Bionicle Died A Second Death

[McJob]

https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/759033520907964416
Waiting on more than just a Twitter message confirmation (such as a press release), but this is pretty solid for now.

LEGO has decided not to continue with the new reboot of Bionicle and will not be going for a second run of toys.




What a historic day for us all.

[Ad Bot]

[Jshotgun]

finally

[Ipquarx]

/r/bioniclelego/ is turning over in their graves

[Doughboy]

...whats wrong with bionicle?

[IsaacKronenFaust]

Wait... This is a good thing?

[Maxwell.]

[Lord Tony®]

...whats wrong with bionicle?

What happens when you over do a series of toys? They turn to stuff.

[SimpleFish]

I used to play with these all the time as a wee lad, glad to see it didn't continue and burn to the ground in a bad way. Also who here remembers hero factory? Wasn't it like the stuffty version of bionicle or something?

[News]

[Lego lad]

I dont mind since it was a reboot and not a continuation of the original plot, plus the new building system wasnt my style

[McJob]

...whats wrong with bionicle?

Can you guess which one is the new one? Hint: It's the stuff one.

[Hawt]

the ones on the left

[Lego lad]

the ones on the left

we cant be friends

[Tactical Nuke]

They rebooted this terribly.

I remember reading the comics and watching animations. Am I the only one? The story behind the original Bionicle run was actually really good and had a lot of narrative depth and  emotional weight behind it.
Comics here

Then they started production again (because people asked for it) and we got


Glad they stopped it.

[Lego lad]

the comics were rad, i remember reading one with the barraki in it as a kid