Bionicle Animation - The Makuta Arrive in Karda Nui (And Thanks for 100 k Subs!)

I would have called this another "animation quickie" but as usual, animating it was anything but quick. At first I just wanted to show off some new 3D Bionicle models and find interesting ways of showcasing the characters' shape-shifting abilities, and the idea ballooned into this little scene or vignette. I will make a standard 3D turnaround video dedicated to the models later. With these, I finally have models of all the regular 2008 Phantoka and Mistika characters, plus a couple more.
Immense thanks for all my dedicated viewers who have helped me reach 100,000 subscribers. After a long wait, KZbin even sent me one of those Silver Play Button awards. This achievement still seemed so far off just a few months ago. Of course I should also give my gratitude to all the niche media franchises and their loyal fan followings that I have piggybacked on -- Lego Bionicle, the Godzilla brand, Transformers (to a degree) and even my old videos about prehistoric documentary series (which I still like despite not having made anything new about them for a decade or so).
Though practically all of the content I upload here amounts to derivative fan work rather than fully original material, I do hope that they offer some entertainment or bring back fond memories to viewers who are interested in the subjects I have listed. I realize that my Bionicle-inspired videos are not the ones that get the most attention, so it might seem odd to have this be my "100 k sub special", but it just so happened that I received the YT award as I was finishing this clip.
And yes I used my real name on the plate (I don't think I've ever kept it a secret, I just didn't really ever bring it up) since I never liked my YT channel name and never use it in real life. I won't change it though, since it's the name most people know me by online.

[@nikitachumachenko3412]

Everyone: takes off Krika: jumps of a cliff real hard

[@eliburry-schnepp6012]

Krika flies like he does everything else: taking the route that causes him unnecessary pain

[@nikitachumachenko3412]

@@arcahmwinters70 thanks for explaining the joke I guess. Yeah I know what Crast does.

[@andrewskey3379]

BIG LEAP BOI

[@ayari5852]

I'd say it's more the case of Krika just going "I don't need pesky wings to fly. I have a mask that does the heavy lifting" then proceeds to yeet himself extremely far.

[@The-Deep-7]

He be frog boy

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

This is an amazing depiction of the Makuta as a species. While I'd never fully warmed up to the idea, if you want to sell that the heroes are going up against an entire army of final bosses, this is how you do it. They are TERRIFYING here. They feel like demigods who normally couldn't be troubled by the trifles of mortals. It really paints a picture of "Wow, the Toa are totally outmatched this time."

[@mechasaurus]

Its certainly a step up from their confrontation in the original books, when Mata Nui got sealed to the Mask of Life and Makuta Icarax scored that oh-so rare ultimate victory for baddies.

[@josiahnunley2910]

You mean Teridax, right? Icarax is a separate character

[@mechasaurus]

@@josiahnunley2910 Jeez, I'm not sure. Its been years since I read those books.

[@greatmiru2064]

Damn Gorast, i hate her.

[@josiahnunley2910]

B-but... she was your biggest fan! She killed Icarax and Krika for you!

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

I like the difference between Mutran and Chirox in this animation. Chirox intended to step on the Rahi just for the fun of it, indifferent to the death of such a small creature. Mutran intervenes and grabs the Rahi, experimenting on it to give it very subtle, but meaningful enhancements. Could either be out of a desire to improve on designs, or even slight benevolence on the Rahi's part, treating it like a pet. Then Chirox, just to one up Mutran takes the Rahi and further adds on. But Mutran detests the changes as they're too extreme, too forced. There's no effort to make it better, just tossing as much as you can to make it more vicious. There's no art, no creativity, no nuance. It's like tossing on all your favorite ingredients onto one dish rather than spacing it out and adding just the right amount. So he tosses the Rahi away. But not immediately, he contemplates first if there's anything he can do to recover this small project of theirs, any way to bring it back to its previous perfection. But he decides that Chirox took it too far for that, and perhaps out of retaliating spite, just flicks the creature away.

[@ahhooman413]

I like your deconstruction of this almost as much as the video itself.

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

@@ahhooman413 thanks!

[@tximistarissole]

I really like how the animation sells Mutran coming across as a bit...eccentric without having really obvious tells.

[@blacknote6945]

you mean chirox too it too far and mutran just threw it away

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

@@blacknote6945 Fixed it, thanks.

[@FEF832]

This is why Karda Nui should've had it's own Movie. Along with Voya Nui and Marhi Nui.

[@urjnlegend]

I think a fan movie may have done it more justice, they should have used the graphics from the commercials yoo

[@darthcinema4262]

Yeah all 3 time periods deserved a film, plus it would have been awesome to see the final Battle between Mata Nui and Makuta Terridax.

[@sanctumscream372]

Gotta love how 2006-2008 were the most exciting and climactic years of Bionicle, and we never got films for any of it. But hey, we got The Legend Reborn at least, right? :')

[@PetitTasdeBoue]

@@sanctumscream372 Well that's the thing, too much stuff, too many characters, and a hell to animate. For Metru / Hordika they already cut so many things.

[@kunlesanders]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@CallanLoF]

This actually looks like a scene from a movie with a decent budget, the Miramax vibes are strong and the character interactions are great. Best not to rehash what everyone's saying and just reiterate what a talent you are, congrats on 100K and I hope these animations lead to a very strong career for you.

[@KanterburyGuardian]

Omg callan

[@flurreo]

i agree with you callan! vrahno's talent is fantastic, and i love watching his videos! his animation is great as well!

[@Matoro0902_The_Wise]

CallanLoF Omg! Why are you here, Callan?

[@CallanLoF]

@@Matoro0902_The_Wise Cause I'm a BIONICLE fan and Vrahno's beautiful work unites all fans of this franchise in praise.

[@makutas-v261]

He could REALLY work with the guy who made the miramax Inika and Mahri animations!

[@psychokitty444]

As strong as the comedic overtones are in this, 1:13-1:23 legitimately took my breath away. They feel like malevolent gods and the attention to detail with Krika activating the Crast to fly is insane.

[@m.a.x.2444]

Yea, that momment took my breath away to. It was such a wounder but allso threatenig, like a force of nature.

[@Awakeningspirit20]

It was awesome! If I remember right, Krika didn't fly in the plot but more like floated, like a ghost, since that was his whole appeal. Could go intangible, all that. I don't think he flew at such altitudes, at least in insect form, in the story but the way he flies is genius, like Vamprah.

[@psychokitty444]

@@Awakeningspirit20 Having lost his ability to shapeshift to mutagen, he is dependent on the using the Mask of Repulsion to repel the ground to fly, yes. Never really realized the obvious "ghost" theme with the character, though-- you're right in that that was almost assuredly the intent.

[@jaxwarp8373]

The way Krika floated was so graceful and fantastic, I'd love to just watch that Long Wierdo move around. Makuta Nature Documentary when?

[@kR-qj7rw]

Its a treat to my eyes seeing vamprahs big wingspan just gliding along

[@mootroidXproductions]

Jeez, dude, you're doing God's work for us here. Everyone keeps saying this looks like an official movie, and I'm 100% with them. Imagine what you could do with a team.

[@Vrahno]

Thanks! All the kind comments I've received for this vid are greatly appreciated and I'm genuinely surprised there's even this many fans left who still actively care for the Bonks. "Imagine what you could do with a team." Nothing good I'd wager. I can barely organize myself, any attempt at teamwork would probably be disastrous.

[@SteveG-SM]

That’s fair

[@trustmendoza1928]

@@Vrahno 1 day we'll groupfund a Vrahno Karda Nui film

[@Yoshimasa_ashikaga]

What is the name of all the music in the background video?

[@WombatCombatPictures]

That shot of the swarm of Makuta moving out gave me chills. Excellent work!

[@imbored394]

Yeah same. I am actually thinking of getting the 2008 sets now

[@guillaumelassus9307]

The way Antroz takes off and Vamprah silently glides in the background.... ominously fluid. You can feel their effort. Marvelous Vrahno!!

[@DiegoDiaz-dm6qe]

@@imbored394 You're not the only one

[@ltb1345]

@@imbored394 I want to get Antroz.

[@Awakeningspirit20]

I know! Only thing is I don't think Krika, Gorast, and Bitil were insects yet, but idk if they were bats either. I forget if the team arrived at the same time, same place. I thought if they did they split off immediately and it was going down to the swamp that mutated those three into insects.

[@AnkokunoTsubasa]

This video is impressive at showing the difference between the two mad scientists. Mutran is more eccentric and introverted, and views science as an (horrific, for his subjects) art. Meanwhile Chirox is less odd, but more extroverted and aggressive. Chirox's personality translates into a love for more destructive Rahi (like the Visorak), compared to Mutran's stranger but less hostile monsters. But both are Makuta, so they're both majorly amoral, and their rivarly makes them surprisingly petty (in spite of their high status). Vrahno managed to convey their personality differences in under three minutes without a single spoken line, that's just genius.

[@Anton-de5vu]

Mutrans method is: “how can I I make this creature better at doing its thing?” While chirox is trying to make said creature “better” by turning it into a killing machine

[@Blockistium]

The way Chirox's chest spikes and other bits transform when he spreads his wings is such an interesting and subtle detail.

[@jmaster2855]

I am positively floored, there's so much I can say about this. While I myself am still conflicted on a lot of the designs from the Miramax films, I can say that you replicate the style absurdly faithfully, and that's not just with the static models themselves. The animations are very reminiscent of how they did it, with the moving eyeholes and especially those eye-lights... to quote Greg Farshtey, _"Very nice."_ I love the dynamic between Mutran and Chirox, depicting Mutran's desire to experiment and Chirox's wishes to one-up Mutran, followed by Mutran's other desire to piss Chirox off. That's just one obvious way to put it, there's better ones down bellow. The moment Antroz prods Chirox, and the camera cuts to see him flying off with the other Makuta swooping past, the music swelling as we pan across to see them flying into the distance is such a _beautiful_ scene. I legitimately could see that being used in one of the original films had they continued. It sets up these crazy stakes, and just looks cool. And there's all of the little details, I want to go on a mini-tangent on how nice Krika's animation is for his little bit of screentime. His leap where he "bounces" and uses his mask power to push himself up is fantastic. The wind-up animation as he pounces, and how he gracefully glides out and slowly extends his blades, it's a killer piece of animation that combines good craftsmanship with an attention to little lore details. It awakens the inner child in me, sitting cross-legged in front of the smaller CRT watching the Mask of Light I rented from Blockbuster, or re-watching the Legends of Metru Nui and Web of Shadows dvds I had over and over. I'm well aware I may just be speaking to the void, which is... very much possible, but if you (or someone else, I'm not gonna complain) sees this, I hope you understand how nice it is to see this level of work, and how much I appreciate it. Thank you. -Joey

[@SteveG-SM]

I am here to say that no you aren’t talking to nobody and people are reading this comment, and I personally appreciate you for pointing out details that probably took a lot of work, but might also go unnoticed, have a nice day

[@INS4N1TYVR]

0:33 you can see Antroz flying in the background

[@synnova32]

Just a little more, and he'd have a full film in his channel split into pieces This was so clean and well-designed! The personalities were clear through non-verbals alone, which is impressive on your part as an animator.

[@GeneralGrievous-1138]

Love Mutran's body language, really captures his character

[@metroidman97]

I love the attention to detail here. From how you portrayed the personalities of the Makuta in the first scene (Chirox wants to squash a bug, Mutran stops him to he can experiment on it), to how Krika doesn't fly but rather "jumps" using his mask power. Those little details I just love.

[@greatmiru2064]

Also, they wings.

[@Garmagic2yFhenrakh9]

Seriously, the scene of the Makuta flying is glorious! I love how much you've improved since Roodaka in a Bar

[@tombarter3287]

Where can I see that? I always wondered what people ate in the Matoran Universe because food is talked about but never seen. I've actually written an entire list of Matoran cuisine that I imagined in my spare time (sad, I know), together with alcoholic beverages. I imagine Roodaka would only go to a very high end bar in Metru Nui where she has her own booth and anyone sat there has to move when she arrives. Or maybe it would be a dead end bad guy saloon on Voya Nui where they serve Vortixx Vodka which is illegal throughout most of the Universe.

[@tombarter3287]

Destralian wine is a claret, manufactured on the continent of Destral. It is a popular vintage and a favourite among the Makuta. Makuta Miserix had Destralian claret distilled in his personal vineyard, in the protosteel walls of his chateau in the armoured-spider infested Valley of Karnax on Destral. After Makuta Teridax had overthrown Miserix and taken over his residences, he celebrated with a two thousand year old bottle of Chateau-de-Karnax.

[@Garmagic2yFhenrakh9]

@@tombarter3287 nice. According to the wikia, the Vuata Maca Tree's fruits provide energy. And the video is in Vrahno's channel, though it's a non-canon gag animation test, but pretty funny nonetheless.

[@tombarter3287]

@@Garmagic2yFhenrakh9 Sounds like the Matoran would use Vuata Maca Juice as a kind of Red Bull. Maybe mix it with Madu Vodka! Drink it out of the shell with a little umbrella in it. They could have parties by the Great Sea like in the Caribbean.

[@tombarter3287]

@@Garmagic2yFhenrakh9 Vuata Maca juice was an energy drink consumed by the Matorans, often mixed with Matu Cabolo Vodka and served in a coconut shell during Matoran parties on the beaches of the Island of Mata Nui. Matoran were also known during their time in Metru Nui and on the Island of Mata Nui for their production of Matoran Ale, which was served in various establishments throughout the Universe, as Matoran were the most widely spread species within it. Metru Nui was divided into specific districts. Convi-Metru was the entertainment district to which the working class of the city were drawn during their recreational hours and contained The Bohrok's Head, a popular pub, frequented by Lady Roodaka of the Visorak Horde, in order to gain information. Convi-Metru's upper levels boasted the Metru-Nui Opera House, of which Makuta Teridax was a frequent patron. The glitterati of Metru Nui also frequented Po-Plaza, a large plaza circling the peak of the highest mountain in Po-Metru, built around the utmost tip of Metru Nui, where the Vahki were built. Huge statues and colorful banners decorated the grounds, while restaurants and shops were built into the plaza walls. Amongst the popular sites in or near Po-Plaza were the the Universal Museum, and the former Turaga Hall, before Turaga Dume, for unknown reasons, made the Coliseum his place of residence and the centre of of government for the Turaga. Po-Plaza also boasted the Enua, the most prestigious restaurant in the universe, which was co-owned by Lord Pridak of the Barraki and reserved specifically for the wealthiest and most powerful residents of the city. One would often have to make reservations a decade in advance. However, being the co-owner and prior to the war of the six kingdoms, Pridak was allowed in whenever he wanted and had a specific booth reserved for himself. Anyone eating and/or drinking at and/or had reservations at the times he visited, were forced automatically to leave.

[@zephros5557]

This was absolutely incredible I especially loved Chirox's transition from his "default" form to his Phantoka form. That seamless shapeshifting is exactly how I imagined a Makuta to look when they change their appearance. Once again, well done!

[@EldritchDoodler4828]

For some reason Makuta Krika's jump at 1:18 makes me scared, like they’re such a grotesque makuta, and the way they leap is almost.. Unsettling.. And that’s EXACTLY why I love it

[@grouse2056]

I love how Krika moves in this, i always imagined he'd fly sort of like the rakshie but this looks a lot better

[@TempestGhost]

He's falling with style.

[@enriquegalvan1491]

Story here is that Mutran ,with his shadow matoran, and Chirox are waiting for their brethren to arrive. So they pass the time by experimenting their viruses on tiny Rahi. Once they see their brethren, they start to fly away to catch up. After Chirox left, Mutran wants his Shadown matoran to get the rahi that was recently mutated.

[@jaczylijaaleniepowiemkto3243]

Oh, thanks! Tbh I had no idea why Vican just yeeted himself down the pit.

[@Awakeningspirit20]

The intro, tracking the little Rahi as an introduction, really follows the same script that the Miramax films but also the Hero Factory episodes had. The atmosphere of this short is a good fusion between both of them. The music and ambience (and animation style) of Miramax but the goofy bits worked in like Hero Factory

[@Jormyyy]

The taking off and flying animations were GORGEOUS

[@TempestGhost]

Poor Krika has to jump

[@thejerminator877]

I like how you gave Bitil layered wings, changing the 'Bitil wing' pieces to a shell. Just like a beetle.

[@grandadmirallillard9963]

For the longest time I thought bitil was a bee I didn't know that he was a beetle

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

Unrelated, but I _just_ realized now that until the last leg of the story, BIONICLE was basically “Osmosis Jones” as a science fantasy epic.

[@ATG_reviews]

I love that you showed the masks glowing when used. Such an amazing animation short!

[@ATG_reviews]

@@fizzgig9011 день добрый

[@TheShadowedOne1]

Saw this on Reddit and as soon as I clicked the link, I knew it was you Vrahno. Holy hell, this is absolutely bloody fantastic. I'm at a loss for words. This is truly incredible work. Mindblowing. You need to form your own production studio man. This kind of stuff will create a long life for you. Well deserved 100,000 subscribers. Keep it up. EDIT: This makes me want to buy Mutran now. Should have gotten him when I had the chance back in 2008!

[@jaczylijaaleniepowiemkto3243]

Good idea, I already ordered Vamprah and Bitil. The only problems are the brittle 2008 joints tho. But I'll be using them for MOCs anyway so it doesn't matter for me, I can simply use other joints...

[@RandomRobotUprising]

I was able to get Chirox not too long ago.

[@greatmiru2064]

Hello TheShadowedOne or should i said A Dark Hunter that has a tail as his third leg.

[@TheShadowedOne1]

@@greatmiru2064 Curse you Teridax! And that's a stigma! It's a third leg! Not a tail! LOL.

[@greatmiru2064]

@@TheShadowedOne1 YOU thought you are second to no one? YOU you second to ME!

[@josiahnunley2910]

So, we’re all agreeing that 1:13-1:22 is the best shot of the video, yeah?

[@codemancz798]

Totally, it's really kino.

[@vissova]

Dude I seriously can't believe how fast you're making these, and how incredibly high quality they are.

[@Brutzkrieg]

He's actually 12 animators in a very large coat.

[@lauchlangibson732]

If you gave him money and time he could probably beat Pixar’s animation

[@greatmiru2064]

This should be given a Oscar.

[@TacoThrash3r]

This is legen.... Wait for it DARY!!

[@viliussmproductions]

May I ask where your profile picture is from? I've seen it in an Eltorro64rus video.

[@EldritchDoodler4828]

The way it all moves is fantastic! It’s fluent and has that look to it that really makes you nostalgic for the old movies Excellent work, can’t wait to see more!

[@justanother19yearold]

Even if your Bionicle videos aren't the most popular, they're the ones that made me subscribe in the first place. Your animations are great.

[@BlackOtter9]

Am I the only one liking the concept of Makuta being a separate species? They are all so badass and set such an amazing mood for the ”final battle”. I mean they are literally like demigods (or more fittingly - fallen archangels) of the Bionicle world

[@Vrahno]

The concept is fine, it's the execution I didn't like because I though having so many Makuta, most of whom got nerfed to give the heroes a fighting chance, lessened their impact. I'd rather have had a small number of Makuta as larger sets with more "dignified" characterizations, and the evil Phantoka and Mistika could have been special servants.

[@paradoxlaboratories8005]

1:18 I love how when they all fly by, Krika just jumps and seems to be rapidly descending compared to the rest since he is the only one with no flight capability. 😂

[@Heccinchonker12]

I love how they're comparing their mutations on the rahi as if they were MOCs xd

[@Javert2012]

What are MOCs, please?

[@Heccinchonker12]

@@Javert2012 My Own Creation. When you create something new with LEGO

[@ToaDaGardeKat]

The Brotherhood being like: "I'll show *you* a breakthrough of genetic modification!"

[@Archon3960]

Giving each of the Makuta so much personnality without having them speak is a really nice touch. Kudos to you! ;)

[@EljayJohnsen]

A huge congratulations! 100k is well deserved, and your animations are fantastic. It's always a better day when you publish one. Thank you so much!

[@imbored394]

Hey Eljay should I get 2008 sets?

[@EljayJohnsen]

@@imbored394 Sure, there are quite a few good ones.

[@imbored394]

Eljay Johnsen ok I might have to get the smaller sets first because I am running low on money. The 2008 sets do look amazing so yeah definitely gonna spend my money on the 2008 sets.

[@Vrahno]

Thanks for the compliments and for your support!

[@MagmaRen]

THAT WAS SICK!!! I’m bummed we never got any stuff like this back in the day from Lego.

[@warriorpax5760]

I like how Antroz just comes up behind Mutran and Chirox as if to say, "Oi, you two done goofing around?" And then the rest of the Karda Nui Makuta just fly past (or, in Krika's case, he's bouncing from floating-island to floating-island)

[@DrMadd]

Holy crap this is incredible! Just the way each Makuta flies is so well done. I’d love to see close ups on some of the other models as well as an Icarax model sometime just to round out the group,

[@kieran10202]

I always imagined a movie for 2008 would have Mutran dictating a report to Vican for Teridax where he exposits the progress of the Karda Nui campaign and then moves on to the scientific potential of the mutagenic swamp water, saying the random mutations it produces provides an unlimited amount of genetic material to work with, when in reality Mutran is eating half of the subjects. It goes wrong when he tries to examine the Klakk, and he orders Vican to take it outside and kill it.

[@DragonaxFilms]

I got goosebumps from how cool that shape-shifting sequence was. The wordless characterization of Chirox and Mutran's rivalry was fantastic too. Everything about this is just so well done :D

[@screamingfluffiscomedic3955]

it's bloody wich craft how you can make them so expressive and talkative in spite of the barely humanoid faces and the complete absence of voices what so ever! and still, I can tell what their feeling, the gist of what they are saying and even get a small idea of their personalities! HOLY SHIT WHAT DEALS WITH THE DEVIL HAVE YOU MADE!? HOW MANY LIVES HAVE YOU SACRIFICED!? TO. GET. THIS. GODS, DAMNED. GOOD!?!?! (Seriously there has to be some black magic to make this, The models, The animation, it's so bloody amazing.) I've seen professional products that are nowhere near the quality of your stuff. It should be a Fucking Crime to be as underrated as you are when you're this GOOD!!! you are so god damn amazing that whenever I get a notification from you I'm reminded that life ain't so shit after all.

[@ids5621]

Congratulations man. Alot of character and emotion conveyed in this short clip, absolutely fantastic

[@574guy]

That's a cool interpretation on the Makuta ability of creating (or in this case altering) rahi!

[@erosrangel976]

This left me breathless. The amount of character shown even without the use of dialogue is incredible. It's ALWAYS a blessing to have more great content by you. Thank you so much for your hard work and contributions to this fandom. You keep our dreams alive, friend.

[@Katsuhono]

I don't even know what to say, Thank you for existing man. This is amazing and you've been an inspiration for YEARS now. Like everybody is saying, the animation is amazing, the shot of everyone flying away the way it's edited, the camera moves, the look, everything looks like a shot from a Miramax movie this is crazy. I don't have enough words to describe how amazing this is, congrats on the 100K and I hope you keep doing BIONICLE stuff ! Kudos for making lots of stuff from 2008, definitely not my final year but it's a breath of fresh air from all the 2006 and especially 2001-2003 stuff

[@the_Red_Star]

love the interaction with the little rahi at the beginning. despite how far they've fallen, they're still creators at heart.

[@purplehaze2358]

You did a really good job of making them imposing and threatening.

[@infernolost1442]

That scene where all the makuta fly away.. İt was priceless!!!

[@BIONICforge_Studios]

The best part about this whole video is the fact that not one word is spoken, yet we understand everything the Makuta do. An outstanding demonstration of "Show don't tell." Phenomenal!

[@NoahProductionsNP]

Congrats dude!! So glad to see they gave you that silver play button!! The animation is absolutely stunning, what a lovely tribute to that year of Bionicle.

[@benjaminjablon4631]

Every time I watch this animation I find another cool detail. From Mutran using his mask to silence the creature, the slight differences between Mutran and Chirox's masks... those are the main ones I noticed.

[@CyberKnightMiky]

Congrats for hitting 100k subscribers Vrahno, what a milestone. And this animation and models just scream Bionicle, fantastic job

[@SteampunkGentleman]

You should feel insanely proud of yourself, this is amazing to look at. I feel this quality exceeds the original 3 in terms of looks, with it only being edged out by TLR in sake of piece accuracy. I love the small touched like Chirox having his talons together until he goes to take flight. Without dialogue, they show so much personality and emotion, it's amazing. I can't wait to see you do more!

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Aw man! You can absolutely feel Mutran's character here! Love the classic Chirox rivalry. "Not Very.... Subtle, is it?" This was just charming, funny, and excellent. Also love the quick not-too-close look at Best Makuta McBugface. I don't know if you plan to do the Gali scene ever, but Krika's one of my favourite characters to ever be 90% implied.

[@carnage855]

This is honestly has such a Bionicle movie vibes, that it's just so unreal. My own criticism would be the vial Mutran uses. Not a big thing, just a minor detail suggestion. Perhaps using a canister like.the the one the Toa Mata used, but smaller with a little window that shows the liquid. It's a small detail, bit it would definitely add some really nice polish to the whole thing. Other than that though, this is just so beautifully animated. How despite no words, there's a lot of character being shown, and honestly man, fantastic work.

[@ryugaboumera4490]

omg I love how Krika just jumps through the floating pieces of earth

[@KodiakCaptures]

Congrats on 100K subs. The cinematography is amazing and I'm glad you got the silver creator award.

[@michaelsimpson1224]

I love the focus on Mutran and Chirox! They’re my favorite characters from 08

[@imrukiitoaoffire1908]

Having recently gotten Mutran, I can confirm that his wings are that unimpressive. Also great Animation, it's interesting to see the rahi creation/mutation process on screen.

[@SuperThunderbrain]

I love how Mutran just walks off the edge before his wings kick in.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Congrats on your 100K subs! Your animation skills have been improving so much, there is so much life and character communicated non-verbally in all of the characters. Incredible job! I'd love to know more about your animation process as well as music and sound

[@tedthefirst]

That moment the other Makuta flew by... just awesome... and krika being the one jumping like a grass hopper ...

[@mr_uriki]

Congratulations on the 100k subs, may you have many more in the future ... At the end of the animation he should have said: "This is how BIONICLE Mistika and Phantoka starts".

[@TheBionicle9000]

I officially grant you permission to be in charge of a film about 2008 bionicle that is considered canon. This honestly This honestly looks like an official movie, style and quality I love it!

[@dylanfrancis5996]

Honestly a bit surprised that it was Mutran who held back when mutating that rahi. Also, Vican is adorable.

[@themagalanium9491]

i think what i love most about this scene is that the makuta are like a silent antagonist which i find both hilarious, creepy, and really cool

[@oneofnine9831]

I really like how you changed Chirox’s mask so that his and Mutran’s aren’t the same like the sets. That always bothered me to some degree

[@TheGTeam2]

That was STELLAR! You are truly the master of your craft, I love watching your work because it’s full of such emotion and atmosphere. It’s impossible not to get sucked into each world you showcase. Congrats and keep up the amazing work!

[@Benutzername474]

Amazing job! One of the best animations I have ever seen! What do you acctually use for animations? I'm just asking because I want to make animations like this in the future too! (Sorry for my grammar I'm German!)

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

I think he mentioned at one point he makes them in blender. Kind of a pain to actually learn how to use it though.

[@Vrahno]

I animate in Blender, but I still use an older version. I hear that the latest release, Blender 2.8 is much simpler to learn how to use.

[@jonatanjaakkola4035]

Wow! I love how much personality each character oozes without any dialogue.

[@deathbringertheanimator4644]

These could be a movie

[@Daniel-fd1dh]

I love the subtle reference of Chirox makes the Rahi "bigger and with more teeth". That's really nice reference to the novels! Everything else about this is fantastic

[@fwoopie9128]

POST MORE EVEN THO I KNOW ANIMATIONS TAKE MONTHS OR YEARS

[@Thebaronvonburger]

These were some of my favorite bionicles from my early childhood! So cool to see them here and animated so well!!!

[@AHI1835]

Meeeeeeeeaaan ! If you continue animating fragments of bionicle storie , you will make an entire film (in several years XD)

[@Alucia0]

If this had voice acting I could honestly mistake this for a movie that was never released. What a fantastic job.

[@ColdGoldLazarus]

If I had a critique to make it's that Gorast, Bitil, and Krika's buglike appearances were from the pit mutagen down in the swamp, and in theory they probably looked more along the lines of the Phantoka Makuta beforehand. That said, I understand not wanting to make completely new character models, especially when we don't actually have a canonical basis for their pre-mutation designs. That aside, this is absolutely incredible. I love the little back-and-forth between Chirox and Mutran that characterizes them perfectly without any dialogue, and the long shot of all the others flying past feels incredibly cinematic and menacing. The little joke about Mutran's tiny little wings was a nice bit to end on. Brilliant work as always, and I can't wait to see what this is all leading up to!

[@krisrp0]

I always thought the pit mutagen form-locked them as well as taking away some of their powers, not that it literally mutated them into bugs

[@tsukopara2054]

The Pit Mutagen can’t affect Makuta the same way it does other beings. The Makuta aren’t biomechanical, they’re Antidermis gas within shells. The Makuta Mistika assumed their insectoid forms to adapt to the Swamp, the Mutagen only locked their bodies in those forms, likely by bonding their Antidermis to it permanently. The only real physical mutation was Gorast, whose stinger became functional & necessary to her survival. But aside from that minor alteration, the three of them weren’t physically mutated into alternate forms. So this animation is entirely accurate.

[@elgeeie]

This is incredible! That shot where they all fly off in the distance in particular was just badass! I get major Miramax movie vibes from this. I was always sad this storyline never had a dedicated movie.

[@mobbcentral4675]

First and nice job dude this is awesome and it’s boinice so I instantly like it a little bit more

[@Turak500]

Omg! This is amazing! The way you animated Antroz's wings makes him look so dope. Everyone in this very well animated. I also love the detail of showing Krika's mask glow, indecating its mask power being activated.

[@Turak500]

Final thoughts: 1:10 = best scene. Very imposing and threatening, like all makuta are.

[@MR.Lad-9867]

Everyone: fly Krika: boing

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

How I always imagined it when I role-played with Bionicle. Always. Ah, good childhood memories.

[@АртёмКорнев-э3н]

OH MY GO-O-OD! PLS MAKE BIONICLE 5 MOVIE!!!

[@GiantShoutmonTM]

If Bionicle was still alive and going im pretty sure LEGO would have hired you for a Bionicle movie/Short - Amazing Work!

[@IdiotToonz]

Uh Vrahno, I've been seeing somebody with the same name as you on roblox, any idea if this is you? lol

[@Vrahno]

I never looked up what Roblox even is until this comment, so I'd wager a guess and say it probably isn't me.

[@IdiotToonz]

@@Vrahno ah ok

[@greatmiru2064]

What will be your next big project.

[@Matoro0902_The_Wise]

Vrahno will you make Toa Ignika

[@Vrahno]

@@Matoro0902_The_Wise Yes, eventually.

[@Not_Vakama_303]

The style of animation, sound design, and general vibe just feel so much like the mirimax films.

[@vaimantobe3034]

This was amazing! The characterization is spot on, and the way they move feels exactly how they would in canon, right down to the use of their mask powers (such as Krika and Mutran). And it looks gorgeous! That part with light framing them from the front in particular looks beautifully done!

[@jamesderington9141]

I like how each Makuta flies in different ways.

[@Summoned-Nightmare]

I can't begin to express how much I love this animation. The character designs, the movements, the way their masks move to convey emotion, even just the sound effects take be back to when I first watched Bionicle: Mask of Light. Thank you for capturing a bit of my childhood again.

[@oscarrichy4278]

Absolutely love this, their personalities come through really well despite not talking. The animation is so slick too, only criticism I have is that Krika, Gorast and Bitil didn't look like that when they arrived in Karda Nui. They only look like that after the swamp mutates them I believe. Other than that, loved the whole thing.

[@tsukopara2054]

Incorrect actually, though a common misconception. The Swamp didn’t mutate the Makuta’s actual bodies themselves, since Makuta are simply Antidermis within mechanical shells. Rather, the Mistika Makuta assumed insectoid forms to adapt to the terrain, but ended up locked in these forms when the Pit Mutagen disabled some of their Kraata powers.

[@Pin-Din7]

Very nice! This warms my heart good seeing some old classic Bionicle.

[@rx0_nova680]

This is honestly remarkable! Bravo my friend, bravo!

[@thefunborgpl]

why did we never got g1 bionicle animated series?

[@gonkdroid5851]

Imagine what the makuta sets could have been with cloth wings. Antroz’s massive wings look incredible here!

[@sirexilon49]

One small lore inaccuracy: Gorast, Bitil and Krika were mutated into their insect forms by the mutagen leaking into Karda-Nui only after they arrived at the lower half of Karda-Nui "The Swamp of Secrets".(So lore-wise at this time they wouldn't look like the actual sets though even if you did know that it is undersatndable why you used theese models as coming up with new ones from scratch would not only take a long time but people probably wouldn't even recognize them) I have no problems with this video other than that small nitpick.

[@tsukopara2054]

Inaccurate, actually. Krika, Gorast & Bitil had already assumed those forms specifically for Karda-Nui, to adapt to its swamp environment. All the Pit Mutagen really did to them on a physical level was disable some of their 42 Kraata Powers, including shapeshifting. The only true mutation on the level of the Barraki-like transformation you seem to think they underwent was Gorast’s stinger, which was already part of her Swamp adapted form, but became functional. Krika’s unstable tangibility *could* be considered a physical mutation in that vein, but it didn’t really transform him or anything, it just made him phase in & out of reality.

[@l.abuddy23]

It's a small world indeed, who would have thought that you would be the same person that edited that creep in my soul sea monster video. I glade I saw this channel again. Bravo, a thousand times.

[@The_Goldenhammer.]

Other makutas: Flyes gentley off. Krika: Y E E T!

[@kahnac6194]

A good reminder of why we should fear the Brotherhood of Makuta, with or without Teridax to lead them.

[@StudioNama]

I love the subtlety of Kriika just leaping, like, how does this dude fly?

[@Luka1180]

In-fucking-credible! You are one of my main inspirations for learning Blender, so that I can make CGI BIONICLE movies too!