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Very nice review!

I really can't think of much else to say; you pretty much nailed it in comparison to your review of the Toa a few months back. I pretty much share opinions with most people in saying that while the Skull guys aren't as amazing as the sets from the winter wave, they are still amazing sets. 

Oh hey look, an existential crisis!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGJzT0xtais

This goes to show that great things come to those who are patient.

I liked it when I read it, but I couldn't get over how he wouldn't plan anything out. I mean, it's my understanding that if you're going to write a story, you should plan out how you are going to go about writing said story and map out the events from beginning to end. I'm speaking more to the serials, of course. I know he had to meet an end for the main stories.

Today I was thinking about how Bionicle is the first theme to be outright rebooted/revived by Lego. 

To my knowledge, the Wild West theme was the first to be revived. It first came out in the 90's and then Lego decided to sell the same sets again in the early 2000's.

Not much has changed with this guy, but the changes I did make were decent ones.

Have a look at the album here: http://imgur.com/a/qJkSs

Album can be found here: http://imgur.com/a/BytYS

This is Toa Valia, the resident Toa of Light in my line of characters as well as my sister's self-MOC. It only makes sense that her element be Light, because my real life sister is so happy all the time that she makes my life that much brighter. 

I went to the exact article you pointed out in the OP and read through it starting at the phrase you pointed out. Clarification will be found exactly one paragraph after the phrase in the OP. 

Having trouble with mathematics? Leo is here to help!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKy6wLA7N4c

Rode. It's my staple at this point, and being smart enough to not be outsmarted by a disguise or a simple lie is pretty awesome.

You find yourself complaining about and arguing with me, a 15 year old telling you to get a life.

 

You think you have a life but in reality you don't.

I could think of oh so many comebacks to these, it wouldn't even be funny. One is:

"Bullies have always told me to get a life, and never has it been in the context of Bionicle, but always in reference to school and doing good things for others. Now I am doing just that, working in an immunology laboratory and being a full time nursing student with a 4.0 GPA, all the while keeping my friends, family, and hobbies close to me. So stop trying to get a response out of others and leave if you really don't like it here. I guess it isn't your thing. Sorry."

The playsets were interesting, and I wish I had gotten more of them when they were still around. It would be nice to see playlets return in the future, and having seen fan creations of what that future may look like, I am more than pleased.

The chat section is working for some reason...

I may be able to make it to the stream. Any info on what the Star Wars polybags are?

At this point, I'm guessing a mini Prototype TIE Advanced, but I would be very pleased if you were lucky enough to nab a few TFA C-3PO minifigs.

Gee, Gali's my favorite character! 

Gali: Dumb, loser character

You wot mate? 

Vakama
"Let's tell the Toa about all these prophecies about their enemies at the moment they happen instead of telling them beforehand in order to prepare. I'm sure that none of the villages will be destroyed and that the Toa will be prepared anyway."
 

-Later-

"I'm a terrible leader! I should have warned them!"

Need 1 crucial answer about kopaka okoto, I'm planning on getting him in december but I am concerned about the stickers on his legs, do these stickers fit firmly or has anyone experienced the stickers trying to fall off. I havent decided if i want to apply the stickers on after getting him

The stickers haven't fallen off on mine, and I got him back in January. The stickers, from what I have noticed, seem to hold on pretty well and do not easily come off.

Every day, helpless Skull Spiders grow closer and closer to extinction. Help us save them from destruction now. Support the Matoran Wildlife Fund and help us speak for those who have no voice. #SaveTheSkullSpiders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlZsaPlecjg

Haven't really been at this for a while, have I... BAD ME, BAD!

I've been MOCing up storm and building some new characters for future videos, as well as updating current characters in the roster. I'll also be experimenting with a new style of filming that actually makes the episode look like a character is shooting a vlog. All in all, expect great changes!

My guess is that Piras is like the enforcer for the higher order lawmakers, or something like that. Much like Ultra Magnus in TF: MTMTE, he'll be the "Duly Appointed Enforcer of the (insert law/act here)".

For all we know, he could be a villain in a whole different way. Maybe he will end up supporting a government that shows the Matoran some love on the outside, but the Toa Novus find out that the inner workings of the government really hate the Matoran and are using the Toa Miro as puppets.

Either way, I know this is going to be good.

Is it possible to implement a chapter selection? I already played through the first two chapters, but when I started the game to preview chapter three, none of my progress was saved and I started back at the very beginning. If there isn't such function, I completely understand. It would probably require more work and more time that you do not have. I will get to chapter three eventually.

If you can do it, then props to you. If you can't then someone like me completely understands.

However, I did vote yes, so... hop to it.

Now to press yes 99 more times...

 

 

 

 

The fandom. 

 

That, and the Nuva and Inika masks.

 

I dislike the Nuva kanohi due to their goopy, tar-like consistency and their very un-Bionicle aesthetic. If the details had blunt edges like in earlier and later masks, I'd probably actually like them... But instead the details' edges are supremely bevelled, which has them bleed into each-other in a most ugly fashion. Explain this design decision away all you like, but that doesn't change the fact that it looks ugly when compared to later and earlier mask designs.

 

Speaking of later mask designs however, we come across an exception; the Inika's Kanohi. They had mouths with teeth, and were made of rubber. What genius thought that was a good idea exactly? No backwards or forwards compatibility, questionable design choices (The Hahlistache comes to mind)... I am ever so glad I only got one of those bloody things (Jaller's). It has since been sold. And again, they are terrible regardless of the scapegoat slice of canon generated to explain them away.

 

Oh, and reflecting back on G1, I also don't like the abolition of built-in mechanisms. Bionicle figures went from action packed toys which did stuff, to just toys with guns strapped onto them. To me, a Bionicle set without some semblance of a mechanism feels somewhat lifeless. Yes, launchers did somewhat fill that void, but as a centralised artefact - not part of the figures themselves. However, it doesn't really matter too much for me if the figure is quite small (See: The vast majority of Matoran).

 

Eh. The Kakama, Miru and Kaukau were okay. The Hau to an extant. Inika masks were just flat out terribad

 

I think that the face designs for the Inika look pretty nice, but the fact that they're not compatible with anything ruins it for me. 

Jaller's face is probably my least favorite, but I think that some like Matoro and Hewkii look really neat. Had they been designed differently, they could have been some really cool looking masks. 

 

Yeah. The only reason the masks are terribad is the lack of compatibility is a deal breaker. Calix was bad, Kadin was pretty bad, and Kongu's mask is kinda bad because of the design. He looks like the Creature from the Black Lagoon 

 

Am I seriously the ​only person who likes every mask put out in the Bionicle line!? 

Gali is my favorite, with the very close second being either Kopaka or Pohatu.

This chapter really got me interested. No more talking, it's time for real stuff.