Zaktan of the Shadows

Some prototypes are lovely... others are strange. Well, lets try and see as many as we can. -ZotS

Amazing... This game should have been released. -ZotS

I bought him along with Gresh and Skrall the other day... and he is one lovely little set. Thanks for the informative review on Piraka! -ZotS

The impulse sets, as &lt;insert that tiresome argument&gt; and clonish as they are, are still decent and pretty. I'll pick one up. And a pure-silver impulse set? Crazy. Shame about the limbs though, and with such good impulse sets with the BIONICLE Stars, it'll be hard to think of something better. But Stringer... is amazing. And is it just me, or did they remove the idea of human names and just went with the element name? YES! (oh wait, nevermind <_< ) And for the villains, these new pictures showed a lot. The box pictures are epic and the weapons have really nice technic-esque designs, but the overall design is... meh. The torsos are ONE PIECE. They use Ben10 and Av-Toran limbs... and well, it makes them even less interesting than Inika. Still, I really love the looks. They have a menacing and manical feel, but don't go over-the-top. And XPlode looks really nice. Re-use of Thornax launchers is... adequate. Titans/Vehicles? Awesome. I really love the dropship - fantastic colours and really amazing technic design. Also, the driver doesn't feel tacked on, which is a major plus. Pure win. And recoloured Crotesius helmet? You have to love the Furno bike. The variation of Will Furno looks decent, and the bike has an aura of technic nostalgia. I remember bikes like these back in 2004, and the orange Bohrok headpiece adds so much. This is a plethora of amazing orange peices. Von Nebula is okay. I like the blue-black colour mesh and design looks enjoyable and clean (leg pistons actually PART of the leg!) but I can't help but feel he does not bring anything new, especially with that Hydraxon helmet. Overall Hero Factory looks adequate. -ZotS

BIONICLE is getting really awesome with this year... I bought Gresh, Skrall and Piraka Stars. Gresh is lovely, Skrall is better than I anticipated, and Nektann is amazing. Can't wait to get the rest. -ZotS

GREAT BEING'S ARE HUMANS!!!! Just kidding. I'm still naming my son Angonce though... -GRESHIOS

Hopefully they aren't terribly posed. -ZotS

My bad. Still, that mask has a pretty nice mask power... -ZotS

I honestly don't think this would get as much hating if it was BIONICLE... Speaking of Toyfairs; when is the US Toyfair again? -ZotS

Thats pretty awesome. I'm loving the art. -ZotS

Actually, Pehuki was sarcasm because it looks exactly like a Kiril. I didn't like how they treated it like an entirely new mask... My real favourite mask (power-wise) is the mask of Time, the Vahi. If only it was used well... -ZotS

I wonder what happened to Gresh and Berix in that movie treatment? -ZotS

Concept art is pretty decent! The sets seem to be popping out of the magazine... Still, these look as decent as ever. The colour schemes are fantastic, but the Agori builds and proportions are still minor problems. -ZotS

Well, Kongu is close enough. Nah, I kid. I guess its cause Karzahni was released as a SE set, which usually has no new parts (only recolours). -ZotS

Great review! Thanks! Tahu will always be my favourite BIONICLE character! -ZotS

Ah, Toa Takanuva. How I love this character. The Stars version looks pretty nice. Thanks for the review! -ZotS

Gresh looks fantastic. The lime head fits in well, the new pieces look amazing, and I really like the overall look. Stars for the win!!!!! -ZotS

The exposed ball-joint is the only major problem I see here. It doesn't look like a bad set, but it really lacks compared to its past form. The build is a little awkward for this guy. -ZotS

Yeah, I see that a lot. In fact, I have to help people around my age even, with their first technic fig (which is actually pretty surprising). -ZotS

I'm loving the Mata Nui Saga. Although Strakk and Skrall should not be there... -GRESHIOS

I think the best Kanohi is the Pehuki. ... -ZotS

Wow. Well, I guess I expected this. -ZotS

You know a topic has turned to shit when... -ZotS

The site layout is simply amazing. A sense of epicness is present. Doesn't the (awesome) Mata Nui Saga update every Monday and Wednesday? -ZotS

The main characters are impulse sets this time...? I'm not liking this new direction, but at least the sets look nice. -GRESHIOS