The Set That Almost BANKRUPTED LEGO

Is this the wierdest LEGO set ever? Well it's one of the largest peices I've ever spoken about in a video, that's for sure.
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[@Azurite_D]

first thought seeing that pod was using it as a chassis for a titanfall-like mech and that first moc executed that idea perfectly

[@Springtrap11556]

To me, it looked like the core of a Warhammer 40K knight.

[@user-ii6rv1ru1m]

That's what I was thinking.

[@Bluelyre]

Would make a nice armored core torso. Would be a big AC moc though. Or a mechwarrior.

[@user-db1ni8ep3y]

to the shape, it seems to be an average northstar-ish body with the spherical design

[@wingwhacker]

I’m thinking the pods that Makuta put the Matoran in during the Metru Nui arc…

[@internetjesus]

One day I will find the Egg at a random Flea Market and it will be glorious.

[@The_Super_Eevee]

That's what I did and got it for free, I was lucky tho, I had no idea wth this was

[@hdfz4362]

3:52 "I would argue it looks more like a toy [from McDonald's]." It's funny because there was a small run of Galidor toys from McDonald's to promote the show in ~2003! I personally had the Nick and Jens toys from that promotional line.

[@Kalhiki]

I don't know where I read it, so don't quote me on this, but I heard Galidor was so bad that most, if not all, of Bionicle's profits went to recouping the losses from Galidor.

[@Darkoriax17]

It’s the fact the figures were overpriced. The Kek Powerizer (a large exoframe for the figures) was about 200 dollars and it incorporated the earliest iteration of Mindstorm NXT devices.

[@PartParakeet]

@@Darkoriax17 The Kek Powerizer was $60 in 2002, which equates to about $105 in 2024. For context, Nick Bluetooth sold for $10 in 2002 (around $17 now). Tahu Nuva, also released in 2002, retailed for a mere $8 (~$14 in 2024). While I agree that the Powerizer and the TDN were overpriced, the figures themselves weren't too far out of step with Bionicle and arguably offered you more plastic, albeit of limited use.

[@chesterfieldsnapdrag]

I had every Galidor set as a kid including the egg ship and the Kek Powerizer. Still have them to this day. As a kid I loved them, so even though they are a failure from a business standpoint, I have good memories of then as a child.

[@MrPatpuc]

thank you for showing the moc by Steve Puckett. I remember seeing that Galador mech moc a long time ago but didn't know who made it, and I couldn't find his mocs.

[@Amythiz]

Mechs are cool, but this piece also looks like a helmet, imagine using it as a head for a giant moc

[@Boxingbob]

Galidor may have almost bankrupt lego but MAN it's so underated(in my opinion at least)

[@VIP-Princess]

I wonder why galidor gets criticized for the interchangeability but masters of the universe is running with it

[@Kaula_ai]

Bionicle keeping lego afloat during those crazy times

[@realmofrandom3696]

you could change the rubber sockets for 3d printed sockets that are compatible with standard technic connections, massively increasing usability

[@StarkSpider24]

Thank you for reminding me of the name “Glidor” I’ve been wracking my brain for years trying to remember what it was called.

[@Darkoriax17]

Man I remember Galidor…the show was okay. It was a wonky sci-fi thing. Then Lego got in and the figures were SPENDY.

[@BobBob-jy9ue]

Lego element moulds cost 200,000$ to 360,000$! That is a pretty good house in some places!

[@BobBob-jy9ue]

Suddenly, the new Legend of Zelda set price feels more reasonable.

[@randomnickify]

Thats normal price for a mould. What is unique is the lego actually changes molds often since they do wear down fairly quickly resulting in substandard pieces. That's why Chinese knockoffs are cheap but the blocks do not really fit that well.

[@Drago651]

Molds*

[@BobBob-jy9ue]

It can be spelt either way.

[@BobBob-jy9ue]

@LeifTunteri-lm6un, I agree.

[@Kalhiki]

I remember seeing Steve Puckett's mocs years ago. Had no idea what Galidor was, and was so confused as to what the pieces were that he was using. I really feel I need to get some more Galidor pieces. Keep seeing such cool mocs utilizing them!

[@GringatTheRepugnant]

I've gotta highlight Kevin H's entry to the Biocup this year "The Harvester" where he does just what you were describing at the end of the video!

[@BenCossyOfficial]

Haha yeah I saw that after I finished the video, just bad timing :P

[@krysmun]

if they decided to revisit this series and make a brick-built version of this humongous ship with modern bricks & tech, Even at Minifig scale, I reckon it'd actually sell immensely well in the modern day if for nothing else but the nostalgia factor alone, as a sort of "look what almost bankrupt us, now you can recreate it now that we're a gigantic conglomerate megacorporation!"

[@karldoesstuffYT]

not to mention it has plenty of excuses to overprice it! if any company can serve its own interests alongside the fans, its lego

[@reverbtheraptor8529]

i never even knew this existed and neither did I think it would be this big, holy crap.

[@graylinbeaudry4651]

I really loved the idea of swappable limbs, I was a big fan of medabots, but I just would really have to agree with other people's opinions on this series, to put it politely. Would love to see a similar idea. Buildable action figures with limbs you are encouraged to swap around.

[@lance2580]

Oh wait, the Elemental Mechs from _Ninjago_ are just that!

[@diacsquad1117]

Soooo, hero factory?

[@graylinbeaudry4651]

@@diacsquad1117 sure they could bring that back.

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

@@lance2580 kinda. only if Ninjago took the weapons part seriously. most the mech weapons are repeats which makes sense from the show but it could be much much better.

[@Durgemann]

I didn’t get into Lego until 2003 so my only relationship with this set is finding it at goodwill once.

[@maciejjanko114]

Damn I remember having 3 Galidor sets as a kid, I somehow missed the Lego logo on the box and thought that it was just some random action figure toy.

[@Rexcalibur13]

Memories from my childhood just violently rushed into my head when I saw that pod.

[@hephesto555666]

Never knew this existed. Looks rather cool, but I doubt most people would even know it is Lego.

[@SignedDiamond]

The line had a lot of potential. I think if they leaned into incorporating more system parts they would have seen a huge turnaround. Imagine instead of swapping Nicks arm for a premolded grabby hand you instead build a compact rubber band driven gripper. Something kids could add on to and use their own parts to build cannons and jet engine legs. So much potential...

[@Zakading]

I still remember having this thing and a few other Galidor sets, never knew what it even was about and still always loving it.

[@maxxnaz]

we need a green slug here...

[@GCJACK83]

Galidor is a good example of a nice idea with poor execution.

[@richardwalker2881]

Wish they incorporated this into any future gen 1 Bionicle storylines

[@RX0_GundamUnicorn]

If I have enough brain power, I could probably turn that into a lego gundam cockpit/core fighter/escape pod

[@thelunaist2014]

I definitely had the module as kid, getting it from a garage sale loose and was definitely aware of Lego. Had no clue it was Lego as kid makes sense why it ended up in a garage sale.

[@alpacaraider9661]

Awesome video :D

[@Kids_Scissors]

Ngl I think some Lego System Galidor sets would be cool. It'd be an interesting theme to bring back

[@purplehaze2358]

I feel like Galidor is like, _the_ theme the LEGO fanbase takes great satisfaction in pointing and laughing at.

[@stevencooper564]

God, i loved Galidor. Such a wild show and toy line. I feel like I'm describing a fever dream whenever bring it up.

[@Chevyman3030]

I loved this line as a kid & I think I put the nick add on limbs on it too might've damaged the rubber but lego made a 2nd version of it w/ compatibility to the others (to my knowledge) tho plus those egg m.o.c.s are hard boiled to perfection

[@applepieexplosion4030]

I completely forgot about these!!! I had the ship and the green guy and i loved them!

[@philmanyeung]

I had one of these sets but didn’t know what it was! Crazy nostalgia

[@dingusmyers]

I had this set as a kid. Always loved it. Really wanna see if it's somewhere in my parents house.

[@meutainer8696]

Yessssss, I have this, oddly enough the only one from Galidor 😅

[@aleksandrfeher7358]

honestly had galador come out in the 80s it probably would have preformed well alongside a cartoon series

[@imahaloguy]

Are there any more Bionicle mocs that make use of Smaug’s wings? The one you showed at 1:48 really piqued my interest! Future video?

[@Rekhan4242]

As a kid I thought it was so weird, I did remember it though.

[@Jander406]

Galidor, good god, it seems like a fever dream now

[@francischarron4218]

Got that set when I was a kid, glad I still have it

[@forteandblues]

I have one of those pod things somewhere Got a big fancy set of them for Christmas

[@MaximLedenev]

I had this ship. It was strange, but playing with action figures was fun

[@nolife874]

i remember galidor happy meal toys i use to play with the robot one alot

[@CaleTaylor-wf4mt]

I'm never gonna be able to get this set. But if I did, I would use the cockpit as a head for a huge Lego robot moc.

[@user-dn1ks5or6e]

2:11 “where you can fly them around this whole sh*t”

[@botheavy]

5:37 the white one's connection is very usefull for Rotation connection lego pieces (i think)

[@Definitely_a_Fox]

I didn't realise how big this thing was until I saw Iruini in it.

[@user-bf5cf6jx7v]

Me when I’m trying to put a tail on my Godzilla action figures 5:06

[@robo1000]

Had a bunch of toys from this set growing up. Not my favorite but they were interesting

[@Bluu_Bunni]

I do wonder what would have happened to the LEGO brand if this series actually took off and became a really popular set?

[@LEGOman893-vu9in]

i’ve seen hot wheels with more connection points than that

[@droconistheantisentient1721]

I now have to see about trying this out.

[@Sparkbomber]

Rubber connectors? Stone the crows, are they still useable two decades later? I mean, LEGO rubber is not that long-lasting.

[@tasty_ham]

I saw this set along with many other galador sets in a local opp shop a few years ago.

[@thecollectorx]

7:27 that has a double meaning since Galidor is kinda of a foreign body to the Lego brand

[@knuclear200x]

Galidor really does have unseen potential. But I once tried to make some kind of Generator Rex moc with Nick's body, and it required SO much sanding because I tried to use the newer ratcheted joint bricks. I had to sand down his shoulders and legs because they were obstructive. Then I realized what a waste of time it was because it ended up being an ugly mess.

[@andrewtaylor940]

The GI Joe Classified or Star Wars Black series customisers could probably find hundreds of uses for this thing.

[@tristanmereles1485]

People are so gawdamn creative

[@empatheticrambo4890]

It is wild that Lego tried to compete with Hasbro, Rescue Heroes, GI Joe etc with Galidor. Sure, there was a market for toys LIKE this... but clearly not this

[@dansmith8872]

Hey Mr. Ben. I like galidor and got blessed to come with two "Egg pod's" .The only thing I am still trying to track down is a white Nepol .I dont like to ask ,but next June 12 th I turn 65 and I was hoping maybe you could do a video showing the mocs you kept built Hey being 65 I can play the grampa card when I can . If you cant that's cool .You still do the best videos ever .No that is not kissing up .Every body here know is true .what ever happen's it will be great any way .take care . later.

[@BenCossyOfficial]

Not sure if you've watched it but I have this video and it does showcase the MOCs I still have built kzbin.info/www/bejne/eafHh6CdiJ2ilbc

[@dansmith8872]

Hey MR. BEN .Yes I did watch it . I forgot . And I loved seeing it again . So about every six months , You got to remind me to watch it again .No not really . Thanks . take care .

[@QuantumBeard]

The Galidor show was amazing to child me, but the collection was just weird. Outside of using parts for my Franken-Bionicles, I barely used any of it.

[@to_the_vo1d]

i have that Grey cyclops robot, it was my favorit toy, absolutely loved it, but it was damaged by my dog, like some teeth marks all over head, body and mohawk got a lil shorter

[@The_sniper1954]

From galador, the bad, to bionicle, the good, what a story

[@AlTalkspodcast]

I have the big Jens figure. It was really cool.

[@matthewst537]

A lot parents didn’t buy this but man I loved this set I would give anything for it back

[@whitetiger5104]

I HAS THIS AS A KID NOOOO. Didnt think it was lego so it likely got taken to a charity shop

[@magmamadness9354]

I have that pod and most of the theme in my attic

[@LunchBoxer]

We need R.R. Slugger to cover this

[@vb294]

What the hell is this? Nightmare fuel at its finest

[@Springtrap11556]

I knew it would be Galidor!

[@RolandTHX]

With how many individual components the ship's body is made of, each requiring their own mold AND final assembly into the completed ship, it must have taken a lot of cash for Lego to produce. Just from a rough count, it looks like 24 individual shapes not including possible duplicates. No wonder they were losing money on these things when sales didn't go according to plan.

[@YodaIzChaos]

Oh my god I forgot about these. I wish I knew what happened to mine.

[@LodanSD]

Imagine if Lego had been a bit more proactive, and acquired the rights to Centurions (which I believe was playing on Toonami around the time), or tried to produce something similar to that instead of Galidor! Interchangeable parts on a Base Action Figure to fit different scenarios, as well as the ability to build different parts out of standard Lego. Power Extreme, to Infinity and Beyond!

[@OofOuchOwie]

GALIDOR QUEST WAS A GREAT GAME THOUGH

[@joelsavoie8641]

Ohhhh huh, ive wondered where all those violet pieces in my collection came from

[@a.9.u.fnoobgamer484]

this would make a perfect gundam cockpit

[@cheesydude0077]

Id love for them to make a galidor set with minifigs

[@permeus2nd]

0:29 it looks really cool I wish we had parts like that in today’s Lego sets😢 0:49 ah now I see the problem they branched away from the idea of Lego into normal toys (kinda like what there doing with the friends stuff at the min, you just know that’s stuff won’t sell that well).

[@kingzant99]

I remember getting most of the sets from this line on clearance at Toys R Us. I didn't know that it was such a flop at the time but I loved these. I was 9 tho

[@samplant9170]

YOOOOOO I had this thing when I was a kid! I had no idea it was a lego thing cause i only got the main piece from a yard sale!

[@StrikerJaken]

i didn't even knew it existed. i believe it wasn't released where i live

[@permeus2nd]

3:52 so if I was the designer of this that one large cockpit would have been about 6 different pieces at least and it would have more connection points so that it could be integrated into other Lego sets, ied keep as much of the smooth shell as possible but you have to remember what makes Lego so cool, you can take any part from any set and mix and match to your hearts content. 9:00 and that’s the biggest problem you really shouldn’t need a screwdriver to take it apart, if Lego had stuck with a stud idea I bet this set would have sold far better as you have people like me that that would have brought it bontebok for the brand but because were like oh cool I can see that been really useful in X I mean I brought the Lunar base set for its parts not for it and the whole new space set is really cool for its interconnected module idea, I can see me working it into a few ships (I’m a spaceship guy always have been 😊).

[@zeke225]

I got that piece on clearance as a kid, not sure what happened to it. Didn’t get any of the other sets

[@Lazerkat789]

I loved this set as a kid, wish I still had it. Got lost in a move when I was younger

[@Heracullum]

I have one from years ago as i as a child liked galidor. Pity i have no idea where it went

[@phorchybug3286]

Looks kinda cool.

[@isaiahpeters7848]

I actually had this back in my 5 year old days

[@adamofblastworks1517]

I used to put my Beanie Baby hamsters in it. I still have it.

[@GrimdourTheRampager]

I GOT PIECES OF THE BOY FIGURE I THOUGHT THESE WEREN'T EVEN LEGO

[@Caniac76]

I bought a gallon bag of Galidor parts and they are cool add-ons to builds, but these sets were super goofy. It's like Lego wanted to take on Hasbro to make action figures. It made no sense.

[@lance2580]

And that is especially after the LEGO Group already had their _Bionicle_ sets, which were action figures that made use of their LEGO Technic origins to make some really fun and distinct play patterns. And a lot of people don't even realize that _Bionicle_ is basically the LEGO _Technic Competition_ sets compressed down to something as affordable as _Slizer/Throwbots._

[@OuterGodBoi]

IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND WHAT THESE WERE CALLED FOR YEARS!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!

[@GummyKermit]

I used to own that. I have no idea where it went.

[@Dragonaut72]

The packaging reminds me of the nintendo game cube

[@empatheticrambo4890]

I remember Jang reviewed this forever ago... blew my mind

[@Lion_Pro2011]

i got an galidor human ain an happy meal a few months ago

[@stevencramsie9172]

The ONLY reason you would produce a LEGO line like this is if it tied in to an actual film or television I.P. - otherwise, no kid is going to care or get excited about any of these characters.

[@massv953]

How does bandai produce such high quality on very limited runs like a of a single gundam style if plastics molds cost so much? Like I know stuff like perfect grades can get pretty expensive(hundreds of dollars for a set) but so can lego and lego sells far more of a set than some random gundam I would think.

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

in or outside of Asia? inside or outside of India and the like? really depends on who is buying what for what reason. Lego is big in the west. in the east Gundam and mecha is pretty big culturally.