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	===Year 8: The Toa Nuva's Comeback===		===Year 8: The Toa Nuva's Comeback===
	Part of the upheaval Mata Nui's emergency CPR triggered ~~involved an anchor breaking and Voya Nui raising above-ground~~, revealing ~~a hive~~ of the last-remaining Av-Matoran, besieged by lesser Makuta. With the ~~yunguns~~ now short a man, the Toa Nuva ~~decide to split up~~, ~~with half of them going~~ to the skies ~~and~~ the ~~other half going to a swamp and Takanuva being busy having time~~-~~traveling adventures or some shit. Both sides realize that they might~~'~~ve been here before~~ and find the Mask of Life ~~building its own body. They eventually manage~~ to ~~convince~~ the ~~mask~~ to ~~revert into a mask and then use it to finish waking~~ Mata Nui up, ~~revealing that the entire island~~ was ~~actually part of~~ a ~~colossal fucking robot large enough to step on a mountain. [[Awesome\|Yes~~, ~~that means we're nearing Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagan niveau of huge~~.]]		Part of the upheaval Mata Nui's emergency CPR triggered further fractures in the bedrock of the sea floor, revealing the otherwise hidden land of Karda Nui; the bastion of the last-remaining Av-Matoran in existence (from where Takua/Takanuva had originally been plucked). As the name "Karda" suggests, Karda Nui was revealed to be no less than the actual heart of Mata Nui himself and it was besieged by lesser Makuta. With the Toa Mahri now short a man, the Toa Nuva take over the hunt for the Mask of Life. Lewa, Kopaka and Pohatu take to the skies to defend the Av-Matoran from the Makuta's predations and to find the Mask of Life while Tahu, Gali and Onua dive into the swamps below (formed from mixing Proto-Dermis and the seawater flooding in from the damaged roof) to find the keystones needed to unlock Mata Nui's core to genuinely revive him. Takanuva was... detoured, after having been attacked by a Makuta (becoming infused with Shadow by having half his Light powers drained), he was cast into a portal and found himself quite busy with extra-dimensional, alternate timeline escapades.

	Oh, and as a ~~bigger kicker~~, it ~~turns out~~ Teridax ~~hijacked~~ Mata Nui's body ~~and booted the real guy~~ into the Mask of Life and ~~booted~~ it ~~out light years~~ into space...		In the meantime, the Mask of Life itself had been inspired by Matoro's sacrifice and resolved to be a "Toa" just like him. To do this, it literally created itself a body, magicked up a hoverboard and started cruising around looking for Matoran to save and to perform other heroic Toa deeds. Of course, it didn't really know how Toa acted or understood that generally Toa don't go for the kill when possible, so its methods for dealing with enemies were rather... extreme (it dealt with one Makuta by reversing its evolution; returning it from it's gaseous form into one of meat and substance. While it was still in armor built for fluid substances). Eventually, after some awkward meet-n-greets with the Toa Nuva, they eventually convince it to relinquish its body and sense of self so that it can fulfill its purpose and fully revive Mata Nui.

			Cut back to the island of Mata Nui, now barren following the released Bohrok's cleansing. The entire island shatters and crumbles away, revealing a massive head. The scene then demonstrates the sheer enormity of the actual Mata Nui as he rises from the ocean. There, standing 40 million feet tall (yes, this is his canonical size) is Mata Nui's actual body. [[Awesome\|Yes, that means we're nearing Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagan niveau of huge.]]

			Unfortunately for all parties involved, this was exactly what Teridax had wanted ever since he induced Mata Nui's coma. During Mata Nui's awakening, Teridax managed to slip into Mata Nui's brain and highjack control of his body. Using Mata Nui's borderline godlike powers, he forced Mata Nui's spirit into the Mask of Life and fired it off into space, all but guaranteeing his newfound supremacy. At least, so he would believe...

	===Year 9 - Glatorians===		===Year 9 - Glatorians===

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	Bionicle is a setting and toyline created by the [[Lego]] company. The story centers on some polynesian, element-themed, kid-sized robots* on an island, living under the shadow of evil, etc.; until some element-themed, adult-sized robot* heroes appear. And it gets unendingly more complicated from that. If Warframe had a grandpa as a toy franchise, Bionicle would be it.		Bionicle is a setting and toyline created by the [[Lego]] company. The story centers on some polynesian, element-themed, kid-sized robots* on an island, living under the shadow of evil, etc.; until some element-themed, adult-sized robot* heroes appear. And it gets unendingly more complicated from that. If the video game, Warframe, had a grandpa as a toy franchise, Bionicle would be it.

	==History==		==History==

1d4chan>Brick3621: /* History */

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History

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	==History==		==History==

	[[File:Bionicle-Poster-1-.jpg\|thumb\|right\|500px\|Hold on to your britches, all you ten-year olds out there - You're in for a ride.]]		[[File:Bionicle-Poster-1-.jpg\|thumb\|right\|500px\|Hold on to your britches, all you ten-year olds out there. You're in for a ride.]]

	Despite always being a popular toy line among children, the Lego ~~corporation~~ in the late 90's was on the verge of bankruptcy. ~~They~~ had ~~almost~~ no licensed ~~intellectual properties outside~~ of Star Wars ~~which only~~ produced limited returns due to royalties, ~~and leaned heavily on generic ideas~~ like ~~"knights" and "pirates". They were unsuccessful in obtaining~~ the rights to make licensed sets ~~and by~~ all market projections would have ~~been shut down by~~ the ~~2000's~~.		Despite always being a popular toy line among children, the Lego Group in the late 90's was on the verge of bankruptcy. Most of Lego’s sets leaned heavily on generic themes like “knights” and “pirates” and quite deliberately had no lore or narrative behind them except for what kids made up in their head while playing with them. [[Star Wars]] was still their only licensed IP at the time, and while its sets sold like hotcakes by virtue of being fucking Star Wars, it produced limited returns for the company due to having to pay royalties to Lucasfilm. Lego, realizing that kids like stories, tried to obtain the rights to make other licensed sets, but were largely unsuccessful. By all market projections, they would have gone kaput within the 2000’s.

	~~Lego had previously had~~ sets ~~with larger~~ pieces ~~utilizing~~ gears and ~~gimmicks like a bendy arm~~ to ~~fire things or looking like a car under the name "Technic"~~. ~~Originally concieved as a voodoo theme~~ by employees involved in marketing, Alastair Swinnerton worked with them on revising the concept over multiple drafts into a Polynesian-inspired story about biological technological chronicles, which inspired the name Bionicle. The end result was a VERY elaborate story which spanned multiple generations, full of plot hooks and creatures to make sets of. Bob Thompson ~~lead~~ the team that grouped the story by medium.		Lego’s answer came from within its “Technic” theme, funcional sets that eschewed bricks in favor of specialized pieces like gears, axles, liftarms, and – most crucially – ball-and-socket joints, which some dude at Lego discovered could be used to build some kickass action figures. The initial pitch by employees involved in marketing was for a voodoo-inspired theme, but Alastair Swinnerton worked with them on revising the concept over multiple drafts into a Polynesian-inspired story about biological technological chronicles, which inspired the name Bionicle. The end result was a VERY elaborate story which spanned multiple generations, full of plot hooks and creatures to make sets of. Bob Thompson led the team that grouped the story by medium.

	~~The first set~~, ~~each of~~ the six ~~heroes~~ the ~~story focused on, was~~ released with only mild advertising in North America in the 2000 Christmas season. ~~It was~~ an AMAZING success, earning the company more revenue than any line previously. Lego quickly scrambled to market it, making [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk47EDfWK10 CG television commercials depicting each of the heroes] as well as selling boxed sets containing ~~a mask~~ molded in the shape of each of the six but in each other's colors.		After promising results from test markets in Europe and Australia, the first six sets (the OG Toa) were released with only mild advertising in North America in the 2000 Christmas season. They were an AMAZING success, earning the company more revenue than any line previously. Lego quickly scrambled to market it, making [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk47EDfWK10 CG television commercials depicting each of the heroes] as well as selling boxed sets containing masks molded in the shape of each of the six but in each other's colors.

	Lego Magazine began featuring an ongoing comic series written by Greg Farshtey that contained most of the lore for the series, and was later published by DC Comics as an ongoing series. ~~The internet~~ factored heavily in ~~their~~ promotion with ~~early flash~~ games, later ~~Playstation~~ 2 ~~and Gameboy Advanced games being used as marketed advertising~~. Four movies and many shorts were made, and a few musicians made a career just writing music for Bionicle (Rob Zombie was even on board to create a song for Bionicle at one point). Podcasts and novels were also involved in some of the storytelling, although they were largely sidelined in favor of the visual ~~mediums~~.		Lego Magazine began featuring an ongoing comic series written by Greg Farshtey that contained most of the lore for the series, and was later published by DC Comics as an ongoing series. Tie-in video games also factored heavily in the series promotion, starting with Flash games on the official website, and later games for PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, etc. Four direct-to-home-video movies and many shorts were made, and a few musicians made a career just writing music for Bionicle (Rob Zombie was even on board to create a song for Bionicle at one point). Podcasts and novels were also involved in some of the storytelling, although they were largely sidelined in favor of the visual media.

	The Bionicle theme (which is what groupings of sets under a given, well, theme are called in Lego) continued through multiple generations until 2010 when it was ended in favor of the newer original lines including Ninjago. Like most companies in the late 2010's, Lego resurrected the Bionicle line in 2015 to cash in on nostalgia and start a new generation with a Lego addiction the same as the last. As of now, research indicates 85% of American children know about Bionicle and 45% own at least one set.		The Bionicle theme (which is what groupings of sets under a given, well, theme are called in Lego) continued through multiple generations until 2010 when it was ended in favor of the newer original lines including Ninjago. Like most companies in the late 2010's, Lego resurrected the Bionicle line in 2015 to cash in on nostalgia and start a new generation with a Lego addiction the same as the last. As of now, research indicates 85% of American children know about Bionicle and 45% own at least one set.

	==Setting==		==Setting==

1d4chan>Tsabo7: /* Red Star Games */

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Red Star Games

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	==Red Star Games==		==Red Star Games==

	The fan group Red Star Games has made a fan D20 TTRPG, and is fully ready to go. It's a somewhat generic blend of 3.5 and 5e, with skill points, feats, and a generic proficiency bonus that scales to your level. You have levels in archetypes, which new, sequential abilities at each level, up to level six. Each archetype belongs to a supertype, which gives its own abilities every three levels. Later archetype abilities sometimes key off of early supertype abilities. Doronai Nui's weapon system is retardedly complex, but lets you design a huge range of possible weapons, and can replicate any of the elemental, combining, multiform weapons from the toys, which is pretty awesome. Dozens of masks of power have been ~~stated~~ out, at the Great, Noble, and Nuva power levels. You can play as Matoran, Toa, and Turaga, along with a dozen or so other species such as Vortixx and Skakdi. In addition, they have released Barranai Nui, a Tabletop Wargame set in Bionicle's world. They also released Heroes of the Stars, a D12 system set in Bionicle g2's world.		The fan group Red Star Games has made a fan D20 TTRPG, and is fully ready to go. It's a somewhat generic blend of 3.5 and 5e, with skill points, feats, and a generic proficiency bonus that scales to your level. You have levels in archetypes, which new, sequential abilities at each level, up to level six. Each archetype belongs to a supertype, which gives its own abilities every three levels. Later archetype abilities sometimes key off of early supertype abilities. Doronai Nui's weapon system is retardedly complex, but lets you design a huge range of possible weapons, and can replicate any of the elemental, combining, multiform weapons from the toys, which is pretty awesome. Dozens of masks of power have been statted out, at the Great, Noble, and Nuva power levels. You can play as Matoran, Toa, and Turaga, along with a dozen or so other species such as Vortixx and Skakdi. In addition, they have released Barranai Nui, a Tabletop Wargame set in Bionicle's world. They also released Heroes of the Stars, a D12 system set in Bionicle g2's world.

	==links==		==links==

1d4chan>Tsabo7: /* That's Great And All, What The Fuck Does This Have To Do With /tg/? */

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That's Great And All, What The Fuck Does This Have To Do With /tg/?

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	There have been many tabletop Bionicle games, an official RPG, multiple unofficial RPG's, and Bionicle is a popular subject for [[Quest Threads]] on /tg/.		There have been many tabletop Bionicle games, an official RPG, multiple unofficial RPG's, and Bionicle is a popular subject for [[Quest Threads]] on /tg/.

	~~<!--Links or~~ it ~~didn't happen~~.~~-->~~		Besides, it centers around [[Warhammer 40,000\|deep lore that is designed to help sell plastic toys that you must assemble yourself.]] Is it any wonder that it is popular?

	==A fan wargame perhaps==		==A fan wargame perhaps==

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Red Star Games

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	==Red Star Games==		==Red Star Games==

	The fan group Red Star Games has made a fan D20 TTRPG, and is fully ready to go. It's a somewhat generic blend of 3.5 and 5e, with skill points, feats, and a generic proficiency bonus that scales to your level. You have levels in archetypes, which new, sequential abilities at each level, up to level six. Each archetype belongs to a supertype, which gives its own abilities every three levels. Later archetype abilities sometimes key off of early supertype abilities. Doronai Nui's weapon system is retardedly complex, but lets you design a huge range of possible weapons, and can replicate any of the elemental, combining, multiform weapons from the toys, which is pretty awesome. Dozens of masks of power have been stated out, at ~~both~~ Great and ~~Noble~~ power levels. You can ~~only~~ play as Matoran, Toa, and Turaga, ~~but~~ other species ~~are presumably one the way~~. In addition, they ~~are working on~~ Barranai Nui, a Tabletop Wargame set in Bionicle's world. They also ~~have~~ a D12 system set in g2's world.		The fan group Red Star Games has made a fan D20 TTRPG, and is fully ready to go. It's a somewhat generic blend of 3.5 and 5e, with skill points, feats, and a generic proficiency bonus that scales to your level. You have levels in archetypes, which new, sequential abilities at each level, up to level six. Each archetype belongs to a supertype, which gives its own abilities every three levels. Later archetype abilities sometimes key off of early supertype abilities. Doronai Nui's weapon system is retardedly complex, but lets you design a huge range of possible weapons, and can replicate any of the elemental, combining, multiform weapons from the toys, which is pretty awesome. Dozens of masks of power have been stated out, at the Great, Noble, and Nuva power levels. You can play as Matoran, Toa, and Turaga, along with a dozen or so other species such as Vortixx and Skakdi. In addition, they have released Barranai Nui, a Tabletop Wargame set in Bionicle's world. They also released Heroes of the Stars, a D12 system set in Bionicle g2's world.

	==links==		==links==

2603:7080:4D45:B5AC:8D34:5A2C:8CA1:FCBD: /* Year 3: The Mask of Light */

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Year 3: The Mask of Light

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	===Year 3: The Mask of Light===		===Year 3: The Mask of Light===
	Takua, the Matoran who had initially summoned the Toa by mistake, discovered the Mask of Light and with his pal Jala/Jaller (Yeah, legal issues meant name-changeroos. Who knew the Maori people would get pissed their language was used?) went on a quest to find the legendary seventh Toa of Light while the Toa themselves fought Teridax's contingency plan of having been defeated (everyone seems to have one) called the Rahkshi, powerful anti-Toa controlled by shadow-slugs called Kraata. Takua was revealed to actually BE the seventh Toa, Takanuva, who would go on to defeat Teridax, merge with his corpse after falling into another pit of energized protodermis, and use the last of Teridax's power to resurrect fallen Matoran.		Takua, the Matoran who had initially summoned the Toa by mistake, discovered the Mask of Light and with his pal Jala/Jaller (Yeah, legal issues meant name-changeroos. Who knew the Maori people would get pissed their language was used? This was later used to create an in-universe holiday called Naming Day.) went on a quest to find the legendary seventh Toa of Light while the Toa themselves fought Teridax's contingency plan of having been defeated (everyone seems to have one) called the Rahkshi, powerful anti-Toa controlled by shadow-slugs called Kraata. Takua was revealed to actually BE the seventh Toa, Takanuva, who would go on to defeat Teridax, merge with his corpse after falling into another pit of energized protodermis, and use the last of Teridax's power to resurrect fallen Matoran.

	===Year 4: Metru Nui===		===Year 4: Metru Nui===

2603:8001:3500:CB:24B9:D24D:E4CE:3597: /* Year 12: RIP (again) */

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Year 12: RIP (again)

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	1. They also need to find elemental creatures, and befriend them.		1. They also need to find elemental creatures, and befriend them.

	2. The villain is, instead of a big spider with a lot of mooks, is a "Hunter", who works for Makuta, named Umarak.		2. The villain is, instead of a big spider with a lot of mooks, a "Hunter", who works for Makuta, named Umarak.

	This goes as expected: Toa get masks largely without issue (Despite Lewa getting into an incursion with the aforementioned Hunter, he managed to hold his own against him). Afterwards, they mind-meld with the creatures by taping them to their backs, and go to a fuckhuege maze. However, Pohatu apparently hates his creature after a traumatic encounter with some Skull Scorpions he had last year, since his creature is, incidentially, a scorpion. So, apparently having the pre-reboot Kopaka's personality, decides to largely try to fly solo. This ends badly, with Umarak managing to exploit the gap in Pohatu and his creature's bond, and allowing him to steal the aforementioned Important Mask no 2 (Makuta's mask of control). After Pohatu learns the power of friendship and saves his creature's life, Umarak goes back to his secret meeting spot with Makuta... who then forces him to put on the Mask of Control, turning him into a hideous monstrosity now under Makuta's control! [[Just as planned]].		This goes as expected: Toa get masks largely without issue (Despite Lewa getting into an incursion with the aforementioned Hunter, he managed to hold his own against him). Afterwards, they mind-meld with the creatures by taping them to their backs, and go to a fuckhuege maze. However, Pohatu apparently hates his creature after a traumatic encounter with some Skull Scorpions he had last year, since his creature is, incidentially, a scorpion. So, apparently having the pre-reboot Kopaka's personality, decides to largely try to fly solo. This ends badly, with Umarak managing to exploit the gap in Pohatu and his creature's bond, and allowing him to steal the aforementioned Important Mask no 2 (Makuta's mask of control). After Pohatu learns the power of friendship and saves his creature's life, Umarak goes back to his secret meeting spot with Makuta... who then forces him to put on the Mask of Control, turning him into a hideous monstrosity now under Makuta's control! [[Just as planned]].