The Absolute INSANITY of Bionicle Lore: The Island of Doom | Bionicle Explained #2

Step into the mind-bending world of Bionicle, a saga where toys turned into legends and lore became an epic journey like no other. In this first part of our series, we unravel the events of Bionicle’s early years, from its 2001 debut to 2005, following the release timeline of its iconic sets and stories.
We begin in 2001 with the awakening of the legendary Toa Mata-Tahu, Gali, Lewa, Pohatu, Onua, and Kopaka-on the island of Mata Nui. Tasked with protecting the Matoran, the Toa Mata face Makuta Teridax and his hordes of Rahi. The story escalates in 2002 with the arrival of the Bohrok Swarms, biomechanical creatures bent on destruction, and in 2003, the Bohrok-Kal threaten the Toa once more as Makuta unleashes his fearsome Rahkshi to spread fear across Mata Nui.
In 2004, the story shifts to the city of Metru Nui in a prequel saga that introduces the Toa Metru-Vakama, Nokama, Matau, Onewa, Whenua, and Nuju-on their quest to save their city from Makuta’s schemes. The saga reaches its climax in 2005 as the Toa Metru are transformed into the Toa Hordika and face the monstrous Visorak Horde in a desperate battle to rescue the Matoran and preserve their world.
This is Bionicle lore as it was revealed to fans year by year, following the release of sets and media that defined a generation. Prepare for a journey through The Great Cataclysm, the rise of the Toa Mata, the fall of Metru Nui, and the relentless battles against the Bohrok, Rahkshi, and Visorak.

[@VadersFortress2]

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[@colematlock7755]

dang, this came out right when I finished the first part. What luck.

[@robotcactus_mk1882]

Fr fr

[@JonBation]

Ongod

[@erikparis3365]

Same

[@noahpaquet8357]

Omg dude same !

[@TheViktous]

Same

[@Kromface]

The lore of these worlds CONSUMED me when I was a kid. Books, movies, video games, had it all and obsessed over it. So hyped to revisit as an adult

[@JWC0889]

There were games!?

[@helgosh4484]

​@@JWC0889 yee iirc there were some for the GBA and DS but the best memorys i have, are fromBionicle Heroes on the Ps2

[@larsbohmer6319]

I really wish they remade them or rereleased the Figures and Sets

[@Nelblu]

Bionicle lore is awesome

[@jom.6181]

Bionicle heroes on the ps2 was fire although I don't remember much lol. it was kind of like lego Star Wars with different bionicles needed for different tasks and you could eventually unlock Makuta (? or some other evil guy) as a playable character which was sick too

[@Point27Edited]

I JUST finished part 1, this upload could not have had a better timing xD

[@polarbear4696]

I must be living the best timeline, but I feel like a piraka, greedy, fun fact "piraka" is a word in Bionicle that means, pirate, murderer, criminal, it's mostly an insult, or a mark, bad omen. Zaktan and his crew owned that for sure.

[@johndeal666]

“Thief and murderer” is the translation from the books iirc

[@swordsmanthegamernine7973]

They’re sadistic, they LOVE being the thugs, and I’m not gonna lie I love that about them. There’s just something to love about villains who love being evil. They aren’t sympathetic, they don’t have a tragic backstory, they’re genuine thugs and love being thugs XD

[@kira-dk2mx]

I still have all the guidebooks and chapter books. And the fact that they're still in good condition says a lot about my love for bionicle.

[@moondog5434]

They have great value to you. Cherish your childhood.

[@nickwarner9256]

Happy to see bionicle lore is getting the recognition it deserves. Love the animations you’ve added to give more visual context too

[@Skroopy]

My first bionicle was the fire rahkshi, but 2006 and 2007 were the years that I really got into the story. I'm so glad you made this recap!

[@Green_Sentinel_3]

Absolutely loving the Bionicle videos! Cannot wait for the next one!

[@VadersFortress2]

Glad you like them!

[@vezokpiraka]

Yay. Finally a good retrospective on the entire story of Bionicle. The whole story gets progressively more insane and by the end nobody even understands what happened.

[@stormghost3712]

I grew up with Bionicle. Going through the first stories was a trip. Completely forgot they made 3 different movies outta this IP and i forgot. They were such a big part of my life back then.

[@3eveemaster771]

theres a 4th...about the mask of life

[@Lyokoheros-KLPXTV]

I didn't forget... but watching these video make me so much regretting there wasn't more. Like, big long series, showing all these events...

[@drakemccoy7491]

Welcome once again my friends to this tale of bionicle.

[@dragonlordjonerc]

Thank you for covering the deeper parts of the story, the stuff that I missed as a casual, though devout, fan of the series growing up.

[@sipp884]

Guess we're revisiting core memories today

[@KyranMountain]

I'm only 60 seconds in, and I've already tried to like this video 3 times. Nice work 👍

[@jebusglatze1285]

i just watched both parts. im hyped for the third one. Us old fans really appreciate the rare bionicle content. Great quality videos by you

[@VictorKiithsa]

I can thank you enough for doing these video. Please see it through to the end.

[@VadersFortress2]

I will for sure!

[@OrranM]

Can't wait for Part 3 - love the work you did on this

[@JunebugHellPigs815]

Super happy watching/listening to part 1 at work (10h shifts) just to do it again the NEXT DAY with PT2 😊

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

You've awakened a part of my childhood that went dormant. Time to find my old Bionicle sets and build MOCs

[@Dking3078]

These Bionicle videos got me immersed into the lore.

[@biomegamechdude]

thank you for allowing us to relive the dream we grew up knowing once more :) can't wait for the next part

[@Ian-ry2ow]

The best part of the lore, The Ignition Trilogy. Such great music in the commercials and mini movies, and great looking figures, Marhi had the best looking ones of the Trilogy.

[@Nelblu]

Thank you for the Bionicle content, VF! It’s hard to find elsewhere and appreciated!!

[@gamingonthecouch5976]

Damn this really brings back memories of being a kid, keep up the good work, can't wait for the new video!

[@IndyRead]

So much damn interesting lore and yet it's the fact that Jala organized a GENERAL STRIKE of all things to try to get the Turaga to cooperate that is somehow both awesome and hilarious.

[@iamthehobo]

I owned two early generation Bionicles 20 years ago and played the first browser game before it had any updates where anything really happened. I have no real connection to this lore. But I'm so into these videos

[@raymondclaypole6926]

Okay hear me out there's this dude who made a 13-hour video but explaining every little detail in Bionicle is the best but still I love this series

[@dragondotorg7323]

Yeah, but this is somehow better. Idk how, but it just feels easier to digest the info.

[@dragondotorg7323]

But the other one is definitely a must watch to get even more info, in the in Universe chronological order.

[@FoundingChambers]

Subscribed! Need more bother, I love how well you have condensed this extensive lore, and made it WAY more digestible! Appreciate the entertainment!

[@klydeparker9803]

I apreciate this so much haha. Thanks for the hard work keep it up brother.

[@natsudragnell6333]

It's honestly very impressive what the writters of the Bionicle lore build, and I hope they continiued to write storys like this after Bionicle was exed. Also this lore just get's ever more insane the deeper one dives e.g. one of the resisting Matoran on Voya Nui -Velika i Think- turned out to be a disguised 'great one' way down the line - Baiscly a Bionicle god.

[@ReiseLukas]

Love how the origin of all this lore came from a man suffering from cancer "what if, in each pill was a tiny soldier?" Bionicle = Biological Cronicle

[@heartlessnobody1143]

i absolutely LOVE the idea of kharzahnni as a island. Waterfalls dump sand into gravel lakes. The sky full of black clouds rains stones and shoots lightning that makes no sound. Volcanoes erupt chunks of ice that burn like hot iron. Flames from a fire bring no warmth. The ground screams with every step. The slightest breeze deafens anyone who gets in its way. The only thing you have for comfort are the weapons given to you as compensation for the total mutilation of your body. And now you are forced to work forever without aim, meaning or end, until you give up on living and calcify into a statue for the crime of trying to rest in any way. Hell is real for Matoran. And its governor welcomes anyone and everyone who arrives there in person with a smile.

[@gnericdscription8903]

I just finished the first part like an hour and 10 mins ago great timing

[@andrewtyrell4795]

Ending the video there?! Absolutely savage! But I'll definitely be waiting for part 3.

[@lucasmyers57]

I remember watching some of this when I was younger. I didn't know just how deep it all went.

[@ajackass5950]

This dropped right after i watched part one and i couldn't be happier

[@Jow-zx8nu]

OK, Now I'll have to wait for Part 3!

[@trentonspess2649]

Loved part 1 - I’m sure this will just as fire

[@BuffPomsky]

Thanks for the nostalgia trip! Very well made! The video just flew by haha

[@rileyobrien8349]

This guys knows how to make a release schedule

[@exetrius2918]

I'm planning a build but being a casual fan (MoL + toys) I wanted to get in on the lore some more, then stumbled upon these two videos. They are incredibly helpful!! And also lucky this part just released!

[@lanxreedalenlum3706]

i am so happy someone is doing these, ive always wondered abiut the lore, your are a god damn hero

[@DarkZero13Ultima]

Just finished part one! What impeccable timing!! 🤘

[@timothycambron]

I am loving these Bionicle lore videos, and I hope you do more.

[@KlaelDemon]

Heck yeah more Bionicles

[@genesisrhap6719]

Commenting as a footnote for the last video, only error that i noticed ws the description of the mask collection. The masks you detailed were the masks they arrived with, their locations had to so with where the toa arrived because they need to first mask to power them and their powers. Without their masks they are depleted and weak. They collect the other 5 masks which are counterparts to the other toa in their element and once they complete that they have access to all masks powers and full elemental powers.

[@Snowfreak357]

Great narration man. Doing great! Looking forward to part 3! I even learned things about the lore I didn’t know about.

[@MrM.E.R.]

Its nice, i saw part one yesterday, and serendipitously here is part two allreddy. Then seeing that others experienced the same rigth after. Anyway great video. looking forward to the next. hope you do the hole series

[@silasgnaka9579]

Thanks for your time and effort to research and put that all nicely together.

[@riker127]

HELL YEAH. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS ❤

[@zachmegna7003]

Thank you for doing a part two this is awesome

[@benjaminrouggly9392]

Bionics Legends is such an epic series.

[@Isaiahfied]

The fact that part 1 covered ‘01-‘05 and part 2 could only covers part of ‘06 is insane. Mindblowing how much backstory was put out and how interconnected everything became after they introduced Voya Nui

[@CoroHuh]

Overwhelmed is an understatement of what zaktan did to tahu lol. Noice stuff.

[@lucaskeith7973]

These videos have been great. Very well done.

[@dylanfleury807]

I never understood the 3rd movie. I happened to be talking with my girlfriend when I came across these videos. I never realized just how much lore there was behind this series

[@spacepanda3693]

You sir just earned yourself a lifetime subscriber

[@The_Void_]

The lore of the dark hunters is insane. I wish i knew this as a kid. Bionicle has been one of the most fascinating worlds to dive into.

[@victorgranados7661]

Hell yea ready to watch this during my lunch break

[@gh0stEDC]

Brooo I need a third party and fast!! I never knew how much weather there was in the bionicles. It truly is amazing

[@DerGametastischeDude]

Yesss, please give us more bionicle lore!

[@ryanbelmont2676]

This is a good series. I loved Bionicle as a kid and I still like it today. I really wish we got a sequel to the movie "The Legend Reborn". I can't wait for the next video chapter of this story

[@dannylord5020]

IAM CRYING TO YOUR WORK TRUST ME WHEN I SAY IM ALIVE FOR THIS YO ARE MY CHILDHOOOD

[@autobotskyflame6287]

Yay! Part 2!

[@Era2Sunrise]

Part two already??? Lets go!

[@calebhartslief2267]

Im hooked ngl, this is great stuff

[@laxmadur4611]

I have been desperately waiting for part 2 thanks for making the wait short

[@yukonwnkfield3671]

Just commenting to comment. Happy to have bionicle content.

[@KalousTheGuy]

Thank you big guy!! ❤

[@Jyhynnn]

Just finished part 1. Let's go part 2!!!!

[@JoeUchiha-gs5ru]

I'm pretty hyped for part 3

[@radosaworman7628]

cant wait for part 3!

[@dudder2008]

Thanks for reminding me of my childhood

[@Bocur]

I first discovered Bionicle through the 2006 commercials. Inika were always my favorite toa team!

[@marxcautelle6818]

WOOOO MORE BIONICLE LETS GOOOOOOO

[@lordmcfister9654]

Now I remember why I liked Bionicles so much.

[@Kurogiri7796]

part 2 LET'S GO

[@skullraiser1665]

Brutaka was one of my favorites. I still have his figure but not in the best condition. Trying to buy Bionicles online now gets pricy to. So many characters I remember having as a kid now they're gone. Alot of good memories with the toys and video games :)

[@benji_9710]

I don't have time to watch this now before work, but best believe i clicked so fast so I could like this and share it to myself 😂

[@King_of_Blue-Eyes]

This is part of my childhood. I wish for it to continue.

[@zaclovesschool2273]

YAY this is the part I was around when I was younger

[@hystericalhydra9305]

Dude keep this up 😁

[@clifdog100]

Yo i got part earlier today! What are the odds!! Do you plan to go all the way up to the end of the gladiatorian stuff, AKA do you plan to fully cover the lore until it switched to hero factory? (If so I will be subscribing)

[@VadersFortress2]

That's the plan!

[@Yorah95]

This whole video goes in depth on the story that happened after 2005 story ended and 2006 started. The 2006 toy line, and story did not clarify any of this. so imagine me, a 13 year old boy, not knowing who these toothed enemies are supposed to be. as i had no access to the books and comics all this took place in. Finally having this whole story laid out to me, is awesome. it always bugged me that this gap in story was never addressed on their website.

[@alistaircraig7849]

Its absolutely crazy how deep it goes, considering its based on a toy line

[@t3rr0talabode52]

Who heard "2006" and felt OLD? Just me? I still think I have the comics in my parent's home back home? I did NOT realize they are almost 2 decades old (in another year or two, but STILL).

[@dillondefoe5567]

that hit of pure nostalgia

[@HaltTheHarmsOfLife]

Yo Yo Piraka!

[@Dargorthverse]

Man, to this day I'm ashamed and angry at myself for how little I knew of Bionicle's lore as a kid and how little I cared for those OG toys... I basically only began learning about all that transpired AFTER Bionicle franchise was dead.

[@GabrielHarris-mo6fs]

So everyone watch the 1st episode this week, then he just delivers

[@carlborneke8641]

I still remember the twist we got from Turaga Dume after the Matoran returned to Metru Nui. “The Great Spirit is not awake. He is dying.” We went from thinking that evil was defeated for good and that a new golden age would begin to learning that the entire Matoran Universe would die and that there’s only a faint hope of saving everyone. Just imagine being just an average Matoran during this. To know that after the greatest victory in history you are now faced with the end of the world and you can do nothing but wait and see if there’s a future or if everything will end. Then there’s the fact that practically no one else knew that the universe was dying. Can you imagine just waking up one day and you find out that the sun is gone without any warning whatsoever? Because that’s basically what it would be like to live in a dead Matoran Universe.

[@GWinfinit]

Man, I miss bionicles, they were so cool

[@jejeakle]

Man, the ignition saga was _dark_. I do really like book four of legends a lot, though. Gives a basic timeline of the world, and shows the backstory of the piraka

[@Official_N1nJay]

this brings forward alot of nostalgia hahah

[@MrListerTheSisterPhister]

For any who want more lore immediately Ben Saint (a youtuber) has a 13 hour comprehensive lore about the whole bionicle universe.

[@corki9930]

Damn, this makes me wish that someone would continue where the movies left off, and adapt these stories in animated form (and maybe even update some of the old animations from before the movies)

[@_J.B.S._]

Great video, I’m unfortunately sick and don’t have the energy to finish all of it in one sitting but I’ll watch the rest later. The part I’ve seen so far though is amazing, keep it up man 👍🏻

[@Omar-ig2xd]

Brings me back to 2006 going to toysrus and buying my first bionicle Toa Inika Matoro

[@palmtree554]

I'm a simple man. I see Bionicle content. I click.

[@kieranroche597]

I had no idea there was so much lore. I only saw the movies and had the toys as a kid.