Darkness Falls

Yes, I have been paying attention and the notion that Bionicle will return if we buy Graphic Novels is silly, unless by "Bionicle" you mean "the Bionicle storyline and characters and not the sets". I highly doubt Bionicle will return in set form and I honestly thought that the story had been declining for quite some time. If you were to tell me that Bionicle were to end with two giant robots fighting on a desert world in 2005, even 2006 I would have said your were crazy and that would be terrible. Alas, it came true. I enjoyed Bionicle mostly from a set standpoint, and though I did immerse myself heavily in the storyline even up to 2007, I gradually lost interest as things were blown further and further out of scale. This, of course, is all my personal opinion, so I suppose my earlier comment was a little rude. But still.

Impressive piece. I do think that a more unified design would have been nice, with either all Lego bricks being either curved or sharp angle slopes, but I understand the lack of pieces. I also really enjoyed the sheaths and wish there was a better piece to simulate the sword effect rather than mauled pipes! The legs follow the same design and I like it, though the lower leg pieces are a little simple- but, sometimes minimalism works. The arms are again, quite simplistic, with a mixture of angled and curved bricks throughout- I would have also enjoyed seeing a mixture on the entire piece. However, you did fantastic work on the torso as usual, continuing the mixed theme all over and form a very streamlined piece. The feet are also simple, and while unorthodox, are very nice- I can tell they're pretty stable in design. I would only suggest a little more bulk to them with a mint green highlight or two. As a whole, the piece is very nice, and the only real complaint I have is the lack of mixture in angles on the legs. I was hoping for a nice brick-built or fusion sword on his back, simply because the green flames only match the eyes, but it still came out well and I love the technique- I've used it a couple times myself. Keep it up!

Yeesh. Why is everyone so clingy about this story? Just let it go. Nothing remotely interesting is happening.

*Deep Breath* IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!

If you didn't already know, Greg has kindly written-in a reminder on each page of the story stating that Mata Nui is, in fact, a giant robot, and every single being in the MU is surprised to hear of this.

It looks a little lazy, if you ask me.

Animated Shockwave, what what?

The Second Mech War With BlackArms literally vanishing off of the face of the Earth, WhiteArms reigned supreme in the market of mechanized warfare, and their industry boomed. With a time of supremacy at hand, WhiteArms began to expand their research divisions, allowing the Innovator directive ability to create more commercial, civilian oriented machines, such as his WhiteBike, a Power Pack charged vehicle. They also began deploying their mysterious new T.I.T.A.N. mechs on bounty-hunter missions- allowing the highest bidder to use their mechs for their own purposes before returning them. The original Innovator of the T.I.N.Y. became upset with the way WhiteArms was monopolizing on the market of warfare, when their initial goal was to create weapons that could strike down the superior BlackArms mechs. However, those in higher command than he disagreed and begun using his technology for their own purposes- outfitting T.I.N.Y.s, M.A.S.S.I.V.E.s, and T.I.T.A.N.s with heavier weaponry and selling them to the world. Becoming increasingly angered by WhiteArms' activity, the Innovator began taking his T.I.T.A.N. Custom out and intervening in conflicts that were escalating because of the use of his inventions. WhiteArms weapons dealers noticed this and began to dispatch their own T.I.T.A.N.s in order to stop him. The Innovator was on the run for a long time, but his T.I.T.A.N. was eventually overwhelmed by the amount of WhiteArms' T.I.T.A.N.s pursuing him. Presumed to be dead, the WhiteArms' scientists continued to attempt to improve upon the Innovator's work. At this time, WhiteArms was able to perfect their T.I.N.Y. Aerial Blitz Unit and T.I.N.Y. Landspeed Units. For a long time, it seemed that there was no end to their reign. But the Innovator was not dead, and was not pleased with how his investors had attempted to kill him and make off with his technology. In retaliation, he sought out whatever remnants of BlackArms he could find and offered them a deal- he would team up with their head scientists and give them mechs far greater than they could have conceived. The ruined BlackArms executives were less than pleased to see the Innovator, who had stolen their designs and accomplished greater feats with the Power Pack technology than they and had destroyed the T.I.T.A.N., their greatest weapon, but they could not deny that his knowledge would benefit them. And so, they allowed him access to the original blueprints and let his confer with the head scientists- but kept him monitored at all times so he would not dare betray them. More than grateful to get the chance to rid the world of his past sins, the Innovator began his work. Rather than improve upon the designs and blueprints BlackArms gave him, however, he decided that he would construct entire new Mechs for them, for two reasons- their old mech designs were less effective against the increasingly advancing WhiteArms mechs, and he wanted to prove to the BlackArms scientists that he was not simply an innovator of their designs- that he alone could herald a new age of design and functionality to mechanized warfare. After months of research, debate, and trial-and-error, BlackArms debuted their new mechs on the battlefield- a battle that WhiteArms was partaking in for conquest of the entire Western Hemisphere- and with that, the Second Mech War had begun. An impressive amount of T.I.N.Y.s, A.V.E.R.A.G.E.s, M.A.S.S.I.V.E.s, and T.I.T.A.N.s were amassed to fight in the battle, but BlackArms- or rather, GrayArms, as they were now calling themselves, launched a surprise attack on their forces early in the morning. The GrayArms T.I.N.Y. was unlike any mech ever seen before. Lightweight, flexible, and sporting one of the most highly advanced Power Packs seen yet, it overtook the T.I.N.Y. and A.V.E.R.A.G.E. forces WhiteArms had prepared in a matter of minutes. It used a new type of weaponry that was extremely easy to carry and packed heavy firepower. WhiteArms was shocked to see such a drastically unique mech on the battlefield- one that possessed the traits of an Advanced Mechanized Unit but was mass-produced on such a high level. It also featured a cockpit that was easily opened and closed- the casualties of the battle were far lower than any BlackArms engagement had ever seen- simply because the mech was so responsive, difficult to hit, and easily abandoned. The M.A.S.S.I.V.E.s were launched to dispose of the new GrayArms mechs, but they were halted quickly by GrayArms' trump card, the GrayArms A.V.E.R.A.G.E.. Again, featuring a design drastically different from the WhiteArms version- this highly articulated mechanized unit used its superior firepower and newly advanced Power Pack to overwhelm the opposing M.A.S.S.I.V.E.s, also instilling confusion among the WhiteArms' pilots because of its strange appearance. The victory was a rousing success for GrayArms, who turned over the Western Hemisphere to its original leaders, a bold and fascinating move, as BlackArms had initially been formed for the purpose of conquest and weapons dealing. However, the ruins of BlackArms had decided long ago that they would honor the Innovator's wishes- plus they would have a far more productive run if they turned their attention towards protecting nations from war rather than trying to incite it. The WhiteArms' T.I.T.A.N.s retreated hastily from the battle- fearing destruction because of the numbers and the face of their new foe. The head scientists at WhiteArms began to wonder who exactly their foe was, and how they would be able to out-build the enemy. However, GrayArms declared war on WhiteArms and a full-on attack against their factories began. Who would win this time?

Yeah, nobody really posts on anything in the LEGO Sci-fi section. Great design! I love the multiple leg joints and innovative slope designs- very cool! My only suggestion is a challenge- try to make it even more compact than it already is- that'd be even cooler! Keep it up!

In other words, "I saw this and you didn't, heh heh heh." But really, the sneak preview of the 2005 sets on the Legends of Metru Nui DVD was awesome. The Visorak concepts? BADASS.

Holy crap, those concept images are awesome. I wish we had gotten them instead.

Because these are NEW characters- Star Wars is models of pre-existing designs. I dunno, really.

WhiteArms Tactica- *bzt* ... ... !WARNING! WhiteArms Core Factory under attack! -ALL PILOTS REPORT TO THEIR MECHS- -RELEASING GRAYWOLVES IN 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1- -ENEMY IDENTIFIED: BLACKARMS T.I.T.A.N.-- THREAT LEVEL: UNKNOWN-- PROCEED WITH EXTREME CAUTION- !WARNING! GRAYWOLVES DEPLETED! M.A.S.S.I.V.E. UNITS PROCEED TO BATTLE ZONE. -DEPLOY A.V.E.R.A.G.E. UNITS AS ASSISTS- !WARNING! M.A.S.S.I.V.E. UNITS DEPLETED! -DEPLOY T.I.N.Y. UNITS- Error//: Central Computer Towers destroyed. A.I. Deployment Manager Offline. Mechs can be only manually deployed! ... ... The final battle of the BlackArms/WhiteArms War was fought at the central WhiteArms Factory. The single BlackArms T.I.T.A.N. rampaged through the enemy lines, tearing apart WhiteArms' forces with swift brutality. Graywolves and M.A.S.S.I.V.E.s were deployed first, hoping that the overwhelming odds would take out the enemy- however, only seven M.A.S.S.I.V.E.s were completed at the Central Factory and they had little firepower. The Graywolves were simply a surveillance measure- they were easily destroyed by the T.I.T.A.N.. A.V.E.R.A.G.E.s were then deployed, being larger in number than the M.A.S.S.I.V.E.s, but their impressive firepower could not take out the T.I.T.A.N. either, and T.I.N.Y. models were then deployed in waves to assist them. First, Aerial Blitz T.I.N.Y.s were deployed, and Landspeed T.I.N.Y.s were to follow shortly- however, the central deployment computers were rocked by a projectile fired by the T.I.T.A.N. and all mechanized deployment was taken offline. The innovator of the original WhiteArms T.I.N.Y., who had sneaked behind enemy lines to steal and modify his own M.I.N.I., was one of the only pilots available that could manually deploy his mech. As the T.I.T.A.N. neared the Central Factory- The original T.I.N.Y. Custom stood alone against it- the last line of WhiteArms' defense was a single mech. The T.I.T.A.N. pilot was severely disappointed, yet elated that the innovator of the Original T.I.N.Y. would be his final opponent. However, the T.I.N.Y. Custom was not to be underestimated- its improved speed made it equal in speed to a Landspeed unit, something the T.I.T.A.N. was thrown off-guard by. The T.I.N.Y. Custom charged the T.I.T.A.N., and the larger mech reacted too slowly, firing its Heavy Assault Rifle but narrowly missing. The T.I.N.Y. Custom quickly maneuvered around its foe and unloaded the entirety of its Power Pack via Energy Burst Rod into the T.I.T.A.N.'s Power Pack- causing an overheating and failsafe shutdown of the T.I.T.A.N.'s systems. Through sheer luck, WhiteArms defeated BlackArms most powerful weapon. The T.I.T.A.N. pilot ejected and escaped the premises, though the WhiteArms' forces could not have caught him, ad the entire facility was near-crippled. The innovator immediately confiscated the T.I.T.A.N., beginning construction on a new, far more advanced mech. BlackArms surprisingly recalled all of its troops from enemy lines, even though they had a sizable amount of G.I.A.N.T.s, B.E.A.S.T.s, and M.I.N.I.s and could have destroyed the remaining WhiteArms facilities. However, WhiteArms quickly bounced back and churned out a series of M.A.S.S.I.V.E.s that were equipped with powerful weaponry. The First Mech War was over- but behold, a New Age of Mechanized Warfare had just begun! WhiteArms T.I.T.A.N.- With the dawn of the age of All-Encompassing Mechs, WhiteArms has begun producing a powerful Newtype Design, but it is still in testing stages, and therefore, there are not many pictures or information. T.I.T.A.N.1 T.I.T.A.N.2 T.I.T.A.N.3(Displaying impressive melee beam weapons) Supposed Comparison between BlackArms and WhiteArms T.I.T.A.N.s Enjoy- this is only the beginning of the Mech Wars!

...Quality does not equal quantity.

All I'm getting is that you liked the Voyatoran. What about the Matoran of Mahri Nui? That was certainly an interesting design that sot of blended the elements that were presented the year before and after it- Something I feel would have been better implemented.

Well, considering the version of Furno that is riding the bike in the concept art seems very similar to the original, I'd say yes. Hey, they'll both be on shelves at the same time, you can see for yourself.

If you reply within close proximity of your first post, it simply merges the two posts.

Basically, it sounds a lot like Agents and Bionicle combined- the concept art is actually from the comics that you can place your own heroes into- they represent two different art styles you can use. Preston's secondary color is dark blue- Metru blue. The whole agents thing I'm talking about is how the equipment changes from mission to mission- Furno's bike is from a different mission that requires a bike- just as the dropship is probably going to be from another mission. We might be looking at six base figures that reoccur throughout the entire line- then again, maybe not. But the gear definitely changes from mission to mission. They refer to Von Nebula as the "chief nemesis".

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Relax. Some people have things to do.

The comics are, apparently, custom made so any piece can be fit into them, allowing fans to put their own hero into the comic- they're virtual.

Thanks for the comments- I don't have a lot of lego bricks with me at college, though, so I can't really do anything about that. BlackArms T.I.T.A.N.- As WhiteArms received an onslaught of attacks from the G.I.A.N.T. and its advanced weaponry and abilities, BlackArms went to work completing the Mech they had initially intended on building in order to counter the M.A.S.S.I.V.E.- The Tactics Infallible Total Apocalypse Newtype Unit. As a covert group of WhiteArms operatives attempted to infiltrate the BlackArms core factory in order to destroy or obtain any mechs being produced, the T.I.T.A.N. debuted, towering over any M.A.S.S.I.V.E. or other mech in the factory. BlackArms head scientist jumped into the cockpit and opened fire on the WhiteArms forces. Protected by a fully-encompassing cockpit, shin-mounted missiles, a wrist-mounted assault rifle, shoulder mounted mortar cannons, and an arm mounted heavy assault rifle, the mech annihilated anything in its way, then leaving the factory and beginning a march on the WhiteArms factories. Its simplistic design features little "flair", instead focusing on layered armor and one of the largest, most advanced Power Packs ever produced, giving it solid defense against any other mech and and the ability to move extremely quickly. It also ditched the old joint style and used a system very similar to the A.V.E.R.A.G.E. class articulation, allowing impressive range of motion. The T.I.T.A.N. is the epitome of the BlackArms Mechs, a deadly machine that has, so far, overwhelmed all of WhiteArms' factories and mechs... WhiteArms has been pushed back to its own core factory, feeling as if the tables have been completely turned on them. Currently, only one T.I.T.A.N. has been manufactured.

New images, yes. I'll try to get them up tonight.

I thought it was a flexible building system, but that's just me. Got the new Toyfare. The comic art looks incredible. Preston Stormer looks like crap from the front, Blaze, Breez, and Surge look great.

I believe Ackar's recolored Berix Helmet and Malum's Helmet are two masks that greatly represent fire, in my opinion. Malum's lends a lot to his character- it has that alien grin shape similar to the Miru. Vader has a point- however, there are masks that I find to be more effective at displaying the elements than the Mata's. Nokama's Metru Mask, for example, was feminine, peaceful, and aquatic all at the same time.