Bionicle: Mask of Light - Scarfulhu

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[@StriderOwO]

As soon as I saw this, only one thing came through my mind: TAAAAKKKUUUUUUAAAAAAA!

[@StriderOwO]

Also, that Game Theory jab at the end. I love it.

[@Ayallia]

TEEETSUUUUOOOO!

[@Preeve]

+Ayandarial KAAAANEEDAAAAAA!

[@pancakesilvia2191]

+stride99 that was an unexpected ending. but it was so good

[@theakiwar9118]

Jaller: Matooooooorrrroooo (throws mask of life ) Matoro: I will take it from here ( takes mask of life )

[@Bysthedragon]

I have to admit I have a love/hate relationship with the Bionicle movies, they are still nostalgic and if you don't think too hard about it then it's a good solo story, but as someone who read the books and the comics then some key things stand out to me, particularly in Makuta. In the Comics and Novel the Makuta who's first name is later revealed to be Teridax is a narcissist sociopath with no emotional attachment to anyone but himself, genius super strategist, and a massive powerhouse. Every time he appeared in the comic/novel then you knew all hell was going to break loose, he was going to say something epic and then heroes would either have to give their all for a temporary victory or sacrafice something important to get away with their lives, and throughout the entire story Teridax basically planned out everything so that when the Toa thought they had finally won and revived Mata Nui, it turned out in an amazing plot twist that Teridax had used them, his mind was now in the body of Mata Nui. Makuta Teridax became GOD! In the movie they made the Makuta based on an earlier preconception of the character where he was a tragic hero who thought he was doing the right thing for Mata Nui but he was under the influence of the Mask of Shadows. They were going to use this story line to end Bionicle after the Mask of Light but because Bionicle sold incredibly well, they decided the story must go on.

[@mitchellbambam5926]

This actually fits really well together with Makuta’s original characterization. The Great Spirit robot was planned early on, and the inhabitants were made to represent an immune system with Makuta as cancer. If Makuta in the first few years is seen as seen as cancer, then the actions he takes in the first few years make a lot of sense. Infected masks are the cancer spreading, Bohrok are part of the body’s immune system malfunctioning. It seems like 2003 is where this began to change into the character we’d see later on. 2004 and 2005 were the transition. By the time Bionicle got to 2006, Teridax was fully formed.

[@krx50]

I guess one of funny things about the Toa Mata/Nuva is that their personalities were based on their elements, like how Tahu is hotheaded and brash, Kopaka is cold and distant, and Gali is very calm and peaceful

[@bionic-tale4313]

But what about the other 3 characters of the Toa Mata/Nuva, like Lewa's carefree nature, Pohatu's dependability, and Onua's grounded wisdom(which they didn't showcase Onua's true personality in the movie sadly😔.)

[@cosmicprison9819]

The reason for Tahu turning on the other Toa is actually not because of the poisoning by the green Rahkshi (Lerahk), but because of the white Rahkshi (Kuurahk) having the power to sow discord. He's the one who hits Tahu with this ray when Tahu rushes in to save Takua in Onu-Koro. 😉

[@reedscott3]

Takua doesn't recognize the language on the mask because it's only written in the same ALPHABET. That doesn't mean the language is the same. Spanish is written using phonetic characters, but that doesn't mean it's the same language as English.

[@DoctorPr3dator]

I was about to say that haha

[@Scarfulhu]

I did actually look it up though. The words on the back are: 'TECHNIC ORGANIC AIIS ONE DESTINY' Which I mean... it's still their language. I can accept 'AIIS' as another language maybe but the others are unmistakably the same language. Not like it matters. It's probably just a mistake from the movie makers rather than a mistake in the lore itself.

[@notheotheralex6213]

Actually, if you look closely, you can see a small blurry dot in the upper right of the "I"s, meaning that the third word is actually "APPS", not "AIIS".

[@The-last-1]

@@Scarfulhu to be fair if you saw those words written on a random mask would you understand wtf it was talking about

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

Actually, the poison Lerahk gave Tahu didn't turn him evil. It was the rage wave used by Kurahk (the white Rahkshi).

[@plasmaguy92]

Takua actually got his nickname The Chronicler from the Bionicle browser flash game. It also introduces his pet crab thing and I believe it does toy around with the flirting thing. I actually believe Takua is first introduced in the flash game. He's the main protagonist and player character. Technically a major Matoran hero.

[@plasmaguy92]

Apologies if I butchered some spellings or forgot names. It’s been a while since I played that game. I was one of my favorite flash games and was a real fun point and click game. Would that classify as point and click?

[@Scarfulhu]

I want to cover it at some point, yeah.

[@plasmaguy92]

+Scarfulhu Awesome! Can't wait! It had a sequel too but it wasn't nearly as grand and epic

[@oracledk5885]

Takua was actually introduced in the game Bionicle Quest for the Toa which you could customize but the credits show he had yellow arm and red legs. He shows that the Chronicler was just his position and was kicked out of Ta-Koro for wondering off. He then goes on the quest of saving the turaga's and collecting the toa stones and summons them. Its end with him being lauched at the beach seeing Tahu pod, effectively starting the Online game. which seemed to add that Takua lost his memories and doesn't remember everything that happen in the previous game.

[@davidspring4003]

as I recall, that particular flash game was a REALLY good point-and-click adventure game.

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

1. Takua's _job_ was being a Chronicler. Chroniclers traveled across the island in search of stories and secrets. So, Takua was basically Indiana Jones. 2. In the early days of Bionicle, some characters had some romantic moments, such as the Hewkii and Macku as well as Jaller and Hahli. This was later ret-conned by the writer of the Bionicle storyline. 3. The _island_ Mata Nui was named AFTER the great spirit, which was explicitly stated in the opening. "We named our island home Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit himself". 4. Makuta's plan may seem obvious, unless you go deeper into the lore, where you find out he has plans within plans, and that his mind is a maze. 5. A Rahkshi is a robot suit of armor controlled by a slug-like creature called a Kraata, which Makuta creates from his own energy. Each Kraata has one of Makuta's many powers, which they can either use themselves or, when controlling a Rahkshi of the same power, channel it through a staff. 6. Lewa, like everyone in Le-Koro, speaks a dialect called Treespeak. It's native to the jungles of Mata Nui and isn't spoken anywhere else, though some visitors tend to pick it up because they like it, like the Matoran known as Defilak. 7. It was't the poison that made Tahu evil, he was hit by an attack of Kuurahk, the white Rahkshi of Anger. The poison, however, was actually slowly killing him. And the whole curing thing was to patch up the friction between Tahu and Gali that we saw during the Kohlii match. 8. Makuta Teridax (his real name, the Makuta are a species) is a manipulator and evil, but he can also be civilized. He's strong, but he's not focused purely on using brute strength. He tends to toy around a bit. Even in later stories, he doesn't directly attack, he uses his power to send other Makuta to do his work for him. 9. The "other villain", Lehrak Kal, was NEVER involved with Makuta, in fact, it wasn't even a VILLAIN. The Bohrok were creatures that were destined to destroy the island, which is actually covering the city of Metru Nui, which is inside the Mata Nui robot, a giant machine where all beings in the Matoran Universe live in. Makuta was never directly involved with them and, actually, it was TAKUA who awoke the Bohrok far too soon. The Bohrok were a 'chaotic neutral' force. If anything, the Ash Bear in the movie is closer to being Makuta, as the Ash Bear set was LITERALLY an alternate form for Makuta. In short, this movie is hard to understand unless you're aware of the story from before, such as the comics the Mata Nui Online Game, the Bohrok animations and the Mata Nui Online Game II.

[@djt08031996]

And then those same writers proceed to create the hordika arc where hormones, romance, and attraction are off the charts

[@jeshonloonskin4176]

You got one thing wrong, Metri Nui and Mata Nui(The Island) are not one in the same. They are different land structures

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

@@jeshonloonskin4176 The city of Metru Nui is located inside the head of the Great Spirit Robot. The island of Mata Nui is an artificial land mass that hides the robot's head. In some stories, the Matoran of Onu-Koro discover a metal wall underground that no tool can break. That is the outer layer of metal of the Great Spirit Robot. Look up literally ANY map of the Matoran Universe. You'll find that the map is person-shaped, with Metru Nui as the head. When Mata Nui awakens, the *_island_* of Mata Nui breaks apart to reveal his head.

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

@@jeshonloonskin4176 Nope, I'm 100% correct about the Mata Nui island being located literally on top of Metru Nui (not "Metri Nui", by the way). Metru Nui is a city located *_inside_* the head of the Mata Nui robot. The Mata Nui island is camouflage to hide the face of said robot. This is something you can figure out with a basic Google search.

[@Umbra_Ursus]

Say what you want about him, but the actor they got for Makuta was flawless.

[@iCANhazRECON1]

What I really liked about the original Bionicle series is the strong level of continuity it had in its lore. For example, Matoran during this time period (meaning Jaller and Hahli during the Toa Nuva phase) themselves became Toa years later during the Toa Inika phase - both as a literal and metaphorical "passing of the torch". This is also the biggest reason the most recent reboot was cancelled. The rebooted sets were significantly better in every way compared to the old ones, but what upset people the most is that the story was weak and had nothing to do with the old Bionicle series that everybody grew up to know and love. And while things like that may work for movies and comic books, Bionicle was just too small and simple to do that with and still be successful

[@Shelek_Bearer]

Not using BS01 as a source for information I am disgusted

[@_aelfweard]

as am I

[@cosmicprison9819]

That's the thing: The Bionicle lore was the beat from 2001 to 2003. Even though I agree Web of Shadows had some of the most emotional scenes, and Legends of Metru Nui had the most character development, Mask of Light wasn't bad either (just Lord of the Rings for kids), and it combined a perfectly competent movie with the best time of the lore. Also, the 2nd and 3rd movie being prequels means you can easily watch Mask of Light as a standalone, without having to worry about what comes afterwards 😊.

[@supersteguy4781]

FYI: The "Chronicler" is a job given to one matoran who basically just writes down anything important that happens. That's why when Takua becomes Takanuvu and therefore has more important things to do. Hali becomes the Chronicler in his stead.

[@ConfusedLadyKira]

Wait... Kopaka was your first Bionicle and you consider him the coolest? Well, Scarfy, you have multiple things in common with some random girl that watches your videos, in regards to Bionicle. Neat.

[@impatienstheshmuck5348]

2015 Kopaka is terrible. The original Kopaka is cool.

[@gunjfur8633]

ConfusedLadyKira Kopaka Nuva of Kopaka Mata?

[@legoroan9866]

Their all COOL (don't get it do you??)

[@sean.a.s7234]

@@impatienstheshmuck5348 how is 2015 kopaka terrible?

[@olchapplobro5258]

but we all know Lewa(mata) is the best

[@iantaggart3064]

The chronicler isn't Takua's nickname. It's his job. He documents current events while also analyzing clues of history.

[@cah137-y4s]

"> Not seeking the Seventh Toa" For some reason, that bit of editing always makes me laugh.

[@QuestionableObject]

I am gonna kinda give you a jab for criticizing him for not being able to read the language on the mask, all you see are the symbols... French and English use mostly the same alphabet but they're different languages, even as a dumb kid I could figure that idea out, c'mon scarfu.

[@rubiconcinematics2910]

It's a neat idea but I can say with a reasonable amount of certainty that the creators were just being dumb You can translate all the Matoran writing, it's just an alphabet or font so the inscription on the back of the mask (Avokhii) is definitely the same language as the Onu-Koro Highway sign (fun fact: that's the same tunnel that is finished during MNOG, it connects Ta, Le and Onu-Koro, as well as the light stone mines) because it's just an English equivalent so if we can read it, Takua should too

[@thecianinator]

TECHNIC ORGANIC APPS ONE DESTINY

[@Dargonhuman]

+Cross the Rubicon That's assuming the message on the back of the Avohkii was written in the common Matoran dialect. The letters would be recognizable, but if the words were from a forgotten dialect, then Takua wouldn't have been able to read it. Think of it like the differences between American, Canadian and British English; they may share the same alphabet but large portions of how that alphabet is used to form certain words and phrases are completely alien between the dialects.

[@cah137-y4s]

Except that as we see from subsequent arcs, there literally is no difference between the Metru Nui Matoran language (which was written on the back of the Avohkii) and the Mata Nui Matoran language, with the exception of some added or dropped words. So while I see where you're coming from, I have to give it to Scarfulhu on this one. (As a side note, I love how the words on the back of the mask basically spoil the biggest twist in the series several years in advance.)

[@Unkle_Genny]

19:00 Nope. Lehvak-Kal technically worked for the Bahrag, or the Bohrok Queens. By extension, he worked for the Great Beings.

[@piecheese1214]

Fun fact, a lot of voice actors in this movie would go on to be in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Notably, the guy who played Jaller is Prince Shining Armor in MLP, and the actress who played Toa Nokama in the second and third movies is also Rarity. But the most *perfect* casting, in my opinion, was Roodaka's voice actress playing the insectoid Queen Chrysalis.

[@Anton-de5vu]

I did not know that. All I knew is that the voice actor of dinobot from transformers beast wars was the voice of tahu

[@Valdyr_Hrafn]

I always saw Tahu's issue as a reminder that even the greatest heroes of that island cant do shit if they aren't united. the first virtue of the three

[@MemesToa]

I've got some holes to poke in your little theory: 1) Pewku was with Jaller when Makuta said hi to Takua. 2) Bionicle sets reuse pre-established pieces all the time, like how Makuta's hands use the same mold as the Mask of Light. 3) The Bohrok-Kal did not work for Makuta. 4) By that logic, Doctor Strange is Dormammu(Doctor Strange), Moses is God(Prince of Egypt), and half the characters in Dragon Ball Z are the same person(You should know this).

[@Scarfulhu]

I'm well aware it's a dumb theory which is a total stretch. It was just so I could make a Game Theory joke. I don't actually believe Makuta is Pewku.

[@MemesToa]

Kinda figured, but I also figured I might as well be THAT guy, since people that stupid do exist, and I'd rather have them gravitate to me than plague you with shit like my comment, when they seriously mean it.

[@notheotheralex6213]

An issue with your #4 analogy -- Moses was addressed by God in the movie in a very similar way to Makuta speaking to Takua: a disembodied voice to a regular person. Saying that Moses is God in The Prince of Egypt is following a more similar logic to "Takua is Makuta".

[@TyrannoNoddy]

The flirting comment with Jaller and Hahli is actually pretty funny considering that the movies ignored the "no love" rule, I'm not sure when they implemented it but they actually made it canon that inhabitants of the Matoran Universe can't fall in love (all because boys hate cooties or some shit :v). And yet, early media like this and the Mata Nui Online Game are known for their romantic interactions.

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

It's actually mainly because the writer didn't want any NSFW work to pop up and the Matoran are biomechanical in nature and were never stated or depicted to have reproductive organs granted to them by the great beings.

[@Valdyr_Hrafn]

tbh that last fightscene is such an adorable commitment to violent non-violence. just like how lego persisted with the idea that all the good guys had tools, not weapons. Which, not gonna lie, was kind of interesting symbolically. especially when the old heroes failed in the books and they had to make new toa to fight back the baddies with fucking GUNS lmao

[@0hvist]

The reason that Takua is known as The Chronicler has to do with the original Mata-Nui Online Game (Which no longer works because it was made in Adobe Flash) where Takua is the POV Character that traveled the island doing things for the many settlements in solving more smaller scale problems that drifted below the radar for the Toa such as finding the cause of a disease plaguing Po-Koro, resolving the logistics of Onu-Koro's lava-pumps and Lightstone Deposits, saving Ga-Koro from a Tarakava attack with the help of Gali, taking part in an aerial dogfight against a Nui Rama Hive in order to rescue the other denizens of Le-Koro including Lewa. Eventually culminating in Takua working alongside several key Matoran from each Koro he had interacted with consistently over the course of his journey to mount a holding defense against the Makutas' army of Rahi that were baring down on Kini-Nui when the Toa went to confront Makuta.

[@xenokingdom3630]

I never noticed the Bionicles in the background myself, but great job with subtle foreshadowing. ;)

[@Nate3417]

Yaaaas. Every Bionicle movie came out right before my birthday and I always loved the series especially starting with this first one. Also, from what I remember the books were suprisingly really good.

[@morenoramonvictor]

Legend says that if you criticize Scarfulhu's scarf he will reply to you Your scarf has an ugly color

[@Scarfulhu]

*sniff* It's true. :c

[@morenoramonvictor]

Scarfulhu AA U NOTICED MEEE I'm sorry that your scarf is ugly :^(

[@ramblezreader8019]

I don't think your scarf is ugly, the burgundy and the violet bring out your eyes and make your hair pop though to be honest, you do give that librarian pornstar vibe

[@kren62]

+Scarfulhu I really enjoyed this review plz review the other films, ps something something scarf

[@zachklepp4664]

Childhood!!!! I loved the movies and i always enjoyed putting together the guys

[@oopus4]

The Playstation 2, and Bionicle was my childhood. I think im going to cry :(

[@brandonmiller9155]

I can tell you didn’t go deep into the lore, which I understandable. The brotherhood of Makuta is meant to create rahi, or bionicle animals, which rakshi are. But that makuta, makuta teridax holds the mask of shadows, which allows him to bend the will of people and creatures through fear and deceit. That’s the whole point for 2001/2002 the rahi are attacking villages because makuta is causing them to become distressed, one group in particular, the bohrok. The toa mata fight the bohrok swarm and their queens and win, fall into a vat of energized liquid protodermis and emerge as the toa nuva, then fight the bohrok khal six bohrok who gained elemental powers through one means or another I forgot, and then the rakshi are sent to thwart takanuvas rise to toa-hood. Obviously this doesn’t happen, takanuva defeats makuta teridax, who preserves himself in a gaseous green protodermis form. Then they open the gate to the great spirits brain, metru nui. Where takanuva and the toa nuva stay, meanwhile jaller, hali and a handfull of other matoran are sent to the island of voya nui. Where they emerge from their canisters as the toa inika, where they fight the piraka for the mask of life, eventually leading them to the pit and a number of other things before they finally awaken th great spirit

[@giak0000]

IHE actually talked pretty nicely about this movie and said it's pretty good! So don't worry. As for this video, I have to say...I didn't enjoy it as much as your past videos. Something about it seemed a bit...off. Still pretty good anyway!

[@justsomeguy5628]

And in the story, Makuta need to "die" for the rest of his plan to work out, which actually worked out later on.

[@robot54312]

IF ALL YOU GOT TO KEEP IS STRONG, MOVE ALONG, MOVE ALONG LIKE I KNOW YOU DO. Seriously, great video. Watched this movie a lot as a kid.

[@dylanrennett5321]

The awakening of matanui or the island refers to bionicle 4 or otherwise known as the mask of life, in the beginning of that movie we see a giant bionicle rise up through the island, that's matanui, I mean he even calls himself that in the whole movie, have you got seen it yet?

[@lordofnomnom9154]

Hehe "Toa" hehe, means toilet in swedish. i'm not really that mature..

[@kaninekodiak]

Probably the most adorable comment I've ever seen.

[@aggbak1]

+Catty Hopeflyte (Charlyoddsox) Is that Markiplier as your profile?

[@thumblookingguy6771]

-_-

[@kaninekodiak]

Abu Gbak yes

[@KaltatheNobleMind]

it also means Warrior in Maroi. in fact a lot of the forien sounding gibberish from the first 3 years of the franchise was taken from the language as well as a lot of the mythos. basically Bionicle's inspiration was polynisian and oceanic mythology. the maroi of new zealand didnt like how they trademarked their language espeiclaly the term "Tohunga" which meant spiritual healer and wiseman but was used for helpless everyday vllagers. from 2002 and onward tohunga was changed to matoran and some of the older names got respellings to evade copyright or soemthing.

[@CRANTIME]

I've never seen this movie. I've been meaning to but I never got around to it. I had the first Black one first but ended up with all the Rahkshi. I just liked their designs. Unfortunately, my parents gave all my Bionicles away.. Great video, dude. a nice reminder of what once was...

[@Mayeur000Donz]

Whoa. 'Kind of overdue, by like... 13 years? XD It's on youtube somewhere, I imagine.

[@shinomichan5782]

Oh the nostalgia! I haven't seen this movie in YEARS, but now I kinda want to watch it. I used to watch it all the time at my aunts house when I was a kid. I also remember liking the second movie. The fire toa Tahu has always been my favorite especially in the second movie, as it does put him as the Mc. I can't remember too much of the series other than I really wanted to collect them all but being a huge pokemon fan at the time and buying all sorts of merchandise I didn't have the money for it. However I still do adore the Bionicle series, and the characters in it.

[@KanaevM]

The white one (Ko Paka or whatever) was also my first Bionicle. Loved him.

[@cathleenmoyle1476]

New Bionicle fan here. I've been reading the lore/books of the Bionicle story, and when I got to book 3, the one "Mask of Light" is based on, I found that both the book and the film are nearly identical, with a few scenes cut out. Mostly everything from chapter 8 to the rest of the story is exactly the same, word for word, scene for scene, as in the “Mask of Light” film. And I love it. And Pewku is a cute crab. She acts more like a dog than actual crab. And it kind of makes me wonder why the others complain about the film version and not about the book version. The scene where they’re at the kohli match, and Tahu and Gali are ill at ease. After reading the first two books prior to book 3, their strained relationship makes all the more sense to me. I know that people talk a lot about how in the books, it’s Kopaka whom Tahu bickers with the most, and how some complain that in the film, the Toa are mainly bickering and unable to do much, but that’s how the lore story also goes, and really, the first two books are of the Toa mainly bickering and unable to do much of anything (except when they're working together; I think that's done on purpose, so as to emphasize the whole unity thing). Same with the Ta-Koro being destroyed, Lewa's interaction with Jaller and Takua, as well as their interaction with Kopaka, Takua abandoning the mission to find the seventh Toa after Makuta tries manipulating him, Jaller dying and being brought back to life by Takutanuva, and Takanuva having the kohli match with Makuta. Even Lewa's odd way of talking is the exact same in the film. That's just the way he naturally talks, in all the books. And it's not just him, either. All the little Le-Matoran, except Matau probably, talk in a weird way. Oh, and about Jaller dying… He dies in the book, just like in the film. In the short time, that he’s dead, though, it’s… very sad, and has spawned some more existential and dreadful thoughts in my head. Takua finally becomes Takanuva, accepting what he’s supposed to do, and I now know that Takua is not really a Ta-Matoran, but an Av-Matoran, a Matoran of light. When the stone gate crashes down on Takutanuva, instead of being revived by when they open the gate to Metru Nui, Takanuva comes back out of the debris right after Takutanuva is killed. And that reunion with Jaller, Takanuva, and Pewku was heartwarming after he brought him back to life. he still called Takanuva “Takua”… While I personally thing "Mask of Light" was the weakest film in the trilogy, that's mainly do to the animation and some of the voice-acting, and I've come to appreciate this film a lot more, not only because I now know the full story, at least up to the book this film's based on, but also because the creators followed the lore so well. Perhaps if that had made a film each for the other two books, previous to "Mask of Light", there would be less complaints, as things would make all more sense.

[@little_paisano]

It's been forever since I seen this I need to watch it again

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

They might look stupid now, but those monsters scared the crap out of me as a child. They were bloody terrifying to my four year old mind.

[@Dracomut]

I am very surprised how well this movie has aged, still the sequels are definitely better. The bohrok are good actually, they were made by Mata Nui to clean up the world when he wanted to have it recreated as a paradise. However they got activated early by Makuta to destroy the Matoran, so while they did kinda work for Makuta it wasn't intentionally. Also the commentary for this movie is really good, the commentators are really interesting and funny. They mentioned how Pewku and Makuta are voiced by the same person.

[@Readingeye]

MY CHILDHOOOD I love this movie, and this review fills my heart with memories of my youngness. Of building all the bionicles...in the first couple of series...

[@HandmadeGoose97]

I have a giant bucket of Legos, so I still probably have some of these figures, but their disassembled, also I think the little bionicles are based on McDonald toys that were around at the time

[@whatsupbossanova]

Well Jaller did have to become a toa Inika

[@Saxdude26]

Did I really watch this episode again for the umpteenth time and still not LEAVE A COMMENT expressing my love for this episode because I grew up with the Toa Mata/Nuva and the respective 5 part novel series?! I freaking LOVE this series, and I still own the books, the 6 Toa Mata, and the Bionicle Matorans that McDonalds released in Happy Meals. FUN FACT: Jaller shares the same voice actor as MegaMan in the Battle Network series. Well then.

[@Crimson15049]

Heh, I collected all of the bionicle too! I still have them somewhere in those weird round boxes they came in. And ice dude was also my all time favorite. Something about his design I guess.

[@drag0nemper0r97]

Mata Nui isn't only the name of their island, its also the name of their "God", Mata Nui. He was imprisoned within the island by his brother Makuta, who became jealous that Mata Nui was being worshipped because of his three virtues of Unity, Duty, and Destiny. And the Mask of Light is actually the latest in terms of timeline aside from Bionicle: Legend Reborn. Bionicle 2 and 3 take place before Mask of light. And there's a fourth series that I actually had as a game on Gameboy advance called Bionicle: Maze of Shadows. There's so much lore to this series that not a lot of people know about.

[@mochalavender9388]

I think the reason the movie had Tahu get corrupted was because when the toys were out, there was a rare red Hau Nuva mask with green markings.

[@GaspingEgg]

I can tell you why that subplot with corrupted Tahu was needed! Lewa didn't want to be the damsel this time!

[@samiamtheman7379]

There are also references to the Mata Nui Online Game in there too for the people who have played through it.

[@illeatyourself]

I think the reason Takua was called the Chronicler was actually because he was responsible for chronicling events in Mata Nui's history as they occurred.

[@illeatyourself]

Also...Kopaka was my first bionicle too dude! :O I freaking love him.

[@YuximaMax]

I died at the Windows Startup. Lol!

[@andrewpatterson4976]

Liked your video! Personally, I loved seeing Tahu give in to his darker instincts myself because the Rahkshi venom took his feelings of annoyance with his team members, stubbornness about doing things his own way, and deep sorrow over not being able to save his home then exacerbated it. Makes me wonder if he would have done the very same things he was pushed even further by more tragedy or feelings of inadequacy. The scene where he thanks Gali for saving his life is my favorite because it cements who Tahu is and ties into the themes of Unity and Duty he owes to his fellow Toa and to himself by swallowing his pride and showing vulnerability. Besides, it gave me the hilarious line of "Fire has no brothers. FIre burns ALL!!!!" so I can't complain. Also, Pohatu and Kopaka are the best and your theory regarding Pewku is absolutely brilliant. :)

[@Sunaki1000]

Pohatu, so addorable. The Plotpoint of Tahu is important. Exspecial in the Comics, because Tahu isnt the best in Teamwork. After his Rampange, he desite, too let the Toa work together. And only this defeated the Rahkshi. Oh and Lehrak dont Work for Makuta, the Bahrak work against him.

[@isaacsussman5632]

When I first saw this movie I was confused because I was first introduced to bionicle through the comics and those made the series seem way darker than this. I must have thought that this was supposed to be Legos gritty/edgy series for older kids or something:/

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

3:12 In your Metru Nui review you said you were going to play MNOG. That explains why he's the Crhonicler. One thing I didn't notice until I watched the film last night was that when Gali heals Tahu she turns grey, like Kanohi when the Toa take them off. After dipping her hands in the river for strength she becomes blue again. The death thing at the end is handled way better in the book. Takutanuva gives up a portion of the Makuta's lifeforce as Jaller is more worthy, and then Takutanuva splits up and Takanuva is thrown into the crowd while Makuta is crushed by the door. Greg Farsthey (the writer) edited the cannon to tie the Jaller bit in with the Red Star... but that's all I'm saying about that.

[@Hasediel]

Honestly, the whole kholi show down between Takanuva and Makuta never felt forced. Makuta was written in a way that he seems always in control of the situation, this wager just being an insult at Takanuva and his past. Besides, Makuta never stops trying to blow the toa's head off with those explosive kholi balls.

[@SuperPlasticBuddha]

OH GOT THAT FILM

[@snakefan112]

So I was taking this vid all in fun but as soon as I heard the name makuta

[@Powered1Buttercup]

I still have the DVD of Mask of Light and the sequel, I think. And I still watch them, though I watched it in EU portuguese.

[@Powered1Buttercup]

No yep, I have MoL and the second movie, the prequel.

[@ToaKoran]

I have the DVD as well, though I have the VHS copy too, which is one of my most prized possessions of my BIONICLE collection. ...Now if I could only remember where I packed it a couple years ago.

[@BroomPusher2024]

So this movie is basically the plastic Tribal Lingo mix of Lord of the Rings and My Hero Acadamia. And it ends with what's basically Jesus vs Satan playing a game of Street Hockey for the Fate of the Universe. 15:43 and then they all T-Pose

[@MrFutago87]

9:30 Different languages can still have the same letters, you know.

[@Scarfulhu]

I looked up the translation of the mask. It's the same language.

[@Superstupidy]

That is technically true. But for an unrecognized language to be translated into recognized letters, that doesn't make any sense.

[@matthewdavison2622]

How dare you use the Bionicle Wiki. True fans will have used BS01 for their information.

[@_aelfweard]

HEIL SECTOR ONE! EIN SITE! EIN FANBASE! EIN SECTOR!

[@Flowerbarrel]

Death is certain. Certain death. But it can possibly be reversed.

[@toadsmemeware3983]

Wait they have to find the herald of the toa don't they? The herald of the toa of light that is. Then pohatu is like "TERKUA WURE IS DE HAIRALD." But how can he know jala is the herald? Pohatu is a time traveler confirmed.

[@umbral3428]

"and it shows that anybody can do great things regardless of where they come from" but takua came from a village of matoran of light and therefore was the only one present that could become the toa of light

[@poppunkgametime]

That windows startup bit really got me goin, hahaha

[@supersteguy4781]

18:10 As much as we would all love that theory to be true. There's one fact to debunk the whole thing! Pewku... (If I'm remembering correctly) IS A GIRL!

[@roquebriones8261]

I love how Bionicle looks childrish and simple on the outside, but once you start reading the WHOLE story... man that's complex.

[@westwart]

No! The white Rakshi turns Tahu evil, not the poison from the green Rakshi!

[@MemesToa]

Yet that's what the other Toa say. Gali herself says it's the poison that's responsible. However, I'd chalk that up to simple lack of information, since the only Rakshi power she knew of was green's poison.

[@mr.morningstar2023]

Kopaka Is batman . He always leaves :D When people ask him something I dont know why I didnot do that at school more often .

[@zacharykim295]

9:15 That cut KILLED me! 😂

[@OrdemDoGraveto]

People must stop confusing LANGUAGE to ALPHABET. If I say: "Esse video é irado!", do you understand it? And if the answer is no, do you recognize the letters I used to writte it? Oh, and the Bohok didn't worked for Makuta hehe

[@foxbread3714]

Bionicle has been my whole life

[@Bihexual]

When senpai finally posts a video after 10 years

[@JackClockerinos]

The Bohrok-Kal did not work for Makuta Other than that solid vid, a lot of my other criticisms were already mentioned in other comments

[@andreworders7305]

9:51 wait, I just realized this is basically Lord of the Rings

[@Dudeman23rd]

AAAAAAAAAAAA HE DID THE FIRST BIONICLE MOVIE YESSSSS

[@Dudeman23rd]

_AND IS THAT NEVERHOOD MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND?!_

[@aggbak1]

You're the siivagunner commenter!

[@Dudeman23rd]

Wow, of all the things to be recognized for...

[@aggbak1]

+Dudeman Hey, its hard to come up with anything funny, original, and memorable in that comments section.

[@justsomeguy5628]

Chronicler is Takua's career. When he's not practicing his kohlii skills he follows the toa around and writes about their tales on the wall of history. His job was later passed down to Hahli, and we don't know who came after her. Also, all love in bionicle is non cannon Edit: love among the matoran species

[@CovenofSoulsVI]

Bionicle: Death is certain.

[@SpooferJahk]

That dig at Matpat... I died.

[@key-vin6623]

In Brazil takua have the same voice actor than Adam Sandler

[@Zimonov]

IDK if it's the same in Denmark, but here in Sweden we actually have a couple of sports insults that could apply to kohlihead, the closest would be "Pucko" or "puckskalle" (puckface) which is derived from people becoming less intlligend by being hit in the head during ice hockey games. You you also have "Spännis" which is referred to the body stance that ice hockey players usually have with their body tense (Spänd in swedish). So to me, hearing "Kohliskalle" was just another version of "pucko" or "puckskalle" when i saw the moview in Swedish as a kid :)

[@Danmarinja]

Wait, the new series was cancelled? Shit, I was totally planning on collecting them!

[@countrymusicfanclub2539]

Yeah. The ending was kinda rushed. The Toa turn into stars

[@FaceUnreality]

That sucks. At least I managed to grab about 4 from the first wave.

[@countrymusicfanclub2539]

I grabbed a few Protectors and the Toa from last year, but I have most of the 2016 sets

[@FaceUnreality]

Hordika Venom I got Tahu and 3 of the villains. I only grabbed Tahu cause he was one of my favourites, I'm considering grabbing Kopaka off of Walmart online before Bionicle is pulled out of stock. Walmart doesn't have the 2016 wave online for some reason though, so I gotta grab those off of amazon.

[@TheBonkleFox]

Well sh!t. Better go to toys r us before it happens.

[@foxhoundfrolic]

I have some Bionicle doodahs. I used to make stories with my brother about them. I honestly don't know any of the story though, lol

[@Its_PizzaTime]

I loved these as a kid so much. I had shelves on shelves. In a recent move I sold all of theme at a garage sale, most of them to a nice old lady with like a million grandkids.

[@brunocar02]

its really simple before getting into the expanded universe, also, legends of metru nui is much better EDIT: your theory is not true, just sayin'

[@the180crew]

Y'know, it's in time of like these that I think to myself. What would I do without... TAAAAAAAAKKKKKUUUUUUAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@christianmancino1672]

If you're curious, IHE's conclusion on this movie was that it was actually not too bad and didn't belong in Search for the Worst at all.

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

Yeah, he conceded to his own nostalgia too haha

[@UberOfFP]

oh my god this is worth the wait from the title alone ily

[@UberOfFP]

wow ill have u know it's tahu nuva + gali nuva unsubscribed

[@AKAIOOFFICIAL]

TECHNIC ORGANIC APPS ONE DESTINY i dont think nokama knew the full extent of what she was reading

[@cesarsandelis6379]

Gali could cure the poison because poison is the enemy of the purity (the principal of water) and the rakshi of hunger beat Onua because hunger is the enemy of prosperity (the principal of earth). The rakshi are basically the Bionicle version of the seven deadly sins.

[@TorridPrime217]

Best review I've ever seen for this movie! Any intent to review the other movies and the 'Journey to One' series?

[@darrylconte3551]

I didn't notice cause I just look at the twelve doctors poster

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

actually Tahu was turned against the other Toa by Ku Rahk's power of anger (aka the white Rahkshi) not Le Rahk's poison (aka the green Rahkshi)

[@0Marty0]

5:14 No, love is not canon, thanks Greg... :/ 6:00 cough cough giant planet sized robot cough cogh 17:20 But he could make it ONLY because he vas an AV-matoran, not a ta-matoran... 18:30 Even if they were in the same room, Makuta is a SPECIES, not an ENTITY... What a twist :D Aaaand I would like to see Legends of Metru Nui :)

[@Galimeer5]

Tahu turning evil (and then being un-evil'ed) was for the subplot of the toa not getting along. It's mentioned early on that the toa have forgotten they need each other. They're all sticking to their own villages, only meeting up when public appearances are necessary -- like the hockey game. Tahu turning evil for a few hours is a clumsily handled way of exaggerating the tension within the team. He's cured when the other toa work together to help him, solidifying the message that they need to work together. That's why they can defeat the rakshi at the end: when divided, just three rakshi were unstoppable, but united, all six rakshi were a piece of cake. Like I said, the subplot is a bit clumsy and not given a lot of attention (and Pohatu and Onua being upbeat friendly with each other muddles the poignancy), but that was the purpose of evil Tahu.

[@carlrygwelski586]

I just got a used Takanuva figure on Ebay. Loved these movies as a kid and still do

[@calderse]

Stars or Original?

[@46Ran-ga]

im so in love with your reactions to pohatu like YES! Correct! he IS adorable! (and i did laugh out loud when you described tahu as an angry child, Vakama please come collect your tall son hes being overdramatic again)