Makuta_of_Oz

On Tuesday the 24th of November 2009, LEGO made the announcement that they would be ending Bionicle in the middle of 2010. Immediately, campaigns and petitions began to bring Bionicle back. On Saturday the 19th of March 2011, two BZPower members, Makuta_of_Oz and PAPER SPEAKERS WAT, got together to form a fan group and campaign dedicated to bringing back Bionicle, and as such the Bring Back Bionicle Club was born. On Thursday the 7th of July 2011, the Bring Back Bionicle Club gained its own website, complete with projects, news, and later on, games. And today, on Friday the 19th of September 2014, we have succeeded in our mission. LEGO has officially announced on Facebook and Twitter, the return of LEGO Bionicle. As the rumours suggested, the "big announcement" promised by LEGO was about Bionicle. It featured a teaser video of the mysterious golden mask featured in a leaked image, spinning atop a pedestal. It was also officially revealed that this mask is the Mask Of Creation, once worn by the legendary Artakha. Although we don't have any new information beyond this, it is highly likely that we may see Artakha in set form wearing the mask very soon. The revelation also points towards the likelihood of Bionicle's story being a continuation of the old story, rather than a total reboot, but this remains unconfirmed. You may be wondering now, where does this leave the Bring Back Bionicle Club now that it has achieved its mission? Well actually, our task is not yet done. In addition to bringing back Bionicle, we aim to keep it back for at least a year and a half. This would bridge the gap between Bionicle's end and the end of what was supposed to be its 10th anniversary. All branches will remain open, and reporting more news as it comes, until at least mid-2016. Now, feel free to discuss and celebrate this victory to your heart's content, and rejoice!

Actually, you can discuss them -- just not on BZP. Also, something I imagined the other day: The Friday Announcement. "We have dropped many hints of the return of Bionicle, from an image on our own website to the name Bionicle in a URL. With most of these himts having been found by clever LEGO fans, we now officially announce the return of Exo-Force." Take a guess which word will not be in the announcement. Just saying, I think Lego is doing some of these things on purpose.... Well, I didn't say Galidor that time. Something like that probably will happen.

Sounds like a vacancy!

Surprised how many people are saying Thunderbirds and Fantastic 4. Are they expected to be coming as well?

Excuse my negativity, but I can't help but wonder if any heads have rolled at LEGO as a result of these leaks, including the mask. Or has LEGO accepted it as normal?

I watched a show on SBS2 (Australian channel) showing exactly what happened in the two hours following the attack. It was painful.

The Nothing part would explain his quote "You cannot destroy me, for I am Nothing."

I think it's in LEGO's best interests to focus on the Dark Hunters if they don't ant to make a whole new villain. The Shadowed One would make a fantastic new main villain, especially with his mysterious name forgotten by the ages (even by Greg Farshtey). Plus the Dark Hunters are so individual that it'd be hard to fall into the trap of clone sets like Bionicle did in 2006-2010. The gold-skinned being could work too, for much the same reasons, but the Skakdi that serve him are clone sets, so they'd want to focus on the gold-skinned being's creations.

tbh I was expecting Bionicle to more likely return in 2016 than 2015. Thrilled to see it's coming back earlier.

The plan is to leave the sig alone until LEGO makes an official announcement.

...I realise that even if Bionicle does come back, I'll still have a sig. Obviously most of my sig is made up of Bring Back Bionicle propaganda, but there is also that baterra pitch for LEGO Ideas which I can keep after LEGO's announcement. Speaking of said announcement, when is the New York Comic Con? Rumour has it they'll make the announcement AND reveal the sets at that event.

Really? I have faith that if Greg is as involved in the story as he was in the later years, it will become a tangled trainwreck again. I couldn't agree more. Implying he doesn't learn from mistakes... :/

For somebody who has so passionately campaigned for the LEGO Group to bring the theme back I'm kind of surprised you'd be so particular about what form you want the new story to take. What would be wrong with a reboot, honestly? It's the best chance the theme might ever have of regaining its former glory and enthralling a new generation of fans. It's not like a rebooted storyline would be completely foolproof (you'd have to rethink a lot of things up to and including how the big story engine is revealed), but I still can't really fathom why so many people are so vehemently opposed to the idea of a reboot on principle. I do know the saying "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it", but the main focus with the campaign for my part was just to bring the sets back for long enough to cover the difference between its cancellation and the end of its 10th anniversary, ie. a year and a half. Even then, though, I still have personal preferences, but won't complain TOO much if it is a reboot. No matter what happens, though, I have faith that Greg Farshtey will know how to do it right.

Sometimes when I become overwhelmed with emotion, my emotions shut down. Is that how I feel now? Though I WILL admit I jumped out of my skin when I saw the news on Twitter last night just before I went to bed. Still, I'd rather wait for an official announcement from LEGO because my campaign truly declares victory. I just pray it's not a reboot.

...and watch every Bionicle fansite on the Internet, including my own, go into meltdown. I've gained a keen interest in watching other people's natural reactions to events of all sorts, which I think stemmed from my interest in Teridax. But now I'm watching everyone's excitement over Bionicle returning. BTW, although I know Bionicle's coming back thanks to other anonymous sources, I still await an official announcement from LEGO before I declare my Bring Back Bionicle campaign won.

That's no prototype. You can make Kapura using McToran Jaller's body and arms, Tahnok Va's feet and a misprint red Ruru.

I wonder all the time who the main villain would be. My guess is that the Shadowed One will be the main villain. He has the name for it, he has the goons for it, and set-wise his goons are able to keep builds fresh and avoid falling into the trap of clone sets.

I really want to see the baterra and Sisters Of The Skrall as sets. Artakha and more Toa, Makuta and Dark Hunters would also be awesome.

Depends. Is Pohatu wearing his Mask Of Speed?

Does the Antidermis pool Axonn and Brutaka went to destroy still exist? If so, can it still create new Makuta?

tbh I was anticipating it coming to an end, just not as soon as it did.

So if I tell you that they are, does that make you not want to see them? I as an individual am a spoiler addict, but people who avoid spoilers don't want to take that risk. They may not want to see the leaked images in case they turn out to be legit.

It's Artakha, so technically no. It's been theorized that "ahk" means something like "being", and does not always mean evil, but yes, that is almost certainly intentional. So by that logic, "Great Being" could be "Ahknui"?

I think it works in a similar way to the spoiler rule; some people come on BZP not wanting to be spoiled. I mean, what if the leaks are legit?

1. A new story on Spherus Magna, shortly after, but not immediately after, the 2010/2011 story. Greg has thought ahead and started up a number of possibilities for fresh new stories that don't have to be connected to the past. 2. Definitely finish the serials for the older fans. Possibly do what was done with Empire Of The Skrall/The Legend Reborn regarding Tuma's injury and maybe link the serials' events to the new story's situation. 3. As a continuation, so much could work regarding villains. The Shadowed One... the gold-skinned being... or someone brand new.