Bionicle's Unique Blended Atmosphere | BIONICLE Deep Dive
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- One of Bionicle's biggest strengths was always its incredibly unique and atmospheric world. A world that blended various aesthetics from the bio-mechanical nature of the characters, to the beautiful landscapes, and the mysticism and magic. Here I analyze how all these themes come together to produce wonderful, and surprisingly cohesive whole.
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This makes me realize some things about G2. The mask maker concept is probably the worst thing about the world building in G2. Mata Nui and all themes related to him are completely deleted from G2, while Makuta is so reduced to the role of a wanna-be god that his important role in the ecosystem is completely forgotten. The villains working for him are not tied to anything; they simply exist free from any context and don't feel as if they had a place in the world.
Yeah, that was something kinda disappointing about G2, very little of the world felt connected or like it pointed to a deeper mystery. All the aesthetic was there, but it didn't have the same depth because it felt like they never really explored their concepts well. Which is a shame because I actually liked most of the story concepts of G2, its just they were executed really shallowly.
While I do like the g2 sets I have too agree g2's writing compared to g1 was no where near as good as g1s it was merely a husk of what was g1
@@heroranuva8295 The strangest thing is they did this perfectly well even with Ninjago, with the first spinjitzu master's death still being unexplained to this day. Was it from normal old age, or some threat even more powerful than anything we've seen before? This is what I feel made both Bionicle and Ninjago have such staying power, like other toy brands around the world (my little pony, transformers, etc) told a compelling story that children could understand and question. G2 didn't really have those questions at all, nothing to chew on and continue to follow the story/buy more sets.
@@thunderspark1536 Yeah, that was a huge part of it. In G1, the things that weren't made clear in the story were presented as mysteries, where as G2, there wasn't much mystery presented, so the things that were unclear just felt like inconsistencies rather than interesting writing
Something I didn't realize until recently is that Teridax has an almost literal god-complex; he's just one of many Makuta who exist in the MU, and not even their original leader, but by the time of the Toa Nuva on Mata Nui he has taken to calling himself and the Great Spirit as brothers.
Oh yeah, he VERY much does. At one point in the books he even starts praying to himself! His desire to replace and become god (and the fact that he actually could) made him such a terrifying villain to me
I always found Bionicles atmosphere mind bogglingly alien. To this day its still my favorite world and story above all other things
Metru Nui of 2004 is, in my opinion and the opinion of some others on UA-cam, the prime of Bionicle. Nick on Planet Ripple said it best: "These weren't your typical Toa, the setting was like Valhalla or Olympus. By the time these new heroes were summoned it was already too late. They were never going to save the city. but their job wasn't by protect a few buildings. Their job was to get their people off the sinking ship, the enemy had taken everything from them but they had won by surviving. Lego doesn't do stories like this."
Metru Nui and it´s arc are kinda underrated in most fans eyes, especially how much emphasis fans put on the tribal island arc of the early years of Bionicle, putting it on a pedestal. I would love it if more fans appreciated Metru Nui, it aint a typical futuristic city with robots like Cybertron, It has elements of cyberpunk, biopunk, steampunk, art deco, neo-classical, industrial, brutalist, neo-futurism, and ofc the mystical to it. I especially like how quickly they fleshed out the area, giving the city and its people their own culture thats unique while still familiar to us who saw the tribes on Mata Nui. The different district specializations, the different jobs, the district rivalries, the historic turmoils, sports and recreation, and even sorta religious aspects with the Toa Temple and Knowledge Towers, seeking guidance and understanding from some higher energy. Cant get enough of Metru Nui and I hope we see more fan projects exploring this island city.
I remember there is a hint to Mata-Nui's true nature in one of the mnog games. I think Nuparu or Onepu dug down really deep and hit metal. In retrospect, this was a huge hint, but of course nobody suspected it at the time. Most probably thought that the metal they hit was a Bohrok nest. Anyways, this early instance of foreshadowing is reminiscent of some of the big reveals in Stranger Things, where something is discovered about the past, or true nature of the status quo. I just think it's such a great moment in Bionicle history that not many people talk about.
Yes, that's one of my favorite Easter Eggs!
It's incredibly ingenious the more you think about it. And the most fascinating thing is how natural it all comes together, we tend so much to think of opposites like technology and biology, evolution and creation, spirituality and science, but don't realize how not only can one not exist without the other, they often have a part of the other at their core (something something yin and yang). It just takes someone to take a big step back and look at our universe as a whole to realize that they are all linked. And like piling up a perfect quadrouple headshot, Bionicle's story pierces through each bubble at once, it's truly a masterful story. Not bad for a toy line eh..
These four themes were indeed the reason of the success of BIONICLES.
My favourite war personnally the mystic one : when I saw the movie The Mask of Light, I was feeling like I was watching a modern mythology movie, just as you saif.
Seriously, an island protected by 6 almighty warriors, threaten by a near-immortal enemy who can only be beaten by a mystical mask and a prophetic warrior of light? I fell in love.
Oh yeah the sense of mysticism was so amazing, especially in that movie, Mask of Light was almost entirely focused on that aspect. And it was so cool to see these cyborgs be so deeply human in their beliefs in mysticism and spirituality, made them both unusual and relatable
Bionicle feels more like an ancient mythology than a modern story
@@k4tgames212 It really does! Its almost like, these are the myths that machines would make
The story of a coma patient from the point of view of the cells in their body.
Its a really interesting concept, especially when mixed in with epic mystic heroes adventure, and sci-fi intrigue!
The combination of these themes is the main reason Bionicle has one of my favourite fictional universes. I also like how they were able to integrate the lore with some sets, things like the Toa Mata canisters, the Bohrok resting in their canisters and the upgraded 2003 matoran. On the other hand, I feel like G2 wasn't able to do it as well. It focused mostly on the mystical and balance aspects. There's a lot of concept art for the natural side, but in the end I think there wasn't a true connection between the biological and mechanical.
Yeah, the level of integration was top notch! And yeah, I agree, G2 didn't really capture the mixture quite as well. I think they really missed out on making an underlying mystery that tied everything together
I've always thought of Bionicle as having one of the most unique settings I've ever seen in fiction, and this video right here does an excellent job revealing just why it felt that way to me, bravo!
I must say, I particularly like how Bionicle recognizes that technology and nature/biology/the environment are not inherently at odds with one another. Technology after all is the archetypical tool in of itself, and tools are inherently neutral, only depending on how they are used, more importantly however would be that technology is merely the application of our scientific knowledge, and said knowledge is based on our understanding of the laws of nature itself which notably challenges the notion of technology being "unnatural". In fact I think Bionicle does an excellent job challenging this notion too with its biomechanical protagonists and mata nui as you've described here.
2:45 To this day there are still elements of the world I've never picked up on. I remembered bone like structures above Makuta's lair, but I never noticed the muscles around the door.
Its so cool how much there is to dig into Bionicle, shows how fascinatingly deep it is that there's always something new to find!
Great video. I love how Bionicle wasn't simply a mix of aesthetics that contrasted eacher in a cool way. The contrasting aesthetics were tied together by the narrative.
Thank you! Yeah that was so important, they were just all present, but interconnected in a way that was completely necessary to the story!
It's kind of ridiculous that the giant robot was apparently a thing even before they knew if the theme would last more than a year.
Right?!
You may have heard of it, but Homestuck has a sort of interesting parallel to this.
It manages to blend a narrative interpersonal relationships with themes of creation, and how self-actualization is achieved in part by the pursuit of creation, and the strengthening of bonds. All viewed through a lens formed of a blend of the concept of roles in video games with narrative archetypes, with patterns of thought and behavior in one's psychology, with the basic structures of building a story.
And it's presented in the form of a multimedia webcomic pretending to be a text-based adventure game.
I think the Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson are a good blending of magic, nature, and technology in their own way, what with how (even with a more medieval setting) the magic and technology are intertwined, reliant on each other to reach their full potential, while the nature of the world shapes how its all used.
Ooo that's very interesting! Love seeing stories where these themes weave together
@@heroranuva8295 as am I!
You pretty much hit the nail on the head for why I love this series, this story! The perfect blending, if not total solution, of the thematic elements is what elevates Bionicle in my mind to be THE greatest fictional world ever written! Even if we don’t get a return to G1 proper, I think the story deserves to be told again today. While I love the different adventures into so many mediums, it does make following the story hard, especially closer to the beginning. TV show, movie, whathaveyou, it needs to be seen and read again, passed down each generation after the next like the great epics. It’s a modern mythology, one that encapsulates themes so perfectly I haven’t seen it done before or since.
A Bionicle video goes to Dune, my life is complete now ❤
It’s beautiful. Nature, the body, the spirit, and the machine, are all one and the same. Understanding Bionicle is like staring into the face of God
One of many examples of beautiful landscapes and myticism i can refer was the temple of Kini Nui in Movie Mask of Light, when Gali see in the sky a seventh star.
Oh yeah, that was a beautiful scene
Of the many islands in the Biomicle Universe, Mata Nui haves a special place in my heart.
I enjoy also alot Metru Nui, but after 2005 the other locations danst mean alot to me to be very honest.
When I watched Mask of Light, spotting those notable organic-looking shapes in the gateway to Metru Nui, I never realized at the time that this was a mere hint to what the universe itself or Mata Nui really was... And I think when I looked upon his true titanic robot form rising out from under the island named after him, I suppose I was utterly confused but intrigued back then, until I slowly began to notice some things over the ensuing multimedia, and realize as of now how much of several points this video does make.
Missed your vids, hope you're doing well!
You mention environmentalism in Bionicle, which also reminds me of how it's even brought up in places besides the matoran universe. The elemental lords fighting over a precious resource on spherus magna led to the planet's destruction, which makes me think of greed for power and resources that harm the earth, such as the fossil fuel industry.
Thank you! And yeah, there’s tons of environmentalism all over!
I'm pretty sure Dune was a major influence on Star Wars, so it's pretty apt to include both of those here as comparisons, even if it sounds like the former actually intertwines these seemingly contradictory elements into its story and setting moreso.
Anyway yeah, I think you summed it all up pretty well, I really don't know if there's any setting quite like Bionicle out there, and it always has stood out to me for that.
Dune is one of the most influental and formative works of the science fiction genre that heavily and shaped the genre moving forwards, so it isn't any wonder if Star Wars was inspired by it (though wasn't Star Wars main influences the Flash Gordon tv series and various samurai movies?Just something I wanted to point out.)
@@Arcanist_The those were probably the most formative to it yeah
Oh yeah Dune was a huge influence on Star Wars, it’s cool!
And thanks!
_Looks at my childhood love of Bionicle._
_Looks at my current love of Xenoblade._
This was a formative experience.
I would like to one day see more fleshed out versions of the original flora sketches (bone trees and nerve lights and such).
The Destiny games are the closest thing I've seen to Bionicle's depth in recent years. Not only is there an abundance of overlap in the characters (Mata Nui = The Traveler, Makuta = The Darkness, Toa = Guardians, Bohrok = Vex, Rahkshi = Hive, etc.) but also in the worldbuilding. Destiny proposes that our reality was the byproduct of clashing mathematical ideologies (The Light of biodiversity and complexity vs The Darkness of death and efficiency.)
What we would call "Space Magic" is really just beings imbued with a deeper understanding of these universal forces, harnessing String Theory, Spacetime, and Thermodynamics for attack and defense. The mission of both franchises' heroes is healing their deity by rebalancing the world, and a journey of self-discovery (the Guardians and Toa Mata awakened with no memories of their own pasts, but were hailed as saviors by the first citizens they meet.)
Oooh, cool, yeah the Destiny games sound really cool, and like they do a lot of what Bionicle does!
Your channel has become my favorite on Bionicle and its lore! Very insightful, inspired and inclusive takes on what a lot of us grew up loving and continue to love to this day!
On the topic of the video, I've long interpreted the concept of "Destiny" in Bionicle to be a term used for programming and directives coded into the denizens of the MU, especially the Matoran. For example the idea of certain Matoran being destined to become Toa always seemed to me like part of their programming that would allow that transformation to occur.
Thank you! That means a lot!
Mm yeah that’s an interesting take on destiny, it being the programming and machine purpose of them. Ties into how they mythologized their origins, and made the things that seem ordinary into things very significant to them!
@@heroranuva8295 But there _has_ to be more to Destiny than even that - we must remember that the entity that ist connected the strongest to Destiny - Energized Protodermis - also affects naturally biological beings like Agori & Glatorian. But if it's some sort of natural force, then why are "nanotech" affected by it?
My take on that would be that it is simply because they are made of Protodermis themselves. But - and that is one of my biggest gripes with the BIONICLE canon - Greg stated that "regular" Protodermis is not derived from the energized variant - even though it makes _so_ _much_ _sense_! Really, the terms we use are misnomers - "Energized" Protodermis is really the regular form, and "normal" Protodermis should be some sort of stable, powered-down form of programmable matter derived from it, which the GBs synthesized after the discovery of EP and then went on to use it to realize their "Giant Robot" project.
tl;dr: My point is that the question of what the nature of Destiny in BIONICLE is is intrinsically linked to what the nature of Protodermis is. :)
17:49-18:02 i literally had this exact question come to mind a couple hours earlier today. Thank you for the answer!
Lol, cool, you're welcome!
Felt like a eureka moment learning why voya nui had that ice ring and why ice rahi are so common in the voya nui online game on the outskirts of the terrain
You somehow found a way to describe how and why bionicle is so fascinating to me. Best video on Bionicle on UA-cam.
Thanks so much!
As others have said, G2 lacked the mystery and intrigue to keep kids in the story and buying more sets. They probably expected the older generation to either buy the most sets (why they used the same original characters) or spread the word themselves (as there was so little promotional stuff out there for g2). As much as lego sets are amazing building experiences, children tell stories with their toys no matter if there is one or not, so having one helps the kids get and stay invested. Lego seems to have realized this somewhat, with the city sets having named characters and the amount of licenced themes. The story I feel is what truly gets new minds into Lego these days with all the technology they're consuming. You can make and build your own stories alongside the ones premade now, instead of building a toy and rebuilding. Kids these days are far different than back then, and need something more to chew on than just a well-made toy. They need an experience.
Edit: Where'd you find the image at 11:17?
Oh yeah, the story and the mystery in particular was such a huge driving factor. In G2, Lego really tried to smooth it over too much, but they stripped it of a lot of the important depth.
And the image is concept art from Christian Faber! You can find it on his website, FaberFiles, there's a link to it in the description. Highly recommend checking out his stuff there, its really good, and offers tremendous insight into the making of Bionicle
What you say about Bionicle in the Intro could also be said about Metroid.
It really has a lot in common with Metroid.
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Another awesome video - great to see you back! :)
Regarding your question about other franchises besides the ones you mentioned that manage to blend some of these 4 pillars you have listed, I can think of a few:
Magic: The Gathering comes closest I think. Central to the lore is a multiverse of countless worlds/dimensions ("planes") infused with magical energy ("mana"), which can only be traversed by powerful beings called Planeswalkers, which therefore usually end up playing central roles in multiverse-spanning conflicts that threaten the stability thereof (The Great Mending of Dominaria for instance is an event that feels very similar to when Mata Nui / the MU was healed by Matoro's use of the Ignika). They are often powerful mages with sometimes near-godly powers, and are therefore often the subjects of legend and myth, or at least influential historical figures. (There's even a kind of superhero team of planeswalkers called the Gatewatch which honestly has a very similar vibe to a Toa Team :D) But high technology ("artifice") also plays a big part in the lore and is a major representative of "colorless" mana (often referred to as the sixth type of mana). What is lacking a bit is the biological, but even of that you can find a bit in concepts like worldsouls or avatars.
Speaking of, Avatar (the Nickelodeon one, not the James Cameron one (though that has an interesting blend of land, biology, and myth as well with Eywa the living planet-goddess - though it generally depicts technology as an opposing force instead of harmonizing them)) comes to mind as well. The four elements have clear geographical ties with the four nations and are of course also very mythologically relevant - as with the legends of the first benders, the lion turtles, and of course the Avatar themselves. Again, the biological aspect is somewhat lacking, though spirituality and bending is shown to have clear ties to bodily functions and control.
Pokémon puts great emphasis on biology, but more in the context of evolution and ecology than internal physiology. It also has a solid mythology surrounding the origins of the creatures and their world. The technological aspect is represented by machines like Pokéballs, devices of capturing and taming magical creatures that are deeply connected to the land and the world.
Stargate is a franchise that deeply investigates real-world mythology and explains it through a combination of advanced science & tech used by extraterrestrials but also actual spiritual development ("ascension") which yields great powers, including manipulation of physics and the environment. At multiple points in the series, high-tech devices meant to assist the user in achieving spiritual enlightenment are depicted. There is even a species of machines that attempts to achieve ascension by uploading themselves into subspace at one point.
The Legend of Zelda has a mythology that spans over 10,000 years of in-universe time, and has recently (i.e. in Breath of the Wild) depicted a very high level of tech that beautifully contrasts with the rather rural, wild, untamed landscape of post-apocalyptic Hyrule (--> very much island of Mata Nui vibes at some points). There are even giant machines resembling animals ("Divine Beasts") that Link has to physically enter to free them of Ganon's corruption - very much as if exorcising Teridax from a mini-MU. :D
I've also heard that Xenoblade has very similar themes and lore to BIONICLE, but I haven't played that so I can't really comment on it.
Just some examples I could think of. Ultimately, none of them manage to blend all four of them as centrally and evenly as BIONICLE managed to, imo. Still great storise tho! :)
Thanks!
And oooo, these are all fantastic examples of blending aesthetics! I might have to check them out they sound good! I know of Pokemon and Zelda to a degree, but I haven't seen anything of Stargate yet, though I've heard before its good
@@heroranuva8295 It's my favorite show of all time! :) But be warned that it's pretty long (300ish episodes) and a bit ... "90's camp" in the early seasons. ^^'
Another example I just hought of: In Star Wars, the job of the Jedi is to preserve the balance of the Force, which is often described as the stuff that holds the universe together and enables all of life. This balance is often likened to the health of an organism. The Sith on the other hand, desire to control the Force in their greed, which leads to imbalance. This can easily be compared with Makuta desiring the power of the GSR.
This video explains it concisely imo: ua-cam.com/video/VckQ18jsS4Y/v-deo.html
I would love a Blade Runner-like continuation of the theme, where the implications of welcoming an artificial and overpowered race on a planet are explored.
I was thinking about how bionicle, ninjago, dark crystal, and starwars all are a mix of both and something beyond the scifi/fantasy lines
I can think of an example that blends genres and aesthetics, A Certain Magical Index, mixes Science and Magic.
Nice!
@@heroranuva8295 anime adaptation isn't as good as the light novel source materials and there are also a lot of side stories and spin offs.
These videos are so damn amazing! One thing tho.. Don't record the whole thing as a one take! There's so many times when you stutter or stumble over your words, which is completely Normal! No one reads half an hour flawlessly, no question. But basic audio editing and starting a new take would improve your quality so much!
i love your videos so much
Thank you!
One comparison thats niche enough that I don't blame anyone for not thinking of it, but is entwined thematically and aesthetically with bionicle very hard, would be warframe, I'd say. Just the vibe alone shows the comparison
Oh cool, nice!
i love these videos
Thanks!
This is the best breakdown I've ever heard of Bionicle. You really did your homework on this one!
Thanks! 😁
@@heroranuva8295, I'd love to collaborate sometime if you'd be interested. To get an idea of my writing, head over to RisingFist's channel and you'll find some of my reviews of his work in pretty much any of his older DragonBall videos.
I'll definitely consider that, collaborating could be fun. What type of thing did you have in mind?
@@heroranuva8295, honestly, my first pick would be an audio book rendition of the best book in the series, Time Trap. Just a basic read-through of the story that completed Vakama's character arc and reimagined Teridax into the charismatic schemer and master manipulator that we all know him as.
@@heroranuva8295, aside from that, a podcast analyzing the meaning of Bionicle and the impact it has had on other marginalized groups. One such that I had in mind is why Bionicle had such a profound impact on autistic individuals and the appeal of it similar to your video on Bionicle's place in the LGBTQA+ community. My background is in social sciences and I find cultural analyses to be quite enjoyable.
Something I'd like to be explored is the concept of Destiny. The other two of the three virtues are pretty clear: Unity if we stand together things go well, Duty if we don't take responsibility and do our job the universe is literally going to die, but Destiny? It clearly isn't something like pre-determined future because alternate timelines are a thing so what is it?
Oh Destiny is SUCH an interesting topic in Bionicle, like there are so many interpretations of it in the fandom and how its presented in story is deeply fascinating. I actually do have a video on that I hope to get out in maybe a month or two. But for me, Destiny feels like a virtue because its about striving towards higher purpose. It doesn't seem to be pre-determined to me, though there are arguements for it, but I mostly think about it as the idea of life mission. It interweaves the idea of machine purpose and also cosmic fate, because to them, those are the same thing!
Terrific video dude 👍but can I ask you what kind of microphone you are using?
13:00 Now I have to think of the new Disney movie "Strange World".
Did you see it? It also has environmentalist messages and the place where the main story takes place is a huge living creature, which they don't know about at first.
Inside the huge creature, there is some parasite, some plant. But this plant represents technology, since it's used to generate electricity in this world.
And so the rest is done like it's done in regular stories and they have to decide between nature or technology.
What makes this all worse: Both creatures are living beings in the end. And even if the huge creature is the creature they live on, we never know, why it has to be saved. It never does anything useful for the protagonists, while the parasite is their main source of energy.
Besides that, they even play a board game before killing the creature. It's about creating a sustainable ecosystem, and when any of the creatures is killed, everything goes wrong and you basically lose the game. So it was very weird, why they added this board game, when the solution to the main conflict is killing one of the creatures.
It seems like they only wanted to get across as many "moral" messages, but they weren't able to present their morals in a way that still works well in the story.
You got links to “Rebel Nature”? It looks fun.
So Rebel Nature is still very much in production it seems, but Christian Faber posts tons of concept art to both his blog, FaberFiles: faberfiles.blogspot.com/ and his instagram. It isn't clear what stage of production it is in, but Faber claims that there's very interesting developments happening
If I were to list off other franchises that blend various themes together that would usually be considered as contradicting, I'd bring up Halo, as it's got themes of ancient aliens who's technology was so alien that is seems mysterious and magical compared to the technology level of the in-game present by both human and covenant forces. But I'd go one step further by bringing up Destiny, a franchise that blends magical elements, an eternal conflict between Light and Dark, the deeper themes of if using powers of darkness are intrinsically evil or not, approaching themes of forgiveness, racism, redemption, acceptance. While dealing in story genres like psychological horror, medieval fantasy, or time travel Sci fi, never able to actually contradict itself
Really great video, once again. Only bit of criticism I have would be that a couple of times throughout the video it seemed like you were repeating yourself a lot. Aside from that, keep it up!
Thanks!
Problaby the best video that you have done, and i like all of your videos.
I have view it from the beginning to the end, and listening you was like hear Turaga Vakama explain and sharing the knowledge to Takua, Jaller and the Toa.
The best Bionicle Channel to gain more knowledge for sure!
Before posting my message, just like to ask you, if you could make a Bionicle Deep Dive video about the Three Virtues in the Matoran Universe.
Please think about my sugestion.
Exelent Work!
Thank you very much, that means a lot!
And a video on the Three Virtues is already in production my friend ;)
Thank you for your response.
You are saying that you are working in the video of the Matoran virtues?
Destiny seems to be the most difficult virtue to follow. Cant stop thinking on Matoro`s sacrifice to save the universe from destruction, and other examples of great Toa (Lhikan in the movie and Jaller 2003) as well.
@@bestbioplayer8414 Destiny is definitely the most complex of the three, since it is deliberately ambiguous and has many interpretations. In particular, destiny is both a virtue to follow and also a cosmic force that shapes the characters' lives, but both deal with the idea of purpose in life. I actually plan on doing two videos, one showing the Three Virtues, and analyzing destiny as a virtue, and another specifically on destiny analyzing it as a force that shapes the lives of characters
@@heroranuva8295 I will surely watch the future videos that you will upload.
Yes please explain the three virtues according to you, and i will be more than pleased to listen.
Thinking carefully, the three virtues are indeed connected, because Duty leads to Destiny, that makes sence. And not all the Bionicle characters haves the same virtues to follow, for example, the Piraka have noone, because during my reading in one of the books, i noticed that Hakann`s virtues was all about him and just him. And in the Movie Mask of Light Makuta said to Takanuva "My Duty is to the Mask of Shadows".
I love this conversation and you are really a Bionicle philosopher, like Turaga Nuju.
I will follow the next updates. Love your channel and love Bionicle!!!
The IDW transformers comics are also somewhat similar to Bionicle
Are you telling me Bionicle is just edgy Ozmosis Jones?
YUP!
Rain World has a similar blend of themes as Bionicle when I think about it.
Oh cool! I might have to check it out one day
Wait, after all of this, does Bionicle count as speculative biology?
I say so yeah!
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@@heroranuva8295 great vid, thank u
Horizon is very similar to Bionicle
Oh cool!
Like the raki from Bionicle and horizon's machines
13:10 Bitcoin might be a tool to help with this balance.