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Good luck with the 8 month wait then! You should at least buy the Heroes that don't have 3.0 versions such as Evo and Surge, or a few of the villain sets - they all have the new ball-and-socket system that's worth trying out. Speaking of skipping sets, my mind is currently set on buying Fire Lord for the parts, unless Toyfair 2011 changes reveals the contents of the new titans differently. Witch Doctor and Rocka XL look like they use less useful armour and less Liftarm 1 x 2 with Ball Joint Straight pieces, making Fire Lord a better parts pack than them. Plus, if I were to buy those sets I'd probably keep them built.

My guess is that the box names are outdated placeholder names, which were replaced by names that have been cleared for use. Along with Scorpion, there is also Wasp, Mamut and NN. Scorpion and Wasp are very self-explanatory and regular, Mamut sounds like a Mammoth-based name that was replaced for a name in the style of HF villains, and I don't know why Fangz was considered being called NN...

I saw that amazing film a few days ago and it's well worth the watch, but it isn't on topic. If he decides to join here, it should be posted in the Brick Flicks forum.

True, it's different. I was going by the shape around the hand and what looks like three TECHNIC holes further up by the Hero Core. But the blade is shorter, and there is no accompanying axle by the TECHNIC holes (if they are those at all). Do you have a clearer alternate source?

Raw-Jaw's tusks look like the new blade piece used in some of the Heroes, while his head is a flip-mask piece shared with Waspix (Yellow bug set and Red set again I see ). Fangz' head is a flip mask with Scorpio. You can see Scorpio's mandibles as ears on Fangz, which could make this one of the best flip-masks ever, where the other head isn't obvious from the other side. (We'll need to see it in person first though...)

Thanks! Rocka: Black hand , black thigh pieces. Stormer: Blue spikes, definitely a Villain Core. Stringer: Really bad layering with Orange torso armour... Furno: Yeah the lower blade is a Jetbug pincer, but the other blade is a gunmetal Hewkii Mahri sword. Rocka XL: The shins have some dodgy exposed light grey TECHNIC pieces, and luckily the thighs have a new piece covering them. They're the samee design as Fire Lord, so they suffer from being too thin. There are two green armour pieces on the upper arms, what looks like a new piece similar to a Rode on the Zamor arm, and I've finally made sense of the helmet. It's a helmet with an armoured chin and an elaborate headdress, and Rocka XL has a white head piece inside, while Rocka 3.0 seems to have a black head piece (possibly with printed white eyes?). Scorpio: The front of the head really looks like a Bitil mask, but the back part doesn't. I love the new giant spike pieces used on this set and the Witch Doctor. Witch Doctor: I can't see much more on this set other than all the spike pieces being new aside from Ben 10 tails on the back, and the staff skull looks the same as the head skull, only in black. The shins use the same Fire Lord design, but as a skeleton villain I think it will suit the Witch Doctor perfectly. Raw-Jaw: Red Ben 10 rock feet and the new spikes from Scorpio in black. Fangz: The head looks really stylized and vicious (it's eyes are under the i of image see my next post below), and the fangs are possibly minifig scimitars.

That's a great addition, and it looks like it fits well. It's just a pity that it requires buying a second Hero for each fix, and doesn't work for the two Heroes that don't have shield pieces. As for all these new sets, if I had known we would be getting such a Christmas present, I wouldn't have stayed away from my PC yesterday. 3.0 Heroes: As we expected, they mostly use the same pieces, which makes me wish they were still 2.0 or at most 2.5, because I don't think they're different or improved enough from the 2.0 wave to be called 3.0, especially considering the improvement from 1.0 to 2.0. I tried out what torso armour looks like on a Hero shoulder as is done in Stormer and Stringer, and it surprisingly doesn't look too bad. It gives a heavy armour tank look to the Hero, but I don't think that is the most appropriate in a jungle environment. I like the idea of the claw tools, for cutting through jungle flora (and fauna?). It nicely mirrors the water-tools used in the 2.0 fire environment, along with the green name tag armour pieces (which I doubt will be trans-green ). Lime lids will look great on the final canisters and on shelves, and I hope it means we will get other secondary BIONICLE colour lids in the future, such as light blue (underwater theme) and tan (desert theme). I'm fairly sure that the Hero helmets aare flip masks, which would be possible with the 2.0 heads that they use. Stormer and Nex could have the same helmet, as could Bulk and Stringer/Furno. I think we'll need bigger pictures to tell though, because currently Stormer looks like Gelu, Bulk looks like Telluris, and Rocka looks like Ackbar. It's a shame that there is no Evo anymore, and I'm not overly excited about Rocka - there already is a Hero based on a rock star. I hope the canister Rocka is Yellow-Orange like Rocka-XL, so that there are no two named Hero sets with the same coloured armour. I'm not objecting to new characters though - we're slowly building up a cast of characters that can be selected from for each new mission - very much like a classic superhero TV show. I'll wait until bigger pictures to decide if I like yet another (4th) Furno or not, but his weapon looks very interesting - possibly a black/gunmetal Mahri blade and sword? I'm excited about the new weapon/hand piece that is on the 4 Heroes without 2 hands (like the 2.0 wave ), Rocka XL and Raw-Jaw. It looks like an armour piece with bars that exo-force arms can attach to, either as fingers, claws or blade mounts. The three smaller villains look interesting. I hope the villains would continue to be sinister characters based around diverse dangerous ideas as the first villains were, rather than them being restricted by a theme such as fire or jungle/monster. The sideways boxes are nice, but from the small images I can't see any pieces that stand out to me as interesting must-gets. Fangz has the usual silver/black Piraka feet and 2-toed claw feet that I really hope are updated versions with the new sockets (for the sake of all the work put into developing those). Scorpio looks great, and has a lot of interesting layered spike pieces. Some people might find it odd that the name is a Zodiac sign, but seeing as it's my Zodiac sign I'm not complaining. I think there is thigh armour on Rocka XL, which is an improvement over Fire Lord, but I think it's likely that Rocka XL will look just as bad from other angles....I wonder what the storyline reason for the size increase will be, and what advantage it will have in the jungle (other than fighting the Witch-Doctor I suppose). The Witch Doctor and his staff look amazing, and I really hope the final set will live up to that straight-forward awesome name. A titan-Takanuva sized voodoo skeleton villain seems like the best villain we've had so far. Judging from the sets and theme, I predict the story of this wave will be that the Witch Doctor is using evil mind-control powers to make the natural wildlife attack the citizens of Jungle Planet X. Heroes are outfitted with claws and blades to help them cut through the jungle undergrowth, and they are sent in special Jungle-colour-coded Hero pods to Jungle Planet X to stop the evil Witch Doctor and save the day. If that story is the case, I'm beginning to really like the episodic storyline that Greg told us Hero Factory would have - Mastermind X (+ henchmen) attacks planet X for whatever reason, and a selection of 6 Heroes are thematically re-fitted to suit the theme of Planet X, then are sent in Hero Pods to save the day. The formula is nice and simple, and you can create your own missions in the same format. Hero Factory Operation: Eurobricks anyone?

4 of them together would make quite an interesting cube.... I don't see a snake structure would work well though - do you happen to have pictures? I would never have guessed that pun, as that brand doesn't exist here. How international is the brand though? It seems strange that they'd reference an American drink in an international toy.

Most BIONICLE vehicles used TECHNIC frames with BIONICLE weapons and armour slapped on top, and mostly didn't use the limb pieces that defined the action figure sets. I imagine that if there are vehicles for 2011, they will also use a TECHNIC frame, only with balljoint connections to attach the new style of armour and weapon pieces on top. Some of the longer limb pieces would be suitable for making articulated vehicles (Skopio, Exo-suit, Swamp Strider, Kikalano steed), although I'm hoping that they might introduce TECHNIC beams with ball joints attached. And there is this piece, from Drilldozer that would be very useful for vehicle building:

I would've thought no new parts, no set number, no box or instruction shots and no previous rumours would've made it immediately clear it was a MOC, even though it would make a really nice SE set. I look forward to it! I'm finally free to take my sets apart and try some proper MOCing with them, but first I have to tidy and resort all my pieces after a year of MOCing.

Sorry for taking a while to get these photos - she was tied up in a LEGO show I was exhibiting at over last weekend.

I'd rather have a special edition Villain over a Hero. SE sets don't get enough recoloured parts to produce a Hero in a new colour, so a SE Hero will have mostly the same pieces as a normal Hero set.

After seeing that review, I'm fairly convinced that Fire Lord looks bad, but has excellent pieces, so is a must buy for me. Do you think that is a viable marketing strategy? Making a set that doesn't look the best yet has a wide range of useful pieces, to encourage people to take it apart and try building their own creations using the new 2011 building system.

I don't think the description needs to be edited...

Just a reminder to all of you that are in the Auckland region - the LEGO Show that was mentioned a while back is happening this weekend and Monday at Glen Eden Intermediate School. The main feature is a train/town layout, but there are also a lot of Star Wars and TECHNIC sets on display, and a few BIONICLE MOCs of my own as well. I also saw what might be large A2 LEGO posters to be given away... It's no Brickworld, but it'll be well worth going to see, and I'd love to meet some of you fellow Aucklanders.

I hope you enjoy them! And find time to make a Fire Lord review...

Currently they are (unless the Fire Lord has them), but it's almost certain that they'll be reused for the next wave of sets. They're hardly pieces that are specific to Drilldozer's character.

I tried that, and in my opinion it improves her a lot. Sorry, I don't have the original Breez.

The Warehouse is sporadically having 20% sales on toys. Last weekend I missed a 25% off all toys sale, but I caught a 20% off sale later in the week. I bought the 4-in-1 Atlantis superpack, which at 20% off $110, was much cheaper than buying all the sets included individually.

Set name: Breez 2.0 Set Number: 2142 Price: $7.99USD , 9.99 Euro Pieces: 29 Year of release: 2011 Peeron Bricklink Brickset The Box Front Like the rest of the Heroes, Breez 2.0 uses an orange version of the Hero Pod canister, with graphics that show her nobly standing in front of an inferno of fire and lava. In the background Nitroblast is happily wrecking public property, and Breez seems to have no trouble ignoring him. I realize that Heroes need to be seen in photos on site to keep them looking good in the eyes of citizens, but this particular photo-shoot is counter-intuitive... Down in the bottom is a graphic showing the unique code in the canister that will unlock online content. Strangely the web address includes LEGO, even though Herofactory.com works and is simpler. Back The back of the canister is exactly the same as Stormer's because they make a combiner together, only there is a red Hero Core and Breez half in the canister instead. Try and spot the massive error in the combiner from this image, or read on till the combiner section at the end of the review. Contents Pieces Like the rest of the Heroes, Breez comes with an amazing amount of parts, and all but the 2 recoloured spikes are brand new pieces. Breez has more of less different pieces than other Heroes - only 2 different limb pieces and four of the same lime armour piece. This would be good or bad depending on if you are looking for sets that give you the widest variety of pieces, or sets that give you more of the same piece to work with. Breez's headgear is supposedly some kind of stealth tech, to let her sneak up on the villains. The gunmetal colour and fins lend the piece towards stealth tech, but I wouldn't have guessed that purpose myself, unlike Furno's scout headgear. It reminds me of a certain Bounty Hunter, and Peppermint tells me the rabbit ears match an anime character. On the left side of the headgear there is a camera and a microphone, and on the right there is a microphone. I quite like these details, because they're non-obtrusive, so you can ignore the asymmetry they create or appreciate their function for the character. (That said, I personally think these details are pointless on robots with existing audio and visual sensors that could be tapped into...) The new helmet that is standard for all heroes requires a headgear piece to connect it to the rest of the head. Like the villain heads, it could be considered a flip-mask because it attaches backwards as well, which then looks like a biker/army helmet. Intentional or not, it's a neat extra option for Hero customization. The unique printed armour piece of Breez has her name and the code 52-890 on it like the other Heroes, boldly using the gunmetal, lime and red colour-scheme. Hopefully we will find out what the code means, as well as the spiky ice graphic on all the Hero printed armour pieces. It looks like half of a Transfomer face. The new Hero foot, in lime green. The shape of front is similar to the previous Hero foot, only adapted to the new angular style. I'm disappointed that the socket is built into the foot, because it removes a lot of alternative uses, and it means that Breez has none of the nice new socket pieces. However, the lime ankle sockets match the lime wrist sockets, so I suppose it improves the final set. The new hands. Along with Surge, this set has 2 hand pieces, while the rest only have 1, which is a good reason to get this Hero set if you want to try out the new hands in MOCs. The new hands less robotic and include subtle improvements such as a better thumb and longer middle fingers. Breez has two of the three new weapon pieces that the Heroes use between them. They strongly remind me of Piraka weapons, at a smaller scale. Both of the weapons have an axle, a pin/axle hole, and two of the new standard rod holes. Instructions The instruction cover uses the same image as the front of the canister. There is also a unique web address for Breez, although we will probably have to wait until January to find out what it is. The next two pages show how to use the code included on the canister lid to unlock online content. It's a nice touch that the arrows and borders are coloured to match Breez. A random instruction page. The steps are very clear and easy to follow, although they aren't necessary for building Breez - the only parts that need checking are the armour positions, which can be seen from a single picture. The inventory sheet, which is a lot bigger than previous sets this size. It's been a while since I've seen x4 and x2 for 3 different pieces each in small sets. The instructions also contain a larger image of the combiner, which is what I used to build it. Hopefully instructions will be released online, although there is no mention of that in the instruction booklet. These combiners are probably more inspiration and refined models, because it doesn't really matter which 2 Heroes you use, given their similar parts. At the back of the booklet is an advertisement for the Hero Recon team, which is the Design-A-Hero we've heard rumours about. I wish there was more information about it in the booklet, because Spring 2011 isn't that far away now, and these sets will still be quite new then, as this wave of Hero Factory sets is launching later than usual. Build Body and Armour First we start by building the skeleton, and adding the limb armour. Aside from adding the two spikes, the only thing you do is connect ball and sockets. It's more repetitive than building small BIONICLE sets, but there are more pieces to connect and not too many to make it boring. Breez uses the new torso piece that has shoulder ball-joints. There is another version that some of the other Heroes use that doesn't have shoulder ball-joints, which results in shoulders 2 studs closer together. I wonder if there is a more important use to make the other torso piece worth producing, because this torso piece is far more useful. Chest The next step is to build Breez's 3 part torso. It's the same as all the other Heroes, but the choice of contrasting colours makes the finished chest armour and core look very nice. Head Breez's 3 part head again uses the same effective colour combination. The headpiece fits with the standard head and helmet, but it is difficult to see Breez's eyes clearly, yet alone in a photo. The chin opening on the headpiece matches the shape of the chin on the head, so it reveals all of the chin but not the mouth. Usually a stealth related mask would cover the chin and mouth completely like a balaclava, or leave an opening for the mouth, but not leave an opening for the chin only. Finished Set Breez 2.0 Once the head and weapons have been added, Breez 2.0 is finished! Aside from the posability and style that all 6 new Heroes share, Breez has a fantastic colour scheme that is colourful and works well with the black skeleton. Lime and red aren't the best colours for stealth, but the new gunmetal is, and her tools probably make her invisible anyway. Unlike the other Heroes, it's a slight disappointment that Breez uses the new weapon pieces as her weapons, rather than as pieces that make a multi-piece weapon. There also aren't any fire-extinguishing details on Breez's weapons, but the shape of her weapons fit the different shapes of her lower arms, which I think justifies the armour asymmetry. Although the weapons aren't that special, Breez looks very good holding them, in a way that the original Breez could hold them. Back All of the Heroes suffer from a hollow back, but due to the dark gunmetal colour of Breez's torso armour, it's easy to glaze your eyes over the problem on Breez, even in the plastic. It would have been good if there was a back armour piece that attached to the shoulder or tailbone balljoints, to cover up the back. It could have had rod connection points on it for attaching spikes or hoses when used on larger Villain sets. Weapons at the ready... High Kick! Bonus: Combiner I was lucky to receive the two sets that combine together, so I present you with that combiner! I used the image included in Breez's instructions to build it, but I hope proper instructions will be put up online - I used a lot of guesswork for the limb pieces on the arms and ice-spear shooters. If you hadn't noticed already, the combiner image shows Surge's gun piece on the right arm, which isn't included in Stormer or Breez, so I used the buzz-saw piece instead. I'm not sure why that error occurred, especially when that piece is obviously not present in the two sets right next to it. The combiner uses most of the two sets' pieces, and looks far more impressive than some of BIONICLE's most recent combiners, especially the Stars combiner... Here are the only remaining pieces. The combiner is probably slightly bigger than a villain set, and uses more pieces, which would be expected given that 2 Hero sets cost more than 1 villain set. The build isn't very complicated compared to other sets, but the use of Breez's headgear and helmet as claws, and the use of armour pieces for spear launchers are great details. The combiner's extended legs look good using small armour pieces for knees, although it means that there is no proper knee articulation anymore. Final Thoughts Colour Scheme - 9/10 - Breez uses contrasting lime and red as armour and core colours, which help her stand out amongst the other Heroes. These two colours contrast with her gunmetal under-armour and weapon colour, which itself blends well with the black skeleton pieces. Although lime and red aren't the best stealth colours, gunmetal is, which makes it believable that the weapons have stealth capabilities. Parts - 8/10 - The pieces of Breez are very good, with recoloured spikes, new armour and plenty of new limb pieces. But the red spikes are avaliable in the masses in two villain sets, so aren't many special pieces that make Breez worth purchasing over the another Hero. Design - 8/10 - Breez uses the new ball and socket building system of 2011 Hero Factory sets, which is very good. My only slight qualm with the set is the use of the torso piece with shoulder balljoints, which gives Breez broader shoulders despite being a female Hero. Aside from that I can't see anything wrong with Breez's design, but because she uses single pieces as weapons, there isn't anything in Breez's design that makes her more exciting that other Heroes, who use unique, multi-piece weapons. Articulation - 10/10 - Breez has all 13 points of articulation that would be expected in a BIONICLE canister set. Until finger, waist or extra neck articulation becomes standard, there's nothing to complain about in Breez 2.0, especially because she is a small set. The original Breez only had 9 points of articulation! Quality - 10/10 - I can't see any colour issues with the pieces, and the printed armour piece looks great. And the sockets no longer break! Overall - 45/50 - Breez 2.0 is a fantastic set. Compared to previous sets, you won't be disappointed with Breez (once you get used to the new ball and socket system), as she has a large amount of pieces, all of which are new or recoloured, and the completed set is a great action figure. However, compared to other Heroes, Breez doesn't have anything uniquely special in terms of pieces or build value. Unless lime armour or the stealth headgear especially appeal to you, I'd recommend that you buy one of the other Heroes before Breez, not because Breez is bad, but because the other Heroes are even better.

Silver.

It seems these Heroes weren't made for the same reason that he buys sets for, which would be why he doesn't find them awesome like you do. We should probably drop this circular arguing now before it deteriorates. Each to his own.

You'll need to use a piece with a rod connector like the head gear piece, to connect the head and helmet together. A pneumatic T-piece doesn't quite fit, but cut hosing or a 3L rod (from collectible minifigs) might work quite well. There will still be a hole through the side of the helmet where the headgear piece comes out of. Given how previous BIONICLE and Hero Factory sets have devoted so many unique pieces to creating unique characters, I think it is intentional that these new Heroes use similar pieces, so that it is easier for people to create their own, equally unique Heroes that fit in with the main sets. Each Hero still has a unique "mask"/headset, but the point of those pieces is to allow more customization options rather than giving a unique character to a set. It doesn't look too bad, but I personally don't think the 2010 and 2011 parts look too good together, because of the different aesthetic styles. I also made Stormer 2.0 with the 2010 limbs, arm and weapon arm, but he wasn't even worth taking photos of.

Set name: Stormer 2.0 Set Number: 2063 Price: $?USD , 9.99 Euro Pieces: 32 Year of release: 2011 Peeron Bricklink Brickset The Box Front The first thing you will notice about these sets is that they use the same container and lid as the previous wave of Heroes did, only with orange lids. This is the third time the canister as been used, starting with the Stars, so while it's nice to finally have standardized canisters that can be packed together well, it looks a bit strange on a 2011 set to have "Copyright 2009" on the bottom of the canister. I really like the orange lids for these sets, because it keeps with the Hero Factory theme, and suggests that these pods were made with heat resistance to deliver Heroes into hostile planets with extremely hot atmospheres. The front of the canister shows Stormer 2.0 posing heroically in front of burning industrial structures. He hasn't noticed Jetbug flying out of a glowing tunnel, probably because he's focusing on looking his best for this photo, which will be placed on a billboard back in Makuhero City. The image of Stormer is rendered with extra shine and without scratches that are typical of BIONICLE box images. There's an extra amount of shine on Stormer's blue tubing - could that be what I hope it is? Side Here you can see the Hero Factory assembly tower back in Makuhero City, which has a peaceful blue sky that looks out of place with the rest of the front image, but is probably there to remind us where the Heroes came from. There are two Hero ships flying above, but they're in a different position to the ships on Breez 2.0's canister - I have no clue why. There is also a graphic showing us that there is a code that lets you play a game online. It's nice to have something like the Kanoka Club back, with unique codes that require you to purchase a set rather than reading them on the back of the boxes in store. Back The back of the canister has an inspiration combiner model with Breez 2.0, a size comparison of the Hero Core, and the usual hazard warnings. The background is the Hero Factory logo embossed on brushed steel. It's a nice detail that the steel is clean and unscratched unlike the Villain boxes, which gives the impression that these Heroes are brand new to the warzone fire planet, with their Hero Cores fully charged and ready to fight! Next to the warnings is the text "No purchase necessary to access online game. Contact LEGO Customer Service to receive a code for the free online game", in multiple languages. So what is the purpose of the unique codes requiring a set purchase? Contents Pieces When you open the canister, an amazing amount of pieces pour out, almost twice as many as previous Hero sets! All but four pieces are new, one of which is recoloured, and another has only appeared in one other BIONICLE/Hero Factory set. Many of these pieces have been covered in other reviews, so I'll talk about more interesting pieces exclusive to this set. Like all of the new 2011 Hero Factory sets, there is a printed armour piece, which in the case of the heroes, identifies them by their name. These printed pieces are the only pieces truly unique to the characters the sets represent, while the rest of the pieces are designed to be interchanged for people to create their own Heroes. I might add now that I think it is very strange for this set to be called Stormer 2.0 - in all his years operating as a Hero, Stormer has never undergone a significant upgrade that would qualify him as a new version? If not, he must have been very outdated technology compared to the other 2010 Heroes, unless technology in the Hero Factory universe advances only in massive leaps spread years apart. Here we have the most fabulous piece in the set - the Mahri tube. Just as I hoped after seeing the canister image, the tubing is trans-clear with a blue core! In this set it is used to represent an ice-slush/energy being fed to Stormer's weapon. The other interesting pieces of Stormer are the new spears - they've been recast in a flexible rubber, probably for safety of both children and the shield piece the spears are connected to. They return to their shape after being bent well though, so they can still be used as minifig spears in a MOC without looking "cheaper" than plastic spears. Instructions The instruction booklet has the same image as the front of the canister. One item of note is the link to a page specific to Stormer on the Hero Factory website. The first two pages illustrate how to use the special code to unlock an online game. The colour of the arrows changes in different Hero instructions, but unfortunately the chibi Stormer in the game does not, so the unique code probably does more than unlock the Hero the code came with. The game appears to be a side-scrolling shooter. Here is a random instruction page. The background is the same as all the 2011 Hero Factory instructions, which is a light background with a non-distracting Hero Factory logo. The instructions are very clear, and it is very easy to tell which colour is which (although Stormer doesn't have any extremely similar colours). The parts inventory is refreshingly long for such as small set. Build Body and Armour We start the build by adding the legs and half of the arms, then adding armour to the legs. I would really have preferred that the entire skeleton was built first then armour was added afterwards, because that would match the way Stormer would be built in a bot assembly tower. The building process is so simple that you won't get lost without the instructions, so I could have done it my way if I wanted to. Weapon Stormer's ice weapon is a built out of parts non-specific to him, yet the result is a unique weapon - an Ice bolt launcher it seems. I really like the versatility of these new parts to serve multiple purposes, both in the 6 official Heroes and any that you create yourself. Chest We then build the three part torso armour and add it to the body, before adding the head. This order again goes against how Stormer would be built in the assembly tower, where the core is added last, but it's not really worth complaining about because you can build it in any order you'd like. You'll be pleased to know that the new Hero Core fits onto old Hero armour, so you can give a solid core to your other Heroes. It's not a perfect fit, because the connecting rod is half a stud higher, so the core isn't secured and will fall out if you tip the armour. I see it as software that isn't fully backwards compatible. Head The head made up of four pieces, which depend on each other to be together. By themselves, the head looks lobotomized, the accessory piece has an ugly connection point, and the helmet can't attach to the head without the accessory piece. Together, they form a detailed and multi-toned head that can be customized widely. The accessory piece can also be put in backwards and/or upside-down, and the helmet can be put in backwards to look like a skate-boarding helmet. Finished Set Stormer 2.0 After adding the head and tubing, the set is complete! The finished figure is very posable, with all the articulation points of BIONICLE canister sets. Stormer's White, Blue and Sivler colours work well together, although these lighter colours don't mix the best with the black frame underneath. Compared to some of the other Heroes, I think that Stormer has a better design because his armour pieces are symmetrical, and the use of shorter lower arm pieces and longer shin pieces mean that his limbs proportions are closer to human proportions! No more gorilla arms! Back The back of Stormer isn't as bad as Heroes with white torso armour pieces, and it is aided by the Mahri tube obscuring his back slightly, but you can still see how hollow his chest is from behind. The armour on the side of his arm and legs helps give him at least a bit of protection from behind. Meet Preston Mistika Even in the same pose, Stormer 2.0 is almost completely indistinguishable from the original Preston Stormer. The main colours are the same, but the strong character of the original Stormer is gone, due to the use of standard pieces for all the new Heroes. Even the weapon is mostly different, without a buzz-saw that easily could have been included using the new buzz-saw piece found in other 2011 Heroes. In the TV series the Heroes worried that if Bulk had his Hero Core replaced he would never be the same, because the core makes them who they are. It seems that the core is the only thing that makes a character - everything else can change in an upgrade. Head Comparison Despite the overall lack of similarities, the one piece that is unique to Stormer 2.0 does carry a few similarities his original helmet. Although a mirror image, both helmets have an identical camera and antennae on one side, a similar earpiece on the other side, and a large under-bite of the "jaws". Final Thoughts Colour Scheme - 10/10 - The colours of Stormer 2.0 look good, and they conveniently match the ice weapons that the Heroes are using to fight the fiery villains. The black framework beneath might have looked better on the final figure as a lighter colour, but it matches with the rest of the Heroes and is much more useful for using in MOCs as this colour. Parts - 10/10 - Along with a large selection of armour, joints and new weapons, Stormer 2.0 also contains an orange Barraki eye and a recoloured clear and blue Mahri-tube. What more could you want from a set of this price range? Design - 9/10 - The new Heroes are sleek, customizable, robotic and heroic. The only short-coming of this set is that he lacks the strong character and resemblance of the original Stormer due to the standardized design, but that's a fault due to another set. If Stormer 2.0 was a new character, I wouldn't see a flaw in the design at all. Articulation - 10/10 - Stormer 2.0 has 13 points of articulation, and only the head articulation is restricted slightly by the chest armour. But for a set this size, the articulation is absolutely incredible and a first for smaller action figures. Quality - 10/10 - The plastic quality is consistent, the dual injected tubing looks amazing and most importantly, the sockets no longer break. Overall - 49/50 - This set is near perfect! The new building style of Hero Factory is different in both function and looks, but it's important to remember that these action figures aren't meant to be like BIONICLE anymore. The quantity and usefulness of the parts, the articulation, the detail, and the recoloured BIONICLE parts of Stormer 2.0 are far better than the Stars and original Heroes, yet still come for (presumably) the same price. If you're a BIONICLE fan, you should get this Hero set for the 2 nice BIONICLE pieces and new joints, although if the recoloured Mahri tube (somehow) doesn't appeal to you, I'd recommend you purchase a different Hero that has more interesting colours, such as Evo's Yellow and Purple or Nex's Orange and Mata Green. Questions and photo requests are welcome. Gallery of high-res versions of the photos in this review.

It's more of a comparison than them posing together, but I hope it's what you were looking for: