Bionicle 2009 Images and Discussion

[Bundalings]

Hey wait there's no action features. <:(

There'd better be some pretty beet stuff in summer

Edited August 23, 2008 by Bundalings

[S-N]

Well, all the sets are smaller... and only Icarax of last year's smaller sets had a feature.

And those little game thiniges should count for somethings...

~Bunda

Board game perhaps?

[Bfahome]

But they don't look like they'd make for very thrilling battles.

"I will destroy you!"

"Oh yeah? Let's spin this little top thing to find out!"

Edited August 23, 2008 by Bfahome

[Bundalings]

Board game perhaps?

They're hit counters. Starting at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, death. I guess you loose a life point every time one of the spore things hits you. It's like ranged 2001. =P

~Bunda

[Bfahome]

They're hit counters. Starting at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, death. I guess you loose a life point every time one of the spore things hits you. It's like ranged 2001. =P

~Bunda

O_o

That actually makes what I just said make sense. XD

[Bundalings]

O_o

That actually makes what I just said make sense. XD

What?

~Bunda

[Bfahome]

But they don't look like they'd make for very thrilling battles.

"I will destroy you!"

"Oh yeah? Let's spin this little top thing to find out!"

That.

[Bundalings]

That.

Uhhh... that's not what I said. What you're saying is it's random, right? O_o

~Bunda

[Bfahome]

I said:

But they don't look like they'd make for very thrilling battles.

"I will destroy you!"

"Oh yeah? Let's spin this little top thing to find out!"

You said:

They're hit counters. Starting at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, death. I guess you loose a life point every time one of the spore things hits you. It's like ranged 2001. =P

~Bunda

What you said makes what I said make sense (the fake battle conversation thing).

Edited August 23, 2008 by Bfahome

[Clonie]

They're hit counters. Starting at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, death. I guess you loose a life point every time one of the spore things hits you. It's like ranged 2001. =P

~Bunda

That be awesome.

[Bundalings]

I said:

You said:

What you said makes what I said make sense (the fake battle conversation thing).

Ohhhh... I get it. XD

That be awesome.

It's true. It says "Counter Of Life" in Spanish on one of the pics. : )

~Bunda

[Bfahome]

That's actually kinda intriguing… a simple spin will decide their fate.

lol total shift of opinion

[~Wrack'n'Ruin~]

And hey, it's gear-shaped.

Woo.

[Pencoin]

Erm guys you do know those gear things attach to the sets don't you? Look at Tuma... .

[Bfahome]

They probably attach for convenience. Look at Strakk's back.

[Pencoin]

I think they attach to there backs right, and when you fire the spiky at one you move the counter on the back until they die, i think. Sounds fun .

[Bfahome]

Nah, I think they're like spinning tops. To rate the "damage" done.

[Bundalings]

And hey, it's gear-shaped.

Woo.

The piece is one of the small sprockets from one of the new tread sets. : )

I think they attach to there backs right, and when you fire the spiky at one you move the counter on the back until they die, i think. Sounds fun .

EXACTLY. That's what I've been trying to say, but you guyses aren't getting it. Like ActionClix.

~Bunda

Edit: I'm pretty sure you're wrong Bfa. I mean, where's the thing that says how much damage they'd take? Also, how would you choose the amount of life to take off?

And "Counter Of Life" doesn't really sound like a "spin to find the damage dealt" type thing. Seems more like something that tells you how much life one has.

Edited August 23, 2008 by Bundalings

[Bfahome]

The piece is one of the small sprockets from one of the new tread sets. : )

EXACTLY. That's what I've been trying to say, but you guyses aren't getting it. Like ActionClix.

~Bunda

wate wut

Oh I see.

It's slightly less cool now. :/

But one could make a top out of it…

[Pencoin]

Bundalings, I guess great minds think alike, I agree with you. Man This reminds me of the begining of the year when i joined EB looking for Bionicle pictures, smart move I think .

[JINZONINGEN73]

The Dor

You guys need to remember the point of BIONICLE... Figures. Not creative builds. Cool lookin' armor is important, but as a figure, IMO, the articulation and range of motion are what matter most. So most of these... especially Malum it seems... ugh... would be difficult to move at all, and aside from initial impact and a little cool factor, bleh.

Same. I look at (all) Bionicle sets not as action figures, but as armor accessory packs. Even their weapons are rarely used by me as weapons.

Any of you old enough to remember Saint Seiya?

You had an action figure that had MEGA-poseability , and they came with a set of shiny diecast metal armor that, when configured cleverly (usually with the aid of a blank, undetailed core shape underneath), it'd make like animals and stuff. Then you could disassemble the armor creation and put it all over the action figure.

That's how I look at these new sets too, cleverly configured armor merely meant to resemble an action figure.

Except there is no action figure, I have to make that.

And that's the hard part, where the "building" comes in, not in just taking a set, swapping out a part and changing a color or two to add a point of mobility or to "fix" Lego's last-minute cost-cutting errors.

[~Wrack'n'Ruin~]

Ooh, Saint Seiya.

I like Busou Shinki more. Lolis are my thing^_^

[Pencoin]

Wow Saint Seiya, these new Bionicles seem to remind everyone of old toy lines don't they? .

[iLego94]

Hey, The chinese blog that used to have the set list has put it down and passed it off as speculation. Was the list speculative or is the blog guy just full of Vahki?

~iLego

[Phantoka_Chirox]

These remind me of Robriders

Skrall and Atakus <3