It's the power of MOVE ALONG, MOVE ALONG! All we had to do was keep it strong and we righted back what our minds assumed was wrong! (Also, it is a wild feeling to keep running into you in all these random videos! Now I know what it feels like!)
see for me it's the other way around. i do not like what he represents (the decline of bionicle figures) but i love him for what he is (Just A Little Guy)
This is exactly what we need to be at a time like this. A community that creates and laughs together. You can love it or hate it, but something as simple as a brick-built tribute is all we need to have fun.
I honestly first hated hit but grew to love ir just because of what it’s caused in the community like suddenly the community went from like a small flame that occasionally gives lots of light and then this happens and suddenly the community lit up like a bonfire
@@kaitracksmalgom Same for me. At first glance I was kinda happy to get at least anything Bionicle but also disappointed, because it looks nothing like Bionicle. I just couldn't see what this little Baby Tahu would start within the community. And all this stuff is also a direct message to Lego that we'd like to see more Bionicle.
This might be the goofiest looking thing ever, but by Mata Nui himself, the fact that even in a brick set they acknowledge Bionicle's history, and the shear positive and creative reaction by the community (much like this video), just makes unimaginably happy. Thank you Lego.
as much as I love brick tahu, let's face it. If lego corporate had its way, brick tahu wouldn't even exist. It's almost like they want to erase constraction from our minds.
He’s just a little guy, and I respect him. Honestly, the existence of this guy, and the fanbase’s reaction to him, makes me super happy. They’re making the most of it.
The Bionicle community is the most dedicated out there. It's crazy how g2 has been cancelled almost SIX YEARS AGO (12 for g1), and that the community is still alive
@@cakeboss4194 It was my first introduction to mecha, it had a bit of a city pop aesthetc going on and I think the robots looked very bionicle. I really like that they are doing asian themed mechs again in ninjago, thats a bit of a silent reboot. Also Lego was more open to try out different play freatures, details with stickers, lights and what not.
@@sssspider He may not be the revival of Bionicle, he may not be a proper Bionicle set, he may not have a canister or a gimmick, but he's a Light shining in the Darkness for us until maybe one day Bionicle returns again.
I'm not even a Bionicle fan and this put the widest smile on my face. Had they done something like this to LEGO Star Wars, they'd be out for LEGO's blood.
I mean, take a look at mocs of Brickheadz Jar Jar Binks for how aome would embrace the concept. But I do agree, fans got vocal recently about the Clone Fighter Tank getting a size and complexity reduction resembling a Juniors build.
LEGO Star Wars: so popular that any bit of dissatisfaction makes people mad. Bionicle: fragile ball jointed figures that LEGO has discontinued for a long time, people are happy to see it being acknowledged even if the only thing they get is a Mixel style Toa Tahu without well defined legs.
3:28 "Headcanon: little tahu is an in universe action figure of tahu." I didn't think I could love Noodle Tahu more, but this just became my own headcanon because it's so beautiful and fits G1 Bionicle so damn well! Noodle Tahu's aesthetic absolutely fits with the various statuary and other decor we often saw in the backgrounds of Matoran village homes and other personal spaces and I completely believe that some Ta-Matoran would have had statues of Tahu like this in Ta-Koro.
Bionicle proving that they were secretly the chillest fandom of all. Any other community would have gotten mad and said they outraged, but y’all accepted this friend shaped man into your hearts. Proud of you guys
Seriously heck the regular lego fandom and other sections of lego fans tend to be extremally toxic and very elitist Bionicle fans... nah we just go "Welcome aboard" and send you some of the best sound tracks of the 2000s
I would unironically buy these goofy ass bonkle sets if they sold them like this. Hell, they might as well sell them as Bonkles. Absolutely fits the design
The fact that I can so easily recognize nearly every character represented here is a testament to the greatness of Bionicle design, and the lack of grass I’ve touched.
If Lego makes Bionicle sets based on this hilarious Tahu figure, I’m at the Lego store on Day One of release. Edit (10/14/2022): There’s this leak going around of a Lego Tahu in the style of that Iron Man coming in 2023. Not getting my hopes up, but if it happens, I will eat a pillow on camera. Edit (2/1/2023): THIS BIONICLE PILLOW WILL BE THE FIRST VIDEO OF 2023!!!
Honestly, it might work in a Teen Titans Go way: the old “hardcore” fans will bitch and moan about it ruining Bionicle forever and new fans might get interested in the original 2 generations
Y'know what? The fact that one crusty picture of a 27-part build had brought together the entire community is amazing. Could it have been more? Well, yeah. One of the builds in the video is an actual action figure, after all. But everyone likes this little boy with less posability than a Mctoran.
Now I understand why Lego doesn't bring Bionicle back. One figure did all of this. Think about it. What would happen if Lego did release a full line of Bionicle sets.
Having this little guy next to the GWP Tahu is a surprisingly satisfying sight. Said sight also gives off a sense of “Don’t ever talk to me or my son again”
It warms my heart to see that even evo from hero factory is getting love with this building style. Like Bionicle pulled in HF and said 'get over here!' like there was no Ill will between the two
Bionicle: The older brother who had so much potential but got body-slammed by life. He's seen some shit and been through some shit, but still loves his family. Hero Factory: The little brother who tried to follow in his big brother's footsteps and got crushed even harder. Now all they have is each other. And that's more than enough.
Hero Factory only got hate because we felt LEGO kicked Bionicle to the curb in favour of a series with much less interesting lore and sets. Then we figured out that no, LEGO was kicking Bionicle to the curb regardless and Hero Factory was just them seeing if the parts could still sell without the lore behind them... Plus it's fun to think of it as being a far future view of Sphera Magna or something.
I think the best part is how simple it is, meaning many different variations could be built with just one person's parts, and with one figure lego allowed hundreds to exist
This is HILARIOUS. I said, as soon as I saw Tiny Tahu, that I very much expected someone to rise to the challenge of designing every Bionicle set ever in this style. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. I'm also not over that art piece at 1:01, with epic serious shots of three classic versions of Tahu... and then Tiny Tahu dominating his corner of the image. It's wacky and hilarious and PERFECT. It encapsulates both the serious and goofy parts of the Bionicle fandom in a single image and I love it for that :D
Knowing how the community was with Voriki and noodle Helryx. I knew as soon as I saw this build, LEGO wasn't prepared for the floodgates they just opened up lol
Not a Bionicle fan, but as an Acceleracers fan i understand the struggle. It's nice to know that after 20ish years, a series so beloved can be acknowledged by the company that made it. Maybe in the coming years, we can both get a continuation of our respective series and toy lines. (hopefully you didnt end on a cliffhanger like us Acceleracers fans lol)
Also of note is the similarity between Battle Force 5 and Hero Factory. Both forgotten, mediocre (i think) shows that came after the original beloved series, are completely removed from the canon of said series, and aimed at a younger audience.
The amount of love this fanbase has for Bionicle is absolutely heartwarming every time. The fact that everyone turned around to "i like this funny little guy" is amazing
When I first saw the buzz around System Tahu, I was worried that it would just be another joke that would be run into the ground, but I think this video helped me see how much it means to the community to see LEGO acknowledge Bionicle’s existence. I guess this applies to me. I was too young to get into Bionicle G1, and I missed my chance at G2, so now it means a lot to me to see the Bionicle community celebrate this victory!
That one at 1:00 is the best one for me. Just hilarious how some people turn something completely ridicioulus like that Tahu into a serious, dark and gritty Artwork. And at the end its even more hilarious than the Brick-Tahu itself!
Look, Mom! I'm famous! But seriously, This is one of the best, if not the best community I'm a part of, and seeing how we all went through every stage of grief in the span of 2-3 hours was honestly fun. Edit: Move Along was definitely the most fitting song to use for this
I've lost track of how many times ive replayed this. The first time, I cried a single, joyful tear when the chorus started and freaked out like a kid for the rest of the video. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must seek out those who made the art and MOCs so they get the praise they deserve.
It's actually incredible that they broke down the face of Bionicle to his most basic form and it's still recognizable as Tahu, even with the googly eyes.
LEGO: Bionicle fandom is not profitable for us, let's make a small symbol to make those few rebels shut up BIO fans: Creating thousands of MOCs and memes just because LEGO at last done something for them LEGO: What just happened? 0_0
This is genuinely heartwarming. I don't think I've seen the Bionicle community so... utterly joyous and united for some time. Tiny Tahu will live forever, just like our memories of the biological chronicle.
I love how the song was used. I know it was never used for Bionicle in any official capacity, but to me, it defines the soul of the franchise. Hopefully, this won't be the end.
It was used for marketing purposes for the Inika Line, which going back and thinking about it made sense because the Bad Guys already won that storyline.
@@Speculector I unfortunately had every set. Literally the worst thing Lego ever came up with with poor designs. Fortunately they had a really dumb tv show where one of the planets (cannon in story) was called Kek
There's a lego store near where I live. I have never been happy recently than when I decided to walk in and saw complete boxes for Takanuva, Marita, and Vezon/Fenrak. I bought then, reassembled them, and actually cried a bit setting them up. It was like a piece of my childhood came back to me.
This little red nugget prooves that the community still has a lot of juice left in it. The creativity is wild, LEGO just needs to throw us a bone a bit more often, not counting the constant easter eggs in other themes.
Isn't it ironic that the Bionicle classic reference gets as much hype from the Bionicle fans as the Castle set does from the non-bionicle fans? If not, more so! It just shows the passion of the fans to love anything Bionicle, even if its a block with googly-eyes on! I don't know about you, but I can definitely see a lot of *Unity* going on here! :D
I love that the Bionicle fandom really did look at Li'l Tahu and go "He's so ugly! I love him!" like in Ant-Man. He's our little scrunkly. Just one of those fandom stories that makes me smile.
Seeing that brickbuilt Tahu makes me feel warmth (no pun intended) in my heart. Thanks Lego for remembering one of the most influential lines you made.
The amount of -shit- bionicleposting has been amazing to look through. It put a smile on my face. "I am so proud of this community" Also, nice addition of The American Rejects, "Move Along". Thanks to a Bionicle ad, it's how I was introduced to them.
I did not expect to cry to this. This is what i always thought LEGO was about since i was little the simplicity to create something great. It was not meant to look perfect but give a feel of happiness and wonder. For me LEGO has moved away from what i thougt mattered, but the Bionicle community sure have shown that they have not. Thanks for showing me that LEGO bricks still brings wonder and creativity and not just things that is forgotten on a shelf.
Man, do I love this video and man do I love this song! No song makes me feel more emotional about Boinicle than this one. This song is a huge part of how I was introduced to the theme with that amazing marketing campaign and ironically (or perhaps fittingly) the song's message applies to Bionicle fans so well. It seemed like everything had been going wrong since 2010. The theme never got to finish it's planned story due to a premature cancellation, the final lets were lackluster, and then a monstrously failed reboot in 2016 that ended even more abruptly than the G1. And then Bionicle was cast into a Dark Age for 5 years with no official products or recognition from Lego. It felt like those hands weren't meant to hold. But even when your hope is gone, you gotta move along, move along and you'll make it through. So when you finally see Lego releasing an official Bionicle built like this after so many years, you know you've right backed what is wrong, and you made it here because you moved along. It's a beautiful message that I carry with me not just in regards to Bionicle, but in regards to life. :-)
Sometimes, your comments make me cry of joy, this is a fantastic way of seing this, it feels like the Bionicle community gathered around after years to hear the legend of the Bionicle again.
I still hear this song once in a while on the radio and every time I do it puts a nostalgic smile on my face and I say "Hey, it's the Bionicle song!" I neither know nor care if the song was written and recorded specifically for the Lego marketing campaign or if they just licensed it, all I do know is for all of us, it will forever be the Bionicle Song.
@@realtchallamama I don't really remember but one is in the Hidden Side buss set, so you could look for a rewiev of it if you don't own the set yourself
"Perhaps I was too harsh on you...." At first, I was pretty frustrated about this mini build of Tahu. It felt like Lego was taunting us, offering a droplet of water to a community that had been dying of thirst for over a decade. But seeing the feedback, love, and support to such a small build has inspired, it has changed my mind. I still don't think it's quite enough to honor a line that did incredibly well and created the community it had, but I've definitely softened up to the little guy.
The fact that so many just embraced such an insulting, derpy, memorandum and kept rolling with it is honestly the kinda positive energy this community needed.
Thinking about this comunity that with so much effort tried to re-create goofy-tahu-like others Bionicle characters makes me drop a waterfall of tears because I remember when I used to buy them at the stores and being able to recognize almost everyone of them makes me a proud Bionicle fan
I’ve watched this video like four times and I just smile so wide every time by the sheer amount of raw Bionicle fan that’s in every one of these pictures, like someone said “they’re trolling us” and a community with a heart of gold said “watch me enjoy it anyway.”
HOLY SHIT MY MOCS MADE IT!!!!!! also I'm definitely removing the void eyes, it is now that i realize how creepy they are. Plus I think imma do the other Nuva. I just love how this community has reacted to smol Tahu. I was fully expecting a backlash from the community, but the well of creations that have arisen out of that one image is just astounding. I'm proud to be a Bionicle fan
This video is getting a tear out of me, the lenght the fandom went to survive , the initial reaction ,the reflections , the embracement , I love bionicle and its community , man
Honestly, same. I fully plan on getting it the day it releases, building Tahu, and then just using the rest of the parts to build random things down the line. It's gonna be great!
@@SupersuMC Huh, that hadn't even occurred to me but you're totally right! There'll probably wind up being a TON of people that resell the rest of the builds and just keep Tahu.
WOOOOOO my moc got shown!!!! Fr I love this new tahu and general bionicle style. But all around I just feel so happy as a fan. Right now, in 2022 we're going to see bionicle g1 tahu back on shelves. Bionicle is back, we did it, we won after all these years. It's a kind of happiness for this series I haven't really felt in a while. I'm excited for what the future could hold but at the same time if this is it I think that's enough. I just feel...... content if that makes any sense. And it feels good man.
Yeah, your Takua is super well-built! And I'm right there with you, it's so refreshing to finally get something new from the series after so many disappointments. This is a time we'll probably remember forever!
Most fans: NO THIS IS AWFUL! THEY REALLY HATE US AND DO NOTHING BUT TAUNT OUR NOSTALGIA! Bionicle fans: He is our child. We must protect him at all costs.
There's so many good MOCs! He falls into the So Bad It's Good territory, and it makes for perfect memes, but also the builds people have been able to come up with are fantastic!
I don't even know much about Bionicle but this just made me really happy seeing all of the art over a silly character, even making there own characters like it, it just made me smile
I have watched this video a total of 12 times. And I cant help but to break into a smile whenever I watch this video. So proud of the Bionicle community, y'all are great.
I've watched this through three times already and I'm still grinning ear to ear Also wow this really does put it all in context so non-fans can understand too At least I hope they do because I've sent this video to several! :V
this video is perfect at portraying the way the community has handled this the way g1 bionicle ended felt so sudden, when they just started to expand the universe they finished it with a minimal collection of sets, and then it was revived for g2... which understandabily wasn't the bionicle I know anymore, it was like that part of my childhood didn't get a proper death but this instead is the happy, bittersweet ending I'd want for it, seeing how the brand may have been ditched or changed, but the community is still there some maybe more distanced but still having our memes marked by this, it will always be in our memory, it will never be gone until we are, we can even put together our MOCs and our own fiction lore if we really want to, and that's the beauty of it that won't be gone regardless of the company
Honest the reason why I love this community, yeah there is a couple of toxic people but how afol see Bionicle fans is completely contrasted by this reaction. G3 lookin good
Thank you. I dismissed this after only seeing the face value of it. But the community reaction has brought me to tears. Legitimately, thank you LEGO. Bionicle is over, we know bringing it back would never be the same. But thanks for the reminder that it happened, that we were there, and that it was great. Unity Duty Googly.
My first instinct was to complain, but the rest of the community remembered what Lego was all about: Being creative regardless of limitations
THANK YOU!!! People complaining about Lego Mario can learn a thing or two from that statement
It's the power of MOVE ALONG, MOVE ALONG! All we had to do was keep it strong and we righted back what our minds assumed was wrong!
(Also, it is a wild feeling to keep running into you in all these random videos! Now I know what it feels like!)
@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi couldn't agree more general kenobi
@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi it's almost like it's our duty to unify for destiny 🤔
Wouldn't hurt to show what people like and want as long as it's civilized
The amount of effort these guys put into bionicleposting makes me so happy.
Agreed! There are a ton of insanely talented people in this fandom and it's always super fun to see what they create!
We do what we can. Im Revolutionary-Play.
I hear you mate.
Bionicle pieces are some of the only few old Lego I have they're awesome
And Chima has such a small fanbase no one is Chimaposting. It's depressing, honestly. I'm somewhat bitter about this.
I will never not laugh at chaser going from "I hate him" to "I love him" in such a short time
Agreed, it's a proper character arc and I love it.
Chaser?
Chaser?
@@chee.rah.monurB 3:12
@MrMoistIITheRevengeOfTheMoist 3:34
I may not like him for what he is, but I love him for what he represents.
see for me it's the other way around. i do not like what he represents (the decline of bionicle figures) but i love him for what he is (Just A Little Guy)
Thats Till he puts the mask on
@@Lichen1 a little guy with a great universe behind him
I had sex with both your parents
This is exactly what we need to be at a time like this. A community that creates and laughs together. You can love it or hate it, but something as simple as a brick-built tribute is all we need to have fun.
I honestly first hated hit but grew to love ir just because of what it’s caused in the community like suddenly the community went from like a small flame that occasionally gives lots of light and then this happens and suddenly the community lit up like a bonfire
@@kaitracksmalgom Same for me. At first glance I was kinda happy to get at least anything Bionicle but also disappointed, because it looks nothing like Bionicle.
I just couldn't see what this little Baby Tahu would start within the community. And all this stuff is also a direct message to Lego that we'd like to see more Bionicle.
God shut up
Just having a good time you could say
Thank you Lego!
This might be the goofiest looking thing ever, but by Mata Nui himself, the fact that even in a brick set they acknowledge Bionicle's history, and the shear positive and creative reaction by the community (much like this video), just makes unimaginably happy. Thank you Lego.
it's safe to say that Solek is not our savior anymore. Goofy Tahu is
Goofy tahu has restored my vigor and youth, time to pull out my Nuva toa collection out again
Eh, mild disagree. I don't really believe in the "better than nothing" mentality, but I do guess it's at least something.
@@A_VeryIdea People are always willing to settle for less
as much as I love brick tahu, let's face it. If lego corporate had its way, brick tahu wouldn't even exist. It's almost like they want to erase constraction from our minds.
He’s just a little guy, and I respect him. Honestly, the existence of this guy, and the fanbase’s reaction to him, makes me super happy. They’re making the most of it.
The Bionicle community is the most dedicated out there. It's crazy how g2 has been cancelled almost SIX YEARS AGO (12 for g1), and that the community is still alive
I wish there still was so much hype around exo force. It's not really an original concept but I think it was so cool
Exo Force was alright, but the reason it wasn't well-known was because it had to compete with both Lego Star Wars and Bionicle.
@@cakeboss4194 It was my first introduction to mecha, it had a bit of a city pop aesthetc going on and I think the robots looked very bionicle. I really like that they are doing asian themed mechs again in ninjago, thats a bit of a silent reboot. Also Lego was more open to try out different play freatures, details with stickers, lights and what not.
NGNL season 2 and Bionicle.
Things that are bound together by the rejection of their creators, and the desire from their fans.
I was happy today you bastard
He's ugly, silly and not at all what we wanted, but it's Bionicle. I love him and the community for making him into the legend and icon he is now.
He isn’t what anybody expected or asked for, yet he is exactly what we needed in our hearts.
@@sssspider He may not be the revival of Bionicle, he may not be a proper Bionicle set, he may not have a canister or a gimmick, but he's a Light shining in the Darkness for us until maybe one day Bionicle returns again.
@@kabob0077 I hope retired unlicensed themes revive one day. I have thin hopes for Chima...
@@gone9820 I want Exo-Force, it'd be like Gunpla but cheaper.
@@kabob0077Exo-Force would make my wallet beg for mercy.
I'm not even a Bionicle fan and this put the widest smile on my face. Had they done something like this to LEGO Star Wars, they'd be out for LEGO's blood.
I mean, take a look at mocs of Brickheadz Jar Jar Binks for how aome would embrace the concept. But I do agree, fans got vocal recently about the Clone Fighter Tank getting a size and complexity reduction resembling a Juniors build.
Frankly, as a Star Wars fan, we could use a joke or two like this.
At this point, lego sees the bionicle community as nothing but a dog begging at it's feet at the dinner table
Yeah the lego star wars community is extremely toxic and filled with complainers. Especially mnrproductions....
LEGO Star Wars: so popular that any bit of dissatisfaction makes people mad.
Bionicle: fragile ball jointed figures that LEGO has discontinued for a long time, people are happy to see it being acknowledged even if the only thing they get is a Mixel style Toa Tahu without well defined legs.
3:28 "Headcanon: little tahu is an in universe action figure of tahu."
I didn't think I could love Noodle Tahu more, but this just became my own headcanon because it's so beautiful and fits G1 Bionicle so damn well! Noodle Tahu's aesthetic absolutely fits with the various statuary and other decor we often saw in the backgrounds of Matoran village homes and other personal spaces and I completely believe that some Ta-Matoran would have had statues of Tahu like this in Ta-Koro.
Bionicle proving that they were secretly the chillest fandom of all. Any other community would have gotten mad and said they outraged, but y’all accepted this friend shaped man into your hearts. Proud of you guys
Seriously heck the regular lego fandom and other sections of lego fans tend to be extremally toxic and very elitist
Bionicle fans... nah we just go "Welcome aboard" and send you some of the best sound tracks of the 2000s
Man we've just been battered so hard by this point we're ready for pretty much anything lmao.
As long as we have something we will enjoy it
The Bionicle community never ceases to amaze me.
Same.
I would unironically buy these goofy ass bonkle sets if they sold them like this.
Hell, they might as well sell them as Bonkles. Absolutely fits the design
*BONKLE*
Bonkles, underated meme right there
I, too, would take their entire stock
LMAO BONKLE 😂🤣
i DOUBT YOU HAVE THE MONEY LSOER
The fact that I can so easily recognize nearly every character represented here is a testament to the greatness of Bionicle design, and the lack of grass I’ve touched.
If Lego makes Bionicle sets based on this hilarious Tahu figure, I’m at the Lego store on Day One of release.
Edit (10/14/2022): There’s this leak going around of a Lego Tahu in the style of that Iron Man coming in 2023. Not getting my hopes up, but if it happens, I will eat a pillow on camera.
Edit (2/1/2023): THIS BIONICLE PILLOW WILL BE THE FIRST VIDEO OF 2023!!!
April fools of 2023?
@@1nekrus that would be an incredible release date!!! XD
Honestly, it might work in a Teen Titans Go way: the old “hardcore” fans will bitch and moan about it ruining Bionicle forever and new fans might get interested in the original 2 generations
I would fork over all of my money to support it
@@emanuelepolloni4002 I really wanted to get into the Classic Bionicle series as a kid, but I couldn’t because it was confusing for me. ^^;
Y'know what? The fact that one crusty picture of a 27-part build had brought together the entire community is amazing. Could it have been more? Well, yeah. One of the builds in the video is an actual action figure, after all. But everyone likes this little boy with less posability than a Mctoran.
I have a Mckuta and I hate how true this is.
>27 part build
Really? It looks like it has way less pieces.
@@solbadguy9025
-1 2x3 plate
-2 1x1 slope
-2 double 1x2 brick
-3 2x2 plate
-2 1x2 brick
-2 1x2 brick with peg hole
-2 axle-peg
-2 curved axle connectors (?)
-1 peg hole with axle
-1 2-long axle
-1 bar connector (?)
-1 flame
-2(?) 1x2 brick with 4 studs on one side
-1 jumper plate
-1 2x2 dish
-2 mixel eyes
-1 2x2 curved slope with studs
27 parts, at least from the 2 pictures we have
Now I understand why Lego doesn't bring Bionicle back.
One figure did all of this.
Think about it.
What would happen if Lego did release a full line of Bionicle sets.
Oh dear god
They'd quadruple in wealth?
mitä äijä
@@aleksiniko ei mitään ihmeellistä
hmm yes, too much money
Having this little guy next to the GWP Tahu is a surprisingly satisfying sight.
Said sight also gives off a sense of “Don’t ever talk to me or my son again”
It warms my heart to see that even evo from hero factory is getting love with this building style. Like Bionicle pulled in HF and said 'get over here!' like there was no Ill will between the two
i'm so happy to see that people still haven't forgotten about hero factory, even the bionicle community 🥺
Bionicle: The older brother who had so much potential but got body-slammed by life. He's seen some shit and been through some shit, but still loves his family.
Hero Factory: The little brother who tried to follow in his big brother's footsteps and got crushed even harder.
Now all they have is each other. And that's more than enough.
Hero Factory only got hate because we felt LEGO kicked Bionicle to the curb in favour of a series with much less interesting lore and sets. Then we figured out that no, LEGO was kicking Bionicle to the curb regardless and Hero Factory was just them seeing if the parts could still sell without the lore behind them...
Plus it's fun to think of it as being a far future view of Sphera Magna or something.
I think the best part is how simple it is, meaning many different variations could be built with just one person's parts, and with one figure lego allowed hundreds to exist
I’d be happy if Lego released a Set where we can Build a bunch of these little guys
@@AngeMaru486 I'm not sure how it would work, but I want to make a tiny Lurker with this style, with rubber tubes on the back
It has been roughly three or four days, and everybody is already going wild over him.
I love this community.
This is HILARIOUS.
I said, as soon as I saw Tiny Tahu, that I very much expected someone to rise to the challenge of designing every Bionicle set ever in this style. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED.
I'm also not over that art piece at 1:01, with epic serious shots of three classic versions of Tahu... and then Tiny Tahu dominating his corner of the image. It's wacky and hilarious and PERFECT. It encapsulates both the serious and goofy parts of the Bionicle fandom in a single image and I love it for that :D
"They said I could be anything. So I became googly."
And here we are, almost a year later, with not just the little guy, but something else as well
Knowing how the community was with Voriki and noodle Helryx. I knew as soon as I saw this build, LEGO wasn't prepared for the floodgates they just opened up lol
He may not be much, but he's all we've got and he must be protected!
He's wearing a Hau, he can protect himself (from what attacks he sees coming towards him)
This comment made me cry 😂😭
Not a Bionicle fan, but as an Acceleracers fan i understand the struggle. It's nice to know that after 20ish years, a series so beloved can be acknowledged by the company that made it. Maybe in the coming years, we can both get a continuation of our respective series and toy lines. (hopefully you didnt end on a cliffhanger like us Acceleracers fans lol)
Also of note is the similarity between Battle Force 5 and Hero Factory. Both forgotten, mediocre (i think) shows that came after the original beloved series, are completely removed from the canon of said series, and aimed at a younger audience.
The amount of love this fanbase has for Bionicle is absolutely heartwarming every time. The fact that everyone turned around to "i like this funny little guy" is amazing
When I first saw the buzz around System Tahu, I was worried that it would just be another joke that would be run into the ground, but I think this video helped me see how much it means to the community to see LEGO acknowledge Bionicle’s existence. I guess this applies to me. I was too young to get into Bionicle G1, and I missed my chance at G2, so now it means a lot to me to see the Bionicle community celebrate this victory!
“The toa will find a way to win”
-The bionicle narrated history narrator.
0:53 Love how someone drew him in the Mixels style
Same
That one at 1:00 is the best one for me. Just hilarious how some people turn something completely ridicioulus like that Tahu into a serious, dark and gritty Artwork. And at the end its even more hilarious than the Brick-Tahu itself!
Look, Mom! I'm famous! But seriously, This is one of the best, if not the best community I'm a part of, and seeing how we all went through every stage of grief in the span of 2-3 hours was honestly fun.
Edit: Move Along was definitely the most fitting song to use for this
I've lost track of how many times ive replayed this. The first time, I cried a single, joyful tear when the chorus started and freaked out like a kid for the rest of the video.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I must seek out those who made the art and MOCs so they get the praise they deserve.
It's actually incredible that they broke down the face of Bionicle to his most basic form and it's still recognizable as Tahu, even with the googly eyes.
3:04 is the perfected version of that design. Feels more accurate while maintaining the cute style
The degree to which the community has embraced the Skrunkle has me grinning ear to ear every time I go on the internet
LEGO: Bionicle fandom is not profitable for us, let's make a small symbol to make those few rebels shut up
BIO fans: Creating thousands of MOCs and memes just because LEGO at last done something for them
LEGO: What just happened? 0_0
Goofy ahhh tahu is love, goofy ahhhh tahu is life
This is genuinely heartwarming. I don't think I've seen the Bionicle community so... utterly joyous and united for some time. Tiny Tahu will live forever, just like our memories of the biological chronicle.
I love how the song was used. I know it was never used for Bionicle in any official capacity, but to me, it defines the soul of the franchise. Hopefully, this won't be the end.
It's the Inika anthem, I remember watching that add spot so much as a kid.
It was used for marketing purposes for the Inika Line, which going back and thinking about it made sense because the Bad Guys already won that storyline.
Did not expect a Galidor reference- very solid spit take. This all happened so fast and I am now a very happy man.
i'm more shocked that i recognized the galidor reference when it passed by, i havent seen galidor since they had happy meal toys of them.
@@Speculector I unfortunately had every set. Literally the worst thing Lego ever came up with with poor designs. Fortunately they had a really dumb tv show where one of the planets (cannon in story) was called Kek
These days, it is so awesome to see such a wholesome community. Talk about Unity!
Great video, man!
Thanks!
Unrelated to bionicle, but nice 9 pfp
@@Mothbean Thanks. It’s one of my favorites films. Really good movie.
There's a lego store near where I live. I have never been happy recently than when I decided to walk in and saw complete boxes for Takanuva, Marita, and Vezon/Fenrak. I bought then, reassembled them, and actually cried a bit setting them up. It was like a piece of my childhood came back to me.
This little red nugget prooves that the community still has a lot of juice left in it. The creativity is wild, LEGO just needs to throw us a bone a bit more often, not counting the constant easter eggs in other themes.
Isn't it ironic that the Bionicle classic reference gets as much hype from the Bionicle fans as the Castle set does from the non-bionicle fans? If not, more so!
It just shows the passion of the fans to love anything Bionicle, even if its a block with googly-eyes on! I don't know about you, but I can definitely see a lot of *Unity* going on here! :D
Y'know what, I think _this_ should show lego that the community is still alive
The fact that people made versions of all the other bionicles in this style and somehow still made them recognizable is incredible
I love that the Bionicle fandom really did look at Li'l Tahu and go "He's so ugly! I love him!" like in Ant-Man. He's our little scrunkly. Just one of those fandom stories that makes me smile.
Seeing that brickbuilt Tahu makes me feel warmth (no pun intended) in my heart.
Thanks Lego for remembering one of the most influential lines you made.
The amount of -shit- bionicleposting has been amazing to look through. It put a smile on my face.
"I am so proud of this community"
Also, nice addition of The American Rejects, "Move Along". Thanks to a Bionicle ad, it's how I was introduced to them.
1:23 those Bohrok are actually REALLY neat! I'm going to see if i can cobble one together...
I did not expect to cry to this. This is what i always thought LEGO was about since i was little the simplicity to create something great. It was not meant to look perfect but give a feel of happiness and wonder. For me LEGO has moved away from what i thougt mattered, but the Bionicle community sure have shown that they have not. Thanks for showing me that LEGO bricks still brings wonder and creativity and not just things that is forgotten on a shelf.
Friends - you're spending 50 dollars on a Lego set for THAT ??
Me - yes yes I am
Man, do I love this video and man do I love this song! No song makes me feel more emotional about Boinicle than this one. This song is a huge part of how I was introduced to the theme with that amazing marketing campaign and ironically (or perhaps fittingly) the song's message applies to Bionicle fans so well.
It seemed like everything had been going wrong since 2010. The theme never got to finish it's planned story due to a premature cancellation, the final lets were lackluster, and then a monstrously failed reboot in 2016 that ended even more abruptly than the G1. And then Bionicle was cast into a Dark Age for 5 years with no official products or recognition from Lego. It felt like those hands weren't meant to hold.
But even when your hope is gone, you gotta move along, move along and you'll make it through. So when you finally see Lego releasing an official Bionicle built like this after so many years, you know you've right backed what is wrong, and you made it here because you moved along. It's a beautiful message that I carry with me not just in regards to Bionicle, but in regards to life. :-)
Sometimes, your comments make me cry of joy, this is a fantastic way of seing this, it feels like the Bionicle community gathered around after years to hear the legend of the Bionicle again.
Before this there have been small Bionicle easter eggs in other themes (at least Hidden side and Monkey Kid)
I still hear this song once in a while on the radio and every time I do it puts a nostalgic smile on my face and I say "Hey, it's the Bionicle song!"
I neither know nor care if the song was written and recorded specifically for the Lego marketing campaign or if they just licensed it, all I do know is for all of us, it will forever be the Bionicle Song.
General Kenobi!
@@realtchallamama I don't really remember but one is in the Hidden Side buss set, so you could look for a rewiev of it if you don't own the set yourself
"Perhaps I was too harsh on you...."
At first, I was pretty frustrated about this mini build of Tahu. It felt like Lego was taunting us, offering a droplet of water to a community that had been dying of thirst for over a decade. But seeing the feedback, love, and support to such a small build has inspired, it has changed my mind. I still don't think it's quite enough to honor a line that did incredibly well and created the community it had, but I've definitely softened up to the little guy.
The fact that so many just embraced such an insulting, derpy, memorandum and kept rolling with it is honestly the kinda positive energy this community needed.
Thinking about this comunity that with so much effort tried to re-create goofy-tahu-like others Bionicle characters makes me drop a waterfall of tears because I remember when I used to buy them at the stores and being able to recognize almost everyone of them makes me a proud Bionicle fan
Holy Gadunka
But fr the insane reaction on this little guy should Show Lego how strong this community still is
Love how instead of freaking out because of how simple it is they embraced it and made more like it
I’ve watched this video like four times and I just smile so wide every time by the sheer amount of raw Bionicle fan that’s in every one of these pictures, like someone said “they’re trolling us” and a community with a heart of gold said “watch me enjoy it anyway.”
I have been animating the past couple days and completely missed out on the initial news that this existed but oh man, I love PogTahu
HOLY SHIT MY MOCS MADE IT!!!!!!
also I'm definitely removing the void eyes, it is now that i realize how creepy they are. Plus I think imma do the other Nuva.
I just love how this community has reacted to smol Tahu. I was fully expecting a backlash from the community, but the well of creations that have arisen out of that one image is just astounding.
I'm proud to be a Bionicle fan
This video is getting a tear out of me, the lenght the fandom went to survive , the initial reaction ,the reflections , the embracement , I love bionicle and its community , man
He might’ve not been the hero we wanted but he’s the hero that we unknowingly needed
I'm going to buy that set just for bionicle.
Also this video is great, the posts, the song choice, absolutely perfect.
Honestly, same. I fully plan on getting it the day it releases, building Tahu, and then just using the rest of the parts to build random things down the line. It's gonna be great!
@@Wixhael How many of these sets "minus Tahu" do you think will show up on eBay? ;-)
@@SupersuMC Huh, that hadn't even occurred to me but you're totally right! There'll probably wind up being a TON of people that resell the rest of the builds and just keep Tahu.
@@Wixhael LEGO watching the descriptions of the Bricklink listings of the set: "Why do these all say 'Tahu not included'?"
soy boy
G2-and-a-half: BIONICLE will never truly be gone now.
Hail Denmark!
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This was immensely heartwarming and wholesome. Beautiful compilation! 🧡
Unity, Duty, Googly
1:09 I actually burst out laughing when I saw this.
WOOOOOO my moc got shown!!!! Fr I love this new tahu and general bionicle style. But all around I just feel so happy as a fan. Right now, in 2022 we're going to see bionicle g1 tahu back on shelves. Bionicle is back, we did it, we won after all these years. It's a kind of happiness for this series I haven't really felt in a while. I'm excited for what the future could hold but at the same time if this is it I think that's enough. I just feel...... content if that makes any sense. And it feels good man.
Yeah, your Takua is super well-built! And I'm right there with you, it's so refreshing to finally get something new from the series after so many disappointments. This is a time we'll probably remember forever!
I'm so glad we all came together for a funny little Tahu after taking so many Ls for so long. Thanks for featuring my art btw!
I love how you actually put the credit for each image.
Most fans: NO THIS IS AWFUL! THEY REALLY HATE US AND DO NOTHING BUT TAUNT OUR NOSTALGIA!
Bionicle fans: He is our child. We must protect him at all costs.
There's so many good MOCs! He falls into the So Bad It's Good territory, and it makes for perfect memes, but also the builds people have been able to come up with are fantastic!
Bionicle fans, the first second after the reveal of this tahu : f**k you
Literally second later : oh dear oh georgeus
As much as I can appreciate this, it just leaves me with a lingering sense of profound sadness, that I can't fully explain.
I don't even know much about Bionicle but this just made me really happy seeing all of the art over a silly character, even making there own characters like it, it just made me smile
the good guy one at 2:08 destroyed me
I like the brick built bonks , i hope lego sees it and understand that we need more bonks in any way/ shape
The energy of this is so empowering and wholesome, I hope we do see the original Bionicle return, if Transformers can go back to G1 this can too
Googly eyes Tahu has brought the fire back into this community, and I couldn't be prouder of the little guy.
The effort and passion here really does invoke a response
None have breached Ta-Koro's gates before.
And none shall this day.
Rahkshi: "Are you sure about that?"
@@SupersuMC :TahuPog:
Everybody gangster 'Till Hero Factory appears on minute 2:25
I like both.
I have watched this video a total of 12 times.
And I cant help but to break into a smile whenever I watch this video.
So proud of the Bionicle community, y'all are great.
I've watched this through three times already and I'm still grinning ear to ear
Also wow this really does put it all in context so non-fans can understand too
At least I hope they do because I've sent this video to several! :V
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the video!
this video is perfect at portraying the way the community has handled this
the way g1 bionicle ended felt so sudden, when they just started to expand the universe they finished it with a minimal collection of sets, and then it was revived for g2... which understandabily wasn't the bionicle I know anymore, it was like that part of my childhood didn't get a proper death
but this instead is the happy, bittersweet ending I'd want for it, seeing how the brand may have been ditched or changed, but the community is still there
some maybe more distanced but still having our memes marked by this, it will always be in our memory, it will never be gone until we are, we can even put together our MOCs and our own fiction lore if we really want to, and that's the beauty of it that won't be gone regardless of the company
I love how a simple build to showcase what you can do with the bricks included just became an entire race of beings
Honest the reason why I love this community, yeah there is a couple of toxic people but how afol see Bionicle fans is completely contrasted by this reaction. G3 lookin good
1:03 gotta love the water toa
They really made every Bionicle figure into this style, huh?
Man I used to be obsessed with Bionicle and all its surprisingly complex lore, this made me extremely happy and I want to rejoin the community now!
The gadunka moc was the best part. That could have actually been a mixel set.
Y'know, even though I still love Bionicle? I think I like the Tahu from the Lego Anniversary set, it's actually kinda cute lol.
I especially like the Mixels take on this model, as that's another thing from Lego that I ended up coming around to liking.
This is why Bionicle is the only community I will truly fight and die for. Because we will unite under any semblance of the old days.
I honest can't believe it actually happened and I for one embrace the absurdity of the design
Not the hero we deserved...but the hero we needed.
Thank you. I dismissed this after only seeing the face value of it. But the community reaction has brought me to tears.
Legitimately, thank you LEGO. Bionicle is over, we know bringing it back would never be the same. But thanks for the reminder that it happened, that we were there, and that it was great.
Unity Duty Googly.
I recognized most of the sets they were recreating, and it actually made me smile today.
Hated this googly eyed tahu for a whole 3 minutes before loving him. Love the feedback the community has given him