Bionicle - Closer to the Truth

A Bionicle Music Video that I made, tributing 2003-2008 (Mainly because I couldn't put anything else from other years there :P). Music: Closer to the Truth by Cryoshell, that can be found and downloaded in Bionicle.com
Enjoy it!
PS: All rights belong to Cryoshell, Advance, Ghost.dk, and LEGO.

[@AgarthaFan]

This franchise really knew how to present an epic story year after year back in the day

[@orcciezaj]

indeed

[@cloudedarctrooper]

Enforged well said... very damn, well said my friend

[@gravemind6801]

True except 2009. That year was a little disappointing in my opinion

[@DoctorWhoKage]

And what's funny about this is that this was all done to promote toys. 😂

[@LordVader1094]

@@DoctorWhoKage Just like Transformers

[@Kraahkan]

*When you realize you made this video 10 years ago* I feel like a Turaga wow

[@oatmealraisincookiesaregar2548]

woah

[@Kokichus]

Thanks tho! One of best memories of bionicle was those amvs

[@Foulowe59]

Wow you are still alive !!!

[@Kokichus]

@@Foulowe59 they were alive year earlier. We dont know about his current status sir

[@Foulowe59]

@@Kokichus lol i see

[@jakeatkinson525]

Bionicle used to be the reason i was alive when i was a kid.

[@elpretender1357]

Exactly

[@cloudedarctrooper]

+JAMES COOK AND BUGSHOT I was also around for the majority of bionicle's life, so I feel the same... the 2015 - 2016 (- 2017) sets sucked.

[@user-os8qn9zx1y]

I was born at 1996 and also a kid during the time bionicle was presented, 2001-2010. I miss the period.

[@lobotomite5615]

Wow, that's kinda sad

[@cloudedarctrooper]

+I don't make videos what about you?

[@LittleKachowski]

Does anyone else notice that every generation had its own universal projectile-shooter?

[@tylerhirst304]

+AnonymouslessGamer yes

[@enmanigamez6810]

What did 2003 have?

[@tichepotato7992]

+Yoloman Kanoka disks

[@zidanetribal1406]

+Tiche CoMC that was 2004. 2003 had the Kraata and Krana Kal built into the Rahkshi and Bohrok Kal respectively.

[@tichepotato7992]

ziddyT9 Doip. Thanks.

[@sebastian6650]

Whoa, 8 years.... Still better graphics on avarage than most of todays cinematics...

[@beeforoni8727]

Shockwave graphics? this isn't a video game

[@sebastian6650]

Oh, genius, i am sorry.

[@mebradhen]

Shockwave Yeah, like the amount of talent that is on display here.

[@ToaQuarax]

The animations by Advance have always looked flawless to me. It must be that plastic toys are easier to make look photorealistic than humans.

[@legoroan9866]

Sebastian some Lego animations were done by the company that did foodfight, they made it in like 2000, but the director cancelled it so it came out ten years later

[@dinounit67]

The story of Bionicle is so incredibly complicated that I don't really believe in that everyone know the full story. It's amazing how complex this amazing story is. May Bionicle live on forever in our hearts! (the best childhood you can ever have)

[@ryutipscows9712]

the written books were so awesome

[@thedebug3866]

I miss these old days, i'd trade anything to get the old days of bionicle back and get bionicle making old bionicle themed sets, the thing I always remembered is how awesome the commercials were, they had some A grade animation.

[@nickster5207]

+Len Kagamine, The yandere (VintagePCsalike) couldn't say it better my self.

[@james84cp42]

+VintagePC's alike True dat. Check out the sets coming in 2016

[@cloudedarctrooper]

James84CP "Oh my fu#%ing God... 'the hell's wrong with you?"

[@orcciezaj]

bionicle took a another dirt nap , but to quote Christian Faber the very man who developed Bionicle into what is : Products Discontinue Legends Survive :)

[@danielrice7492]

Bionicle is what really got me into Lego, it's what held my friendships together. After Bionicle was stopped, I slowly lost my friends as Hero Factory wasn't the same. Bionicle had a story, one that you could add characters to, Hero Factory has multiple stories that you can't really add too..

[@GemmaJRaine]

Patrizio kosmos I don't think it will, it will still be good though!

[@GemmaJRaine]

Yup!

[@krakenproductions9764]

Bionicle pribably made lego more money than anything else they did, it was also the most popular.

[@artificialcartographer1636]

Then they had to 'reboot' it. As glad as I am to see it back, it just isn't the same. The storyline is a little too childish. Now the old one, was a lot darker and really held together. (About a 3 month late reply though....)

[@Blockio1999]

+Pixl Potato the reboot is still better than the rubbish they ended the old series with... Glatorians was ok, but then they had to remake some old ones in cheap& without their signature features

[@Kraahkan]

LEGO had decided in a quick decision to end the storyline all of a sudden because sales started to drop -- hence the low budget they had to work with. Greg even wrote the plot for the Great Beings Maze -> Bota Magna movie.

[@aight9151]

i liked the stars they were simple and i love them...have them all to

[@thesilverranger1]

rip in spaghoots

[@Opi_812]

Still gives me chills all this time later...

[@nikajinpusno9563]

- Bionicle? After all this time? - Always.

[@infraredtoa9105]

Judging by my name and my avatar. It's no surprise that Bionicle is my favorite fictional franchise of all time.

[@aidanjackson3999]

THEY NEED TO BRING BACK BIONICLE

[@aidanjackson3999]

Exactly

[@handlinitificould]

***** 2015, look it up

[@greatmiru2064]

Also the kanohi

[@catpin]

They should bring back Bionicle again

[@stormcrow6894]

I never think of Bionicle as Lego Bionicle- I have no idea why (Probably because it is so DIFFERENT to any other line). But that just goes to show how much time Lego put into Bionicle, so much that Bionicle is now its own, seperate entity. DOWN WITH HF!!!!!! [Edit] Cryoshell are VERY good at doing haunting piano intros as well.

[@kgking3802]

Look guys, I am excited about Bionicle being brought back as much as the next guy, but in my opinion, the new one is just no the same. Less exciting story, less fun build, no collectibles, and has a childish story. I know it was meant for kids but seriously? You got to admit that Bionicle will never be truly back. it is a memory that we must cherish. I got off the hype train. I am 14 almost 15 and now that my generation of bionicle is over, I have to focus on other things like school and real life. (R.I.P. Bionicle Gen 1, you will always be in my heart.)

[@SzaraWilk]

Firts Bionicle (Mata Nui and Chronicel.Inc) was little infant too.

[@thatamericannarrator8247]

The new Bionicle is simply warming up. Once it reaches its prime, I won't be surprised if it is greater than the original ever was. As a Christian, I see the great themes of unity and faith which defined the original have been carefully put into the spotlight of the new story. It takes everything that Bionicle did correctly and fine-tunes them to near perfection.

[@sithmakuta2579]

Dude there are collectible have you been under a rock

[@lordoftaco5558]

Kenneth Webb The new series is just a waiting game at this point to see it rise back to greatness. Granted, the builds are a little simpler, but the same thing happened in 2006 onward, when all the builds were basically the same. I think it will be back to the standard it was in a few years.

[@thatamericannarrator8247]

I prefer both the new sets and story (well, I see much more potential in the new story at least.)

[@makutamiserix5612]

I always imagined Kiina singing this. The lyrics kinda suggest what happens after Bionicle ends, and the new adventures her and her friends will go on. Mata Nui promised her he would take her to a new life because she hated the world she called home. When Mata Nui reformed Spherus Magna, he brought a new world to her by creating a new planet. Now she can truly call it home, and the lyrics say "take me home" multiple times. Plus, the singer does sound a bit like her.

[@konradklukowski1009]

I think about Gali mistika. Maybe becose "swamp,, and "flying,, were in the text. But i see what you mean.

[@EmperorOfTheScrubs]

Lego really missed the mark by not having Christine or Tine voice characters in the movie

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

I always think about krika when I listen to this song

[@eeyoreyeen]

damn, this brings back memories. back when lego used fan stopmotions of lego star wars on their website

[@Joodaeu]

Glad I’m not the only one who remembers

[@MrAkafful]

Don't you wish you can collect the Kanohi masks again?

[@stormcrow6894]

Again? I never got the chance! :-( I only got really into Bionicle for the Mahri and the Phantoka!!! But now, I am expanding my collection. I am aiming to collect every single canister set, and so far I have all of the Mata, and all of the Stars! Also, the other day I bought three Kanohi packs. I got: 2x Pakari, one brown and one blue; 1x Rau, orange; 1x Matatu, lime green; 1x Komau, tan; and 1x Akaku, blue.

[@MrAkafful]

Makuta Miras I feel you

[@DIMITRI_III]

ik,this is a LITTLE late but,i cant even order kanohi packs.because i live in a countr where shipping IS SUPER EXPENSIVE

[@crimson1718]

Man those were the days....

[@miraw0857]

H8 R3D yes...

[@halfknight2310]

this is a classic bionicle video. glad it's still around

[@starguy1o163]

bionicle a epic tale of heros,legends,monsters, and villans that will contuie in our hearts and dreams and maybe one day bionicle will stay forever

[@Thalia_Aquaticaa]

Just you wait... The legend will be reborn. For the 20th anniversary, I suspect.

[@roguezero3427]

Welp, they just made a new bionicle diorama that was voted for by fans

[@user-cs9wc7ht4k]

It is June of 2019. We still remember. This is our childhood, our memory.... We will keep it forever...

[@Riucaft]

yes

[@selsonbaty1234]

I'm sad bionicle is gone ;-(. I need bionicle back, it's not fair! It's sad, old memories.

[@kgking3802]

***** It's old gold that's more valuable because it lasted the longest

[@handlinitificould]

No, you want it back. I'm confident you can go on in life without it.

[@handlinitificould]

SQUEAVERKING 2015, coming back

[@handlinitificould]

***** Spread the word!

[@zeratul____1228]

The difference with bionicle and HF is that with the Bionicle sets you were inspired to make your own bionicle Toa, Matoran etc. but with HF I felt no inspiration, ESPECAILLY with the first generation of HF, what the hell were they thinking! Stiff limbs and weapons that only looked good from a certain angle.

[@Blue-Rain]

Super lackluster sets: I wish I was interested to bionicle when I was 1 or 2

[@mspockettv2864]

bionicle will not die

[@danielrice7492]

Watching this brings back so many memories.. Hard to believe it's been three years since our saga has ended. We can only pray that it shall return in the future, and the hole in our hearts will be filled.

[@SHIN-STRIDER]

Poor kids of today, they will never know 😔

[@stargazeronesixseven]

Thank You So Much for the Fantastic Compilation Tribute video >>> Giving some relief for the Battalion of Bionicle Fans out there that are still heart broken when LEGO stopped the Bionicle in 2010 >>> Bionicle Lives Forever! 🕯

[@jameswalker199]

Legends never die

[@ethanstatler1827]

Pure nastalga, this was my childhood.

[@endertoa6049]

Ahh...this video still hits the feels...14 years later. 🥲

[@roguezero3427]

this was awesome, I remember watching this all the time as a kid. Great work, man!

[@dragonranger8456]

I was so sad about Bionicle ending that I wrote my own fanfiction about Bionicle characters being hunted by Hero Factory, and thanks to Hero Factory's stupidity, 3 "new" Toa appeared that could control 2 elements instead of 1. Kopaka controlled Ice and Stone, Gali controlled Water and Earth, and Tahu controlled Fire and Wind. My MOCs were simple, but somewhat decent. I need to get better parts for Gali, her joints are really loose, and I need a Gali Mistika and Kopaka Phantoka mask so that they'll fit the Metru Nui heads better. I have the Tahu Stars mask, so it works fine.

[@pclone5019]

Dragon Ranger84 Dude, go check out "FENNAH"'s channel. He has been making a fan Bionicle film based off the same idea.

[@minimatesuniverse117]

unlike so many other Lego sets Bionicle had an awesome story and had you immersed in its universe i remember just looking forward to the comics rather then the actual sets

[@mateuszmpolmg4430]

When you had 7 years old and you extited to watch and play with this stuff... And now its only a memory.... Sad story guys

[@forceascension]

Goosebumps. Bionicle lives forever in our hearts

[@grantm3332]

Let's be honest who nearly teared up when we heard bionicle is coming back?

[@Zeldagamer9000]

I did

[@GemmaJRaine]

Zeldagamer9000 Me too

[@krownwave]

Grant Manwaring I cried my eyes out and I don't think I will ever have tears of joy again they were all used up.

[@adamschasel6004]

I praised Mata Nui and the Great Beings.

[@grantm3332]

You do that *****​

[@rudeboi6502]

This was uploaded on my 10th birthday... damn I feel old

[@MitoNova583]

Anyone still play Bionicle Heroes? Vezon's so OP once you get every health upgrade. Hail Brutaka

[@DorneyGamer]

too bad it's too non-canonical they could have used the plot in it

[@halfknight2310]

welcome back traveler, you've grown a lot since you've seen this

[@teamepicbuilderbros4403]

I was 6 I cry so much when they ended now im12 I have to focus on school all I wanted was all the bionicle set

[@Uberdude6666]

I thought this was gonna be a fan theory/speculation-video about the underlying themes and hidden meanings in the early bionicle arcs...instead it was a music video

[@UnfaithfulServant97]

Closer to the Truth by Cryoshell.

[@legoroan9866]

juiuffophiguo the song was made in conjunction with bionicle though

[@13Nothing_13]

Great nostalgia. Bygone times will never come back, but they will remain in the memory forever.

[@aaronscally1216]

This song always reminds me of how I miss Bionicle. 😢

[@avohkiistudios]

My favourite Bonkle song

[@crimson1718]

I remember going to the bionicle website all the time as a kid, I used to watch all the videos over and over and always checking if there were new sets... In late 2008 or eraly 2009 I remember they didn't update the website for like a whole month, or 2 or 3... And I remember that it was at this time I realized it was over. 2002-2008 best years of my life. Thankful for those times.

[@Kokichus]

3:07 when someone calls out Bionicle in school

[@Person-ex4bx]

Kokichi - Poradniki życia nice

[@Hacknerds]

Noticed that this version isn't the version they have on Spotify. It seems they rerecorded the "Take me hooooome"'s at the end... I wonder why. I like these better!

[@GunnytheBunny1]

"a masterpiece". So true! How did the makers ever imagine something that seemed so mystic, yet with technology from another era? Where did that great idea come from? From the beginning, it had a shroud of darkness and mystery awaiting to be uncovered, and continued to be that way even to the end. The series brilliantly lived up to its motto: "In The Time Before Time..." More than once I've dreamt about where Bionicle could take its wonderful story next. Not "R.I.P. Bionicle", Long Live Bionicle.

[@marcusblackwell6268]

This is something that it will never be reppeated again and it happens once in a lifetime, but I'm glad I lived whit these toys on my childhood, even If i lost them, I will search the way to get them back and learn how to make MOC's

[@theboar2431]

why can't we just get a really cohesive long comic that just retells all of bionicle, like the books but in a traditional comic format, just retelling this epic hype story so more people can enjoy it more easily

[@DorneyGamer]

the first comics were made by DC did you know?

[@exowarlock9031]

God I remember this music starting up as I played the online game where you find the keystones. The nostalgiaaaa!

[@nobuyodobashi]

who else is watching this video 9 years later?

[@supersteve7565]

I used to watch this video on our old family computer, and my dad's laptop. Brings back so many memories, I don't know where I'd be without Bionicle nor these videos

[@xdxdxdxd9160]

R.I.P. BIONICLE

[@cartoliax3544]

I am only 13 years old and was never interested in these when they were around, but this stop puts a tear in my eye, since this is just such an amazing storyline. I really wish the g2 bionicles had the same parts as g1, but alas.

[@Mr.LT1]

I listen to this song so many times cuz it's my favorite Bionicle song ever in the history of ever

[@arielasraf2368]

i legitimately shed tears for this.

[@bionicleanime]

Fellow Bionicle fans who are here, you are chads. Unity, Duty, Destiny.

[@n3utr1no53]

Here I am, learning about a beloved franchise and it's community that ended right before I was even born. It feels surreal, that I missed out on something wonderful and that the things I loved as a child are all cheep knockoffs of something greater. If only I had existed a bit earlier to experience Bionicle first hand.

[@legodude11784]

Holy shit I finally found this again I can't even remember how long I've been looking for this song again lol God i feel old i remember watching this back in the day.

[@calebanderson4155]

Oh The Nostalgia Right Through The Brain And Nervous System,I Remember These Films From My Childhood,If Only They Made Films Like This Again.

[@phanofang4479]

This brings so much nostalgia

[@teamnumbskull2846]

2022 and still one of the best Bionicle music vids on KZbin

[@mrbox9654]

One of the hardest videos on the platform

[@LairOfSoundtracks]

Four movies, multiple book series, comics, online stories...it's huge.

[@KRcanondaisa]

I'm getting goosebumps listening to and watching this.. So many good memories

[@shaydex_]

As much as I love Bionicle, all of the sets I owned (apart from my Toa Matoro Mahri, Makuta Antroz, and Makuta Chirox) are all in pieces being used for MOCs... Why I did that is unknown, but I am now going to collect as many Bionicle G1 sets as I can!

[@Samselfx]

Bionicle is back, but i wanted continuation of Mystika/Phantoka ... And not Hero Factory system. (sorry for mistakes, i was writing this on Phone)

[@koletromp6194]

And now bionicle is dead again...

[@calebmalone4008]

Used to watch these as a kid now I’m in AIT in the Army in 2023

[@uchuserpent322]

The bionicle website is back up

[@platinumfire99]

i watch this video every morning. Love the song, love the animations, love bionicle Unity, Duty, Destiny!

[@nbkt1ud]

It's like they say heroes aren't made they're born with it. It's true, everyone, we bio fans know everything in Bionicle History.

[@SireofSuns]

Aww, it leaves out the best part at the end. PLOT TWIST.

[@alexandervardanyan6312]

Great montage! One of the few that I actually enjoyed!

[@sparkthekangaroo6844]

i want bionicle back my childhood demands it

[@ilovetomcats]

Not R.I.P Bionicle, long live Bionicle, forever in a land of peace and war. :)

[@ogheeKapr]

I'm 20 but I still would like new bionicle series :( It was my favorite lego when I was child.

[@pclone5019]

I just spent 20 minutes reading through these comments. The emotion alone is enough to generate a new Toa of Nostalgia. Rest in Peace, Bionicle. By the will of Mata Nui, your virtues will live on in our hearts. Unity. Duty. Destiny. For that is the way of the Bionicle.

[@Tuesdayz]

I had this up on full blast on my headphones and I think I almost cried. This song is beautiful..

[@kadendannenberg2897]

They better make the new bionicle as bad ass as the old one. If not, I will sue Lego

[@BallsBob]

one day...

[@danieltabin6470]

+Not Creative Enough. They are back, but not as cool, but still 1000x times better the hero craptery

[@BallsBob]

they arent back anymore, rip bionicle.

[@danieltabin6470]

Not Creative Enough WHAT!? Why!? At least we know that they can be brought back. Lego had previously said it would never happen.

[@BallsBob]

I sure hope they come back, and in a way that makes lego a profit.

[@commando6683]

I used to listen to this song on repeat as a kid

[@stargazeronesixseven]

Reminded the Royal Fans why we love LEGO Bionicle with Crynoshell in 2005 to 2011 >>> They've their own living Universe to explore ... Unity. Duty. Destiny! 🌷🌿🌏💜🕊

[@dracovishfan2023]

lego wanted more money and they put bionicle in there to get more money and later the bionicles from 2016 summer sets where so bad that lego throw everything away they thought they where failing so now there is no more bionicle left on this world only lego bricks!!! :'-(

[@Kraahkan]

They're brothers the same way Toa are: By working together. Biological brothers don't exist in Bionicle. :)

[@vause310]

DOWN WITH HERO FACTORY!

[@jaredj599]

i agree!

[@Battleship009]

Well next year Hero Factory will most likely end.

[@stormcrow6894]

Evidence for HF's death next year: 1. I have seen 0 adverts for IFB so far. 2. The summer sets weren't even in the Lego catalogue. For the summer! 3. I have seen 1 set in a shop so far this year. The Evo Walker. Which is a terrible set. So down with HF!

[@handlinitificould]

Makuta Miras I have also seen none of the four legged machines, or Stormer, or wave 2 beasts.

[@sinkaido]

I guess no one cares for hf fans. I mean bionicle is my favorite lego series of all time but still.

[@cosmolautaro]

damn 11 years. i miss those times

[@Foulowe59]

Wow your video still exist omg ! i remember watching it for the first time when it came out so it was quite a while ago now, I feel a little bit of nostalgia lol...

[@swordofice890]

lego has locked bionicle up for good, all we have now are the remaining set that made it to the public and are still in one piece

[@catpin]

This reminds of I hope to meet Abigail Ricky Adia and Allie again in the future.

[@ToaSonus314]

One of the best toy franchises ever

[@ZekeZen]

I can see gali or hali singing this. Just saying ._.

[@thehullowed7217]

I can see it. Now I want someone to animate that happening.

[@zapdragon23]

I could also see Tahu singing gravity hurts

[@notecolt2742]

SkyBoy 1215 But isn't Hali a boy lol

[@ZekeZen]

No. She's is/was a ga matoran, which you know is water. Of og bionicle continued she would be a toa of water

[@Blue-Rain]

For me, gravity hurts is like lewa singing it

[@essy4336]

bonkle is childhood!!!

[@essy4336]

sad it's gone😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😓😓😓😓🥲🥲

[@Junkpunker21]

Just last night, I got all the Bionicle out of my 6 big boxes and lined them all up in my room. 8 year old boy from the party in my living room comes in and says "WHOA! Hero Factory!" But he's confused because they look much interesting. He picks up Tahu Nuva. It's sad that the generation to come will not be able to witness this great story.

[@halowarrior1000]

Bionicle was my favorite toy series my entire childhood. I wish they wouldn't end it. It truely was a great series and toy.

[@bisantemovch1362]

This song is all bionicle final trilogy (phantoka,mistika,glatorian) atmosphere

[@michelangelolopez9186]

Regretting taking apart my Axelera T9.

[@LunaMothgirlie]

Regretting taking apart all of them... At least I still have most of the parts!

[@TheTekloFoundry]

HerzTheKing i dont anymore :,(

[@MarcusLangdale]

HerzUrOrnjChiken me 2

[@ToaQuarax]

Lol, I never built mine. I've still got the beat-up box in my closet with the vehicle built... maybe 25%, but I think it actually might be less than that. I did build Lewa, though, since it was easy.

[@legoroan9866]

REBUILD IT!! It's fun to play with and stroking

[@odahvingblaze5533]

we should all take a moment to remember the best anime series of all time

[@yamicoke1097]

Remember, the bionicle still exist, they had a happy ending and im proud to have been there to see it.

[@Kraahkan]

Welp, I was just fiddling around and saw the 600k views. Holy Gadunka :P

[@zakashiemudi3465]

Kraahkan congrats

[@javiervillalobos7783]

Those we're great times man, I miss Bionicle :'(