this usage kinda is similar to how i used the red versions of this very piece for shaping the hind legs of my fire boar rahi... at least in it's aspect of forming a defining line for the shape/silhouette of the build...

How would we know which sword piece we are getting when buying used? Bricklink never tracked which sword was which and it seems like a fairly recent revelation about these part variants.

I remember this happening to me. I didn't get many bionicles with thornax launchers, but I 100% had to twist my launchers to get them to work.

of the original base glatorian, the best one for me might be mallum or skrall. overall though i find myself growing fonder of the whole line.

All they had to do was... Nothing. And yet they overcomplicated the easiest thing in the world, somehow. But maybe, MAYBE they needed to do it for some reason. Like perhaps to make sure that every piece that has a bend to one direction, has mirrored version of itself. I could see that being a reason for this over complication. Or something. Because damn, if it was purely accidental, with no reason behind it then that's something that haunts the designer to this day most likely

toa jovan gresh!

To this day.. WHY the guard had to be backward.. T_T

this is the content I'm looking for, well done!

Dang. I always find that end section of the blade element to be weird, but never think of it as intentionally designed. Thank you for sharing this!

Now I'm mad that Lego never thought of using the Matoro claw piece for Carapar or something xD

never knew about this! thanks for opening my eyes! so cool option

Just gonna throw this out there. Yolopark Bionicle. They have multiple transformers lines that have a similar system that could work for bionicle.

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do plan to send your ideas to lego? and make a fortune

Huh, surprisingly smart part usage from a knockoff.

"It's my IP to sit on and do nothing with!" (Insert Lego furiously dipping nuggets into sauce) That is my concept of what Lego thinks of selling Bionicle. If they can't make money on it, NO ONE WILL. As much as I would like to see other companies try their hand at it, I don't think it's ever going to happen. Also as an avid Mega collector, their distribution would be horrible so I would highlight that if they ever got the IP.

I have to be honest with you man, At this point I think most this are basically coping mechanism. I too think about this 'comeback' a lot, but i think 2001 bonkle works because of the market at the time. I think more about bonkle alternatives made by fans for fans with Kickstarter or something though I doubt the feasibility of such

Ever considered using Neo Shifter's mask as alternate Bionicle masks?

I have some that are slightly misaligned but not so much that it hinders the launcher function.

I won't keep my hopes up until something is officially confirmed

OH MY, LOVE IT!!!

Ah another example of everything evolving towards crab like forms

WE MUST GO BACK!!!

MEGA should really make a bonkle Lookalike, or even reboot Neo-Shifters. old NS were quite terrible because their brittle plastic and lack of compatibility (their peg holes are compatible with Lego's Technic tho) Right now however, their plastic's quality is getting better, and they've been using technic-esque pieces on their sets. Also when it comes to molding fantasy creatures like those in Dragons series, they are AWESOME.

Man, I just wish some company out there, (esp. Chinese ones since their quality getting better) to make something similar to Bonkle or HF, like... ANYTHING It doesnt need deep story or background, just something like CCBS or old bonkle thats just works and backwards compatible with system/technic

your crab design is amazing! very fitting but cute like jaller's crab^^ and from this perspective 3:30 it looks like a garai, hewkii mahri's mask o.O

Please review Lego's style of reusing pieces only 2 years later.

set is called: fantasy westward journey 5049, from the brand Winner

You should really check neo-shifters out, I bought one new in box the other week and was pleasantly surprised by just how packed they were with features and even gimmicks on the boxes like the scrolling lid wrap on the original mata canisters In general mega has had a fascinating history of trying to catch up to lego in the more creative ways and it's been a cool yet somber experience with the knowledge that my past dismissal of the brand ultimately led them to give up on original concepts and go all in on licenses, not that those sets are bad either though

You know what? Yeah, the real bionicle G3 WAS the friends we made along the way.

Have you tried using facial cleanser? Stuff with Activated charcoal is especially good.

Damn! That's awesome!

Thank you, Sky. You made me realize Lesovikk's ride resembles a shark.I actually never noticed that before, and I never cared for it. Now I love it.I think the Toa Matau blades also looks similar to Kopaka's Mata sword, like if you combine 2 Matau blades together, it looks really close.

Exoforce had some of the best parts

Imagine if they sell it to megablox

I think it would be interesting for lego to bring Bionicle back just with the minor improvements they made with lessons learned, but unfortunately i dont even know if they have the molds anymore, since the line and many of its pieces haven't been used for ages i fear those molds have been destroyed.

Love your crab! 🦀 I personally would kinda hate to use a system part at the center so it's too bad they only make those big hero factory shields in a larger size else they'd probably look really cool

skybird, give me some 15 long liftarms or I will eat a seals liver.

Speaking of that Tridax ribcage, I gotta say? Makes a dang good rake piece for, say, a rake weapon like Zhu Bajie/Cho Hakkai/Pigsy would use!

Are these all LEGO available pieces?

I think that the worst thing that happened to bionicle is becoming hero factory and i think that lego continuing would go on that route, i experienced bionicle after hero factory and having 3 OG figures came to realisation that it lost itself along the way. I like them as hero factory but with that in mind there propably will never come new wave of bionicle at least from lego

"This weapon, specifically, is one of my favorite weapons from Bionicle's later runs." I see a fellow man of culture. seriously, though, that use of Matoro's Mahri claw piece is freaking genius. I'm glad you found it.

Well if lego made these they could map these to their mech obsession

Honestly, why not have Mega just hire Faber for any number of Bionicle like ideas he's got? The secret sauce of Bionicle was the tribal robots in a wild, untamed world with deep spiritual themes and foreboding mystery. Lego technically doesn't own that. Just make sure there's giant animals with gear functions and boom, instant new classic. Especially if it's focus going forward is "minimal new parts, maximal new colors for existing parts" for extra budget and moccing friendlyness.

One of the things I have always associated bionicle with is customization. We grew up with a bucket and the movies so we've always made our own characters. Because of this I don't think minifig scale is the right way to go, even if it was Mega minifigs. my idea is a mega owned brick built system at around the same scale as the gwp tahu. They have a lot of experience in making unique shapes from bricks, and the occasional minifig large vehicle/scene set would be very much appreciated in the Mega format. I do agree with you idea of a smaller scale allowing for cheaper, (proportionally) larger sets. But i dont think going all the way down to minifig is the right choice.

I just want to say that your content is one of the primary things that has kept me going and inspired in this community, particularly when I start to feel disconnected, A Skybird video gets my creativity booted back up. Your brain works a lot like mine and it is just fun to hear you talk about your passion. As weird as this may be, I consider you as close of a friend as people I know in real life. just because I have become so familiar with you and feel like I am seeing a friend. It would be so cool to meet you one day and collaborate on projects! I think you would be a ideal person to have on board if Bionicle returned again; designers could learn so much from people like you who have done this their whole lives.

Imagine if Lionsgate got hold of the IP

This is such an interesting topic. Honestly, my biggest concern in a situation like this would be whether a new system for Bionicle would be introduced, and if it’d still be compatible with Lego’s part catalog. Like you’ve mentioned in previous videos, there’s always debate about what aspects of Bionicle should be considered its "core." Is it more about the story, or are the sets themselves more important? Personally, I think Bionicle was always intended to be a product line first and foremost. So, if something like this were to happen (even though it’s a pretty unlikely scenario since, as far as I know, nothing like this has ever happened), I’d argue that maintaining full part compatibility would be absolutely essential. Let’s have some fun with this: imagine if another toy company actually got their hands on the Bionicle IP, and Lego was totally on board with it. Which company do you think would be the best fit - one that could most possibly align with Bionicle’s story and aesthetic? Like do other system-based toy companies care about fan-service at all? (I don't have much experience out of Lego, so sorry if this might be a redundant question).

I'd like to see a Hero Factory G2 , before a Bionicle G3 comes out .

actually would be nice, because we could have tons of marbled colors, and also mega uses technic pieces in some of their sets