LEGO® Bionicle 2006 Piraka | Review

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

These guys were... special. A sign of the changing times, the new face of Bionicle. When they started using ACTUAL GUNS (don't give me that "blasters" nonsense, LEGO) and the theme generally became angrier, meaner, more about scifi warfare than fantasy (even thought we'd just wrapped up the part of the story with the literaly giant scifi city). Yet these figures were oddly vibrant and elemental-looking. Indeed, they looked like an evil Toa team, which isn't something we've seen attempted since. They were flawed, but had big personality.

[@AllOutBrick]

You're so right about these really hitting in the transition to a new style of Bionicle, and with it a new mood and storyline focus. I really like the ambition the design team went through to make this evil Toa team and go for something we'd never seen, and to your point haven't since

[@Iskargooh]

Nick I love you ma brother!

[@Blaza303]

I would call this Bionicle's emo arc

[@iantaggart3064]

You want Sci-fi? Just wait until they reveal what the great "spirit" actually is.

[@halfandhalf5768]

​@@AllOutBrickyou gave me an existential crisis when you said they're from 15 years ago. 17 now. My life's flashing before my eyes. Good bye world for a few hours

[@Just_A_Human15]

These guys are some of my favorite villains in the bionicle story. We’d never seen villains like these before. Actual murderers who took pride in the fact and villains that just completely destroyed the Toa with ease gunned down matoran without a second of hesitation leaving them mindless slaves. These guys were insane

[@AllOutBrick]

Absolute savages

[@therighttrousers343]

They had the most character of...any of the characters, actually, I'd say, to me. With all their infighting, their personality quirks, and the spots of loose camaraderie they had, too.

[@russellstephens3580]

I could not agree less, this was the moment I left bionicle. I felt like they really departed from what I liked about the series, which was that even in metro nui, the characters and stories felt more fantasy than sci-fi. I think the marketing really didn't help. The fact all the marketing took place in what looked like the real world (with squashy sofa's, chain link fences and concrete), rather than something utterly seperate from our world really broke the immersion for me.

[@Phantom-hopper]

Well that was intil some funny power rangers with funny lighting powers came and reck them lol

[@ennieminymoo6675]

Yep, this were the peak villains of the Bionicle franchise. They tried the same formula with the Barraki and the Brotherhood, with diminishing returns

[@michaelmaasen872]

"I hold myself to the 3 virtues" "Unity, Duty, and Destiny?" "No! Me, myself and I!"

[@jessehcreative]

“Why did you kill that herd of Kikanalo?” “They were blocking my view.”

[@N8-PT]

Based Hakann

[@danieljaxx2211]

I love the contrast with the swarm-like villains of previous years. I mean, in certain point you knew every Toa could defeat half dozene vahki with no more trouble. In 2006, the only reason the Piraka didn't kill every Toa on minutes was they were just too busy trying to kill each other 🤣🤣

[@AllOutBrick]

Exactly! These were the first ones since the Rahkshi to really feel like a solo threat to the Toa and they had good characterization. If they weren't so hard on each other they would have easily defeated the Toa

[@me_Gustav]

I was surprised to know the Toa Nuva actually went to Voya Nui first and got absolutely slapped by the Pirakas when reading the books

[@noir6467]

Seeing them all together makes me wish I could go back to 2006. Great memories.

[@eleanorrepertoire1390]

:’)

[@SebastianGtzG]

the piraka are the perfect example that even if they are clone sets, but with such a great character design they have a lot of visual charisma.

[@griffeyenderman]

You can replace the batteries but you have to force the battery tray open (I recommend a small flathead screwdriver) you can do it without breaking them and they work just fine and look great nice and bright

[@ArtakaWorksStudio]

Yeah, I remember having to do that when replacing the battery for the first wave of Exo Force sets.

[@max_nui]

Where’s the best place to get batteries?

[@SirKat-mo7bd]

@@max_nui dollar store.

[@AllOutBrick]

Thanks for the tip! As long as it's easy to do without breaking them that is a great way to save money buying used then

[@ArtakaWorksStudio]

@@max_nui anywhere from ebay, to Amazon to your local shops. I got mine from Amazon.

[@boogie1434]

They look like Tikis which continues the Polynesian undertones of the early years. Voya Nui as a whole is basically a subversion of Mata Nui. Truly the avante garde of Bionicle villains.

[@elpretender1357]

Been 15 years and I never realized that

[@boogie1434]

@@elpretender1357 The aggressive facial features and permanent grins always stood out to me lol

[@chuckschwa]

Fun fact: in the Maori language "Piraka" means "firewood"

[@GravityTrash]

The Piraka have always been my favorite for, really, one particular reason. In our family, I was the Green kid; I'd always get the green toa/badguy set every time (up until the Barraki, where the green guy wasn't in any target so I just gave up and got Kalmah) The problem was that a lot of the green characters were either comedic relief or just dumb besides Lewa, which I wasn't into at the time. It was so awesome to see that Zaktan was the leader of the Piraka. Seeing that Green representation made me feel like the coolest kid for getting a leader of the pack while my siblings all got the other piraka. What's weird is that, despite other sets being objectively better, I always have this weird sense of comfort and familiarity when playing with Zaktan, even with the rubber that limits his movement, it's almost lifelike, like he's trying to move on his own, or disobeying your movements in a rebellious manner? Thank you for these Mata Nui mondays and letting us see the sets we had, or never had, in HD

[@captaincanaveral]

Yeah, I remember that. It was such a small thing, but not having the red character as the leader was such a game changer as a kid (although Hakann’s mental blast was still one of my favourite abilities in the lore), it really made you want to try and get the other characters in the series too

[@davidcendana2302]

Green is best! I miss my green rahksi. don't feel so bad about that green barraki. The lime sockets break immediately.

[@minerman60101]

One thing you missed out on is that all of the melee weapons are able to rotate 180 degrees and have a different feel to them, and you did have Zaktan and Hakann's hands backwards and Avak's forearm backwards which each would have inhibited this function. Also, there is a three piraka combination model other than Irnakk for the other three Piraka, so you might want to give that a review with the Irnakk set or something. I agree with you about wanting all of the piraka to have that accent piece that Thok and Hakann do; it really makes those sets just a little bit cooler.

[@137shadowX]

ah yes, korean irnakk

[@AllOutBrick]

I actually did not know that about the weapons, I wish they showed it in the instructions or something (maybe I blatantly missed it though)! I was looking at the Korean combinations for these guys and knew the one was just Irnakk, so potentially I'll revisit that one combination as a 2006 bonus right around when I get to Irnakk

[@colinroberts2060]

@@137shadowX Or the "Protodax" which combines Hakann, Zaktan and Avak.

[@vaimantobe3034]

@@AllOutBrick 1:32 on the back of the canister there's an arrow on each of their weapons to signify this along with a fadeout of the alternate configuration.

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

@@AllOutBrick you blatantly missed it

[@dio8451]

I love how much you committed to the Piraka rap joke, looking great in the outfit man

[@AllOutBrick]

I debated a hat for this week since I had a treacherous hair day, and then it clicked that a backwards hat would be PERFECT for the kings of rap

[@phonebro4742]

@@AllOutBrick The attention to detail was not unnoticed haha really made the video special.

[@Phantom-hopper]

​​@@AllOutBrick new from bionicle interview with a ta matoran who worked for the piraka when they were brain washed Hello my name Is rakama:and about that rap those killers those so called heroes forced me and my brothers and my sisters and my wife to work for them for what you ask a stupid rap that rap is stuck in our heads looping and looping and looping and those killers beat us if we made a single mistake and people think forgot just when we were out of the mind control no those memories are still with us we wanted to go to therapy but then we found out that was retconned out of this world for some reason and all I have are these hideous thoughts I didn't want to talk to my brothers and my sisters and my wife because I Don't want to make them remember that and all have is this stupid talk show that plays all over the planet except on my island because we Don't have any WiFi or tv or any tech that can make our lives easier because apparently we Don't deserve it Don't ask how we edited that music video that's a long and even pain story and yes this is canon and you can't retcon this because you can't retcon........pain The talk show host: So about your wife is she hot Rakama doom music Pls help this poor matorans and donate today to nomoreyoyopiraka.com because if we don't who will matoran and taragas and toa unity destiny and duty and therapy pls help your matoran brothers and sisters now each sold separately

[@SnassySnoblin]

In 2006 Lego said the gang is on the loose. But afterwards they never said, they were contained. They're still out there.

[@FucklesTheEnchilada]

Guess I'm not sleeping tonight.

[@vaimantobe3034]

(Gold-skinned being)

[@blakchristianbale]

To be fair, in the actual lore they weren’t contained at the end of the 06 arc, they showed up again in 07 except they were nothing but spine

[@kirb2electric]

​@@blakchristianbalesnake piraka

[@zeratul____1228]

Ah you made the mistake most people make with Avaks weapon arm, his actually goes backwards so the spike on the bottom of his weapon can go through his arm.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

2006 was when Bionicle grew up *and it was hype!!!*

[@deepsquatproductions2227]

You did forget to talk about the flipping weapons feature

[@AllOutBrick]

Completely missed it. Gotta be better next time!

[@AcerAz115]

One of the best bionicle sets to date. This whole line of bionicles were awesome even the Toas but the Pirakas were so unique and such a breath of fresh air.

[@theinsanityarc]

Yo yo piraka! Yo yo piraka! The gang on the loose Nothin' you can do The Beast on the move Bully comin' through Trigger, Tracer, Drifter comin' too Add The Snake that makes Piraka crew

[@vortexthecomplex5369]

Seeing this is so surreal... my brain had made 2001-2005 synonymous with your reviews.

[@AllOutBrick]

Glad you're enjoying!

[@SamuelHaydenUAC]

Bet next week will be Toa Inika After Toa Inika will be Walmart Exclusive that is combination of Vezok, Reidak and Thok with special golden pieces

[@breenotcheese746]

and then after the Inika, he'll Move Along

[@AllOutBrick]

^ "I understood that reference!" Will that be the course of action though...... 👀🤐

[@ProfessorTurnipAlpha]

Irnakk hype!

[@stargazeronesixseven]

OMG! The LEGO Bionicle Piraka Gang of 2006! Brought tears of Nostalgia of that era >>> Still have the Vesok , Reidak & Thok in my collection! Thank You So Much for Sharing the Fond Memories! Stay Safe & Stay Grateful! Unity. Duty. Destiny! 🕯🌷🌿🌍💖🕊🇩🇰

[@EXPowerBlast]

These guys are one of my two favourite teams of clone sets, and, among other things, it's awesome how their canisters are shaped like their Voya Nui HQ in the story.

[@bionicleman1231]

reidak was my first bionicle. 17 years later and i still have him

[@Bionicle_fan2007]

I do remember that you could replace the batteries in the brain piece. If you flipped it over, there was this small crack that you could kind of pull out with something hard, like metal, and then replace the battery; which is a small GP Lithium Cell (CR2032)

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

You don't know how much I regret not being into Bonicle when the Piraka came out. I missed out on so much man!!!

[@juliad9715]

Yo yo Piraka. The best villains next to Barraki. I was so pissed off when they were fused into this Golden-Skinned Trash Being that can make dreams reality. Zaktan shouldve gained these powers rather than an entirely new character being made out with them out of six other popular characters.

[@erickh555]

there are also 2 combiners wich use 3 and 3 piraka, they are official and look just like irnakk, i think they where sold in South Korea! its a great way to have some kind of irnakk build without spending a tremendous amount of money in the special spine! GREAT video Chris! loved it!

[@AllOutBrick]

Thank you!! Irnakk had his own separate release so I wasn't going to cover them now. Maybe I'd come back and revisit the other at a later date though

[@erickh555]

@@AllOutBrick thats great, im thinking in building irnakk myself, i almost have everything

[@Majora223]

"yo yo everyone!" Leonardo DiCaprio pointing "he said the thing!"

[@Beregond1861]

"...if your eyes work *and* you have the teeth glowing in the dark, it's a pretty cool look if you ask me." -AllOutBrick, 2021. I love these vids. Been meaning to get better acquainted with the lore of Bionicle for years since I grew up on it, this channel is awesome!👌

[@AllOutBrick]

Thank you!! Welcome aboard the channel!

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

it aint easy, but you CAN replace the batteries for the light up eyes, it just uses one CR927 battery and you need a teeny tiny flathead screwdriver to pry open the little slots

[@AtlasGmng]

This show is at Cobra Kai level when it comes to having respect for the source material. You really know your stuff about bionicles and I'm looking forward to seeing your reaction to sets you've never seen before

[@AllOutBrick]

Thank you!! So much of what made Bionicle special was the lore so it only feels right to give it recognition. And we're REALLY close to the point where I'll be experiencing new sets. I had a few from '07 back in the day but that was the end

[@PARR-E]

5:50 - The batteries actually are replaceable, you just need to open up the piece with a very thin flathead. I got a Piraka used recently, and I was able to replace the battery after just a handful of minutes.

[@colinroberts2060]

These were my first complete team of canister-sized villains. Vezok (blue) was my first, while Avak (brown) was my last. Both of these along with Zaktan (green), I obtained at Toys R Us, while the other three I obtained elsewhere. I remember getting Hakann (red) from a book store near me on a field trip at the end of my second grade year on Thursday, June 22, 2006. These were the first canister sets to not have a gear function, and the last to come in a cylindrical or oblong cylyndirical canister. From this point on, canister sets would become more pose-able and less clone-like to each other. The new piece that is used for the right arm on these in Metru red (New Dark red), Metru green (earth green), and the new color of "reddish brown" are exclusive to their respective Piraka. The lower leg pieces in the first and third of these are exclusive as well. The knee armor on these in reddish brown is exclusive to Avak. Interestingly, due to historically low sales of brown-colored sets throughout the first five years of the theme, Avak was the final Bionicle set to be primarily that color. Reidak (black) and Hakann also mark the debut of the Toa Metru hip piece in dark stone and "Mata red" respectively. Vezok and Thok (White/light stone) mark the debut of the double socket joints from the Toa Metru in sand and medium blue, and that piece in sand green, sand yellow and Mata red are exclusive to Zaktan, Avak and Hakann respectively. The same goes for the hand socket and Visorak double socket joint in sand green and sand yellow. The webbed feet used on half of them is exclusive to Avak in reddish brown, and Zaktan marks the final appearance of the Toa Metru lower arms in Metru green. Along with the "Lava Hawk" and "Dagger Spider" combiners from the Voya Nui Matoran last week (which are the last to use the red/brown/green and blue/black/white combinations), the Piraka are the final sets to have combiner instructions in the backs of their manuals, though none of the three here are canon.

[@AllOutBrick]

Wow Colin, that is absolutely LOADED with incredible information! First off, the specificity you have in your history with the sets is fascinating, I can tell how much it meant for you to have a full set of canisters for the first time! I also had no idea about the exclusivity of some of these colors and molds, thank you for providing so much extra information!

[@colinroberts2060]

@@AllOutBrick You're very welcome. In fact, 2006 was the year of Bionicle that I had the highest number of sets from, missing only five (Two of which were minifigure-scale) Between the Piraka and the Inika, a "semi-Titan" set was released as a Wal-Mart exclusive (At least in the United States) called "Irnakk" (8626). It's technically a combiner of Vezok, Reidak and Thok, but it comes with Thok's spine recolored in gold along with some Technic corrugated tubes in gold. I wasn't sure if you would be covering that before the Toa Inika.

[@ArkhamHermit]

As a kid, Bionicle was my FAVORITE thing, so it was the go-to gift for me every gift-giving occasion. And around my birthday or Christmas it was the usual routine that I would get the full set of six current canister figures (I was very, very lucky in this regard). When I got the Piraka around my 13th birthday, I was left alone that evening, and I built all six of them in one go because I was so excited. My mom was less than pleased. In my humble opinion (though I know I'm not alone), this group was the milestone that signalled the most important change in the main Bionicle character design, which had slowly been building since the Rahkshi: specfifically the pivot into the three-piece torso, hinged-limb design, as well as future reliance on the ol' reliable Metru head mold. It blew my MIND. It was revolutionary, though perhaps not as big of an immediately-obvious, all-at-once change as the Toa Metru. They laid the groundwork for the future of Bionicle, both in set design and overall tone. I wish they had brought back some of the colors used here, specifically the pastel "secondary" colors used on the socket bones of Zaktann, Vezok, and Avak. If they had given us more of Zaktan's foliage green (I don't remember the official color name) in future sets, it would have been my favorite color. And man, when I tell you I used the glowing eyes in ALL my MOCs for a while? Hoo, boy. What a frickin' squad.

[@zerver6093]

One of my favorite villains, awesome review as always

[@AllOutBrick]

Thanks!

[@Rusty-Doggo]

My favorite gimmick besides the spheres were the dual purpose weapons that can be switched to without taking out weapons

[@therighttrousers343]

These look a lot better than I remember, especially Hakann with the gunmetal torso, and those faded colour limbs, especially Zaktan's. I remember liking the frog feet of Zaktan, Avak, Thok, too.

[@fuzzyfish44444]

When I was a kid in 2006 and I had six piraka + Vezon & Kardas, the glowing teeth made for a pretty awesome addition to my room at night

[@justsomemushroomheaddork]

Man, the Piraka were revolutionary for Bionicle as a whole in my opinion. Not only did they deviate from the "drone" aspect all non-titan villains before them had been given, replaced now with a sense of individuality which ultimately makes them far more interesting as characters, but they set the standard for all following villains to come in the line, and mark the point where Bionicle began to take itself more seriously than it previously had - this ultimately being what I believe the climatic peak of the theme as a whole. I was lucky enough to grab one of these guys (Thok) brand new for 27 dollars online a few years ago, and fondly remember the excitement of coming home after having finally received him in the mail, and building him - needless to say, my expectations were quite exceeded. I ended up having to put him away in a storage box somewhere for some time, but a few months ago my mother was able to find him again, and I can say with great pride he now stands on my display shelf where I've spent many times posing and playing with him, never ceasing to enjoy it even all these years later. Though flawed to some extent, these sets truly were fantastic.

[@TheRJOmega]

The Trigger Tracer Drifter The Snake The Beast The Bully All that makes PIRAKA !!!

[@tonybanjak2781]

The only time in Bionicle I got all six in a wave when they were still in stores ^_^

[@TheMightyKite]

I’ve used Zaktan’s wing blade weapon (X2) and managed to make a pretty cool wing/wyvern look to one of my Rahi ideas, and now I’m currently just trying to figure out what the head and beak will look like.

[@phonebro4742]

My favorite villains/Bionicle squad ever. So much nostalgia from 2006. Those were good years :)

[@TheHaloHedgehog]

I find it funny that we call it the "Inika build" despite the Piraka technically introducing it. Talk about getting robbed!

[@justsomemushroomheaddork]

"Getting robbed" is pretty ironic seeing as Piraka was a Matoran word for thief...

[@jeremycocciolone9223]

The inika and piraka have slightly different upper torso molds, causing one of the pin spots on the piraka torso to be filled in and thus needing to make them shorter due to the design. So depending on which way you build connect the lower and upper torso parts signify if its a piraka or inika build. An example of this is the mahri jaller and.kongu sets. Jaller uses the inika design, being taller, while kongo uses a modified piraka design (due to his shoulder connections) making him stockier and shorter.

[@TheHaloHedgehog]

@@jeremycocciolone9223 sure they technically have different molds, but the way you build them is basically identical when you get down to it.

[@jeremycocciolone9223]

@@TheHaloHedgehog sorta. Its honestly determined.by how close the arms and legs are with each other due to that mold I believe.

[@cuddamationsstudios8980]

5:52 they are It’s a bit hard but it is possible

[@Swishbricks1]

This series is the highlight of my Monday’s! You are killing it! Do you plan on making a final video at the end of the series ranking the sets from lowest to highest rated?

[@AllOutBrick]

Thank you! Love hearing the positive impact this has on what is oftentimes the low day of the week! There definitely will be some sort of finale type video, I'm not 100% certain on it yet, but have a few ideas

[@nafnaf505]

Something I'd say is note worthy with the Piraka is that with exceptions of Avak and Hakaan, the melee weapons seem to be quite fragile. The axle connectors on them were subject to wear and tear very quickly, to the point that my Thok's weapon lost it's axle within the year it was bought. This is mostly my personal anecdotal evidence on the matter, but I feel like it's worth mentioning.

[@TheAutobotPower]

By that time I was missing the gear box, but they had so much new stuff and personality that it didn't matter. I can't say say the same for the new Toa.

[@edwardgrijalba744]

Yes my favorite Bionicle gang! Let's go!

[@griffeyenderman]

The gang is on the loose!!! I have all these guys but I still need to rebuild Zaktan and Reidak

[@elguapo6744]

Great video as always and no dislikes! I hope one day you get the recognition you disserve!

[@AllOutBrick]

I appreciate that! The overwhelming support for these videos is incredible!

[@bryanl7738]

This is one of my favorite waves, but “frustrating” is probably the perfect word to describe the rubber spine pieces. I’ve always found it unsatisfying that the horns they have in their silhouettes are just behind the head rather than part of the head itself

[@danieljaxx2211]

Virgin Rahkshi: Im under attack by two toa, I just have to die :c Chad Piraka: I HAD BREAKFAST TOA AND PICK MY TEETH WITH RAHKSHI

[@yungmarsupial]

Always remember, Lego specified that the word Piraka is a slur in the Matoran language

[@disco-2516]

Thank you for the review. I had every color but i could never manage to get the red. I begged my mom to get it back in 06 I remember collecting the ones they gave out in every kids meal in McDonald’s !

[@irongeneral7861]

The "two weapons in one" feature always had me excited for a new one of these. The concept was fascinating and ended up maturing into love for another series later.

[@Calzzz666]

Loved these sets. They felt so individual and full of personality, this enhanced by their comic releases. One of these lads vs a toa felt so much more dramatic than toa against just another swarm enemy.

[@bingus_factory]

These guys are the only group where I had all the sets. Got Irnakk at one point and coincidentally it included the 3 Piraka that I didn't have. Love these guys. The Zamor launchers were probably the best projectile launcher in the series.

[@jeremycocciolone9223]

Zamor spheres are still one of the few bionicle parts still used today actually. I believe bohrok eye parts are used in some sets, and the barraki eye is used a lot for vehicles like tow trucks and stuff that needs a strobe light esque design the eye has.

[@jessehcreative]

These guys are the best. My favorite villains bar none, and the start of individual canister villains. 2006 is when character personality shone and grew brighter by the year.

[@SAWFD1413]

i get what you mean about the spine piece. yet the arm part of said piece is the only issue, if it was only the mask & spine till tailbone i doubt there would be many issues. i would also like to mention the spheres can rest on the canisters lid in those 2 small divots beside where the eye-button is located.

[@AllOutBrick]

I suppose that is true, different part usage in the limbs would have certainly increased the level of articulation

[@SAWFD1413]

@@AllOutBrick unfortunately my ice variant(cant remember his name) has had his foot break(phil connection). that and because of the subtle change in the white, replacement parts for the common connections(arms & legs) are very noticeable and same with the wave's toa i bet.

[@punmaster2271]

I love them I love the dual function weapons, which suit their respective element. They look menacing and do have great playability. The spines, while terrible for articulation and do warp over time, give them the individuality and menacing look

[@cosmictoaster5048]

YO YO PIRAKA

[@jmaster2855]

I sure hope I can add these guys to my collection eventually, I love the character designs present here. The builds are awfully samey for my tastes, but man those heads give them so much personality, they're a ton of fun to draw and render as characters.

[@Old_Man_Miku]

these guys were super special, probably because they were the first non hoard villains. the bohrok, visorak, vahki, and rahkshi were all groups of almost identical villains. these guys were actual characters.

[@venusvevo2854]

Thanks!

[@AllOutBrick]

Thank you so much!!! Really appreciate the support!

[@TanikaNuva]

Great review! The Piraka have always been some of my favorite villains in the series. Also you can replace the batteries but you need to pry the case open with a small tool like tweezers or a small flathead screwdriver, so it is possible, but it's a little hard to pull off sometimes.

[@vaimantobe3034]

I noticed that the Vezok canister has Intertoys stickers on the back. So it's from the Netherlands! :D

[@AllOutBrick]

Yes it is!! The Dutch came through on Vezok

[@raulvidal2343]

I can't see the issue you have with the colors. All Piraka have unique color schemes, and some unique colors we never saw before or after like sand green, dark tan or very light grey. And with the chest armor and weapons, they have 3 different metallic colors, the other villains and toa before where all dark grey and silver. I'd like to add that the combiners from the Matoran of Voya Nui are the greatest combiner sets. The dagger spider and specially the Lava hawk are very cool.

[@AllOutBrick]

The weapons did bother me in other sets though. In sets such as the Vahki I stated that the weapons all being silver were a disappointment and that they all blended together. The Toa Hordika having different colored weapons was one of the things I really liked about them. I really liked the monochromatic colors in the Metru and it could've been the same here

[@Анонимус-ш4й]

I just wanna say that I pretty like your videos. They are informative and entertaining. Waiting for more! And good luck to you!)

[@breenotcheese746]

can't wait for you to get to the Toa Inika next week, they're some of my favorites

[@MandoDin]

Who can forget the masterpiece, that is, the Piraka Rap.. Yo, yo, Piraka! Yo, yo, Piraka! The gang on the loose Nothin' you can do The Beast on the move Bully comin' through Trigger, Tracer, Drifter comin' too Add The Snake that makes Piraka crew Yo, yo, Piraka! The gang on the loose Nothin' you can do You can try, but why? You know you're gonna lose Yo, yo, Piraka! (Yeah) Piraka on the street It's time, tick tocka The gang on the loose in your school locker At your home too, in your friend's room Nothing you can do, the gang is on the loose Yo, yo, Piraka! Yo, I rap to the beat The gang is on the loose Piraka in the street, that's a lot of heat The Trigger Tracer Drifter The Snake The Beast The Bully All that makes Piraka Yo, yo, Piraka! Piraka, go Piraka Piraka, go Piraka Piraka, go Piraka Miraka, go Piraka 'Ey yo, go Piraka Let's go, go Piraka 'Ey yo, go Piraka Go Piraka, go Piraka Let's go, go Piraka 'Ey yo, go Piraka

[@MandoDin]

In all fairness though, I remember not liking the Piraka when I was a kid, but man as I grew older I liked them more and more

[@halite_g]

Eh, someone was bound to do it

[@rothgang]

Perfect first sentence

[@nandohauser7001]

12:27 Boy you realy dont like the 2007 Matoran xD Great videos by the way! Waiting every Monday.

[@AllOutBrick]

Yeah they stunk! 😂 Bad way to start off 2006

[@TymaDem]

Boy, can't wait for Barraki review, super happy with mine!

[@AllOutBrick]

I've never built one so I'm just as excited!

[@vaimantobe3034]

Just prepare lots of extra lime green joints for them :/

[@TymaDem]

@@vaimantobe3034 ha, I’ve bought Ehlek brand new for this very reason

[@vaimantobe3034]

@@TymaDem have you opened it yet? Ehlek was my first Barakki in 2007 and those joins snapped the same day. Same with his replacement. I ended up getting replacement parts directly from Lego and basically didn't dare to touch Ehlek much after that. I think even some of the replacement parts had the issue... So ehm... brand new might not help much

[@TymaDem]

@@vaimantobe3034 yep already opened it. I ended up buying 5 out of 6 as brand new, because most of them used on eBay are in poor condition (ether incomplete or missing instructions/canister). I have all six as display models so I am not too worried about the joints

[@thepyro9694]

Oh I’m excited your gonna tackle my two favorite bionicles and my favorite wave is coming soon

[@Oerbyss022]

This is by far my favorite Set out of them all!

[@venusvevo2854]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT

[@jacosisaba]

I found that over time and out in the open air the spines have really became more flexible. Now I don’t have nearly as hard of a time posing them, even though I don’t want to do it much in case of damage.

[@ralphlord4435]

I was waiting this one :)

[@Riucaft]

Ahh yes, the piraka, thok was my first g1 set, I remember when g2 came out and I wanted them so bad because the glow up eyes.

[@mosheg.4604]

From here on I was a full stop in the history of the BIONICLES. A body design had already been established. But all generations have always had amazing designs!

[@KhlavKalash14]

Great memories from the Bionicle Heroes videogame too!

[@old_man_dunsparce]

You CAN actually replace the eye batteries by pushing a very tiny flathead screwdriver into the bottom to free up the clips. They take CR927 batteries.

[@Diamond4403]

In the US they have gangsters, in Voya Nui we have Piraka

[@BadAssXerx3]

They were cool Villains, I like the Designs and the depiction in Bionicle Heroes was good

[@BovineDesigns]

I absolutely love these guys, it's interesting how despite being super edgy, they still fit within the world and it didn't kill the franchise because they had so much personality and charm in their scumminess.

[@Brickington23]

Awesome video!! I still have the Piraka as well as a super rare toys r us Piraka display showcase in my collection, I need the Inika showcase but they’re just hard to find plain and simple.

[@derrick08]

You can add the spine for vezok and thok combination and can add the weapons too

[@Jesus_Wojak]

The batteries are replaceble ive you use a small slit screwdriver to pry the middle connection points open one by one and after that the other two. The plastic has a lot of flex in it so as long as you take your time and the material is warm it should not break. The innerts are made of a simple, straight up LED, a small isolating foamstrip and a specislised armwatch batterie you need to get from the internet. (They are pretty cheap and I got mine in under 24 h)

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

Man I remember having the whole set but sadly I had to sell them... It was a struggling time.

[@vladimirvigo3704]

Excelent video my friend, greetings and blessings from Lima, Perú.

[@AllOutBrick]

Thank you!

[@erronthesavior5943]

At 1:16 fun fact you can actually take of those head part from the canisters i didn't know about that and i throw out my thok canister when i was a kid my bad ;)

[@blaze3766]

The combination model on 9:22 reminds me so much of the Revenant from Doom! :D

[@RinsedCheeks]

I'm surprised you gave the Vahki a higher rating! I personally thought the Piraka and Barraki (Phantoka being VERY close) were the 2 best villain sets and in my opinion the 2 best sets altogether!

[@garrettgiauque9945]

Thank You For Celebrating Bionicle Sets 2001-2006 It Been A While For No One That Cares About Them, But I Do, I Do Care About Bionicle 2001-2006 Sets

[@camoz___]

If nobody said about it the bateries can be replaced with another ones with the correct moddel, which is cr297. I must say that is really difficult remove them cause the flanges are terrible and you must beware but I think it worth to do it cause you can get them for cheap!

[@bravefastrabbit770]

Had the red one, somehow lost the 'laser' beam and got so damn sad. Only years later did I find out that you could just send Lego a letter and they'd send you replacement parts at little to no cost lol

[@CJWproductions]

The reversible weapons were such a good idea. I was always irritated with the way the left and right hand weapons are attached to different parts of the hand though

[@BovineDesigns]

I remember getting Avak and being confused that his head was a big triangular chin unlike the top of the cannister.

[@ProfessorTurnipAlpha]

The Piraka are weaker as sets in retrospect, given that their build became standardised and many models only got more monstrous with time. By themselves, though, they are absolutely striking and fearsome in the way that they tower over the Toa Nuva, both in toy form and in the story.

[@clevtron726]

YESS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ONE