Bionicle

Bionicle was a toy theme that came out in the that ran from 1984 to 1991 made by Lego's Major Competitor Technic

Story and Story Material
Story

Year 1 can be split into 2 intertwined but separate main arcs happening at the same time, plus a 3rd short arc.

The Toa Arc: Six Canisters washed up on the island of Mata Nui containing six Toa who forgot who they were (according to the booklet with the toys they were trained by Akamai and Wairuha on a distant land). The Matoran and Turaga inhabitance are being attacked by corrupted Rahi and their own kind. This corruption is being spread via Shadow Masks. The Toa gain a liking to these Matoran and decide to help them. The Turaga speak of six Mythical Golden Masks that could help the Toa fight off this corruption, and its possible source the evil Makuta. They go off to hunt for these golden masks, after finding all these masks Vakama gets a vision of Makuta's Location, and his imprisonment of the Great Spirit Mata Nui. The Toa then go to the location and fight Makuta only to find out it was a trap deployed by him.

Takua's Arc: The Chronicler Takua was on a boat from the distant land of Voya-Nui before crashing on Mata-Nui. He was sent by Akamai in hopes he could find a way to awaken Mata-Nui. Things take a dark turn when Takua sees the Omen in the sky known as the Red Star, spelling a coming death for the universe. Now on the island Takua attempts to gain the trust of the islands inhabitance and find all six Toa, which he doesn't accomplish till the end of the series.

The Plague Arc: A mysterious Plague has overtaken the island, and the source is found to be Ahkmou a evil Matoran in servitude to Makuta.

Story Material

The Cartoon

The Stop Motion Short Onua Arrives on Mata Nui


 * A canister falls from the sky and lands in a body of water. The canister washes up on a beach of Mata Nui. *Killing Machines kicks in* Onua blasts out of the canister and starts building himself. He looks around and starts walking. Nui-Rama fly into the scene and Manas come out of the sand. These corrupted Rahi battle Onua, Onua eventually rips off the corrupted Masks.

The Stop Motion Short The Legend


 * Two rocks are animated to represent Mata Nui and Makuta while being narrated by Vakama
 * Gathered friends, listen again to our legend of the bionicle. In the time before time; the Great Spirit descended from the heavens carrying we, the ones called the Matoran, to this paradise. We were separate and without purpose. So the Great Spirit illuminated us with the three virtues; Unity, Duty, and Destiny. We embraced these gifts, and in gratitude we named our island home Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit himself. But our happiness was not to last, for Mata Nui’s brother, the Makuta, was jealous of these honors and betrayed him. Casting a spell over Mata Nui, who fell into a deep slumber. The Makuta was free to unleash his shadows, and unleash them he did…

The Stop Motion Short Attack on Le-Koro


 * A reimagining of the Attack on Le-Koro from the Episode "Corrupted Lewa"

Toys Turaga

 * Turaga Vakama
 * Turaga Matau
 * Turaga Onewa
 * Turaga Nokama
 * Turaga Nuju
 * Turaga Whenua
 * Makuta Lord of Darkness

Toa Mata


 * Toa Pohatu
 * Toa Onua
 * Toa Gali
 * Toa Tahu
 * Toa Lewa
 * Toa Kopaka
 * Instructions included with Pohatu, Onua and Tahu to build Guardian Akamai.
 * Gali and Pohatu could combine into the Mata Nui Cow.
 * Instructions included with Gali, Lewa and Kopaka to build Toa The Great Warrior Wairuha.
 * Pohatu and Onua could be combined to make a Black Fikou Spider.

Matoran


 * Hewkii
 * Onepu
 * Macku
 * Jala
 * Kongu
 * Matoro
 * Takua
 * Kopeke
 * Nuparu
 * Hahli
 * Taipau
 * Kotu
 * Tamaru
 * Ahkmou

Titan Rahi

Rahi are beasts of the bionicle universe


 * Nui-Rama
 * Contained two Nui-Rama models.
 * Inlcuded instructions to make a Nui-Kopen.
 * Muaka & Kane-Ra
 * Inlcuded instructions to make a Kuma-Nui.
 * Manas
 * Contained two Manas models
 * Inlcuded instructions to make a Mana-Ko.
 * Nui-Jaga
 * Contained two Nui-Jaga models.
 * Inlcuded instructions to make a Kahu.
 * Tarakava
 * Contained two Tarakava models.
 * Inlcuded instructions to make a Tarakava Nui
 * Takua and Pewku
 * Contained Takua and Pewku

Small Rahi


 * Desert and Ocean Fikou
 * Came with two Fikou one tan and one blue
 * Jungle and Cave Fikou
 * Came with two Fikou one green and one purple
 * Takus of earth and fire
 * one is red and orange and the other is brown and tan
 * Kofo-Jaga
 * Yellow and red
 * Ussal
 * Blue and Yellow
 * Goko-Kahu
 * Green and Blue

Vehicles


 * Tahu and Nui Bike
 * Contained Tahu and a Motorcycle
 * Nuparu and his Miner Mech
 * Contained Nuparu and a Miner Mech

Playsets


 * None for this year

Collectibles


 * Mask Packs
 * Each Mask Pack contain a black axle, randomized head, randomized eyestock, and 3 randomized masks
 * These would be randomized between 14 different mask mold that could be either Blue, Light Blue, Red, Pink, Green, Lime, Brown, Tan, Black, White, Yellow, Chrome Silver, Chrome Gold, Chrome Copper, Corrupted, Transparent Yellow, Transparent Blue, Transparent Green, and Transparent Red (Despite Purple, Sand Blue, Orange, Dark Orange, and Dark Turquoise masks existing in sets these colors didn't appear in the mask packs). The head could come in yellow, red, light blue, green, lime, tan, grey, bluish grey, sand blue, orange and black. The eye stock came in transparent blue, transparent light blue, transparent green, transparent orange, transparent red, transparent yellow, and transparent purple
 * Discs
 * Contain a either a bluish grey Matoran throwing arm, a grey disc launcher, a grey slizer arm, and 3 random discs
 * The discs came in the same transparent colors as the mask packs eyestocks, 6 black printed discs with the Toa Mata masks on them, 2 tan printed discs one with Makuta's stone on it and the other with Mata Nui's stone on it.

Other


 * Kopaka Power Pack
 * Contained Hafu (A Earth Matoran), Kopaka, Matau, a Gold Kopaka Mask, A White Boulder, A Transparent Blue Tahu Sword called "Kopaka's Ice Sword", a tan disc with a printed Unity Duty Destiny symbol on it, and a Sliver Tahu Mask
 * Lewa Power Pack
 * Contained Macku, Hewkii, Orange Fikou, Lewa, a gold Lewa Mask, a yellow disc with a printed Unity Duty Destiny symbol on it, and a corrupted lewa mask
 * Kapura and Buildable Watch
 * Contain a fire Matoran and a buildable watch

Licensed Music
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeqGuaAl6Ic (Used in the Stop Motion Short Attack on Le-Koro, and the Biocraft CD)

High Affinity and Depeche Mode - Biocraft (music from the Bionicle) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7-TAVWMMFP0dzsLF_LBl67VTE1Y0i4Lg, Depeche Mode - If you want https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_JvDhuBqQQ&list=PLU4_FU7yWM050PBfhQqwUmdej8azxdq1U&index=8, Depeche Mode - It Doesn't Matter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcNwdO9sy4w, Depeche Mode - It Doesn't Matter Two (Instrumental) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is4VO73w6mk, Depeche Mode - It Doesn't Matter Two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-AuJVlpJ8, High Affinity - Beach Chant https://youtu.be/VMNrPCEqVkc, High Affinity - Bionicle Theme https://youtu.be/a-OqKIUGX4w, Depeche Mode - Bad Omens https://youtu.be/0PqJpA5nM4A, Depeche Mode - Ocean Ambience https://youtu.be/Q6f5RC34Zk8 , Depeche Mode - Combat https://youtu.be/soMFI4MZCIE, High Affinity - Matoran Theme https://youtu.be/e_qPoELTYHk, Depeche Mode - Jewels https://youtu.be/t3COg2l0ZS8

Depeche Mode - It's Called A Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlIopdQkuQo&list=PLGh9QJqgv551bUZgTJ-GN3mDMyilfThcW&index=15 and If you want (Karoke Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lnOpcoXKyc (these two songs where featured on the Biocraft CD and in the cartoon but were also used in a separate advertisement each)

Front 242 - Killing Machines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3dFNs-DtQk (was featured on the Biocraft CD and used in the cartoon. But was also featured in two advertisements. It was used in the Stop Motion short Onua arrives on Mata Nui)

Brian Eno - Drift Study https://youtu.be/U3UKa-wzRTQ (Was featured in the stop motion short The Legend, aswell as in the cartoon, and the biocraft CD)

Licensed Music
Depeche Mode - In Your Memory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lS8XhqzXZQ (Was used in the cartoon and in the first Bionicle themed music video)