Fang RRB Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I didn't because it was the Theme that saved LEGO From bankruptcy, but the Story Concluded. But I don't know how it would come back? Quote Check out our Youtube Channel - www.youtube.com/user/randomreviewerbros - For Bionicle Reviews: Lego Reviews, Lego News, Gaming and lots of other stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I always knew that it would end. I didn't think it'd be in 2010, but everything comes to an end at some point. Quote avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axilus Prime Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I didn't think it'd go on forever, but at the same time, the thought of it ending never crossed my mind until 2009, when it was stated to end in 2012 or 2013. Then they bumped it up to end in 2010, which disappointed me a lot. It wasn't a very good ending either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambion Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 heh. back in the early days i assumed that it was going to go on forever; become a mainstay line. i was, of course, a child, and didn't know any better. i don't think the thought that Bionicle could end actually occurred to me until 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed297 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Everything ends, but it's best not to think too hard about it if you don't want to end up nihilistic (in the bad, pessimist way.) So you could say that it wasn't a shock when it ended, but neither was it pleasant for having expected an eventual end. Edited August 10, 2014 by The Kumquat Alchemist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahu3.0 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 no i never thought that bionicle was gonna end and i began collecting in 2007 mahri nui Quote I'm just a simple man, trying to make my way in the Matoran Universe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-N Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 It ended sooner than I thought, but I always knew it had to at some point. Quote "What we see depends mainly on what we look for" -John Lubbock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir of the Chronicler Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I think we all knew it was going to end, we just didn't want to believe it could. - Heir Quote Click the banner. You know you want to. Shia Lebouf would tell you to just do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ta-metru_defender Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I actually didn't think it would last. The Slizer/Throwbots and Roboriders had only lasted a wave or two each, and most other themes didn't stick around that long. Heck, I still remember being very happily surprised when the Bohrok were revealed. Quote Hand-drawn, bespoke avatar by none other than Mushy the Mushroom. a body adrift in water, salt, and sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manducus Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yeah, I knew it was going to end eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfahome Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 BIONICLE's end had never really crossed my mind. I was happy enough to get the sets I got and build with them. When it did end I was a bit sad initially, but realized I'd gotten almost ten years of fun from it (now thirteen years and still growing) and nothing would ever take that away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordofBionicles Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I never thought about it being cancelled because I wouldn't have ever imagined that kind of things can happen to set lines, however at the year 2008 I was starting to think the story was going to reach its conclussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesiii Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Well of course. It was always designed as a story with an end. I knew there was a possibility something besides the conflict between Mata Nui and Makuta (and allies) could take over, but it always seemed questionable. Certainly not something I would rely on. Alternative would be to never bring resolution to that and I never wanted that. 2010 did seem like a fairly natural place to end it too (decade after start!); only reason I didn't really expect it was we had heard of tentative plans for a few more years. But it was always said it would end when/if sets stopped selling and that could always come at any time. So when it was announced, it wasn't really a surprise. Quote The Destiny of Bionicle (chronological retelling of Bionicle original series, 9 PDFs of 10 chapters each on Google Drive): Part 1 - Warring with Fate | Part 2 - Year of Change | Part 3 - The Exploration Trap | Part 4 - Rise of the Warlords | Part 5 - A Busy Matoran | Part 6 - The Dark Time | Part 7 - Proving Grounds | Part 8 - A Rude Awakening | Part 9 - The Battle of Giants My Bionicle Fanfiction (Google Drive folder, eventually planned to have PDFs of all of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta_of_Oz Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 tbh I was anticipating it coming to an end, just not as soon as it did. Quote If you use correct grammar in your posts (or try hard to), place this in your signature. Join Myst's campaign for correct grammar usage on BZPower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToaTahuFangar434 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Ohhh. I never thought about BIONICLE ending, but I was always fine with it, because it was too old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodleloot Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I never really thought about it, I was still a kid in Bionicle's earlier years. It was just weird when it did end, the line had been around for about as long as I can remember, after all. Quote Hail Denmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Shockwave~ Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Well, if you look at something like... say... Transformers, It took the original show like 2 seasons to actually move forward. Bionicle clearly had an end in mind, it wasn't simply: "Oh darn you have foiled me again see you net week." (Well okay it was kind of like that except it was see you next year but that's not the point.) Once it hit Metru Nui it was clearly going somewhere. Quote 3DS Freind Code: 1693-0634-1082 Name: Joey I also have Mario Kart 7, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Pokemon Y and Kid Icarus: Uprising PM me to add me. Steam profile Click here for the BZP Destiny Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 When I was a child, I never thought too far into the future. Though, when I got older, I expected to end at some point but it wasn't 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) I first thought it would end in 2008, when it was advertised as the final battle. However, with the big plot twist in the same year, i expected it to end in 2012. Edited August 10, 2014 by Rooster Nui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phauxx Lightning Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I expected it to end, yes. But certainly not in the way it did. If they just stuck with those in Mata-Nui for a couple more years that would have been fine with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato G Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 In hindsight, I know that all things must end, but back when I was a kid, following the story and playing with the toys, the story seemed to grow up with me. I never thought it was going to end. I thought it was going to keep growing, and developing as I did. It was the most memorable thing in my entire childhood, the one thing I had in common with all of my friends. I actually cried after reading Journey's End. It was a very harrowing experience for me, saying goodbye to something that had been part of my life for literally as long as I could remember. But it wasn't that Bionicle ended that upset me, it was the way they ended it. With so many loose story threads in the serials and stuff left unfinished, and the Bionicle Star's as the only sets from that year. I felt almost like I was being punished for sticking with Bionicle for so long. And there was so much regret... sets I wished I'd gotten, but would never again have the chance to collect. I feel like Bionicle 2015 might be a chance to avoid making those same mistakes (I have a lot more money this time around). So, in answer to the original question, I did somewhat expect it to end, but when it did end, it was way too soon for me. I wasn't ready, and I'm still not. I don't know if I'll really ever be, to be honest. Quote Embers - A Bionicle Saga - Chapters/Review Class Is Out - A Farewell To Corpus Rahkshi - Chapters/Review BZPRPG Characters - Minnorak, Kain, T'harrak, Savis, Vazaria, Lash BZPRPG Mercenary Group - The Outsiders - Description - History - Base Ghosts Of Bara Magna - Ash Tribe - Precipere - Kehla, Somok, Skrall, Gayle, Avinus, Zha'ar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toa kopaka4372 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 It ended sooner than I expected, that's for sure. After having it for so long, I kind of took it for granted, that it would always be there. If it comes back I don't think I'll make that same mistake again. Quote Credit goes to Linus Van Pelt (Formerly known as Cherixon) and Spectral Avohkii EnterprisesMy Memoirs of the Dead entry, Reflectons:http://www.bzpower.com/board/index.php?showtopic=7351 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kohran Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Greg always said Bionicle would continue as long as sets were selling, and the line did continue for so many years that I was genuinely surprised when it did end. That said, given some of the problems Bionicle hit after 2006 (the extent of which has become more apparent since Lego reps became more open about them) I'm surprised it went on for quite as long as it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 To be honest, I never really thought about it. I started collecting at 7, and stopped around 12, and I didn't really think much past "read new comic, buy new set." Now I know that everything has to end sometime, so Bionicle had to as well. Would I have thought it would end when it did? Not especially. However, I don't really know how the toys were selling. Quote "Sometimes a hero has to do something else besides beat the villains and come home covered in glory. Sometimes, he has to make a sacrifice so that a lot of people, people he's never met before and who don't know his name, can live." -Hahli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinCollects Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I first thought it was going to end when they Killed Makuta in around 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Destroyer Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I didn't think it'd go on forever, but at the same time, the thought of it ending never crossed my mind until 2009, when it was stated to end in 2012 or 2013. Then they bumped it up to end in 2010, which disappointed me a lot. It wasn't a very good ending either. Exactly the same with me. Those ten years seemed to go by really fast... Quote Thank you to the Dark Beings Banner and Avatar Shop for the banner! Brickshelf Gallery BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Legend Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Well, everything has to come to an end. Obviously when I was younger, I refused to think about that ever happening, as we knew there were years of story left to tell. Sadly, it ended prematurely and I was greatly saddened by it. Yes, I cried when Lego sent that letter to BZPower. I was sitting at my desk I am now and just lost it. I grew up with BIONICLE and while at the time, I was glad the story would continue, I still wanted sets. I was 14, give me a break. Quote “We all change. When you think about it, we're all different people all through our lives. And that's okay. That's good. You gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."-The Doctor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang RRB Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Yeah, I was Young when I got my first Bionicle, So I really Never thought about it Quote Check out our Youtube Channel - www.youtube.com/user/randomreviewerbros - For Bionicle Reviews: Lego Reviews, Lego News, Gaming and lots of other stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomegranate Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I knew it would, and I tried not to think about it Quote . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybre Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I thought it would end right after the Phantoka line (I was 9 at the time) due to all the stuff they were saying about it being the final battle. Imagine my surprise when the Mistika were announced! My friend, another BIONICLE fan, was equally surprised. Quote mindeth the cobwebs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matoro Zeliph Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I thought bionicle would end after the 2007 storyline. But that was because I probably didn't bother to see what would go on after (my favorite) matoran had passed. Although, some people here did think the 2008 storyline is just as good. So maybe I'll go read the novels if I ever get around to it. Quote My MOC galleries: YouTube-DeviantArt-Majhost-Brickshelf-(Avatar made by my sister, Hahli) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I thought Bionicle would end in 2008, and I wanted it to end in 2008. 2006-07 felt like "excuses to put off the inevitable" to my adolescent mind, whose impatience was already screaming to end the thing already. "You're just gonna drag it out, and drag it out!" My opinions didn't change too much around 2010 - I still wanted it to end, but the 2010 ending felt really sloppy IMO. Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boston100 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I always thought i would be buying bionicles for my kids Quote As long as there is one bionicle fan out there there is still hope for bionicle to return. Keep faith. Bionicle is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Of course I did. Pretty much all LEGO themes end at some point or another, no matter how elaborate their story. The main exceptions are generic "evergreen themes" like Castle, Pirates, Space, and City, and even those see individual themes begin and end within those categories (examples: Fright Knights, Islanders, Insectoids, World City). I might be a bit of an exception, though, because I was already a LEGO fan long before I was a BIONICLE fan, so I had already seen lots of different themes come and go. Honestly, the fact that BIONICLE stuck around as long as it did was extraordinary, but even so I knew it would probably end eventually — it just wasn't clear for a long time just when that would be. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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