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The Chronicles, the Adventures, the Legends...

 

Bionicle is a line of construction toys created by the Lego Group targeted to children and teens. Bionicle first appeared in 2001.

Bionicles are poseable, articulated characters and share some pieces with the Lego Technic line. Characters in the toy line are based on a set of classical elements and Polynesian mythology. Most characters - primarily hero Toa, elder Turaga, and everyman Matoran - are matched to one of six elements, commonly identified by a certain color.

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Bionicle Lexicon 

Translating the strange terms and words

The Bionicle universe contains many words that come from South Pacific Islander-sounding origins. Here's a small list of terms, name, and labels that will help.
  • Toa: Hero.
  • Matoran: Regular folk.
  • Turaga: Elder, mayor, leader; formerly Toa.
  • Rahi: Wild animals; some are intelligent.
  • Protodermis: A mysterious form of matter that exists in solid, liquid, and energized form.
  • Nui: Island or place.
  • Metru Nui: A very old city under the ocean; has a false sky and two false suns and is surrounded by protodermis.
  • Mata Nui: An island that is located above Metru Nui on the surface of the planet.
  • Voya Nui: An island located south of Mata Nui where the Mask of Life was hidden.
  • Mahri Nui: An underwater city that was once part of Voya Nui.
  • Visorak: Spider-like villains that can mutate Toa and Rahi with their venom.
  • Karda Nui: A domed city located under the mainland. It is also know as the Universe Core and contains the Swamp of Secrets.

Bionicle Adventures and Chronicles 

Bionicle Chronicles follows the adventures of the Toa Mata of Mata Nui. Chronicles, a four book series, is the first story arc of the Bionicle universe.

Bionicle Adventures is the second story arc of the Bionicle universe but tells the tales of the Toa Metru, which take place before Chronicles. There are ten books in the series.

Boxed Set #1-4 + Mask (Bionicle Chronicles)

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Boxset #1-4 With Mask (Bionicle Adventures)

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Bionicle Legends 

Bionicle Legends is the current series of Bionicle books and tells of the adventures of the Toa Nuva. There are currently seven books in the Legends series, with more to come.

Island Of Doom (Bionicle Legends)

Legends #1

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Dark Destiny (Bionicle Legends)

Legends #2

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Power Play (Bionicle Legends)

Legends #3

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Legacy Of Evil (Bionicle Legends)

Legends #4

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Bionicle Movies 

Bionicle - Mask Of Light

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Bionicle 2 - Legends of Metru Nui

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Bionicle 3 - Web of Shadows

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Bionicle Flickr Photos 

Bionicle coming atcha by dawgfanjeff

Bionicle by Schilling 2

venom by Schilling 2

bionicle 1 by Schilling 2

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red bionicle 1 by fijibaha

blue bionicle 2 by fijibaha

Bionicle by Timmy Farol

Bionicle EHRYE by nw0007

Bionicle series - axonnbuilt by sccama

Sheridan's Bionicle Guy by Synaptic Impulse

This Bionicle just blasted apart the rock wall...

His Bionicle by NguyenDai

C'est le jeu préféré de mon fils. Il a inventé plein de personnages avec.

Bionicle Crawler by Andrew Scott

Bionicle Auctions on eBay 

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