Evergrey: Toa of Music

Fire - Edge of Paradise

20 hours ago, Jaekoff said:

Why not?

I'm about it.

I think a line of constraction that doesn't rely heavily on a story focus would be a nice change of pace. The thing with both Bionicle & Hero Factory is that they were story driven. (I'm sure someone will eventually tell me there was a story for the original Throwbots/Slizers)

But for a 2020 edition of Throwbots, they could just make a mobile game that has 0 substance outside of just utilizing the throwbots against the enemies. Market the bots through that game and making them look awesome like a Ninjago or something.

Just as you said, "Why not?"

I think the movie soundtracks for the first 3 (especially LoMN) are pure perfection for Bionicle. Many of the pieces from that soundtrack come to mind when I think of my childhood and Bionicle.

However, for advertising, Move Along is perhaps the most iconic song they used (for me). That alt rock style they used is perfect for the story line and tone they were going for. I was too young when the MNOG and old school techno stuff was used, but that 2004-7 range was my time for it. I have to say, I remember the Vaahki commercial music and that was cool. Nothing like the alt rock tho.

TL;DR: soundtrack & alt rock

Hallowed by Stratovarius

4 hours ago, Lenny7092 said:

No offense, but who likes Galidor? They look a little cool, to be honest, but they look kind of weird, so I am not thinking about bringing them back. I’m not a fan of them much, anyway. 
 

It’s a good thing that no one said Galidor, so you’re fine.

...oh yeah I totally forgot to mention Galidor! Bring that back right now!

(But actually, please don't...ever. Not even in the original magazines)

Numb by Evergrey

On 3/7/2020 at 12:28 PM, Lenny7092 said:

There is one thing that I don’t get about the mask. The Mask has a body of its own called Toa Ignika in 2008, with the weapons and vehicle, but when Mata Nui formed his own 7-foot-tall body in the movie, why didn’t the Mask gave him weapons? Mata Nui just turned Click into a shield and a disconnected Vorox stinger into a sword. In his Lego sets in 2009, he has a Thornax Launcher, but he doesn’t have it in the story? Why? Plus, when Mata Nui came to Bara Magna, he looked like a Glatorian, and his mask can do a mouth flip guard thing in the movie, like Gresh’s and Tarix’s helmets in the movie? Why didn’t the Mask make Mata Nui look like a Toa? Is it because that the mask knew that they are on Bara Magna and knew about its inhabitants, so Mata Nui don’t have to look weird by making him look like a Glatorian? Are the Thornax Launcher and mouth flip guard function canon in the story, too? Do Toa in general have that function on their masks, too?

It probably didn't make Mata Nui look like a toa because the set designers designed him like a Glatorian 

Nah, my best guess is for Toa Ignika, the mask had was able to create what a toa looked like and include weapons because of Matoro's sacrifice. It probably "remembered" or "stored" that blueprint (design, biology, whatever terminology works best) and utilized it when it created Toa Ignika. It also probably was able to manipulate the protodermis around it to create the weapons for itself. 

In the case of Bara Magna, I do think it was capable of knowing what the nearby life looked like and went off that. For the weapons, my best guess is due to a lack of protodermis, it either couldn't make a weapon for him on its own OR didn't know what to make it out of at the point of creation. That's my best guess why it waited for the bone to make that grand sword (and also Click).

These are just my best guesses

3 hours ago, AZBlue said:

A return to some of the old 90's Space themes would be cool. I miss the insane builds of the UFO and Insectoids lines, though the Whites, Blues, Blacks, and Trans Neon Greens of the Exploriens would be a welcomed return. I know I'm not the only one here that would love that.

Dude! The Life on Mars UFO sets looked so freakin' cool! I totally forgot about those! They could honestly mix that concept and Rock Raiders and be successful! Yes!

I want a reboot of Lego Rock Raiders and a modernized version of that old game for it! I used to spend HOURS playing 3 games as a kid: Zoo Tycoon, Roller Coaster Tycoon, and Lego Rock Raiders. But I had to stop plalying it in '06 cause that's when I got a computer too new/fancy to run that game
 

I'd also like a reboot of either the Adventurers and/or Lego Island (doesn't have to be Extreme Stunts, but yeah). Those were my favorite themes/games to play outside of the 3 aforementioned ones. I also did have a fair amount of the sets for both of these themes as well.

But yeah, I think these themes are timeless enough to do well even in today's Lego catalogue (and still strong enough to warrant more than just a gimmick app game).

On 2/13/2020 at 1:23 PM, the Kohrakazi project said:

Looking for opinions here:

I was thinking about the Toa Nuva and I was wondering what types of music they would listen to. Now obviously they could have varied tastes, but I feel like since they are so unique they would have a genre or style that was "theirs".

My ideas are

Tahu: Rock/heavy metal (passion)

Kopaka: EDM/Techno (clean, cold)

Pohatu: Synthwave (because Pohatu)

Gali: lo-fi or soundscapes (focus)

Lewa: rap/trap/dubstep/YouTube bass boost edits (anything loud)

Onua: silence (or maybe singer/songwriter)

If you have different ideas or like mine, let me know! If you have reasons for your choices I'd love to hear them.

I disagree hard with Lewa and Onua. I would say Lewa would like something extremely percussive and uplifting like power metal (DragonForce, HammerFall, Stratovarius, etc.) or even just straight up speed metal.

Onua: I definitely agree with some of the other posts thinking he'd like classical like Bach/Beethovan.

The others I mostly agree with, though Tahu specifically would probably like nu-metal/alternative rock: like the stuff they play in the WWE and the Madden 07-09 soundtracks like Linkin Park, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin, Sevendust, and bands of that nature.

Just my take :p

Alley Cat by Seventh Wonder

Been stuck in my head for weeks at this point

On 3/13/2020 at 1:42 AM, Lenny7092 said:

That makes no sense. It sounded that originally, in 2001, in Bionicle, that there were going to be seven Toa, but it’s just six due to story relevance. In 2003, we have Takanuva as the seventh Toa. Maybe Takanuva was going to appear in the 2001 storyline? It does explain why the Bionicle: Quest for the Toa and Mata Nui Online Game in 2001 focused on Takua, because of that and he turned into Takanuva in 2003, anyway. Just saying my theory about this rumor.

I don't know anything about the rumor, but that makes sense! Especially since those games did focus on Takua, I wouldn't find it surprising if they had that concept on the backburner til 2003.

On 3/13/2020 at 10:25 AM, Xboxtravis said:

Originally there were actually Four Toa during the early development process. Fire (Flame), Water (Hook), Earth (Claw) and Air (Axe). Then Ice (Blade) and Stone (Kick) got added to the team before Alastair Swinerton flipped open a English-Maori dictionary and the rest was history...

After seeing The Last Airbender series, I always questioned why Bionicle split water & ice and stone & earth. Why were they added? Just to make 6?

I remember I got the original 2003 Makuta set for either Christmas or a birthday gift or something, and later got Gali Nuva. Seeing the mask of light movie and recognizing these 2 sets in said film is what started my love for the series and then I went on to get a large amount of sets through the years.

That '03 Makuta set is still legit though!

"Peace of Mind" - Boston

Confession: I was never really a big fan of the band Queen. Nothing against them, I just hadn't really heard much from them and the things I did hear were good, just not "I'm in love with them" good. Just saw the movie Bohemian Rhapsody and now I'm high key obsessed with them.

The actual musical purchase:

Queen Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II, & III

"I Want it Now" - Queen

Uhh...some pink haired humanoid lookin' thing

Might be a reach, but I remember owning 2 of these Magnetix Magnamen (before the recall) and playing with them around the Voya Nui saga

If you're asking about physical strength, I'm not sure what percentage of the fanbase lifts...oh not that kind of strength...

I think there's a chance it'll return in the future. From '04-'08 and '15, I took a great interest in Bionicle. I still have so many of my old pieces and sets, but I never use them anymore. I do still play the 2003 gamecube game every-so-often. I can start and beat that game in an afternoon at this point, but it's still a great source of nostalgia for me. I love that game! I hope in the future, if we get Bionicle again, we get an actual dedicated console game, not just a bunch of gimmicky mobile game.

In short, I think there's still a strong fanbase for Bionicle, but like others have said: quality vs quantity.

So, this raises a question, at least in mind; if Onua can control magma and cause eruptions, are there overlaps in power with Tahu?

I know that fire is it's own thing, and that lava and magma are different, but Tahu does surf on the lava and doesn't he show some control over it? At least maybe in G1?

While I typed that, I thought of another question: If Onua battled a water being, and that being cooled down magma enough to where it became stone, would Onua be able to reverse that process, or would he just have to manipulate some other form of earth (since cooled magma transforms into the stone category)?

Weightless - Evergrey

"Wizeman" - Seventh Wonder

3/5. It's got pretty good beat, but it's alright

So, what sets would you like to be remastered? For me, well, here’s some stuff:

1. The Toa Mata in 2001 - I would love to see them having bendable joints and necks. Maybe also give them their Ultimate Collector’s versions (they would look like Toa Mata Nui in 2009, but less bulky and pieces).

2. The Bohrok and Bohrok-Kal

3. The Toa Nuva in 2002 - I would love to see them having bendable joints and necks as well.

4. The Rahkshi - would include the yellow guy

5. Takanuva - would come with gold and gray versions and Takua

6. Makuta Teridax - with detachable wings

7. The Toa Metru

8. The Vahki

9. Nidhiki and Krekka - Perhaps as a pack

10. Roodaka and Sidorak - Perhaps as a pack

11. The Piraka - with opening jaws

12. The Toa Mahri

13. The Barraki - with opening jaws

14. Vezon and Fenrakk

15. Axonn and Brutaka - Perhaps as a pack

16. Vezon and Kardas

17. The Phantoka and the Mistika and their Matoran partners

18. Makuta Icarax

19. Toa Ignika

20. The Glatorian and Glatorian Legends sets

21. Tuma

22. Nektann

23. The Toa Masters (less bulky)

24. Kulta th Skull Grinder (less bulky)

25. The Toa Uniters and the Elemental Creatures (less bulky)

26. Umarak (a little less bulky)

27. Hydraxon

28. Ekimu

29. Takutanuva

30. Visorak

31. Mutran and Vican

32. Dekar

33. The Toa Hordika

34. The Toa Inika

...so you basically want Lego to "remaster" the entire G1 toyline? 

I would honestly love to see them remaster the the rahi beasts with more modern pieces. That and the Toa Inika with gear functions and more conventional masks

A Place to Call Home by Season of Ghosts