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[@essengerbionicle]

no shade if you liked Hero Factory but got damn some of us felt the pain lol

[@B.H.L.studios]

Cope [this post was made by hero factory gang]

[@Omen_4]

I kinda loved both, even if everyone hated hero factory.

[@ashemabahumat4173]

Only some? Fuck, dude

[@Omen_4]

But i felt the pain after bionicle ending in 2010, so i thought “lemme give this hero factory a try”.

[@lukestarkiller1470]

I was just getting into Bionicle when it got canceled, so I definitely saw Hero Factory as the lesser Bionicle replacement. But since I was basically the perfect age for it at the time I was eventually won over by later Hero Factory sets. But then they started just making them mechs and then the whole theme just fell apart

[@WrackIt2]

I absolutely love to hear the iconic phrase in the ending ''each set sold separetely''

[@teddys1359]

Bionicle: The Legend Continues ❌ Bionicle: Each Set Sold Separately ✅

[@ashemabahumat4173]

@@teddys1359 Bionicke: Not Sold Anymore

[@Izolus]

Bionicle™️: Each Set Sold Separately©️

[@binary1045]

That made me cry

[@bentoncozzi612]

me when base plates and background models not included

[@Zcrub]

"Wait a minute, what happened to bionicle?!" We all felt that kinda pain once

[@fireblast3001]

That was what I said when I saw the reboot version they released a few years ago.

[@thebean3995]

I had that moment when I graduated highschool, I still had bins of dissassembled bionacle parts in my closet so I figured I might try to get back into it, thinking that such a great series surely had a billion reboots. I entered the lego store and they only had the shitty new star wars rey ones, so I looked it up online later that day and learned about hero factory and the reboot towards the end of my junior year. I am so sad, which is why im paying out my ass for some of the old ones in the boxes lol.

[@Tahu33446]

Yes we did

[@kaipollarf635]

@@thebean3995 I know that pain, just about broke my bank account getting axon, brutaka, Vezon/Fenraak, and that big gold dude. Those four sets cost about $2500 Australian.

[@martonk]

Yea that is a shared feeling

[@Riucaft]

This went from being a random meme to a meaningful message. Beautiful.

[@Timiaus2009]

yeah and god praise Lego sees this

[@loolfactorie]

Dangerously right wing and must be banned.

[@paulshadforth750]

Each set sold separately 😢

[@cathleenmoyle1476]

No... it isn't beautiful.

[@Confuzed54]

The tragically ironic thing is, Lego just nonchalantly canceled Hero Factory just as they had Bionicle before it.

[@GavinsGoldenEntertainment2005]

In the alternative universe, Bionicle will never be cancelled in 2010, six different Toa are born in the Meta Assembly Tower. The original universe Bionicle was cancelled and replaced by hero factory.

[@zen4ever3]

I grew up with Lego hero factory instead of bionicle, so I understand the feelings that every bionicle fan had. Though personally I would enjoy it if both franchises were they’re own thing, with some crossovers from time to time.

[@scrappertf02clon87]

​@@zen4ever3 x2

[@zen4ever3]

@@scrappertf02clon87 nice seeing another Hero factory fan!

[@sasake6863]

The part at the end "They were more than just plastic toys...they were *bionicle* " really hit me

[@NovelPhoinixTheSecond]

Same ❤

[@jacksongibbs8998]

Each set… sold separately

[@GavinsGoldenEntertainment2005]

LEGO: say your line. Hero factory: hero factory, we build heroes! Bionicle: I WILL NOT BE REPLACED!!!! LEGO: shut up Bionicle Series, you’ve been replaced! (Hog & Scorched Reference)

[@ryantheanimator1156]

"Each set sold separately!" This hit HARD, enough to make a grow man cry!

[@Quickdrawingartist]

That made me cry like Capcom's best dads.

[@MegaNinjaRyan]

And that’s ok

[@R0FLC4T5]

Bro I'm a 28 year old man standing in my kitchen after work thinking "oh wow a Bionicle meme" and now I'm crying remembering that things from my childhood simply don't exist anymore. It felt like it would never end. There were so many sets. Why did Lego have to do this.

[@Blackout00745]

@@R0FLC4T5 The fact that your name is R0FLC4T5 made me cry even harder... you were da shit 15yrs ago, i can tell without even knowing you

[@RetrovexOfficial]

that's because we are all grown men now xD

[@88Gojira]

jesus the way the AI voice managed to express genuine pain and anguish through its voice better than some actors these days is baffling 🤣🤣

[@raulmojarro9427]

The AI was bummed it missed out on Bionicle.

[@JAVIERCALDERON90]

Ngl I got choked up 😅

[@JaycodaJr]

In order for A.I. to produce a voice with such conviction, it needs a voice to overlay- in other words, more often than not, someone is still speaking underneath the programmed voice when it sounds this authentic- kind of like how motion capture is used in movies and video games and a character model is placed on it.

[@lordpvt]

No way this is an Ai?

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

​@@JaycodaJryou think it's Rvc?

[@ryansistryinghisbest]

Born too late to explore the world. Born too soon to explore the stars. Born just in time to experience Bionicle

[@coyoteprime3239]

I was sadly born too late

[@sunfishensunfishen2271]

Me too, I got a hero factory motorcycle tho

[@Maui_Bread]

I still have some Bionicle Ocs (Not for sale) that aren't the best, but I used what Bionicle pieces I could find. I'm sure I still have more Bionicle pieces, somewhere. Ready to find. I also like to make my Bionicle's do these little battles since mine aren't very detailed I don't have problems with them coming apart. (Mostly because I can just pop them together again) Its always fun doing that. I have always wanted to get some technic pieces so I can upgrade my Bionicle's.

[@kayb2930]

​@coyoteprime3239 It's never too late friend. The bionicle community is alive and thriving and we'd be glad to have you. Some sets can be found at a reasonable price secondhand. With 3D printing, we'll soon have replacement parts as well as new ones. The biomedia project has everything documented too. I think it's safe to say that bionicle isn't going anywhere for a long time.

[@guyman2674]

​@@kayb2930I h a v e s o m e s h o p p i n g t o d o

[@huijdecbwehi3459]

Never thought I'd return so many times to the same video to share an existential crisis with an AI narrator. Rest in peace Bionicle.

[@prosaicsirrherr]

I knew this is AI! 😮😂

[@speedyspeed8178]

has it always mean AI, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo my life is ruined

[@Blackout00745]

Bro this is 3real5me, things you only ever get to know when you experienced it

[@NovelPhoinixTheSecond]

Same ❤

[@ogarti4816]

tbh sounds like the narrator from The Stanley Parable

[@2chaskell]

Jesus, that “unity, duty, destiny…you will always be a part of me” line gave me actual chills with the delivery

[@grimwolf6858]

You will always be apart.... of us

[@slytherinson8302]

👊🏼 Unity

[@grimwolf6858]

@@slytherinson8302 👊 Duty

[@Drifter454]

@@grimwolf6858 👊🏽 destiny

[@GreenheartYT_06]

​@Drifter454 Forever a part of the hearts of we

[@spencersholden]

All legends have an ending. But nothing ends as long as it lives on in our minds.

[@normanclatcher]

Alexa, stop playing "Everywhere at the End of Time." _. . . Alexa?_

[@nickita990]

Heroes never die, they live in our memories! (Prob from Naruto)

[@morkriger]

And in our hearts

[@t.nightmaressoul9769]

​@@normanclatcher 😢

[@sinnerdegarah1952]

The ending is what makes it a legend, it’s how we know the time is true, the the ending and love we felt was ours, was theirs was something to be remembered

[@lukestarkiller1470]

How did you manage to make the AI voice sound so desperate and distraught? Also this reminds me of that one ending of The Stanley Parable

[@essengerbionicle]

hundreds of re-generations and context injection, it actually took a long time lol

[@lukestarkiller1470]

@@essengerbionicle well it turned out amazing, it sounds like the real guy with actual emotion in his voice

[@Speculector]

lol it totally does sound like that one The Stanley Parable ending.

[@funkymonkey2k425]

@@essengerbionicleit paid off because this is genuinely the best AI voice i've ever heard, i thought to myself "is the Bionicle narrator doing Cameo videos?"

[@TheSilverDragon1]

@@essengerbionicle So what you are saying is you torture an AI into sounding desperate and distraught? I hope I dont live next to you when the robots take over, I dont want to get blown up when they fire nukes at your house. haha

[@vincentpey3929]

A little tear rolled down my face when he said "Bionicle, each set sold seperatly"

[@jacksongibbs8998]

I felt his pain when he said it.

[@floydboyentertainment]

“each set sold separately” damn I never thought I would hear those words ever again from a Bionicle product. It’s been decades since I’ve heard that I miss collecting the original Bionicle’s. That was definitely a piece of my childhood thank you for reminding me of the good times.😢

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

Never thought those strings of words would have sentimental value.

[@kylepeters8690]

okay, massive points for however you managed to make an AI sound like it's having a complete nervous breakdown and falling into despair

[@ShurikenSean]

was expecting shitposting and was instead hit with feels 😭🥹

[@StarboyXL9]

It's called oldposting/goldposting, and it's based.

[@alphalightning00frost67]

@@StarboyXL9 agreed

[@ghhn4505]

I expected him to start swearing and saying wild things like the other memes but this just hit me in the emotional gut. Never thought of the Narrator as a character in Bionicle, but I guess he was. Here's to you old friend.

[@raymondbrasuell2564]

He was with us the whole time, telling the story we watched unfold; our guide to this amazing world. He loved telling it as much as we loved hearing it.

[@esdraskuhn8896]

Hero Factory: You are made a hero Bionicle: You make yourself a hero

[@austintaylor7363]

Just remember, heros get remembered. But legends never die!

[@dreamshield8519]

halo reach xbox 360 ?🧙🏼‍♂️

[@cathleenmoyle1476]

But the heroes themselves forget... So those legends are truly dead.

[@austintaylor7363]

@@cathleenmoyle1476 cathleen needs to crawl back in her hole and leave my awesome comment alone

[@Dargonhuman]

Legends get sent to the Red Star to be revived and repaired before being sent back to the surface 😉

[@lukasklein2141]

The sad and slow "Each set sold separetly" was great.

[@TamiyaGuy123]

Holy shit dude, I was _not_ prepared for this emotional sledgehammer today. Absolutely bloody killed it with the "Each set sold separately..." at the end, too. Magnificent.

[@axell15thewispmaster79]

I don't wanna sound rude, but why does that last line hit hard exactly?

[@paulglandorf4858]

@@axell15thewispmaster79 To me it hits hard because thephrase is said at the end of every commercial lego did abt the bionicles. And then in this context it means to me that every memory was created separately, from set to set, and person to person. To me it adhered to my personal memories. ..of bionicle.

[@axell15thewispmaster79]

@@paulglandorf4858 I see. I didn't have much of an impact with the Bionicle series, so I can't fully grasp what your pain is. But I can understand some similarities with loss, and I have also felt that kind of pain. Better thing to do is still have the loving memories in your heart, but still move on. You can't just stay at the same place all the time

[@paulglandorf4858]

@@axell15thewispmaster79 Of course you are right, but all this reminiscing just made me sentimental yk? It's not as if i am still thinking abt it twice every five minutes, but this vid brought up the good old times again :)

[@axell15thewispmaster79]

@@paulglandorf4858 I understand. Just remember to take care of yourself all right?

[@Magni4cent_Pose]

Y'know… I joined Bionicle late in the game, and missed most of the storyline when I was a kid… But this still hits like a Zamor Sphere to the eye.

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

If you want the full story, I suggest googling the Wall of History. It has the entire story, even the more obscure things like the Hordika animations and the short mini comics. I've been re-experiencing the story from the beginning and am currently halfway through the Mahri story (2007).

[@Magni4cent_Pose]

@@HunhowsShadowStalker Thanks, I'll give it a look! I've been trying to read most of the Bara-Magna stuff before diving into the rest, since that was the year I started, but I'll get there.

[@shadeskitsune7830]

We are united by our love for this series, to preserve the legend is our duty, and as we tell these stories our destiny may bring a bright future for new generations and new legends to come. For that is the way, of the Bionicle.

[@Procraftbrother]

Same.

[@josefzalusky7307]

I understand this analogy on a spiritual and physical level

[@TMN248]

I actually cried when I saw this 😢 Bionicle will forever be one the best things that ever existed. Unity, Duty, Destiny. 😔✊🏻

[@imamanofculture5221]

My love for Bionicle will never die, and it will always live on in my heart.

[@arivibin3318]

This . . . Hits home hard. When i first found out about Hero Factory i reacted like this. But now, i accept both. And love both, of course Bionicle more but, still. Legends are legends because they end. Not because they live forever. Good bye Mata Nui, and fare well to the Legend. Of the Bionicle.

[@Zcrub]

I still have some Hero Factory stuff and man their ball joints still hold up today, quite the sturdy stuff

[@Halfcrabs]

@@Zcrub this is one of the reasons I prefer the CCBS building style more then the old constraction sets

[@Prophet_of_Colour]

Funny, I heard something similar, except that it went legends are legends because they make a huge splash and then f|_|cking die.

[@Prophet_of_Colour]

@@Zcrub but damn if the cracks in those new ones aren't so hidden they're insidious.

[@pencilwatchesstuff791]

They do live forever. In our hearts. And their cannisters.

[@Thatguy-fw9ld]

Bro went through more character development then most Hollywood movies.😢

[@Mrstealth93]

Not gonna lie. The emotions in the narrators voice genuinely made it sound like he could have been a character in Bionicle or a god, like Mata Nui, recounting the memories of watching the lives of the toa unfold.

[@JonnyHorseman]

This was EXACTLY how I felt as a kid when they canceled Bionicle back in 2010

[@dylanoshea5065]

Now I never had the privilege to grow up with Bionicle like a lot of others. Hero Factory was my "Bionicle" and I cherish each and every moment I had with it's relevance. But I can relate to the pain people felt when they found out that their childhood had been replaced. And I respect every individual person who still imagines what could've been instead of what was. This war between Bionicle and Hero Factory shouldn't have been a reality. Both worlds could've co existed with each other. Maybe not in the same universe but as TV shows and products. Maybe some day, somehow both Bionicle and Hero Factory will return. But until then let's just smile at the memories we made. And the memories we'll cherish forever.

[@wilddog73]

Mad respect for such a graceful and mature point. Nothing lasts forever, but we can live and move forward towards a better future. Indeed, let's be thankful for the guidance and memories.

[@TheSybermedic]

This is beautiful, it artfully summarizes how my son and I felt when the Bionicle Saga ended.

[@Sky_nord]

he sounded so genuine before immediately shifting to the usual "Each set sold separately"

[@marinellovragovic1207]

He was serious even saying that line. Listen to how dejected and sad he sounds.

[@ipaqmaster]

It was perfect. Meme of the year with the twist while keeping that iconic advertising sentence to ground it

[@extominator4284]

As someone who got into Bionicle because of Hero Factory, I can’t fully relate, but I do understand the pain. Bionicle, HF, and Bionicle G2 were great sets, stories, and flavour, but far and away Bionicle G1 was king. It’s so sad to see all three of them go away without a true resolution, with dangling plot threads, and unfinished character arcs. I really appreciate and resonate with the message of the video, that we should cherish the memories, remember the good, and forgive the bad, because at the end, it is gone, and even if it comes back (AGAIN) it probably won’t be what any of us old-ish fans want. It’s best to think of it as it was, a legend, in every sense of the word.

[@therestinghornet6906]

I'd love to hear more about your perspective on the overall universe and if you feel they connect in anyway. It's like modern day civilizations learning about the ancient Greeks and the stories of old

[@t.nightmaressoul9769]

​@The RestingHornet the respect on you we need that

[@cg5380]

dude I got a hero factory breakout book from a school bookfair once. The book went lowkey hard considering it was a lego tie in novel

[@cryo1195]

As someone who got into g1 Bionicle, I was sad to see it go, but hero factory was definitely great in its own way, and all I could think with Bionicle g2's background lore was "look how they massacred my boy and token girl who was secretly my favorite"

[@TheRMeerkerk]

"Bionicle, each set sold separately." Hearing that sentence after all that ranting made me literally lol!

[@ImJavert]

I recently went to Legoland Germany for a day out and when I went in I noticed signs leading to some sort of Bionicle ride. Obviously I was thrilled and went there immediately, and although it was there, something was wrong. All the branding had been stripped off the outside. All that was left was a sign with a picture of one of the Gen-2 masks and next to it the words "ride inside" in a big red font. Sure, the insides were still there, but it had clearly just been left to time. Just felt really sad to see that they clearly think no one would care to such a point that they'll literally remove the name from the outside of the ride in case people unfamiliar with it don't want to go in. Hell of a way to treat the franchise that saved them from bankruptcy really. Absolutely the best ride in the park though. Just picks you up with a robot arm and flings the shit out of you, it's great.

[@JarharaJaiArik]

I was there too, last year. The footprints of a Toa Metru are still there, looking like the fossilized remains of something long gone. And if you look up above the viewing platform, there's still a life sized figure of Toa Whenua that once used to move. Now he's cover in a thick layer of dust, watching over the last bit of Bionicle in all of Legoland. Very fitting for the archiver but also very sad

[@swordsmanthegamernine7973]

I want to somehow arrange a trip there. Some kind of fuckin voyage, a mass gathering to Legoland JUST to go to that ride, over and over, see if someone somewhere gets the point

[@c-house9909]

I met a traveler from an antique land, Who said “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert… Near them, on the sand, half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, and wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, tell that it’s sculptor well those passions read which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, the hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Mata Nui, King of Kings; Look on my works, ye mighty and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away.”

[@emetanti]

Having just googled it, its even worse. It apparently got rebranded to Hero Factory.

[@TTBRalt]

This is absolutely mind-blowing. Like.. damn near shed a tear at this one but, _holy shit._ It's just perfect. Like, you ever make an art project and just admire it for how perfect it is? I hope that's how you feel about this one 'cause you f•cking nailed it.

[@essengerbionicle]

I actually really felt like I rushed this once and if i'd anticipating getting this kind of reaction i would have spent more time on the editing and flashbacks

[@TTBRalt]

@@essengerbionicle As someone who edits.. literally down to the frame when I have the time, I can empathize with that. You'd know your creative process more than any one of us could, but, as someone with absolutely _zero_ insight as to what those alternate possibilities might've looked like- I'd say you did a damn fine job. You've definitely done it justice and not a single bit stood out to me as something I would've thought to change. Keep up the good work-! With, whatever wacky, crazy stuff you think of next. (with shredded cheese and swingline staples and cassowary eggs and spiral notebook wires and radium and Barry B. Benson and The Fappening and a single DVD copy of 'Chef' and a big fat f•cking kiss on the lips and pickles and-)

[@jk6956]

@@essengerbionicle Do more then!

[@Citadel_Studios]

God this hits....these vids are fucking beautiful..

[@Riucaft]

Facts

[@genarosiles2951]

Wow, not gonna lie. Even the voice actor would be surprised for this powerful message

[@Ssecave]

"each set sold separetely" got me really good. Laughed my ass off at the same time tearing up :'D.

[@demiurgusgodofform8589]

Goddammit. As someone whose first buildable toys were Bionicles, this hit me right in the nostalgia feels. Bionicles may be gone, but they will never be forgotten, for they live on in my heart.

[@jacksongibbs8998]

Each set sold separately

[@Akhen.]

Holy shit that was the most heartfelt and genuine love letter to Bionicle i've heard in a while... may the Great Spirit guide you my friend...

[@ShinKatto]

This legit feels like the pure essence of dread people had when hero factory dropped lol

[@MasterofthisReality]

Holy shit I actually cried. Bionicle was a huge part of my childhood. I grew up with terrible parents that would rather I stayed in my room and by myself than have friends I could hangout with. I spent countless hours building and creating. I got the Lego Magazine and followed the story. I watched all the movies. I even know about what was supposed to come after. Even to this day I still go out and try to find sets I always wanted even at 30 years old. Bionicle was a friend for me. I was so upset when it was ended in such a terrible way. It was the first time I experienced corporation's lack of heart. I'm rambling. I miss CLASSIC Bionicle. I miss the story.

[@vegasfarmer1521]

What was supposed to come after ? Story wise ?

[@MasterofthisReality]

@@vegasfarmer1521 bionicle dinosaurs, a killer machine designed to take out toa that lived after Spherus Magna restored.

[@vegasfarmer1521]

@@MasterofthisReality eh kinda have seen it before right ? I love the series with all my heart but I don't think that plot would have been very good. I think it ended when it had to and perfectly

[@Bionicleforever]

@@vegasfarmer1521true but honestly that could be said with every franchise, how many times can you have lightsaber duels cyber gunshots and saving the world before it gets tedious. Maybe it’s better for story to end but still be sad that it’s over

[@vegasfarmer1521]

@@Bionicleforever 100% . I'm glad it's not "the Bionicle Toa Rtarrtaxfdfr are back to fight Makuta for the 23rd time with slightly different mask"

[@NatsuDragn33I]

I... was so hyped because I thought this meant Bionicle was making a comeback. But damned if this wasn't such a marvelous tribute. Thank you.

[@kdubs6130]

jesus im close to crying. this is how i felt and feel. Bionicle was a majority of my life growing up. waiting every month for the next comic, getting every original toa. the massive free mask event.

[@wooiealien2339]

😭

[@ALovelyLad]

Everyone has nostalgia for their childhood toys, but bionicle was like a glimpse into another dimension

[@austinroundsgallery83]

The humor and beauty combo here hits me in such a unique way.

[@NexeL_NKC]

That AI voice was so well done holy crap. I totally thought the actual narrator guy came in and did this for the memes. All jokes aside, I'm so glad Bionicle still has a massive fanbase. I watched the movies and played with all my sets for so long, and the lore was top notch. Heroes are remembered, and legends never die. On another note, another series that still has a big following is Hot Wheels Acceleracers. If any of you remember that, we're friends now. Both these franchises got shafted when it comes to conclusions.

[@suikahe1856]

Oh my god another Bionicle AND Acceleracers fan in the wild. Didn’t expect to meet a friend today lul

[@howdydudes2]

Yo! IM NOT ALONE! I wanted them to finish acceleracers so bad, I even made one of my car liveries in horizon 5 like the white and pink cars with acceleracers on the back bumper so people could hit me up! Man why do all the good cartoons always get shutdown...

[@Evenaardez]

Oh my god, I remember that show. You have awoken a memory that has been sleeping forever haha.

[@ChaoticTempest]

Indeed people of culture in here, truly shafted endings to such wonderful stories.

[@Evenaardez]

@@ChaoticTempest Reminds me of how Code Lyoko Finale never aired in the US.

[@roshango125ab]

"Each set sold separately" *a single tear rolls down his face*

[@mattfabbs]

The narrator went through the 5 stages of grief in one commercial

[@andrewdelaerranz9648]

I teared up a bit... God damn I miss those little fellas like you wouldn't believe it.

[@johnscatoloni3827]

May the legend of Bionicle live Forever

[@gavinhendricks8689]

Ugh man. I grew up on G1 Bionicle. Now I’m 25 with a house. Still have those Bionicles… still have heartstrings that tug at me. Those were my heroes and friends as a kid. They feel so abandoned. I love the Bionicle franchise. Wish it kept going for new generations

[@noneedtoknow07]

I'm more impressed your 25 with a house. But I get it, I grew up playing bioncle too, had the original Tahu as my first kit, and got the first ps2 game as well. Read a few of the books as well.

[@Manuelbacon40]

Thats cool , I wish they kept going too I gave mine to my nephews...

[@gavinhendricks8689]

@@noneedtoknow07 thankfully my Fiancée and I were pretty goal oriented. Got a good deal on a house with 5% down

[@BronzeAgePepper]

I just turned 31, my collection is still crammed into a bunch of plastic tubs in the basement of my parents' place. An incredibly thorough collection up to the Metru Nui saga, and a lot of memories of it from years long gone. "It had to have been real -- someone _please_ tell me this wasn't all a dream." I really felt that. I know Lego is just a company and we can't rely on companies to validate our childhoods, great as that company may have been many years ago, to have given us such a story-rich world that held our imaginations like no other. But it'd nice to have more people for us grown men to want to share our old memories with.

[@E6aTb_Mou_Xyu]

An AI representation of old narrator from Bionicle commercials, Cornfield Chase from Interstellar which I absolutely adore and fragments from Bionicle commercials and movies. This is the best video on KZbin, thank you Essenger, you made me feel well.

[@Omen_4]

“Each set.. sold, seperately..” got me in tears.

[@BIONICforge_Studios]

To this day, I am still collecting sets. Bionicle isn't in Lego's hands anymore, it all in ours now.

[@scarredable]

moccists and storyteller goes brrr

[@Kalhiki]

I grew up on Bionicle, and loved Hero Factory just as much. But damn, this video 🥲 I will never forget you, Bionicle: each set sold separately.

[@phantomix5693]

Hero Factory always felt like just another Lego line but Bionicle was *far* more than that, it was really something special. Nothing could ever hope to fill the gap it left in our hearts.

[@seamen1454]

There is no way to express your feelings better than "each set sold separately."

[@zf1_boi46]

It might be cringe to cry over a meme, but I want to bawl every time I watch this. Thank you. This video and all the other Bionicle content you make on this channel is so well written and made. They give me a new way to engage with and appreciate such a huge nostalgic part of my life. And as a bonus, I'm really getting into your music!

[@kaden-sd6vb]

this hit home real hard, this was exactly how I felt back then, all those years ago. all that sadness rushing back... bionicle is responsible for my fascination with sentient machine civilizations in fiction, it hurt to see it go, and now I'm reminded how how little satisfaction that interest gets to have these days...

[@Kumanitan]

my god.. Each Set Sold Separately

[@codylester7489]

I came here to laugh but I teared up a bit. This is such an meaningful message. I did have some Hero Factory sets and I got the ones I had along the Bionicle sets I also had when I was a kid.

[@animeking1357]

That moment when, "Each set sold separately." gives you feels.

[@polarbear4696]

That unity, duty, destiny rung in my soul. Fare well gathered friends...

[@maskedboy3839]

I loved bionicle it was always so fun. How badass the story was, how the animations were, but sometimes we have to accept that the good days and how smart the creators really were would always be a good memory for us people who loved bionicle.

[@def3ndr887]

Back when times were simple and bliss

[@harrisondansie9542]

Man this was basically me in early 2009. "Th...they're going to update the webcomic soon, right? Mata Nui is going to fight Makuta and there'll be sets with the Nuva and Mistika together, right?" I kind of just blurred it all out when I realized they were moving on.

[@MarshalDTeachh]

Bionicle may be gone but it'll never forgotten. Bionicle will always hold a place in the hearts of everyone who invested time into watching, buying, and building the iconic merchandise it provided us with.

[@headlitethe.unstoppablemoron]

R.I.P bionicle Gone, but never forgotten It is always in our hearts, staying alive as a part of us

[@GavinsGoldenEntertainment2005]

Replaced by Lego Hero factory

[@staticnopal665]

Nah, bro. I thought I was gonna have a laugh like with the one about "Product liability law suit". This shit went through me.

[@markcox3702]

This has some strong Stanley Parable narrator vibes to it. I miss them both now.

[@technodude458]

Bionicle was more than just toys books and games it was also the creator’s battle with a deadly disease symbolized in many ways that’s why the containers for the Toa looked like big pills the author for the books was fighting cancer and he had a lot of say when it came to certain things so that was one choice he made

[@bluelanternguardianangel8038]

Dam i actually felt something from this. Its been many years since i even heard the word Toa. Its reaally sad to see that bionicle has faded into legend but i am still glad to grow up with it And to my fellow bionicle fans, remember: When all you got to keep strong, move along move along like i know you do. Even when all hope is gone, move along move along just to make it through

[@aaronmaddox402]

How dare you make me feel chills from nostalgia with such old yet hard hitting lyrics from a time almost forgotten

[@dreamshield8519]

Ah the music video's 🧙🏼‍♂️

[@DrCapy]

Imagine if this was a new commercial that rebooted the Bionicle story (again)

[@nonywoods8362]

"each set sold seperatly" okay this line made me shred in tears...

[@VersatileElement]

A childhood staple ending back in 2010... hits me in the feels

[@deathcustard2564]

This hit so hard dude... was expecting another Bionicle funny, didn't expect to start reminiscing on all the good times and memories I've had over the years with this franchise and almost come to tears... god damn..

[@Makutros]

Woke up today and witnessed a disembodied ai voice having an existential crises. Wow...

[@wsdelirious]

This genuinely makes me so sad. Bionicle was always one of my favorite things when I was a kid. I watched so many videos, all the commercials, I still have a massive crate of all of my bionicles in my attic. I loved the story and lore, which is why I never really cared for hero factory. I spent so much time just learning about them, making my own creations. Was heartbroken when I saw they were no longer producing them anymore. I actively look online at sets I always wanted as a kid just to imagine what it would be like to have a completed set. I miss them so much. Very few toys that are as great as bionicle.

[@Kiwi_guy]

Dang why was that "Bionicle, each set sold separately" so chilling.

[@durpy-gabagools324]

Now this is the legend of the bionicle

[@stanshatter3875]

The real legend was the narrator, he gave it hype. I'll never forget how fragile the parts were.

[@grimwolf6858]

"Each set sold seperatly"

[@YourCrazyDolphin]

Funny enough, of the set I ordered, I never had one break until I got a hero factory set, where one of the limbs was a bit too small for the joint it was supposed to attach to and part of it snapped off. It still stuck, thankfully.

[@grimwolf6858]

@@YourCrazyDolphin They didn't start breaking easily till we got to the Phantoka sets. Little bit of Inika/Mahri with the Piraka and Barraki with long term use. But the Phantoka is really when the plastic quality dropped to where it could break 3 days after purchase. (exaggerating. but still)

[@Bronson_07]

To be fair, hero factory was hinting at a bionicle franchise level of lore, but lego must’ve not had enough passion toward HF as they did with bionicle, so both themes eventually stopped..

[@normanclatcher]

I was waiting for something to happen with Surge. They totally set up the beats for that kind of a story arc, and then... nothing, I guess.

[@zeta5330]

Hero Factory Was a Story with a Lot of potential

[@enclavehere.7995]

See for me, Hero Factory was my Bionicle. That was when I was really picking up steam in terms of being a Lego fan. So while I am sorry for Bionicle fans that it got replaced with this, man I wish I could go back to the days when Hero Factory was brand-spankin-new. Good times.

[@ENDRAY0]

although the first lego hero factory sets did look something like bioinicles and the transclucent heads are from bionicle

[@DoodleBricks]

That… that was so emotional it almost made me tear up and I haven’t even fully gotten into Bionicle yet 😭 WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO MAKE SOMETHING SO HEART WRENCHING?!

[@jacobschaller6566]

I love how the Bionicle Narrator here gives me the same vibes as the Narrator from The Stanley Parable.

[@TheRealHeroKnight]

I never thought i would get emotional over "each set sold separately" i never even got into bionicle! But damn it still got me

[@Monkeydew1o2]

This hit way too hard. I had 26 bionicles as an impoverished kid. I worked as a kid just to be able to afford them... I started working at 7. Bionicles made me who I am.

[@mariic2]

I remember using this video (along with "If Bionicle Commercials Were Honest") for a presentation at university. I've never gotten the opportunity to thank you until now. Thank you so much, dude!

[@homtanks9416]

every once in a while, i have a very vivid dream about going to Target and seeing old bionicle sets on the shelf. Every time i think “no fucking way, they’re selling them again? this is amazing!!” so i end up trying to buy what i can carry. i get so excited, but then i wake up.

[@chickenhouse2831]

You're not the only one, partner. Those dreams always feel so real. Too real. 😔😔

[@fayzonroberts5702]

I remember growing up with bionicle as a kid, both toys and movies and man it just had such a shine with its designs… story… lore… it was simply a badass legend I will always smile at if ever remembered or mentioned..

[@jeannin.wallace2795]

This, was the most oddest and touching commercial ive ever seen. ❤

[@Cursedzeba]

This… hurts. I got my first Bionicle, the original Toa Tahu, when I was 5. I grew up with them, watched the legends and stories, collected all that I could…… and now they ended. Now I am an adult i want to recollect them all, to have them all together as they should be. If only to share with future generations. Gathered friends we shall all remember Unity Duty Destiny

[@wolflord8117]

To hear the narrator say "unity, duty, destiny". Gave me friggen chills

[@Seekr237]

This just feels like Stanley Parable levels of dialog.

[@StarWarsStory]

I wasn't ready for this 💔💔💔 I miss Bionicle

[@FACS01]

my heart 💔 unity, duty, destiny, you'll always be a part of me 😭😭😭

[@silenceisred1552]

This fucking video got me to watch a 9+ hour video about the entire story of Bionicle.

[@FACS01]

link?

[@silenceisred1552]

@@FACS01 yes kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnzKhICKhLNnnKs

[@Psychronix]

I cry every time i come across this video. Bionicle is an absolute massive part of my life.

[@rhysskollen6919]

Wow that was actually emotional, i grew up with bionicle, strange to see it cast off so unceremoniously