ToaofPlasma Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Anyone know if a silver akaku (Kopaka's Mask) is rare or not? I also have a blue miru Nuva And a Green Pakari Nuva Quote
Lord-Vorahk Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Anyone know if a silver akaku (Kopaka's Mask) is rare or not? I also have a blue miru Nuva And a Green Pakari Nuva This is pretty off-topic... but I do have two of those. To my knowledge, you got a silver mask in every 2002 Mask pack, along with a Golden Mask and some Krana. So you've got a 1/6 chance of getting the Akaku. Quote
Kalhiki Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Honestly, I'm not sure if they'd do that anymore. Other than The Fold releasing the Ninjago theme song "The Weekend Whip" to sites like The Brothers Brick when the theme began, the promotional songs for themes like LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Legends of Chima have been actually sold through services like iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon.com rather than just given away for free on the LEGO site. Then again, LEGO Friends promotional songs have been free downloads on the website (which really needs better organization for its downloads section). So it's not like the LEGO Group has quit doing free music downloads entirely. I do hope the new BIONICLE has a significant musical presence, though, and hopefully one that can be kept as consistent as Ninjago's has been for the most part. More than anything else, I want BIONICLE's new soundtrack to be very closely connected with the blend of ideas and genres that makes the franchise so unique. And ideally, I want any promotional songs to have a clear lyrical connection to the brand and story. If you can't tell that it was BIONICLE that inspired them, then I won't be able to enjoy them as BIONICLE music any more than "Move Along" from the Toa Inika ads or "Crashed" in the American Toa Mahri ads. And there's the problem. Any music by an existing band has a small chance of a free download. But what about completely original music? Like releasing the scores to any games or potential TV shows/movies. I'd like to see that. I'm still a little sad we never got an official release of the score to Mask of Light or any of the other movies for that matter. As for the type of music, yeah. Definitely needs to stick to its roots. MNOG probably had the best soundtrack in Bionicle, and I'd like to see more stuff like that. Quote
Chimaninja454 Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) BREAKING NEWS: The German online retailer website (spielwaren-werst,de) has leaked the prices! 70778 Protector of Air $9,99 70779 Protector of Stone $9,99 70780 Protector of Water $9,99 70781 Protector of Fire $9,99 70782 Protector of Ice $9,99 70783 Protector of Earth $9,99 70784 Lewa - Master of Air $14,99 70785 Pohatu - Master of Stone $14,99 70786 Gali - Master of Water $14,99 70787 Tahu - Master of Fire $19,99 70788 Kopaka - Master of Ice $19,99 70789 Onua - Master of Land - $19,99 70790 Lord of the Skull Spiders $14,99 I have calculated Euro to US$, so here we go!!! EDIT 2: Removed Jungle and added Air instead, and the same change to Onua to Land! Edited September 11, 2014 by Chimaninja454 Quote
TheBrickPal Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) My first thought was: The prices have definitely gone up. I mean, twenty bucks for the three larger(ish) Toa? That's absurd! I won't be able to buy all of them at once, now. Though, I'm sure that won't stop some diehard fans... Also, 200th post! Edited September 11, 2014 by Puffle Pal26 Quote
Chimaninja454 Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 My first thought was: The prices have definitely gone up. I mean, twenty bucks for the three larger(ish) Toa? That's absurd! I won't be able to buy all of them at once, now. Though, I'm sure that won't stop some diehard fans... So I suspect that there are three XL's of three Toa, and I have also found no new HF leaks yet. Is it probably going to be discontinued? Quote
GK733 Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 BREAKING NEWS: The German online retailer website (spielwaren-werst,de) has leaked the prices! 70785 Pohatu - Master of Stone $14,99 70789 Onua - Master of Stone - $19,99 I have calculated Euro to US$, so here we go!!! Umm.. yeah. I still don't believe that Lewa will be jungle since everything indicating that has always been a translation. and for anyone interested you should have linked this: https://www.spielwaren-werst.de/index.php?cmd=search&id=2〈=de&search=bionicle&x=0&y=0 Quote
Chimaninja454 Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Umm.. yeah. I still don't believe that Lewa will be jungle since everything indicating that has always been a translation. and for anyone interested you should have linked this: https://www.spielwar...ionicle&x=0&y=0 Sorry, I have edited the list so our constraction fans can better understand the set list! Thanks for the answer... Quote
CM4Sci Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 BREAKING NEWS: The German online retailer website (spielwaren-werst,de) has leaked the prices! Sorry! We already got them! (Well, the NZD prices at least.) Thanks anyway! Good to know that site finally added 2015 stuff.. -Sci Quote
Chimaninja454 Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Sorry! We already got them! (Well, the NZD prices at least.) Thanks anyway! Good to know that site finally added 2015 stuff.. -Sci (sigh) The Toa of Hype travels to Hero Factory and infiltrates it.... Quote
Mesonak Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) It's not a complete loss; we had yet to receive prices for the larger sets and Lord of Skull Spiders (who, surprisingly, is $15. I had figured he'd be a titan). Also for the record, I do completely believe that Jungle is Lewa's proper new element and that it's not a broken translation. :P Edited September 11, 2014 by Mesonak Quote
Shakar Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) LoSS is a deal at 15 Euro IMO. He's what the Visorak should've been: much more similar to a IRL spider and way scarier. I'm even tempted to buy 2... The Defenders seem a bit expensive at 10 Euro (that's the price of the Toa Inika but hey, price inflaction), but we'll see. Edited September 11, 2014 by Shakar Quote
Aanchir Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Umm.. yeah. I still don't believe that Lewa will be jungle since everything indicating that has always been a translation. and for anyone interested you should have linked this: https://www.spielwaren-werst.de/index.php?cmd=search&id=2〈=de&search=bionicle&x=0&y=0 Have we seen any solid evidence yet that it's going to be air or wind in any countries? I had thought it would be wind, judging from the display stand image, but not only might that still be preliminary, but somebody else told me they thought it said Jungle so I guess drawing a clear conclusion from that image is jumping the gun. I'm not saying it's GOING to be Jungle worldwide, but I think it's premature to make assumptions about the English set names when we have yet to see a single comprehensive set list in English. Prices are more or less consistent with what I was expecting, though I'm a little bit surprised Lord of Skull Spiders is just a $15 set. Quote
Timeline15 Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 3 of the Toa are more expensive than Lord of Skull spiders? Did NOT see that coming. Honestly though, I can't see Tahu having enough pieces to warrant that price. Hopefully he's bigger than he looks. Quote
Kalhiki Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 15 for LOSS, eh? Happy he's cheap. Sad he's not a bigger figure. Gonna be kinda awkward with three Toa larger than him. Otherwise, yeah. What I was expecting. But I'm still hoping Lewa is Air/Wind. Jungle's just... Not Lewa to me. Maybe he'll have Air as a secondary power. Or the Miru will be changed to a Mask of Air. Though if he is Jungle, I guess that confirms a reboot? Quote
Quisoves Pugnat Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 About the names, is there a precedent for Bionicle sets to have considerably different monikers between countries? While "Lord of the [skull, mask, what-you-might] Spiders" is a conceivable break with tradition, combine that with the "defenders"/"protectors of [element]" and the "[Toa], Master of [element]" system, and you've got a very strangely named line of Bionicle sets. Since this is a relaunch, I understand that such things are very much subject to change, but it just doesn't jive with me. Granted, Hero Factory did something like that this year, but that was because all the sets were either battle-machines or beasts. Prior to that, most of the Hero Factory sets had unique names, albeit often with some obvious derivation from English (but then, Bionicle did this in its later years.) Quote
Lind Whisperer Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) Well, it's a good thing that Air and Water are only $14.99, if it's a reboot. Those are the ones that I'd most be interested in having for parts. If it's a continuation... The full 2015 Pirate line is a must-collect, and with a bunch of sets from current and going-out lines that I still need to collect...ouch. *I realize that these are not that far off from the "original" price point, but I hadn't calculated a rough estimate of the full expense of collecting the line. Edited September 11, 2014 by Lind Whisperer Quote
Toa of Gallifrey Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Pretty sure it's gonna be a reboot even if Jungle is a mistranslation. I won't be too bothered if Lewa changes to Jungle, but then again my first green set was Gresh so I don't have nostalgia for Air (well a little but not as much as I would if I started before Bara Magna). Glad that LOSS is $15, it looked a bit small for $20. Quote
Chimaninja454 Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Well, it's a good thing that Air and Water are only $14.99, if it's a reboot. Those are the ones that I'd most be interested in having for parts. If it's a continuation...ouch*. *I realize that these are not that far off from the "original" price point, but I hadn't calculated a rough estimate of the full expense of collecting the line. I understand you... I also want a reboot... Quote
Shakar Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 15 for LOSS, eh? Happy he's cheap. Sad he's not a bigger figure. Gonna be kinda awkward with three Toa larger than him. Not neccessarily, the LoSS is a non-humanoid so he has different proportions. I think there's not going to be a huge size different among the 15/20 Euro sets.And not related to the price topic, but I just realized that Onua has freaking HUGE silver shoulder pads. Not sure if they're a new piece of the same used for his hammer. Anyway, they blended in so I didn't notice them until now. Onua is going to be a really big guy..for me. Quote
Floundie Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 If they make a Bionicle game, everyone is voiced by Nolan North, even Gali. Yes please, haha I don't like that all the Toa are not the same size, but we will see. By my rough estimation, this whole wave will cost about $240 in Canada. Yikes! Quote
arc Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Can't say I'm surprised, but 20$ for a toa figure is a lot. And I'm not thrilled about half the team being that size either. Oh well. I'm sure I'll be getting one or two regardless. On the other hand, 15$ for LoSS is much better than I expected. Quote
Jasonified Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 I'm just going to throw this out here and say that "new" bionicle fans will be shunned by some of the more elitist old fans. You know it. I know it. Quote
Toa of Gallifrey Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) It's inevitable but we'll have to try to make it happen as least as possible. We have to welcome a new generation of fans to our religion toyline. Edited September 11, 2014 by Toa of Gallifrey Quote
Lind Whisperer Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 If it's a continuation, it probably won't as suffer from that as much as it will if it's a reboot. Quote
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