The reason Gali has one of those socket pieces on her chest instead of the usual ball, is because of an engineering joke. In a ball socket, the ball is called male and the socket female. Because you put the ball inside the socket.
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, I love it! Lego designers are always sneaking in fun easter eggs like that.
@Nexven Жыл бұрын
That's nuts! I always thought mine was broken
@Spoonful_Of_Stoopid Жыл бұрын
really? i always thought that ball socket was just some abstract way to represent boobies or something
@jadethenidoran Жыл бұрын
@@Spoonful_Of_Stoopid could also be that. And it's needed for Wairuha's chest ornament too
@Spoonful_Of_Stoopid Жыл бұрын
@@jadethenidoran i like to think that because of that use, wairuha is a female character
@eveningred6723 Жыл бұрын
I wish they would bring back the line in this form with very small tweaks and up dates. Bionicle was my favorite when it was nice and simple like this, and collecting the masks was super fun
@thunderspark153611 ай бұрын
Sadly those machines used to make the pieces are probably not even around anymore, and making new ones for the giant brand is just too expensive for them to go for, sadly.
@BadAssXerx3 Жыл бұрын
My first Toa was Pohatu, I saw the commercial on TV and ask my mother for one of these guys, she phoned a toy store and Pohatu was the last in stock. Good to see that there are still Bionicle reviews.
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Mask of speed wasnt working if he was the last one!
@FlyingGospel Жыл бұрын
Dude same. Pohatu was my first. Oh boy how the years have flown... Golden age.
@ApologeticPyro Жыл бұрын
Pohatu is my favourite
@poprocks187 Жыл бұрын
As a kid I always thought Tahu, pohatu, and Lewa’s hands were like guns, like a turret thing almost, with the two fingers actually being like a double barrel. Since onua was the only one who had hands/claws that actually looked like hand, and everyone else had weapons for hands, I figured their hands were just turrets, especially with how Lewa’s was different made it look more gun barrel-like to me
@ryanpeacock9004 Жыл бұрын
Me too
@zacharybrown73548 ай бұрын
I can see why one would think that lol. I guess back then, Lego didn't have an official hand piece and reused parts from older lineups. I think the reason why Lewa's hand has longer fingers with the axle-pin is to accomodate his axe to allow a two handed swing. You can plug the axle-pin into the axe and since Lewa's arm swings freely, it allows for a two-hand usage of the axe. Fortunately, the socket connector pieces became the hands for the Rakhski, Toa Nuva, and the Metru Nui matoran and toa. However, Kopaka Mata had one for his arm that holds his shield, so I'm not sure why they didn't do that for some other toa.
@MrWasjig Жыл бұрын
Bionicle really was something else. I remember the series so fondly, it had such a strong brand and identity even in it's earliest days. It's hardly surprising that it saved Lego
@DrLongJohnSilver Жыл бұрын
ive never felt nostalgia like this. Its almost like a calling to get all the bionicles lol
@SonicJrandSarah Жыл бұрын
I used to think that Gali's mask was fragile because of how see-through it was. I was very much surprised to find out it didn't break when it fell to the floor one day.
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the Kaukau is surprisingly durable. Weirdly Lewa's mask seems the most fragile, Ive seen way more broken Miru than anything else.
@Bionickpunk Жыл бұрын
@@brickthumb All the Mata masks are way more durable than later masks since they are made of a harder plastic compared to those used for the Metru/Mahri/Phantoka/Mistika, the worst being the Inika with rubber ones which material gets worse with age.
@Justpizzoff Жыл бұрын
@@brickthumb I've always had bending problems with pohatu's mask
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
@@Justpizzoff Yeah, to be fair one of my Kakamas also has stress marks around the vents.
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
@@Bionickpunk Yeah, those rubbery Inika masks are bad. And the Piraka 'masks' too, with those tentacle bits ripping off with age.
@VavaboyGamer Жыл бұрын
I wish I wasn't a small town boy living in Brazil back then... Those things were very expensive and just got to big cities like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and were very expensive
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that. Did you manage to get any?
@VavaboyGamer Жыл бұрын
@@brickthumb No, at that time, I was only 6 and I had a brother that was 5. My parents weren't able to buy one for each of us. It was better to leave it as was. Nowadays, most of the Bionicles from that time are much more expensive. Maybe, one day, I'll be able to buy it.
@LSDanois Жыл бұрын
As a kid I always thought the brown toa sets where earth, and the black ones, rock. You learn everyday
@aliascomrade Жыл бұрын
Oh hey, one of the masks in your collection at 7:59 is actually a fairly rare misprinted kanohi. The blue mask between the two orange in the bottom row. The Matatu was only supposed to be printed in the Turaga mask colours, but it along with the ruru was mistakenly printed in the Toa mask clourations as well. The two masks directly right of it are also fairly rare, as is the trans grey kaukau at the end of the row.
@victorzap1828 Жыл бұрын
How great watching a review of such iconic sets in 2023!
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it :)
@JustStop19 Жыл бұрын
My first Toa was Lewa, my Gosh, bringing childhood memories..
@spicethea3258 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 2001 the same year the theme launched, I grew up with the phantoka and mistika lines back when I couldn't read and didn't know that the orange flying guy was Pohatu, took me years to learn that. But! before all that, I was left with the original Tahu passed down to me the sister from my brother, and oooh how I loved it, I didn't even know the story of bionicle, Mnog, the matoran, maybe the turaga, I only saw the promotional material in the instructions, I was so fond of that fire looking figure with an offknockable mask, and the greatest action feature of all time, the arm swinging. Today, I long to slowly extend my collection to all of the toa, Takanuva being the next (and the best veichle set imo), a Mctoran being my goal, as I don't believe they were sold in Denmark, but looking through bionicle's first year it's bright colours and interesting shapes, it is far superior to any predecessor I own. Maybe except G2 part 2, damn lego should've just kept the colours simple, instead of all that gold and tan and silver. the glatorians also have a nice colourful feel to them, and I still love the metru-toa although they are a bit dim and have no secondary colours.
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing, its always fun to hear other peoples' stories. And good luck with your quest! I believe the Mctoran were only available in America and Australia, which seems a bit unfair for us Europeans (especially since Lego is European itself!) I'm trying to track diwn a set myself but it's not easy...
@user-eg7pg3pd6f Жыл бұрын
I like the background music, it pretty much on bionicle’s style!
@soulofkalmah1769 Жыл бұрын
Kopaka was my favorite out of the six original Toa Mata from '01.
@theonemasterwarhero4 ай бұрын
The first to the early Bionicles are the best in my opinion..always loved the original Toa..they just had the right look and feel to them in terms of mystical machines with nice simplicity but noticeable difference...I loved the both the versions of bohroks they released too..I got obsessed with collecting the krana types for them.
@Abdul-zz2vn Жыл бұрын
Bro dodged a bullet with the female anatomy
@joshuathomasrosarda9198 Жыл бұрын
Could've extended the video with the combiner models, but it's all good!
@chuckschwa Жыл бұрын
Great review! I really appreciate you including the Maori name descriptions of the Toa and masks. That was my favorite aesthetic from 2001, much better than calling the characters Claw or Torch like the previous Slizers line had done
@XimoMontanus Жыл бұрын
I just started buying Bionicle, and my brother reminded me that our dad has a box at his home with some old LEGO. I am hoping my old Bionicle is in there :)
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
@haluz2281 Жыл бұрын
Also if I remember correctly, you could combine three Toas to create a big one. Onua, Pohatu and Kopaka was one and Tahu, Lewa and Gali created the other.
@Rovan84127 Жыл бұрын
Tahu, Onua, and Pohatu combined to make Akamai, and Lewa, Gali, and Kopaka combined to make Wairuha.
@haluz2281 Жыл бұрын
@@Rovan84127 really? Well, thanks for correcting me :)
@Ojthemighty Жыл бұрын
How could they want to sue lego for using their culture as inspiration? What a compliment that someone thought your culture was cool enough to make an entire story around it with kickass bulidible action figures. They shoudve been honoured to have had their culture featured like this.
@BonkleCollector Жыл бұрын
I'm sure plenty thought the same, but you only need a couple to make a fuss and ruin it...
@Ojthemighty Жыл бұрын
@@BonkleCollector aint that the truth.
@berenyidaniel6837Ай бұрын
My first Bionicle was Gali! ❤
@X.x.X369Ай бұрын
Onua was my first bionicle...and i still have it..
@BasementDweller_11 ай бұрын
If I could go back in time I would have convinced the creators of these sets to have neck swivel. Luckily it’s an easy modification but I would still prefer if they were built in.
@cheezywunder937611 ай бұрын
Kopaka's mask is actually my favourite.
@sergejkrynycky728 Жыл бұрын
My very first Bionicle when they first came out was also Onua. But I always wanted Tahu. After I stopped collecting and playing with Bionicles at the age of 14 I kinda forgot about them. Then when I was about to turn 27 I got a massive nostalgia phase so I found Thanu (as well as a bunch of first gen Beyblades) on Ebay and got it in a very good shape. Haha. I still open the box to look at it from time to time.
@briggy4359 Жыл бұрын
I always thought Lewa's mask looked like a tiki carving.
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
You're right, it's definitely channelling some Tiki vibes. I bet that's what the designers were aiming for.
@Asaylum117 Жыл бұрын
God I wish I had all 6 2001 Toa on display. I always wanted Tahu as a kid, since he has the most iconic design of all 6 Toa. But my parents gave me completly different characters. I did get Kopaka, Lewa & Gali, but the Gali peaces unfortenatly broke apart, so I only have Kopaka & Lewa on display. I also wanted the 2002 Toa Nuva sets, due to their silver armour looking badass, but I never got a single Toa Nuva toy sadlly.
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Aaw man, you never got Tahu? You definitely need to fix that!
@RosiePaintsMinis Жыл бұрын
This was such a wonderful video, your voice is very calming.
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Aaw, thanks so much! Maybe my KZfaq niche could be ASMR Bionicle reviews?
@RosiePaintsMinis Жыл бұрын
@@brickthumb haha well in general i love your story telling. I'll be excited to hear more!
@RoadieDoh Жыл бұрын
All of the toa were great in their own ways. With me, I really love Kopaka's kanohi. It gives him a look like he is always analyzing all his surroundings where he does well being an ice toa. I always love the thought that ko-matorans scatter about, and sharing findings with other groups. Either gazing the stars or following old relics before time
@landonmathews6111 Жыл бұрын
I remember getting Onua when I was 3 or 4. He was my favorite until the second generation. Tahu Nuva and his lava blades were just on another level 🔥
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Tahu's easily the best Nuva! Maybe Lewa Nuva as close second?
@landonmathews6111 Жыл бұрын
@@brickthumb definitely a solid choice, but I'd say Kopaka is my second favorite. His mask and blade skis were dope
@exgato9790 Жыл бұрын
This is my childhood 🥹
@abdurrahman51155 күн бұрын
Pohatu Looks Like A Ronaldo Pose Siuuuuu
@dontafk2845 Жыл бұрын
the toys that were my only friends as a kid.
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Better friends than most ;)
@manu-liberikdery44513 ай бұрын
My first toa is lewa my dad found him in a bin and at that time i did not know what bionicle was
@TikiFoamy38 Жыл бұрын
Onua is my first Toa too. :)
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Team Onua! :D
@Dragon66898 Жыл бұрын
My childhood
@BonkleCollector Жыл бұрын
Tahu all the way! You doing Bohrok sets too?
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Probably Turaga and Rahi first, but lots more to come!
@MrSkeleton14 Жыл бұрын
I always wondered why that lawsuit with the language happened, isn’t it the whole purpose of a language to speak it?
@bigdigjay Жыл бұрын
Sorry to bother you what is the name of the piece you can use for a fix to allow neck movement
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
It's a 3-long bar piece. Or flex tube/hose. :)
@Creamybackshots69247 Жыл бұрын
Bionicle was my sh#t
@TheStormingmonkey Жыл бұрын
Hi can you talk about the combiner builds please
@keybae23 Жыл бұрын
let me clear sokething up star wars did NOT save lego in fact it was still nearing bankruptcy until they made bionicle
@valkon5136 Жыл бұрын
how much did you spend for all of these?
@brickthumb Жыл бұрын
Not too much. It's the little masks, and some of the later figures, like Toa Mata Nui, where things start to get really expensive...
@Phantom-Ex Жыл бұрын
amazing design , the new one is 🤮
@maszkalman3676 Жыл бұрын
Lewa was my first bionicle and i still have it and all the other iteratinos as well :D now i start to collect the missing other ones... gen 1 and 2 fist....
@luiseduardovarela1896 Жыл бұрын
ESTOS BIONICLES.. SON LOS QUE DE VIERON VOLVER, NO LA IMITACION BARATA Y FEA DE TAKUA Y TAHU.
@cefirodewinter9086 Жыл бұрын
Bro, los nuevos son un set conmemorativo que dan de regalo por una compra, yo también hecho de menos los originales, pero estoy contento simplemente con que recuerden el legado de Bionicle