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Bionicle (stylized all caps) is a line of Lego construction toys, marketed primarily towards 8-to-16-year-olds. The line originally launched in 2001 as a subsidiary of Lego's Technic series.
BIONICLE was a line of toys and a storyline made by the LEGO Group that is marketed towards those in the 7-16 year-old range. The line was launched in January 2001 in Europe and June/July 2001 in the United States.
- 2001. In early 2001, the Rahi, creatures of the BIONICLE saga, were released. Each of them came in boxes and had one or more easily removable Kanohi masks.
- 2002. The first releases of 2002 were the Bohrok, insectoid creatures controlled by the rubber brain-like Krana. By pressing down a lever at the back of each Bohrok, its head could snap out.
- 2003. In spring 2003, the Bohrok-Kal were released. They wore Krana-Kal, which looked like shinier, metallic versions of Krana. The Bohrok-Kal were the same size and shape of Bohrok, with slightly different weapons and some silver components, with their heads showing the symbol of their elemental Bohrok group.
- 2004. In 2004, the form and shape of the Toa and Matoran changed entirely. The Toa Metru were larger, used almost entirely different pieces, and had new weapons and new masks.
LEGO® Slizer toys were the precursor to one of the most popular LEGO® lines of all time: LEGO BIONICLE®. A combination of the words “biological chronicle,” the BIONICLE line featured characters that were a combination of both mechanical and organic elements.
Jul 11, 2023 · Bionicle, the line of Lego action figures that carried the brick-based toy company during a turbulent time, ran from 2001 – 2010 before it was discontinued. Replaced by Hero Factory, that seemed to be curtains for the line, especially after a 2015 reboot bombed.
- Matt Bassil
Gathered friends, listen again to our legend of the Bionicle. The story starts on the island of Mata Nui , a tropical paradise inhabited by biomechanical humanoid creatures called Tohunga (later changed to Matoran as requested by the Maori who didn't want LEGO to use words from their language).
Bionicle (stylized BIONICLE) is a line of toys by the LEGO Group marketed primarily for 5- to 16-year-olds. The line was launched on December 30, 2000 in Europe and June/July 2001 in Canada and the United States.
