Eljay's Recap Review: 8998 Toa Mata Nui
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Eljay finishes up the titans for 2009 with one of the more controversial - Toa Mata Nui!
Guest Starring John Smith as Tuma!
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"The fabled... Golden mask of light." Eljay, seriously. *You had ONE job!*
Toa Dartho Takutanuva once said Jaller's Mask needs life to revive him
Eljay was just making things full circle
"There's only one real reason people buy this set. And that is for the fabled, golden, Mask of Light."
Good job Eljay. GG
Life not Light
@@phasmin9017 ik
but eljay said light
so here we are
I used to say that all the time..
Really disappointed the opening skit wasn't a "don't talk to me or my son again" meme
I was thinking the exact same thing
Was expecting a makuta reference
I was literally thinking the same trhing
Wait, everyone wants the mask? Hard to find? Irony.
welp, looks like the the quest is still going on
paul duncan here's a like
I have 2...
lemmingscanfly5. WHAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!?!?!????!?!??!??!!!!!!!!!
Tovernić Tovernić I used to go on lego's customer service page and order free pieces by saying my set was missing them.
"I am Mata Nui, Toa of Light"
Kin Thegamer Eljay said mask of light instead of life.
Toa Chronix lol
I am Takua, toa of lavaproofness!
Toa of Life maybe?
@@soulenoid6701 toa of worst waifu
Realistically, I don't think LEGO would have ever made a Matoran Universe set. They probably would have strayed away from making a large-scale expensive set with the bland colors your described. The only way they could make it work is if they made it more blue and brown like its rusty (like it's reveal in the comics)
The Matoran Universe is basicly just the Standard Toa Set. They could make it for a World Set, like the Koloseum, ore Lava Bridge back in the Day.
Didnt they make that giant death star set that was almost entirely dark grey?
@@bloodstoneore4630 Well, that because that's the thing that made the Death Star iconic. It's kind of a must for it to be grey.
@@prismstar438 I just thought it was a bit excessive
Some people made a silver recolor of this set and he looks a lot better and more similar to an actual Great Spirit Robot set. Take away the shoulder blades, change the metru head with a mata head and they could have called it a day. It would't have been the first time a set was different from a CGI counterpart. The gold Ignika could have been a bonus.
I think it could look cool if all the yellow and orange parts were painted golden.
Anonymouse _ it would be hideous cause paint
Anonymouse _, Yes, the gold pieces, ESPECIALLY the mask, stand out way too much, either make the whole thing yellow or gold!
@@caldercockatoo2234 while I agree they should've cleaned up the color scheme, I beg to differ on which color shouldn't have been considered
I think this is also the closest you'll get to mata nui in his robot form for the final battle. Even though it looks nothing like his actual robot body I can see where people used it as such.
Welp, Mata Nui went Super Saiyan again...
Nah, he went Titan mode.
Toa Mata Nui, the only bionicle other than Hydraxon to properly be able to give the finger. Sorry Axonn.
If Mata Nui is the Great Spirit, does that mean that Toa Mata Nui is the Greater Spirit?
*im sorry*
But then who is the greatest spirit?
@samura1s4m Mata Nui Nuva
@The Slovak Imperator I think Good Guy would have something to say about that
@@LouieFromPikminand the excellent spirit?
@@djt08031996 Mata Nui Inika
I don't really want the set but...
i need that mask
There's this website where you can buy individual pieces, but I can't remember it's name right now.
+Tom Preece last time I checked they didn't have the golden one...
+Tom Preece me neither I checked like four months ago
+Tom Preece I just looked and they only have the grey version, the vezon version, and the yellow glatorian version, but not the actual gold one
I would get this set, either if it's incomplete or with cracked sockets.
Back when this was released, I wanted it so much. None of the stores had it, and given its price tag, I doubt I would have been able to get it anyway.
Purely from what I've seen, I don't really mind most of the cons people have with this set. My biggest gripe are the boring, almost lanky arms. Compared to the heavily constructed and bulky legs, they just seem so boring and not well thought out. I think a lot more could have been done to make them look better.
FullMetalGuy i had one but i lost his mask somewhere
For me it would be the chest, or maybe it’s the head itself. Comparing to the other titans, their heads looked appropriately proportional to their torsos.
@@migultantamco yes it is a bit smalller than the average head, but still, the ignika is a big mask, it's just that toa mata nui is enormous... I imagine him to be like all muscles and beefed up, that way it would be proportionate
My grandma got me this back when it came out, I also have the silver one, so I'm pretty much set.
You should get another one and paint it black
Wow revisiting this video five years later. I feel like to make him look like the Matoran Universe, you could just straight up swap his shoulders out for Titan Takanuva's. They have the same roundness to them, and they'd look fantastic in all grey. I've used them in MOCs before to great effect. (Hell I'm pretty sure LEGO straight up reused them in Hero Factory IIRC)
I kinda consider this the set form of The Prototype Robot.
Burney_Games Huh. Maybe it is?
Ingersoll me too
I actually really liked the smaller Mata Nui vs the Titan Mata Nui, mainly for the consistent colors and body design. An easy for Titan Nui would be to repaint the yellow pieces to match the mask and build up the gapped sections MOC style. Would just look better in general.
I really wish they made the Great Spirit Robot instead, that would have been awesome, to have the entire matoran universe in your hand
I now see why my friend bought like 8 of these when it came out. He still has them and they're still sealed. He swore up and down the mask would be worth money down the road. Guess he was right.
if it takes over 10 years to be worth a few hundred dollars, is that really a good investment?
@@notawesomebreadwell I mean… a sealed Toa Mata nui was 60USD? 80USD at retail, now it is selling instantly for 2,000USD. Only other thing that did as well as the Toa Mata Nui was either buying Nvidia stocks or Bitcoin so definitely a great choice in the end even regarding inflation!
“Some more issues people have with it are the gaps. It’s very gappy. Obviously there are a lot of gaps.”
6:57
I sense a bit of redundancy...
Maybe there are... gaps in his memory
I utterly regret taking apart my beautiful revamp of this Mata Nui. Oh well, at least I actually got the set! But my goodness, you should've seen what I did!
#8998 - The Mask of Life and Some Pretty Nice Yellow Parts
I GOT THIS MASK! There is this store where they sell used bulk pieces and I found it in there!
Man I am so glad i got this when it came out! I was so excited, i think i got it for my birthday, I used my own parts to beef it up and fill the gaps, there were many videos online about how to add things to make it look better. My gold mask of life is one of my most prized possessions and im looking at it right now on my desk on the figure I made called Toa Mastar. Thanks for the nostalgia :)
"Beware my stinger sword!"
lol
I always liked to think this set was meant to be the Mata Nui Robot
me to at at first
Except not even close to 'to scale', of course.
Magmorix me too.
I genuinely love this set, i think it looks awesome on a shelf super imposing and stand out
I feel like adding a lot of old-school pieces (from Slizers, Roboriders, and the early days of Bionicle) to him would have made the set worthwhile.
I love this set, it's my all time favourite set and I spent countless days searching for it on eBay. But one thing always bugged me. I always hated his shield gun thing so I designed a proper shield with a gun on it. Now it is and always will be my favourite set, and not just because of the mask, I just love the set.
I got this set about a year ago for £40 on eBay. I'm so happy, because my parents didn't want me to buy it when it was released cause I was like 8 and so the retail in U.K. Was £30 so at the time for my age, she thought it was overpriced, I ended up getting it without asking her if I could, but I don't regret it at all.
I removed the countdown-thing and placed his shield on his back... It made him look more...what do I say...Mata-Nui-ish xD
The only set I regret not getting :/
HORRIOR, Nice name
This and Makuta Icarax i regret not getting XD
Titan Mata nui should be known as the Toa Of Cheese cause looks like he's made out of Cheese
Ohhhhhhhhh! the open axles, red and blue pins! it's such a crime against humanity! Why lego WHY.
that's what I hear every time I watch one of these reviews you should make it a shirt honestly.
We did make a shirt.
TTV Eljay link?
Fun think. When I was a kid I've got knock off of small Mata Nui on my birthday. It's actually came with golden mask, it's even last longer then Lego's Vastus that I also have. So it was big win for me
What I like to believe is that the guy that designed this set had this as a first rendition ( like a prototype) and lego just decided to use that.
The Mask if Light is my favorite part of this set guys
Toa Ignika sorta counts for the lineage even though He's not actually the same character but he is sorta just the mask of life which is in there so sorta the original one and the Mata Nui (or is it Mata-Nui?) is sorta 3 characters (Mata Nui, Click, and The Mask of Life)
Jeez, I used sorta a lot didn't I?
The Mech Treehouse Kind of like a holy trinity...
Hail Click!!! 😂😂
The biggest dislike I have about this kit is the forearms. They’re very skinny and simple compared to the rest of the body. You can’t really tell with the left arm because of the shield but the right arm is practically a toothpick. They really should have bulked up the arms for the kit.
I got it at retail and I like it. This and Teridax are the center piece of my display.
Also, Tuma sounds a lot like the beast-era Megatron for some reason. Not that I'm complaining, I think it fits.
I’m about to buy this set and repaint the whole thing gold....
Man, I Was lucky to get all of the sets with the Mask of Life as a kid, especially this one (and in Canada, IIRC). The mask is a lot rarer than I remembered (can't see any on BrickLink right now). Now if only I'd kept it sealed.
I still want this set, not just for the mask, but the fact he seems huge and would take forever to build, thus giving me a challenge. Plus to make it even moreso of a challenge, I could fill in some of both the gaps and cover the open axles, maybe redo his arms and possibly adapt his body frame to be more like Maxilos.
After all the Bionicle G1 sets, can you continue this series by reviewing the HF sets?
I will not be reviewing Hero Factory, sorry.
TTV Eljay Ok. How about Throwbots or Robo Riders? I just don't want this series to end!
While I do appreciate it, I won't be reviewing those either. Once the Recaps end, that'll be that.
TTV Eljay Aww, that's a bummer.
Oh come on... not even going to review our lord and savior, the holy Galidor?
I get so nostalgic looking at this guy, I wish I had the money to get this guy
As someone who has never owned this set, I still maintain that I kinda like it.
If I get this set I'll make use of it! I'll use the peices to build a mini Mata nui and a vehicle for him! Would do a land vehicle but I'm limited to a speeder of air craft
Lol I painted my Glatorian Legends Mata Nui gold. His joints were shot, so I figured might as well paint the bastard.
i got that set for £10 at a car boot sale last year. so lucky. unfortunately the mask joint is very loose. it is an ok set but not the best. prefer the glatorian version
I just want to say is Toa Mata Nui is Bionicle's ecquivilance of UCS Large Lego sets, such as The Dark Knight Trilogy Tumblers released in one in 2014 & the other in 2021 while we had the normal playable sets that are smaller
This Mata Nui set it's just big just like his old great spirit body before Makuta Teridax took control of his old one. But I really want this set sure
I got this set for Christmas I think. I was so pumped because, yep you guessed it, the Mask of Life in gold! Still have it today, it's on display on my high shelf! Although following your advice about leaving it on your shelf for long periods of time (maybe even a decade!), I think I better wash it up.
When you talk about making it just be the matoran universe as a set, I would bet that when this set was designed, in the early concept stages it was SUPPOSED to be the mata nui robot body, seeing as how similar the torso and leg design is between the two different models. However, as set dev time went on and market research and focus groups were conducted, they probably realized it wouldn't have sold very well as the great spirit robot and so instead built it to be big Mata-Nui and didn't bother to have pieces properly recolored to match the golden Ignkia (which I imagine would have been included in the set from the very start).
Imagine if DankPods used the 1 grit to smash the golden mask.
Nothing can withstand the power of the 1 grit, even the Mask of Life.
If I ever get this I might mod it into darker tones to be the mata nui robot
i got it when i was really getting into bionicle, it was my favourite set and couldn't wait to see other titans...then it was cancelled :P
I bought the entire Toa Mata Nui set 3 years ago for $120. Today, the mask itself can go for 2.5x the amount I bought it for, and that’s just USED. I got pretty lucky; was in great condition too.
Does he count as a toa Mata
I like to think this might be the mata nui robot that holds the matoran universe
Missed, "this isn't even my final form" joke opportunity
This set has the Bitil shell/wing/armour pieces in pure yellow... I would like to know how that would look on Bitil himself, the only pure yellow bionicle set in existence as far as I know (not counting Jala or this Mata Nui because they have other colours as well).
Unpopular opinion!
I really like the gold variant, but I do prefer the silver one
I was going Through my old bionicles. I always stored them with the most care. I did not even know my mata nui is worth more than $400 as well with some earlier sets. Crazy
They should have released an exclusive version of this set with all of the pieces in gold, including the axles.
My brother had this, I’ve always wanted it again. I saw someone do it silver and I really want to do that
you got him SWEET i bought him and he is so freaking cool collectors for life!
Congratulations (insert name here) you mata nui has evolved into toa/titan mata nui
I wanted to buy this when it came out but my parents wouldn't let me spend $50 on legos back then, said I should ask for it for Christmas. But by Christmas it was already out of production and worth over $100, no chance of getting it as a gift then. Of course now the mask alone is worth $50 at a minimum.
Most people don't like this set and it's at least nice to know I didn't miss too much, but god what I would've done for it back then, it kills me seeing how much it's worth now.
well i got two thanks to unprecedented luck, and i must say. it is really a great set.
I always thought this was the giant mata nui robot
Attach a medium size axle between the hands, under the big sword like a hilt. That way he can hold it two handed, like a great sword.
Actually i kinda think the gaps in his build could highlight the differnce between matoran universe beings and a glatorian. Like Matoran universe beings should look more mechanical and a glatorain of the same size should be well the gaps should be covered in the way ccbs armor tries to cover them.and in some cases does.
When I look at this set I think of the giant Mata nui robot
"Mata nui over here didn't have any yellow"
I'd like to know what drugs you use, sir.
He means standard yellow. The original Mata Nui set just had Keetorange, but no standard yellow.
It's a shame that this was the only way to get an actual gold version of the Mask of Life. I did have the silver one from Toa Ignika back in the day, which was cool, but needed the gold.
But I took one look at this abomination of a thing and thought "...nah you know what, I'm good."
hooooooo, porque no llego a México? buen vídeo
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I've been looking for this set online, I can't find one for sale ANYWHERE. In fact most of the bionicles seem to no longer exist on the internet
bricklink and ebay
Can someone please explain why the gaps look bad? I'm confused honestly because I don't mind them, but I would like to know why people don't like the gaps.
I like the full mata nui I hope to get both versions. I have regular mata nui so I plan to get that mata nui
I actually like this set.
Actually if I could afford that I would get it for how cool it looks
I see how in your intro you have all years of bionicles but 2009, you must really hate that xD
I like this set and how it functions but I wish we got a Matoran Universe Set and we finally have the Mask Of Life in its actual gold color
I ordered a Bionicle Haul of keet orange and yellow parts off bricklink and it came with the Gold ignika for free!
What if someone made a mask of life out of solid 24 carat gold?
Hey question: out of all the G-1 Bionicle sets from 2001-2010, which set was your most favorite in your opinion?
One of the few post-2007 sets I bought and I have gotta say... this one is ugly. The way the yellows clash and the tacked on gold is just unappealing. I like how they tried a more complex build, but it wasn't quite in line with '03 Terry or the other old Titans I loved as a kid. It just seemed too gappy and a bit too tall and thin. I also found it odd that this Mata Nui changed the arm color from black to yellow and removed the shin guards.
Like you, I just gave the sword to the canister Mata Nui for my shelf. Looks wayyyyyy more badass.
That said, despite the ugly, I consider this the true finale to the BIONICLE sets. Interesting idea that this should be the Matoran Universe set. I think something like that came to mind years ago, but I haven't heard that said before.
EDIT: Didn't realize this set was hard to find. Now I feel lucky! :P
This set is much better than 03 titans for me
@@skeletoncreek6446 To each their own.
2:52 oof
What was that set with the hover board and the yellow figure with a silver mata nut mask?
Toa ignika
50 shades of yellow
0:24 well...GET SHREKT TUMA
They should have made Mata Nui full gold. He has a slight matte gold finish in the film.
I wanted this set so badly when it came out! Sadly, I never got it.
got the guy around a week ago. love the set so far
imagine that set stepped on those scissors and killed it
...You know what? I feel bad I passed over this set. It's a big cool constraction set and we no longer get those.
Well i think in the final web comics he fought against mata nui in Titanform ?
They grow up so fast ;-;
The pistons in the mid drift look like they could potentially give hip articulation. Sadly it doesn’t. That’s to bad
love how the concept of the mask, which depict the body of a toa
I managed to make this with parts I owned in a different color. mostly red and silver. If the mask is all that's impressive, I'll just print one in silk gold!
will you review a Cople nexo knight sets or ninjago. not all of them but any you may have. keep up the great work