Eljay's Recap Review: 8917 Kalmah

[@TyrannoNoddy]

Something I always found fun about 07 was how the Barraki switched the standard red and white character personalities - Kalmah was the cold and calculating one, while Pridak was more emotion driven and aggressive, which is an inversion of what fire and ice characters were like.

[@maltahighjacker9842]

Pretty cool comparison, I would also think its because cephlopods are smart and cunning were as sharks (like bullsharks) are really aggressive and territorial.

[@kevinwessels1261]

"considering I don't have any live squid on hand..." C'mon Eljay, I thought you lived on a farm? Next you're going to say that you don't have any Velociraptors!"

[@pugmasterben]

XD

[@nightburner5357]

In the story, kalma starves the squids so they will go after their targets

[@thexplodenator3007]

I thought it was to train them to feed quickly

[@DERPunit317]

@@thexplodenator3007 either way thats metal af

[@migbrickspt9256]

​​​@@DERPunit317 Kalmah is so metal that theres a finnish metal band named after him. (A band that I'm a huge fan of , they are really good you should check them out)

[@everytimewetouchnightcore1587]

I always liked this set solely because he had three eyes and I've always like characters withe features like that. When I think about it now, though, this set could've easily had a custom build with four arms and four tentacles. I would have loved to see that.

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

I'm suddenly hungry for some KALaMAHri...

[@natethewerewolf]

RED Soldier i see you almost half the videos i see. from now on im going to say hi when i do

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

CatalyzerClips935 Yes sir! Would you preffer I use the Stock rocket launcher, the Beggar's Bazooka, the Original, the Airstrike, the Black Box, the Direct Hit, the Rocket Jumper or the Cowmangler 5000?

[@homopessimist]

RED Soldier I did it guys... i.imgur.com/8k5hNu8.png

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

brian55235 You done me proud, boy.

[@UnfaithfulServant97]

RED Soldier None of the above. Use the Bread Bazooka soldier!

[@Mewchu14]

I never understood what Kalmah's weapon was supposed to be. Are they tentacles that are part of him? are they a staff shaped like tentacles?

[@Scarilianvids]

Trek Video Animations at the time seem to hint at the tentacle being part of him, given the tentacle seems alive...

[@bzenga5981]

***** Ye 2 are here too? COOLIO!! Ye, this is Mistah_Grammaticul. Anyhow, I have a feeling the tentacle is probably his weapon, because, obviously, he's underwater, and, well, items underwater move around due to wave vibration (Was that it? I think so).

[@bzenga5981]

Well, coolio. See ya!

[@milokiss8276]

I used to put the tentacle through the hold of the launcher, Like it was a bow... I might be wrong, I guess.

[@gameman3981]

@Iderus Naimmee Did you really have to add that?

[@tfdude1394]

Ahhh, my first Bionicle. NOSTALGIA!!!!

[@gamingfriendz100]

This is my first Bionicle to

[@tfdude1394]

Cool.

[@sonerec725]

The Gray Kirby dude I bought this guy from ta cvses toy isle AFTER bionicle ended (G1)not to mention I had seen the very same set ( like the same one that I ended up buying later) 2 years earlier

[@Saiyangoddess72]

Mine was makuta and takanuva who I got on the same day as a Christmas present in 2003

[@dtinagliastudios]

#RIPcarapar

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

#RIPMatoroANDCarapar

[@ZaligeBite]

@@DuckandMikeyfan49 #fuckmatoro

[@Blue-Rain]

@@ZaligeBite #howdareyou

[@BrickBuster2552]

#HeActuallyDiedWTF

[@greatmiru2064]

#RIPTeridax

[@rhyanwesthassel7980]

Fun fact! The canister art for Kalmah had the standard Toa Hordika feet opposed to these, larger Hordika feet.

[@spectoestis3106]

He has the Hordika feet, but he has the Hordika feet.

[@rhyanwesthassel7980]

@@spectoestis3106 I know what I meant, but reading it back it does sound rather silly.

[@qtulhoo]

5:28 I just realized that Kalmah has three sets of teeth.

[@CrimsonMoonM]

Now we know who to blame for the squid launcher, it was Kalmah all along! On a more serious note: I always feel disappointed whenever a Barraki set uses the Piraka build since many of the other Barraki have entirely custom bodies.

[@saturnice]

Even though Kalmah was my first barraki, I just realized his tentacles look like a giant recurve bow.

[@Targon117]

Outside of the modified Hordika feet and tentacles, I honestly can't see anything outstanding with Kalmah. I'll admit that he was my first Barraki, but after I got all the other sets he just seemed foamed in with the others. Still a great set, and insert obligatory Splatoon squid joke here.

[@litmus7325]

7:40 actually eljay you CAN stage them! The tip of the tentacle is the same size as a standard system rod, and the holes in the tentacles are the same size as the holes rods go into. That means if you wanted to you could set up the tentacle to look as if it's choking a toa!

[@harrisonblock]

I never noticed the Hordika part of his feet until now

[@jacpod2046]

D'aaaaawww Carapar was actually kinda cute in the intro XD R.I.P My favorite Barraki.

[@bioniclemac300]

i thought someone would make splatoon meme pun here

[@ThrillaWhale]

Did the story ever explain what those tentacles are exactly? Are they natural outgrowths of his arm, or is he...holding some kind of living, self-contained tentacle?? Because that sounds horrifying.

[@axiom6031]

YOU'RE A KID NOW YOU'RE A SQUID NOW

[@maxieprimo2758]

YOU'RE A TERRIFYING ABOMINATION OF THE PIT NOW

[@BucketCanSoupMan]

INK IT ALL NOW UP THE WALL NOW

[@gameman3981]

Don't.

[@ebthegt5572]

So he uses hentais most famous tools as weapons?

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

Yep, Kalmah's a pervert, and has a whole stack full of PlayMatoran in his closet.

[@djt08031996]

Nah, that would be takadox

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

i love the new pieces and the design, just fantastic!!

[@faroffgrace5490]

So, you had Seafood for lunch, Eljay? Don't supposed you questioned why Kalmah supplied Lunch?

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

Ghostboy GamingandReviews It's Kalmah, don't question it.

[@faroffgrace5490]

RED Soldier I don't know, I would question a construction toy walking up to me with a plate of crab......

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

Ghostboy GamingandReviews I wouldn't. Who knows what it might do to me!

[@qtulhoo]

Far Off Grace Depends on if it's a Barraki or not.

[@MLittleBrony]

i don't recall much about the Barraki as characters, but damn did they have some cool designs

[@Countcomfortable]

Carapar pleading for kalmahs mercy makes me feel so bad for him,even if he is a heartless warlord

[@chase1146]

yes eljay you are right about the league of six kingdoms

[@flyingpiggles1034]

I am gonna get this set because most of the cons (mainly color scheme ones) aren't cons to me. The only one that would affect the set is the flapping.

[@aPonderousChain]

LJ, what do you use as a background, and how do you make the floor and wall so seamless? Some kind of poster board?

[@lucentshadow]

I stuck the squid on his arms like the promo art showed (I used a couple extra grey pins)

[@GameSlots7]

This was the first barraki I ever got, I always liked the face/mask of him

[@boysponge705]

Why did the Barraki take an anger management class? To become Kalmah (calmer).

[@makutamiserix5612]

Kalmah has 3 eyes with 1 blind and leads an army of creatures. Davros anyone?

[@takonyka]

i bet this was the first time he turned on the oven :D

[@gregorius9251]

I believe that the reason that his weapon is orange is because of orange squid ammo.

[@gruntkiller123]

which eye is the blind one?

[@DigitalHeliumJumper]

I just now figured out that the Green Blocks you build in the intro spells L-J...

[@MistahhMingus]

I'm thinking of getting a barraki soon, and i have mantax already. which one would you suggest? btw great review!!

[@biomotion2069]

Ehlek or takadox because they have some of the most unique build in my opinion plus good mocing parts if you ever take them apart but be prepared to replaces ehleks joints they are easy to break

[@MistahhMingus]

cool! thanks bro!

[@justiniansun7633]

A squid has 2 extra long tentacles. They used it in the weapon. Boom.

[@Dreigonix]

2:05 “Here he is... sucker.” Ah, I see what you did there... sucker as in the things on squid tentacles and the fact that the Barraki squid drain the life force from their victims.

[@tribal_houndz]

Man, Kalmah really needs to KALMAH DOWN! *im leaving*

[@mattimus3667]

At the beginning I thought Ehlek was going to say, are you a squid or a kid?!

[@duffboy3814]

I remember having this bionicle as soon as I got it I built it I was happy to see i built it and looked at the canister to see if i got it right I then realized he was missing a tentacle and an eye I was sad that I did not have all pieces.

[@legendofbionicle4313]

TTV Eljay I agree with the fact that the tentacles are a huge contrast against his color scheme, but once you put the squid in the squid launcher, i feel that it flows quite well actually. My only complaint about this set is the fact that its very basic, and has almost no front or back armor on his torso

[@ummguy5548]

SO MANY SQUID PUUUUUUUUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GarryDumblowski]

I feel like Kalmah should have used an Inika torso instead of a Piraka torso. The Piraka torso is cool, but it doesn't fit this particular set at all.

[@12171010011010]

It was such a missed opportunity to give him a tentacle weapon , instead of tentacle arms, with the squid launcher on his shoulder instead of his other hand. It would use the same amount of pieces and look so much better and make his theme more consistent. what a shame

[@milokiss8276]

...I honestly always posed him using it as a bow, Using the tentacles as the arms. I guess I was wrong???

[@Bashbandicootreal]

No one's talking about how kalmas a squid and is launching and supplying other squid to the barraki

[@bojangleswhytho5289]

This was my first Bionicle. :)

[@Cooks2712]

My first (of 2) barraki

[@Betuor]

I was wondering why ElJay's tentacles were so messed up and then I saw him playing with them. That explains it all...

[@gameandmoviecommunity5757]

1.ehlek 2.carrapar 3.mantax 4.pridax 5.takadox 6.kalmah

[@BeskarDevil]

I want a re-review where you compare him to a live squid

[@poikapi062]

I always knew Kalmah was a squid. Kalmah is obviously a play on calamari.

[@HeyJulioCoolio]

I think this set is awesome even though ironically I am afraid of Octopus and Squid.

[@bluestormpony]

JulioToyReviews andFilms are you a japanese school girl? ( kudos if you get the joke)

[@HeyJulioCoolio]

No I'm not a Japanese school girl but I get the joke. Lol.

[@naredayt]

Instantly like for that Intro

[@lordadazai270]

Simplest villain set ever.

[@possiblyzslot838]

Why the hell do people boil lobsters alive? Torture!! Literally!!!

[@chaeminkim5914]

Wrong video...(even though it's been like 4 years) And i bet you will regret if you cook a dead lobsy.

[@frawghie1296]

Carapar is a crab

[@megabuster3940]

Crabs and Lobsters decompose quickly It is imperative you eat them fresh or else you get seafood poisoning They're essentially huge bugs anyway so they don't have sentience and feelings to the degree mammals do, so it's not so inhumane really.

[@litmus7325]

Not torture really. They have a super simplistic nervous system, where they basically don't feel "pain" but their body let's them know somethings wrong

[@possiblyzslot838]

@@litmus7325 It was a joke and me 5 years ago lol, although I'd rather not boil a lobster alive myself I respect that people enjoy eating a lobster, although I didn't know that about their nervous system.

[@BioFan-oh8ol]

KZbin's auto-caption thing called "Barraki" "Broccili" :D Nice Review, though!

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

Broccoli?! Run away!!! In case you didn't know, that was a reference to the Ed, Edd, n Eddy episode, "My Fair Ed".

[@nihili4196]

Broccoli. The creeps from the depths

[@arafluko3487]

if icarax had a kid with gali:

[@arafluko3487]

Nice comment me from 6 years ago

[@arafluko3487]

Thanks man

[@sambutler953]

Ha. That's a good joke. Then again, I've always wondered what Carapar tasted like...Kendall! Get the butter and knives!

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

Who's Kendall?

[@sambutler953]

Andrew Homer A friend of mine.

[@magmorix3883]

So I was browsing BrickLink and found Barraki mandibles in white. Anyone know why these exist/ what they came in?

[@Smickleschannel]

Wait... his third eye is blind... so does that mean he's THIRD EYE BLIND?!?! DA PUNS, DA PUNS

[@IrisOpia]

The beginning 😂

[@porumbitai.8370]

he’s a squid guys. kalmah comes from calamar, which means squid

[@Teeeeeee77]

I went to rebuild this guy and I can't find one of the tentacle pieces

[@zegolath5086]

Ah i remembered When Kalmar was My first baraki

[@maxmarshall3004]

What's his rating?

[@6bambolbi6]

What's the point of giving a character three eyes, if you're going to make one blind?

[@apotatoguylikesdogs6761]

I just remembered that he was a squad because his name somewhat sounds like calamari which is good

[@folisk179]

Didn't the story stated that he lead the entire Squids army?

[@ethansmith8463]

Well, squid ink too, right?

[@springbonnie7641]

There are more pros than cons, when i look at him i really dont see any cons, so the low con count was expected

[@Justtecblitz]

If he was an octopus then does that mean he would have one tentacle

[@TheBrickRookie]

Nice review, I enjoyed it. :)

[@owenbroome8641]

Do You Like DOGE LJ?

[@jaceanderson5748]

I think he would pull the squiddy look off better by throwing the squid launcher away and moving one tentacle to his other arm.

[@toadsmemeware3983]

How can the tentacles drooping be a con? It's not the sets fault it's the fault of age and time so yeah -1 con

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

they should of gave him 4 arms

[@gabrieldabriel]

*laughs in Nocturn*

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

Strudactyl YT ?

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

i thought he was an angler or something

[@AceKylar]

Vampire squid?

[@TheSuperthingymabob]

I know people are asking about the octopus/squid thing, but the real question is, is he a kid now or is he a squid now?

[@jedder]

Kalmah, Takadox, and Pridak were the three Barraki that I thought would have done well without the mandibles. Kalmah on the other hand, cool as he is, doesn't have enough on him to look good without them.

[@Michipicoten]

Lol Karapar sounds so funny

[@BrokenNooby64]

Kalmah's a Kid and a Squid.... I bet he lived in Inkopolis for a while. I'm Not Sorry.

[@theakiwar9118]

Callie or Marie?

[@BrokenNooby64]

Definately Marie

[@perbrandt8772]

Huh. Fancy seeing you here.

[@JJAG3]

My first bionicle I think

[@Dat_RPB]

Wait, you don't have a squid lying around to review? I think everyone else does. Or just me?

[@Sunaki1000]

He hade a realy Toalike Body. Maybe he was a Traitor in the Past. A little boring Design, but a good Basic Build. One of the two lower Barraki.

[@austinmorrison6953]

is he a squid or a kid now?

[@derekjohnson9891]

missing weapons.........:'(

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

this set is fantastic as well!!! 10/10 just like takadox

[@TheCollectorsOasis]

i honestly didn't think he was a squid or octopus

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

TheMasterChief117 Then, did you think he was a jellyfish?

[@zegolath5086]

I mean My first bionicle

[@maxieprimo2758]

Least unique Barraki, but by far the most solid.

[@dootskeleton1870]

This is my favorite barraki

[@apotatoguylikesdogs6761]

It’s because he has tentacles and it’s been kind of sound like the word calamari

[@Doc51499]

you could almost say kalmah is third eye blind

[@turquoiseoctober1514]

Daniel Ragonese he actually is. Literally. It was from a fight with Pridak

[@Doc51499]

Carter Thompson come on i was talking about the band you know the one that sang the song "i want something else" #didnotget therefrence

[@turquoiseoctober1514]

1. u did the # wrong. 2. im not into music really 3. im still a kid so i would not get a stupid 90s band reference 4. u suck at burns

[@Doc51499]

Carter Thompson dude im 15 and even i know that band bruh

[@turquoiseoctober1514]

I. DONT. CAAAAAAARE.

[@turquoiseoctober1514]

though kalmah was SUPPOSED to be the fire-elemented bad guy for 2007, like jaller, this happens: Element of fire on land: normal Element of fire in the Pit: steam. steam everywhere XD

[@Matoro0902_The_Wise]

Poor Carapar XDD🤣🤣🤣

[@GeneralGrievous-1138]

*Feels sorry for Carapar*

[@starcoreonline5592]

He only has 12 limbs. Squids have 10 limbs......oh well it is a bionicle

[@allzpark]

I'm scared