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  1. Guys... sorry to make this comparison, but when you read something like the Hobbit, are you expected to have read The Silmarillion beforehand, and know about every little thing in the universe before actually getting into the story?

     

    No? Well, that's how some of you make it sound with Bionicle. So what if most of the story is super complicated and hard to understand if you try to process it all at once? Is it really too much to ask someone to just... start at the beginning and slowly work their way up from there? Like, play the MNOG, read one of the early books, and just keep going if that manages to get them hooked?

    It's not unreasonable to expect a fan who has ready access to the internet and is good at finding sources of information to start at the beginning and go forward.

     

    It is unreasonable to expect young children to get into a theme which barely makes sense if you don't do extensive research. If I were 7 years old and introduced to BIONICLE in 2007, I would have trouble understanding what was going on.

     

    I don't think I'll ever see a LEGO theme I enjoy as much as BIONICLE. Part of what I liked about it was what I like about Star Wars, which is all the expanded universe stuff. The theme has a lot of media associated with it. It's true that other themes do too, but as far as I know none do to the degree that BIONICLE does. I am also one of the people who loves the Rahi, and I don't think we'll see anything like that for a long time, if ever - and even if we do, they'd be shiny and smooth with weird molds instead of constructed with awesome functions. Oh, and the style of animation for MNOG (and 2002/2003) is my favorite, and we probably won't ever see something like that as the capabilities of computers get better and better.

     

    That said, if you want an action figure theme with interchangeable/collectible something or others and cool powers, one could conceivably happen at some time, but it would probably look more like Hero Factory than BIONICLE (which would ruin it for me, as I am in no way of Hero Factory).

  2. The books were nice, I think.

     

    The comics always disappointed me. I assumed that I just hadn't gotten all of them (even though it turns out that I did get all of them)...they didn't finish anything.

     

    There was another discussion about what book you would make as a movie. Most people said Time Trap (which I have not read, sadly). I think the 2006 saga as a whole would make a good movie, even if it would leave out a lot of background.

  3. I've decided to get into BIONICLE trading. I have done quite a bit of online Yugioh trading, if you want to see some record. The topic doesn't appear to have a draft saving function, so I'll add the haves later

     

    Wants:

    Sets for 2001-2003 collection:

    • 1390 Maku
    • 1391 Jala
    • 1392 Kongu
    • 1393 Matoro
    • 1441 Fikou
    • 8537 Nui-Rama
    • 8539 Manas
    • 8541 Matau
    • 8545 Whenua
    • 8546 Power Pack (I only really need the mask and the matoran)
    • 8553 Pahrak Va
    • 8558 Cahdok and Gahdok
    • 8581 Kopeke
    • 8583 Hahli
    • 8589 Takua and Pewku

    Other:

    • 7117 Gresh
    • 7138 Rakshi
    • 8626 Irnakk
    • 8762 Toa Iruini
    • 8763 Toa Norik
    • 8903 Zaktan
    • 8913 Nuparu
    • 8982 Strakk

     

    Priority parts (incomplete):

    1 long blue piece from the Tarakava (important)

    1 blue slope from the Tarakava (important)

    2 of Tahu Nuva's swords

    1 of Pahrak-Kal's shields

    1 of Kopaka Nuva's mask

    1 of Gali Nuva's mask

    1 of Lehvak's faceplate

    1 of Tahnok-Kal's faceplate

    1 of Tahnok-Kal's shields

    1 of Onua Nuva's legs

    1 of Tahnok-Va's Krana holders

    2 of Onua Nuva's Quake Breakers

    1 of this hinge piece from the Exo-Toa

    1 of Kongu's mask

    1 of Turaga Nuju's WHITE head with Trans-light blue crystal

    1 of Gahlok Va's feet

    1 of Gali's claws

    1 long tube from Kane-Ra (I really need this one)

    1 Gukko wing

    1 flat silver tube from the Gukko

    2 of this black tube from the Boxor

    2 of this other black tube from the boxor

    1 of Lehvak-Kal's faceplate

    1 of Maku's mask

    1 of Lhikan's swords

    1 of Gahlok's eyes

    Others that I'm looking for:

    1 of Antroz's wings

    1 of Berix's swords

    1 of Raanu's...shields?

    1 red claw-foot

    1 of Avak's feet

    1 Nuju Hordika's head

    1 tube from Vastus' weapon

    1 tube from Berix' weapon (this but blue)

     

    Haves: (incomplete)

    1 Vastus

    1 Atakus

    1 Raanu

    1 Gahlok-Kal

    1 Mata Nui (Glatorian Legends, not Titan)

    1 Kiina

    1 Toa Onewa

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    The far right shield also looks a lot thinner than the others, which appear to be very thick in this picture.

    I don't think the far right one is thinner- it's just angled, pointed off to the right instead of straight on. ;)

     

     

    Looks good,but I don't understand the meaning of like 5 billion guards there. :/

    Nine guards... :P

     

     

    I'm pretty sure that from that angle it would be wider than that.

  5. I like the picture, but the shields all have the same imperfections (except for the far right one, which has them on the opposite side). The far right shield also looks a lot thinner than the others, which appear to be very thick in this picture.

    Otherwise, this is great.

     

    It looks to me like they're defending it from something close to the ground that doesn't jump - maybe a killer slug?

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    Unfortunately, I don't have anything particularly rare. I'd love to have a chrome mask and the copper masks of victory. I'm hoping to collect some eventually.

     

    I have a few orange and a few gold Vahi for some reason. I also have the disk of time. I have a few pearl gold and silver Mata masks, if those are rare. Lastly there's this solid white Rhotuka spinner with text on it and an arrow - I'm not sure what that's from. Maybe it's rare?

    Unfortunately, I don't have anything particularly rare as I haven't ever been a serious collector. I'd love to have a chrome mask and the copper masks of victory (I'd be willing to buy/trade for them). I'm hoping to collect some eventually. Some day I will own a gold Hau, but that's far away. Likewise, I'll shoot for a set of White Metal Krana-Kal in the future, but I don't have the funds for that sort of thing now.

     

    I have a few orange and a few gold Vahi for some reason. I also have the disk of time and the 2004 Kraakhan. I have a few pearl gold and silver Mata masks, if those are rare. Lastly there's this solid white Rhotuka spinner with text on it and an arrow - I'm not sure what that's from. Maybe it's rare? As far as I know, I don't have any prototype pieces (I've never been to any fairs and haven't taken part in any programs or competitions for them).

    You doubled up on your text there. Also, there's only one WMKK, the xa. You might be thinking of the VMKK, which have the set of 8. But that's gonna cost you about $800 for a full set, so get saving :P

     

    I was actually unaware at the time I wrote that post of the Vacuum Metal Krana-Kal (I assumed that it was the same thing) and of the specifics.

    Yeah, I'd like the VMKK in a full set, but there's no way I'm getting those any time soon.

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    I would like to propose:

    The military of the different villages will be present, but we don't know how they fight. We have only seen the ta koro guard throwing disks.

    So I would like to propose:

    -The ta koro guard would fight like the macedonians: lances and shields in front, disk throwers in the back. Like a shield wall.

    -The gukko force would use their mounts as birds of prey, swooping and grabbing, etc.

    -The po koronans would use disks, koli balls and would execute scouting missions on dikapis.

    -the ga koronans use bamboo poles and disks (not much of a guard)

    -The sanctum guard are essentially defensive soldiers (you cannot carry that ice pick throughout the whole battlefield).

    -The ussalry would work as dragoons: being able to throw disks while mounted, but also when dismounted. They would also charge into enemy ranks through the flank or from behind.

     

    I hope this is useful for something.

    The Ta-Koro Guard, Onu-Koro Ussalry, and Le-Koro Gukko Riders clearly know how to fight. Other than that...we don't know if they have armies. Considering how Ga-Koronans were never shown to actually fight (they relied on their location as their form of defense), I think it's likely that they don't have one. Ko-Koronans, likewise, probably didn't have an actual army, just some guards, relying on their location to protect them. Po-Koronans didn't appear to have an army, either.

     

    Well, the other tab that I have on my browser right now is Biosector, and it says that ga-koro has a small force of guards, that po-koro has a larger one (they even use dikapis) and that the ko-koro sanctum guard is a permanent army, of which we have only seen two, but they may be more.

     

    Look at it this way: matoran jobs are necessary, but guards are important. I think we can divide guards into two categories: permanent and non- permanent.

     

    Pemanent guards are those which only work as guards (Jaller, Agni, Pakastaa...); non-permanent are those who have other occupations, but defend the koros when necessary (Shasha, Amaya, who you can see defending ga-koro in MNOG and in the bohrok animations, although they are a weacer and a flax maker).

     

    Thus, we can classify the ta koro guard, the ussalry and the gukko force as permanent forces, while ko koro has two permanent guards (talvi and pakastaa) and can call upon some scholars or carvers when in need, the same as whith ga-koro. But we can see at least that po-koro has an army, armed with disks and mounted on dikapis. Seriously, what kind of village has tamed ostriches if they don't need them.

     

    Also, in MNOG II you can see ally and piatra guarding the gate to po-koro. They are the same who in the bohrok animations prepare to help hafu topple his statues. You also have the guard on the lookout tower with the huna. He looks permanent.

     

    As last argument, it would be unfair to have three villages fighting and dying and the others sitting back and watching. Do you really think po matoran (namely hafu) would let them get all the merit?

     

    No, they would not.

     

    I don't consider a small group of guards to be the same thing as an army (it's a bit arbitrary, but the Ta-Koro guard is clearly massive). A small permanent guard could not defend a village from the swarms.

     

    Yet Ga-Koro matoran only ran away, Ko-Koro did not appear in the animations. I may have misinterpreted the Po-Koro animations - I had assumed that they were just villagers, not trained guards. It wouldn't really fit with the official animations to have Ga-Koro send an army to fight the Bohrok. You could make it fit by having them all defeated, but if they're defeated, then they're under the control of the swarms...

     

    I had not realized that Ko-Koro had an army. Where did they appear?

  8. I would like to propose:

    The military of the different villages will be present, but we don't know how they fight. We have only seen the ta koro guard throwing disks.

    So I would like to propose:

    -The ta koro guard would fight like the macedonians: lances and shields in front, disk throwers in the back. Like a shield wall.

    -The gukko force would use their mounts as birds of prey, swooping and grabbing, etc.

    -The po koronans would use disks, koli balls and would execute scouting missions on dikapis.

    -the ga koronans use bamboo poles and disks (not much of a guard)

    -The sanctum guard are essentially defensive soldiers (you cannot carry that ice pick throughout the whole battlefield).

    -The ussalry would work as dragoons: being able to throw disks while mounted, but also when dismounted. They would also charge into enemy ranks through the flank or from behind.

     

    I hope this is useful for something.

    The Ta-Koro Guard, Onu-Koro Ussalry, and Le-Koro Gukko Riders clearly know how to fight. Other than that...we don't know if they have armies. Considering how Ga-Koronans were never shown to actually fight (they relied on their location as their form of defense), I think it's likely that they don't have one. Ko-Koronans, likewise, probably didn't have an actual army, just some guards, relying on their location to protect them. Po-Koronans didn't appear to have an army, either.

  9. Priority parts:

    2 of Tahu Nuva's swords

    1 of Pahrak-Kal's shields

    1 of Kopaka Nuva's mask

    1 of Gali Nuva's mask

    1 of Lehvak's faceplate

    1 of Tahnok-Kal's faceplate

    1 of Tahnok-Kal's shields

    1 of Onua Nuva's legs

    1 of Tahnok-Va's Krana holders

    2 of Onua Nuva's Quake Breakers

    1 of this hinge piece from the Exo-Toa

    1 of Kongu's mask

    1 of Turaga Nuju's WHITE head with Trans-light blue crystal

    1 of Gahlok Va's feet

    1 of Gali's claws

    1 long tube from Kane-Ra (I really need this one)

    1 Gukko wing

    1 flat silver tube from the Gukko

    2 of this black tube from the Boxor

    2 of this other black tube from the boxor

    1 of Lehvak-Kal's faceplate

    1 of Maku's mask

    1 of Lhikan's swords

    1 of Gahlok's eyes

    Others that I'm looking for:

    1 of Antroz's wings

    1 of Berix's swords

    1 of Raanu's...shields?

    1 red claw-foot

    1 of Avak's feet

    1 Nuju Hordika's head

    1 tube from Vastus' weapon

     

    4 Bohrok rubber bands (any extra BIONICLE rubber bands would be awesome, too)

     

    Any 1 Kohrak-Kal Krana (I believe they're white)

     

    Sets: The Bahrag, the Manas, Takua and Pewku, and the Nui-Rama

     

    Masks: Chrome Silver Hau, Pearl Silver Hau, Akaku, and Pakari, Pearl Gold Kaukau, Hau, Miru, Pakari, and Kakama

     

    An extra Vezon figure (I bought a Kardas dragon without Vezon once for a really good price), if you have one

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    I doubt it. If a big company leaves a product, it's gone for the greater good. Lego simpy won't bring back Bionicle for the sake of the other products, from what I know.

    Well, Castle and Space-related themes are loopholes to this. The subthemes of these mentioned themes are pretty similar to one another, but you could have a point because Space and Castle are small bubbles that rarely have much influence.

     

    Yes, but there are a whole bunch of Space themed stuff in Lego, and they are all similar but different. There hasn't been a reboot of certain themes. HF is similar to Bionicle but it isn't the same, for example.

     

    Well, in some cases, Space Police III (the one from 2009-2010) is considered a reboot of Space Police I & II, but if this is the case, yes, a BIONICLE reboot does sound far-fetched.

     

     

    Space Police II was clearly a continuation of Space Police, but that was in a time when all Space and Castle themes were tied together.

     

    Space Police III shares little with Space Police I and II other than the fact that it's about police in space. It's not a continuation or reboot.

  11. Member Name: BobaFett2

     

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    Answer: "What you're seeing is intended. However, please refrain from entering any value greater than '5.'"

     

    Question: "I tried logging in to my BZPower account today, but it said I was locked out and to try again later. After 5 minutes, I grew tired of waiting and attempted to log in again. At the top of my screen, instead of saying my name, I saw the name "BioMaster5012". Clearly, this was wrong. I visited my profile, and it was empty. I went to my control panel, and saw that there was only one thing - a dial going from one to eleven, with a picture of Kongu next to it. Was this supposed to happen? Should I change the value?

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    Makuta's power (and Karzanhi's) both appear to be mental. I don't think they're the same as the Mahiki's power.

     

    I doubt that the Noble Mahiki can do more than the Great Mahiki. As far as we know, it does not allow you to create illusions of other objects.

     

    So...would it be plausible with a Great Mahiki....say if you're in a warehouse...full of boxes...and some generic bad guys come looking for you...could you make youself look like a box? Or create the image of a box to hide behind? Make your own visual cover? o_O XD

     

    Or, say you're explaining something to your buddy, but you think it would just be easier if they could have a 3D diagram...Could you generate the illusion of a hologram to explain things better, like the tactical points of terrain or someones armour's weak points, or a certain object, say like this but more lifelike: http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/09/Iron-Man-Movie-Prologue-Hologram-1.jpg

     

    To the first...there's nothing that I know of that would prevent this, but it has never been explicitly stated that it's possible to look like an inanimate object. Maybe you could look like a Rahi that looks like an inanimate object (like an elemental stone beast of some sort)?

     

    For the second, I doubt it.

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    In response to a few points made - it's not making topics about stuff that attracts people, it's the news and information. That's our hook. If we had any kind of focus in our news stories on the actual media being produced by the Lego company - books, television, games, whatever, we'd attract the kids looking for that information on the internet. Then they join looking to discuss it further. I don't know about y'all but I certainly found BZP because I wanted to know more about the Rahkshi. Same theory here.

     

    And more generally, let's not get so high and mighty pretending Bionicle was ever somehow not as lighthearted and simple as any of the other lines Lego is producing. Go back and watch any of the Bionicle movies and you'll see it's all pretty much on the same level as any given Hero Factory, Chima or Ninjago episode. The only part of it that ever had real 'complexity' to it was the books, and guess what? exact same dude is writing all the books now as back then. I haven't read them, but I bet he's still adding just as much into it as he always was. We just don't hear about it.

    I strongly disagree. The movies (at least the first three) are far less lighthearted than just about any LEGO theme. I've watched Hero Factory and Ninjago. Ninjago is very lighthearted, and Hero Factory is pretty tame. BIONICLE may not be an ultra-dark theme, but it has the least lighthearted themes of any theme, I think.

     

    Perhaps, but the differences in the level of lightheartedness is imperceptible on anything but a tiny scale. They all were very simple in their themes, their characters were not complex, and their conflict was clearly defined. They were, in a word, kid shows. Not that this is a bad thing, which is really the overarching point I'm trying to make here. These kinds of shows would still fit into the mold we've formed here.

     

     

    Again, I strongly disagree.

     

    The only lightheartedness present in BIONICLE is stuff associated with Le-Matoran/Toa of Air (plus Pohatu once or twice when he's bugging Kopaka) through 2004, after which nothing is lighthearted - the Visorak are a monstrous plague, Mata Nui is dying and he has to be saved (and the Matoran on Voya Nui are held captive by murderous brutes), even more powerful and evil sea creatures are trying to take the Mask of Life, and then the Toa have to face off against beings of shadow, the embodiments of evil in the Matoran Universe. The only real exception before 2009 is Mata Nui Online Game (MNOG II is pretty calm and fun but doesn't have that same sense of humor that MNOG did) - which isn't even canon, and in 2009 the only exception is Berix. Bara Magna definitely isn't light-hearted.

     

    Compare that to any Ninjago episode. I can't say for sure with Hero Factory as I've only seen the first two seasons (and it was a while ago) - maybe that isn't lighthearted, but just about any other LEGO theme is (the other exception I can think of off the top of my head is Alpha Team).

     

    BIONICLE was clearly for kids but it was not your run-of-the-mill theme.

     

     

    Okay, let's see. The Visorak are akin to the Serpentine, including (in the case of the Fangpyre) the ability to mutate and corrupt innocents. The death of Mata Nui is essentially an apocalypse, the likes of which The Overlord and Great Devourer threatened Ninjago with. Powerful snake-men, undead skeletons, and invincible stone warriors face the Ninja and try to take the Golden Weapons, Fang Blades, or whatever other plot trinket is currently in play, not unlike the modus operandi of almost every Bionicle villain. The Ninja have faced shadow doppelgangers of themselves, corrupted versions of each other, and of course the Overlord, the embodiment of all that is evil in the world. That's not even taking into account non-show Ninjago stories like those in the chapter books or graphic novels (and Bionicle's darkest points were, probably not coincidentally, mostly confined to the comics and chapter books).

     

    I admit Bionicle did take itself mega-seriously, aside from the occasional light-hearted banter between Toa. But this was almost more of a failing than a virtue, and it's no wonder that the "non-canon" Mata Nui Online Game is considered by a vast number of fans to be a high point of the series, and one of the aspects of it that has aged best. I don't even know why you bring up Berix at all; he's no more light-hearted than any Matoran or Toa, so I'm assuming you're talking about his nasally voice, which gets an undue amount of hate.

     

    Lego media is often, at its core, light-hearted. That doesn't prevent it from presenting serious stories with amazing characters and dynamic and engaging universes. And I think those were the aspects of Bionicle's story that made it ripe for discussion; not necessarily the grimdark tone it began to adopt more and more in later years.

     

     

    I actually meant some of the stuff related to his "collecting". I don't mind his voice.

     

    The Visorak's powers may somewhat resemble the Serpentine, but the comparison ends there. The Serpentine are ridiculous oafs who cannot do anything right. They behave childishly the only capable ones are the leaders - only the big leader has any real ability or intelligence. Every scene the Serpentine are in, they do something stupid or mess things up.

     

    The Visorak, on the other hand, are deadly spiders who entrap creatures and mutate them into monstrous, crazed forms. They cover everything in their webs and are incredibly deadly.

     

    Ninjago may do some things that BIONICLE does, but in Ninjago it was always filled with jokes and intended to be humorous. In BIONICLE, the fate of the city/island/world rested on it.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    In response to a few points made - it's not making topics about stuff that attracts people, it's the news and information. That's our hook. If we had any kind of focus in our news stories on the actual media being produced by the Lego company - books, television, games, whatever, we'd attract the kids looking for that information on the internet. Then they join looking to discuss it further. I don't know about y'all but I certainly found BZP because I wanted to know more about the Rahkshi. Same theory here.

     

    And more generally, let's not get so high and mighty pretending Bionicle was ever somehow not as lighthearted and simple as any of the other lines Lego is producing. Go back and watch any of the Bionicle movies and you'll see it's all pretty much on the same level as any given Hero Factory, Chima or Ninjago episode. The only part of it that ever had real 'complexity' to it was the books, and guess what? exact same dude is writing all the books now as back then. I haven't read them, but I bet he's still adding just as much into it as he always was. We just don't hear about it.

    I strongly disagree. The movies (at least the first three) are far less lighthearted than just about any LEGO theme. I've watched Hero Factory and Ninjago. Ninjago is very lighthearted, and Hero Factory is pretty tame. BIONICLE may not be an ultra-dark theme, but it has the least lighthearted themes of any theme, I think.

     

    Perhaps, but the differences in the level of lightheartedness is imperceptible on anything but a tiny scale. They all were very simple in their themes, their characters were not complex, and their conflict was clearly defined. They were, in a word, kid shows. Not that this is a bad thing, which is really the overarching point I'm trying to make here. These kinds of shows would still fit into the mold we've formed here.

     

     

    Again, I strongly disagree.

     

    The only lightheartedness present in BIONICLE is stuff associated with Le-Matoran/Toa of Air (plus Pohatu once or twice when he's bugging Kopaka) through 2004, after which nothing is lighthearted - the Visorak are a monstrous plague, Mata Nui is dying and he has to be saved (and the Matoran on Voya Nui are held captive by murderous brutes), even more powerful and evil sea creatures are trying to take the Mask of Life, and then the Toa have to face off against beings of shadow, the embodiments of evil in the Matoran Universe. The only real exception before 2009 is Mata Nui Online Game (MNOG II is pretty calm and fun but doesn't have that same sense of humor that MNOG did) - which isn't even canon, and in 2009 the only exception is Berix. Bara Magna definitely isn't light-hearted.

     

    Compare that to any Ninjago episode. I can't say for sure with Hero Factory as I've only seen the first two seasons (and it was a while ago) - maybe that isn't lighthearted, but just about any other LEGO theme is (the other exception I can think of off the top of my head is Alpha Team).

     

    BIONICLE was clearly for kids but it was not your run-of-the-mill theme.

     

     

    Lightheartedness isn't a bad thing. Terraria never takes itself seriously and I love that game.

    It was actually quite lighthearted and kid-ish other than what you mentioned. But I won't bother to list all of that.

    It's not about what happens, but how it's handled. I think you should make yourself more informed before you start using blanket statements like the ones you did.

     

    I agree, it isn't a bad thing.

     

    I exaggerated a bit, but I stand by my point. Ninjago is far more lighthearted and joking than BIONICLE, even in its early years (and there's no question that around 2005/2006 things started getting a lot more serious).

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    In response to a few points made - it's not making topics about stuff that attracts people, it's the news and information. That's our hook. If we had any kind of focus in our news stories on the actual media being produced by the Lego company - books, television, games, whatever, we'd attract the kids looking for that information on the internet. Then they join looking to discuss it further. I don't know about y'all but I certainly found BZP because I wanted to know more about the Rahkshi. Same theory here.

     

    And more generally, let's not get so high and mighty pretending Bionicle was ever somehow not as lighthearted and simple as any of the other lines Lego is producing. Go back and watch any of the Bionicle movies and you'll see it's all pretty much on the same level as any given Hero Factory, Chima or Ninjago episode. The only part of it that ever had real 'complexity' to it was the books, and guess what? exact same dude is writing all the books now as back then. I haven't read them, but I bet he's still adding just as much into it as he always was. We just don't hear about it.

    I strongly disagree. The movies (at least the first three) are far less lighthearted than just about any LEGO theme. I've watched Hero Factory and Ninjago. Ninjago is very lighthearted, and Hero Factory is pretty tame. BIONICLE may not be an ultra-dark theme, but it has the least lighthearted themes of any theme, I think.

     

    Perhaps, but the differences in the level of lightheartedness is imperceptible on anything but a tiny scale. They all were very simple in their themes, their characters were not complex, and their conflict was clearly defined. They were, in a word, kid shows. Not that this is a bad thing, which is really the overarching point I'm trying to make here. These kinds of shows would still fit into the mold we've formed here.

     

     

    Again, I strongly disagree.

     

    The only lightheartedness present in BIONICLE is stuff associated with Le-Matoran/Toa of Air (plus Pohatu once or twice when he's bugging Kopaka) through 2004, after which nothing is lighthearted - the Visorak are a monstrous plague, Mata Nui is dying and he has to be saved (and the Matoran on Voya Nui are held captive by murderous brutes), even more powerful and evil sea creatures are trying to take the Mask of Life, and then the Toa have to face off against beings of shadow, the embodiments of evil in the Matoran Universe. The only real exception before 2009 is Mata Nui Online Game (MNOG II is pretty calm and fun but doesn't have that same sense of humor that MNOG did) - which isn't even canon, and in 2009 the only exception is Berix. Bara Magna definitely isn't light-hearted.

     

    Compare that to any Ninjago episode. I can't say for sure with Hero Factory as I've only seen the first two seasons (and it was a while ago) - maybe that isn't lighthearted, but just about any other LEGO theme is (the other exception I can think of off the top of my head is Alpha Team).

     

    BIONICLE was clearly for kids but it was not your run-of-the-mill theme.

  15. Well here's a question: did you receive the regular LEGO Club Magazine during January/February and March/April 2010, or the LEGO Brickmaster magazine? I believe that All that Glitters and Rebirth only came packaged with LEGO Brickmaster Magazine. I received Comic 6 but not Comic 7 in 2010 because my Brickmaster subscription expired partway through the year — I only managed to obtain the last comic two years later at Brickfair VA.

    They came in the normal magazine as well.

  16. The list; If you have any of these, I'd like to buy them:

     

    Priority parts:

    2 of Tahu Nuva's swords

    1 of Pahrak-Kal's shields

    1 of Kopaka Nuva's mask

    1 of Gali Nuva's mask

    1 of Lehvak's faceplate

    1 of Tahnok-Kal's faceplate

    1 of Tahnok-Kal's shields

    1 of Onua Nuva's legs

    1 of Tahnok-Va's Krana holders

    2 of Onua Nuva's Quake Breakers

    1 of this hinge piece from the Exo-Toa

    1 of Kongu's mask

    1 of Turaga Nuju's WHITE head with Trans-light blue crystal

    1 of Gahlok Va's feet

    1 of Gali's claws

    1 long tube from Kane-Ra (I really need this one)

    1 Gukko wing

    1 flat silver tube from the Gukko

    2 of this black tube from the Boxor

    2 of this other black tube from the boxor

    1 of Lehvak-Kal's faceplate

    1 of Maku's mask

    1 of Lhikan's swords

    1 of Gahlok's eyes

    Others that I'm looking for:

    1 of Antroz's wings

    1 of Berix's swords

    1 of Raanu's...shields?

    1 red claw-foot

    1 of Avak's feet

    1 Nuju Hordika's head

    1 tube from Vastus' weapon

     

    4 Bohrok rubber bands (any extra BIONICLE rubber bands would be awesome, too)

     

    Any 1 Kohrak-Kal Krana (I believe they're white)

     

    There are probably other pieces, but this is all I can come up with right now.

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