelf: Toa Iruini and Onewa Hordika. I ended up with Iruini and my cousin got Onewa. As fate would have it, several weeks later I received Toa Iruini & Toa Norik as a gift, and was left with two Iruinis and no Onewa Hordika! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwanny Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I bought the inika because i didn't like them. Why? So i could take them apart and make them better. Quote Find me over here! http://danielvangele.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopaka25 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Titan Mata Nui was quite a large price to pay just for the golden Ignika. Quote "Where wisdom and valor fail, all that remains is faith. And it can overcome all." - Tahu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of the shadows Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 The value i guess cause 2 years later after deciding not to get the Stars sets cause they look disgracing, I just need Tahu to finish the Stars line of Bionicle. O_o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 We bought two squid packs in 2008 or 2009 because they were on sale, even though we never had a squid launcher. -Gata Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZCoolness Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I bought a disc pack because I wanted the collectible disk launcher, a Rhotuka Spinner pack because I wanted to see the colors, a few Kraata packs because they were on sale, and several sets (most of which were given away) for a Christmas tree my family and I wanted to create incorporating BIONICLE sets. It didn't fly, and a couple of the larger sets were given to my friends as birthday presents. Eventually, it came down to about three Kopaka Nuvas and two Pohatu Nuvas, along with a Rahkshi and the 'Ultimate BIONICLE Guide' released in '03, all of which I took and threw in with the rest of my sets (by "threw" I mean I built them and gingerly placed them in my bins, where they still sit). I also bought Piruk because I wanted the Onua claws in silver, Mutran and Vican because it was New Year's Eve and it was sitting in a Wal-Mart cart filled with a bunch of toys (you know, the ones that they put out after the holidays to clear a bunch of toys off their shelves), Gelu and Tahu Stars because I wanted to buy a Lego set or two while in Disneyland, and I bought Kiina because Greg was at a Wal-Mart event and I wanted him to sign something other than a poster (I got his signature on a canister, which I have kept in near-mint condition ever since. Maybe I should put it in a glass case or frame it ). Quote *Insert some sort of banner or photograph here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsessionist Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Well, I bought another Axelara on Ebay just so I could have enough of the red panels to make a lightsaber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ids5621 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) i pretty much bought rockoh for the orange torso and visor, but it was it an awesome set as a whole! Edited April 19, 2012 by Ids5621 Quote The Misadventures of Onipex and Pals! Go watch it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WORT WORT WORT Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 TO TEAR OFF THAT LID AND DUMP THOSE CONTENTS INTO YOUR LEGO AND LAUGHpoor bionicleguys Quote . ...<--- kfghdjkfhdgmn; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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