Toa Smoke Monster Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) https://www.facebook.com/LEGOBionicle/videos/1669591383281938/The animation in this looks really good IMO. It makes me excited to see how the other environments will look in the show. As for their being two Umarak sets this year, if it means that Umarak will be the villain throughout this year's storyline and possibly getting some development as a character, I'm all for it. Especially if his Destroyer set is just as cool as his Hunter set. Edited January 25, 2016 by Toa Smoke Monster 2 Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Brickset has posted a much more detailed report on the summer Bionicle sets at London Toy Fair. Discuss away! 1 Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Brickset has posted a much more detailed report on the summer Bionicle sets at London Toy Fair. Discuss away!Hurrah! I'm still reading through it, but does anyone know what those prices will convert to in USD? They seem way cheaper than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Brickset has posted a much more detailed report on the summer Bionicle sets at London Toy Fair. Discuss away!I'm putting my thoughts in spoiler tags in case anyone doesn't want to be spoiled. Ekimu having a trans-light blue Mask of Creation sounds really interesting. In fact, the majority of his set with pieces in this color sounds great. I love that color on sets, so I just might get this set when it comes out. Umarak looks to be an interesting set too. I wonder if he will come with a trans-colored Mask of Control, and it just wasn't shown at the event. That would really neat IMO. The Beasts sound interesting too, and I look forward to seeing pictures of them in the future. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa TAK Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 https://www.facebook.com/LEGOBionicle/videos/1669591383281938/I think that looks fantastic, considering I didn't have high hopes for the animation and overall look of the show. Pretty excited it's coming out next month. TAK Quote [MNOLG The Movie Website]Need to start a poll? Or start a topic in Games & Trivia? PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I think that looks fantastic, considering I didn't have high hopes for the animation and overall look of the show. Pretty excited it's coming out next month. TAKI feel the same way - didn't expect anything from the show, but it's really looking quite nice. I really like the animation style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Brickset has posted a much more detailed report on the summer Bionicle sets at London Toy Fair. Discuss away!Hurrah! I'm still reading through it, but does anyone know what those prices will convert to in USD? They seem way cheaper than I expected. Based on the prices for the sets from the first half of the year, the three beasts and Ekimu will all be $15 sets. Hard to judge with Umarak the Destroyer, because his price is smack in the middle of Umarak the Hunter and Kopaka & Melum Unity Set's prices, but in the U.S. those sets are priced $20 and $25 respectively, and U.S. prices are usually at $5 increments except for the smallest (<$10) sets. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regitnui Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Entirely transblue? Ehh... I like solid gold as the 'power colour' with trans being the energy beneath. Entirely trans feels like they're trying to hard. It has to look better in person. Quote Elemental Rahi in Gen2, anyone? A write-up for an initial video for a G2 plot I really wish everyone would stop trying to play join the dots with Gen 1 and Gen 2 though,it seems there's a couple new threads everyday and often they're duplicates of already existing conversations! Or simply parallel them with a slightly new 'twist'! Gen 2 is NEW, it is NOT Gen 1 and it is NOT a continuation. Outside of the characters we already have I personally don't want to see ANY old characters return. I think it will cheapen the whole experience to those of us familiar with the original line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 *headscratch* I'm not really impressed, but I will have to see pictures before I judge. Kinda disappointed that a Makuta set was not included. 1 Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regitnui Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 *headscratch* I'm not really impressed, but I will have to see pictures before I judge. Kinda disappointed that a Makuta set was not included.Seconded. A trans-purple Ekimu-sized Makuta would be a great little set. Quote Elemental Rahi in Gen2, anyone? A write-up for an initial video for a G2 plot I really wish everyone would stop trying to play join the dots with Gen 1 and Gen 2 though,it seems there's a couple new threads everyday and often they're duplicates of already existing conversations! Or simply parallel them with a slightly new 'twist'! Gen 2 is NEW, it is NOT Gen 1 and it is NOT a continuation. Outside of the characters we already have I personally don't want to see ANY old characters return. I think it will cheapen the whole experience to those of us familiar with the original line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Entirely transblue? Ehh... I like solid gold as the 'power colour' with trans being the energy beneath. Entirely trans feels like they're trying to hard. It has to look better in person. Brickset's report mentioned some of the sets looked like they were supposed to have printing in the final design but didn't in the models on display. Maybe some of Ekimu's Transparent Light Blue parts will have gold printing. I'm definitely curious about whether Ekimu's transformation is a permanent one like most Toa transformations, or a temporary one like Rocka XL or the LEGO Ninjago "NRG" forms. The amount of transparent blue being described definitely gives me an "supercharged" vibe, kind of like the NRG ninja or Korra's giant spirit form from The Legend of Korra season two finale. But making this his permanent form might make more sense from a toy perspective so that if he shows up again in the 2017 story it won't be as a two-year-old set. I also wonder whether the transparent color of the Mask of Creation signifies anything special. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterchirox580 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Brickset's report mentioned some of the sets looked like they were supposed to have printing in the final design but didn't in the models on display. Maybe some of Ekimu's Transparent Light Blue parts will have gold printing. I'm definitely curious about whether Ekimu's transformation is a permanent one like most Toa transformations, or a temporary one like Rocka XL or the LEGO Ninjago "NRG" forms. The amount of transparent blue being described definitely gives me an "supercharged" vibe, kind of like the NRG ninja or Korra's giant spirit form from The Legend of Korra season two finale. But making this his permanent form might make more sense from a toy perspective so that if he shows up again in the 2017 story it won't be as a two-year-old set. I also wonder whether the transparent color of the Mask of Creation signifies anything special. From a story perspective I imagine it's simply him upgrading his mask to make it more powerful. Thankfully we should have images of the new sets within the next few hours so then we can talk about these in more detail. Edited January 26, 2016 by masterchirox580 Quote It's time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regitnui Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Brickset's report mentioned some of the sets looked like they were supposed to have printing in the final design but didn't in the models onI'm not sure whether printing makes me more or less interested... A giant, glowing blue Ekimu against an Upgraded (Possessed?) Umarak makes me wonder if we're not going to see another finale where the Toa take on the Mooks while Ekimu does the actual hero work. I liked last year's ending, but pulling the same thing twice would really devalue it. Quote Elemental Rahi in Gen2, anyone? A write-up for an initial video for a G2 plot I really wish everyone would stop trying to play join the dots with Gen 1 and Gen 2 though,it seems there's a couple new threads everyday and often they're duplicates of already existing conversations! Or simply parallel them with a slightly new 'twist'! Gen 2 is NEW, it is NOT Gen 1 and it is NOT a continuation. Outside of the characters we already have I personally don't want to see ANY old characters return. I think it will cheapen the whole experience to those of us familiar with the original line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrie Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'd like to say that I love the new animations. They almost look vaguely reminiscent of the '05 Hordika animations, which is a very nice touch. Quote bZpOwEr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunchyn Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Next video is Lewa, Uniter of Jungle!https://www.facebook.com/LEGOBionicle/videos/1669595556614854/?theater 2 Quote "I could have been a Protector but then I took a stud to the feet." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Next video is Lewa, Uniter of Jungle!https://www.facebook.com/LEGOBionicle/videos/1669595556614854/?theaterI think the voice actor is a lot better in this one. And seriously I love that animation style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiriamu Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 So...the commenting on the Brickset thing is over, and now I can't find the set descriptions anywhere. Quote Voicing your opinions with tact is the best way to keep a discussion from becoming an argument.So far as I'm aware, it's pronounced like this: We're ee ah moo. Check out my Creations:EpicsG1 Battle for Spherus Magna - G2 A Lingering ShadowShort StoriesG1 Fallen Guardian - G2 Shadows of Past and Future (The Legend Continues Entry) Head of Stone, Heart of JungleMOCsMask Hoarder, Desert Scourge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tertius Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The thing I like most about these animations is that we get to see the Tia actually using their elemental powers. Seriously. I missed they so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Pic of the new sets!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hmm... Ekimu looks like he's missing something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ektris Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I sure do hope there's some printing on the final set, because all of that transparent blue on Ekimu isn't that appealing to me. Umarak the Destroyer looks fantastic though. ~|ET|~ Quote E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahkshi Lalonde Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 *sees tr-ne-green* Boo, (i mean i expected it but still, boo.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ektris Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 *sees tr-ne-green* Boo, (i mean i expected it but still, boo.)Also that. There's too much of that across all of them in my opinion. Would it hurt to use, say, transparent yellow? ~|ET|~ Quote E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 *sees tr-ne-green* Boo, (i mean i expected it but still, boo.)Also that. There's too much of that across all of them in my opinion. Would it hurt to use, say, transparent yellow? ~|ET|~ As much as I'd been hoping for Transparent Yellow on Umarak, I've gotta say Tr. Fluor. Green is probably a better choice as a unifying color across all the villains. It feels more evil, more... septic. Like the Trans. Fluor. Reddish Orange on last year's Skull Villains, Trans. Fluor. Green gives off an eerie glow that contrasts strongly with the other colors in the Beast sets' color schemes. Trans. Yellow might work well on Umarak (since it's such a core part of the color scheme, and is harmonious with the Warm Gold of his mask), but it's just too dull to work quite as well as a contrasting accent color on the others. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Thoughts on Bionicle 2016 Summer wave: Ekimu: I love the look of his trans-light blue Mask of Creation. And I'm also glad he is titan-sized. However, I think he is too much trans-light blue on him. I think that a few more gold pieces would even him out. Umarak: Once again, Umarak looks the best out of this wave of Bionicle sets. (IMO, anyways.) I like his bulky look and his Skull Basher-like horns. His clawed hands look really cool too. I'll probably get him so that he can have showdown with his Hunter counterpart in my house. The Beasts: They look interesting. I like their color schemes, and it looks like they could have some neat pieces. But I'm not sold on them yet. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 *sees tr-ne-green* Boo, (i mean i expected it but still, boo.)Also that. There's too much of that across all of them in my opinion. Would it hurt to use, say, transparent yellow? ~|ET|~ As much as I'd been hoping for Transparent Yellow on Umarak, I've gotta say Tr. Fluor. Green is probably a better choice as a unifying color across all the villains. It feels more evil, more... septic. Like the Trans. Fluor. Reddish Orange on last year's Skull Villains, Trans. Fluor. Green gives off an eerie glow that contrasts strongly with the other colors in the Beast sets' color schemes. Trans. Yellow might work well on Umarak (since it's such a core part of the color scheme, and is harmonious with the Warm Gold of his mask), but it's just too dull to work quite as well as a contrasting accent color on the others. I prefer Trans. Neon-Green for him because it's closer to his previous green, which gives off a better sense of transition from his previous form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Here's a bigger picture than the one I linked before: http://i.imgur.com/PYetwdR.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcom Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) So with the new Ekimu and his pretty trans blue mask, every single mask from 2015 is gonna be available in at least two colors. Which is pretty rad. Umarak does look pretty cool too. Edited January 27, 2016 by dotcom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana Gunz Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Umarak's been hitting the gym. Edited January 27, 2016 by Makaru Quote tumblr: it's a lovely place to be if you've gone madflickr: mah yummy gross pics mmmPew Pew Pew Pew Pew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I think Umarak would've been cooler had the mask of control been different from the one we already have. Also, can we talk about the new drained masks that the beasts and Ekimu come with?It looks like Ekimu comes with a red version of Umarak's regular mask. Lava with a Red and Trans-yellow(?) Tahu mask, ect. Edited January 27, 2016 by Kid Icarus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I think Umarak would've been cooler had the mask of control been different from the one we already have. Also, can we talk about the new drained masks that the beasts and Ekimu come with?It looks like Ekimu comes with a red version of Umarak's regular mask. Lava with a Red and Trans-yellow(?) Tahu mask, ect.I think Umarak's mask is different from the Mask of Control. It's hard to tell in the pic, but this one looks like instead of horns, it's blended with trans-light green. The drained masks look nice, although I reckon they will be trans-light green, not trans-yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfahome Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 From the one image, it looks to me like Umarak's Mask of Control is a different mold, as the horns are now the TECHNIC and tail assemblies attached to the side of his head instead of being part of the mask. Also, I am really looking forward to these sets. Now I just want to see more images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiffy247 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 these sets look really cool! Toa sized Ekimu, and a gigantic bad guy. SMELL YEAH. Quote A fish wielding vampire. That's Spiffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naota Takizawa Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) The Netflix animations aren't garnering enough interest from me, but I will say that they look good, I like the look of Tahu & Lewa & I hope someone can create similar looking 3D models of them to use, along with the other toa. Edited January 27, 2016 by DJ Khaled Quote If you like Pingu & want to support a good project, click here. Also, I've rejoined the BZPRPG & I have a new profile for a new game. Click here to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I prefer Trans. Neon-Green for him because it's closer to his previous green, which gives off a better sense of transition from his previous form. It also nicely resembles the green energy that surrounds the Mask of Control on this year's packaging. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricko Botface Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Gotta say, I love the job they've done on the Destroyer. It's an epic contrast to the slender hunter lurking in the shadows to the massive super powered annihilation machine. While Lyichir's point makes sense on the trans. neon green for him... I still would have liked yellow. He has enough parts in the debated color to deck out someone's collection with them. Ekimu's color scheme looks completely off balance... for a mere Toa. But Ekimu is not a mere Toa, he looks like he's a Toa on steroids, so as far as looks are concerned, I'm fine with him. However, since he's in two of the colors I care least about getting more and he doesn't hold the same nostalgic appeal as Kopaka ( ), I'll probably wind up passing. That and whatever budget I have would be spent on characters that have parts I want more, you know. Storm Beast looks interesting, I must say the dark blue parts are a sight for sore eyes. But, you know, budget. Lava Beast is quite peculiar in my opinion. His legs are horribly short, his head's built like a Minotaur, which feel like a kind of old gimmick, I don't see the shadow trap thing anywhere on him (he may have one, I can't tell), and he has these weird blade/wing things on his hands, which have gun-metal (or black, can't tell) instead of silver. In short, this guy has my attention, whether for better or worse. ...I don't have an opinion on Quake Beast yet. Quote "All magic comes with a price, dearie!" -The Dark One I'm known on the LMB's as Brickobotface, Teh Dark One is merely a fad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiffy247 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I prefer Trans. Neon-Green for him because it's closer to his previous green, which gives off a better sense of transition from his previous form.It also nicely resembles the green energy that surrounds the Mask of Control on this year's packaging. Very much so. I think Ekimu is kinda like the reboot's seventh Toa, which I was suspecting would happen. Edited January 27, 2016 by Spiffy247 Quote A fish wielding vampire. That's Spiffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I prefer Trans. Neon-Green for him because it's closer to his previous green, which gives off a better sense of transition from his previous form.It also nicely resembles the green energy that surrounds the Mask of Control on this year's packaging. Perhaps the color of energy for each year resembles a major character for each year. Mask of Creation energy = Trans. Light Blue of Ekimu, Mask of Control energy = Trans. Neon Green for Umarak the Destroyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuuli Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 A blue mask creation?!, *thirsting* Though I'll be sad to see protector Ekimu go , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 All character videos are up on the LEGO YouTube page, now! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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