BIONICLE/Constraction "References" In Other Media

[The Outsider]

Has anyone ever seen a character or a design in another piece of media that seems to reference BIONICLE or constraction in general? Not in the usual namedrop or set in the background, but something clearly its own thing but obviously with constraction influence.

I ask because I've been looking through my comics, and I found some interesting panels. The first is from Siege: The Cabal, where a meeting of the titular group goes wrong and Doctor Doom is struck down, only to reveal itself to be a Doombot and unleash an army of robotic locusts. Robotic locusts with very familiar heads and pincers...

Another is from Thor: Reign of Blood, where the titular hero pilots a familiar-looking Blood Colossus. This one the Marvel wiki outright says is a combination of Maxilos and Spinax.

(Sorry for the poor quality of the images; my scanner is in the fritz so I had to use my cellphone)

Also, there's this I've found on Youtube.

What do you think, coincidence or inspiration? Any more examples you can find?

[SoupOrFishOil]

Good going with the Marvel references! I didn't know about either of those. I wonder if the artist who worked on those comics did any work at DC for their BIONICLE book?

As far as DC itself, Green Lantern background character Stel has been around since the 1960s (first image), but in the mid 2000s he was redesigned with a green head and a peculiar grin...

 

edit: one of the comments on that YouTube video reminded me that Whisper the Wolf from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics was partially inspired by Kopaka according to her designer. Her personality is quite different from his, but you can see it in her mask for sure.

Edited August 15, 2021 by SoupOrFishOil

[Scuhro52]

Not the Actual Game,but the Doom Wiki Talks about how The Hell Guard Boss from DOOM (2016) is Very Similar to Concept in Rahkshi.

-Suit of Armor Controlled by a Slug Like Parasite

-Wield Staff as Weapon

-Minion of the Main villain

https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Hell_guard#Trivia

[The Outsider]

On 8/16/2021 at 12:17 AM, SoupOrFishOil said:

Good going with the Marvel references! I didn't know about either of those. I wonder if the artist who worked on those comics did any work at DC for their BIONICLE book?

As far as DC itself, Green Lantern background character Stel has been around since the 1960s (first image), but in the mid 2000s he was redesigned with a green head and a peculiar grin...

 

Funny, I remember seeing that comparison a lot throughout the internet, but somehow I always forget it until the next time I see it again. Maybe it's because I'm not as much of a DC fan.

[Lego David]

Another of the Green Lantern comics features a straight-up cameo of the Toa Mata:

There also other sorts of weird cameos you can find in all sorts of things:

 

[SoupOrFishOil]

A 2018 Star Wars book mentions a thief character named Makuta, though maybe that's a coincidence.

[JekPorkchops]

On 8/27/2021 at 10:16 PM, SoupOrFishOil said:

A 2018 Star Wars book mentions a thief character named Makuta, though maybe that's a coincidence.

He was such a master thief, he stole the entire Matoran Universe from Mata Nui and its inhabitants.

[SoupOrFishOil]

On 8/29/2021 at 8:27 AM, JekPorkchops said:

He was such a master thief, he stole the entire Matoran Universe from Mata Nui and its inhabitants.

Never thought of it that way. 

Can we get a scene of him meeting Han and Chewie at a bar?

[The Outsider]

On 8/27/2021 at 9:16 PM, SoupOrFishOil said:

A 2018 Star Wars book mentions a thief character named Makuta, though maybe that's a coincidence.

Given the idiom detection for Google Translate doesn't work for "Makuta", it seems to be made up for the BIONICLE character specifically, so that's unlikely.

Anyway, I was looking at the BIONICLE Wikipedia page, and came across these examples from the music world:

Whoever did these clearly likes Brutaka's blades.

There's also a couple "Robonicle"/"Roboticles" parodies, but name aside they're not really very like BIONICLE.

EDIT: While looking through D&D sites, I found this little thing. While a homebrew product and not an official license, it clearly wears its influences on its sleeve. I mean, just look at the artwork! They even have mechanics for Kanohi shasht masks!

Edited October 29, 2022 by The Outsider
Avoiding doublepost