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  1. Good to finally see the build! Personally I'm not a fan of the new one; I'm not one to decry a failure of faithfulness to the source model, since given that certain models can be made better on a revisit (like zane's titan mech of the same wave or the earth driller and to some extent the blade cycle from legacy wave 1) this one falls pretty short as an improvement. Despite the overall sleekness of the model in relying largely on long slopes and neat curves (that furthermore existed in 2014, though that's hardly a knock), the overall shape of the newer vehicle is much boxier and flatter than the original thing; the back replaces the streamlined fins with fairly decent angled plating that lose the armoured look despite their visual interest; and the wheels in general don't have very good cover, as where the original fit its mudguard elements in well, only the front wheels are covered half-decently where the back seems oddly square with only a flag to simulate a flow. The function looks more interesting by using the technic spring but somewhat lackluster in action, and the spring shooters seem integrated more awkwardly than before. I realize most of this is rooted in my bias: I was 12 when I first saw images of the two Rebooted summer sets, and despite never getting it, the dynamic presentation of the big red muscle car with two sets of guns did sell me in a way the new one simply doesn't (and to be fair, in a way the show failed to sell me on it as well). To hear the X-1 was coming back only to see it look far different and not for the better was a huge disappointment. In retrospect, there are regions where the original X-1 charger failed to deliver (the rear has some exposed studs and the bike isn't great), and a red and black color scheme could be executed interestingly and likely add some flair where the last stuck to its (rather flat) red and gold with requisite hints of black, but as it is I suppose I can just get the old model off of bricklink and call it a day. (also on a sidenote the pearl dark grey weapon handle was in every hands of time set except jay's bike and the destiny's shadow, though i don't recall any uses after that; it is an interesting piece nevertheless. kai and jay i believe are the same as the ones in the kai fighter and the thunder raider, respectively, although jay had a typo on his suit so i believe this is a new version for 2021)
  2. i think the part that everyone here has missed is that keksalot quit watching around the middle of rebooted when the love triangle got dropped in, which is fair; personal opinion (and i've heard a general consensus in the ninjago community, however small that is) is that the show takes roughly 4 seasons to use its characters in an interesting way, and that the creators really started putting more effort into making ninjago a watchable show after its "reboot"; it's a show designed to sell toys after all, and the only reason it managed to get 10 years is because it was doing it first and with some impression of real characters and the idea that they could still go in different directions (the pilots were supposed to be a one-off after all) prior to tournament though the show is largely pretty hollow: i love the first season when i first saw the episode where zane realized he was a robot and came to terms with it, but i was also 10 and realize that even if it is one of my favorite episodes it's hardly as good as an episode from other shows, or even other episodes from later seasons. season 1 is mostly just groundwork with imo good and important key character elements here and there and but little mind paid to breaking from the mold sometimes, season 2 is fun exploits for kids and what is more or less supposed to be a conclusion, and season 3 is largely action and very little substance; but, coupling the relatively lackluster screenwriting with the relatively lackluster animation, the entire thing feels very vapid and overall like another run-of-the-mill toy commercial with moments where it felt better than usual. then of course we get a whole season with a whole overarching arc and genuine character struggles and motives and neat fight scenes, followed by a season that (imo) sucks but visually takes ninjago to a higher level and expands the size of ninjago and its own place in the ethereal sense, then a whole character-based one-on-one duel between one ninja and one of the best (arguably ofc) ninjago villains. after a brief divot with 2017 the show went ahead and used the bigger budget and bigger scale to make two seasons that might be some of the best lego-adjacent media to date; and even now the show, despite reorienting to the 8-12 demographic, will at least get you a kinetic & engaging fight scene or fun banter or something (the newest one (13) is honestly one of the best ninjago seasons though). characters themselves are given a lot of time to develop over the focus on promoting toys, and for that matter most of the best seasons are built largely around character moments while the sets act as little set pieces for moments or get 10 seconds of screentime before disappearing entirely; to be honest, ninjago should've been the action figure theme while bionicle did system sets with how much more interesting the characters get. so yeah, ninjago's not a perfect show overall and it probably didn't deserve its position as the next bionicle but you could argue the writers earned it: they managed to develop a solid plot after a while, the sets managed to grow in quality to where they are now (in large part because of the movie, but still), and even now there's still a lot to get from the show. the movie sucks largely because it fails to create interesting characters outside of maybe a couple and the writing and pacing is all over the place without being a little self aware about it and consequently fails to sell the show or the products by making them interesting ( i've already worked out a script that works better but this is hardly the place to advertise), but regardless the theme has managed to justify its extension and its television series with time, and my bet is that we'll see kai ninjago default dancing in 5 or 10 years like all the tahu memes. it's all in due time or whatever
  3. So, use the talkback to suggest the theme that should be covered first? Ninjago. Definitely Ninjago.
  4. On the other hand, the ninja made less that a second cameo in THEIR OWN REALM. Jeez, Lego, really? Only Chen gets an actual full appearance? (On the other hand, Like the Chir twins have said, licensed themes have more prominence for this game. Lego's trying to go all-out for this game, so here's hoping the Ninjago film becomes a huge hit. )
  5. 2016 looks very promising. The djinn villain, a new serpentine (possibility of venomari?), and other villains look nice, and Ghost Cole is great. How the story is executed, I don't know, but Jay losing his eye=new print? Shakes fist. Yes!
  6. Nothing happening here. Pretty empty as of late.

  7. I guess I'll sign up. Is there a form I can refer to, or do I have to post a "Let me join!!!!111!!!one!!!" reply?
  8. Fairly impressive; it's great to know that he's continuing this band!
  9. Berix Mentor of Gelu and Vastus, and also writer of the Book of __________.
  10. Hello there, and welcome to BZPower!

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