In todays video I take a deep dive into the forgotten theme of Chima and discover what it did great and how it fell off...
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@user-wc1pg4lc8s9 ай бұрын
Lego chima tv show is in my opinion one of the most underrated cartoons of all time! The world building was fantastic, the characters were fun and interesting, the story about friendship really worked, and the Lore... OMG!🤯 It's a kids show about an actual WAR!
@kwirkmusic5 ай бұрын
you sir, are absolutely correct. the story, the animation, THE SOUNDTRACK!
@user-wc1pg4lc8s5 ай бұрын
The SOUNDTRACK... what a MASTERPIECE!!!
@kwirkmusic5 ай бұрын
FR THO! CHI, THE GREAT STORY AND FOREVER ROCK ARE FREAKIN MIND BLOWING@@user-wc1pg4lc8s
@unknownplayer97810 ай бұрын
Finally someone who appreciates CHIMA 🍷🗿
@glukko824510 ай бұрын
Is that really so uncommon?
@unknownplayer97810 ай бұрын
@@glukko8245 you would be surprised how rarely people praise CHIMA
@Pun-Master10 ай бұрын
@@glukko8245It is especially hated by some Ninjago fans.
@MagicPotato0810 ай бұрын
@@Pun-MasterI dont hate it, I just prever Ninjago
@Pun-Master10 ай бұрын
@@MagicPotato08 Same. But I know that some do since it was originally intended to replace Ninjago.
@boneheadgaming60519 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention that Both Ninjago and Chima being connected Chima is one of the 16 Realms, and I believe Tommy Andreason once hinted that Pythor came from chima since the crystal on his chest was supposed to be chi
@gone98209 ай бұрын
pfp checks out
@g.n.a48714 ай бұрын
If Python is from Chima, they his whole species of serpentine comes from Chima and does mean all serpentine come from chima
@FirestoneAnimation3 ай бұрын
@@g.n.a4871I wouldn't say all. But we don't know a lot of the snakes.
@Skarrier3 күн бұрын
@@g.n.a4871That would actually make hella lot of sense
@robo91910 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Chima is genuinely a great show and misunderstood. Edit: I've got Craggers command ship.
@juliancaraveo570010 ай бұрын
I think another factor that may have played into Chima getting discontinued was that some tribes had very few minifigures. Like The Rhinos sets both had Rogon and Rinona. Or The Bear tribe only having Bladvic and Bulkar. The only Beaver tribe minifigure we ever got was Breezor. There was even supposed to be a Mammonth tribe pack ( according to a video from Just2good back in 2014 when the 2015 sets got revealed ) but that got cacnelled. The Mammoths needed some more figures too.
@ThePrinceOfLego10 ай бұрын
If it is anything I will always remember from my childhood, it's Chima. I was so dyhard on the series. Also I am Swedish so I watched the series in Swedish so the voiceacting wasn't that bad as you explain, but I still love the series. I am so sad it ended. RIP Chima.
@kydv40410 ай бұрын
I feel like you've hit the nail on the head. I have a weird sense of nostalgia for Chima but it's like, around the idea of the theme, the idea of the hype, the idea of wanting to enjoy it. I wanted to love it. I was about 10-11 when s1 came out. I ADORED Ninjago. I know a lot of people hated it because they missed Ninjago, but this made me excited, I thought for a second there that Lego was just gonna keep making hit after hit. I couldn't collect lego as a kid due to money and space so most of my attachment was through the shows, games, etc. (Like, it's been this way until recently for me, I finally have the freedom to get sets and live out my childhood/teenage dreams but this also just gives me a very different view on lego themes because I had no toys to back up my nostalgia.) So I wanted to like Chima the show so much...and it just didn't land for me. Even as a kid. I kept giving it a chance, I wanted to know more about the story, but something about it was unlikable to me. Finally revisiting it as an adult, I realize that like, it feels like this rich, lived in universe with a culture and lore...but the characters don't really feel living. The writing is stiff. No amount of interesting lore can save it if you just can't enjoy the characters. They aren't just annoying, they're bland. And it's unfortunate because I still want to love it so much. The designs are beautiful, the world feels wonderfully thought out, you can feel the passion put into everything but the writing of the characters. Ninjago conversely holds up IMO because while the lore wasn't always particularly deep (seriously, if you look at s1-2 and pretend it ended where it was meant to, it's really interesting to see how simple things were intended to be), the characters were always so lovable, you cared about what happened to them, and even at their most annoying they had some sort of endearing quality that the Chima cast just didn't have. One of these days I will track down some sets though lol. The sets were great, given my childhood predicament, I couldn't appreciate them much back then, but I admire them so much now.
@JK404_10 ай бұрын
my favorite part of chima is the speedors and the minifigures, they were very cool because there were so many different animals and they did a great job of designing them
@Autocaniball10 ай бұрын
bro if chima made desert tribes like camels and bulls/bisons that would have been cool. underwater animals would have been epic as well because there is so many
@timuriskenderov282810 ай бұрын
I agree. I remember watching chima when I was younger, it is very nostalgic. It's a super fun show and definitely over hated. Thanks for addressing this, great video!
@danriley377010 ай бұрын
The last half of season 3 I found pretty good. Bro just hearing the music in the background, made me feel nostalgic. I wish Chima gets a reboot, it’s unlikely but I can still hold out hope.
@widerekxxanimations68429 ай бұрын
I really wish lego chima lasted at least 1 more season since the 4th season was planned and it's actually the favourite season they never got the make according to the creator of chima, going from memory here: one of the floating islands would have reason and the tribes from that island would have invated chima and corrupted the chi. A love that concept
@kwirkmusic5 ай бұрын
i really wish that they wouldve continued to season 4. that idea would be so cool! and the movie couldve been really awesome too.
@miketurik940410 ай бұрын
Chima needs to return
@legoworksc24174 ай бұрын
I wish
@KHS6043 ай бұрын
Y
@miketurik94043 ай бұрын
@@KHS604 because it has more potential than you realize
@Fury_Phoenix216Ай бұрын
I pray since I was 9yo
@LauLauHip5 ай бұрын
Chima was my biggest and most notable part of my early childhood. I was around 5 years old at its prime, and I even had the lion temple set. At the time, all I ever wanted to play with was Lego chima sets. Sad that it's gone but luckily I still have the 3ds game and the sets. I've even seen that the first two seasons of the show are on Apple TV so I might just rewatch it soon
@Thisisnotaname-um8rh10 ай бұрын
People:Ninjago is the best part of my childhood Chima:Did you forget me?
@rocko8962 ай бұрын
pretty much yes
@greatesttudor10 ай бұрын
“Animals fighting for drugs”
@STICKOMEDIA9 ай бұрын
This is quite amazing for a second video, I absolutely love Chima, so glad to see it get talked about! It deserves so much more love. In the little time the theme had, it had so much going for it. The world, the stories, the characters, all so awesome.
@swissmarvin591710 ай бұрын
Finally, Chima Content lets goooo! Please do a Chima MOC sometimes I would absolutely buy this and build it and spend all my money on it omg!
@thetoyfreaks61348 ай бұрын
I never bought any of the Chima sets, but I really enjoy when I find the minifigures in tubs of LEGO's I buy at garage sales. The helmets are really cool.
@brawlgamerplayz56995 ай бұрын
I remember my early childhood, loving these so mcuh
@imposteurmetamorph5 ай бұрын
I'm a bit late but this was incredible memories but I have an even more funny think to talk about : When the last episode came on the tv, the day before one of my class member asked if he could says something to the class and he litteraly said that the last episode of chima was about to drop on the tv. But really this man is the legend because watching the last 2 episode as the child was incredible and one of my greatest memories about lego series
@gamexpert12556 ай бұрын
Just unlocked a core memory omg ❤ haven’t sent this show in forever
@ZiptoZapto10 ай бұрын
Man this theme is my childhood theme. I have so many things to say about it. I never got too many lego sets, mostly the large ones from the second wave of the first season, and speedorz. But I have completely torn those things apart and repurposed them into just about everything over the years. Yeah ninjago was cool to me before, but I just fell in love with Chima. Everything about it was so cool, and I created my own everything for the characters I have since I only watched the show once, but never really made it define what I made. I mean my favorite minifigure is Sparatus, and I don't even remember if he did anything in the show. This theme also introduced me into ball joints, pieces which I love to this day. THere are still some sets I want to get, and hope to get some point in the future, though I will say something about the lion temple. I don't know what it was, maybe I build it wrong, maybe I was just missing pieces, but that thing did not go together well. Despite building it on the kitchen table, parts kept wanting to pop apart, and I swear the long axles were getting slightly bent. Didn't help that I had nowhere to store it either, so it kept getting knocked and broken. I gave up on it a long time ago and its completely torn apart. Chima will always hold a special place in my heart. It did what it needed to do, and its a shame that it ended. There's a lot of possibility held within it, and I hope it could someday return.
@pysz6748Ай бұрын
So underrated. My mom, dad, and grandma loved it. I have so many nostalgic memories from this.
@koloth513910 ай бұрын
I think another part of it getting cancelled in Lego tends to naturally work in a 3 season or 3 wave format. Ninjago is kind of an anomaly. But most Lego themes last about 3 years before Lego rolls out the next theme. If a theme is selling really well, they might extend it a couple more years. Like Monkey Kid and Ninjago. But most get shelved and replaced. I expect Dreamzzz will probably end around 2025.
@brickking20986 ай бұрын
Chima was my introduction to Lego, I love this theme
@BellHillMayor9 ай бұрын
What the voice cast for Laval, Eris and Cragger should've been in my opinion: 1. Laval = Sam Vincent 2. Eris = Grey DeLisle 3. Cragger = Richard Steven Horvitz I thought their voices were ok, their voice acting could've been much better.
@miketurik94047 ай бұрын
Well for record Sam Vincent voices Lloyd from ninjago season 8 to dragons rising
@jobbieryan66626 ай бұрын
@miketurik9404 he's also played chris from super book but now he's in Ninjago alot more now 😂😂😂
@KingPloddy6 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved chima as a kid, i still do now and i still try to buy any of the sets i dont have in my collection from time to time. I’ll never forget christmas day 2017 when i got the lion chi temple set when i spent almost all day building it and my back was so sore afterwards lmao ❤
@user-br8dq2qg6j4 ай бұрын
As as a kid I love watching Chima and I still love it I still have Lego Chima sets still in my room also everytime I talk about I talk about Chima people will say what is that nobody has ever talked about Chima to me except for my family
@AL123Productions10 ай бұрын
Loved this theme, its minifigures still hold up well to this day, incredibly detailed stuff.
@karolwesoowski49909 ай бұрын
For me the biggest problem with Chima was, that at the start, in the first wave, they made this crazy huge amount of minifigs. All of them looked great, but you couldn't tell who is the main guy, and who is just some random dude. And because the first season (wave) didn't have the fixed line of four-six main characters, Lego had to cut most of them out in the next seasons. In the second season, we lost Raven and Wolves (which were my favorite). Other than that, the series was always lion-centric (or big cat, with saber tooth tigers and tigers in S3), while the rest of the animals were kind of in the niche.
@xtentasticx10 ай бұрын
Lego sets are good and story is good, the issue is that all the characters were too specialized and you couldn't swap out minifig pieces and make your own oc This is what makes Ninjago so good, you swap out the face and it's a whole new character!! You can place your own character faces in ninja gear, create new ninjas, its awesome. But with Chima, there's none of that
@gone98209 ай бұрын
because ninjago design is generic. when something's vague, you can transform it into whatever you want. Chima is supposed to be Chima. It's the legends of Chima after all, not AnimalLand or idk Warrior Cats
@jellerstudios10 ай бұрын
I remember looking back on the show fondly, but rewatching it as an adult on KZbin really shows how much it was just catered towards kids. Ninjago definitely did a better job in creating high stakes and not having pretty awful jokes.
@Obs3ver5 ай бұрын
BRO, THE NOSTALGIA, I remember having the season one disc, and a few smaller sets, now that I’m a bit older and (mostly) have more of my own money (and a sense of nostalgic thanos syndrome, basically wanting to collect things you couldn’t when you were younger) I’m trying to get some of the sets I missed out on, the next set I aim to get is the command ship, wish me luck!
@nathanshin-eu1cf10 ай бұрын
My first Lego china set was Gorzan’s gorilla mech😊
@BellHillMayor10 ай бұрын
I got new into Chima back in 2014, Season 2 and 3 is the best seasons in my opinion, FOR CHIMA!!!! I've remembered getting all Legends Beast sets and they were my most favorite Chima sets ever!
@PencilOfHorrors9 ай бұрын
This video brings me back to when my mom would buy me and my brother small Legends of Chima sets at Walmart
@rudolft288510 ай бұрын
When I was a kid I really liked the show. I always wanted a Lego Chima set, but I never got one.
@davidbeau16729 ай бұрын
I loved the show definitely deserved another series or movie
@user-yf9ov2zn1w6 ай бұрын
Too bad they didn’t have any idea because there’s no villains In chima they are just Broken characters believe they do the right thing they should show us more about chima in the ending It’s reveal that chima is so big And beautiful amazing ❤🥹
@SuperMarioFan9810 ай бұрын
Lego Chima was great, Season 1 was okay my only biggest issue with it was the idea of the tribes devided all thanks to that stupid Crooler! I've preferred Cragger as the good guy myself, Not evil. Wished she got arrested in the croc Dungeon for life for her horrible actions! No joke, I've hated her so much, she was the absolute worst character in the show. Season 2 and 3 was miles better, Shame it didn't lasted long :(
@Randum12310 ай бұрын
Lego chima is not as bad as people say it is.
@brawlgamerplayz56995 ай бұрын
Good job man I’m really looking forward to these.
@15CandlesКүн бұрын
I'm one of the biggest fan of this set. Lego Chima has always been some of my favourites in the Lego universe. I watched the shows quite a lot and even bought literally almost all sets (even had to fly to London to buy some of the sets in Legoland Windsor when they aren't available in my country yet). I really miss those good old days 😢
@Yeetums4 ай бұрын
When I first watched, it I actually liked the idea of a Lego show, based on political intrigue and resource scarcity. It was really cool watching how the tribe alliances formed or were broken and some of the questions that the show brought up were pretty cool. Like why should the lions control the flow and distribution of Chi? They say it’s because they’re most noble and honest people, but how could we trust their word on that? Clearly, a few of the other tribes have disagreements on that matter. Why were the lions surprised when other tribes joined the crocodile group instead of fighting with them? The crocodiles promised a more free and fair distribution of chi. I do think one thing they did well was they made sure all of the fights felt important. When the lion temple was besieged, you really felt like it was a siege. I thought season two was pretty mid but I loved the first half of season three. The idea that our heroes were now fighting an unstoppable force that had already decimated two tribes and halted all efforts to stop them was really cool. I loved the idea that their weapons had no effect so they had to take up scorched earth tactics like trying to flood the beaver valley so the ice tribes, couldn’t move forward. I guess I was just a weird kid.
@wakeupxavier7 ай бұрын
I used to be so obsessed with lego chima as a kid oh man
@BrickPeek10 ай бұрын
Great video about this theme! I didn't know anything about it! Now i definately want a nexo knights video!
@user-ye3ks9vz9uАй бұрын
9:00 In the waves corresponding to the first season, good guys have trans blue weapons and coloring on vehicles, bad guys have trans red weapons and coloring on vehicles. Also while each tribe is unique, they are split into two generic factions, each with their own symbol and color. This made it very easy for me as a kid to determine who is good and who is evil.
@diamondknight8587Ай бұрын
This series was/is so underrated. I still have hope that it’ll return in some fashion.
@FirestoneAnimation7 ай бұрын
Hopefully they revitalize Chima and learn from the success of Ninjago. Lord Ras's character model looks astonishing compared to Chimas.
@omeganeoz10 ай бұрын
i hope if they do come back in dragons rising that only a few people from chima survived the merge so that there isnt an overwhelming amount of animals
@XaviHaunts10 ай бұрын
Chima is often seen as garbage due to toxic ninjago fans who don't appreciate other Lego themes, i personally like chima, I enjoy the ultrabuilds and especially the final wave
@skullmow19379 ай бұрын
Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec toi
@alexandervanaalst59515 ай бұрын
Loved this theme i grew up with it! I cant believe its been 11 years when this started!
@user-xe7fl1pu7i25 күн бұрын
Dude if there was under water legends of Chima that would be cool to bad that it never happened😢
@bodhigoh842310 ай бұрын
I remember watching the first season and loving it so much, but that could just be me being biased.
@prestonbuilds93346 ай бұрын
Great video!
@AVHD28 ай бұрын
I’ll always be a Chima fan. I personally enjoy it more than ninjago. (Not the older ones, I actually enjoy the older ninjago seasons up to Morro’s season) but regardless I’ll always love it. There was something about it that captured my interest I really hope they consider bringing it back
@legoworksc24174 ай бұрын
This is EXACTLY WHAT I THINK!!! WE NEED CHIMA!!
@gundambassexe316 ай бұрын
I missed this show so much! Reminds me of the thundercats reboot if it got more breathing room to grow
@Kiritx10 ай бұрын
i love ur main channel but this ine is underrated
@julia_qwerty10 ай бұрын
Now I'm motivated to watch Chima!
@changingpeopleslivesmoon29934 ай бұрын
I love chima it’s Soo underrated you should talk about unikitty it’s Soo a good show and underrated
@prestonbuilds93346 ай бұрын
Also just curious, where did you get the clips for the video from? From the show?
@NICK1262110 ай бұрын
Thx for this great Video 😊 The best childhood show 😎 . . . . . (next to Ninjago🔥🔥🔥)
@DerLaval18 күн бұрын
Was such a great series!
@Joshua-ju5ucАй бұрын
Favorite season was #3. The Ice Tribe had a Zombie flare to them. And Yes, it was similar to those White Walkers in Game of Thrones. Personally I believe it got cancelled due to lack of full world designs. For example, when they created the legend beast sets only 5 out of 8 were made. There was no Raven, Bear or Rhino beast. There were very few if any sets about half the tribes, Gorilla, Rhino, Raven, Beaver, and Bear. Sure there may have been a vehicle or two. But what makes things more fun is when the tribes have a home base. Worst of all, there was NEVER a Mount Cavora build
@zephon674510 ай бұрын
Lego Legends of Chima isn't good. It is great!
@andrewbear42326 ай бұрын
Nice video! Could you maybe make such a video about Star Wars?
@octav16003 ай бұрын
I didn't get any chima, but I love what I've seen. Wish they would bring it back properly in Ninjago. These 2 themes always seemed to go well together (same as Nexo Knights). Especially now with their Multiverse.
@AbdullahAli-zy9nm10 ай бұрын
Can you make a lego nexo knights video 😊
@Gosuuya4 ай бұрын
i think that if lego returned lego chima, they would earn a lot money. A lot of people love lego Chima, and even when lego chima was unable to earn on its own in 2015, now it could be good move. I grew up with this lego, and in my opinion it is the best lego ever
@DaRealFish18794 ай бұрын
This made me tear up, I love this series and now I realize that it will never return 😢
@anishkajan3424 ай бұрын
Nah it might come back from the most recent ninjago teaser
@DaRealFish18794 ай бұрын
@@anishkajan342 I hope so 🙏
@nicholasdeporto52574 ай бұрын
An underwater theme for CHIMA would’ve been awesome, we could’ve had sharks, mantas, squid the designs would’ve looked cool
@skyemols326810 ай бұрын
The sets and show where so good i am so sad that i don't have any sets 😢
@PineappleDealer378 ай бұрын
Since in the most recent season of lego ninjago realms have merged, and as we know chima was one of the realms, I think it is not yet the last time we have heard of chima yet.
@Countryballs2499210 ай бұрын
Nice video excited to see your other rankings I would say Ninjago is a better show but I can see some of you’re points.❤ (gained a sub)
@mrblockbuilder8841Ай бұрын
I miss seeing Chima in stores
@phorchybug32865 ай бұрын
I really miss Chima. My favorite tribe was the spiders and scorpions.
@Phoenix.Raven14Ай бұрын
I love chima it is so underrated
@olafherigstad31253 ай бұрын
Hope that it is coming back!
@Imakestopmotionreally.6 ай бұрын
I think why people hate Chima because it try to replace Ninjago and people love that theme and was sad because Chima try to replace it and Ninjago is over
@Ronno85675 ай бұрын
Well if Chima comes back, I want them to do Dinosaurs as the bad guys… I bet it’ll increase the profit
@PineappleDealer378 ай бұрын
I have first 20 episodes of the series on DVD
@takeshifeyn91387 ай бұрын
Could you make a Lego Chima USC Battle for the Lion Temple moc with maybe two vehicles and Mount Cavora or the swamp with the crocs or the eagle towers, just some big mocs (bases or landscapes) and I would really like some remakes of the vehicles. I would give all I have to Lego just for bringing back some Chima sets
@AquatxMC10 ай бұрын
I got raotor’s wing striker but I got the wrong instructions in the box so I couldn’t build it 😢
@urbvn010 ай бұрын
the ice mammoth is my dream lego set
@KURA15110 ай бұрын
I love chima (i was watching chima yesterday again)
@genoedcknifecollecter15388 ай бұрын
I wish quite for this to come back
@SuperSecretBricks4 ай бұрын
Oh wait, hang on, what? An underwater Chima subtheme?? Now that'd be grand
@b.fbricks10 ай бұрын
Can you do a Lego China moc please
@NPS6310 ай бұрын
Where did you rewatch the show. I’d love to watch it again.
@bricklore71010 ай бұрын
Tubi
@justinthewarrior91656 ай бұрын
Man I used to love this franchise when I was a kid. I loved it a lot. I love the TV show as a kid. I love the vehicles the. Lego sets heck back when I was like. I think 13 years old. I had the lego sets on my shelf which is really cool
@Ryanlol2410 ай бұрын
no way I'm going crazy is nexo knights also good? i remember i hated nexo knights so much when it came out because it used to air when Ninjago was supposed to
@prestonbuilds93346 ай бұрын
For Chima!❤
@CrZynakin10 ай бұрын
This is so weird i literally watched rewatching it today and saw this after wow!
@Forca_Barca9 ай бұрын
I feel like even though the sets were good the minifigure selection was bad. In Ninjago you would always want to have all 5 Ninjas, Wu and maybe Nya. With Chima we only got the few figures in very expensive sets and guys like the bear, the rhino and the gorilla weren't even available in the very first wave I believe.
@gone98209 ай бұрын
Chima has lots of characters because it has worldbuilding. If you're a minifig collector, your go-to was the main three guys: Laval, Eris and Cragger.
@captainanthonyjankins94796 ай бұрын
But they have a reference in the Lego Ninjago season
@ThumbKnuckle10 ай бұрын
I could never get behind the show and thus only ever had a book and polybag set from the theme.
@meetroomclips80155 ай бұрын
I wish I got sum sets when I was younger I like the design
@Natedog15000Ай бұрын
I think it would think it would have done better if they released more location sets to make the world more realized instead of it being 90% vehicles.