Name a toy better than Bionicle

Verbatim · November 23, 2015, 10:36:34 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on November 23, 2015, 10:34:55 PM

I liked card/board games a lot more than actual "toys" (and I spent way more time outside than inside), but I played with Lincoln Logs a lot when I was a kid. I always preferred those to Legos because they looked really aesthetically pleasing and you could build a lot of different things with them.

i was just about to mention lincoln logs, actually

they were aesthetically pleasing, weren't they

Assassin 11D7 · November 23, 2015, 10:37:56 PM

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Girl of Mystery · November 23, 2015, 10:38:24 PM

Nocturn was the shit

November 23, 2015, 10:38:35 PM

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Class has yet to name a better toy.

Because he can't
Battleship was fun. I also had a cool robotics kit when I was younger, you could design and build things that actually moved around and responded to inputs. Much more fun than blocks IMO
>bionicle
>blocks

lol
no wonder you're so wrong

Well I'd put Bionicle in a separate category than regular Legos, they're more like action figures than blocks. I had a few Bionicles, and they were cool, but I just didn't like them as much as everyone here does

@Winy: yeah I kinda just realized I derailed this bad, I'll stop posting lol

Winy · November 23, 2015, 10:39:08 PM

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This was a dope promo.

clum clum · November 23, 2015, 10:39:45 PM

I loved the Bionicle thing McDonald's did. Sure, the toys themselves were shitty, but they came with uniquely coloured masks that you could attach to your Toa.

Verbatim · November 23, 2015, 10:40:48 PM

i'm having trouble deciding which were cooler

rahkshi or bohrok

Winy · November 23, 2015, 10:41:22 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on November 23, 2015, 10:40:48 PM

i'm having trouble deciding which were cooler

rahkshi or bohrok

Rahkshi, if you ask me.

Winy · November 23, 2015, 10:41:53 PM

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Man, I never appreciated this as much as I should have as a kid.

This was really well-made.

clum clum · November 23, 2015, 10:42:42 PM

I fucking love Voltix from Hero Factory. The chaotic colours and design in general just gives me a boner.

Verbatim · November 23, 2015, 10:42:46 PM

Quote from: KinderEssen on November 23, 2015, 10:39:45 PM

I loved the Bionicle thing McDonald's did. Sure, the toys themselves were shitty, but they came with uniquely coloured masks that you could attach to your Toa.

i thought they were pretty neat

they could fling those discs REALLY far

Girl of Mystery · November 23, 2015, 10:43:16 PM

God the Toa Mahri were so fucking cool

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One of the best trailers in the entire franchise

Verbatim · November 23, 2015, 10:43:51 PM

Quote from: Winy on November 23, 2015, 10:41:53 PM

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Man, I never appreciated this as much as I should have as a kid.

This was really well-made.

is the bionicle lore something worth looking into

it seems surprisingly rich

Kiwicake · November 23, 2015, 10:44:15 PM

tfw i never had any bionicles

I had no childhood ;___;

Assassin 11D7 · November 23, 2015, 10:45:52 PM

Quote from: Winy on November 23, 2015, 10:41:22 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on November 23, 2015, 10:40:48 PM
i'm having trouble deciding which were cooler

rahkshi or bohrok
Rahkshi, if you ask me.

The Rahkshi never got special sets like the Bohrok did, which still makes me sad. At least you could make silver ones out of pieces from the 2003, 2005 and 2008 sets.

Girl of Mystery · November 23, 2015, 10:48:05 PM

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Man, I never appreciated this as much as I should have as a kid.

This was really well-made.
is the bionicle lore something worth looking into

it seems surprisingly rich

It was extremely rich.

There's movies and a shit load of comics and stuff

Winy · November 23, 2015, 10:48:51 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on November 23, 2015, 10:43:51 PM

Quote from: Winy on November 23, 2015, 10:41:53 PM
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Man, I never appreciated this as much as I should have as a kid.

This was really well-made.
is the bionicle lore something worth looking into

it seems surprisingly rich

I remember reading about the comics that were issued around the series' end, and if I remember right, the lore was really extensive, for a kids' franchise. Like, the lore of the story goes way bigger in scale than just "Toa fight the forces of Makuta." It's insane how big it is.

clum clum · November 23, 2015, 10:51:29 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on November 23, 2015, 10:42:46 PM

Quote from: KinderEssen on November 23, 2015, 10:39:45 PM
I loved the Bionicle thing McDonald's did. Sure, the toys themselves were shitty, but they came with uniquely coloured masks that you could attach to your Toa.
i thought they were pretty neat

they could fling those discs REALLY far

Oh yeah, I forgot that they shot disks.

I have a Protector of Fire and it has a shoulder-mounted gun that shoots those little studs and like, you can't fire it because it's almost guaranteed that you'll lose them.

Pic for reference;

Winy · November 23, 2015, 10:52:33 PM

http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Bionicle/year-2016

These are the new 2016 models

Winy · November 23, 2015, 10:53:36 PM

Disappointing, those sets are much less inspired than previous Bionicle iterations.

There's just no room for creativity with these, really. Plus they keep reusing parts, and the parts that they're reusing are kind of shitty.

The Lord Ruler · November 23, 2015, 10:54:12 PM

Girl of Mystery · November 23, 2015, 10:55:03 PM

Yeah the reboot is pretty disappointing.

Ushan · November 23, 2015, 10:55:36 PM

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Still my favourites.
White one was the best, only because of the bloodstains on his mouth.

I liked the green one.

Verbatim · November 23, 2015, 10:56:02 PM

I might just start a collection of these <_<

i'd start with the original sets and work my way up

...i'm sure they're SUPER valuable, though

Assassin 11D7 · November 23, 2015, 10:57:32 PM

Why did they reuse the same weapon for every character except Onua, who has the hammer from Monster Hunter, and the cool looking reindeer guy with a bow?

Also, why are they shooting those little studs? The old projectiles from the underwater line seemed better.

Deleted · November 23, 2015, 10:58:19 PM

CAn bionicle do this?

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or this

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or this

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or this

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I thought so, bitch.
NXT Master Race

Winy · November 23, 2015, 11:00:32 PM

Like, the lore is so much more intensive than you'd expect. It's like something out of an ancient Mythology.

One hundred thousand years ago Teridax was "created" by the Great Spirit Mata Nui as a member of the Brotherhood of Makuta, whose job was to create and alter Rahi as needed; the Brotherhood soon also took on the job of protecting Mata Nui's chosen people, the Matoran. Teridax was put specifically in charge of the city of Metru Nui and its surrounding region by the leader of the Brotherhood, Miserix. In this time, Mata Nui and Teridax were so close that they were considered "brothers."

At one point eighty thousand years ago, the Brotherhood had discovered through the traitor Takadox that a military alliance called the League of Six Kingdoms was plotting no less than the overthrow of Mata Nui himself. The Brotherhood, allied with Mata Nui's champions, the Toa, and Teridax led a preemptive strike against the League and their leaders, six warlords titled "Barraki." The operation was a complete success, and all six Barraki were captured, but as Teridax was about to execute them a stranger named Botar appeared. He and Teridax argued over the fate of the Barraki until Botar finally teleported away, taking the Barraki to the Pit with him. Though Teridax would occasionally wonder about the stranger and what he had done with the Barraki, he would more often consider the League's ultimate goal, and concluded that a Barraki was ultimately unworthy to replace the Great Spirit. However, he then began thinking about taking over the Matoran Universe himself.

And that's like 1/15th of the page on Teridax.

Assassin 11D7 · November 23, 2015, 11:01:11 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on November 23, 2015, 10:56:02 PM

I might just start a collection of these <_<

i'd start with the original sets and work my way up

...i'm sure they're SUPER valuable, though

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Bionicle-Makuta-8593-Building-Set-Christmas-Gift-Toys/311462371131?_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150313114020%26meid%3Df8e26176706b4a41948e4c88e791e442%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D19%26rkt%3D24%26sd%3D191713077621
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/121605067631?ul_noapp=true&chn=ps&lpid=82
RIP your wallet

The Lord Ruler · November 23, 2015, 11:01:30 PM

god the whole underwater set was pretty awesome

used to love this submarine thing

Girl of Mystery · November 23, 2015, 11:05:37 PM

Hydraxon

this guy

trained the Toa Mata (later called the Toa Nuva after being transformed by Energized Protodermis)

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Hydraxon was badly injured by the Great Cataclysm, and killed by Takadox

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1000 years later, the Kanohi Ignika/Mask of Life

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transformed Dekar

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into a replica Hydraxon. Memories and everything. He believed he was the original Hydraxon.