Eljay's Recap Review: 10204 Vezon and Kardas

[@brooksbradbury-fawns874]

I was about to complain about how I'll never be able to afford this. Then I remembered I have Vezon & Fenrakk, Brutaka, and Axonn. I'm spoopid.

[@jaczylijaaleniepowiemkto3243]

Yes you r.

[@carliewonder75]

@@jaczylijaaleniepowiemkto3243 hey don’t be mean

[@th3rasave]

lego, please make pins in different colors, I'm tired of elljay nitpicking about them

[@sapphiresonicextras615]

It’s an community con

[@gamingtheorigin6639]

@@sapphiresonicextras615 not really he is the only one i never heard of this till i seen this channel

[@theredoctopus3196]

@@gamingtheorigin6639 what are you talking about ? Everbody with eyes in their head calls those non-black or grey pins ugly cuz they aren't neutral colors and therefore they contrast with the actual color schemes most of the time and just look ugly Just take a look at the lego technic community .... its a REALLY big discussion

[@gamingtheorigin6639]

@@theredoctopus3196 never heard of the pin thing

[@cradiculous]

@@theredoctopus3196 Doesn't sound like a very enjoyable community

[@HubPie3]

The Kardas Dragon was a set that I always wanted but could never get since no store ever had it, and when I did find it, my mom wouldn't let me get it because it was too expensive. I had all three sets to combine them into the Kardas Dragon, but because I like to keep my sets built, I never dared to brake my Axonn, Brutaka, and Vezon and Fenrahk. Still, this should have been the final boss of Bionicle Heroes.

[@madcombaticus1201]

Same story here. However last summer I was able to find a used one for relatively cheap (for one of these sets).

[@incredibeast9661]

Combaticus I don't even want a used one, nothing is as nice as opening a brand new box and building him. But nowadays this set is incredibly rare and you'd be lucky to find scraps of this set online. The last brand new set of this I believe was selling on Amazon for 699.99...... yeah. Why can't LEGO just re-release older Bionicles.

[@madcombaticus1201]

Incredibeast correct, nothing is like opening a brand new box. However, there was no way I am going to pay $700 for the set. If I bought it like that, I couldn't take it out of the box.

[@incredibeast9661]

Combaticus I couldn't agree more. Buying one at $700 is like buying a collectible and shouldn't be opened.

[@incredibeast9661]

Found a Vezon and Kardas set for sale on Ebay selling for 180.73! This may be my lucky day... new but not sealed, a bit expensive but still reasonable for being such a rare set. I may just buy it! :D

[@JKLCYfriends]

Does anyone else just start anticipating Eljay's rant about blue pins when he talks of cons. I personally have never cared for blue pins, have any of you?

[@ProjectInsight44]

He shouldn't mention them anymore. They are now standard with 2006

[@JKLCYfriends]

I'm just happy the rest of TTV now picks fun at Eljay on the podcast for always ranting on the blue pins.

[@ProjectInsight44]

***** They do? I wouldn't know, I don't usually watch the full podcasts because of my short attention span

[@JKLCYfriends]

Ah I understand yah, as of late I've gotten busier as well, but I still make time for the podcasts when I'm doing less attentive work.

[@toadsmemeware3983]

No

[@SquidBlue]

One of my favorite all-time sets :) There should have been more Bionicle dragons :/

[@lulujuice1]

+Toxus combo models arnt sets they are combo models

[@ltranc]

Vezon and Kardas was released as a set as well as a combo model.

[@um3605]

Squid Blue hell ya

[@salamut2202]

Personally, I don't think red and blue pins don;t mess up a red and blue colour scheme.

[@salamut2202]

***** It still doesn't have that much of an impact. I mean several shades of one of the colours in a colour scheme? Not that irking.

[@salamut2202]

***** Sure, but complaining about blue pins, for example, on a ga-matoran is less of a persistent 'con' than would be mantra'd.

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

salamut2202 "I don't think they don't mess up" You're kinda using a double-negative there. You're pretty much saying you *do* think they mess it up.

[@salamut2202]

RED Soldier This is true.

[@legoroan9866]

salamut2202 I think that the red is good with red and blue is good with blue

[@peytonbloom4123]

The pins are different colors because they have different properties. It used to be that black was your basic connector and tan was a frictionless connector. Later on they started using black as a basic, blue as a friction connector, and tan as a frictionless connector. The red ones I am not sure, but the different color pins are for color coding the different functions of them because the only difference between them if you take away the color is very very subtle differences in the molds for them that would be damn near impossible for the average consumer to notice. They color code them for the sake of ease of the construction because as seriously as we take Bionicle... They were still supposed to be aimed at kids...

[@surelnuva]

Just a little thing, if you reverse the half-pins in the head, they still hold the black technic connectors in place, but don't stress the head piece at all. The head piece will lock the black connectors in place. I noticed this while I was building the Kardas dragon yesterday, and black pieces don't even wiggle.

[@Frigid_Kev]

I always thought the colored pins were more there so that it's easier for the majority of consumers to differentiate it and easier to find. My guess for the reason Kardas has both black and red pins is because at that time, the transition from black to red was a brand new change, with Brutaka and Axonn still having black ones while Vezon & Fenrakk, being released in the later half of 2006, that's when they slowly made the change.

[@byronsmothers8064]

Eljay: I won't be reviewing combination builds Also Eljay: uploads remix reviews

[@narwhal3638]

"I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move"

[@nitrorockzemfertron6944]

honestly, Blue pins and red axles were only a minor annoyance to me. I didnt see them as the hitler peices of bionicle becaus they really arent that bad

[@copopopocoporododoro]

this is not his opinion

[@diegorojas307]

Hitler pieces! Hahaha

[@Dennis-yv9tg]

With your current reviewing format, The video always starts with a 30 second intro joke, then 2 minutes of pros, and then 3 minutes of cons. Could you break it up a bit by adding some of your own thoughts and opinions on the new pieces, building experience, and the story? I know that these reviews aren't meant to be about the story and the new pieces, but it gets kind of hard to watch these in a row because its like watching the same video over and over. P.S. Can you not mention the Blue and Red pins? Since most sets have them, It feels kind of redundant to mention them in every review unless the pins aren't noticeable. With that being said. Great review. Cant wait for the next one.

[@averagejoe6617]

YESSS

[@shockwave640]

Omg yes! These reviews are SO repetitive

[@MapleLeafAce]

I know I'm commenting on this like 5 years late, but I absolutely would have agreed with you back when these were releasing. They're all formatted the exact same, many have incredibly similar pros and cons, AND he even PHRASES his pros and cons almost the exact same way every time ("for pros, I would have to say..." Or "right out the gate...")

[@deathonion404]

@@MapleLeafAce yeah, they've aged a bit

[@nastylittlecritter]

I never really mind blue pins...

[@streak1burntrubber]

Just realized something. You always mention the piraka heads, but never mention their function. Don't they glow in the dark?

[@matthewbrown7834]

He did in the piraka review.

[@TheUnknownPrime]

I always thought the reason there is a mix of red and black pins is because Axonn and Brutaka were made before the color switch and Vezon and Fenrakk after the switch, and the 'Value pack' came later yet

[@chunjetlee9077]

Eljay every set has blue and red pins. Btw that part at 00.18 - 00.20 was just too hilarious I died of laughter

[@zombii8814]

I swear some ppl are just slow, you don't have to jam the piece on. All you have to do is put it on first and the slide​ on the eyes 😒😂

[@devy_max]

what?

[@skeletoncreek6446]

The piece is stressed anyway, i have the set. The only way to not stress the piece is to turn around some of the pieces around the head. It's hard to explain in a comment

[@yaboyswiggity]

I remember saving up all my money as a kid for this thing; still have it. Totally worth.

[@magmorix3883]

I actually love his color scheme. It's nice and dark. I've also seen some fantasy creatures that are a blueish color and gleam red in sunlight. It looks really nice.

[@lamarrdijey660]

>Claiming red & blue pins mess up the colour scheme of a mostly red & blue figure. 'Kay then.

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

*laughs in maxilos*

[@qtulhoo]

Mata red =/= Metru red. Mata blue =/= Metru blue.

[@madcombaticus1201]

It is possible that the tail is a case by case basis as on my version, the tail has no problem standing up for extended periods of time.

[@Farlas816]

Hi eljay, I was wondering, how much planning do you do before an episode? Do you write out a script or notes, or just sort of go at it? Do you do multiple takes or do it all in one run? Thanks!

[@EljayJohnsen]

Hi! I don't do much planning, and there is no script. All of my Recaps and Recents are done in one take. Thank you for watching!

[@Farlas816]

Ok, I was wondering, thanks for answering

[@lennytartaglia3305]

Well, you can use three extra pins in Kardas’s bottom back, upper back, and side of his head, you can connect Vezon on Kardas. I mean, put Vezon’s left foot on the bottom back, right foot on the upper back, and the tip of the chain on Kardas’s head. I looked at the back of the box that the set came in, so yes. Anyway, Kardas is an impressive set. He’s one of my favorite sets. He’s the tallest Bionicle set, and the tallest Lego action figure set in general, even taller than Witch Doctor from Hero Factory (I always think HF could and should share the same universe as Bionicle G1 because of similarities. Oh, and have you reviewed the HF sets yet? Just wondering) and Umarak from Bionicle G2, each of them being the tallest of their themes.

[@samgossard5213]

The biggest problem i see with this combo model is that it pretty tough to get vezon to stay stable on the dragon other than that it’s an amazing model

[@sanokal]

I can't remember the construction exactly, but does the head stress in Fenrakk as well?

[@slyninja4444]

Eljays reviewing rule: Any combination model that has several exclusive pieces. Personally I believe the rule should be: Any set that is a canonized character. Most combination models are but some (such as the kaita nuva) arnt.

[@spencerhoward3738]

Even doing this would make for massive review times, it would take up to a year to finish all the reviews for 01-03. each set had a dual purpose and a combo model in that time frame all but 4 of which were cannonized.

[@frodobell]

The kaita nuva are canon.

[@slyninja4444]

frodobell I know the kaita mata are. But when did the kaita nuva appear? I did not see them in the flash animations...

[@frodobell]

Dakota Conn comics.

[@spencerhoward3738]

Dakota Conn And also each rahi set has a cannon alternate build, so does the boxor, etc. And the borok have combination builds that take 2 borok and 3, so a total of 8 combos from those alone. As i said. It would take a while.

[@lennytartaglia3305]

Oh, I just thought of something. You said that Kardas’ head is stretched. Well, have you thought about turning the light gray pin pieces in the upper part of his head the other way around? I think that’s what it’s supposed to be while the building instructions may have said it wrong? Trying to help. Have you also put the Fenrakk Vezon on Kardas put to make things canon? It’s a thought.

[@jedder]

While the look of the wings isn't that great, the mechanics are amazing in my opinion. I actually have a MOC who's wings I'm trying to get working. This creation might give me some good ideas.

[@starwatcherusa]

Speaking of Voporak, was he an actual character and not just a model? And if so, what was his importance on the story?

[@muwuffin]

Rick Barnes Voporak was a character, i believe he was a dark hunter who are very mysterious, in the story, his main role was retrieving the Vahi for the shadowed one

[@nintendoleo]

Did you build Kardas using the same titans you previously reviewed? Disassembling Brutaka, Axxon and Vezon/Fenrakk and combining them in this beast of a set sounds like the greatest time sink ever.

[@chefbruhardee7015]

***** AND the Kardas dragon was NOT in the 2006 review video.

[@bwan7425]

HOLY BALLS ONLY $50 DOLLARS?? WOW.

[@teok5665]

Meh, if you find one on Ebay it will probably have a cost of $250 Dollars.

[@bwan7425]

I know. That's why I said, "HOLY BALLS"

[@teok5665]

Bwan yeh mayne.

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

You get $70 worth of sets out of it. If I'd had the money back in the day, I would've gotten two. One for Axonn, Brutaka, Vezon, and Fenrakk, and one for Kardas.

[@ericrumery7337]

+Infernus The Slayer I saw one on amazon.... it was 699.99$

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

its so badass!!! they should have done more dragon bionicle sets

[@Jaggedfire]

Why are the instructions so hard to see online for this set

[@RetroActionUK]

Isn’t the Axalara T9 the largest BIONICLE set released? But at the time it was Kardas. He’s definitely the tallest though.

[@mrping2629]

what type of lizard is this? Im interested in owning one as a pet

[@luksos_t9137]

Its a mutated Fenarak its very rare

[@ArtistiqueMusic]

hey Eljay wasnt the Axalara T9 bigger than Vezon and Kardaz (i know the Kardaz also came with Vezon but he doesnt make up alot of the part count). please can you answer this here or in a Q and A video.

[@Cosmalano]

I had this built for like a year but I ended up taking it apart. It was really awesome though, I was a bit sad I never got the actual set but I did get all the constituents so it worked out.

[@booleybTheClown]

what if you took it apart could you make all the other sets?

[@darknova3529]

where can I find the building instructions to this set I can't find it anywhere

[@bonzupippinpaddleoxacoppil484]

If you bought Veson and Kradas, did it have all the pieces to make Axon, Brurakka, and V&F or did they skimp you?

[@geodude671]

Ordinarily I would agree with the red and blue pins being cons, but I disagree with that point on this set. What exposed blue pins there are very inconspicuous, and this set comes with a mixture of red and black axles, and where the red pins are actually look pretty good since I think the red pins are used only in the wings and head.

[@TheFirefist13]

I love those little skits at the beginning

[@bcvsm5268]

And otherwise known as how many centimetres?

[@lordcrystallax5851]

Waht was the one you said after Ultimate Dume?

[@chheinrich8486]

Putting the kardas dragon into a lego city, it would be like godzilla

[@um3605]

What was the price for this set

[@incredibeast9661]

How did you get your hands on this set? Did you buy it new, used? Or did you already own it from when it sold in stores? This set is extremely rare nowadays and the only time I saw one for sale was on Amazon it was going for 700 freaking dollars...

[@maskofketer]

He probably just took apart the 3 titans, it is a combination model after all.

[@incredibeast9661]

***** Oh, true.

[@ExiaLupus]

Every one of the few Bionicle items are overpriced on Amazon. eBay is your friend.

[@JayDayX116]

Toa Chronix nah dude. gotta go bricklink first, then ebay.

[@incredibeast9661]

Toa Chronix I know that. I never use Amazon, but eBay didn't have any Vezon and Kardas sets for sale.

[@Thebitilbomb]

I have the Kardas set and well, I love it. But I do agree that colors are a problem and for my set in particular I have difficulties keeping the neck in poses because of a loose socket. But I will argue the pins, it's a combiner set the specific pins with their clashing colors were for the other sets not to detail Kardas.

[@dylansimps0858]

i have vezon and fennrakk, also i have botar and axon i wonder if i can build kardas

[@V2ULTRAKill]

Ngl id love to repaint that dragon into something more cohesive. As a model painter it seems like itd be beautiful

[@AWizardfromMars]

Hey Eljay, I've never heard you answer this (so sorry if it's been answered), but why didn't you review the System BIONICLE sets?

[@legopatbuilder]

11:38 another example would be Mahri Nui Nuparu, he used black pins, whilst others sued red.

[@qtulhoo]

Halltag the Kingslayer **Matoro whimpers in the background.**

[@djbeb881]

isnt the skopio xv-1 the biggest bionicle set? cause im pretty sure it is. also it was 90 bucks at time of release lol

[@andrewg4693]

Skopio is the largest but kardas is the tallest

[@charlied5465]

he said technicaly

[@section4344]

Skpoio has the most pieces, Kardez is the tallest.

[@makutamiserix5612]

No, Ultimate Dume is the tallest.

[@section4344]

Ace Dynamike No, Kardez is at 20 inches tall, unless Dume is bigger.

[@teok5665]

I wonder why is there a brown piece on his tail??? I leave that to your imagination ;-)

[@tamhoang2758]

His color scheme always reminds me of Devastator from Transformers, which is also a combination creature from different vehicles

[@Countcomfortable]

On my Vezon/Kardas Dragon,I personally have vezon using his Ignika on the back of his head.In my take on the story,which all the figures I have follow,Vezon obtained the mask of life and used it to change Fenrakk into the Kardas dragon for his conquest

[@ypsiminers]

With Kardas, it feels like they just put a bunch of parts into making it long but not many into bulk.

[@triggerhappy7206]

drinking game: Take a shot every time he says the word "incredible" or "incredibly"

[@Ridsssss]

Man back in the day my mom wouldn't let me have Vezon and Kardas because since i already have Vezon and Fenrakk she said it was the same set, the reason? Vezon

[@mrbolttron355]

My favourite combination model titan of all time!^w^

[@magmorix3883]

These intros are so funny and I don't know why.

[@masonmeacham]

Is Vezon the same species as the Piraka?

[@TheTTVChannel]

Technically, yes. He was cloned directly from Vezok. -Eljay

[@apotatoguylikesdogs6761]

Control over what color pieces for every single Lego set to ever be created would be a rainbow basically

[@RougeNoire2757]

Why is this combo set giving me Godzilla vibes?

[@juliusprime825]

I like the shield! the shield looks cool!

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

About $50 for a combination model of 3 $20 Titan sets? I'd say just buy Vezon and Kardas instead of Vezon+Fenrak, Axonn and Brutaka seperately.

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

Eetu Nieminen No, but the Vezon and Kardas set came with pieces of all three individual sets and manuals to create all of them. Same with the Irnakk set, which had all pieces of Vezon, Thok and Reidak. So while the combiner itself doesn't use all parts, you can _still_ build Vezon, Fenrakk, Axonn and Brutaka and safe 10$ by buying this set for 50 instead of 3X20=60$.

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

this has to be the biggest bionicle set ever

[@thedetective6500]

If I get this I'm gonna add a pin to vezon to make him not wobbly. Also I don't like blue in kardas. Gonna replace it with red or black or gold.

[@Straswa]

Nice review! I really like Kardas' wings, but I don't like the headpiece as much.

[@Blue-Rain]

8:24 best wallpaper

[@nafnaf505]

The Christmas the year this set came out I got 2 of them, as did my brother, because they were being sold for £30 each. So £60 so I could get Vezon and Kardas, as well as all the other sets that made it was great.

[@colinroberts2060]

I honestly don't remember even seeing this in stores, and only ever knew about it because of the Australian version of the site and the comics.

[@rasmustarkiainen3267]

I saw it but it was too expensive for my age. Finally going to be able to get it this week

[@reedyleek7315]

The whole clashing colors thing is annoying. I made mocs that combine into one giant moc. But when its all combined it is just so weird to look at, youve got a blue lower leg, golden arms. Its just so nerve racking yet I can get behind it.

[@peucoman]

that intro was amazing, and while your Vezon voice is not as fitting as...say...Mark Hamill's Joker or Gray G. Haddock's Roman, it's still a nice choice, all the skit was missing though, was the Seinfeld theme and some canned laughter

[@averagejoe6617]

Kardas dragon vs scorpion from 2009z the scopinax or whatever it's called

[@Kiteman78]

Average Joe Scopio

[@TheRainbowDashIV]

thethreevirtues Barraka Build... hmm Piraka mearged with Barraki?

[@codybellah5921]

Has everyone forgotten that the blue pins are half pins? The only other pin colors similar would've been the tan or grey pins which have almost no friction at all, which would cause structural issues with the part of the set.

[@walteralvarez1408]

for that time, you are right, but there is a big deal when talking about pins, since some people are ok with it, and some other don´t like it, since they had black pins with similar friction, but were discontinued, some say its because they are easy to differentiate them from frictionless pins, so, whatever

[@santipaloschi8370]

GILARISH! Are you ready to get fed? MHMMH HERE IT GOES!.... BAMAMSSHH!!!!

[@carbon8ed]

I believe the set being a little gappy adds to the robotic look of SOME sets, as long as there aren't too many gaps. *cough* vehicle sets *cough*.

[@Fawnarix]

I guess that tail would be dragon!

[@Sevenizer1]

Lego could have used other colors of pins, but I find the blue pins are the best structurally comparing to black and tan.

[@ashdoll217]

Nice avatar pic!

[@paulinekotsatos300]

How much is he worth

[@shockwave640]

Kinda weird that you count 2 joints moving in tangem as 2 joints when its really only 1

[@qtulhoo]

He addresed this. He counted them as one, then said that if you want to, you can count them as two.

[@MrDoppermaster]

I have this set, and I can conclude that Vezon's torso is indeed wobbly.

[@MrDoppermaster]

Oh, and the tail stands up just fine. Might be in your parts, then.

[@spoonsrattling]

it really sucks on ebay this guy called winfire is selling one of this on bids for as low as 36.00 dollars us and 7 shipping but i only have 20.00 dollars to spend

[@ollienix3285]

[spoons rattling] GET A JOB SO YOU CAN BUY HIM!!!

[@takonyka]

isnt mata nui a bigger set?

[@malachyname1008]

No, I've seen this compared to Ultimate Dume and Dume is larger than Mata Nui

[@spoonsrattling]

takonyka nope mata nui is 18 inches

[@metalstorm1027]

Dig Dug! I loved that game 😊

[@MLittleBrony]

i've seen so many of these videos that i'm starting to really hate blue pins

[@lalalelolulala]

Pro: color skin Con: color skin

[@pan_muffinek]

Pimp my HalfPirakaBoiAndHisSpider

[@scottsiegal6125]

I am legitimately terrified of Kardas

[@EclipseHedgehog]

doh i hate when limbs eventually fall or cant hold themselves. speaking of dragons, i really wish the kanohi dragon got a release.

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

how can people hate the piraka build???

[@tinheart2853]

I remember when i bought him. And then, i was building him for like 4 hours

[@qtulhoo]

4:25 Mask of death.

[@section4344]

With the legs and arms, they where limited to pieces with this set.

[@TFCRAFTER]

There is no problem with the head construction. I've built Kardas before and encountered zero issues. You built it the wrong way.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

I never understood why the spear was downgraded

[@qtulhoo]

They used those parts in Kardas, no?

[@bigpepsi6597]

Play at 0.5 speed

[@injuredscout9529]

Holy shit he sounds higher than the sun.

[@elizarov6806]

How

[@LaoWaiLego]

This is pure Gold!

[@arzaki460]

Actually, there aren't any colors opposite of each other on the spectrum. The invert of blue is orange, and the invert of red is green.