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BONEHEADS OF VOODOO ISLAND

When BIONICLE is rebooted (a second time), I hope they go this old-school with it! These "Boneheads of Voodoo Island" are an homage to what I love most about BIONICLE: its unique tribal-meets-mechanical whimsy, which I think the first waves of both Gen. 1 and Gen. 2 captured so well.

With these Boneheads, I wanted to go back to—or, actually, go radically further past—BIONICLE's beginning in two ways. First, I've chosen to imagine the intellectual property had stayed somewhere in its infancy (i.e., when BIONICLE was still "Boneheads of Voodoo Island"); second, I've opted to design these characters in an "older" technology vocabulary than normal BIONICLE characters. I'm really happy with the genre these two choices, working in tandem, have evoked.

All pictures in this topic link to their larger versions on Flickr.

Meet Pakuru the Warrior and Kopere the Adventurer. Find out more about them below!

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PAKURU THE WARRIOR

Pakuru is a Toa-like protector of the people of Voodoo Island.

Armed with a powerful mace and tribal blade, he's a real force to be reckoned with!

Pakuru proudly wears ceremonial floral jewelry, and collects shells in his spare time.

He enjoys that shell collection more than just about everything else. It brings him a lot of peace.

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KOPERE THE ADVENTURER

Kopere is a Matoran-like denizen of Voodoo Island. He's equipped for any adventure.

Kopere likes to fight smart. He takes down enemies from afar with his crossbow!

Kopere's belt is laden with spare shots, plant samples, and a lantern (among other things).

Don't mess with the belt. You'll regret it.

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That's all I got! Feel free to leave any comments or critiques in the comments below. I look forward to reading your thoughts! If you want to see a few more shots of these two, or wanna browse bigger pics, check out the Boneheads of Voodoo Island on Flickr.

Edited August 25, 20168 yr by Nuju Metru

Some clever building mechanics, and the figures are plain gorgeous. I love the design and colours of them, it gives them a very strong character!

I really like the crossbow. Might have to use that design on a mech sometime...

I love the incorporation of system elements, and that crossbow is awesome! I also like the use of the bionicle hands as elbows, that's a piece i don't see used a lot out of it's intended purpose.

I love these so much. Even though I'm back in school now, they make me want to break out the parts bins and start building!

The parts I love are just the body types. They're so fitting, and the use of Mixel joints is superb. I think the most impressive thing here, to me, is that Skull Spider! It's just so ingenious!