Nuparu probably has two throwing arms because they wanted to establish his character as an inventor, which makes his lack of a punching arm make sense.
I think the Bohrok faceplate is there to be an effective visual indicator that this was cobbled together from the remains of Bohrok. I mean, what else is there to tell us that aside from the teeth? Personally, this is one of my favorites from G1, precisely BECAUSE it's so weird.
I understand why it's there from a set design perspective, but I struggle to see the practicality of its presence from an in-story point of view. I know a lot of people really dig the more obscure designs. Oddity = Interesting. While I'm not necessarily in that group, I can see where they're coming from.
100% correct my friend. I got 2 months ago, a sealed Exo -Toa, and was a quite a challenge, and I always enjoy a Bionicle Technic style challenge building, it was a wondefull experience, and I never have that feelling for many years. It took 2 afternoons but i build the set, and was very unique.Its more complex than the Tarakava, although the Exo Toa armour haves 360 pieces, and the two tarakava haves about 400 pieces.More harder is with the Bahrag, the Bohrok Queens.I hope that you make also reviews of the Exo Toa and the Bohrok Queens.
I personally like the cobbled-together nature of the Boxor. I think it's rather endearing. As was mentioned before, that's how Nuparu created it. After all, he had limited resources: the scattered remains of his village, and a single, Krana-less Bohrok. What else was he supposed to use? Nothing, because there was nothing else he could use! The way it comes off as a toy really shows the rushed, hastily-designed manner in which Nuparu initially designed the thing. He, Onepu and Taipu had to escape the cave somehow, you know! Plus, if you think about it, when the Boxor became a mass-produced product, it could be inferred that the original design was refined and upgraded into a new, more advanced, and less silly-looking Boxor 2.0, possibly like the Boxor Walker concept that is included in the Boxor's instructions. The only problem there is that that version of the Boxor is unfortunately not canon to the Bionicle storyline. But that's what headcanons are for!
I still love this set as an example of what makes the Matoran so great- their ingenuity is in good display. It also helps that it is a mecha and I adore the punching function it uses. I plan to Bricklink it sometime soon.
I am not gonna mention Matoro,but I would like to present my choice in preferred Bionicle character. I present Onepu.first of all,his Powerless purple Pikari looke good with his Mctoran Duck feet.his mask is the Kanohi displayed in all marketing for the Tohunga nui,he was still enjoying his life in Metru nui,making him a chill boi,and he was a Mctoran,the best matoran build.
I had most of the pieces for this, and had to find instructions online, grab elastics, scavenge parts bins, and accept that this was the set my grey Gali Hooks were from, and not the Exo-Toa. I had to scavenge through all my LEGO bins too, and it took me an entire day to put it together. I actually understand how Nuparu felt making this, and the first time I used the play feature it made me know it was all worth it.
This is one of the reasons of why i watch his videos,he doesn't spend time on disclaimer(its not like i hate eljay or something, i Just think that sometimes the disclaimer part is annoying)
I like to imagine Nuparu in desperation to find a piece that could act as a support beam ripped off his own arm and stuck it on, before finding a dead matoran and attached the corpses left arm to his body after driving off the bohrok. he was such a hero nobody cared about a bit of corpse mutilation
I’m convinced that the set is exactly how it is supposed to be, so that when a child sees a boxor at their friends house or finding build instructions on the “home computer” maybe even seeing it in the minidiscs that came with the rakshi back in 2002, they are than inspired to make their own improvised version by using bohrok of their color choice and pulling from other builds. Which is what the villagers did which was the whole point because at the point of release majority of people who had bionicles, had at least one tohunga/matoran
I personally enjoy the set's visual quality. It really looks like it was created from Bohroks and I dig the heavy technic-vibe of the build. I assume you dislike the Takua and Pewku titan from '03 as well, since that build is also focused entirely around its play feature at the expense of having a rather gappy look.
I have Takua and Pewku and it's one of my favourite sets. It also has an amazing function, but it's not a combat one. It's legs move as you push it along. This is way cooler than it sounds. It looks strange in pictures but it looks fine when you see it in person, though it does have lots of gaps. You also get Takua in the set :D
Having the Bohrok head-plate as a visor, rather than a random aesthetic feature, is a pretty smart idea. It would make the pilot at least somewhat protected. Otherwise the pilot is completely bare and susceptible to basically any kind of danger, even just Bohrok shrapnel ricocheting into the pilot's eyes. In fact, the alternative build shown off in the instruction manual has the head-plate facing down as a visor. Also, the Matoran's hands are closer to the control sticks, making it look like s/he's actually controlling it. AND the Boxor's arms aren't sticking out the back... I've just had a revelation - the alternative build is better than the normal build! I must get RolloutReviews opinions on this.
I feel that the bizarre design of the Boxor can be excused by the little time Nuparu and the others had to built it before they could have been found by Bohrok, and they just stuck with the design when mass-producing it since it did its job well enough.
Well, nuparu is supposed to have built it from spare parts and a bohrok shell, so maybe the design cost him a literal arm and a leg (or at least an arm)?
That was an incredible Jeff Bridges impression holy shit, also I've always wondered what this sets technical function was, gotta say i was pleasantly surprised. Great reviews btw, kep doing what you're doing man
I love my boxor but I'm guilty of tampering with the original design myself because of the reasons you pointed out as well as my lore fascination I actually did salvage a gholok for the bohrok esque peices in it because of the back story and I also added an extra elbow pin connector to the "levers" to make them fit the arms better also I love naparu's mask... P. S. I made a gholok using the black parts that came with the boxor instead and while unquestionably non cannon the black and blue look awesome together. Thanks for reading I love your vids :)
So with the info we got on the origin of Bohroks later in the saga, we actually have 3 matoran dismembering a 'dead' transformed matoran, and building a transport/fighting vehicle out of him/her... yikes BIONICLE was much darker in the early years than I expected :P
11:06 - after mentioning Stark earlier in the video, I was waiting for something like this. Funny as heck. Also I love your reviews, and it's a shame you never reviewed any more bionicle sets. Great vid tho!
It was quickly put together so it makes sense that design is sacrificed for the gimics Edit: other than the 'controls' Edit 2: I am at 11:27 now I posted the original comment when he first started listing his complaints, I should have waited for the video to end before commenting, whatever
Dude, you always complain about the look of Bioncle as if they're all supposed to look the same. The design for this one is that of a Matoran built exo-suit whose primary function is to defend the village, not walk the fashion show runway. The reason it looks weird is because it's supposed to be a machine, not a humanoid.
This set just proved that designing sets around gimmicks can work well. All of classic Bionicle worked with this amazingly but easy Lego drifted away from this as the theme went on
Hey rollout, I'm loving your bionicle reviews, amazing video quality and an entertaining way of showing off every detail. I was just wondering if you could show us the alternative build, it'd be much appreciated!
Watching the play function have me an idea. Perhaps the Boxor was originally meant to be some sort of larger Bohrok, with extendable arms instead of an extendable head, but then became the Boxor for some reason.
Personally i think Boxor looks beatifull it really looks bio mechanical in my opinion in a way it reminds me of the original xenomorph and the boxing mechanic is amazing honestly one of the coolest lego sets ive heard of
Okay, so I was seeing if I could find a boxor set on eBay for a good price, and I found pictures of boxers that have their arms pointed down, using a bohrok head shield as a windscreen thing, and being a lot taller, are they scams, or did the set come with instructions to make an alternate model? Thx
Gee man, just watched a few of your reviews and you're hyper critical. The set isn't lazy, and it looks awesome. They did what they could and made something unique and fun to play with. This, and the exo toa, are two of my favourite bionicle sets, but you rip both of them to threads. When I was young and played with them I really didn;t care about "gappyness" or "weirdness" (which, how can they look weird, its a mechincal suit), they were a set above the standard figures such as toa and bohrok, and were the most fun. Just...chill man
Note that I'm also extremely subjective in my approach. Most of what I offer is absolutely not meant to be taken as fact, it's solely opinion. I'm not telling you how to enjoy the set, only professing how I personally feel about it through a critical eye.
To be fair, would YOU bother making something look good if you had to put it together with limited resources during an emergency? And I never lifted the head up to put Nuparu in, I just held him face down, slid him into place, and then stood him up. I'm not sure why. I guess I missed the part of the instructions that said how to insert him.
Nice review! Boxor and exo-toa was sets that i couldn't get back then, so it's nice to see this review. Btw, did you have exo-toa and plan to review it?
I don't have as many from 2003, but I've got the Rahkshi, Makuta, and Takanuva at least. After my Exo-Toa review, I'll probably make room to work on Let's Builds and reviews for the 2015 Summer wave once I have all of those. The 2003 stuff will come after that probably.
I wonder if LEGO will ever make a revamped version of this and the Exo-toa armour for the 2015 toa/protectors. With the CCBS parts we could something truly amazing compared to their g1 counterparts!
NUPARU WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN CAVE!...WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!
Ironman!
I understood that reference.
Deathjack 999 Grammar dude, use it
Well Im sorry :( ....Im not Nuparu
Deathjack 999 He's like the MacGyver of Bionicle!
Nuparu probably has two throwing arms because they wanted to establish his character as an inventor, which makes his lack of a punching arm make sense.
That could be true
What if Nupuru tore off his own arm and installed it into the Boxor, replacing it with another throwing arm later.
My personal headcanon is he had a defect of having two right hands
I think the Punching Arm included was one from a fellow villager that had fallen off.
Triceratops I think that's supposed to work like the spines from Pacific Rim.
I love how there’s a massive threat to matoran life,but nuparu was like “nah,the blue krana shield doesn’t fit with the colour scheme”
I think the Bohrok faceplate is there to be an effective visual indicator that this was cobbled together from the remains of Bohrok. I mean, what else is there to tell us that aside from the teeth? Personally, this is one of my favorites from G1, precisely BECAUSE it's so weird.
I understand why it's there from a set design perspective, but I struggle to see the practicality of its presence from an in-story point of view.
I know a lot of people really dig the more obscure designs. Oddity = Interesting. While I'm not necessarily in that group, I can see where they're coming from.
***** i love the story time
What? The Exo-Toa is awesome.
I disagree with you. Exo Toa set is one of the best.
100% correct my friend. I got 2 months ago, a sealed Exo -Toa, and was a quite a challenge, and I always enjoy a Bionicle Technic style challenge building, it was a wondefull experience, and I never have that feelling for many years. It took 2 afternoons but i build the set, and was very unique.Its more complex than the Tarakava, although the Exo Toa armour haves 360 pieces, and the two tarakava haves about 400 pieces.More harder is with the Bahrag, the Bohrok Queens.I hope that you make also reviews of the Exo Toa and the Bohrok Queens.
"Basically, Nuparu is Tony Stark." I love these videos,
*Basically, Bionicle 2002 = Pacific Rim is confirmed.*
Both built a weapon in cave *WitH A BoX oF ScRApS*
Makuta: i am inevitable
Nuparu: and i am nuparu...
*snap*
Onepu wasn't important enough to become a Toa Inika.
I personally like the cobbled-together nature of the Boxor. I think it's rather endearing. As was mentioned before, that's how Nuparu created it. After all, he had limited resources: the scattered remains of his village, and a single, Krana-less Bohrok. What else was he supposed to use? Nothing, because there was nothing else he could use! The way it comes off as a toy really shows the rushed, hastily-designed manner in which Nuparu initially designed the thing. He, Onepu and Taipu had to escape the cave somehow, you know!
Plus, if you think about it, when the Boxor became a mass-produced product, it could be inferred that the original design was refined and upgraded into a new, more advanced, and less silly-looking Boxor 2.0, possibly like the Boxor Walker concept that is included in the Boxor's instructions. The only problem there is that that version of the Boxor is unfortunately not canon to the Bionicle storyline. But that's what headcanons are for!
Avengers reference time!
Makuta: “I have an army.”
Nuparu: “We have Boxors!”
I still love this set as an example of what makes the Matoran so great- their ingenuity is in good display. It also helps that it is a mecha and I adore the punching function it uses. I plan to Bricklink it sometime soon.
i love how you describe story elements before the review, it makes your reviews the best to watch
Nuparu is, without a doubt, my FAVORITE character from the Bionicle storyline...ever! :)
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Our Lord and Savior Solek
Good guy is best
I am not gonna mention Matoro,but I would like to present my choice in preferred Bionicle character.
I present Onepu.first of all,his Powerless purple Pikari looke good with his Mctoran Duck feet.his mask is the Kanohi displayed in all marketing for the Tohunga nui,he was still enjoying his life in Metru nui,making him a chill boi,and he was a Mctoran,the best matoran build.
"I am an engineer, not a poet. Besides, a pratical name will be easiest for you monsters to remember. I'll call it.. BOXOR!" - Nuparu
I had most of the pieces for this, and had to find instructions online, grab elastics, scavenge parts bins, and accept that this was the set my grey Gali Hooks were from, and not the Exo-Toa. I had to scavenge through all my LEGO bins too, and it took me an entire day to put it together.
I actually understand how Nuparu felt making this, and the first time I used the play feature it made me know it was all worth it.
Why is the old play funtions better than the new ones
My best answer is the primary use of technic, making it easier for more complex functions
Because people cared about stuff back then.
Nah
Because the old sets were more unique and cooler
Yep
Imagine what he could do with the proper materials. I'm sure he could make a Matoran variant of the Exo-Toa. That would be so cool
the ultimate middle finger to the borok
Really really loved the story time, great touch!
Bionicle story time is best story time
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This is one of the reasons of why i watch his videos,he doesn't spend time on disclaimer(its not like i hate eljay or something, i Just think that sometimes the disclaimer part is annoying)
bro really build a fighting mech out of his enemies dead bodies 💀
Are you going to due that story thing at the beginning of your videos regularly? Because that would be awesome
I like to imagine Nuparu in desperation to find a piece that could act as a support beam ripped off his own arm and stuck it on, before finding a dead matoran and attached the corpses left arm to his body after driving off the bohrok. he was such a hero nobody cared about a bit of corpse mutilation
HOLY SHIT
Those Iron Man references, bruh.
it looks so cobbled together and strange because its made of a bohrok and houses.
You're very good at story telling, I can't wait for the 2016 reviews :)
I’m convinced that the set is exactly how it is supposed to be, so that when a child sees a boxor at their friends house or finding build instructions on the “home computer” maybe even seeing it in the minidiscs that came with the rakshi back in 2002, they are than inspired to make their own improvised version by using bohrok of their color choice and pulling from other builds. Which is what the villagers did which was the whole point because at the point of release majority of people who had bionicles, had at least one tohunga/matoran
The reason nuparu has 2 throwing arms is because Lego wanted an ambidextrous character and in the story he was ambidextrous
I love how you tell the story with your freeze frame shots of the sets.
Does anyone else to find it weird that when the bohrok was gone it was a blue gah-dok, but when it was put into the BOXOR, it turns black?
Fortunately Nuparu found a can of black spray paint in the wreckage of Onu-Koro.
Lol XD
+RolloutReviews is that true or are you just kidding?
Sounds awesome.
Y'know, IF they were closer, the bottom teeth could have been joysticks.
That intro is definitely the best part of the review. Great storytelling and fantastic scenes; they almost seem alive!
I personally enjoy the set's visual quality.
It really looks like it was created from Bohroks and I dig the heavy technic-vibe of the build.
I assume you dislike the Takua and Pewku titan from '03 as well,
since that build is also focused entirely around its play feature
at the expense of having a rather gappy look.
I never got Takua and Pewku, actually. But you're right. Just by the looks of it, I'm sure my opinions on it would be similar to the Boxor.
I have Takua and Pewku and it's one of my favourite sets. It also has an amazing function, but it's not a combat one. It's legs move as you push it along. This is way cooler than it sounds. It looks strange in pictures but it looks fine when you see it in person, though it does have lots of gaps. You also get Takua in the set :D
+RolloutReviews Will you be reviewing that far?
Having the Bohrok head-plate as a visor, rather than a random aesthetic feature, is a pretty smart idea. It would make the pilot at least somewhat protected. Otherwise the pilot is completely bare and susceptible to basically any kind of danger, even just Bohrok shrapnel ricocheting into the pilot's eyes.
In fact, the alternative build shown off in the instruction manual has the head-plate facing down as a visor. Also, the Matoran's hands are closer to the control sticks, making it look like s/he's actually controlling it. AND the Boxor's arms aren't sticking out the back...
I've just had a revelation - the alternative build is better than the normal build! I must get RolloutReviews opinions on this.
I feel that the bizarre design of the Boxor can be excused by the little time Nuparu and the others had to built it before they could have been found by Bohrok, and they just stuck with the design when mass-producing it since it did its job well enough.
10:12 important to note how effective the Gali hooks are for ripping open Bohrok heads
This was an incredibly cinematic review.
My childhood! I used to have this and 2 or 3 Exo Toa I regret to this day not buying the Queens
You probably noticed that you can also build an alternative version of Boxor with another building instructions that come along the set.
I loved this set as a kid, and I love it now. Something about the scrappiness of this set plus the extensive use of technic pieces
Well, nuparu is supposed to have built it from spare parts and a bohrok shell, so maybe the design cost him a literal arm and a leg (or at least an arm)?
I really loved the presentation of this review! You're giving Eljay from TTV a run for his money!
I always love the "story" sections! Thanks for your quality content!
the way that action feature looks is so good omfg
I love the story segments at the beginnings of these videos.
"Nuparu was able to build this in a cave....with a Corpse and Scraps!!!"
That was an incredible Jeff Bridges impression holy shit, also I've always wondered what this sets technical function was, gotta say i was pleasantly surprised. Great reviews btw, kep doing what you're doing man
Damn, you rode the Boxor harder than the resistance to the bottom of Naho Bay.
I disagree with you heavily
I love the messy design
It looks so unique and weird in a classic bionicle way
I love my boxor but I'm guilty of tampering with the original design myself because of the reasons you pointed out as well as my lore fascination I actually did salvage a gholok for the bohrok esque peices in it because of the back story and I also added an extra elbow pin connector to the "levers" to make them fit the arms better also I love naparu's mask... P. S. I made a gholok using the black parts that came with the boxor instead and while unquestionably non cannon the black and blue look awesome together. Thanks for reading I love your vids :)
So with the info we got on the origin of Bohroks later in the saga, we actually have 3 matoran dismembering a 'dead' transformed matoran, and building a transport/fighting vehicle out of him/her... yikes BIONICLE was much darker in the early years than I expected :P
I love the beginnings with the story information.
I actually really like the look of the gears and technic beams. It shows how it was built from scraps and extra bits.
This set was always rare where I lived as a kid, I remember wanting this so bad but it was never in stores lol
11:06 - after mentioning Stark earlier in the video, I was waiting for something like this. Funny as heck. Also I love your reviews, and it's a shame you never reviewed any more bionicle sets. Great vid tho!
I love the addition in your reviews of the story scenes were you pose them for different scenes.
Loved this set, i always had the alterative build, the bohrok head piece was like a protective shield
Liking this solely for the Iron Man references. Well played, sir.
...not sure why I didn't do that earlier.
It was quickly put together so it makes sense that design is sacrificed for the gimics
Edit: other than the 'controls'
Edit 2: I am at 11:27 now I posted the original comment when he first started listing his complaints, I should have waited for the video to end before commenting, whatever
If I'm honest, this is one of my favorite Bionicle sets!
Incredible review, sir.
is it just me Or does it look like taipu was using Nuparu as a shield? 0:52
I like it's weirdness. I think it looks kinda cool, and the function is an added bonus.
With two throwing arms, Nuparu has three fingers on each hand - which can also be said about his Toa Inika model.
yes use the mutated corps of your av-matorin brutherin
IronManShow Everyone loves a good corpse-tank
the story bits with bionicle is so awesome.
You should make a moc of this set. I think you can definitely improve it from it's flaws and make a perfect build
did you ever review the alt state of the boxor. as i remember it having two different builds when i was young.
I wish I still had my collection this was my all time favorite set
I remember this was my first bioncle set. I personally like the slapped together aesthetic. It looks like a scrap mech and I am super into it.
It is a scrap mech
@@zainismail6655 yes, I am saying that the parts and colors used were successful in making it look like a scrap mech.
I allways took the two throwing arms as a way to symbolize that he’s more of a builder than a fighter
How did you make the Tohunga poseable?
The disks fit on the back?
I didn’t know this at all.
Dude, you always complain about the look of Bioncle as if they're all supposed to look the same. The design for this one is that of a Matoran built exo-suit whose primary function is to defend the village, not walk the fashion show runway. The reason it looks weird is because it's supposed to be a machine, not a humanoid.
This and the exo-toa were my favorite sets by far, besides the main Toa/Bohrok.
Honestly, I really like the set. Both in looks and features.
This set just proved that designing sets around gimmicks can work well. All of classic Bionicle worked with this amazingly but easy Lego drifted away from this as the theme went on
Hey rollout, I'm loving your bionicle reviews, amazing video quality and an entertaining way of showing off every detail. I was just wondering if you could show us the alternative build, it'd be much appreciated!
Watching the play function have me an idea. Perhaps the Boxor was originally meant to be some sort of larger Bohrok, with extendable arms instead of an extendable head, but then became the Boxor for some reason.
I wish I had the pieces to make a version that's in scale with my Toa Inika Nuparu I turned into a Matoran for my own Bionicle story.
yo i can't wait to see what they look like in the game coming up
I like all the Iron Man references in this keep up the good work
This alone is reason enough that Nuparu was worthy of becoming a Toa.
Personally i think Boxor looks beatifull it really looks bio mechanical in my opinion in a way it reminds me of the original xenomorph and the boxing mechanic is amazing honestly one of the coolest lego sets ive heard of
Okay, so I was seeing if I could find a boxor set on eBay for a good price, and I found pictures of boxers that have their arms pointed down, using a bohrok head shield as a windscreen thing, and being a lot taller, are they scams, or did the set come with instructions to make an alternate model? Thx
There is an alternate model
That thing that you thought should be a visor for the pilot is like that top thing on the bohrok head
9:48 THAT IS SO COOOOLLLL! They definitely don't make LEGO like they used to....
Gee man, just watched a few of your reviews and you're hyper critical. The set isn't lazy, and it looks awesome. They did what they could and made something unique and fun to play with. This, and the exo toa, are two of my favourite bionicle sets, but you rip both of them to threads. When I was young and played with them I really didn;t care about "gappyness" or "weirdness" (which, how can they look weird, its a mechincal suit), they were a set above the standard figures such as toa and bohrok, and were the most fun.
Just...chill man
Note that I'm also extremely subjective in my approach. Most of what I offer is absolutely not meant to be taken as fact, it's solely opinion. I'm not telling you how to enjoy the set, only professing how I personally feel about it through a critical eye.
Isnt there actualu a B model featuring the Bohrok piece as visor?
Basically, Nuparu is Tony Stark XD
That explains why he likes his Mask of Flight and Laser -gun- Drill when he becomes a Toa XD
To be fair, would YOU bother making something look good if you had to put it together with limited resources during an emergency?
And I never lifted the head up to put Nuparu in, I just held him face down, slid him into place, and then stood him up. I'm not sure why. I guess I missed the part of the instructions that said how to insert him.
I am several years late but why is the boxer black when the first one was made from a blue galahok.
*Nuparu creates the boxor out of junk and a bohrok*
"Why is there this weird bohrok cranium? It looks like a mess of technic gears."
Since all the bohrok used to be av-matoran does that mean the boxor is made out of matoran chunks... NUPARU IS A MURDERER!!!!!
i dunno, i kinda like the aesthetic of gimmicky lego technic. function over form.
I like your set up 👍( the great thumb )
4:04 i mean it's clearly meant to show that it was built using Bohrok parts
In my imagination after they dug out of the cave with the Boxor, DOOM musix started playing in the background as nuparo killed each borrok.
Nice review! Boxor and exo-toa was sets that i couldn't get back then, so it's nice to see this review. Btw, did you have exo-toa and plan to review it?
I miss your reviews dude.
When are you going to do the 2003 models? I never really got to see any of the older sets outside of their boxes.
I don't have as many from 2003, but I've got the Rahkshi, Makuta, and Takanuva at least. After my Exo-Toa review, I'll probably make room to work on Let's Builds and reviews for the 2015 Summer wave once I have all of those. The 2003 stuff will come after that probably.
I got it for 20 bucks sealed, I love the features, they make the entire set worth it.
I wonder if LEGO will ever make a revamped version of this and the Exo-toa armour for the 2015 toa/protectors. With the CCBS parts we could something truly amazing compared to their g1 counterparts!
I like how the original mata series of bioncle did a lot of wierd animals and machines...