When Bionicle Ruled the World

[@caoimhinmccann4449]

I'm a very simple man, I see Bionicle I click. What a franchise. Praise the Great Spirit.

[@PlazDreamweaver]

Unity, Duty, Destiny.

[@aamirrazak3467]

Yeah the lore and variety of Bionicle sets was great

[@akshaytrayner1960]

Awesome vid such an underrated theme

[@NebLleb]

Bionicle was my introduction to mechanical design and although the characters themselves weren't mechs, they still hold up as some of the best designs for fictional creatures ever. Ironically, I now collect Gundam model kits, which are similar to Bionicle (buildable action figure), but based on Japanese Anime shows and grown up because, again, model kit.

[@nicholaslull1415]

Heck yeah

[@NawiTheCore]

This video is literally my childhood. Bionicles were my favorite toys.

[@aamirrazak3467]

Same I remember growing up and being really excited to get Bionicle as a gift

[@mRhea]

have you seen Ben Saint's 13 hour Bionicle lore lecture?

[@LoganOX7]

God I miss early 2000s toys

[@Ryouski]

90’s and 00’s toys were peak toy designs

[@Randomark3087]

​@Ryouski as a 90s kid/2000s teenager, I wholeheartedly agree.

[@peffiSC2source]

It's not about the toys, you just miss being a kid in the early 2000s :')

[@VITAS874]

I miss it😢

[@daniel-it2lw]

they put so much effort in hey, i remember my spy kids glasses form a happy meal

[@Ryouski]

The tragedies my Bionicles went through was some real stuff man.

[@VITAS874]

My too,

[@davidcoffman321]

I remember my snow guy got chewed up by a dog. Still played with him, he was just heavily damaged with lots of teeth marks

[@bun197]

@davidcoffman321 if it’s any consolation that dog is likely dead now

[@Jynx_Splatoon]

Flandrew, you can’t just drop a vid like this & hit us right in the feels.

[@mandarinduck]

The reason the Mask of Light story followed those two seemingly random guys was because that was the silent player avatar in the Bionicle flash game, which made it really cool to see him actually in the movie, and then mind blowing when he went on and became the seventh Toa

[@greendaleforever]

TA-KOO-UHHHH!!!!

[@GBDupree]

Its also really cool that his friend in the movie would then become the leader Toa in the line that revitalized the series. The Toa Ignika is one of the more popular lines that kept the series going a few more years.

[@KneeCapHill]

Yeah I bet all 4 people who played it were thrilled.

[@Mizikame]

Still one of the best movies ever made imo 🌟

[@presumingsean]

It also possibly took inspiration from Lord of the Rings, follow the plucky little guys on their quest, and see the badass heroes and villains from their perspective

[@casuallavaring]

I'm a lifelong Bionicle fan, so it's always a pleasant surprise to see someone talk about it

[@bruiseleeroy7010]

Same, never ashamed to admit my deep love and passion for the toyline that was so influential to my childhood

[@LostImpact1917]

I haven't finished watching the video yet, but I really appreciate the bits where you actually took the bionicles outside or elsewhere to get appealing angles or think of actions for them to do. I like the extra effort!

[@bruiseleeroy7010]

But for me I hate that he put Gali in an aquarium lol fishwater on a Toa? Never mine 😂 Im petty ik

[@jmanners]

I wasn't expecting a cold open of Pohatu reenacting a scene from American History X

[@cpob2013]

See this? It means unity duty destiny

[@Crlarl]

I was thinking the elevator scene from _Drive._

[@MythicOneOne]

Fun fact: It wasn't LEGO Star Wars but Bionicle which saved our favourite Danish building block company from bankruptcy. Bionicle was a last ditch effort while the company was in dire straits, the gambit paid off and left us with many amazing childhood memories.

[@dannyhutchinson9482]

I wonder if the Lego Star Wars deal kept Lego above water just long enough for them to work/release Bionicle?

[@andrewmeyer3599]

​@@dannyhutchinson9482 Bionicle was before they began star wars sets

[@dannyhutchinson9482]

@@andrewmeyer3599 I thought Lego Star Wars was 1999 and Bionicle was 2001?

[@thepeps101]

Star wars was before bionicle, but on star wars they had to pay royalties to lucas so bionicle was more profitable since it was an inhouse brand.

[@Draco-9158]

And while all good things must sadly come to an end, it still hurts that the Bionicle series was axed. Hero Factory just does not live up to its predecessor

[@Davemon115]

Of all the franchises I was into as a kid, Bionicle has had the most absurdly dedicated fanbase. They're still putting on annual fan conventions and building out catalogs to organize the existing lore.

[@Matt-cz6ti]

I absolutely LOVED the Bionicle Flash game

[@markwright760]

Me too! Do you remember the attack on Titan Disney movie flash game and the kap'n krunch game? I thought those memories only existed in my mind.

[@3vanguardofthephoenix335]

​@@markwright760 yep cap n crunch, the taco bell floppy disc game, the x men burgerking games! Spy kids 1 and 2.. man it used to be great!

[@ThomasJGuitar]

The Toa Inkia commercial featuring “Move Along” by The All American Rejects is a core memory for me!

[@Thelnquisitor]

I CAN’T believe someone else thought this! I still listen to that song because of it!

[@joshlee7935]

The Tia Inika were cool but my memories with them revolve around Jaller’s limb sockets all breaking. Those damn translucent pieces were almost as brittle as the classic brown Lego bricks

[@PurpleNumbers]

Bionicle was such a cool concept. I remember having super fond memories of playing with my Toa Inikas, Baraki’s Mahri and Pirakhas. And i thought the Vezon and Fenrakk set was one of the coolest sets ever made.

[@Straswa]

Great video Flandrew. Bionicle was a big part of my childhood. Lewa was always my favorite Toa, especially his Nuva form. I really liked the Toa Hordika line as well. MNoG is awesome and really set the lore for me.

[@denislavpetrov7723]

I remember loving Bionicle as a kid, I wish it was still around.

[@Level_Eleven]

I’m kind of surprised it’s not

[@tonyiommisg]

I was the kid that got featured in the Lego magazine question and answer where I asked if Lego would make a Bionicle movie. Still have that copy of the magazine and one of my favorite childhood memories.

[@karlnicholson414]

At the time did they say yes?

[@tonyiommisg]

@ yep! The Lego genie guy answered yes and gave some info.

[@VITAS874]

I have all movies on disk.

[@VITAS874]

And vhs as well.

[@identity7536]

So many memories. My childhood symbolized by one franchise even more so than starwars and the like since I always kept engaging with those much more

[@jacksonwaddell8489]

Bionicle was so gas, thanks for makin this banger vid!

[@Faded.Visuals]

Does anyone remember that awesome bionicle inika heroes promo trailer? Still gets chills every time I think about it!

[@Straswa]

"Even when your hope is gone, move along"

[@MemesToa]

Move Along still holds a nostalgic place in my heart solely because of that commercial.

[@gambit_elstar]

Have "Bioniole" on my table now as a reminder of happy days. Had even bohrok. In my childhood have been hardcore fan of lore, web games and had at least 1 every year for 5-6 years

[@FireStormHR]

I loved those enemy characters. I dont know why but I was obsessed with getting all the slugs you put in the enemies head xD

[@adriel9218]

I had all 6 books and a bunch of Bionicle toys too. I liked them because they had way more maneuverability than ANY other toy out there. Great Video! You should do the later versions of them because those were the ones I had, like in a "where are they now" type of video.

[@IanMoone00]

I'm so happy to see the love bionicle still gets from a lot of people. Thank you for doing this video!

[@PlazDreamweaver]

I just subscribed to you yesterday, and I'm so glad I did. Bionicle will always rule the world in my heart.

[@PARR-E]

12:13 - The reason why the protagonist of Mask of Light is a Matoran instead of one of the Toa is because Takua (the blue & red Matoran) is the main protagonist of a lot of the Bionicle media of the time such as the Mata Nui Online flash game, some of the GBA games, and the web animations. Not to mention, the movie is about Takua becoming the 7th Toa, so it makes sense that he would be the focus.

[@VersatileElement]

A personal childhood staple of mine. IMO the best Lego theme along with Lego Star Wars (and maybe also Lego City) Along with Flandrew on this occasion, at least we have those like Essenger (Bionicle) and occasionally A Pinch of Bazel to help keep the memory of Bionicle alive R.I.P TheShadowedOne1

[@UnderTheMoons]

We had way too much fun rebuilding those sets! All worth it! Video came out great!… But now I’m gonna badger you for another one covering Metru Nui! Need my boy Toa Lhikan represented!

[@Gioeli76]

God I still remember my birthday and opening all of the original Toa and Turaga and my friends and spent the next few hours building them and playing with them! I still have all of them too!

[@Boopy588]

Brought a bunch when growing up and had the PS2 game with the movie on dvd. Love bionicles!

[@Lupinemancer87]

Bionicle, aka, the best damn thing humanity has ever created. It still lives in my heart,

[@toa56584]

*found

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

Those live actions segments were really fun!

[@therealpixelpilot]

Thanks again, Flandrew! Such an awesome time capsule once again... also, maybe a pt. 2 at some point in the future?

[@supernerd8067]

Pt 2: Metru Nui Saga Pt 3: Voya Nui Saga Pt 4: Karda Nui Saga Pt 5: Bara Magna Saga

[@therealpixelpilot]

@@supernerd8067 here here

[@greenfalcon2316]

Great Video Flandrew ! I appreciate your work so much! It’s always a pleasure to watch a new video that’s mad by you !!

[@mj1205]

Thank you so much for bringing up great childhood memories as usual! I forgot all about throwbots!!! For the record my first one was the yellow one Jet :)

[@aamirrazak3467]

Man what a nostalgia trip this video is. I remember being stoked to get Bionicle as a birthday gift, and the lore was p cool

[@_Dovar_]

My God, the nostalgia! These were probably the last great toys before the era of advanced gaming on PCs, consoles and smartphones. If you still have any, don't get rid of them, ever! Very few things in life can equal with the amazing feeling you got as a kid, when looking at the "Bionicle" section in a supermarket. Some even now, as adults, report having "the Bionicle dream". The more I think of it, the 2000s seem like a paradise lost...

[@vocalist92]

Oh man, I could talk literally hours or even days about my experience with this franchise. Those early days prior to the Metru Nui arc were just my jam at that age. I dropped out in 2004 then returned in 2009 and caught up on the story at that point, just as the franchise was wrapping up. Even met one of my longtime internet friends while browsing early KZbin for archived Bionicle clips. It's one of my favourite franchises ever and has defined my own creative outlets. Long live the Great Spirit.

[@Faavtro]

I wasn't a Bionicles kid but by golly I'll never forget the toys both in commercials and in stores, or the games and the movies being advertised everywhere lol. This is definitely one of the most nostalgic videos for me even if I never owned one. Top tier content as always Flandrew!

[@amunrarebirth5511]

These were the best! This is bringing back so many memories. Do you guys remember when you could blend 3 of them together? And create multiple different variations of Mega Zord Bionicles. Then you could blend 2 different Mega Zord Bionicles making a Gigantic one consisting of all 6 different Colors. It’s was mind Blowing at the time.

[@tindall1181]

Doing this is one of my fondest memories with bionicles as a kid. Used to combine them, make a big one and get the others to fight it. Good times.

[@Shinesart]

I remember watching Mask of light. It was cool as a young kid.

[@araeden]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. I like to go on Bionicle nostalgia trip every few months, so this video was perfectly timed.

[@cybernet343]

Just this summer during a sick leave I've found several, hours long Bionicle lore videos, which I binged as I did not really follow the franchise after the Metru-Nui saga and I was stuck in my bed anyways, so I let curiosity take the best of me. HOLY HELL, if that was not a rabbit hole in and of itself! Its crazy how complex and detailed the story was for this toyline, truly a subject of legends!

[@CHATNOCEDA]

I only remember playing one of those Bionicle GBA titles

[@philipkeds328]

Great video!! Grew up with Bionicle as well with my brother and sister. Had all 6 Toa Mata, 5 of the Toa Nuva, a bunch of Bohrok, Rahkshi, Metru, etc. Stopped after Inka/Piraka. So many great memories I really hope Lego brings back Bionicle back in some way that will do it justice!!!

[@jakob8408]

Man this really unlocked some core memories... I think I had almost all of these up until the toa of light, which I don't think I've ever seen. And I remember being so hyped over the gold masks

[@bdillmore40]

Thank you so much for making this video! A lot of great memories came flooding back in to my mind! Between the figures, Mask of Light movie, and the GameCube game it was truly a great time to be a kid and love Lego!!!!!

[@kgblagden]

As a kid I loved the world of Bionicle and looking back the early simplicity of a bunch of robots mucking around the jungle translates pretty well to playing with them in your backyard. Kinda became less enchanted with the brand as it grew in complexity and lore. Hoardika being the last I really kept with it when we still had familiar characters but I was also just getting older :p

[@HowdyFolksGaming]

Anyone else out here still have “Bionicle dreams”? Where you walk in to a store and discover that they have a ton of Bionicle sets (new and old) and then right as you start throwing them in to your cart, you wake up?

[@GreenScrapBot]

Yes, this seems to be a widespread phenomenon among fans. I myself had several of these dreams.

[@chazzdanger6912]

The “Move Along” commercial from bionical is one of my earliest memories. That thing rocked so god damn hard back then

[@screamingatstars66]

Flandrew the GOAT! Making a video on Bionicle? DUDE BIONICLE IS LIKE MY FAVORITE THING

[@maxofb7745]

This video sparked emotions, nostalgia and memories I had forgotten. Thank you. Just remembered sitting in my grandmas living room assembling one of those after I convinced her to get me another one. Meanwhile she'd be in the kitchen making some chocolate pudding. Man, I miss being 6 years old.

[@NT-gq1pv]

Sir, you just brought back a core memory of mine....I was obsessed with these when I was younger and forgot about them halfway......never saw them again sadly...

[@KuyaPow626]

This was absolutely the best thing ive watched all week- what a nostalgia trip- I did NOT expect youd talk about Robo Riders and the other guys- I literally have them all and was just cleaning out my attic thinking id get rid of them because I never played with them or held their memories as fondly as I did with the first few lines of Bionicle. I did remember bringing them everywhere and asking for them from all my family for christmas and birthdays- wow- You totally captured the essence of my childhood and the collecting that I started. I bought the green Bionicle pretty much from every line up till the very very end when in my opinion as a fan, they became just too unsatisfying and even brittle. The last few lines have plastic joints that snapped on their second disassembly- something the originals never failed by despite numerous trips down the staircase and off of furniture!! Love Lego as an adult- this video was really a time capsule.

[@SirTim0thy]

As a kid born 1993 I was the perfect age to appreciate LEGO's launch of Bionicle. I received the very first Bionicle comic from my monthly LEGO magazine subscription (2001, I think), and was instantly obsessed with getting a Toa of my own. I remember hoping to get Lewa, but settling for Kopaka as my first, since he was what was available in store shelves when mom took me looking. I still have portions of my collection. I played the 2003 video game (there was also a gameboy advance version not mentioned here; you could play as the OG Toa), and can quote the Mask of Light movie to this day lol ("unity, duty, destiny!") I drifted once the shift from Bohrok/Rakshi to Metro Nui happened. Will always have found memories of Bionicle shepherding me through childhood. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!

[@extremeguy967]

The lore and packaging made them extremely special

[@Roron0a_Z0ro]

I am literally in tears from nostalgia right now, I was such a bionicle kid and they meant so much to me

[@NocturnalPyro]

13:36 Takanuva, it’s honestly the only real answer.

[@thomaswagner4457]

The one memory that I remember the most was the disc slinging bionicle figures that I had when I was younger. I used to play all the time it got me exploring the entire franchise and later, it expanded to other franchises like Star Wars, marvel, dc Star Trek, etc. It also got me creating my own worlds inspired by or encouraged by Bionicle. Such memories to remember.

[@crimsonshadow1140]

this series is till an absolute treasure to me, it defined a huge chunk of my childhood, cool to see it's still being looked back on so fondly

[@sandelica4253]

Bionicles were so badass, never quite managed to replicate the feeling of playing with bionicles as a kid in like 2004

[@IsaacArthur-um6ff]

I didn't know how much I missed these until I watch this.. man the early 2000s. What a time it was to be a kid in that decade.

[@johannschopplich]

I love all the grounded shots in your backyard, that really made the video for me.

[@forrestberg591]

Great overview. Those knees were pretty sweet at the time, so many more fight poses. You could’ve shown the instructions.. now that would be nostalgic. They’d have special super builds that would need parts from multiple sets.

[@MattWalterman]

My absolute favorite thing back in the day was combining multiple separate Bionicles into bigger, badass, custom ones.

[@mrjohnnyjohnster3940]

Oh dude, hearing the names "Slizer" and "Robo Riders" for the first time in like 25 years made my neo-cortex hurt.

[@Jon0387]

This video was a great nostalgia trip for me. I was really into LEGO in the late 90’s early 2000’s. I had the throwbots and the early Bionicle. I even wrote to LEGO and was able to get the happy meal toys I missed mailed to my house. I stopped when the redesigns of the main characters came out - my mom was annoyed that I was going into high school and asking for LEGO for Christmas / Birthdays plus my little brother and sister were born in 2001 and 2002 and started getting into my stuff so my LEGO toys got packed away. I still have most of my Bionicles packed away, I should find them and put them up for display one day.

[@someguywithastrat]

I still have three big boxes with all my bionicles and I will never get rid of them. This brings back such good memories of one of the coolest toys ever made

[@TheAtoll]

Great video! I love a lego vid when the collector clearly has all the kits they are talking about. Throwbots are my favorite!

[@Brickticks]

I personally never was into Bionicle when it was good. But hey, I did find intact Takanuva and Makuta at my local antique mall a few years ago. Those two look great on my shelf. Plus, I acquired all 7 great kanoka disks, (yes, I’m counting the disk of time in that), and a very nice shadow Kraata for my Makuta’s chest Kraata compartment. Now then, I’m off to go enjoy staring at them some more. Rockatoa, Brickticks out!

[@johnschultz1902]

Love bionicle and your channel man

[@Glaiceana]

I misread the title as "When Bionicle Ruined The World"... either way 😂 Great video! Me and my brother had a few of the toys, I remember the Rakshi ones, so cool. And we absolutely loved the film!

[@TheGreatMishas]

man i was mad addicted to Bionicle for years, miss those memories😢

[@kevinboggan]

This is SUCH a nostalgia trip; I had completely forgotten about Slizers and Roboriders!

[@NahualUlloa]

Bionicle was the BEST thing ever when I was a kid. So many good memories. Also fusing them or creating monsters was so cool.

[@davidcervantes7961]

Bionicle needs to make a comeback!

[@fox.e.y.e]

Whew, what a nostalgia rollercoaster. I remember getting Keetongu when I was around 7, best day of my life. The whole next day in school, all I could do is play scenarios in my head of how I'd play with it when I got home. Simpler times.

[@Bluecommando10]

Toa Nuva for life. Bionicle Mask of Light is one of my favorite movies from my childhood. I like to think it helped instill a sense of responsibility and obligation in myself. So happy when my 5 years old asked me what it was when he saw it on my movie shelf. Nothing better than sharing your childhood with your children.

[@iceghost27]

My favorite memories were mix and matching pieces from the original 3-4 product lines, some of which I had all six of, to build completely unique monsters. I loved how the early models used pieces that are easily interchangeable. The instruction manuals even came with ways to combine them together.

[@alexanderrobertson9297]

Man does this takes me back, me and my best friend would play with our Bionicles all the time I think we were possibly the only ones in our year group who liked them but it was almost ever lunch time. We didn't have the internet at home but he did so when I got to go the his place we would watch the little on line series and play the game what great memories.

[@inar.timiryasov]

Thanks for the video! So cool! Lego definitely needs to revive Bionicles! Maybe as 18+ sets, or more accurately 30+

[@cardinalsfan625]

Man, so many memories of sneaking bionicles into my preschool when we weren't allowed to bring in outside toys. They need to bring these back.

[@series-z800]

Onua (mata) had such a huge impact on me as a kid. He was my first Bionicle and so much about him affected my developing child-brain. I molded my personality to imitate his silent but wise demeanor. The way he was always stuck in the background of all the promotions, yet was the strongest toa of them all, helped give me confidence despite my lack of popularity/friends. Earth is always my go-to element for any videogame/media. It’s crazy looking back on all this now.

[@blazingruin2975]

I still have my bionicle toys I got when I was a kid. They were a much loved franchise.

[@tobycapitano]

please continue this stuff!!! I LOVED Bionicle as a kid and I remember mostly the stuff that came next

[@davidcoffman321]

This video was hilarious. Just the subtle dry humor combined with how goofy bionicles look in hind sight made this peak comedy

[@_mb_2617]

That was hell of a trip down the memory lane... Also, I will never forget the shear joy I felt when I won the Toa Exo Suit in a correspondance competition of a local children magazine :D Those were the times...

[@Jeff.Kollects]

I remember flipping the Bohrok fangs so they could actually latch onto things. Great vid love Bionicle

[@trex23d]

I was never into bioncle, probably too old for it when it came out, but I love hearing people talk about how much they loved it.

[@herbertuswasnixus7322]

i was born too late to really appreciate the first sets of bionicles. 2006-2009 were my favourite sets tho. what a trip down memory lane...

[@johnrafferty4364]

Mate thank you for this video I'm like fully reliving my childhood right now and I'm loving it while dying with a cold so this has cheered me up big time I didn't even remember half of these especially the sliser things and the mohawk Darth maul ones

[@traxxorznn1429]

i got all of them back then... uhhh lovely memories. nice video!

[@mrhopadopalus]

It was that bionicle book filled with a bunch of custom designs that really got me into bionicle.

[@thehalfrican1386]

bro i had all of these bionicles growing up, it was so awsome getting to mix and match peices making a bunch of weird different ones. Makuta was i think hands down my favorit to build

[@The_Fazz]

im glad i got to witness bionicle at it's peak, getting to build them to watching the movies was the best part as a kid

[@Chamuko99]

Bionicles always freaked me out, in a good way, pause I enjoyed reading the little descriptions and stories of different bionicles. I couldnt afford toys but i did get bionicles, them joints were easy to steal.

[@willcallbeck0709]

God this takes me back, I remember my brother and I being so excited to get home from school cause the new Bionicle comic had come in the mail. Pretty sure I still have the comics in a binder somewhere.

[@jonathanwyatt6572]

Getting to watch a Bionicle video from Kevduit and you made my day great...

[@DJHLX3]

2:47 "action packed function " the little wheel moves and squeaks 😂

[@musthaf9]

Never had the opportunity to own the toys, but the lore and content got me hooked. I was so excited whenever they release a new line even though I probably never would’ve gotten it, because it means new content. My favorite mask design is the Mask of Life