Top 5 Best LEGO Bionicle Sets From 2007 (Mahri + Barraki)

[@purplehaze2358]

Hahli Mahri was quite literally the poster girl for 2007, always featuring front and center in the marketing, and being the only Ga-Toa in a decidedly underwater theme.

[@shshyie]

By far my fave wave of bionicle, it was such a unique wave (and I just love underwater everythings, especially sea creatures)

[@Roberta-yf4ge]

Does this wave really have a bad set? It's definitely bionicles peak.

[@plasticcrusaders]

Hewkii.

[@purplehaze2358]

Yup, there are definitely bad 2007 sets lmao

[@XboxTF2Tidbits]

⁠@@plasticcrusadershewkii is actually a cool set

[@plasticcrusaders]

@@XboxTF2Tidbits to each their own, tbh he's not the worst 07 set but some of the decisions that were made when designing him are very questionable...

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

Gadunka was definitely peak weirdness

[@shiverfan4867]

And threatening too

[@RickyRiceB]

I always saw him as a weird deranged chipmunk looking creature as a kid

[@helmijjj]

Lesovik would definitely be in my top 5 choices! That lime faxon is just beautiful, and the little sled vehicle is super clever

[@Thinginator]

So much of my childhood Bionicle obsession took place AFTER most of this stuff was long gone from shelves, but I had kept all the comic books from LEGO magazines back when I was just old enough to look at the pictures, so Mahri-era Bionicles and such took on this mythical rare quality as the coolest toys that were hard to find. My friend had a few, and they were some of our favorite toys to play with because we both knew they weren't easy to find anymore. Then I found a $10 bag of Bionicles at the thrift store, and felt like I had hit the jackpot. SO MANY epic older Bionicle sets, even if many of them were incomplete. I had a complete Axon, Ehlek, and several others, plus a complete Spinos from the Maxilos set (sadly I only had one of Maxilos's arms, but hey, got that cool Vezon mask at least) and most of the parts of Gali, albeit in pieces and with cracked lime joints, plus assorted other Barraki parts and a Piraka head. I made good use of those pieces in MOCs, even if I didn't have enough pieces to complete all of the sets. My most treasured Bionicle however was a green Bohrok given to me by my friend after he got a bunch of them from a yard sale. The green one was a duplicate and partly incomplete with one of the torso pieces being white instead of green, so he said I could have it since I liked the Bohrok and they were some of the most difficult Bionicles for a kid to obtain. My Ehlek and Axon have long since been cannibalized for MOC parts, but I still have that Bohrok and will never take him apart. That one's my favorite, wrong-colored torso piece and all :)

[@abhishektyagi7402]

I too was too young to experience the prime of Lego Bionicle, but I did have a few phantoka makutas and toa mystikas! As much as I love the style and aesthetic of bionicle G1, when the G2 sets came out, I was much older and much prefered making my own mocs with G2 and Hero Factory parts! My favorite moc was a Gali X Kopaka G2 moc that I made(my two favorite characters!)

[@blasterblaster1221]

I can mostly agree...while i sadly only ever got one 2007 set, that being takadox, mahri is what got me back into bionicle as a whole...fun fact takadox was actually an accidental get, i was actually wanting hauli but my parents only understood the blue one

[@purplehaze2358]

I’m just upset that we never actually got Karzahni in his pre-mutated form, to be honest.

[@postproductions]

Theres an AMAZING moc out there if you google it. (Literally perfect.) I feel like just with the overall aesthetic he had in the Comics, he at least design-wise would have been right at home in Bionicle Gen 2.

[@jaczylijaaleniepowiemkto3243]

Good list, although it's a crime that Nocturn didn't even make it to the honorable mentions.

[@milktenders6219]

I actually had that one, the colors are beyond awesome and the parts still glow in the dark, shame mine isn’t assembled anymore, and I think I’m missing parts

[@midwestshoreangler9127]

My favorite year of bionicle. Awesome unique sets, awesome colors, awesome titan sets, everything was just awesome. I just really like that if you were someone that could only get a couple sets from each wave, you would be getting completely unique sets.

[@grimmurrough]

I remember even seeing the Mahri canisters on the shelves in a local supermarket, and to this day I regret that I just shrugged at them, since at that time, Bionicle was almost entirely faded from my life, and seeing another Toa team (I was very "loyal" to the Mata team, and/or stupid + didn't knew the lore) I just went "it's not even the original team anymore, why should I bother". And man, was I wrong, but now I have a shot at righting my wrongs and hopefully can get a few sets at a reasonable price.

[@joelhemphill8005]

Ben Cossy: "It's one of, if not, the best bionicle weapon pieces" Lego Police: "I think you mean Bionicle tools. We do not condone the sale of weapons. These are tools."

[@Noah-ru3jx]

This is my favorite year, and while my first BIONICLE sets weren’t until ‘08, I remember watching the cinematic commercials online and thinking Kongu Mahri was the coolest because my short little man had TWO GUNS. So, based on nostalgia and my personal love of appearances, my list might go: 5. Kongu Mahri 4. Ehlek 3. Hydraxon 2. Lesovikk 1. Maxilos and Spinax

[@Shade2800]

Respect that #5 pick. One of my favorite Bionicle sets, period. Also, am I the only one who prefers Karzahni's mutated design over his original one?

[@albence12]

FINALLY! Somebody recognised how cool hewkii mahri really is. Thank you!

[@violentlyneutral3611]

These videos are my absolute favorite to watch. They make me so nostalgic and appreciate other sets in new ways.

[@user-qg1mw5tz1q]

great to see a video on 2007! probably the best year of bionicle kinda whished thath lesovikk was on the list

[@postproductions]

I remember as a kid I always assumed that the 2008 Toa Lewa was Lesoviks son or younger brother or something lol (Before I became a lore junkie)

[@purplehaze2358]

Kalmah’s probably my favorite of the Barraki like, character-wise.

[@cirlu_bd]

Thinking about the kid who got a Hydraxonn thanks to you... Damn I really hope you brought them joy with this, thank you and your mom for that !

[@IBW_3000]

One thing that Maxillos had that no other buildable figure has to this day is shoulder articulation which is why it’s my favourite alongside Hydraxon. The terrain crawler was also one of my favourites. I just love vehicles that can fit these fairly complex figures in.

[@milktenders6219]

I actually had the orange underwater guy, those special curved parts are super cool, the marbling effect looks really nice, and his claws are such fun pieces. I’d love to make a modern one that’s a bit more crab, because giant enemy crab is badass

[@sethicusiii7878]

Hewkii was my first bionicle, so he already has a special place in my heart

[@shaden99]

If I would go to 2007, Hydraxon, Hahli and Nuparu would be bought for sure. I LOVE Hydraxon and I dreamt to have it but, nope. The Barraki, I think Elex (?) was called was catching my eye. His design was awesome for me and, those giants claws with this squid blaster on it worked perfectly. And the last one set... I don't know because beside those four, the rest didin't catch my eye and heck, I didn't know abut this giant number 5 set. I have to think about my last picked set but those four I have named, are my definitive picks.

[@helmijjj]

Ehlek! It's a great set, though the joints are fragile

[@shaden99]

@@helmijjj I wouldn't bother with that. Besides, I would put those sets in my glass galotte and that's it. 😉

[@helmijjj]

​fair enough! 😂 one of my least favorite childhood memories was the time I assembled Ehlek for the first time and one of those lime pieces got a hairline crack, straight out the canister

[@darkghost2180]

No Nocturn???:(

[@jowanderuiter8936]

exactly, I was missing him as well

[@RiderofRiddermark]

Mutated Underwater-General-Grievous was my favourite set from this line and that will never change.

[@violentlyneutral3611]

Hewkii mahri is super overhated and in my opinion one of the coolest toa

[@postproductions]

Karzahni is definitely a great choice for this list. While often easily overlooked or straight up completely forgotten, Karzahni is a really unique and weird character that feels more like a cursed object than an actual Bionicle villain. I still have him to this day, and - 2007 being my absolute favorite year in Bionicle - I remember id role play massive fights between Karzahni and all 4 of the Matoran from this year so many times. And call me a madman, b ut this years Matoran build was by far my favorite. It kept some of the goofy weird proportions of the early Matoran builds that gave them so much character, while also giving them more of a practical sense of maturity and scale that the later Matoran sets were going for (Yet lost in their oversimplification.) These Matoran simultaneously came across as both vulnerable and simplistic, yet also complicated and cunning. Previous Matoran in my opinion were too clearly meant to be goofy and precious like little Hobbits, and later Matoran were so oversimplified they didnt even feel like construction sets or Bionicles at all, and half of them looked like Grunts from Halo. (Especially 2008) The trap is an awesome piece of world building and a great extra construction piece for either game play or just extra blade parts for MOC's, and Karzahnis build itself is super unique and definitely makes a good stance next to Nocturn and Gadunka as these towering grotesque ocean creatures, especially in the sense the three of them and their more advanced takes on the Barraki design philosophy really gorgeously counteracts the opposing titans like Hydraxon, Lesoviik, or Maxilos, who respectively all reflected a more Toa-based design philosophy. All around this was such a well designed, well rounded, perfectly balanced year for Bionicle, and is by far my favorite in more ways than I could describe. 2007 was peek.

[@cioffolino3818]

Agree 100%, especially on dekar, i love that guy for some weird reason and hes become my fav matoran ever!

[@cioffolino3818]

Instead of maxilos i woukd have picked lesovikk but still maxiloss great

[@gilbertsilvas1470]

Now This! Is My Video Bro!!

[@gilbertsilvas1470]

ALSO! I’ll never forget seeing the BIONICLE Toa Mahri commercial in a - Freaking - Movie - Theatre !!

[@gilbertsilvas1470]

ALSO!!! Mahritoran ??!! Best Matoran build imo

[@yunanada2264]

Dekar was my first bionicle set ever, i was4 years old

[@frankunodostres473]

my faves from each size: - defilak. dekar might have the keetorange but defilak just has the better overall appearance. one of the best matoran designs ever imo - kalmah. an unusual and imo underrated choice. nobody talks about him but one of the most fun to build and perfectly displays SQUID - hydraxon. after all these years still one of the most badass looking sets of all time. he just looks like he can win every fight

[@GhabulousGhoti]

Hahli Mahri always looked unfinished to me. The lack of chest armor was a bad problem in 2007 IMO, and the complete lack of lime on her chest really hurts the color blocking. A lime armor piece would have been perfect. Also, I'm pretty sure the initial thread where the Mutated Brutaka MoC and box design were posted said it was fake, like right there in the original post. IIRC it was spoiler marked at the bottom, but the guy who made and posted it said it was fake right in the same post.

[@413c18]

I would just go crazy and buy every set available.

[@fredbrockman319]

yeah for me it's as follows: 5. Defilak 4. Mantax 3. Hydraxon 2. Jaller Mahri 1. Hahli Mahri honourable mentions: 6. Nuparu Mahri 5. Carapar 4. Maxilos and Spinax 3. Takadox 2. Karzahni 1. Matoro Mahri

[@ChipNebula]

The list is missing the Toa Terrain Crawler!

[@Godzillabricks]

My list is 5 Kalmah 4 toa Hahli 3 ehlek 2 maxilos and Spinax 1 takadox

[@medakakurokami7101]

reminds me i submitted a revamped carapar for the bionicle inspiration series heh

[@Vilager08]

I’m bringing all the Piraka back

[@jakehate]

I would get 5 nocturns and then make a big nocturn out of them

[@booktheory4951]

I have jallah mari, it’s the only original bionicle I have

[@The_sniper1954]

Who said I was paying for any of the things?

[@purplehaze2358]

I will never be able to agree with the premise that Hewkii was a good set.

[@AndresGarcia-wy3no]

Nah bro If I was able to go back to 2007 I would buy bitcoin and property

[@MySnailEatsPizzasLegovideos]

Carapar is the top 5 sets. All of them. Disappointing to see you miss the obvious. Try again Ben.

[@thewoollyviking5928]

2007 is my favorite year for G1. Not just for the sets, but also for the story. The stakes were higher than ever and the villains of the Year, the Barraki were (I feel) an antagonistic force that was truly capable of rivaling Makuta himself. If I could only purchase 5 sets from this year, I'd have to choose... 1. Matoro 2. Hydraxon 3. Pridak 4. Nocturn 5. Karzahni