Eljay's Recap Review: 8761 Roodaka

[@TheShadowedOne1]

I always took the Pohatu claw on the back as an ass. There's a pro. LOL.

[@andy.comandship2088]

@Goldenrod Prime General Kenobi

[@ruggyandcompany7314]

Me too :v I'm pretty sure that this really was supose to be an ass :v

[@talantedslayer2837]

Hello shadowy one I have one question WHY DID YOU KILL TAKADOX AND PRIDAK IN BEGONE BARRAKI

[@pugmasterben]

I think it was meant to give some shape to the hip area

[@thiccphrog5997]

I found TheShadowedOne1 in the wild

[@MemesToa]

I swear, Roodaka awakened something in 7-year-old me when I first saw Web of Shadows. The guys at LEGO must’ve been having the time of their lives making this character.

[@TeamBelmont91]

*SWEET MOTHER OF BOMONGA!* It took me all these years to realize something about Roodaka's design and overall character. The jet-black sleekness, the curviness of her physique, the very essence of Vortixx society, her alluringly sadistic and cruel, pain-gluttonous personality, her "boot" design. ...*ROODAKA IS A FUCKIN' DOMINATRIX!* Wow. Just...wow. God _damn_, Lego.

[@th3rasave]

well... I wonder if that's really what lego intended

[@geekinc3293]

I had a wierd dream last night that roodaka was a docter strange villion...it was an anime too...i think I need to see somone.

[@geekinc3293]

docter strange was also a girl...

[@hisholiness4537]

+Emmet Brickowski There's nothing wrong with you. It's just a dream...

[@garryghastopulous9722]

Dominatrix?

[@faroffgrace5490]

Ah, the perverted comment section of Roodaka......... I won't question it........

[@theironchicken8196]

"Hooked boots" Let's make it a fashion statement

[@Dreigonix]

Ah, Roodaka... Is it weird that I had quite the crush on her when I saw Web Of Shadows as a kid? Oh, also: Once you take the launcher off the ripcord, the ripcord functions as a whip. Y’know, in case it wasn’t clear enough that ROODAKA IS A DOMINATRIX AND LEGO KNEW FULL WELL WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

[@cheesebucketplaysgames6725]

2 years later I pray to god that you have changed your opinions 🤮

[@Dreigonix]

@@cheesebucketplaysgames6725 Nope. >.>

[@giran4914]

Dreigonix that’s sad

[@Dreigonix]

@Giran Mkay.

[@garryghastopulous9722]

Oh yeah i guess it could be a whip

[@PeeperSnail]

She kinda looks like what Bayonetta would look like if she was a bonkle. Also pretty sure those are high heels and not boots XD

[@bup8294]

"Bonkle" I'm dead

[@Valfer37]

Le9endary lol, that was intended

[@Dreigonix]

+Alma Martinez OH MY GOD YES.

[@newtybot]

Two years later and "Bonkle" just killed me

[@Neuromant1991]

"bonkle" I love this :D

[@lukathen9525]

A fine, fine lady in some fine, fine hooked boots.

[@th3rasave]

lol

[@heronosonto2688]

Megan the stallion who🤣😂😂🤣

[@AlexVHome]

She has some real killer heels

[@AgusLuResident14]

"Bring me.... their.... BODIES"

[@makutamiserix5612]

I believe it was at that point, Bionicle started to turn Really dark. Like murder and death dark.

[@brandonfromsouthpark4541]

Chrystal Montana a

[@brandonfromsouthpark4541]

Cool

[@laurenshepherd7704]

"Let the bodies hit the floor, LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR! !!"

[@Misty5906]

Bring me.......rule 34 of her

[@dylancurry8032]

Personally a favorite Titan of mine, she's seriously one of if not the only female bionicle that actually looks like a woman

[@frawghie1296]

GaLI MaSTiKA

[@BeskarDevil]

I always thought Gali Mata was the best female bonkle. You could tell she was female, but it wasn’t overplayed like roodaka. Hahli mahri too. Gali nuva looked too masculine and hahli inika literally had a mustache.

[@jonaswest6993]

@@BeskarDevil Bonkle

[@carbon8ed]

One of few female characters that is clearly female without you having to be told that she's female.

[@somerandomladontheinternet533]

Carbon8ed I thought that she was a man when I got her

[@xuanathan]

Kiina, Gorast, and Gali Nuba sort of as well

[@justsomeguy5628]

When I first saw Nidhiki, I though he was a girl... :p

[@impatienstheshmuck5348]

Funny thing is, her entire species looks like that.

[@BonePapi]

@@impatienstheshmuck5348 Wait, so bionicle has traps?

[@BerylLx]

How TTV tries so hard to keep their videos kid-friendly. Most Bionicle fans are now teenagers, perhaps even young adults. We just laugh at Eljay when he tries so hard. "Piece that sticks out..." Yes, that is what you think it is. Btw, Eljay, they're called high-heels.

[@chondrya942]

I regret reading the comments

[@ypsiminers]

+Captain Landrover I'm apparently one of the only people who agree with you.

[@powershot6052]

I know right?

[@Dreigonix]

S I N

[@hillbill3281]

Definitely.

[@Mothbean]

They radiate unending sin

[@The_AGL_Group]

For all those who are commenting on Eljay's misinterpretation of her... rear and not mentioning her... front, he did that intentionally. The chances are that there are kids watching PP/TTV videos (despite the occasional mild language) and he was considerate of that branch of the audience. We can see for ourselves how overly feminine this set is, he does not have to point it out. When this set was released, I was too young to notice... those parts, and I am sure Eljay was not pointing it out intentionally for the elementary-school crowd, however small it may be.

[@TheTTVChannel]

AceGreenLegend Pretty much this.

[@TNTofTNTturntup]

Ok, I can understand that then. Then thank you, Eljay, for keeping things G rated. There really needs to be more like that. :)

[@laurenshepherd7704]

I never really thought about those. I used to think the rakshi heads are just armor plates. Until I read the comments stream.

[@WLH7]

AceGreenLegend So you're telling me kids don't no what a butt is?

[@FilmShiz]

I dunno about everybody else but my friends and I pretty much instantly noticed the 'feminine features'. We literally called her "Rahkshi head boo****s". EDIT: Censored for younglings in the comment section.

[@CooperativeCowboy25]

I actually like Roodaka due to how feminine she looks. Now I'm all for equal rights and against too over sexualization, but this set pulls it off pretty well. You can't say it's over sexualized due to how she's got breast plating and... butt plating(?), because all females have breasts and butts. Also, in the story, she pulls off the seductive queen act in order to over throw Visorak (which has been done many times before), so she's not just there for sex and fights. I personally like Roodaka's build just due to how much character and gender characteristics it has compared to other sets.

[@milokiss8276]

I believe that the butt plating wasn't meant to give an immediate showing of "Oh that's her butt", But rather, Since we have seen it before of lego not really caring about other angles, be it from the side or whatever, From the front it seems to be used to give her hips, Which would then only imply the "butt" shape.

[@GhabulousGhoti]

Was "high heels" the word you forget when describing her foot/boot, perchance?

[@LucarioShirona]

I remember when my parents let me pick one Titan Set, and I picked Keetongu... Thinking back made me realized I made a poor decision.

[@mechanwhal6590]

What's wrong with the great Keetongu?

[@halfknight2310]

I never could get my hands on any Titans so had to make my own. It was very difficult and the colors were mismatched since I had to substitute parts

[@DJOctobot]

Nah

[@Archon762]

Something I did on my Roodaka before I took her apart for parts was I took my Onua Mata's claws and put them in those ball pieces Lewa, Tahu and Kopaka each had. I then stuck them in Roodaka's empty 'hand holes' that she and Keetongu both have, and it looked relatively decent.

[@KanakAttackChris]

By far one of the best Titan sets. Certainly ranks in the top three for the ones I own. Great for parts, great for play.

[@issaqotto]

What are you playing

[@megabuster3940]

Her silhouette vaguely kinda resembles Bayonetta's in my opinion.

[@tjsnow417]

You seem uncomfortable in this one, are you ok?

[@angelicoe9540]

Oh no she's hot

[@ManataxImplosion]

XD

[@litmus7325]

He's got a gun to his head as he does these, you didn't know?

[@they3lloax060]

@@angelicoe9540 no shit

[@litmus7325]

@WILLIAM WEST eljay never played with bionicles as a kid, TTV just liked his voice and forces him to do these. If he goes off the script they'll kill him and his entire family

[@hermaeus_jackson]

I actually really like the set. Aside from all of its faults, it has a really unique build. Heels, hair, chest-plate, a sweet booty-butt AND a jaw! Thats so much unique stuff in a single set that it is insane.

[@eddievanzandt2335]

I know Keetongu has this too, but I like Roodaka's spinning claw weapon. Don't know the chances of blocking a Rhotuka, but it looked cool in the commercials!

[@legogojira7521]

I recently got this set and I must say, she is gargantuan in person. I knew she would be tall, but not that tall!

[@TNTofTNTturntup]

I think what the designers were going for with the Pohatu claw in the lower back is to give the set a more feminine posterior. Now, I don't want to start any kind of sexist debates over the stereotypes of women, I'm just saying that it's what they seemed to be going for to me. Same case with the Rahkshi heads on the chest. They're all on there to give the set a more feminine look. And, Eljay, in regards to the feet, I believe they are meant to be like high heels. Anyway, over all, I feel like Lego set designers could have put more thought into making their female Bionicle sets look more feminine (I'm looking at you, Mistika Gali...).

[@masonjones7777]

pretty much every gali pre-reboot had zero attempts of any feminine design that said, most of bionicle is pretty androgynous when it came to toa before the glatoran.

[@joshmariotti2844]

0:10 thank God that you had an actual female play her voice instead of you just faking one

[@Valfer37]

I see what you did there

[@LinkiePup]

HA HAA AS A BIONICLE FAN; I GET THE JOKE OF THE 2015 NARRATOR VOICING GALI, GOOD ONE!

[@ThrillaWhale]

Why do all the '05 titans look so...messy? Especially the arms, all 3 look like they have fetal alcohol syndrome with those underdeveloped arms. For keetongu and roodaka, they could have easily stuck a ball-axle connector and onua claw in the open arm socket and called it a hand. It just looks so unfinished. At least the rest of roodaka's build looks comparatively more polished than the other 2 titans.

[@garryghastopulous9722]

I think its because Pistons didnt exist at this point

[@ThrillaWhale]

@@garryghastopulous9722 It shouldn't have anything to do with pistons, just some weird design choices. If anything, pistons would have made them look even more incomplete.

[@BeskarDevil]

Yeah, the 05 titans are the worst of G1

[@PushoverMediaCritic]

The open socket is and always was fine as a hand. It's just a claw-hand, just like what Minifigures have.

[@ThrillaWhale]

@@PushoverMediaCritic It isn’t and never has been fine. A minifigure has simplistic hands because the whole figure is smaller than your thumb and appropriately minimalist in design. Roodaka is 200+ pieces, almost a foot tall, and comes from a line that from its very first year put intention into at least rudimentary hands for characters that were supposed to have them. And as I already noted, an example quick fix is right there. In fact it’s so mind bogglingly simple that the only Roodaka mocs that don’t seem to use it are the ones putting in even more articulate hands. No titan set before or after 05 will leave an open socket at the end of an arm and call it a day. It’s just lazy, that’s all there is to it.

[@castironbandito]

Roodaka is one of my favorite characters in the Bionicle universe and I always thought that she was the one who created the Visorak Horde (It makes sense seeing that she’s the queen of the Visorak Horde). Well, that is until I found out that Makuta Chirox was the one who created the Visorak Horde, not Roodaka. Oh and, if you combine the Keetongu and Roodaka sets, you will build a character called The Shadowed One.

[@xzwayman]

High heels! Not hooked boots! What even are hooked boots?

[@joebandlow3200]

idk

[@teok5665]

*googles* low high heels I guess

[@joebandlow3200]

maybe

[@th3rasave]

what bikers wear

[@greengoblin6026]

New fashion

[@turboking9238]

I found her at a flea market for about $120, I haven't bought her yet but I think I will some day. Maybe I could modify her and give her better arms.

[@danielmichaelfleiss2141]

I used to have the Special Edition version of Roodaka, growing up, that includes extra switchable glow-in-the-dark pieces, in white, for the eyes, as well as other parts of her body. Really cool in my opinion!

[@miskaautio1529]

I love how they made her look very feminine with the high heels and the ponytail

[@shifra7643]

I don't know why for the longest time I remembered Roodaka being blue & silver but apparently she's just black & silver- I must've gotten confused from the movie as she has blue accents in it.

[@HORRIOR1]

I personally liked Roodaka in the third movie and the comics, pity they never brought her back :/ Hope they will do that in the reboot.

[@VicZLP]

they brought her back in the books

[@HORRIOR1]

+VicZLP Yeah I read the bionicle wiki article on her. Curious though, wonder why there is no mention what happened to Roodaka and Teridax right after the third movie :P

[@ethanclark640]

cries in g2 lmao

[@LaserBungalow]

the round blade on the back is her butt. the "hooked boots" are called high heels. lol.... i always wanted this set as a kid. at least i had Sidorak

[@dicedoom]

my favorite character from web of shadows

[@ethangriffin3935]

Biggest con is the massive amount of rule 34 of this character

[@antimatterstudios8395]

THE WHAT

[@ethangriffin3935]

@@antimatterstudios8395 DID IT FUCKING STUTTER?

[@they3lloax060]

@@ethangriffin3935 lol

[@they3lloax060]

Are ya winning son?

[@starcoreonline5592]

I know Roodaka is a female Vortix, but like, between the lore and movies where she had an actual feminine voice, and her bangs were bangs, to Bionicle Heroes where her bangs were...fangs? And she had the same male roar and growl and stuff as the rest of the piraka, 06 titans, Sidorak, and 04 dark hunter titans, I'm having mixed feelings

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

When I was Eleven I would probably put the rahkshi heads as a pro...

[@Orion-jr6fi]

They're called HIGH HEELS mate

[@alexjackaman807]

I love that roodaka is the only bionicle which shows several feminine features i think

[@TsundereSupreme]

My favorite of the 05 titans.

[@ToaTaruho]

Me too, I bought it about a year ago on ebay. It's a really cool figure even if you don't like it still comes with a lot of useful parts for MOCing. 9/10

[@bigshambowski]

The Pohatu claw is there to try to convey wider hips.

[@slyninja4444]

Just like with keetongu, she should have had blue eyes like in WoS the movie. Also her rhotuka spinner was on her back in the movie same with sidorak. I giver her points for being the only 2005 titan to resemble their movie self. Krekka form 2004 also being one of them...

[@slyninja4444]

Thats also why I believe krekka is better than nidhiki. Nidhiki uses way to many of the technic beams making him look too boxy...

[@they3lloax060]

I am surprised how LEGO managed to get away with this

[@Practicallypreposterous]

I love Roodaka, epic set.......

[@LordMegatron-qk2gz]

After this set released Rahkshi heads became cursed

[@mechanwhal6590]

*Blessed

[@they3lloax060]

@@mechanwhal6590 I’m with ya

[@lucaseichler3140]

Well, if you consider that she had blue scales instead of black in the movie, the blue doesn't technically break the colour scheme.

[@Azdaja13]

It's funny how Roodaka in Bionicle Heroes has a claw similar to Sidorak.

[@poikapi062]

6:14 What sound was just ejected out of Eljay's vocal chords?

[@Kit_splat]

Aaaeeedddd!!??!

[@ollienix3285]

I regret going in the comment section never do that with this sort of thing

[@they3lloax060]

I’m Skydwad Tennisballs and I approve this message

[@dallinfullmer3073]

Got this set at legoland when I was a kid the nostalgia is real

[@lordadazai270]

The release of this set allowed for people to make a silver rahkshi. I have yet to see one that someone has actually built though.

[@Scrum_Master_Revolution]

all of the rahkshi back pieces and hand prices are in different shades of silver

[@lordadazai270]

Well according to LDD there are about 5 different silvers, so I'm not complaining.

[@MsAntivenom]

Toa makuro made a silver rahkshi go see thAt one

[@Scrum_Master_Revolution]

HEY MAN THANKS FOR COMMENTING ON THIS 6 MONTH OLD COMMENT

[@ravenoushydra7948]

how are things like "gaps in the leg" considered cons? aren't these just standard parts of what bionicles look like, being mechanical and all?

[@danielmichaelfleiss2141]

“Sassy in a good way!”

[@MrRmortiz23]

I used her head on my self moc! And I didn't even know it!

[@jenovaloz3108]

It’s stupid how she can be controversial for looking feminine. While it’s not controversial that 99% of Bionicle look masculine. We needed more feminine Bionicle

[@heyguysiguessthatsit4610]

Its a toyline for kids ffs.

[@MrSkeleton14]

No

[@willbrownman47]

Dume and Nidhiki XD! BTW, will you ever review the brick-built playsets for '05, '06 and '07?

[@DickieCheezits]

He said in Q&A number four that he wouldn't; like the combiner models, he said that they'd take too much time to build.

[@twilight_phantom2969]

shouldn't her eyes be blue?

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

Red eyes are more villainous.

[@twilight_phantom2969]

Andrew Homer I know that, I only brought it up because her eyes are blue in the movie.

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

Alex Dalton Of course. Then again, the movies aren't perfect to begin with.

[@lokekennee8850]

It was red for brief moments though in the movie though, kinda cool

[@lokekennee8850]

brief moments in*

[@toadartho662]

Any chance that you'll do the combos (at least for this year)? I really want to see TSO. :P

[@TheAxelandx1]

on my roodaka set , i took off that Pohatu claw from her rear(butt) and i fliped it around and attached it back on, so tha the claw pincers are more flush against the body.

[@swmocchannel]

Maybe open sockets and axles are for the kaita i think

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

I like this set because she ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE A FEMALE!!!!! Why couldn’t they do this with the other female characters!??!???

[@MrSkeleton14]

I dont want to say

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

@@MrSkeleton14 ?

[@jonnycarcano]

Throughout Bionicle, we've had a whole bunch of androgynous figures... And then there's Roodaka. Nuff said.

[@adoboawesome]

I think what the Pohatu Nuva claw represents is that curvey waist/ass shape that toned girls and women have. They could've done that better, honestly. I'd personally use some small Slizer 'guns' and attach them on hinges so they'd move with the leg movement and feel more natural. The high heel boots thing could've been done better as well. I am not fond of that two toed claw thing they did with the bohrok eyes. And the actual 'heel' part is just reeeally bug. On real hugh heel shoes, they're almost like poles. Or.. buttresses for your shoes.

[@Kluuucha776]

I see what you did there, ElJay :P That "mistaken" names of sets

[@MidKnightNyran]

Oh man. Just the Hagah to go and then I'm fairly certain we're done with 2005, after the overall recap, of course. I feel like it's going faster than other years, but maybe that's just me...

[@xanderphillips66]

Imma be honest with y'all, Roodaka, specifically in Webs of Shadows, was my sexual awakening.

[@39Lords]

The Actual ruler of the Visorak Hordes. Her Husband is too foolish to understand the power that she has. Also a very nice Change of Pace for Bionicle in general.

[@gresho5353]

Makuta Chirox founded the visorak so he is their true leader. She stole them from him.

[@monocasualzari]

Kids, that is what we call a bio mechanical ass.

[@they3lloax060]

I’m going to get this set one day, one day very very soon

[@baronkexana]

pls can you tell the name of the opening song

[@toolala3908]

My Waifu.

[@MrSkeleton14]

Stop it, get some help

[@DJCashew-DJCantaloupe]

Just needs a R at end (Roodakar) and it will sound like Roo (as in Kangaroo) Dakar (Senegal's Capital)

[@Kahinuva]

If anyone out there thinks that sexism is dead, I think the comments in this video prove otherwise. You guys need help.

[@Scrum_Master_Revolution]

indeed every time I watch some one review the 05 sets or roodaka its the same comments every time

[@Middlefingestudios1]

holy crap man, I wish I did not look at the comments section

[@beesus1412]

i'm finding most of them saying that the toy is sexist

[@antimatterstudios8395]

Have they been deleted because all I can find are people talking about them having the set as a kid, same as all the other reviews comments

[@RarEcringE]

0:09 what did viper or plpdragon just say

[@Kit_splat]

Damn this 07 plstic!

[@adamlouie1503]

If you look at her Rhotuka launcher at the side it kinda looks like a rifle.

[@Drumsticks27]

Norik and Iruini arent in Eljay's Recap Reviews palylist :(

[@ganto401]

Can't make her twerk, 0/10.

[@th3rasave]

lol

[@ganto401]

Did anyone else facepalm when he called her obvious heels boots?

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

Eljay, I understand your reason for not reviewing combi models and alternate models, You don't like having to tear models apart and rebuild them and you don't want to break pieces, I feel the same way. But, I have a solution, instead of breaking you BIONICLES and using their parts for the other models, buy extras of the sets. For example, get Lewa, Gali, and Kopaka and build them normaly, and then get an extra of each to make into Wairuha. There are some I would not recommend getting a hole extra set for, such as the black fikou, but its a great way to finish any collection.

[@christianarrieta6380]

Hey eljay when you buy from brick link is there a way to search for stores that have the most parts that you're looking for? I'm planning on buying a large amount of replacement parts for my bionicles but have a lot of different parts I want to get! Thanks eljay!:)

[@sequoia71]

Eljay, tell them about the pet black widow spider!

[@daoyang5988]

Roodaka That vezok places here in bionicle heroes

[@firesans1897]

I very like this set. I want it!

[@CriticalMOCer]

Are you going to review the system sets?

[@seanmario02]

Even though Roodaka was an excellent character set wise and story wise, she still makes me sad because people who like her too much sexualize her to the fullest. Unless you don't want to look at and play with Roodaka or Bionicles like you did in your childhood, look up Bionicle porn. It's so fucking sad.....

[@jaboongey]

Don't want to destroy my childhood.

[@seanmario02]

Reclicity Don't worry, your childhood already happened :D

[@jaboongey]

Just-A-Muffin Still not gonna look at Bionicle porn ._.

[@seanmario02]

Reclicity Yeah... don't..... it's pretty traumatizing.... (It's mainly Roodaka... and a little bit of Gali.... I don't know anymore, only looked at it once, and never again XD)

[@jaboongey]

Just-A-Muffin you make me curious but once I see this I cant unsee it.

[@DCMarvel2009]

I'm slightly disappointed that he didn't review The Shadowed One...but that's just me

[@jstark1992]

I think the weird Pohatu nuva claw on the back is supposed to be a butt

[@papa-hoopa8515]

Woah woah where is the disclaimer lol

[@senk0san]

I wish I had this set.

[@t-mobileuser]

0:03 roodaka steps by mahri nui matoran foot

[@LM-1378]

Yep. Easily the best 05 Titan.

[@justynakowalska3087]

5:00 it sticks out cause she's meant to be thicc.

[@wafflerooster8287]

At5:25 they are called high heels

[@beardlessdwarf7]

Looks like a decent set. And you did say to correct any mistakes you made so, at the end, you said Dume and Nihdiki. Even had you been referring to the Dume set, it's Dume and Nivawk. Well, Turaga Dume and Nivawk =P Just thought I'd point that out.

[@user-kq4sy5rd4c]

Beautiful color

[@eduardomagana3858]

5:13 those are heels.

[@sedattanyer738]

4:50 booty's not a con dude

[@thetoaofvirtues3379]

I hate the spinner because of the cord, It doesn't fit in with the rest of the Toa, and Titans and kind of sticks out,

[@austinreed7343]

I think they should do a new Roodaka for Summer 2016, as the leader of the Bohrok.

[@thedragonman5108]

+Austin Reed Wut

[@ypsiminers]

+Austin Reed But they haven't introduced the Bohrok. Any of those Bohrok "leaks" you may have seen are false.

[@they3lloax060]

Stop it, get some help