Hahli Mahri was quite literally the poster girl for 2007, always featuring front and center in the marketing, and being the only Ga-Toa in a decidedly underwater theme.
@shshyie6 ай бұрын
By far my fave wave of bionicle, it was such a unique wave (and I just love underwater everythings, especially sea creatures)
@Roberta-yf4ge6 ай бұрын
Does this wave really have a bad set? It's definitely bionicles peak.
@plasticcrusaders6 ай бұрын
Hewkii.
@purplehaze23586 ай бұрын
Yup, there are definitely bad 2007 sets lmao
@XboxTF2Tidbits6 ай бұрын
@@plasticcrusadershewkii is actually a cool set
@plasticcrusaders6 ай бұрын
@@XboxTF2Tidbits to each their own, tbh he's not the worst 07 set but some of the decisions that were made when designing him are very questionable...
@SirGrimLockSmithVIII6 ай бұрын
Gadunka was definitely peak weirdness
@shiverfan48675 ай бұрын
And threatening too
@RickyRiceB5 ай бұрын
I always saw him as a weird deranged chipmunk looking creature as a kid
@helmijjj6 ай бұрын
Lesovik would definitely be in my top 5 choices! That lime faxon is just beautiful, and the little sled vehicle is super clever
@Thinginator6 ай бұрын
So much of my childhood Bionicle obsession took place AFTER most of this stuff was long gone from shelves, but I had kept all the comic books from LEGO magazines back when I was just old enough to look at the pictures, so Mahri-era Bionicles and such took on this mythical rare quality as the coolest toys that were hard to find. My friend had a few, and they were some of our favorite toys to play with because we both knew they weren't easy to find anymore. Then I found a $10 bag of Bionicles at the thrift store, and felt like I had hit the jackpot. SO MANY epic older Bionicle sets, even if many of them were incomplete. I had a complete Axon, Ehlek, and several others, plus a complete Spinos from the Maxilos set (sadly I only had one of Maxilos's arms, but hey, got that cool Vezon mask at least) and most of the parts of Gali, albeit in pieces and with cracked lime joints, plus assorted other Barraki parts and a Piraka head. I made good use of those pieces in MOCs, even if I didn't have enough pieces to complete all of the sets. My most treasured Bionicle however was a green Bohrok given to me by my friend after he got a bunch of them from a yard sale. The green one was a duplicate and partly incomplete with one of the torso pieces being white instead of green, so he said I could have it since I liked the Bohrok and they were some of the most difficult Bionicles for a kid to obtain. My Ehlek and Axon have long since been cannibalized for MOC parts, but I still have that Bohrok and will never take him apart. That one's my favorite, wrong-colored torso piece and all :)
@abhishektyagi74025 ай бұрын
I too was too young to experience the prime of Lego Bionicle, but I did have a few phantoka makutas and toa mystikas! As much as I love the style and aesthetic of bionicle G1, when the G2 sets came out, I was much older and much prefered making my own mocs with G2 and Hero Factory parts! My favorite moc was a Gali X Kopaka G2 moc that I made(my two favorite characters!)
@blasterblaster12216 ай бұрын
I can mostly agree...while i sadly only ever got one 2007 set, that being takadox, mahri is what got me back into bionicle as a whole...fun fact takadox was actually an accidental get, i was actually wanting hauli but my parents only understood the blue one
@purplehaze23586 ай бұрын
I’m just upset that we never actually got Karzahni in his pre-mutated form, to be honest.
@postproductions6 ай бұрын
Theres an AMAZING moc out there if you google it. (Literally perfect.) I feel like just with the overall aesthetic he had in the Comics, he at least design-wise would have been right at home in Bionicle Gen 2.
@jaczylijaaleniepowiemkto32436 ай бұрын
Good list, although it's a crime that Nocturn didn't even make it to the honorable mentions.
@milktenders62196 ай бұрын
I actually had that one, the colors are beyond awesome and the parts still glow in the dark, shame mine isn’t assembled anymore, and I think I’m missing parts
@midwestshoreangler91276 ай бұрын
My favorite year of bionicle. Awesome unique sets, awesome colors, awesome titan sets, everything was just awesome. I just really like that if you were someone that could only get a couple sets from each wave, you would be getting completely unique sets.
@grimmurrough6 ай бұрын
I remember even seeing the Mahri canisters on the shelves in a local supermarket, and to this day I regret that I just shrugged at them, since at that time, Bionicle was almost entirely faded from my life, and seeing another Toa team (I was very "loyal" to the Mata team, and/or stupid + didn't knew the lore) I just went "it's not even the original team anymore, why should I bother". And man, was I wrong, but now I have a shot at righting my wrongs and hopefully can get a few sets at a reasonable price.
@joelhemphill80055 ай бұрын
Ben Cossy: "It's one of, if not, the best bionicle weapon pieces" Lego Police: "I think you mean Bionicle tools. We do not condone the sale of weapons. These are tools."
@Noah-ru3jx5 ай бұрын
This is my favorite year, and while my first BIONICLE sets weren’t until ‘08, I remember watching the cinematic commercials online and thinking Kongu Mahri was the coolest because my short little man had TWO GUNS. So, based on nostalgia and my personal love of appearances, my list might go: 5. Kongu Mahri 4. Ehlek 3. Hydraxon 2. Lesovikk 1. Maxilos and Spinax
@Shade28006 ай бұрын
Respect that #5 pick. One of my favorite Bionicle sets, period. Also, am I the only one who prefers Karzahni's mutated design over his original one?
@albence1210 күн бұрын
FINALLY! Somebody recognised how cool hewkii mahri really is. Thank you!
@violentlyneutral36116 ай бұрын
These videos are my absolute favorite to watch. They make me so nostalgic and appreciate other sets in new ways.
@user-qg1mw5tz1q6 ай бұрын
great to see a video on 2007! probably the best year of bionicle kinda whished thath lesovikk was on the list
@postproductions6 ай бұрын
I remember as a kid I always assumed that the 2008 Toa Lewa was Lesoviks son or younger brother or something lol (Before I became a lore junkie)
@purplehaze23586 ай бұрын
Kalmah’s probably my favorite of the Barraki like, character-wise.
@cirlu_bd5 ай бұрын
Thinking about the kid who got a Hydraxonn thanks to you... Damn I really hope you brought them joy with this, thank you and your mom for that !
@IBW_30005 ай бұрын
One thing that Maxillos had that no other buildable figure has to this day is shoulder articulation which is why it’s my favourite alongside Hydraxon. The terrain crawler was also one of my favourites. I just love vehicles that can fit these fairly complex figures in.
@milktenders62196 ай бұрын
I actually had the orange underwater guy, those special curved parts are super cool, the marbling effect looks really nice, and his claws are such fun pieces. I’d love to make a modern one that’s a bit more crab, because giant enemy crab is badass
@sethicusiii78786 ай бұрын
Hewkii was my first bionicle, so he already has a special place in my heart
@shaden996 ай бұрын
If I would go to 2007, Hydraxon, Hahli and Nuparu would be bought for sure. I LOVE Hydraxon and I dreamt to have it but, nope. The Barraki, I think Elex (?) was called was catching my eye. His design was awesome for me and, those giants claws with this squid blaster on it worked perfectly. And the last one set... I don't know because beside those four, the rest didin't catch my eye and heck, I didn't know abut this giant number 5 set. I have to think about my last picked set but those four I have named, are my definitive picks.
@helmijjj6 ай бұрын
Ehlek! It's a great set, though the joints are fragile
@shaden996 ай бұрын
@@helmijjj I wouldn't bother with that. Besides, I would put those sets in my glass galotte and that's it. 😉
@helmijjj6 ай бұрын
fair enough! 😂 one of my least favorite childhood memories was the time I assembled Ehlek for the first time and one of those lime pieces got a hairline crack, straight out the canister
@darkghost21806 ай бұрын
No Nocturn???:(
@jowanderuiter89366 ай бұрын
exactly, I was missing him as well
@RiderofRiddermark5 ай бұрын
Mutated Underwater-General-Grievous was my favourite set from this line and that will never change.
@violentlyneutral36116 ай бұрын
Hewkii mahri is super overhated and in my opinion one of the coolest toa
@postproductions6 ай бұрын
Karzahni is definitely a great choice for this list. While often easily overlooked or straight up completely forgotten, Karzahni is a really unique and weird character that feels more like a cursed object than an actual Bionicle villain. I still have him to this day, and - 2007 being my absolute favorite year in Bionicle - I remember id role play massive fights between Karzahni and all 4 of the Matoran from this year so many times. And call me a madman, b ut this years Matoran build was by far my favorite. It kept some of the goofy weird proportions of the early Matoran builds that gave them so much character, while also giving them more of a practical sense of maturity and scale that the later Matoran sets were going for (Yet lost in their oversimplification.) These Matoran simultaneously came across as both vulnerable and simplistic, yet also complicated and cunning. Previous Matoran in my opinion were too clearly meant to be goofy and precious like little Hobbits, and later Matoran were so oversimplified they didnt even feel like construction sets or Bionicles at all, and half of them looked like Grunts from Halo. (Especially 2008) The trap is an awesome piece of world building and a great extra construction piece for either game play or just extra blade parts for MOC's, and Karzahnis build itself is super unique and definitely makes a good stance next to Nocturn and Gadunka as these towering grotesque ocean creatures, especially in the sense the three of them and their more advanced takes on the Barraki design philosophy really gorgeously counteracts the opposing titans like Hydraxon, Lesoviik, or Maxilos, who respectively all reflected a more Toa-based design philosophy. All around this was such a well designed, well rounded, perfectly balanced year for Bionicle, and is by far my favorite in more ways than I could describe. 2007 was peek.
@cioffolino3818Ай бұрын
Agree 100%, especially on dekar, i love that guy for some weird reason and hes become my fav matoran ever!
@cioffolino3818Ай бұрын
Instead of maxilos i woukd have picked lesovikk but still maxiloss great
@gilbertsilvas14706 ай бұрын
Now This! Is My Video Bro!!
@gilbertsilvas14706 ай бұрын
ALSO! I’ll never forget seeing the BIONICLE Toa Mahri commercial in a - Freaking - Movie - Theatre !!
@gilbertsilvas14706 ай бұрын
ALSO!!! Mahritoran ??!! Best Matoran build imo
@yunanada22646 ай бұрын
Dekar was my first bionicle set ever, i was4 years old
@frankunodostres4735 ай бұрын
my faves from each size: - defilak. dekar might have the keetorange but defilak just has the better overall appearance. one of the best matoran designs ever imo - kalmah. an unusual and imo underrated choice. nobody talks about him but one of the most fun to build and perfectly displays SQUID - hydraxon. after all these years still one of the most badass looking sets of all time. he just looks like he can win every fight
@GhabulousGhoti6 ай бұрын
Hahli Mahri always looked unfinished to me. The lack of chest armor was a bad problem in 2007 IMO, and the complete lack of lime on her chest really hurts the color blocking. A lime armor piece would have been perfect. Also, I'm pretty sure the initial thread where the Mutated Brutaka MoC and box design were posted said it was fake, like right there in the original post. IIRC it was spoiler marked at the bottom, but the guy who made and posted it said it was fake right in the same post.
@413c185 ай бұрын
I would just go crazy and buy every set available.
@fredbrockman3196 ай бұрын
yeah for me it's as follows: 5. Defilak 4. Mantax 3. Hydraxon 2. Jaller Mahri 1. Hahli Mahri honourable mentions: 6. Nuparu Mahri 5. Carapar 4. Maxilos and Spinax 3. Takadox 2. Karzahni 1. Matoro Mahri
@ChipNebulaКүн бұрын
The list is missing the Toa Terrain Crawler!
@Godzillabricks6 ай бұрын
My list is 5 Kalmah 4 toa Hahli 3 ehlek 2 maxilos and Spinax 1 takadox
@medakakurokami71016 ай бұрын
reminds me i submitted a revamped carapar for the bionicle inspiration series heh
@Vilager084 күн бұрын
I’m bringing all the Piraka back
@jakehate2 ай бұрын
I would get 5 nocturns and then make a big nocturn out of them
@booktheory49516 ай бұрын
I have jallah mari, it’s the only original bionicle I have
@The_sniper19546 ай бұрын
Who said I was paying for any of the things?
@purplehaze23586 ай бұрын
I will never be able to agree with the premise that Hewkii was a good set.
@AndresGarcia-wy3no5 ай бұрын
Nah bro If I was able to go back to 2007 I would buy bitcoin and property
@MySnailEatsPizzasLegovideos6 ай бұрын
Carapar is the top 5 sets. All of them. Disappointing to see you miss the obvious. Try again Ben.
@thewoollyviking59286 ай бұрын
2007 is my favorite year for G1. Not just for the sets, but also for the story. The stakes were higher than ever and the villains of the Year, the Barraki were (I feel) an antagonistic force that was truly capable of rivaling Makuta himself. If I could only purchase 5 sets from this year, I'd have to choose... 1. Matoro 2. Hydraxon 3. Pridak 4. Nocturn 5. Karzahni