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Originally Posted by thunderstrike541

There was also this.......




So.... We are also getting Aka Red.

I bet it's going to be SMF Red Ranger's Super Mega Ultra mode.

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Originally Posted by KRX

If that's Tommy, I swear...

Oh no. You're probably right.

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Originally Posted by GoseiWonder

This reminds me of something I posted before...
"RANDOM THOUGHT!!!

Bionicle is the Power Rangers of Lego.

The earliest stuff wasn't that special but still is beloved, the point when the status quo totally shifts (Lost Galaxy and the introduction of Metru Nui) is considered The Golden Age, there was a huge shift in direction at one point that made fans divisive (Disney's purchase and the darkening of the story once we hit Voya Nui), a brighter point followed by a darker turn (JF and then RPM and the two halves of the Karda Nui arc with the swamp stuff and years end revelation being darker than the start of the year), a dry period (the 3rd cancellation of PR and Bara Magna-end of Bionicle stuff. Yes I know I'm just making a pun), and a point when when it all came back in a new way and disappointed a lot of the old fans (Neo-Saban and Hero Factory)."

It wasn't the most accurate analysis, but still quite applicable in many places.

Woah...

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Bullshit it wasn't. That's when Bionicle was at it's height. It was eerie, mystic, mysterious...

Bionicle early on was great. 2004 was great, but 2005 was when interest started to waver. It picked up again with Voya Nui in 2006, which was quite popular, with 2007 less so. 2008 and 2009 were full of revelations, but while the story offered the odd big bit of excitement, the sets and narrative overall was weak to most. Bara Manga started the finale, fatal, downward spiral.

For a great insight into why Bionicle was so special, see this:

That was an awesome watch. Thank you for sharing that, dude.

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

It had a good run, and gave us good memories.

You guys gotta understand...Bionicle was the bulk of what I was into as a kid. I really miss it. I really want to pick up some old sets now. I wish they weren't so expensive.