Renaming of Toa Dume and Toa Nidhiki sets

[Makuta Miras]

I think it's fairly common knowledge by now that the Special Edition Toa Norik and Toa Iruini sets which were released in 2005 were originally intended to be Toa versions of Dume and Nidhiki, so my question is:

 

Why did Lego decide to change the characters around, and why to Norik and Iruini?

[TERIDAX941]

Probably because the Rahaga were in the immediate story line at the moment, and they decided to give the fans a taste of what those beloved freaks once were.

[LordofBionicles]

Well If I recall correctly GregF sayd in the Official Greg Discussion that the sets were named Toa Dume and Toa Nidhiki for like 10 seconds and then they decided to change it, my guess is that the Toa Dume set was just named like that because it was the mask the set designer chose to use. With the Toa Nidhiki set I believe it was intended that maybe he would have appeared on the story because his mask definately looks inspired by that of a Vahki.

 

In the end maybe the Bionicle Story team realized it would have been a bit hard to include those two Toa in the Story and then decided to use the Rahaga Norik and Iruini.

[Just A Dot]

I was under the impression that the "Toa Dume" and "Toa Nidhiki" names for these sets were merely rumors.

[Piruk-MRFFB]

This rumor has been confirmed ?

[Calvirick]

Well If I recall correctly GregF sayd in the Official Greg Discussion that the sets were named Toa Dume and Toa Nidhiki for like 10 seconds and then they decided to change it, my guess is that the Toa Dume set was just named like that because it was the mask the set designer chose to use. With the Toa Nidhiki set I believe it was intended that maybe he would have appeared on the story because his mask definately looks inspired by that of a Vahki.

 

In the end maybe the Bionicle Story team realized it would have been a bit hard to include those two Toa in the Story and then decided to use the Rahaga Norik and Iruini.

 

This is scary accurate to what I was going to assume. I never read the Greg Discussions, for reasons, but I did immediately draw my attention to the masks themselves.

 

Norik and Dume have the same mask of course. And then we have the Vahki head being a close resemblance of Iruini's Mask.

[Klanadack]

Like many have said before, the two characters of Dume and Nidhiki had become pretty much irrelevant, story wise. I do wish we has gotten the other toa Hagah, if just to complete the team.

Edited June 18, 2014 by PyroLizard Prime

[Sir Kohran]

Was there any particular reason why these two 'extra' Toa were produced to begin with, when both 04 and 05 already had full groups of Toa released?

[Just A Dot]

Was there any particular reason why these two 'extra' Toa were produced to begin with, when both 04 and 05 already had full groups of Toa released?

To celebrate 50 years of LEGO themes, or something like that.

[Makuta Miras]

I was under the impression that the "Toa Dume" and "Toa Nidhiki" names for these sets were merely rumors.

It says it on BS01, so I presume it's confirmed. Here's the link to the Nidhiki page: http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/Nidhiki#Set_Information. I admit that I originally saw it in YouTube comments, but when I checked on BS01, there it was.